Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

IPART Finalises Benchmark Range For NSW Solar Feed-In Tariffs

New South Wales solar feed in tariff

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal’s new benchmark range for solar feed in tariffs in New South Wales for 2018/19 is lower, and a time-varying option has also been introduced. [Read more…]

Germany Generates 104 *Billion* Kilowatt Hours From Renewables In H1

Renewable Energy in Germany

Solar panels image: anaterate

During the first half of this year, Germany’s renewables fleet cranked out more than 100 billion kilowatt hours (100,000 gigawatt hours) of electricity according to E.ON. [Read more…]

CEC Flags Solar Panel “Expiry Date” Deadline

CEC solar panel expiry reminder

Solar panel image Stocksnap

While there’s no best-before or use-by dates for solar panels, there is an expiry date on PV modules that impacts on eligibility for Australia’s solar rebate. [Read more…]

Craig Kelly: Demonising Coal “An Act Of Treason”

Craig Kelly - Anti-coal treason

In the wee hours of this morning, Liberal backbencher Craig Kelly continued his attack on Australians opposed to coal, opining it was a crime against their country. [Read more…]

Proposed SA/NSW Electricity Interconnector A Step Closer

ElectraNet has published a draft report providing more detail on the proposed construction of a high capacity interconnector between South Australia and New South Wales. [Read more…]

Commercial Solar Pilot Program Proposed For Port Moresby

Solar power in Papua New Guinea

The use of grid-connected commercial solar power systems in Papua New Guinea is currently illegal. That may be about to change and the country’s commercial solar sector could kick off under a program that Australia will be a part of. [Read more…]

City Of Sydney Shows Off Solar Power + Tesla Powerpack Installation

Tesla Powerpack installation - Sydney

The City Of Sydney’s new Alexandra Canal Depot in Alexandria boasts a bunch of solar panels on its rooftop and a shiny new Tesla Powerpack energy storage system. [Read more…]

Tasmania’s Solar Feed-In Tariff Review Still In Limbo

The future of Tasmania’s solar feed in tariff from next year is still as unclear as when the Hodgman Liberal Government was returned to office in March. [Read more…]

Europe’s First Dedicated Solar Panel Recycling Plant Opens

The first dedicated solar panel recycling facility in Europe has been opened by environmental services company Veolia in Rousset, France. [Read more…]

QLD Solar Loans Program Kicks Off – Battery Grants On The Horizon

The Palaszczuk Government has announced the launch of interest free solar loans for Queensland households, plus a few more details have been released on upcoming battery and solar + storage support. [Read more…]

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