Energy Rant

Perth Solar Water Heating Installation & Rebates

Rob K — Sat, 16 May 2009 04:42:49 +0000

With sunshine as abundant as it is in Perth, installation of a solar hot water system or even a solar power system makes good sense – from the environmental and sustainability perspective as well as from the financial perspective. Not only is sunshine abundant and carbon emissions-free (and free of pollution of any other kind), [...]

Melbourne Solar Water Heater Rebates & Installation

Rob K — Sat, 16 May 2009 04:24:23 +0000

Think Melbourne doesn’t get enough sunshine year round to supply you with solar heated hot water? Think again! Latitudes further south than Melbourne use solar hot water, so this option is well worth considering. These days, with government rebates being available for those who want to switch from electrically heated water to solar hot water (if [...]

Why You Should Consider Installing Solar Pool Heating in Brisbane

Rob K — Sat, 16 May 2009 04:08:40 +0000

If you’re lucky enough to live in Brisbane and lucky enough again to own your own swimming pool, and you are considering the heat of the sun in conjunction with your pool, you probably just think of the pool as a place to go to escape the heat of the sun. True enough, as far [...]

Adelaide Solar Hot Water Installation & Rebates

Rob K — Wed, 13 May 2009 08:53:53 +0000

Adelaide is a quiet sun laden little Australian city that can benefit particularly from solar energy sources. If you're from South Australia and you're looking to reduce your energy bill and accept a generous government rebate, then you should look into solar water heating.

Sydney Solar Hot Water Installation & Rebates

Rob K — Wed, 13 May 2009 08:35:25 +0000

How would you like to save up to 25% on your home energy bill and maybe even get a grant from the government to help with the cost of getting the system to do it installed? Well, read on. Heating your water is one of the biggest items in your home energy bill, whether you use [...]

Cheap Sydney Solar Installation

Rob K — Wed, 13 May 2009 08:24:18 +0000

Sydney is a wonderfully sunny city and therefore, it makes perfect sense for residents to take advantage of solar power. Even more interestingly, government rebates are now available for residents to get cash back in the form of RECs.

Why Wind Farms Are So Beneficial

Rob K — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:53:25 +0000

Inventions that harness the wind have been around for thousands of years. Driven by the need for power and speed, human innovations turned away from dependence on the wind, a power source over which we have little control. After the invention of the combustion engine, wind-powered devices were replaced in all but the [...]

DIY: Beer Bottle Solar Water Heater

Rob K — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:31 +0000

It’s no secret that solar water heating is amongst the most prolific and efficient uses of solar energy, but it can be a little expensive to setup. Solution? Build a Beer Bottle Powered Solar Water System Ma Yanjun, a Chinese farmer from the Qiqiao villiage in the Shaanxi province, has done just that. Unlike the dreams of [...]

Melbourne Solar Water Heating Placement

Rob K — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:38:16 +0000

Some may think that Melbourne is too far south in Australia to really benefit from solar installations such as solar water heaters and solar power panels. Wrong! Solar energy is used successfully in the south of New Zealand, so Melbourne has more than enough sunshine for residents to be able to take advantage of solar [...]

Brisbane Solar Hot Water Placement

Rob K — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:25:32 +0000

Beautiful Brisbane has sunshine as one of its major assets. While it’s obvious that sunshine brings the tourists flocking to the nearby Sunshine Coast to soak up the sunshine and bring money into the region, sunshine is also a resource that all Brisbane residents can use to save money and to make their homes and [...]