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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:

  • Battery storage options are growing: What products are out there? By James Martin II on 28 September, 2015 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Installation advice&New technologies&Solar System Products
  • Australia has a new PM: What’s in store for solar? By James Martin II on 15 September, 2015 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • 2015-16 NSW benchmark solar panel feed-in tariff rates to drop further: IPART draft report By James Martin II on 1 September, 2015 in Solar Choice News&Solar information in NSW&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • Solar Choice survey provides snapshot of Australians’ thoughts on energy storage By James Martin II on 11 August, 2015 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice Company News&Solar Choice News
  • New Scientist on the battery storage revolution: We can “all be power brokers” By James Martin II on 27 July, 2015 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
  • Home solar battery and energy storage in NSW: Options & benefits By James Martin II on 17 June, 2015 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar information in NSW
  • Australian Energy Storage Conference & Exhibition 2015 roundup By James Martin II on 5 June, 2015 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News&Solar System Products
  • New residential energy storage pilot projects to showcase promise of energy independence By James Martin II on 19 May, 2015 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Installation advice&Off-grid solar power, Stand-alone solar power, Remote solar power&Solar Choice News
  • PM’s cabinet considering rejection of RET Review recommendations: Financial Review By James Martin II on 9 October, 2014 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • 310,000 turn out for historic climate march in NYC By James Martin II on 22 September, 2014 in Solar Choice News
  • As solar industry braces for RET review results, solar boom looks imminent By James Martin II on 27 August, 2014 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • Echoing Australia, Florida and Utah utilities working to undermine solar growth By James Martin II on 14 July, 2014 in Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • Abbott says RET driving up power prices, while solar appears to sink market electricity price in QLD By James Martin II on 2 July, 2014 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Federal Government solar panel incentives&Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • Florida woman evicted for off-grid living, while QLD utilities move to encourage it By James Martin II on 30 June, 2014 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Solar Choice News&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • New solar connection guidelines for Queensland come into effect from 1 July By James Martin II on 24 June, 2014 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Solar Choice News&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • How to get the most out of your solar PV system part 1: System sizing & power usage By James Martin II on 13 June, 2014 in Historic Solar PV Power System Prices&Installation advice&Solar system sizes
  • Glass sphere concentrator offers creative solution to improving solar PV efficiency By James Martin II on 21 May, 2014 in New technologies&Solar Choice News&Solar industry press releases & announcements
  • 7 reasons residential solar power is so popular in Australia By James Martin II on 20 May, 2014 in Installation advice
  • What would a solar system cost without the Renewable Energy Target? By James Martin II on 6 May, 2014 in 100kW solar panel systems&Federal Government solar panel incentives&Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • Remembering the Solar Summer of 2013-2014 By James Martin II on 30 April, 2014 in Solar Choice News
  • Pollinate Energy to introduce solar-powered light sculpture ‘Ray’ at Sydney’s Vivid Festival By James Martin II on 29 April, 2014 in Solar Choice News
  • Minnesota’s ‘Value of Solar’ approach to net-metering: A model for Australia? By James Martin II on 19 March, 2014 in Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • Solar PV Price Index–March 2014 By James Martin II on 10 March, 2014 in 1.5kW solar panel systems&10kW solar panel systems&1kW solar panel systems&2kW solar panel systems&3kW solar panel systems&4kW solar panel systems&5kW&Archives of solar panel systems & information in the ACT&Archives of Solar panel systems information in NT&Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Archives of Solar panel systems information in Tasmania&Archives of Solar panel systems information in Victoria&Historic Solar PV Power System Prices&Installation advice&Residential solar system prices&Solar information in NSW&Solar information in SA&Solar panel system information in Western Australia&Solar system sizes
  • SA Premier visits Tindo Solar plant to talk renewables support as election looms By James Martin II on 6 March, 2014 in Solar Choice News&Solar information in SA&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • Solar PV Price Index–February 2014 By James Martin II on 17 February, 2014 in 1.5kW solar panel systems&10kW solar panel systems&2kW solar panel systems&3kW solar panel systems&4kW solar panel systems&5kW&Archives of solar panel systems & information in the ACT&Archives of Solar panel systems information in NT&Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Archives of Solar panel systems information in Tasmania&Archives of Solar panel systems information in Victoria&Historic Solar PV Power System Prices&Residential solar system prices&Solar Choice Company News&Solar information in NSW&Solar information in SA&Solar panel system information in Western Australia&Solar system sizes
  • ‘Community solar’ offers another way to own solar panels in the US By James Martin II on 14 February, 2014 in Solar Choice News
  • California’s Ivanpah ‘Solar Tower’ now online By James Martin II on 6 February, 2014 in Solar Choice News
  • Pollinate Energy brings solar lighting to India’s ‘urban poor’ by fostering the entrepreneurial spirit By James Martin II on 4 February, 2014 in Solar Choice News
  • US solar job growth is booming. What’s in store for Australia? By James Martin II on 30 January, 2014 in Solar Choice News
  • Victorian network operator to dispatch grid energy storage trial By James Martin II on 23 January, 2014 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in Victoria&Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
  • California’s Blythe solar power plant ok’ed for switch from CSP to PV By James Martin II on 22 January, 2014 in Solar Choice News&Solar Farms
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