Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

Germany’s Renewables Beat Coal Electricity Generation In H1

Renewable energy in Germany

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Renewable energy’s share of electricity generation in Germany for the first half of this year exceeded that of brown and black coal combined for the first time. [Read more…]

Study: Air Pollution Boosts Diabetes Risk

Coal air pollution and diabetes

While humanity really didn’t need another reason to distance itself from coal and fully embrace renewables + storage, yet another good one has emerged – to help reduce new cases of Type 2 diabetes. [Read more…]

Vegan Electricity – It’s Now A Thing

Vegan electricity

Image: Ecotricity

Households and businesses are increasingly utilising a mains electricity supply with a renewable energy component – but is it vegan? And should we care anyway? Some may. [Read more…]

Installers Invited To Register EOI For Logan Solar Power Rollout

Solar panels - Logan, Queensland

Image: colmkay

Queensland’s Palaszczuk Government is inviting expressions of interest from companies keen to participate in a solar power system rollout in Logan. [Read more…]

Redflow Shipping Thai-Made Flow Batteries

Redflow ZBM2 battery

Australia’s Redflow has announced it is now shipping its ZBM2 flow batteries, which also form the basis of Redflow’s ZCell energy storage solution, to Australian and international customers. [Read more…]

Tasmania’s Solar Feed-In Tariff Review Kicks Off

Tasmania solar feed in tariff review

Image: Department of State Growth, Tasmania

Solar owners and supporters in Tasmania have been invited to provide their feedback on the future of Tasmania’s solar feed-in tariff. [Read more…]

City Of Adelaide Preparing For Major Solar Panel Rollout

Image: City Of Adelaide

A tender will soon open for the installation of 1MW of rooftop solar capacity for the City of Adelaide – but not everyone is happy about it. [Read more…]

Yingli Solar’s Struggles Continue

Yingli solar panels

Background image: FelixMittermeier

Yingli Green Energy Holdings, more commonly known as Yingli Solar, was delisted from the New York Stock Exchange last week.  [Read more…]

Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – July 2018

auSSII solar report for June

Interest in 6kW and larger capacity solar power systems gained steam in June among Australians seeking quotes for solar panels. [Read more…]

Stage One Of Onslow Microgrid Project Completed

Onslow Power Project

The residents of Onslow in Western Australia are a major step closer to a more reliable and less carbon-intensive electricity supply. [Read more…]

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