We’re all very reliant on our air conditioners here, as temperatures can climb to uncomfortable and even dangerous heights. Like all household appliances, however, your aircon unit can get old, worn out or develop one of a number of problems. Thankfully, you’ll usually get lots of warning before it goes kaput. If you notice any…
Australia’s solar households have seen their feed-in tariffs fall in recent years. At one time, people signing up to the Queensland government’sSolar Bonus Scheme got 44c per kWh of power fed back to the grid. Anyone who signed up to it before July 2012 will carry on getting this rate until 2028, in fact, but…
And we can also offer 0% Solar Loans! As a well-established and trusted solar power provider, Halcol has recently become a Clean Energy Council-approved Solar Retailer! This isn’t just great news for Halcol; it’s also brilliant news for the people of Queensland because the company is able to offer the Queensland Government 0% solar loans.…
Commercial Solar install at Sunshine Coast units We recently completed the installation of a large solar system, featuring Canadian Solar panels and a SolarEdge inverter. Residential apartment units are made up of many different areas and the majority of them will consume some sort of electricity. Whether you have communal areas that require lighting, a…
Well, $150.90 to be precise! Sylvia Wilson, a 70-year-old retired farmer, has taken her place among the EV pioneers by driving a Tesla Model S around Australia’s coast recently. This 20,396km journey around the Round Australia Electric Vehicle Superhighway – a circuit of charging points – cost just $150.90 in electricity. Sylvia and her late…
More than a quarter of the National Electricity Market’s (NEM) energy came from renewables in August, exceeding the record set in July. The National Energy and Emissions Audit, published by The Australia Institute, said that the share of electricity supplied by renewables in August rose to 25.6%; this includes rooftop solar input. This rise is…
Competition ends Friday 30th November This competition will see some lucky customer winning the first prize of either a 5kW solar power system or $5,000 credit to spend with us. These are the final days to enter. You enter the competition simply by booking your Free Energy Assessment with us as this puts you into…
The pilot for Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator’s Solar Panel Validation Initiative was a success so now the CER is rolling it out across the industry. Last July the CER joined forces with solar industry bodies like the Clean Energy Council and the REC Agents Association to crack down on the number of unapproved panels being…
How Does it All Work? The Australian federal governments offer the owners of rooftop solar systems an incentive that’s often referred to as a rebate. It’s not actually a rebate as you don’t have to apply for it; in fact, the incentive is the Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs) which you can use against the initial…
Researchers from the University of Newcastle started a ground-breaking trial in August when they installed a 200-sqm solar panel array on a Newcastle factory roof. What’s amazing about this array is that the panels were printed and fans of this new tech claim it’ll change the way solar panels are manufactured and distributed around the…