Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

Enphase Energy Returns To Profitability

Enphase Energy - microinverters

Currency image: QuinceMedia

After a rather rocky period, the sun appears to be shining again for U.S-based microinverter giant Enphase Energy. The company’s return to profitability in Q4 has been described as a significant milestone. [Read more…]

National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Data Released

Australian carbon emissions

Image: MonikaP

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator published the annual National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting data for 2016–17 late yesterday. While there was a reduction in emissions from electricity generation reported, the sector still accounted for more than half of all scope 1 emissions. [Read more…]

Minimum 2018-19 Solar Feed In Tariffs Set For Victoria

Solar feed in tariffs in Victoria

Solar panel image: B137, CC BY-SA 4.0

Victoria’s Essential Services Commission has published its final decision for minimum solar feed-in tariffs to apply from July this year, which will see electricity retailers being able to pay a single rate or time varying tariffs to solar owners. [Read more…]

January Small-Scale Solar Installs To Save $197 Million Over Ten Years

Enough rooftop solar panels were installed in Australia during January to power 31,752 homes according the latest Green Energy Markets Renewable Energy Index (REI). [Read more…]

Hydraulic Fracturing In The Northern Territory? No Fracking Way

Fracking in the Northern Territory

Image: Loadmaster (David R. Tribble), CC BY-SA 3.0, Link

An open letter to the Scientific Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracturing in the NT and the Territory’s Government states development of onshore shale gas and shale oil fields should not proceed – under any circumstances. [Read more…]

Mastercard Taps Into Pay As You Go Micro-Solar Market

Mastercard pay as you go solar

Solar panel image: plonk66

Mastercard and M-KOPA have partnered on a program to expand pay-as-you-go solar power access to households without mains electricity in Africa. [Read more…]

Installation Of Australian Shopping Centre’s Monster Solar Project Begins

Stockland solar panels installation

Image: Stockland Green Hills

Installation work on a huge commercial solar power system has commenced at Stockland Green Hills in New South Wales – and electric vehicle chargers are also on their way. [Read more…]

More Solar Power For University Of Newcastle

2018 will see Australia’s University of Newcastle (UON) boost its solar power street cred significantly with more PV to be installed at its Callaghan and Ourimbah campuses. [Read more…]

Clean Energy Council Announces Solar Inverter Delistings

Solar inverter de-listing - Australia

The Clean Energy Council has announced de-listing of two inverter brands from its Approved Products List – Shenzhen Sofarsolar (Mass Energy) and Shenzhen JingFuYuan Tech (JFY). [Read more…]

Warwick Solar Farm – Excitement And Angst

A planned major solar farm has generated both enthusiasm and concern in the Warwick area, a situation that may hold some lessons for solar developers. [Read more…]

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