Tag: grid edge
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Quoting for Storage and PV installations
We often get enquiries about our sodium nickel chloride battery with invertor and all wiring and configuration in our plug and play Quantum unit. It is the ideal battery for anyone looking for energy independence as it is much more reliable than many of the other current battery technologies available. The SoNick battery does not…
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Why use a SoNick or heated salt Battery?
Safety – No fire or explosion risk There is no possibility of thermal runaway because of the SoNick battery characteristics and its chemistry is basically a non-flammable common salt. Lithium ion batteries can catch fire if they get too hot. They must be kept air conditioned at all times (which adds to running costs).…
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CSIRO sees $100bn savings in zero carbon grid by 2050
A major new study by the CSIRO and the main networks lobby says a decarbonised energy grid by 2050, with half of generation produced and stored locally, will save billions in upfront capital costs and consumer bills, and deliver a secure electricity system. (See also out story CSIRO, networks put lie to conservative campaign against…
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100 Ideas for a Sustainable Lifestyle
There are lots of pieces in the puzzle of combating climate change and every little bit helps and most of the actions taken are by people taking a stand and taking action. It goes beyond building environmentally friendly buildings with renewable energy, including storage to all aspects of your life including your diet. There are…
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You think global warming is a sham because ‘climate has changed before?’
A timeline of Earth’s average Temperature since the last Ice Age glaciation. Randall Munroe posted an XKCD comic that so perfectly sums up the illogical nature of the most pervasive argument against the existence of man-made global warming: “The climate has changed before.” Let me complete that fallacy with its obvious conclusion: The climate has changed before, therefore man…
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We are on the crest of an unstoppable wave that will link renewable energy, batteries and smart energy systems.
It’s not technology or science that is going to save us on this planet. What will save us is the ethical transformation of our societies. This is so true and why we see so much interest in community power and so much other grassroots action. This is why, in Australia, domestic solar and energy…
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Majority of Victorians support urgent shift to renewable energy, poll finds
A ReachTEL poll commissioned by Friends of the Earth shows 68% of the state, including a majority of Liberal voters, want to see an end to reliance on coal. The vast majority of people in Victoria – and even a majority of Liberal voters – support the state moving towards 100% renewable energy “as a…
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Are batteries guilty as charged?
Very interesting article from Ecogeneration based on CSIRO report that raises many of the questions about the lack of standards in the battery storage industry that we have been talking about. The lack of standards, particularly around fire risks of lithium ion batteries means safety can become a serious issue. It is definitely an issue…
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For many people the need to protect themselves from power outages is becoming a more and more common occurrence and it is not unusual for it to take days for the power to be reconnected, particularly if you are not on a main line and other lines take priority. Sometimes people lose power…