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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:

  • Coronavirus could deliver first global solar market contraction since 1980s, says BNEF By Sophie Vorrath on 25 March, 2020 in Federal Government solar panel incentives
  • Major solar farm and battery approved for New South Wales coal country By Sophie Vorrath on 18 March, 2020 in Federal Government solar panel incentives
  • Coalition tips $68.5m into ‘Reliable Affordable’ clean energy research centre By Sophie Vorrath on 18 March, 2020 in Federal Government solar panel incentives
  • SA big batteries again steer state through interconnector dramas By Sophie Vorrath on 10 March, 2020 in Federal Government solar panel incentives
  • Solar projects, some wind farms hit by more transmission downgrades By Sophie Vorrath on 9 March, 2020 in Federal Government solar panel incentives
  • Another 100 stand-alone solar and battery systems to be installed by Western Power By Sophie Vorrath on 3 March, 2020 in Federal Government solar panel incentives
  • Origin profit hit by outages and solar uptake, battery plans hostage to UNGI By Sophie Vorrath on 28 February, 2020 in Federal Government solar panel incentives
  • Victoria intervenes to try and solve wind and solar bottlenecks in local grid By Sophie Vorrath on 26 February, 2020 in Federal Government solar panel incentives
  • Rio Tinto joins iron ore mining giants making big switch to solar and batteries By Sophie Vorrath on 25 February, 2020 in Federal Government solar panel incentives
  • Wind, solar projects warned of seven year delays in Victoria, NSW By Sophie Vorrath on 17 February, 2020 in Federal Government solar panel incentives
  • Albanese downbeat on zero carbon bill, but describes new coal plant as “unicorn” By Sophie Vorrath on 13 February, 2020 in Federal Government solar panel incentives
  • Morrison’s refusal to move on climate, and the “prosperity doctrine” By Sophie Vorrath on 12 February, 2020 in Federal Government solar panel incentives
  • AEMO takes control of S.A. big batteries to help manage isolated grid By Sophie Vorrath on 10 February, 2020 in Federal Government solar panel incentives
  • Australia wind and solar investment plunges as Coalition turns blind eye to transition By Sophie Vorrath on 30 January, 2020 in Solar Choice News
  • Angus Taylor’s secret consultation on emissions cuts stacked towards big emitters By Sophie Vorrath on 29 January, 2020 in Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • Should Australia carry-over Kyoto Protocol units for Paris agreement? By Sophie Vorrath on 20 December, 2019 in Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • AEMO outlines plan to reach 90% renewables by 2040 By Sophie Vorrath on 20 December, 2019 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • SAPN offering cheaper costs for energy used during solar hours By Sophie Vorrath on 13 December, 2019 in Solar Choice News&Solar information in SA
  • A $20b plan to power Singapore with 10GW of Solar PV in the N.T. By Sophie Vorrath on 12 December, 2019 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in NT&Solar Choice News
  • 100MW Solar Farm in Clare Valley submitted for DA By Sophie Vorrath on 6 December, 2019 in Commercial solar power&Solar Choice News&Solar information in SA
  • Rooftop Solar contributes 64% of SA’s demand at intraday peak By Sophie Vorrath on 6 December, 2019 in Solar Choice News&Solar information in SA
  • UK Solar Farm’s assets help balance grid at night in innovative trial By Sophie Vorrath on 2 December, 2019 in Solar Choice News
  • Macquarie joins other major banks with RE100 pledge By Sophie Vorrath on 29 November, 2019 in Solar Choice News
  • South Australia’s Tesla big battery to add 50MW/65MWh By Sophie Vorrath on 21 November, 2019 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
  • Wollongong Uni develops breakthrough sodium-sulphur battery tech By Sophie Vorrath on 20 November, 2019 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News&Solar information in NSW
  • Renewables sector slams AEMC’s network pricing submission By Sophie Vorrath on 18 November, 2019 in Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • AEMC says electricity markets need to think more like AirBnB By Sophie Vorrath on 15 November, 2019 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
  • Renewables driven S.A. records lowest power prices on NEM By Sophie Vorrath on 12 November, 2019 in Solar Choice News&Solar information in SA
  • Tailem Bend Solar Farm turned off 18 days last month with negative pricing By Sophie Vorrath on 8 November, 2019 in Solar Choice News&Solar information in SA
  • NSW to benefit from 400MWh of large-scale batteries By Sophie Vorrath on 6 November, 2019 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News&Solar information in NSW
  • AGL suggests EVs will drive a 20 fold increase in battery storage By Sophie Vorrath on 5 November, 2019 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Battery storage system prices&Solar Choice News
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