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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:

  • Trina’s new technology focused at Solar Farm market By Sophie Vorrath on 25 October, 2019 in New technologies&Solar Choice News
  • Smelter closure could cause Vic energy price spike By Sophie Vorrath on 24 October, 2019 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in Victoria&Federal Government solar panel incentives
  • Western Power to take customers Off Grid By Sophie Vorrath on 18 October, 2019 in Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&Solar panel system information in Western Australia
  • National Parks Association slams Snowy Hydro 2.0 By Sophie Vorrath on 17 October, 2019 in Solar Choice News&Solar information in NSW
  • Queensland celebrates milestone – 4GW of solar By Sophie Vorrath on 11 October, 2019 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • Townesville Gigafactory Proposed to Cost $3 billion By Sophie Vorrath on 10 October, 2019 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
  • ACT passes 100% renewable target By Sophie Vorrath on 9 October, 2019 in Archives of solar panel systems & information in the ACT&Solar Choice News
  • ARENA commits $2.9m to hydrogen feasibility studies in QLD By Sophie Vorrath on 8 October, 2019 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Solar Choice News
  • SA unveils plans for 100% hydrogen economy By Sophie Vorrath on 30 September, 2019 in Solar Choice News&Solar information in SA
  • School strikes and all Australia has is a “Big Stick” By Sophie Vorrath on 27 September, 2019 in Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • AEMO halves output from five solar farms By Sophie Vorrath on 20 September, 2019 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in Victoria&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • Is this Australia’s first utility to acknowledge death by solar? By Sophie Vorrath on 19 September, 2019 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in NT&Solar Choice Company News
  • Australians climate change fears By Sophie Vorrath on 13 September, 2019 in Solar Choice News
  • Home storage to be taken over by EV’s? By Sophie Vorrath on 12 September, 2019 in Batteries & Energy Storage
  • Rooftop solar market plateaus – at record volumes By Sophie Vorrath on 9 September, 2019 in Solar Choice News
  • Spectacular solar success in Europe By Sophie Vorrath on 5 September, 2019 in Balance of System&Batteries & Energy Storage
  • Renewables sets new record generation in Australia By Sophie Vorrath on 30 August, 2019 in Solar Choice News
  • ACT shift to 100% renewables, electric vehicles next… By Sophie Vorrath on 28 August, 2019 in Archives of solar panel systems & information in the ACT&Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems
  • Australia to finally have a transitional renewable energy plan By Sophie Vorrath on 28 August, 2019 in Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • Ageing coal-fired power plants put Australia on the map of global air pollution hotspots By Sophie Vorrath on 28 August, 2019 in Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems&Solar Choice News
  • UPC acquires 250MW Baroota pumped hydro in SA By Sophie Vorrath on 15 August, 2019 in Solar Choice News&Solar Farms
  • Renewables Target of 50% to be set in Victorian law By Sophie Vorrath on 14 August, 2019 in Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • NSW Liddell coal plant’s life extended by AGL By Sophie Vorrath on 8 August, 2019 in Solar Choice News&Solar information in NSW
  • Renewables amongst the causes of EnergyAustralia’s $1bn loss By Sophie Vorrath on 7 August, 2019 in Solar Choice News
  • Solar’s impact on the National Electricity Market By Sophie Vorrath on 5 August, 2019 in Solar Choice News
  • Tesla Unveils 3MWh “Megapack” Battery By Sophie Vorrath on 2 August, 2019 in Solar industry press releases & announcements
  • NSW Govt to offer 8,000 interest free loans for Solar By Sophie Vorrath on 25 July, 2019 in Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • Who will manage and control rooftop solar, batteries and electric vehicles? By Sophie Vorrath on 24 July, 2019 in Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • Terregra completes 5MW Solar Farm in SA By Sophie Vorrath on 23 July, 2019 in Solar Farms
  • 15GW hybrid renewables project in Pilbara WA By Sophie Vorrath on 22 July, 2019 in Solar Farms
  • Changes requested to the Victorian Solar Rebates By Sophie Vorrath on 19 July, 2019 in Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
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