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About: James Martin II

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James was Solar Choice's primary writer & researcher between 2010 and 2018. He is now the communications manager for energy technology startup SwitchDin, but remains an occasional contributor to the Solar Choice blog. James lives in Newcastle in a house with a weird solar system.

Posts by James Martin II:

  • Leading Solar Power towns are found in regional Australia By James Martin II on 6 May, 2011 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Solar Choice Company News&Solar Communities&Solar Farms&Solar information in NSW&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • Update: Solar Credits Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) Multiplier to fall to 3x from 5x By James Martin II on 5 May, 2011 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Solar Choice Company News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • First international solar-powered flight By James Martin II on 5 May, 2011 in New technologies&Off-grid solar power, Stand-alone solar power, Remote solar power&Solar Choice News
  • Oversizing your solar PV system’s inverter for future array expansion By James Martin II on 4 May, 2011 in Installation advice&Solar Panel Inverters
  • Photovoltaic and Solarthermal hybrid technology: MIT and Boston College By James Martin II on 3 May, 2011 in New technologies
  • Solar Power comes to a Broome resort: Bali Hai By James Martin II on 1 May, 2011 in Solar Choice Company News&Solar panel system information in Western Australia
  • Performance-based RECs By James Martin II on 1 May, 2011 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Solar information in NSW&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • Solar Panels and trees: both share an affinity for the sun… By James Martin II on 30 April, 2011 in Positioning solar PV panels
  • NSW Government suspends Solar Bonus (feed-in tariff) Scheme By James Martin II on 29 April, 2011 in Solar Choice Company News&Solar Choice News&Solar information in NSW&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • Solar power in USA: the current state of play By James Martin II on 28 April, 2011 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • West Australia’s first 100% renewable-powered mine: Wind and Solar By James Martin II on 27 April, 2011 in Commercial solar power&Off-grid solar power, Stand-alone solar power, Remote solar power&Solar Choice Company News&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&Solar panel system information in Western Australia
  • Solar 2: New York City’s solar-powered education centre By James Martin II on 26 April, 2011 in Building-Integrated PV (BIPV)&New technologies
  • RECs, STCs: The need for price stability (SMH) By James Martin II on 25 April, 2011 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Solar Choice News&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • 3kW solar power system donated to Melbourne Citymission for Clean Energy Week By James Martin II on 21 April, 2011 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in Victoria&Solar Choice News
  • MIT produces glass-like solar photovoltaic cells By James Martin II on 20 April, 2011 in Building-Integrated PV (BIPV)&New technologies&What are the right solar PV cells for you?
  • Best solar power system deals Dubbo & Central West NSW By James Martin II on 18 April, 2011 in Solar Farms&Solar information in NSW&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • NSW electricity prices to rise by up to 18.1% by July 2011–IPART By James Martin II on 15 April, 2011 in Saving energy&Solar Choice News&Solar information in NSW
  • Flexible Thin-film Solar photovoltaics By James Martin II on 13 April, 2011 in Building-Integrated PV (BIPV)&New technologies&Positioning solar PV panels&What are the right solar PV cells for you?
  • How to install a solar panel mounting system on your roof By James Martin II on 12 April, 2011 in Building-Integrated PV (BIPV)&Federal Government solar panel incentives&Installation advice&New technologies&Positioning solar PV panels&Solar Farms&What are the right solar PV cells for you?
  • What is grid parity and what does it mean for solar power? By James Martin II on 11 April, 2011 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • Solar-powered carports By James Martin II on 7 April, 2011 in Building-Integrated PV (BIPV)&Federal Government solar panel incentives&New technologies&Positioning solar PV panels&What are the right solar PV cells for you?
  • ACT Solar Feed-in Tariff to remain unchanged at $0.457/kWh By James Martin II on 5 April, 2011 in Archives of solar panel systems & information in the ACT&Federal Government solar panel incentives&Solar Choice Company News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • BIPV: Building-integrated Photovoltaics, the future of PV By James Martin II on 1 April, 2011 in Building-Integrated PV (BIPV)&Federal Government solar panel incentives&New technologies&Positioning solar PV panels&What are the right solar PV cells for you?
  • Renewable Energy: Charging Electric Vehicles By James Martin II on 29 March, 2011 in Batteries & Energy Storage&New technologies&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • Purchasing Green Energy vs Feed-in Tariffs for Solar Power By James Martin II on 28 March, 2011 in Installation advice&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • Stand-alone solar power to be set-up in Japan refugee centres By James Martin II on 23 March, 2011 in New technologies&Off-grid solar power, Stand-alone solar power, Remote solar power&Solar Choice News
  • Troubleshooting your grid-connected solar power system By James Martin II on 18 March, 2011 in Installation advice&Positioning solar PV panels&Solar Panel Inverters&What are the right solar PV cells for you?
  • Ever-improving PV technology dilemma: Should I wait to buy my solar array? By James Martin II on 5 March, 2011 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Installation advice&New technologies&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs&What are the right solar PV cells for you?
  • Ground-screws for ground-mounted solar power systems By James Martin II on 25 February, 2011 in Installation advice&New technologies&Positioning solar PV panels
  • Solar Credit (REC) Multiplier to reduce from 5x to 4x from 1 July 2011 By James Martin II on 25 February, 2011 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Solar Choice Company News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • Asbestos in my roof! Can I install solar panels? By James Martin II on 24 February, 2011 in Building-Integrated PV (BIPV)&Installation advice&Positioning solar PV panels
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