Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

More Major Australian Shopping Centres To Go Solar

Australian shopping centres - solar energy

Image: Vicinity Centres

Vicinity Centres yesterday announced it will be investing $28 million in solar power system installations at five of its shopping centres across South Australia and Western Australia, with work to begin next month. [Read more…]

Interest-Free Solar Loans In Tasmania Extended

Interest free solar loans in Tasmanaia

Image: moerschy

Tasmania’s Minister For Energy announced yesterday the Tasmanian Energy Efficiency Loan Scheme (TEELS) program, which offers interest-free finance to households and small businesses, will be extended for another year. [Read more…]

Electricity Bill Credits Rolling Out For Queensland Households

Queensland electricity bills

As part of the Palaszczuk Government’s $2 billion Affordable Energy Plan, 1.9 million Queensland households will see a credit on their next electricity bill. [Read more…]

National Energy Guarantee Battle Heats Up

Josh Frydenberg and John Grimes

Images: Josh Frydenberg via Facebook and Smart Energy Council

In a fight between Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg and Smart Energy Council CEO John Grimes, who would win?  [Read more…]

Geelong Community Solar Energy Project Powering Ahead

Geelong Sustainability community solar power

Image: Geelong Sustainability

The official launch of Geelong Sustainability’s innovative community solar energy investment project took place last week. [Read more…]

Sungrow To Start Manufacturing Solar Inverters In India Soon

Sungrow solar inverter factory

Sungrow’s new Bangalore inverter factory could do with a few solar panels.

Chinese solar inverter manufacturer Sungrow has announced its first factory outside of China will be up and running in the second half of this year. [Read more…]

Echuca Regional Library Goes Solar

Echuca Library - solar energy. 

Image: Campaspe Shire Council via Facebook.

As part of Victoria’s Campaspe Shire Council’s green efforts, Echuca Regional Library now boasts 368 solar panels on its rooftop – and it will be saving a bunch of bucks on electricity to boot. [Read more…]

Product Recall – Shenzhen Sofarsolar Mass Energy Inverters

Shenzhen Sofarsolar (Sofar Solar) Mass Energy Inverter Recall

After being de-listed from the Clean Energy Council’s Approved Products List, certain Mass Energy solar inverters from Shenzhen Sofarsolar are now subject to a recall notice. [Read more…]

Woolworths Readying For Big Solar Unveil

More commercial solar power for Woolworths

We may soon get a look at Woolworths’ huge commercial solar power installation, said to be the largest in Australia. [Read more…]

CEC : National Battery Register Likely To Fail

The Clean Energy Council has warned a proposed national battery installation database will likely fail if the paperwork burden falls squarely on the shoulders of installers. [Read more…]

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