Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

Applications for new grants for electric delivery vans and public charging stations kick off this week in Tasmania under the state’s Deliver-E and ChargeSmart programs. [Read more…]

Federal funding has been announced for a project in Western Australia that will enable more owners of solar panels and home batteries to join Virtual Power Plants. [Read more…]

Community buildings with solar panels, batteries and generators are providing residents in a bunch of Victorian towns a safe place to access basic services during prolonged blackouts. [Read more…]

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has been requested by Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen to look into funding more community electrification projects, in an effort to slash emissions and help more households save big on power bills. [Read more…]

New South Wales’ Shellharbour City Council has reminded residents it has several rebates currently available to help support households install solar panels, batteries and selected home electrification tech. [Read more…]

Dust can have a negative impact on solar panel performance. But module tilt angle also plays a role in how much the impact will be, as this study carried out in an extreme environment indicates. [Read more…]

Australia’s Clean Energy Council has announced several Canadian Solar (CSI-Solar) inverter models have been suspended from the CEC’s approved solar products program. [Read more…]

The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria is celebrating completion of major EV charging upgrades across its network, but its solar arm has been clipped across the ear after regulator scrutiny. [Read more…]

A recent survey suggests many Australian households have low energy literacy, and a majority want simplicity in their relationships with electricity retailers. [Read more…]

While not a significant problem in Australia yet (and hopefully never will be), EV charging cable theft has been on the rise in the USA and UK. [Read more…]