Solar

Review: Swann Solar Panel forSmart Security Camera Posted by Jason Cartwright on August 20th, 2018. 1 Swann's been making security cameras for a while now and which they typically run on batteries. While they last for a few months and are are easily removed from their magnetic base for charging,...

Energy prices in Australia are out of control and in an effort to address that problem, Victorian Labor have announced a new policy that would see 650,000 homes in the state get access to solar panels for $0 up front.  The new policy will only come into effect if...

Metricon is Australia’s largest builder, so when they announce a renewable energy partnership, it’s time to pay attention. In a new partnership with Bradford Solar, Australians now have the opportunity to have solar and battery installed with their new home build, dramatically reducing the price you pay for power....

Aussie tech journalist Steven Fenech and his family are the first to receive a $0 energy bill through the use of a new Solar and Battery combination. The system comes from Natural Solar and German-based sonnenBatterie and with their sonnenFlat system. The Fenech’s received their first power bill since...

Whatever you think of the Premiere of South Australia, Jay Weatherill, you can’t deny he’s boldly pushing renewables on multiple fronts. The latest initiative today is a new plan to offer more than 10,000 SA home owners the opportunity to take an interest-free loan to purchase solar and batteries...

South Australia is one of the most progressive (and controversial) energy markets to study. Jay Weatherill’s South Australia Government has just announced they will provide solar panels and Tesla Powerwall battery storage for 50,000 homes. After the state just installed the world’s largest battery, they’re now after another world record with the...

Tesla are taking a new approach to getting their energy storage solution, the Powerwall 2 battery, into Australian households by partnering with builders directly. For existing home owners, you can always put up your hand and open your wallet to buy your own, but it makes a lot of sense to...

Lyon Group is a group of companies that invest in Australasia in the energy, water, agricultural sectors. Today they’ve announced they’re going to build a battery and solar farm worth $1 billion. This massive energy project will be built in Morgan, South Australia. Despite the scale of the project, they are expecting the...

The South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill will reveal a New energy policy tomorrow at 11am. The announcement comes on the back of conversations with Tesla Founder Elon Musk about how the company could assist the state (and the country) in storing energy made from their high volume of renewable energy generation. Is...