Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

Separate, external battery enclosures not needed : CEC | Image: samfabersf

Australia’s Clean Energy Council has lodged a submission with Standards Australia in an effort to change draft home battery standards it views as overkill and that will threaten residential energy storage uptake.

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Large-scale solar may find a (limited) place in Tasmania after a pledge by the Hodgman Government to make the state “renewable energy self sufficient” if re-elected in 2018.

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London Calling – For More Solar (Apologies To The Clash) | Image: MariaGodfrida

Meeting the Mayor of London’s ambitious zero carbon target will require 1 GW of solar capacity to be installed in the city by 2030 and 2 gigawatts by 2050 – hard targets to reach.

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A new report says coal power regulations have failed Australians, and some of those that are in place are far less restrictive than in the US, EU – and even China.

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Kudos to Repower Port Augusta, which campaigned hard for years for a solar thermal power station.

A 150MW solar thermal power plant to be built near Port Augusta in South Australia will be the largest of its type in the world and supply electricity even when the sun isn’t shining.

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Solar Power In Parkes | Image : Public Domain

Two 100kW solar power systems have been installed for Parkes Shire Council in New South Wales, which combined will generate 612 megawatt hours of clean electricity a year.

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ARES energy storage shuttle train

While it’s not the sort of solution you could install at home, rail based energy storage may prove to be a viable option for grid-scale applications and an alternative to pumped hydro in some scenarios.

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SETuP Solar + Battery At Daly River (Nauiyu) | Image: ARENA

The remote aboriginal community of Daly River will be the first in the Northern Territory to reach 50% renewables, thanks to solar and battery storage, and will serve as a model for powering others. [Read more…]

Solar power in India | Image: Public Domain

In the first half of this year, the Indian solar market added more capacity than it did during all last year – and its appetite for coal is waning.

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A new initiative providing South Australian households and small businesses with information on how to improve energy efficiency and reduce power bills was launched yesterday.

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