It will be a long blog if I detail each state’s renewable energy subsidy scheme so I will keep it simple and concentrate on Perth Western Australia because there is only one electricity supplier (and it’s where I live). If you would like an overview of each state’s subsidies you can refer to the government’s…
Types of Solar Rebates Are you thinking about making the switch to solar? If eligible, you could save thousands of dollars on solar panels, heat pump or hot water systems thanks to the Australian Government’s solar rebates. It’s certainly worth finding out more. There are 2 main types of rebates for solar systems in Australia:…
With a change in Government, the legislation to repeal the carbon tax has been introduced into the Australian Parliament. (1) The Direct Action Plan (2) is part of the Coalition’s attempt to achieve a renewable energy target of 5% emissions reduction by 2020 (compared to 2000 levels). One of the Direct Action Plan initiatives is…
Recently I was reading about the demise of Unleash Solar and the difficulties of Redset. This got me thinking about the changing face of the Australian solar power industry.
Solar power is an important part of life and as such humans are constantly working on ways to improve our current systems. One such example is a prototype of a floating solar power station currently being developed in India.
Under the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme, eligible hot water and power generation systems are entitled to a number of Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs) usually as a deduction from the point of sale price. Solar and Heat Pump Hot Water Systems Approved solar hot water and heat pump hot water systems are eligible for STCs. STCs…
LG’s super efficient NeoN solar panel has won Intersolar’s prestigeous Photovoltaic Award, held in Munich 19 June 2013. The particularly high-performing solar module, the Mono X NeoN, boasts both improved efficiency and relatively low costs for the end consumer. The special innovation of the NeON is to use N-type (bifacial) solar cells, which use the solar insolation (sunshinew)…
Solar power is popular because of government rebates and falling solar power (photovoltaic) system prices. However there are still cowboy operators on the solar energy bandwagon and a flood of cheap solar panel imports (that often don’t live up to expectations nor are suited to Perth’s coastal living) so it is worth having a basic…
On 22nd April, Swiss group ABB agreed to buy power conversion and management manufacturer Power-One Inc. in a deal worth $1 billion. ABB is a major power and automation giant. The move to acquire the world’s second largest solar inverter provider now sets ABB to become the dominant photovoltaic inverter specialist in the global market.…
The Clean Energy Council has updated its Solar Power myths & facts publication. Among the 10 myths facts explored are: Solar panels are expensive Solar panels can only ever make a small contribution to our energy requirements because power isn’t produced over night The poor subsidise the rich to buy solar power. Download the full…