Visit us at the Brisbane Home Show this weekend – claim your four free panels and you could with a $1000 Flight Centre voucher! As a leading supplier and installer of world-class solar power systems throughout South East Queensland, Halcol likes to get in on the action, so it’s no surprise that we will be…
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has released its price trends report and it looks as if cheaper energy bills are in the pipeline for many Aussies in the next few years. Most of these savings are down to the impact of renewables, but unfortunately, not everyone will benefit just yet. Released earlier this month,…
We’ve been waiting for flexible solar panels for a while and now that Noosa Shire Council has got itself some, it’s wasting no time in showing them off. The council installed its flexible power panels on top of the Noosaville library. The 72.5kW system comprises 250 eArche panels that offer a lightweight alternative to glass-based…
When it comes to smart homes, it’s mainly about integration, such as linking a speaker to a phone or tablet so you can control your music or radio menus. More and more of us are bringing smart devices and appliances into our homes as it’s no longer the preserve of the wealthy to be able…
Maybe you’re saving up to install a solar power system or your existing system doesn’t cater for all of your power needs just yet. Either way, you’re probably looking for ways to reduce your annual power bills. Here’s nine ways in which you can do just that without even breaking a sweat. Use energy-efficient lighting…
Australia’s carbon emissions could reach their peak in 2020 before dropping after 2022 as more wind and solar power energy is deployed. However, researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) have warned that emissions could go back up a lack of transmission or storage hinders the rollout of renewable energy plans. The ANU briefing in…
In response to the devastating wildfires in California last month, Tesla has offered a US$1,000 discount to anyone buying a solar panel and battery system as a result. Well over 2,000,000 people across the West Coast state have been affected by the fires and also by planned outages as energy companies have tried to prevent…
A petition calling for the House of Representatives to declare a climate emergency in Australia attracted almost 400,000 signatures before it closed six weeks ago in mid-October. An earlier motion in Parliament failed, however. The petition asked not just for a climate emergency declaration but also for the introduction of legislation that will rapidly address…
A recent report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) has found that renewable energy could increase in capacity by up to 50% in the next five years. The IEA says that the world’s renewable capacity will grow at this rate mainly due to the increase in installations of rooftop solar systems, as well as PV…
Queensland’s Labor government announced that the state has installed a milestone 4GW of solar capacity. Not only does this mean QLD’s solar capacity is twice that of its biggest power station, the Gladstone coal station, but it also means that it’s installed the equivalent of three panels per resident! Although energy minister Dr Anthony Lynham…