Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

MoU Seeks To Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption In Australia

Electric vehicle uptake in Australia

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A meeting in Adelaide on Friday saw the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by seven Australian states, territories and cities with a goal of accelerating the nation’s transition to electric vehicles. [Read more…]

Google Reaches 100% Renewable Energy Target

Wind and solar power - Google

Late last week, Google announced its latest renewable energy purchases brought its wind and solar capacity to more than 3 gigawatts and made good on the company’s commitment to running on 100% renewables. [Read more…]

NT’s Cash Splash On Renewable Energy Research And Development

Renewables research and development

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On Saturday, the Northern Territory’s Government announced $1.5 million in funding for renewable energy research and development projects. [Read more…]

Tesla’s South Australian Big Battery Project “Extraordinary”

Tesla Powerpack Big Battery Project

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The official opening of Tesla’s Powerpack battery project in South Australia demonstrates how rapidly large-scale energy storage can be rolled out says the Clean Energy Council. [Read more…]

SA’s Resilient Hills & Coasts Community Energy Program RFP Announced

Community Energy Program - South Australia

Six South Australian councils have banded together in an effort to empower local households and businesses to slash their electricity bills and carbon emissions through the use of renewables and energy storage. [Read more…]

As Summer Sizzles, Coal And Gas Power Wilts

Coal fired power station

Extreme heat presents the greatest threat to the security of electricity supply in eastern Australia states a new report published by the Australia Institute. [Read more…]

ABB Inverters Powering Egypt’s First Large-Scale Solar Plant

Solar power - egypt

ABB inverters have been used at Egypt’s first large-scale, grid-connected solar farm – and it looks like they could be in for a particularly tough working life. [Read more…]

India Needs To Pick Up Pace On Rooftop Solar : BNEF

Rooftops solar power in India

India’s rapid growth in rooftop solar panel installations isn’t fast enough to meet the nation’s goals says a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance. [Read more…]

6GW Wind And Solar Power Facility For Western Australia’s Pilbara

Asian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH)

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A consortium has announced a proposed wind and solar power plant of up to 6 gigawatts capacity in Western Australia’s East Pilbara region that will export electricity to Indonesia. [Read more…]

Huge Floating Solar Farm For Indonesia

Floating solar power in Indonesia

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Our neighbours to the north-west are getting into floating solar in a big way. A 200MW solar farm is a major project by any benchmark – put that on water and it’s quite extraordinary. [Read more…]

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