Scott's Solar Blog

The solar industry has seen a lot of innovations over the years, but none have been as exciting as Tesla's Solar Roof...

With an average of 283 days of sunshine per year, Brisbane's climate is perfect for harnessing the power of solar energy. Find out why Solar Panels are a smart Investment for homeowners.

What if you able to use the sun to make electricity from solar panels, then make them more efficient from the cooling effect of water extracted from a process that uses waste energy from the panels themselves? What about if we could use that water to help grow crops?

Talk has it that Elon Musk is ramping up production of Tesla’s new Version 3 Solar Roof Tiles. They are working to push out enough for 1000 homes per week. The uptake of the earlier V2 type did not meet forecasts, so they are back with a new better, model. Now with a 23% efficiency rating, this could spark interest.

Advances in perovskite technology continue to excite the solar world. Recent steps in efficiency and durability appear to herald the technology as not just a distinctive branch of solar research, but is actually shaping up to be a major direction or THE direction in the near future.