Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

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Research firm Wood Mackenzie predicts Australia’s cumulative energy storage capacity will reach 2.7 GWh this year. [Read more…]

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…]

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…]

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

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…]

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…]

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…]

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

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…]