Sunpower – is this really the worlds best panel?
Sunpower Solar Panel Review Sunpower Panels are often touted as the best solar panel in the world – but are they honestly that good? In this review, I’ll start by briefly introducing the company and the panel. Then I’ll explain the eight potential issues with traditional panels. Next, I’ll explain how SunPower have dealt with […]
Maxim Optimisers – Shadeproof Solar?
Maxim optimiser review. Maxim Integrated panels are my latest find. Maxim is a brand of solar panel optimiser that is going to challenge the conventional optimiser market. In this review, I’ll first explain why optimisers are needed, what optimiser options are currently available, and finally why Maxim optimisers are the next generation in an exciting […]
Who’s the best electricity retailer for solar in Queensland?
This guest post is by solar consultant extraordinaire, Nicole Tapper. Take it away Nicole! The two most common questions I get asked by customers on a daily basis are: 1) How much money will solar save me? 2) Which electricity retailer is the best/pays the highest feed-in tariff for solar? . 1) How much money will […]
I am 24 hours of sun
Fronius –manufacturer of the world’s best solar inverter– is running a competition where anyone was invited to make a short video about why “I am 24 hours of sun”. Time got away from me, and a week ago, Marcus from Fronius dropped into my office while he was in town. “We only have one week […]
GoodWe BP series for Retro-fitting Solar batteries
GoodWe has just released what could most simply be called a solar battery charger, the GoodWe BP. If you want to sound a little more informed called a charge controller. Big deal. How many solar hybrid inverters are out there at the moment and why should we care about GoodWe’s? Who is GoodWe? The name […]
SunSource in Liquidation – what happens to my warranty
If you are wondering why SunSource is not answering their phone, they have closed down, shut their doors. I have heard from multiple sources that liquidators are going into SunSource today to wrap things up. Another Solar business goes into administration, leaving customers wondering “what happens to my SunSource warranty now they have shut down? […]
GCL Solar Battery Review
The GCL Solar Battery has landed. GCL made their massive announcement at the Solar Expo in Melbourne in March 2016. What caught everyone’s attention was the price. The 5.6kW battery could be supplied and installed for around $4500. That’s thousands less than a Tesla Powerwall. That’s huge! This puppy is going to sell. But should […]
Infinity solar in liquidation – what happens to my warranty?
Infinity Power, previously know as Infinity Solar went into liquidation on 19 February 2016. Another Brisbane Solar company gone bankrupt, bust, insolvent, kaput. A sad day for all the employees of a top Brisbane Solar company. An unfortunate day for Infinity’s past customers who will no doubt be asking: What happens to my solar warranty? […]
Five simple Brisbane Solar company background checks
Shonky Solar businesses are at epidemic levels in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast. With the help of glossy websites, sales sharks and phoenix companies (rising from the ashes of their last failed solar company) are becoming experts at masquerading as solar authorities. Here I’ll help you with five simple online background checks you can do […]
Redflow Zcell battery review
Redflow has launched it’s ZCell battery in Australia. With impressively little fanfare, the product that started at the University of Qld in Brisbane, launched on the ASX in the end of March. A month later, at the Australian Solar Council’s ‘Solar Expo’ Redflow was near the top of my to-do list. Unfortunately, I wasn’t the […]
