Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

Angus Taylor Is Australia’s New Energy Minister

Angus Taylor - Energy Minister

Angus Taylor | Image via Facebook

Federal Member for Hume Angus Taylor is now Australia’s Energy Minister, taking over from Josh Frydenberg. So what are Mr. Taylor’s views on renewable energy?  [Read more…]

Sunshine Coast Solar Farm A 2018 National Federation Awards Winner

Sunshine Coast Solar Farm

Queensland’s Sunshine Coast Solar Farm was announced the winner of the Environmental Leadership and Sustainability category at the National Federation Awards last Thursday. [Read more…]

Solar Victoria To Be Based In The Latrobe Valley – Maybe

Solar Victoria

Image: Solar Victoria

A new government agency overseeing the Victorian Government’s Solar Homes program, Solar Victoria, may be based in Morwell. [Read more…]

Panels Installed For Flinders University Solar Car Park

Flinders University solar car park

4,136 panels have been installed over a car park at Flinders University’s Bedford Park campus in South Australia. [Read more…]

Bookaar Solar Farm In The Spotlight

Bookar Solar Farm
A planning permit application lodged for a 200MW solar farm near Camperdown in Victoria has locals taking an interest – positive and otherwise. [Read more…]

Funding For Renewable Energy Projects In NSW Regional Communities

$85 million has been earmarked by the NSW State Government for clean energy programs in the state’s regional communities. [Read more…]

Victorian Government To Splash Out More Cash For Microgrids

Latrobe Valley microgrid program

The Andrews Labor Government has announced a new $3 million grant program in the Latrobe Valley to support the development of microgrids that benefit local business/industry customers. [Read more…]

Redflow Battery System Managing Heritage Building Peak Energy Demand

Redflow ZBM2 batteries - Darling Building Adelaide

Energy supply challenges for the renovated Darling Building in Adelaide were solved through the use of an energy storage system with batteries supplied by Australian company Redflow. [Read more…]

Victoria’s Solar Homes Package Rebate Program – Reactions

Solar Homes Package

Image : Solar Victoria

The new solar rebate announced by the Andrews Labor Government on Sunday has been getting a lot of attention – we’ve certainly noticed increased activity originating in Victoria here on SolarQuotes. [Read more…]

Mars Solar Rover Still Silent

Mars rover Opportunity

Image: NASA

Is this the end for the plucky little solar powered Mars rover Opportunity? Even if it has bit the dust, Opportunity has given far more than was originally expected of it. [Read more…]

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