Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

Telstra Closes In On Carbon Neutrality

Telstra carbon neutrality

A new project involving solar power is about to help take Telstra to the point of carbon neutrality – but it’s not in Australia. [Read more…]

Battery Performance Standard Submitted To Standards Australia

Australian Solar Battery Performance Standard

DNV GL has announced a draft standard developed by the Australian Battery Performance Standard (ABPS) project has been submitted to Standards Australia for review. [Read more…]

Solar Panels May Help Power Geelong Refinery

Geelong Refinery

Viva Energy’s oil refinery in Geelong, Victoria could be turned into an “energy hub” incorporating solar + storage – but also more fossil fuels. [Read more…]

Woolworths Unveils 100th Supermarket Solar Installation

Woolworths rooftop solar installation

Woolworths have added a very corporate touch to its latest PV installation – solar panels arranged in the shape of the company’s logo. [Read more…]

Solar Powered Smiley Face Speed Signs Improve Driver Behaviour

Solar road safety sign trial

A trial in the ACT of smiley face road signs powered by the sun appears to have been a success, and will be continued. [Read more…]

Western Australia’s Kalbarri Skywalk Opens

Kalbarri Skywalk

Kalbarri Skywalk in WA’s Kalbarri National Park officially opened on Friday, with the attraction’s kiosk to be powered by a stand-alone solar and energy storage system. [Read more…]

Northern Territory Electricity Market Priority Reform Program

NT electricity market reforms

On Friday, the Northern Territory Government announced an electricity market reform program it says will address system security and reliability, encourage private investment and boost renewable energy. [Read more…]

Cairns Council “Mini Solar Farms” Project Update

Cairns Council solar rollout

Five waste water treatment plants in the Cairns region are currently having a bunch of solar panels installed. [Read more…]

UNEP: Renewables “One Of The Smartest, Most Cost-Effective Investments”

COVID-19 economic recovery - renewable energy

Governments around the world are to inject huge amounts of money into their economies as part of the COVID-19 recovery process. A new report says plowing dollars into renewables rather than fossil fuels will buy more generation capacity than ever and provide stronger action on a major threat to the entire planet – climate change. [Read more…]

Seraphim Scores 50MW Solar Panel Supply Deal In Australia

Seraphim solar panels - Australia

China’s Jiangsu Seraphim Solar System Co., Ltd. has inked a solar panel supply agreement with Australian wholesaler and importer Raystech Group. [Read more…]

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