Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

In good news for Australians considering going solar, prices for STCs continue to remain high. So, what is an STC and why is a high price a good thing? [Read more…]

Germany’s SMA has been selected to supply central inverters for AGL’s 250 MW/250 MWh battery project at Torrens Island in South Australia. [Read more…]

The Australian Energy Market Commission has finalised reforms designed to support the continued growth of small-scale solar, along with batteries and electric vehicles. [Read more…]

From libraries to cemeteries, dozens of Brisbane City Council sites now have solar power system installations. [Read more…]

A start date in South Australia for mandatory inverter dynamic solar export support has been recommended. As for other states, this may be heading their way at some point too. [Read more…]

Solar panel manufacturer Sunman Energy is spruiking the typhoon survival street cred of its eArc stick-on solar panels. [Read more…]

Are home batteries finally poised to go mainstream in Australia? And in a 17-kilometre race in to the city, which wins – a battery-assisted bike or an electric car? Tesla Powerwall vs. lead acid batteries, a debate between a battery cynic and a true believer, plus much more in episode 7 of SolarQuotes TV! [Read more…]

We could all do with some good news – but unfortunately the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change didn’t deliver it. [Read more…]

This solar-assisted remote-controlled sand sifting robot may play a small part in helping to keep beaches clean. [Read more…]

The completion of streetlight upgrades and rooftop solar installations on a bunch of WA’s Shire of Derby/West Kimberley buildings was celebrated last week. [Read more…]