Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

UK Solar Power Reaches All-Time Generation Peak (Again)

Just a day after breaking its all-time generation record, solar power in the UK again set a new peak generation benchmark. [Read more…]

End Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Stop New Coal Plants – UN Secretary-General

Coal fired power station

Image: stevepb

The United Nations’ Secretary-General has come out swinging against fossil fuels in a speech delivered at the Pacific Islands Forum in Fiji. [Read more…]

Port Augusta Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Project Progressing

CellCube vanadium redox flow battery

Canada’s CellCube has announced the signing of a Letter of Intent concerning a 50MW / 200MWh flow battery for a Pangea Energy project in Port Augusta, South Australia. [Read more…]

Public Comment Opens For WA’s Huge Wind, Solar And Storage Project

Asian Renewable Energy Hub

The Environmental Review Document for the Asian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH), an 11+ GW wind/solar project with storage proposed for Western Australia, has been made available for public comment. [Read more…]

Torres Strait Islanders Take On Australian Government Over Climate Change

Torres Strait Islands and climate change

Lawyers acting on behalf of a group of indigenous Australians from the Torres Strait region allege the Federal Government’s failure to act on climate change is violating fundamental human rights. [Read more…]

SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode 15 – Stamping Out Crap Solar

In episode 15, Ronald and Finn discuss recent posts on the SolarQuotes blog and other solar news, plus we learn way more than we ever wanted about Ronald’s digestive tract. [Read more…]

Trying Times Continue For SMA

SMA solar inverters

Germany’s SMA continues to struggle in the fiercely competitive and crowded solar inverter market, but remains confident it’s on the right track. [Read more…]

QLD’s Maranoa Council Looks To Solar Power To Slash Energy Costs

Maranoa Regional Council decided last week to proceed to the detailed design phase for installation of solar power systems at 13 of its facilities. [Read more…]

Longi’s 450 Watt Solar Panel Record Claim

Longi bifacial solar panel

Chinese PV manufacturer Longi Solar has announced its 72-cell bifacial half-cut monocrystalline PERC module has exceeded 450W power output – just on the front side. [Read more…]

ABB Unveils “CO2 Neutral” Factory

ABB carbon neutral factory - solar panels

Solar inverter manufacturer ABB (and producer of many other things) has officially unveiled a new factory in Lüdenscheid, Germany featuring solar power and battery storage. [Read more…]

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