Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

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Trump’s gone – and one of U.S. President Joe Biden’s first actions today is kicking off the process for the USA to rejoin the Paris climate agreement. [Read more…]

La Trobe University’s Sports Stadium, located in the Melbourne suburb of Bundoora, has been awarded “6 Star Green Star Design and As Built v1.2 certified” by the Green Building Council of Australia. [Read more…]

New South Wales’ Blue Mountains City Council says its lighting and solar power projects are making great environmental and financial sense. [Read more…]

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) announced yesterday three AGL retailers have paid penalties amounting to $160,000 for allegedly not fixing faulty electricity meters promptly. [Read more…]

Tesla recently took the wraps off its solar inverter. There’s not much information available on it yet, but here’s what we know. [Read more…]

Researchers at Tatura SmartFarm in Victoria are tinkering with using solar panels to protect fruit trees from extreme heat events – one of the many potential applications for agrivoltaics. [Read more…]

One of the world’s largest producers of a key material for solar panels, polysilicon, has addressed concerns its operations may be benefiting from forced labour. [Read more…]

December 2020 was a big month for Victoria’s very popular Solar Homes program, with thousands more applications lodged and systems installed. [Read more…]

The USA’s largest electricity gentailer, Florida Power & Light, has closed down its last coal fired power station in the state. [Read more…]

Winaico says its new Gemini solar panels will be available to Australian customers starting next month. The Gemini range consists of two panels, both featuring 9 busbars, half-cut cell design and reflective wires to reduce internal resistance. [Read more…]