Sophie Vorrath
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.
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.
Australian Federal Government CleanTech Bites Governments Hydrogen Renewables Storage
Renewable hydrogen to undercut gas on price, but not the answer for transport
Report says renewable hydrogen could beat out gas on power generation – but it’s not the answer for low-carbon automotive transport.
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Upgrade for Queensland-NSW transmission link waved through by regulator
AER says NSW-Queensland interconnector upgrade stacks up economically, will address system security problems and help lower wholesale electricity prices.
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Covid-19 live blog: Clean energy industry impact, stories from the field, useful links
Poland pushes even harder against EU climate goals as Coronavirus takes toll; First Solar says all its global manufacturing plants have so far avoided virus closures.
Governments NSW Government Renewables Wind
Ratch Australia signs up Aldi Foods in second PPA for Collector wind farm
Ratch follows up Infigen PPA with deal to sell 19.4% of power generated by 227MW Collector project in NSW Southern Tablelands to retail supermarket giant Aldi.
Australian Federal Government CleanTech Bites Climate Governments Renewables Solar Wind
AEMO warns any further delays in renewables transition could hit gas supplies
AEMO report indicates delays to roll out of renewables could set back the grid's low-carbon transition and force it to lean more heavily on costly and polluting gas.
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Victoria council works around Covid-19 restrictions to approve 200MW solar farm
A 200MW solar and battery project that faced delays due to Coronavirus restrictions has gained special passage through the local council approval process.
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Rooftop solar rebates slow to a trickle in Victoria as Covid-19 starts to bite
After flying off the shelf in 2019, the March allocation of the Victorian government’s home solar rebates has barely shifted. Is this a sign of Covid-19 hitting demand?
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Signs of life in industry as massive turbine blades head to Biala wind farm
BJCE Australia says turbine component deliveries will begin this week, making 233km journey from Port Kembla to Biala wind farm site in the NSW Southern Tablelands.
Approval of 200MW solar farm and battery storage project proposed for north-western Victoria delayed after council meeting postponed in response to Covid-19.
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Genex said to be “days away” from off-take deal for Kidston pumped hydro
Reports suggest Genex Power is days away from inking an offtake deal for its 250MW Kidston pumped hydro project in northern Queensland.
