Be careful when engaging non-battery-savvy electricians to work on your battery-powered home… There was so much red ink, it looked like a murder scene. Not long ago, in a suburb not too far away from SolarQuotes HQ, a solar/battery system owner made contact. He was engaged in an age-old battle, arguing with his electricity retailer […]
When record rainfall caused flooding in south-east Queensland last February, Steve McLean’s solar installers were kept off roofs, blowing a $60,000 hole in his firm’s budget and setting back what might have been another record year for his business. “If we didn’t do a system for five weeks, you can imagine that no one else […]
There are a number of ways to harness the power of the sun. One way is through solar architecture. Another is through the use of solar-thermal energy. You can also use the power of the Sun to create electricity, which is known as photovoltaic power. Photovoltaic Photovoltaic Solar Power is a type of energy that […]
DIY solar light projects offer an economical and efficient way to power homes using energy from the sun. So it makes sense to assemble a street light system that takes solar energy to charge a battery during the day and then uses this battery to light up the street at night. And you can make […]
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Construction on Oahu’s second utility-scale solar and battery farm is complete. The 36-megawatt solar farm with 144-megawatt of battery storage is located on Kamehameha Schools’ lands in Waiawa in Central Oahu, said Clearway Energy Group in a statement. The site will generate enough clean electricity to power more than 7,600 homes each […]
Jan 11 (Reuters) – U.S. clean energy companies are offering better wages and benefits, flying in trainers from overseas, and contemplating ideas like buying roofing and electric repair shops just to hire their workers as firms try to overcome a labor shortage that threatens to derail President Joe Biden’s climate change agenda. The Inflation Reduction […]
