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Huge jump in installations using solar panel validation
The program designed to protect Australian consumers by making the identification of solar products easier is growing in popularity. July 1, 2020Marija Maisch
The Clean Energy Regulator has announced that over 50% of small-scale…
World’s first “plug-in” home battery set to be tested in Australia
Image: Orison
A potentially game-changing plug-and-play home battery storage solution is set to be tested on the Australian market – potentially within weeks – after the US company behind the technology successfully closed out an $US8.5…
Self-cleaning PV system with active cooling tech
Researchers from Malaysia’s Sunway University, the University of Malaya, China’s Peking University, and India’s Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University have developed a PV system equipped with an active cooling system and cleaning technology. The…
Rooftop solar data shows drop in unsafe systems, even as market booms
Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has published its latest report on the quality and safety standards of the nation’s millions of rooftop solar systems, and it’s encouraging news.
The data shows the proportion of unsafe and potentially…
CER reports significant decline in potentially unsafe PV systems
A very small number of PV systems installed on Australian rooftops are considered to be potentially unsafe, the Clean Energy Regulator’s new report finds. Water entering DC isolators is identified as the greatest risk and the most common…
Adelaide start-up aims to boost household energy ratings off the plan
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Adelaide-based company SUHO has advised the construction industry on sustainability across Australia for more than 15 years and is also putting the finishing touches on South Australia’s first 10-star home.
This month the company…
Australia has failed on energy efficiency – and governments have hidden the truth
Hugh Saddler, Australian National University
Amid the urgent need to slow climate change by cutting greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiency makes sense. But as Australia’s chief scientist Alan Finkel last week warned, we’re not…
Tesla claims “lowest-ever” cost for rooftop solar in US by 33%
In amongst the steady flow of battery storage and electric vehicle updates and CEO tweets, Tesla has quietly laid claim to “the lowest-ever cost” for installing rooftop solar in the United States – and announced a money-back guarantee to…
Blockchain P2P solar energy trading proves feasible and popular in world-first trial
An Australian government-backed trial of peer-to-peer (P2P) solar trading has demonstrated the potential of localized two-sided energy markets and blockchain technology to improve the energy system. However, current electricity tariff…
Solar proves a sanctuary from Covid-19 energy bill shock
Nationwide analysis from Natural Solar’s live monitoring systems shows a 105% increase in Aussie household electricity in Q1 2020 as compared to 2019, a spike resulting from the lockdown implications of the Covid-19 pandemic. However,…