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Climate of the Nation 2017 Australian attitudes on climate change
Climate Change: The majority of Australians agree that climate change is occurring (71 %) and accept the scientific consensus that human activity is the main cause (57 %).2. Action: The majority of Australians want Australia to address climate change because they see strong economic, environmental and social benefits and opportunities in the shift to…
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Voters say yes to renewables says Essential Research Australian poll
A recent Essential Research Australian poll found that almost two out of three people agree that more renewable energy is the solution to future energy needs, and a similar amount approve of Labor’s 50 per cent renewable energy target. In other significant findings 71 per cent think the Federal Government is not doing…
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GridEdge and the FZSoNick battery
GridEdge is a company that delivers both off grid and on grid energy supply to all levels of consumer demand. GridEdge has the Australian and New Zealand distributor rights to the FZSoNick sodium nickel chloride battery which has superior operating capabilities, compared to any other battery technology, currently available. The SoNick battery operates at a…
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Battery Drawdown Capabilities
Energy storage batteries come in a variety of different sizes and weights and each have different characteristics. Here is a comparison of some different battery technologies currently available in Australia with an indication of the amount of power that can be drawn down. You can see from this image that size is not necessarily…
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Battery Recycling
One of the things that you should consider when putting battery storage on your home is whether or not the battery will be recyclable at the end of its life. Recycling batteries at the end of their life has a number of benefits: It enables the recovery and reuse of materials including lead, iron, plastics,…
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How freezing temperatures affect batteries
Recent sub zero temperatures in Victoria have caused problems with liquid in solar panels and batteries freezing. Plumbers and solar installers say they have struggled to keep up with unprecedented demand for help as temperatures plummet. Cold weather can cause water in solar panels to freeze and expand, resulting in snapped and split panels…
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Battery Storage Possibilities
Many households and businesses already attach battery storage to their clean energy systems. Now is the time to grow the industry, encourage the take-up of storage and help make Australia a renewable energy leader. With public interest high, now is the time for a targeted, five-year support package to drive down costs and put…
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Why do people look at battery storage?
With battery storage set to grow in the next few years there are many people that are interested in looking at this technology but there are also a wide variety of reasons that people are doing so. Up until now most people that have used batteries to store their energy have been those that have…
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Battery Recyclability
One of the things that you should consider when putting battery storage on your home is whether or not the battery will be recyclable at the end of its life. Often, one of the reasons that people put solar panels on their house and put in battery storage to collect the excess usage is…