I contacted CFU a while back and asked to be placed on any list...

I contacted CFU a while back and asked to be placed on any list of beta testers or early adopters if such existed.

I got a pleasant reply saying that they would go straight to open release but that they were keeping a list to pass on to the distributor once selected. So far no action. I'm in SA so maybe not first cab off the rank (hang in there Pixie - I hope to race you for the first unit in SA!) - I think some of the rollout will be predicated on state-based matters given that the electricity authorities and legislation (if not the energy companies themselves there days) are state-based.

I suspect that until there is greater clarity on carbon credits and feed-in tariffs this will all be left to drift a little. In SA, as in several other states, the pollies still seem to be grappling with the basic concepts of smart metering - I'm sure if I asked about the coexistence of BlueGen with an OzzieCorus roof their brains would melt.

We seem to be in the position of having the robots in Germany grafting away making and stockpiling fuel cells, and (presumably) a local whitegoods manufacturer ready to roll the CNC brakes and shears but until the ink has dried on some actual legislation (on a state-by-state basis) its not safe to spin up the production lines.

So for now its still a handful of hand made test units in strategically placed showrooms because when push comes to shove, the fine details can't be finalised until the governments get their act together.

Like you, ivorloss, I'll be interested to see what Neco say but I suspect they have few options until these details are known.

So far everything has a Vic-centric spin to it also (not a complaint - I'm a Melbourne boy originally) so that may well provide a constraint for some time also.