Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

Agrivoltaics At Glenellen Solar Farm

Glenellen Solar Farm

The exhibition period for a proposed major solar farm in New South Wales that will incorporate “agri-solar” principles has commenced. [Read more…]

NT Home And Business Battery Scheme Update

NT Home And Business Battery Scheme

The Northern Territory Government says more than 300 Territorians have applied for its Home and Business Battery Scheme (HBBS) grant. [Read more…]

Clean Energy Regulator Annual Report Released

Clean Energy Regulator annual report

The Clean Energy Regulator’s 2019-20 Annual Report tabled last week indicates it was another busy year for the CER. [Read more…]

Solar Victoria Extends System Installation Deadlines

solar installations in Melbourne

Image: Solar Victoria

With solar panel installations underway again in Melbourne, installers have been given some leeway under Victoria’s Solar Homes program in terms of deadlines. [Read more…]

Freak Hailstorms Hammer SE QLD Solar Owners

Solar panels are generally pretty tough, but there are limits to what they can handle as demonstrated by the aftermath of freak hailstorms on Saturday in parts of South-East Queensland. [Read more…]

Cities Power Partnership Awards Winners Announced

Cities Power Partnership National Climate Awards

Cities Power Partnership announced winners of the 2020 National Climate Awards last Thursday, an event recognising the achievements of councils across Australia for their climate change efforts. [Read more…]

WA’s City Of Albany Council To Boost Climate Action

City of Albany, Western Australia - renewable energy

City of Albany has endorsed a Climate Change Action Declaration that includes a commitment to 100% renewable energy (assumed: electricity) by 2030. [Read more…]

Bunnings Shoots For 100% Renewable Electricity By 2025

Bunnings renewable electricity

Hardware and homewares giant Bunnings yesterday announced plans to source 100% renewable electricity for its operations by 2025. [Read more…]

Johnson And Morrison – One Telephone Call, Two Emissions Tales

Boris Johnson and Scott Morrison - Emissions

British PM Boris Johnson and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison caught up for a telephone chat about emissions reduction. Both sides had somewhat different recollection of the call. [Read more…]

Solar Power Remains Australians’ Most Preferred Energy Source

Solar energy popularity in Australia

The latest Climate of the Nation report reveals the enduring and increasing popularity of solar energy and a vast majority of Australians wanting coal-fired power stations phased out. [Read more…]

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