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Battery types for off grid solar power – Lead Acid, Gel etc

January 5, 2012

An interesting article on batteries is here: providing some insight into future developments.

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Solar Farms great for rural Australia

November 10, 2011

The increasing cost-effectiveness of solar energy could see more solar power plants established in regional Australia. The nation’s first utility-scale solar farm is under construction near Geraldton in Western Australia. Rob Bartrop, from developer First Solar, says decreasing set-up costs mean solar has become competitive with other renewable forms of energy. “A lot of smaller [...]

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On Grid Solar Power v Off Grid Solar Power v Hybrid Power

September 28, 2011

On Grid Solar Most residences are attached to the grid, and draw their power in off the grid for use within the house. It is metered on the way in and you are billed for that power. When a solar power system is set up in this scenario it runs in parrallel exporting the power [...]

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The importance of solar trackers – great for off grid solar power

September 27, 2011

Solar trackers In most cases, solar panels are set up on fixed arrays – either on a roof or a ground mounted system. In cities, almost all solar is on household roof tops. A tracking system is somewhat more complicated to set up but allows the entire array to move throughout the course of the [...]

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