Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

Gundary Solar Farm Community Consultation Kicking Off

Gundary Solar Farm

It’s very early days for Lightsource bp’s proposed huge Gundary Solar Farm near Goulburn in New South Wales, but the company is already potentially facing headwinds. [Read more…]

Germany’s Home Battery Sales Charging Up

Home batteries in Germany

The pandemic, supply chain issues and increasing production and raw material costs didn’t put a dampener on Germany’s home battery storage market last year – and this year is also shaping up to be a corker. [Read more…]

Coal Power Plants Producing Less Electricity, Pumping More Pollution

Coal power plant pollution in Australia

New analysis of National Pollutant Inventory data indicates while some Australian coal power stations are generating less electricity, a number saw levels of toxic pollutants increase. [Read more…]

Bargara’s Community-Scale Tesla Battery System Nears Prime Time

Tesla Megapack - Bargara, Queensland

It won’t be long before a Tesla Megapack battery installation at Bargara near Bundaberg in Queensland starts soaking up locally-generated surplus solar power. [Read more…]

Victoria’s Mitchell Shire Joins Cities Power Partnership

Mitchell Shire - Cities Power Partnership

Solar power looks set to play a bigger role in Mitchell Shire Council’s efforts to further slash its carbon emissions. [Read more…]

Victorian EV Subsidy Update

Victoria's electric car subsidy

It’s been 11 months since Victoria’s Andrews Government launched its Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) Subsidy – so how are things tracking with the program? [Read more…]

IPCC: Humanity At A Crossroads On Emissions

IPCC climate report

Without immediate and deep emissions reductions across the board, limiting global warming to 1.5°C will be beyond humanity’s reach says a new IPCC report. [Read more…]

LG Battery Recall Continues: Solax Power And Opal Storage Affected

LG Solar Battery recall

A new recall notice went up on the Australian Government’s Product Safety web site last Wednesday in relation to LG batteries utilised in some energy storage systems from a couple of other brands. [Read more…]

Another Big Tesla Powerwall Price Increase In Australia

Tesla Powerwall prices in Australia

Australians hankering after a Tesla Powerwall solar battery system will need to dig deeper into their pockets to buy one of the beasties. [Read more…]

Australian Solar Systems Interest Index: April 2022

SolarQuotes auSSII report - April 2022

The latest SolarQuotes auSSII report reveals a greater proportion of Australians wanting to fill their roofs with solar panels to make the most of their valuable rooftop real estate. [Read more…]

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