Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

While the International Space Station’s solar arrays are still working pretty well, they are showing their age and NASA will start on an upgrade this year. [Read more…]

In the ongoing saga between REC and Q Cells over solar technology patents, REC has claimed a couple of victories – the most recent being yesterday. [Read more…]

The Prince of Wales’ Sustainable Markets Initiative has announced  a charter putting sustainability at the heart of the private sector – the Terra Carta. [Read more…]

Bundaberg Regional Council has approved a development application for a proposed solar farm around 60 kilometres from the city. [Read more…]

SunPower Corp. announced last Friday it is to close its US solar panel manufacturing plant in Hillsboro, Oregon. [Read more…]

Spain-headquartered Ingeteam says it has passed the 2 GW mark for solar inverter capacity supplied to the Australian market. [Read more…]

Samsung Electronics has unveiled its 2021 range of Neo QLED, MICRO LED and Lifestyle TVs – all of which will have what the company says is “game-changing” remote control technology. [Read more…]

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BigBelly compacting bins have proven to be a useful tool for councils, reducing the number of waste collection trips needing to be made. But not even solar power can cure stupid. [Read more…]

VSUN residential vanadium redox flow battery bits – some assembly required.

Australian Vanadium Limited (AVL) subsidiary VSUN Energy is continuing to chug along towards its goal of developing a residential flow battery system for the Australian market. This battery won’t just be big on capacity. [Read more…]

There have been several fire incidents in New South Wales in the last week or so involving solar power systems – and at least two are thought to have been caused by rooftop isolator switches. [Read more…]