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…
DetailsAustralia’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…
DetailsIn 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…
DetailsA 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…
DetailsA 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…
DetailsQueensland’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…
DetailsSwedish scientists claim that they’ve made a breakthrough that could transform our humble windows into solar panels and that the captured energy could be stored for decades. This potentially ground-breaking innovation, developed by scientists at Chalmers University of technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, could make lithium ion batteries redundant. The tech involves a combination of a…
DetailsHalcol Energy are proud to support a tremendous local charity who are doing great things for Sunshine Coast residents all year round. For Bloomhill’s 2019 charity auction, we were happy to donate a 5kW solar energy system and are proud to support such a worthwhile charity. We’re also asking our loyal customers to help support…
DetailsWe all know how plants bend and twist towards the sun – a response known as phototropism – and this allows them to receive as much sunlight as possible throughout the day. Scientists have developed a photosensitive artificial sunflower solar panel that can mimic phototropism to collect as much solar power as it can –…
DetailsHow 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…
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