Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

$40 Million Funding For Australia’s Solar 30 30 30 Goal

Solar 30 30 30 - Australia

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is throwing a fistful of cash at making solar power even cheaper than it is now. [Read more…]

Sun Metals Hooks Up With Energy Vault

Energy Vault and Sun Metals

Australia’s Sun Metals’ parent company Korea Zinc is ploughing a significant chunk of cash into Swiss energy storage developer Energy Vault. [Read more…]

Fortescue Forks Out For Battery Electric Locomotives

Battery electric trains - Fortescue Metals Group

In another step towards achieving carbon neutrality, Australian iron ore producer Fortescue Metals Group has recently signed on the dotted line for a couple of battery-electric locomotives. [Read more…]

What’s Being Installed On Tesla’s Giga Texas Roof?

Giga Texas solar panels

Image: Joe Tegtmeyer

Boxes of solar panels, inverters and racking systems started appearing on the Tesla Gigafactory Texas roof recently – find out what’s being used. [Read more…]

Goulburn River Solar Farm Project Progress

Goulburn River Solar Farm - New South Wales

A huge proposed solar and battery storage project in New South Wales’ Upper Hunter Region has taken another small step forward. [Read more…]

Enphase Finalises EV Charging Solutions Acquisition

Enphase Energy and ClipperCreek

Microinverter and battery storage manufacturer Enphase Energy announced on Wednesday it had completed acquisition of EV charging solutions company ClipperCreek. [Read more…]

Fronius – 30 Years Of Solar

Fronius - 30 years in the solar industry

There aren’t many companies around today that have been in the solar hardware game for as long as Austrian inverter manufacturer Fronius. [Read more…]

GAF Energy’s “Nailable” Timberline Solar Shingles

GAF Energy Timberline Solar roof shingles

US company GAF Energy unveiled its Timberline Solar roof shingle product yesterday, and it’s created a fair bit of buzz. [Read more…]

Canberra A Renewable Energy Jobs Powerhouse

Renewable energy jobs in the ACT

The number of people employed in smart and renewable energy related jobs in the ACT is surprising – but not so much where they are concentrated given the nature of Canberra. [Read more…]

Western Australia’s Solar SPS Push Continues

Solar stand-alone power systems - Western Australia

The first solar panel based standalone power system (SPS) installations in WA’s Esperance region under a McGowan Government initiative have been completed, with a bunch more on the way. [Read more…]

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