From heat pumps, to induction stoves, and 3-phase power, Brendan Lang provides answers to your household electrification questions.
What are the best ways to get off gas? Ask the Tesla-driving sparkie
SwitchedOn Podcast: A Q&A on household electrification with Tesla-driving sparkie
Brendan Lang is an electrician from Melbourne who swapped his diesel guzzling tradie ute for a Tesla. He calls his business Get off Gas and this week he provides answers to household electrification questions.
New bill paves way to get gas out of Victorian homes, just days after cooktop concession
Victorian government firms plans for the phase out of fossil gas hot water and heating, just days after it was slammed for back-tracking on the policy.
A million home batteries could build far fewer power lines. We just need the right incentives
Australia is already a world leader in rooftop solar. With the right policy levers, we can also lead the world in home energy storage.
What is three-phase power? And how do I know if my house needs it?
What’s the difference between single-phase and three-phase power, and which one will you need in your home?
“Cowardly decision:” Victorian Labor flinches on fossil exit, says gas cooktops can stay
A ban on new gas cooktops is off the table in Victoria, with the state government backing away from an across the board phaseout of all new gas appliances in homes.
SwitchedOn Podcast: What the “shiny shoes” brigade is getting wrong in the regions
Genie Energy founder on why local energy hubs are so important for regional communities – and where renewables developers are going wrong.
“It’s remarkable:” New 470W rooftop solar panel gains CEC approval, wows installers
CEC approval of the module marks the first in stock in Australia to deliver that sort of power capacity in a standard residential size – and it's not going unnoticed by local industry.
Rooftop solar “wilful fraud” investigation leads to conviction, fine and company suspensions
A man has been fined and four companies suspended from the federal rooftop solar rebate after being caught out working unlicenced and using non-compliant equipment.
Solar Insiders Podcast: Rise of an Australian PV Maverick
5B's chief strategy officer Nicole Kuepper-Russell on the company's journey from concept scribbled on a napkin, to one of Australia's biggest solar manufacturing success stories.
“There has to be a better way to do this:” The dawn of an Australian solar Maverick
In an unassuming factory in an Adelaide industrial precinct, 5B is walking the talk on making solar in Australia. In this case, not cells or modules, but solar Mavericks.
Your neighbour’s choice to go solar might have influenced you more than you think
Research shows around 18% of new solar installs come from the neighbourhood effect. So how does it work – and how can we leverage it?
Rooftop solar market cools after explosive July, but system sizes rise again
Latest SunWiz data finds August 2024 down from the July market high, despite delivering the second-highest average system size.
Community batteries still need grants, but are crucial for energy transition
Zero Emissions Noosa report argues community batteries can provide quick and flexible responses without social licence problems, high cost, and delivery problems of large scale projects.
“Significant leap forward:” Tindo module launch marks Australian solar manufacturing first
Tindo Solar has unveiled the first n-type solar panel to be manufactured in Australia, as part of the Adelaide company's newly launched Walara Series of modules.
SwitchedOn podcast: How community batteries can help the energy transition
Zero Emissions Noosa is the only non-industry group in Queensland to receive a federal grant for a community battery. Co-convenor Vivien Griffin discusses why they are so important.
