Online articles

We used to publish a newsletter which was made available to our clients and other interested people in the region. We were forced to discontinue it due to our workload, though we do get requests to bring it back and we are looking into the possibility of publishing it again in the future.

These pages are mainly taken from articles in the newsletter and are presented here in three areas. Articles in each section are arranged by date, with the newest at the top.

Appliance Power Consumption Information

This currently contains listings of the power consumption of a number of computer products and some short articles on the power consumption of various other items. We have a lot more Macs available to us than Windows PC's, so the Macintosh is well represented here.

• Mac OS Computers
• Windows Computers
• Computer Monitors
• Washing machines - Spring '98
• Cool Tips on LP Gas Fridges - Winter '97
• Refrigeration - Spring '97
• Fisher & Paykel 053 Washing Machine - April '97

Technical Articles

Any other technical articles.

• Solar Panels and Embodied Energy - Winter '99
• Solar Power - Facts & Figures - Spring '98
• Victorian Grid Connected R E - Winter '98
• Battery Charging - Winter '97
• About Batteries - Part 1 - December '96
• About Batteries - Part 2: Safety - February '97
• About Batteries - Part 3: Maintenance - April '97
• Phantom Loads: When is OFF still ON? - December '96
• Peak Power from PVs - June '96
• Spring Cleaning - October '96
• It's Battery Maintenance Time Again! - April '96

News and Comment

Older news items and commentary on the state of renewable energy in Australia.

• BP Solar Buys Solarex - Winter '99
• From SEIAA to SEIA(A) - Winter '99
• Cleaner Production - Winter '99
• Major Australian PV Project in the Philippines - Autumn '99
• Renewable Energy In China - Autumn '99
• More big news from BP Solar - Spring '98
• The Renewable Energy Fair - Report - Spring '98
• Going Solar Renewable Energy Fair - Winter '98
• Grid Connected Renewable Energy - Autumn '98
• Global Warming & the Kyoto Summit - Summer ' 97/98
• Victorian Government cuts back on RE - August '96
• BP Solar Australia plans new PV plant - Summer '97/98
• Sydney Olympics Athletes Village - Winter '97
• Big Changes in the PV world? - February '97
• What is the SEIAA anyway? - August '96
• ATRAA/SEIA '96 report - Spring '97
• The Alternative '96 - June '96
• SAFE - the Seymour Alternative Farming Expo - April '96
• Back-Up power for the Grid Connected - October '96