Households
Why the network push to limit rooftop solar exports should be resisted
The push by the network lobby to limit exports from rooftop solar is more about defending their investment in gas pipelines. It must be resisted.
Households
Why we need the Approved Solar Retailer program – and why Victoria is demanding it
0A new rule requiring all Victorian retailers to get CEC accreditation to participate in the state solar rebate will be annoying news for some. But it will cause problems for only a few.
Households
Victoria government closes Solar Homes rebate to “approved” retailers only
0Victoria government says rooftop solar retailers wishing to participate in Solar Homes subsidy must be signatories to Clean Energy Council Code of Conduct. Industry has mixed response.
Households
Home hydrogen storage for rooftop solar? UNSW team says it’s coming in 2020
0UNSW and Tamworth company H2Store win investor support for hydrogen storage that could be applied to home solar storage by late 2020.
Off-Grid
Australia installs its first solar farm in Antarctica – a 30kW vertical array
0Desert-based renewables outfit Masdar helps install Australia’s first Antarctic solar array – a 105 panel system mounted on a wall at the Casey research station.
Stories from Behind The Meter
Households
Our journey to rooftop solar in coastal Victoria
0At the time we were building our new house we considered solar panels, but cost and return on investment weren’t convincing. Six years later, the ballgame has changed.
Communities
How I got solar installed at my NSW school – and how you could, too
0Last year I single-handedly organised, lobbied and arranged funds for a $100,000, 100kW solar panel installation for my school in Sydney’s south. Here’s how it was done.
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Solar Insiders Podcast: The solarisation of South Australia’s grid
0The solarisation of South Australia’s grid, and hunting down solar cowboys in Victoria
Households
Personal air conditioning: A low energy option for keeping your cool
0Can portable, personal cooling devices keep you cool in summer? And what are the potential energy/carbon benefits? I tested two quite different personal air conditioners.
Off-Grid
WA is swapping 54km of poles and wires for solar and battery storage
0Horizon Power is decommissioning 54km of poles and wires and replacing them with 13 Micro Power Systems combining solar, battery storage and a back-up diesel generator.
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Solar Insiders Podcast: Murdoch media’s attack on solar
0A breakdown of the Murdoch media’s ham-fisted attempt to demonise rooftop solar incentives, and Nigel Morris catches out some solar cowboys.
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