Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

This month’s SolarQuotes TV episode is the all you can eat and drink edition! Which is best – a solar-electric or wood-fire cooked pizza? Our field test provides surprising results.

We also check out a Barossa region wine family’s big dream to become carbon-neutral. In solar tech, we look at the ease of freeze – using thermal storage to solar power a coolroom; and ripe for the picking – solar energy makes a tomato farm in the South Australian desert possible and profitable. All this and more! [Read more…]

The global spot price average for a crucial element of solar panels – polysilicon – is close to four times what it was in late May last year. Meanwhile, forced labour concerns continue to cast a shadow over the polysilicon sector. [Read more…]

Another installation has recently been completed in NSW’s Hunter Water’s shift to harnessing solar energy to help power its operations. [Read more…]

Recently released poll results indicate the majority of Australians are against new coal mines and the federal government providing subsidies for building new coal-fired power plants. [Read more…]

After 9 years in the Australian market, Chinese solar inverter manufacturer GoodWe is celebrating 1,000MW of capacity supplied to Australia. [Read more…]

A South Australian trial has demonstrated higher levels of energy exports from solar and battery systems can be achieved through dynamic (flexible) export limits rather than fixed. [Read more…]

Coal power in Australia copped yet another blow yesterday, with a fire/explosion occurring at Callide Power Station in Queensland. [Read more…]

Labor says it will attempt to thwart the Morrison Government’s action to divert the Australian Renewable Energy Agency from focusing on renewables. [Read more…]

Door-to-door solar sales will be banned under Victoria’s Solar Homes Program as part of new legislation introduced to the state’s Parliament today. [Read more…]

The University of Adelaide officially opened a $7 million solar and energy storage project at its Roseworthy campus last week. [Read more…]