Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

SA’s Proposed Electric Vehicle Road Charge (Tax): Reactions

South Australia electric car tax

South Australia’s State Budget 2020-21 promised an ‘adrenalin hit’, but it also contained a hit the state’s electric car owners and potential EV buyers won’t appreciate. [Read more…]

Longi Signs On To EV100 And EP100

Longi founder and president Li Zhenguo

Longi founder and president Li Zhenguo

Already a member of the RE100, solar manufacturer Longi has now joined the Climate Group’s EV100 and EP100 initiatives. [Read more…]

Senator Sam McMahon Still Backing Nuclear Power For NT

Senator Sam McMahon - nuclear and renewables

Senators Sam McMahon And Matt Canavan

Country Liberal Senator for the Northern Territory Dr. Sam McMahon has clarified her views on renewable energy, but remains steadfast in her support of nuclear power for the NT. [Read more…]

JA Solar Chairman Reportedly Detained

Jin Baofang - JA Solar

Chinese solar panel manufacturing giant JA Solar’s shares have gone south again. Here’s what triggered the latest drop. [Read more…]

Solar Panels: Handle With Care

Solar panel handling

Most solar panels installed in Australia have traveled thousands of kilometres from factory to rooftop. The last few dozen metres of that journey can make a difference to a panel’s performance. [Read more…]

Will Biden Build Back Better (And Greener)?

President-elect Joe Biden

Image: Joe Biden via Facebook

Given it looks like Trump has been fired from the USA’s top job, what does President-elect Joe Biden’s “build back better” approach hold in terms of renewable energy and addressing climate change? [Read more…]

SA Boosts Backing For EVs, Home Batteries And Energy Efficiency

South Australia home battery scheme

On Friday, South Australia’s Marshall Government announced a bundle of bucks earmarked for emissions and electricity cost reduction efforts. [Read more…]

Estée Lauder Reports Renewable Energy Goal Reached

Estée Lauder - solar energy

American multinational skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care products giant Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) says it has achieved its 100% renewable electricity target for the group’s direct operations globally. [Read more…]

Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – November 2020

Australian home solar power interest in October 2020

What were Australian solar buyers wanting in a system in October 2020? The latest SolarQuotes auSSII report reveals all. [Read more…]

Trina Solar Unveils Rooftop-Friendly 405W Vertex S

Trina Vertex S solar panel

There’s a new face in the high-power Trina Solar Vertex line-up, and this solar panel will be suitable for rooftops. [Read more…]

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