Solar Quotes Blog

SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode #5

Last Friday Ronald and I sat down in SQHQ to discuss the previous 7 days on the blog. Here are the posts we discussed, along with links to the relevant place in the video.

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Solar Panels For Woolworths’ Adelaide Regional Distribution Centre

Woolworths - solar energy

Woolworths’ expansion of its Adelaide Regional Distribution Centre (ARDC) at Gepps Cross will include the installation of a commercial-scale solar power system.

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Not All Sunshine For QLD 1,500MW Solar + 500MW Storage Project

Sunshine Energy solar farm

An “early groundbreaking ceremony” for a huge solar power and battery storage facility in Queensland was accompanied by very little fanfare – and probably for good reason.

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JinkoSolar Ruled The Roost For Solar Panel Shipments In 2018

2018 Solar Panel Shipment Rankings

China’s JinkoSolar led the pack again in 2018 for solar panel shipments states a new report from data and analytics company GlobalData.

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Craig Kelly Calls SA Big Battery A Failure – After It Works Exactly As Expected

craig kelly and the big battery

Craig Kelly is… A Liberal Member of Parliament. A supporter of health damaging and environmentally destructive coal power. The only Federal MP with a nuclear reactor lodged in his seat. A man who resembles a big cuddly koala bear with a shaved face. Recently he published a 419 word essay on his facebook page titled, […]

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NSW Labor’s Latest Solar Power Pledge – Solar Skills Program

NSW Labor Solar Skills Program

A Labor Government in New South Wales will invest $11 million to train and accredit the thousands of electricians that will be needed for work generated by the party’s Solar Homes Policy.

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Swiss Company Boasts 29% Efficient Solar Panels

Insolight solar panels

The use of tiny “space-grade” solar cells and lenses have enabled Insolight to achieve a claimed 29% efficiency for its high-tech solar panels, which are currently at the commercial pre-production stage.

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Canberra Battery Test Centre Update — BYD Battery Comes Out On Top

Battery Test Centre results

The Lithium Ion Battery Test Centre in Canberra has released a new report.  They released it 5 months ago but I’ll make apologies for tardy reporting later. 

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Tasmania Has A New Electricity Retailer

1st Energy - Tasmania

As of the beginning of this week, a new electricity retailer is operating in Tasmania – and it’s looking to grab the attention of solar power system owners.

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Amazon Commits To Cutting Carbon Impact Of Shipping

Amazon - solar energy

Online retail behemoth Amazon has set a goal of 50% of all the company’s shipments to be net zero carbon by 2030.

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