Efficient homes
Lessons from Wavertree House
Featured in this year’s Sustainable House Day program, Wavertree House is an off-grid home in Darwin River inspired by the tropical architecture of 1930s government architect Beni Burnett. Andrew Spiers discusses the ideas behind the project and what contemporary Australian housing can learn from designing with climate rather than against it.
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All-electric
Build your own ultimate 7.5kWh transportable power station
With daytime solar generation increasingly flooding the grid, Owen Hill looks at how the Solar Sharer Offer aims to extend the benefits of cheap renewable electricity to more Australian households.
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All-electric
Sharing the solar boom
With daytime solar generation increasingly flooding the grid, Owen Hill looks at how the Solar Sharer Offer aims to extend the benefits of cheap renewable electricity to more Australian households.
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All-electric
Hidden benefits of solar
In the maelstrom of claims and counterclaims that passes for debate over climate policy in this country, it’s easy to overlook the benefits rooftop solar can deliver, for households and the planet. Paul Barry explains.
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ReNew
Quick solar lighting
When I needed a light inside our new garden shed, a ready-made mini solar lighting system made it easy, explains Lance Turner.
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ReNew
Battery rebate in action: homeowner case studies
Gus Goswell gets to know two homeowners who have recently taken up the Federal Government’s battery rebate.
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ReNew
Building a bigger backup
If you have critical systems that need to stay powered in a blackout, you need some sort of battery backup. Lance Turner describes his DIY system for supplying water without mains electricity.
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DIY
Deleting the genset
If you have the need for the occasional use of a generator, then why not replace it with a much cleaner battery backup system instead? Lance Turner explains how.
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Renewable grid
Is a floating solar boom about to begin?
Rob McCann investigates the world of floating solar energy systems.
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Products
Product profile: Portable solar recharge hubs
Providing device recharging for events or outdoor areas with no access to electricity can be difficult, but the Furnicharge Freedom Hub makes it simple.
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Products
Product profile: Solar in a box
The SunPack comes as a pre-configured system, complete with battery, inverter and solar panels that you just swing into place.
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