Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

Another Big Bang At Wallerawang Big Battery Site

Wallerawang Power Station Demolition

Image: Lithgow Lights

… but this was a planned blast; part of ongoing preparations to turn the site of a closed coal-fired clunker into an industrial and energy storage precinct. [Read more…]

CDSCC Solar Energy Project Update

Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex solar project

A solar power project for the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex (CDSCC) at Tidbinbilla in the ACT appears to be (very slowly) moving ahead. [Read more…]

BREAKING: LG Exiting Solar Panel Manufacturing Business

LG exiting solar panel manufacturing

The pandemic appears to have taken another solar scalp. South Korea’s LG announced a short time ago it is ditching solar panel manufacturing globally. [Read more…]

NSW Council Considering Compulsory Solar Panels

Compulsory solar panels - Shellharbour

Rooftop solar power systems could become a requirement on all new buildings and dwellings in the Shellharbour City local government area. [Read more…]

“Solar Camels” Bringing E- Books To Ethiopian Kids

Solar powered camel library

A global charity seeking to improve the lives of children has turned to solar power to help deliver reading material to children in Ethiopia. [Read more…]

Q CELLS “First To Market” 15 Year Home Battery Warranty

Q CELLS HOME.CORE solar battery system

A new Q CELLS home battery system to be first sold in Australia is accompanied by a 15 year product and performance warranty as standard. [Read more…]

Australian Solar Prices: February 2022 Update

Australian solar prices - February 2022

Find out what Australians were paying for solar power systems last month in the latest SolarQuotes Australian Solar Prices Report. [Read more…]

Yarra Ranges Community Solar Rollout Continues

Yarra Ranges community solar

Victoria’s Yarra Ranges Council is forging ahead with solar installations on a bunch of community buildings across its region. [Read more…]

$1 Billion “Zero Carbon” Precinct For Sydney

Norwest Quarter - Zero Carbon

Real estate developer Mulpha has announced it will build its Norwest Quarter development in Sydney’s Hills District  to operate as a zero carbon retail and residential precinct. [Read more…]

Eraring Power Station Closure “Bitterly Disappointing” – Taylor

Eraring coal power station closure

The writing has been on the wall for a long while. But Federal Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor seemed genuinely shocked by news of yet another early exit of a coal power plant. [Read more…]

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