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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:

  • Aus energy storage industry will be booming by 2025: Energeia report By Sophie Vorrath on 22 September, 2015 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
  • Mass adoption of battery storage only 5 years away, predicts UBS By Sophie Vorrath on 18 September, 2015 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
  • SE Queensland network hits 1GW solar – a system on 3 in 10 homes By Sophie Vorrath on 4 September, 2015 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Solar Choice News&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • Developing countries set the example for ‘energy democracy’ By Sophie Vorrath on 3 September, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • QLD government to give boost to rooftop & large-scale solar By Sophie Vorrath on 3 September, 2015 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • Redflow to offer small-scale flow battery in Australia from 2016 By Sophie Vorrath on 2 September, 2015 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
  • Aussie-developed salt-based energy storage solution wins ANSTO Eureka Prize By Sophie Vorrath on 28 August, 2015 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
  • As feed-in tariffs end and battery prices fall, homes ‘hungry’ for batteries: ARENA CEO By Sophie Vorrath on 27 August, 2015 in Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • Victorian regulator confirms feed-in tariff to be slashed to 5c/kWh By Sophie Vorrath on 25 August, 2015 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in Victoria&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • Vic government to address barriers to wind farms, distributed solar & storage By Sophie Vorrath on 24 August, 2015 in Solar Choice News&Solar leasing/Free solar panel deals
  • Aus energy markets in midst of ‘seismic shift’ thanks to solar, storage: Shorten By Sophie Vorrath on 19 August, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • Solar Council launches campaign to oust Liberals in marginal Perth seat By Sophie Vorrath on 18 August, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • Report says world must install 53GW of PV per year until 2020 to stop climate change By Sophie Vorrath on 18 August, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • July was best month yet for rooftop solar PV this year: Sunwiz By Sophie Vorrath on 14 August, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • Survey confirms: Over 80% of Australians prefer solar energy over other sources By Sophie Vorrath on 13 August, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • Australia sees emissions jump for first time since 2001 By Sophie Vorrath on 10 August, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • Fossil fuel subsidy reform “urgent as ever” for Aus, says IMF By Sophie Vorrath on 6 August, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • ARENA predicts ‘mega-shift’ towards energy storage as battery prices drop By Sophie Vorrath on 5 August, 2015 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
  • What do homes need to know to take advantage of solar-plus-storage? CSIRO study By Sophie Vorrath on 30 July, 2015 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
  • Obama administration announces plans to boost solar uptake in USA By Sophie Vorrath on 9 July, 2015 in Solar Choice News
  • Three in ten SE Qld homes installing solar: Energex By Sophie Vorrath on 9 July, 2015 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Solar Choice News
  • Queensland’s Ergon decreases solar system size thresholds for network assessments By Sophie Vorrath on 26 June, 2015 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • Australian Energy Regulator rejects proposed fee on SA solar homes By Sophie Vorrath on 25 June, 2015 in Solar Choice News&Solar information in SA
  • Over 18% of WA homes now have solar By Sophie Vorrath on 24 June, 2015 in Solar panel system information in Western Australia
  • Testing complete, NSW’s Nyngan Soar Farm soon to be fully operational By Sophie Vorrath on 17 June, 2015 in Commercial solar power&Solar Choice News&Solar Farms
  • Rooftop solar continues to grow in Queensland By Sophie Vorrath on 5 June, 2014 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Solar Choice News
  • Energy storage at center of discussion at Intersolar Europe 2014 By Sophie Vorrath on 5 June, 2014 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
  • Silex Systems says Mildura CPV plant on track despite ARENA worries By Sophie Vorrath on 29 May, 2014 in Solar Choice News
  • RET cuts would result in increased power bills for consumers, windfall profits for coal generators: BNEF By Sophie Vorrath on 27 May, 2014 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • AEMC to introduce new, streamlined processes for connecting solar to the grid By Sophie Vorrath on 23 April, 2014 in Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • $5 billion of US rooftop solar will be crowd-funded by 2019 By Sophie Vorrath on 10 April, 2014 in Solar Choice News
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