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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:

  • Korea’s Hanwha to rescue Q-Cells from insolvency By James Martin II on 28 August, 2012 in Solar Choice News
  • Creating LGCs from large-scale solar power generators By James Martin II on 27 August, 2012 in Commercial solar power&Solar Farms
  • ACT Reverse-Auction Feed-in Tariff ‘winners’ to be announced in coming weeks By James Martin II on 22 August, 2012 in Archives of solar panel systems & information in the ACT&Commercial solar power&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • Australia was the world’s residential solar PV leader in 2011 By James Martin II on 22 August, 2012 in Solar Choice News
  • SafetyinSolar – Solar panel isolation system By James Martin II on 21 August, 2012 in Balance of System&Solar System Products
  • Australian Solar Energy Society (AUSES) changes name to Australian Solar Energy Council By James Martin II on 21 August, 2012 in Federal Government solar panel incentives
  • SolarBridge Technologies: Microinverters for AC solar panels By James Martin II on 17 August, 2012 in New technologies&Solar Panel Inverters&Solar Panel Microinverters & Power Optimisers&Solar Panels/Modules&Solar System Products
  • Suntech CEO steps down to focus on operations By James Martin II on 16 August, 2012 in Commercial solar power
  • 30MW solar farm approved for Kerang, central Victoria By James Martin II on 16 August, 2012 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in Victoria&Commercial solar power&Solar Farms&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • Commercial-scale solar power farming in South Australia: 10kW, 30kW, 50kW, 100kW and beyond By James Martin II on 15 August, 2012 in Commercial solar power&Solar Farms&Solar information in SA&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • Solmetric’s Suneye 210: An on-site tool for estimating solar PV system performance By James Martin II on 14 August, 2012 in Installation advice&New technologies&Positioning solar PV panels
  • NSW Solar Feed-in Tariff rates temporarily removed from MyEnergyOffers website By James Martin II on 13 August, 2012 in Solar information in NSW&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • Electricity market reform comes to the forefront of the clean energy debate By James Martin II on 10 August, 2012 in Solar Choice News
  • Australian Renewable Energy Agency may fund Solar Flagships runners-up By James Martin II on 9 August, 2012 in Commercial solar power&Solar Farms&Solar Flagship Projects
  • Utility-scale solar power By James Martin II on 9 August, 2012 in Commercial solar power&Solar Flagship Projects
  • 20kW Commercial solar systems: Pricing, output, and returns By James Martin II on 8 August, 2012 in Commercial solar power&Solar Farms
  • Bosch Solar Panels in Australia By James Martin II on 7 August, 2012 in Solar Panels/Modules&Solar System Products
  • Changes to Australian solar PV installation standard AS5033: What’s new? By James Martin II on 3 August, 2012 in Solar Choice Company News
  • City of Sydney’s big solar plans: 1.25MW on 30 rooftops By James Martin II on 3 August, 2012 in Commercial solar power
  • Solar Choice Solar System Price Index: August 2012 By James Martin II on 3 August, 2012 in 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 Choice Company News&Solar information in NSW&Solar information in SA&Solar panel system information in Western Australia
  • Cheapest electricity will come from renewables in 2030: BREE Report By James Martin II on 1 August, 2012 in Solar Choice News
  • Australian rooftop solar PV capacity at 1.7GW: Clean Energy Regulator By James Martin II on 31 July, 2012 in Commercial solar power&Solar Choice News
  • Clean Energy Week 2012 roundup By James Martin II on 30 July, 2012 in Solar Choice Company News
  • Finding deals on solar power systems in Mildura, Victoria By James Martin II on 26 July, 2012 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in Victoria&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • The economics of commercial-scale solar power farming in WA 10kW, 50kW and beyond By James Martin II on 24 July, 2012 in Commercial solar power&Solar Farms&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&Solar panel system information in Western Australia&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • Compare Solar Quotes for Melbourne, Victoria By James Martin II on 24 July, 2012 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in Victoria&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • Victoria Transitional Solar Feed-in Tariff may close soon By James Martin II on 23 July, 2012 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in Victoria&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • Solar Quotes for Adelaide, South Australia By James Martin II on 20 July, 2012 in Solar information in SA&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • Kyocera’s Energy Management System: An integrated battery storage solution By James Martin II on 19 July, 2012 in Batteries & Energy Storage&New technologies&Solar System Products
  • China increases solar PV installation targets: 21GW by 2015 By James Martin II on 17 July, 2012 in Solar Choice News
  • ET Solar launches AC micro-inverter solar panels in North America By James Martin II on 16 July, 2012 in New technologies&Solar Panels/Modules&Solar System Products
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