Tag Archives: solar power

Going solar: just about all the Northern Territory

Posted on April 29, 2012 by malcolm

This interesting overview came my way a while ago. It’s on a pretty obscure site (NATA is the ‘National Association of Testing Authorities’, responsible for the accreditation of laboratories, inspection bodies, calibration services, etc) so I figured a link here would … Continue reading →

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Going solar: off the grid

Posted on April 3, 2012 by malcolm

We recently visited Hidden Valley Cabins, 25 km inland from Paluma, for a very enjoyable social occasion and I took time out to look at the resort’s solar power installation. Hidden Valley is isolated enough that the resort was always … Continue reading →

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Going Solar: FAQ’s

Posted on December 18, 2011 by malcolm

We spent a lot of time tracking down the facts before we were confident that going solar was a good thing for us to do. I recently updated the information in preparation for another installation the family was planning and … Continue reading →

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Going solar: lots of Aussies

Posted on December 8, 2011 by malcolm

The news headlines a couple of days ago were, “35-fold increase in solar power,” which I thought was pretty good, but there is more to it than that. Here’s how the ABC saw it: A new report released at climate … Continue reading →

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