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Solar Citizens
As our planet passed through the symbolic 400 p.p.m. CO2 barrier, I received this excellent email, which I hope will make a difference to your day if you live in Australia. Finally, we as citizens...
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4 Maintenance Tips for Solar PV at Home
With no moving parts, what could go wrong with your home Solar PV system? Well quite a bit, if you don’t look after it! I bet you paid a lot of money for your home system, so wouldn’t you want to get...
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TGoG Podcast 045 – Solar Power in East Timor with Michael O’Connell
Today I caught up with my friend Michael O’Connell who is currently in East Timor teaching locals how to build and maintain solar power systems. Listen to the Episode Below (00:27:04) Download...
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Case Study – Our Solar Power System
A very interesting thing happened over the last few days. Energy Matters, the company who installed my solar panels and inverter contacted me to perform a case study about our solar power system. I...
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TGoG Podcast 055 – Update and Solar Case Study
Back into the fold and behind the mic once more after a bout of laryngitis. It took a while to recover, but I am now very excited to be bringing you this episode. Today I provide an update about some...
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Melton Library and Learning Hub – Green Building
Recently Kim, Ben, Pam, and I had the pleasure of a guided tour of the Melton Library and Learning Hub provided by the city’s Sustainability Officer, Kellie Hack. The Melton Library and Learning Hub...
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TGoG Podcast 071 – Saving Money with Solar
Lots of gold nuggets in this weeks episode all about saving money with solar. This episode idea spawned from an email that my friend Jessie (aka Rabid Little Hippy) sent through to me. Instead of...
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Residential Solar Hits Mainstream TV
And all that I can say is about bloody time, and well done. This short segment was seen on Weekend Sunrise which airs on Channel 7 here in Australia. It is a national show that has a viewership of...
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The Great Kilowatt Challenge eBook – On Sale!
A year in the writing, The Great Kilowatt Challenge eBook and companion worksheet are now available for purchase at my eBookstore! Here is the book blurb; The Great Kilowatt Challenge eBook The Step by...
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7 Years of Solar on Our House
This month we celebrate 7 years of solar PV on our house! I was an early-ish adopter of grid-tied solar PV. It was installed in September 2007, and has generated a whopping 26,001 kWh over those 7...
View ArticleTo Grid or Go Off Grid. Why Not Do Both?
Want to go off grid, but not too sure if it’s right for you? Well why not make your own small off-grid power supply and supplement your grid connected system by putting it to work in your garden or...
View ArticleTGoG 123 – Solar Talk with Emma Sutcliffe
Recently, I was interviewed by Emma Sutcliffe about my small solar power system that I built myself. You can read about it in this post titled To Grid or Go Off Grid. Why Not Do Both? We conducted...
View ArticleTGoG 128 – Major Events Around the Yard
Some major events around the place this week so this week’s episode is a bit of a round-up. We had to remove the greenhouse due to catastrophic failure of the polycarbonate sheeting. Its being...
View ArticleSolar PV Inverter Issues
We’ve been facing some solar PV inverter issues with our solar PV installation lately. It’s Broken! It looks like the inverter (Fronius IG-30) has given up the ghost after 9½ years of loyal and...
View ArticleQuick Inverter Update
We had a solar electrician visit on Sunday to check out our inverter issue with our Solar PV system. He tested the voltage from the array, which was fine and the grid voltage which was also fine. So...
View ArticleInverter Saga Continues
Well dear reader, it’s been determined by the inverter manufacturer Fronius that it is cactus and needs a replacement. It wasn’t something that could have been mended, which was disappointing to say...
View ArticleBack on Solar – Inverter Replaced
As at 3pm on Saturday 16th July and $3400 poorer, we are now back on Solar! Let me tell you about it. The electrician turned up about 10am to swap over the inverter and a few other bits and bobs. The...
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