Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

Mandatory Solar Power For New Australian Homes?

A report released last week recommends solar panels or other renewables be compulsory for new homes built in Australia; saying such a measure would help slash energy bills, network investment and emissions. [Read more…]

Not All Australian Solar Quotes Are Created Equal

Australian solar quotes

Just as there are fantastic, good, average and terrible solar power system installers, the same can be said for Australian solar quotes service providers. [Read more…]

Kalbarri Microgrid Project Powers Ahead

Kalbarri renewable energy microgrid project

The awarding of a $6.8 million contract for a 100 per cent renewable energy-powered microgrid project for Kalbarri in Western Australia was announced yesterday. [Read more…]

Latest U.S. Solar Jobs Census Reports First Drop In Years

USA Solar Jobs Census

While U.S. solar industry employment dropped 3.85% last year, there’s still just over a quarter of a million Americans working in the nation’s solar power sector –  twice as many as in coal. [Read more…]

Redflow’s First Thai-Made Battery Stacks Arrive In Australia

Redflow ZBM2 battery stack

Australia energy storage company Redflow announced yesterday the first battery electrode stacks manufactured at its new Thailand facility had arrived in Brisbane. [Read more…]

From Peddling Death To Producing Clean Power?

Turning tobacco farms into solar power stations

Researchers at USA’s Michigan Technological University believe tobacco farmers could turn better (and more ethical) coin by harvesting the sun instead of the deadly crop. [Read more…]

More Big Energy Storage Projects For South Australia

Highbury Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Project

Image: Aerometrix

South Australia’s standing as a renewable energy powerhouse will soon be matched by its reputation for energy storage uptake, boosted by news of more major projects announced today. [Read more…]

More Solar Power For Club Mulwala

Club Mulwala - solar power

A new solar energy project at Club Mulwala in the Riverina region of New South Wales will mean lower electricity bills for the club and cooler customers. [Read more…]

A Permafrost Mercury Time Bomb?

Mercury in Northern Hemisphere permafrost

Image: Bionerd, CC BY 3.0

As if there weren’t enough concerns regarding the potential impacts of climate change, a new one has been added to the steadily growing list – the release of mercury from melting permafrost in the Northern Hemisphere.  [Read more…]

QLD, NSW And Victoria Facing Major Electricity Price Rises : Report

Lack of significant Government intervention in the gas market could lead to households in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria facing hefty electricity bill increases says the McKell Institute. [Read more…]

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