Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

Victorian Government To Boost Renewables Jobs (Cough, Splutter)

VRET and solar jobs

Image: Lily D’Ambrosio via Facebook

Victoria’s Andrews Labor Government has introduced a Bill into parliament to legislate boosting Victoria’s Renewable Energy Target (VRET) to 50 per cent by 2030. This is great, but… [Read more…]

Frankston’s Biggest Solar Power Project Complete

Bayside shopping centre solar energy installation

The final stage of work on a huge solar power system on the rooftop Vicinity Centres’ Bayside shopping centre in Frankston, Victoria is now complete. [Read more…]

SolarQuotes Vodcast Ep. 25 – Sunburnt Solar Panels And Green Minions

Finn and Ronald cover the ongoing solar rebate fiasco in Victoria, a company claiming solar panel failure caused by sunburn, a questionable ad spruiking a super-cheap Sonnen battery deal and more. [Read more…]

Risen’s Australian Rooftop Solar Panel Sales Rise Rapidly

Risen Energy solar panels - Australia

Risen Energy (Australia) has stated the last 12 months has seen its biggest boost in rooftop solar panel sales in this country. [Read more…]

Daqo Inks Another Huge Polysilicon Deal with Longi

Daqo solar grade polysilicon

Polysilicon producer Daqo announced last week it had signed a new major polysilicon supply agreement with Longi Green Energy Technology. [Read more…]

Clean Energy Regulator Sets Compliance and Enforcement Priorities

Clean Energy Regulator

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has outlined its priorities for the year ahead for ensuring ongoing integrity of the programs it administers. [Read more…]

Solar Installers To Rally Outside Premier Andrews’ Office Today

Premier Andrews and Lily D'Ambrosio

Premier Andrews and Minister D’Ambrosio in happier solar days

While Lily isn’t listening, Dan might – and the Victorian Premier will hear more today when solar installers gather outside his office in Melbourne to protest the PV rebate sending them broke. [Read more…]

Another Sewage Treatment Facility Turns To Solar Energy

Solar power Kenilworth

Queensland’s Unitywater has installed solar panels at its Kenilworth sewage treatment plant and added another interesting green feature. [Read more…]

New Coal Ad Campaign Coming Soon To A Screen Near You

Australian coal ad campaign

Ready to get proud about the future of Australian coal power? An upcoming ad campaign from Coal21 reportedly has this goal in mind and to make coal great again. [Read more…]

CEC De-Lists China Sunergy CSUN Solar Panels

China Sunergy CSUN solar panels

The Clean Energy Council has announced all China Sunergy (Nanjing) Co Ltd (CSUN) solar panels are no longer approved for installation under Australia’s Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES). [Read more…]

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