Last November, Tasmanian energy minister Guy Barnett declared that the state had joined a select number of jurisdictions that can call themselves 100% renewable-powered. Barnett credited Tasmania’s various wind and hydro projects for driving the state’s transition to renewables. Taz has always been a bit green Tasmania has had a long track record of having…
Solar and wind power ousting fossil fuel power generation has done more to cut Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions than covid-19, according to a recent analysis by energy consultant Hugh Saddler. Renewable energy’s market share crossed the 25% mark – 26.5% – across the five states in the 12 months up to October 2020, which is…
Queensland is nicknamed “The Sunshine State” and it’s not an ironic moniker as the state has, on average, 7.38 hours of sunlight each day. This is compared to 6.38 hours in New South Wales and 5.41 hours in Victoria. In total, QLD gets just shy of 2,800 hours of sunlight each year, although not all…
Thank you to everyone who nominated a great cause in October. We received over 100 nominations, which made the job of shortlisting some worthy causes very tough. We took into account a number of factors to narrow the list down. This giveaway has the potential to save the winner over $4000 per year in energy…
We all know how solar panels can offer us huge potential when it comes to moving away from coal-powered electricity. It’s especially good news, then, that there’s a cheap and simple way to increase the light captured by solar cells by more than twice. A team of scientists from the UK, Brazil and Portugal have…
News is coming out of China today that JA Solar’s Chairman and CEO, Jin Baofang has been detained by the supervisory commission of Pingdu City. The local commission said to be detaining Baofang is the provincial arm of the National Supervisory Commission. While details of Baofang’s situation haven’t been made public, the National Supervisory Commission…
A recent report by the Australian Conservation Foundation has found that if the rooftop space on the public buildings was used for solar arrays, it could help to power the state. This analysis found that by installing solar arrays on the roofs of public buildings in five local government areas, there could be enough energy…
Celebrating 10 Years of Sunshine Coast Solar The year 2020 may have been a rough year so far, but we’re not going to let that dampen our spirits. Halcol Energy is celebrating over 10 years of providing premium solar installations throughout Queensland, and we want you to join the party. Throughout October, Halcol Energy is giving away up…
23 – 25 October 2020 | Caboolture Showgrounds Are you a conscientious energy user, who is considering going “green” this year and making an investment in Solar Power? Come and visit us at Site U622. Solar systems help to reduce not only your carbon footprint, but also your electricity bills, giving you access to a…
A boarding school in North Queensland became the first institution of its type in Australia to install a Tesla Powerpack 1.5 solar storage battery on its premises. The system has been in place since 2017 and it’s proving to be a great investment. Cathedral College in Rockhampton decided to install the Powerpack in order to…