Ground Mount Commercial Solar Install at Arandale Turf Farm Here at Halcol Energy, we pride ourselves on providing the highest quality solar solutions for your business. With over 7000 happy customers and counting, we have been trusted by businesses and government organisations across Queensland to deliver large-scale solar installations. Solar is a great investment for any…
DetailsSince November 2020, Australia’s energy consumers have had the change to drive their bills down to zero with Social Energy’s tech, 100% green energy packages and home battery systems. The UK-based smart energy company brings savings to homeowners with its game-changing tech, its competitive plans and its generous solar feed-in tariff. Social Energy customers could…
DetailsCommercial Solar Install at The Sound Here at Halcol Energy, we pride ourselves on providing the highest quality solar solutions for your business. With over 7000 happy customers and counting, we have been trusted by businesses and government organisations across Queensland to deliver large-scale solar installations. Solar is a great investment for any business, with…
DetailsThe town of Onslow in Western Australia’s Pilbara region recently became the largest town in Australia to spend time at 100% renewable electricity. This watershed moment happened in late May during a successful demo of the Onslow Distributed Energy (DER) Project. The state-owned regional utility provider Horizon Power managed to power the 800-strong community with…
DetailsTerrible puns aside, it seems that owning an EV is a major reason for eco-conscious motorists in the Sydney and Hunter Valley to install solar panels on their roofs. Most EV owners in these areas have rooftop solar, according to a 2020 survey by power distribution company Ausgrid, with a third saying they went solar…
DetailsThe next phase of new smoke alarm legislation will help to make households in Queensland the safest in Australia when it comes to early smoke and fire detection. The ten-year legislative programme started back in 2017 and is due to be fully implemented by 2027. The first phase of the programme specified that all new…
DetailsIf Australia makes the most of all its renewable power resources, it could become 1,000% renewable and be a global energy giant, according to Australian Renewable Energy Agency CEO, Darren Miller. Miller told RenewEconomy’s Energy Insiders podcast back in 2019 that Australia could produce seven times as much electricity from renewables than it uses, channelling…
DetailsCommercial Solar Install at Mooloolaba Multi-Story Car Park Here at Halcol Energy, we pride ourselves on providing the highest quality solar solutions for your business. With over 7000 happy customers and counting, we have been trusted by businesses and government organisations across Queensland to deliver large-scale solar installations. Solar is a great investment for any business,…
DetailsTesla recently installed its 200,000 Powerwall and the company announced this milestone via a tweet in April. The company’s home battery storage flagship product is nowhere near done yet, either, according to CFO Zachary Kirkhorn, who told investors that Tesla is working through a large backlog of orders. This information, revealed to the investors during…
DetailsIf you have been thinking about a solar battery, now could well be the time to make your move! Please read on… We have recently formed a partnership with Social Energy which gives our customers an exclusive opportunity to completely wipe out their energy bills. This partnership also allows us to offer our customers a $0.40 feed-in tariff.…
DetailsThe Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has reinforced its message that Australia needs its grid to be ready for 100% renewables now, rather than in a decade or two. The country is heading to a totally renewable future faster than anticipated and its energy infrastructure needs to be ready to take on and distribute all…
DetailsCanadian Solar has just increased the warranty period on their popular range of Residential solar panels from 12 years to 25. This change applies to the product warranty and matches their linear output warranty. Such is the confidence in Canadian Solar’s products, they have more than doubled their previous warranty, making it the longest product…
DetailsCommercial Solar Install at Yandina Mattress Factory Here at Halcol Energy, we pride ourselves on providing the highest quality solar solutions for your business. With over 7000 happy customers and counting, we have been trusted by businesses and government organisations across Queensland to deliver large-scale solar installations. Solar is a great investment for any business,…
DetailsA few years ago, there were more than 450 different brands of solar panel available in Australia, whereas now there’s only 60-odd. The reason for this huge reduction in choice was that most manufacturers and their products weren’t very good! Now, it’s easier to avoid dud solar panels, with poor build quality and suspicious warrants,…
DetailsThe whole world is going solar, it seems. If you’re thinking of installing a solar array on the roof of your home then not only will you be in good company but you’ll also be making a very wise move. Here’s some solar energy facts that’ll make you think. The world’s first solar cell was…
DetailsCommercial Solar Install at Foundation Place Here at Halcol Energy, we pride ourselves in providing the highest quality solar solutions for your business. With over 7000 happy customers and counting, we have been trusted by businesses and government organisations across Queensland to deliver large-scale solar installations. Solar is a great investment for any business, with…
DetailsMany models of solar panel come with a 25-year warranty, which may lead you to believe that they’ll “live” for 25 years. The reality is you’re your solar panels’ lifespan could be much longer, sometimes up to 50 years. However, the efficiency of your solar panels will fall over time, so those vintage 1970s solar…
DetailsAustralia installed its highest-ever number of rooftop solar panels last year, according to Clean Energy Regulator data analysed by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO. The CER’s data shows that in 2020, more than 362,000 rooftop PV systems received small-scale renewable energy scheme certificates (STCs) under the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme. This number represents an increase…
DetailsIf you’re a Queensland electricity customer, you may have heard about a new charge finding its way onto your power bill. While it’s not applicable to everyone yet, the new Demand Tariff or Demand Charge is something we can expect more of in the future. Commercial customers have been familiar with this for quite some…
DetailsA research team at the University of South Australia have designed a ground-breaking device that uses solar evaporation to turn dirty or contaminated water into safe, clean drinking water. Associate Professor Haolan Xu and his team, together with the University of South Australia’s Future Industries Institute, developed the fin-shaped solar evaporator to help to solve…
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