Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

IPART Signals Benchmark NSW Solar Feed In Tariff Reduction, But…

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal has indicated it’s considering reducing benchmark solar feed in tariff rates in New South Wales from July – but bear in mind, the rates it sets are just a guide. [Read more…]

University Of Hawai’i Rolling Out More Solar Power And Battery Storage

University Of Hawai'i solar + storage

Image: University Of Hawai’i

The University of Hawai’i  says its Maui College campus will be among the first in the USA to source 100 percent of its energy from on-site solar power systems paired with battery storage – with other UH campuses to follow. [Read more…]

Work Begins On WA’s Northam Solar Farm

Northam Solar Farm Project

Carnegie CEO Michael Ottaviano; Cedric Jacobs, Elderr, Perth Noongar Foundation; and Ben Wyatt, Minister for Energy

A ground breaking ceremony was held yesterday for a solar farm project outside of Northam in Western Australia, which is expected to be operational by October this year. [Read more…]

Powerwall, Meet Marshall-Wall – Tesla SA Virtual Power Plant’s Future Uncertain

Tesla Powerwall - Steven Marshall

Whether the 50,000- household strong solar + Powerwall 2 battery based virtual power plant will go ahead in South Australia remains unclear this morning. [Read more…]

Clean Energy Regulator To Visit SRES Registered Agents

Clean Energy Regulator

Image: 3dman_eu

As part of its ongoing efforts to ensure compliance among agents creating small-scale technology certificates within the REC Registry, Clean Energy Regulator representatives will be paying a visit to registered agents across the country from next month. [Read more…]

Business As Usual Trumps National Energy Guarantee

Do nothing better than National Energy Guarantee

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With Labor out of the way in South Australia, a barrier to the adoption of the National Energy Guarantee (NEG) has been removed. But it remains Australia may be better served in terms of emissions reduction without it. [Read more…]

New Stand-Alone Power System Trial In Western Australia

Stand alone solar hybrid systems

Image: Western Power

WA’s Energy Minister has given the go-ahead for Western Power to proceed with a demonstration project to install stand-alone power systems at up to 60 sites across the state. [Read more…]

Even Bigger Battery For South Australia

Tesla’s Big Battery in South Australia could soon lose its crown as Australia’s largest single-site battery installation to another project announced today for the state. [Read more…]

More Backing For Small-Scale Solar + Storage From ARENA/CEFC

ARENA and CEFC - solar and battery storage

Solar panels image: schropferoval

Both the Australian Renewable Energy Agency and Clean Finance Corporation have announced initiatives for further supporting the adoption of small-scale solar power, battery storage and energy efficiency. [Read more…]

Large-Scale Battery Storage : GE Reservoir

GE Reservoir battery

Last week, GE unveiled its large-scale energy storage solution, which is based on the 1.2 MW/4 MWh Reservoir Storage Unit. [Read more…]

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