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Innovative Australian alternative to battery storage

Jimi Gatland — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 00:47:42 +0000

Innovative Australian alternative to battery storage

When most of us think of home energy storage, we think of lithium batteries, like Tesla’s Powerwall. This is a form of chemical energy storage, but there are other options available including one that is common to all homes – heat. This schmick system we installed in Bangalow includes a Green CATCH solar hot water diverter that stores surplus solar electricity as hot water for later use.

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System Components

14 x 375W WINAICO WST-375MG panels

14 x 290W Enphase IQ7+ microinverters

1 x Green CATCH solar hot water diverter

Clean. Renewable. Efficient.

Contact one of our Energy Consultants today to find out more about how solar and batteries can benefit your home or business.

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Net exporters of electricity

Jimi Gatland — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:11:21 +0000

Net exporters of electricity

After converting this property in Lennox Head from predominantly fossil-fuelled to all-electric, the owners turned their attention to rooftop solar to supply their needs. Enter Light Touch Solar & Electrical! Now with an impressive 22.5kW of WINAICO panels on the roof and three Tesla Powerwall batteries, they are net exporters of electricity, supplying their own home and several others around them. In keeping with their desire to lead by example, they also installed rainwater harvesting systems and now have their sights set on an electric vehicle!

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System Components

60 x 375W WINAICO WST-375MG panels

60 x 290W Enphase IQ7+ microinverters

3 x 13.5kWh Tesla Powerwall batteries

2 x Green CATCH solar hot water diverters

Clean. Renewable. Efficient.

Contact one of our Energy Consultants today to find out more about how solar and batteries can benefit your home or business.

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Roof penetrations – no problem!

Jimi Gatland — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 10:04:45 +0000

Roof penetrations – no problem!

The boys worked around a chimney flue, TV antenna and various skylights to get these beautiful all-black SunPower panels in the optimum postion. The system replaces an older SMA string inverter system that wasn’t keeping up with the homeowner’s demands.

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System Components

22 x 370W SunPower P6 panels

22 x 349W Enphase IQ7A microinverters

1 x Green CATCH solar hot water diverter

Clean. Renewable. Efficient.

Contact one of our Energy Consultants today to find out more about how solar and batteries can benefit your home or business.

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