Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

Multi-Million Dollar “Solar Trees” Project For Townsville

Solar Trees - Townsville

Solar Trees in Townsville – Artist’s Impression

An upcoming new attraction in Townsville powered by solar energy is, well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder as they say. [Read more…]

100% Renewable Electricity In City Of Stirling’s Sights

Solar energy - City of Stirling

Western Australia’s City of Stirling council is looking to source all its electricity from renewables by 2030 and slash overall corporate carbon emissions. [Read more…]

Victorian MP Rails Against Solar Battery Rebate Inequity

Solar battery rebates in Victoria

Image: Solar Victoria

Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh wants to know why constituents in his electorate are unable to access the Andrews Government’s solar battery rebate. [Read more…]

Australia’s Solar Rebate: STC Spot Price Check

STC spot prices and the solar rebate

Small-scale Technology Certificate values have generally remained above the $39 mark for a few months now – if you’re considering going solar, here’s why you should care. [Read more…]

Frasers Solar Farm Facing Opposition

Frasers Solar Farm

A proposed solar farm in Victoria has met with a range of community concerns that have the support of Latrobe City Council. [Read more…]

More Solar Panels For Busways

Busways -solar energy

New South Wales bus operator Busways has expanded its solar capacity with a new system installed at its Kincumber depot near Gosford on the state’s Central Coast. [Read more…]

Patent Wars Update: QCells Vs. JinkoSolar, REC And Longi

Q Cells patent lawsuit

Chinese solar panel manufacturing giant JinkoSolar is claiming a final victory in a patent battle with South Korea’s Hanwha Q Cells. [Read more…]

Campbelltown City Council Green Lights Smart Solar Table Trial

Smart Solar Picnic table

Adelaide’s Campbelltown City Council looks set to trial a locally-manufactured “smart” solar picnic table that will enable charging of hand-held devices. [Read more…]

Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – June 2020

Australian solar power report covering May 2020

Interest from Australians in purchasing an electricity bill-busting solar power system showed no signs of slowing in May – and prospective buyers were again thinking big. [Read more…]

Coal Power Environmentally *And* Economically Unjustifiable: IRENA

Renewable Power Generation Costs In 2019: IRENA

The case for new and much of existing coal power generation capacity is environmentally and economically unjustifiable says the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). [Read more…]

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