Help us plant more trees where they are most needed. To celebrate and show our support for World Environment Day this month, our team at SmartConsult wanted to support a worthwhile cause and so we decided upon a reforestation initiative planting trees. With many tree planting initiatives overseas and abroad, we felt particularly passionate about …
This month we installed heat pumps for a hotel client in Palm Meadows, Carrara. The issue for the client was to make the guests happy who with a warm pool in the winter to swim in at the resort. Our client also wanted a quick turnaround, so from purchase order to installation, it was less …
Why is winter a good time to install solar? Firstly, we would like to say that any time is a good time to install solar. A solar installation saves a business money, from the very second its installed as a cash flow positive solution. While you may not need to the air con, heating is …
Pool heating is expensive. With gas prices rising, the cost of running the heating systems for swimming pools are becoming more and more expensive, especially for outdoor pools. Currently running a gas system for pool heating is five times more expensive per year then going onto an electrified heating solution – so what’s the answer? …
Fossil fuel giant Shell, one of the biggest world polluters of fossil fuel has been told by a Dutch court that they have to reduce their carbon emissions (reduce footprint) by 45% in time for 2030, setting a new precedent with many others having to follow suit. Their sustainability policy was found to be …
It is important to be aware of the new switchboard standards as of 25th May 2021. These new AS/NZS 61439 switchboard standards are now active in Australia from this date. If you are thinking of transitioning to solar and/or adding any equipment or breakers to your existing board, you may need to check if your …
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Making the switch away from gas is no doubt a positive one in many ways. Transitioning from gas will leave you with a much more energy efficient system, reducing energy consumption and saving you a lot of money on energy bills. Then there is the green factor, as your new system will ultimately be more …
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With the solar industry in Australia booming, how much of it will end up in landfill? With typical solar product life spans of around 20 years, potentially all solar panels and inverters could end up there as they approach the end of their product life span. Without any laws regulating waste from the solar industry …
At SmartConsult, we have received our very first batch of residential solar batteries. These BYD Battery Box LV solutions have been hand-selected by our team as they are smart, flexible (from 3.5 to 42kWh) and expandable. These award-winning batteries manufactured by the world’s largest electric vehicle supplier, are a perfect source of backup power for …
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While the headlines are saying that Bay Street in Port Melbourne was closed for the Hollywood filming of US sinkhole TV show, word on the street is that it was actually closed due to an installation of a 99.9 kW SmartConsult rooftop solar photovoltaic system. While we don’t want to steal the limelight, it was …
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