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.
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South Australia on track to 100 pct renewables, as regulator comes to party
Regulator approval for new transmission line boosts South Australia's push towards 100 per cent renewables, and unlocks up to 5,000MW of wind and solar.
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Victorian Liberals change tack and push for long-term federal emissions targets
Victoria Liberal leader Michael O'Brien calls on federal Coalition to raise bar on climate policy, after announcing his Party's support of the need for state emissions reductions.
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Taylor concedes Australia to reach 48% renewables by 2030
Taylor confirms Australia to reach 48 per cent renewables by 2030, without wrecking the economy.
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Scotland to reach 100% renewables in time to host 2020 climate summit
Data shows Scotland is likely to meet its 100% renewable electricity target in good time for the November climate meeting, making it an exemplary host.
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Infigen tapped as retailer for Tesla Australia EV supercharger network
South Australia's state energy minister says Infigen Energy has secrued contract to supply Tesla's national electric vehicle supercharger network.
2019 was a tough year for large-scale solar, but still managed to deliver a range of ground-breaking projects. Meanwhile, rooftop solar is "as cheap as it has ever been."
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Australia to add 3.6GW of new solar and wind to grid in 2020
Despite the dive in large-scale renewable energy investment in Australia in 2019, a record number of new solar and wind farms forecast to be completed in 2020.
Report highlights increasing danger of relying on Australia’s ageing gas and coal power plants, which have broken down once every 3.2 days on average over past two years.
The first of 51 Vestas wind turbines erected at Warradarge wind farm, a 180MW project being developed by Bright Energy Investments in Western Australia’s mid-west region.
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Victoria slashes grid outage risk with record demand response uptake
Record customer participation in demand response cuts risk of blackouts and delivers more than half a million dollars to savvy households, new data shows.
