Swedish furniture giant IKEA is investing more money into its renewables offerings, particularly its solar storage solutions and their development in Australia. The company plans to convert one of its stores to being 100% renewables-powered. This will be the first store to go 100% renewable and this move comes after IKEA rolled out its retail…
DetailsTo celebrate our 10 year anniversary, we are giving away a free solar system to one lucky customer. If you’ve been thinking about going solar, there’s definitely no better time. 6.6Kw Solar System – Price Drop $3999 Our best value system has just come down in price to $3999*. Get a 12-year warranty on the…
DetailsA QDOS research poll in late March found that Queenslanders want more renewables and want an end to coal-fired power. The poll, which took in 1,000 QLD residents, found that 78% of its respondents would support the state government spending money on renewable power generation over new coal-fired stations. Almost two thirds of the pollsters…
DetailsWhen Andy Colley and Andy Halford migrated from England to train as helicopter pilots, little did they know they would end up founding the largest solar installation company on the Sunshine Coast! The year 2020 marks 10 years since the pair established Halcol Energy and began servicing the whole Sunshine Coast region for their solar…
DetailsQueensland’s first direct telecoms connection for direct international data and to global markets is almost ready and should be operational by the middle of 2020. Once the cable is up (or should that be down?) and running, Sunshine Coast will be the fastest connection point from East Australia to Asia, which should attract a lot…
DetailsThe French renewables developer Neoen will build Australia’s largest solar farm in QLD’s Western Downs now it has the contract to sell most of the power to the state-owned energy company CleanCo. The Western Downs Green Power Hub will have a capacity of around 470MW, making it the nation’s largest and its first farm to…
DetailsMany of us conflate the terms photovoltaic cell and solar panel and they are used interchangeably in conversation a lot. However, the two things, while being part of the same whole, are different. If you’re wondering what the difference is and how to use the terms correctly, then you can find out here. What do…
DetailsIf you have a home solar battery then you’ll use it to power your appliances after sundown or on days when there’s not much sunlight anyway. For some people having a battery is more about independence and going greener, whereas for others it’s a financial decision. Having a large enough solar array and solar battery…
DetailsAustralia has been somewhat distracted by lots of updates on giga-factories and Tesla’s electric vehicle news, but hasn’t been paying so much attention to the company’s renewable energy department. This department has, it seems, been busy with setting out its stall for its solar shingles. The news hit Twitter when Tesla mega-fan Tesla Tom announced…
DetailsWe’re all used to seeing rooftops covered in solar panels, hilltop turbines and even backyard windmills now and there’s no doubt that renewable energy is A Good Thing. Renewable energy, which includes biomass, hydropower and geothermal energy as well as wind and solar, is increasingly a part of our lives, but there are more advantages…
Details
