Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

University of Southern Queensland To Save Millions With Solar Power

Univerisity of Southern Queensland solar energy installation

Solar panels lifted onto the roof of USQ Springfield’s Building B

Stage two of University of Southern Queensland’s Sustainable Energy Solution project is well under way, with solar panels being installed on rooftops at USQ’s Springfield and Ipswich campuses.

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Solar Powered Street Vending With Musana Carts

Musana carts

Musana Carts aims to improve the lives of street vendors in developing  nations with solar-powered street vending carts.

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Ross River Solar Farm Update

Ross River Solar Farm

Initial preparation works are under way at the site of the 148-megawatt Ross River Solar Farm near Townsville in Queensland.

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Consensus At Australian Battery Storage Standards Roundtable

Home battery system standards Australia

Bunkerless Batteries Victory | Image: Ricinator

Sanity may prevail regarding new home battery system standards in Australia – it seems you won’t need to build a bunker to house energy storage.

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BYD Installs First B-Box HV, Snags Major Panel Supply Deal

BYD B-Box HV battery system

BYD B-Box HV

China’s BYD has announced it has won a multi-million dollar solar panel supply contract and also installed its first high voltage B-Box battery system.

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WA’s Synergy Feeling Solar Power’s Pinch

Solar energy and Synergy

Image: seagul

While Synergy’s recently released 2017 Annual Report indicates solar power may be eating some of its lunch, the company is also making progress in including more PV in its diet.

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Explainer : Pending QLD 44c Solar Feed In Tariff Legislation Changes

Queensland feed in tariff changes

Image: samfabersf

Queensland’s Energex has sent an explainer to solar installers about the ramifications of a Bill related to the state’s legacy 44c Feed-in Tariff (FiT), battery systems and array upgrades.

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French Driverless EV Manufacturer To Set Up Shop In Adelaide

Navya ARMA - autonomous electric shuttle

South Australia’s copped some flack for its passion for wind energy, solar power and battery storage, but its renewables focus is attracting interest from high-tech companies such as France’s Navya, which produces autonomous electric vehicles.

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Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre Going Solar

Western Australia’s Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre (MARC) is about to get greener and cheaper to run after City of Mandurah councillors voted on Tuesday to install solar panels on the building.

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Will It Be A Clean Or Coal Energy Target?

Dirty energy target

Australia may be heading for a dirty energy target | Image : Pavlofox

The Clean Energy Target (CET) appears to be at risk of becoming somewhat of a Coal Energy Target – and the CEC has expressed serious concern.

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