Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

France’s EDF Shooting For 30GW Solar Rollout

EDF Group Solar Power Plan

Image: EDF Group

EDF Group announced the launch of its Solar Power Plan yesterday, an ambitious program with a goal to install 30 gigawatts of solar power capacity in France between 2020 – 2035. [Read more…]

Funding For Future Energy Center In Alice Springs

Intyalheme Centre for Future Energy announcement

Image: Dale Wakefield MLA

The Northern Territory Government has announced a $5 million investment over three years to fund the Intyalheme Centre for Future Energy (ICFE), which will be located at the Desert Knowledge Precinct in Alice Springs. [Read more…]

Flinders Island Hybrid Energy Hub Officially Opened

Flinders Island - Wind And Solar Power

Image: Google Maps

The residents of Flinders Island now have a cleaner electricity supply – the island’s $13.38 million Hybrid Energy Hub was officially opened yesterday. [Read more…]

Longi Solar Announces New World Record

Longi Solar

China’s Longi Solar has announced its bifacial PERC monocrystalline cell has achieved a world record bifaciality value of 82.15%.  [Read more…]

Lignite Of The Living Dead – EU Coal Power In Death Spiral

Coal fired electricity generation in the EU

Image: CarbonTracker

54% of Europe’s coal fired power plants are already running at a loss and within 13 years, just about all of them are likely to meet the same fate says a new report. [Read more…]

AGL’s Plans For Liddell Power Station Unveiled

Liddell Power Station

On Saturday, AGL announced it still intends closing the Liddell Power Station in New South Wales, revealing its plans to replace it with gas peaker plants, renewable energy, battery storage and demand response. [Read more…]

Clean Energy Regulator Claims Another STC Scalp

Solar panels - Small-scale Technology Certificates

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has announced enforcement action concerning another company it states improperly created small-scale technology certificates (STCs) associated with solar power installations. [Read more…]

Hundreds Of Households Register For Victorian Energy Efficiency Program

Solar panels - Latrobe Valley

Image: colmkay

With electricity price rises in Victoria just a few weeks away, an energy efficiency upgrade initiative for low-income households in the Latrobe Valley will provide some very welcome and much-needed relief on energy costs. [Read more…]

Punitive Solar Tariffs Inconsistent With “America First” Agenda : SEIA

Solar trade case - SEIA

The U.S. solar industry stated its case against punitive tariffs on some imported solar panels and cells in a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump’s top trade adviser earlier today. [Read more…]

Solar Power Scheme Cranks Up In Togo

Solar power in Togo

An ambitious program that will roll out 300,000 small solar power systems in the West African nation of Togo commenced this week. [Read more…]

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