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About: Sophie Vorrath

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Sophie is editor of One Step Off The Grid and deputy editor of its sister site, Renew Economy. Sophie has been writing about clean energy for more than a decade.

Posts by Sophie Vorrath:

  • Nearly 1GW of solar installed in Aus in 2015 – thanks to large-scale projects By Sophie Vorrath on 22 December, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • Bundaberg cane farming family goes off grid to save money By Sophie Vorrath on 18 December, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • Growing appetite for commercial solar power purchase agreements could help shape Australia’s renewable energy future By Sophie Vorrath on 16 December, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • CEFC to give local councils a boost for low-carbon transitions By Sophie Vorrath on 16 December, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • NSW Renewable Energy Action Plan progress report showcases solar’s prominence in energy mix By Sophie Vorrath on 14 December, 2015 in Solar Choice News&Solar information in NSW
  • ARENA commits $900k to perovskite solar cell efficiency research By Sophie Vorrath on 14 December, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • Victorian government clears roadblocks to rooftop solar PPAs By Sophie Vorrath on 14 December, 2015 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in Victoria&Solar Choice News&Solar leasing/Free solar panel deals
  • SA government reveals 4-point plan to attract investment dollars for renewables By Sophie Vorrath on 8 December, 2015 in Solar Choice News&Solar information in SA&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • ARENA-backed project to set up a virtual microgrid in Melbourne’s suburbs By Sophie Vorrath on 8 December, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • Adelaide plans to become world’s first carbon-neutral city By Sophie Vorrath on 7 December, 2015 in Federal Government solar panel incentives
  • ARENA-backed report shows potential for renewable alternatives to gas in industrial applications By Sophie Vorrath on 7 December, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • New Aussie start-up Matter aims to bring solar to apartment-dwellers By Sophie Vorrath on 4 December, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • WA solar households could face new ‘solar tax’ under Synergy proposal By Sophie Vorrath on 3 December, 2015 in Solar Choice News&Solar panel system information in Western Australia
  • Government report confirms solar & wind will be cheapest low-carbon technologies going forward By Sophie Vorrath on 30 November, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • Rooftop solar + storage could be cheaper than coal in India: KPMG By Sophie Vorrath on 23 November, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • Indian solar prices within reach of out-competing coal: KPMG By Sophie Vorrath on 20 November, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • Australian subsidies for fossil fuels are $5.6 billion annually: Report By Sophie Vorrath on 16 November, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • Brisbane’s Redflow pitches flow batteries to mining operations By Sophie Vorrath on 13 November, 2015 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News&Solar System Products
  • ACT enviro minister Corbell named one of three Solar Council ‘patrons’ By Sophie Vorrath on 11 November, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • Solar projects win a quarter of Chilean renewables contracts at auction By Sophie Vorrath on 5 November, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • NSW Greens call on Premier to adopt 2040 zero emissions target By Sophie Vorrath on 2 November, 2015 in Solar Choice News&Solar information in NSW
  • German network can handle ‘huge amounts’ of solar-plus-storage – with no negative effects By Sophie Vorrath on 2 November, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • Over half of new US generation capacity in 2015 was renewables By Sophie Vorrath on 30 October, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • Australia home to some of the lowest solar installation prices in the world, IEA confirms By Sophie Vorrath on 30 October, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • Half of Aussie homes could have solar-plus-batteries by 2025: Climate Council By Sophie Vorrath on 28 October, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • Adelaide-based thermal energy storage developer wins $400k federal grant By Sophie Vorrath on 27 October, 2015 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
  • SolarEdge’s StorEdge energy storage solution to be compatible with Powerwall By Sophie Vorrath on 19 October, 2015 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
  • New interactive online map helps identify wind & solar opportunities across Australia By Sophie Vorrath on 16 October, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • Submission to VIC Renewables Roadmap suggests how to make solar feed-in tariffs fair & effective By Sophie Vorrath on 12 October, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • WA Aboriginal corporation goes off-grid with 100kW solar + 70kWh storage By Sophie Vorrath on 28 September, 2015 in Solar Choice News&Solar panel system information in Western Australia
  • Complete phase-out of fossil fuels feasible by 2050: GreenPeace report By Sophie Vorrath on 25 September, 2015 in Solar Choice News
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