Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

Sungrow To Start Manufacturing Solar Inverters In India Soon

Sungrow solar inverter factory

Sungrow’s new Bangalore inverter factory could do with a few solar panels.

Chinese solar inverter manufacturer Sungrow has announced its first factory outside of China will be up and running in the second half of this year. [Read more…]

Echuca Regional Library Goes Solar

Echuca Library - solar energy. 

Image: Campaspe Shire Council via Facebook.

As part of Victoria’s Campaspe Shire Council’s green efforts, Echuca Regional Library now boasts 368 solar panels on its rooftop – and it will be saving a bunch of bucks on electricity to boot. [Read more…]

Product Recall – Shenzhen Sofarsolar Mass Energy Inverters

Shenzhen Sofarsolar (Sofar Solar) Mass Energy Inverter Recall

After being de-listed from the Clean Energy Council’s Approved Products List, certain Mass Energy solar inverters from Shenzhen Sofarsolar are now subject to a recall notice. [Read more…]

Woolworths Readying For Big Solar Unveil

More commercial solar power for Woolworths

We may soon get a look at Woolworths’ huge commercial solar power installation, said to be the largest in Australia. [Read more…]

CEC : National Battery Register Likely To Fail

The Clean Energy Council has warned a proposed national battery installation database will likely fail if the paperwork burden falls squarely on the shoulders of installers. [Read more…]

Solar Means Business In The USA (And Australia)

commercial solar power

Not the Australian Target, the other one

2017 was the third biggest year for on-site solar installations among the USA’s largest companies. The leading business last year was Target for the second year in a row, with 40MW of new capacity installed. [Read more…]

Compulsory Solar Power For New Homes In Wollondilly Shire?

Wollondilly Shire’s Deputy Mayor wants to see solar panels compulsory for all new residential housing developments in the region. [Read more…]

National Energy Guarantee (NEG) – Where’s It At?

National Energy Guarantee

While perhaps not as exciting as the latest solar panel or battery technology, the evolution of the National Energy Guarantee is something worth keeping tabs on. [Read more…]

Floating Solar May Appear On New South Wales Dam Reservoirs

Solar energy for NSW dams

Image: WaterNSW

Energy and Utilities Minister Don Harwin announced yesterday the State Government wants the private sector to invest in small and large scale renewable energy generation using the state’s dams and other water infrastructure – and this could include floating solar energy installations. [Read more…]

Do You Really Need To Buy Solar From A CEC Approved Solar Retailer?

Is the Clean Energy Council’s Approved Solar Retailer program the be-all and end-all for selecting an excellent solar installer in Australia? Nope. [Read more…]

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