Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

Australia’s Green Future Index Rank Tanks

MIT Green Future Index and Australia

MIT Technology’s Review’s Green Future Index 2022 doesn’t paint a particularly flattering overall picture of Australia’s efforts towards a sustainable, low-carbon future. [Read more…]

Solar And Battery Grants Available To Port Adelaide Enfield Businesses

City of Port Adelaide Enfield solar grants

Port Adelaide Enfield Council has kicked off a pilot subsidy scheme to support small-to-medium enterprise investment in solar power and other green initiatives. [Read more…]

Showing Your Solar Power System Some Love With Servicing

Solar power system inspection and servicing

Energy Safe Victoria recently launched a campaign encouraging solar owners to ensure their systems are regularly serviced. In essence, it’s an important message the millions of system owners across Australia should heed. [Read more…]

Solar Power Shines In Adelaide’s CBD

Shiels' solar panel installation - Adelaide CBD

This pretty impressive solar panel installation recently popped up in the heart of Adelaide, on the rooftop of jewellery company Shiels’ headquarters. [Read more…]

Solar Powered Resort A Sustainability Winner

Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort - solar power

Queensland’s Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort won the Sustainable Tourism category in this year’s Banksia National Sustainability Awards for its shift to 100% renewables. [Read more…]

Gundary Solar Farm Community Consultation Kicking Off

Gundary Solar Farm

It’s very early days for Lightsource bp’s proposed huge Gundary Solar Farm near Goulburn in New South Wales, but the company is already potentially facing headwinds. [Read more…]

Germany’s Home Battery Sales Charging Up

Home batteries in Germany

The pandemic, supply chain issues and increasing production and raw material costs didn’t put a dampener on Germany’s home battery storage market last year – and this year is also shaping up to be a corker. [Read more…]

Coal Power Plants Producing Less Electricity, Pumping More Pollution

Coal power plant pollution in Australia

New analysis of National Pollutant Inventory data indicates while some Australian coal power stations are generating less electricity, a number saw levels of toxic pollutants increase. [Read more…]

Bargara’s Community-Scale Tesla Battery System Nears Prime Time

Tesla Megapack - Bargara, Queensland

It won’t be long before a Tesla Megapack battery installation at Bargara near Bundaberg in Queensland starts soaking up locally-generated surplus solar power. [Read more…]

Victoria’s Mitchell Shire Joins Cities Power Partnership

Mitchell Shire - Cities Power Partnership

Solar power looks set to play a bigger role in Mitchell Shire Council’s efforts to further slash its carbon emissions. [Read more…]

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