Sophie Vorrath, Author at RenewEconomy

Sophie Vorrath

Sophie is editor of One Step Off The Grid and deputy editor of its sister site, Renew Economy. She is the co-host of the Solar Insiders Podcast. Sophie has been writing about clean energy for more than a decade.

Policy & Planning

Regulator signs off on contested HumeLink transmission link, but trims budget by $300 million
Regulator approves final costs for contested Humelink project, but trims the allowed budget by around $300 million.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 2, 2024

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Renewables

ClearVue inks deal to supply solar glass to “fastest growing” global market
ASX-listed BIPV innovator inks deal that will see its clear solar glass products made and sold in the Middle East, North Africa and India.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 1, 2024

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Renewables

Australia’s first 100 pct renewable media organisation inks deal to buy NSW wind power
Zen Energy helps power Australia’s first 100 per cent renewable media organisation in a deal tied to the 227MW Collector wind farm.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 1, 2024

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Renewables

Pioneering Australian “solar upcycling” start-up strikes deal with Italian energy giant
Emerging Australian solar recycling outfit Elecsome has inked another promising deal with another big energy market player.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 30, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Wind project wins planning green light after promising to shut down turbines to protect eagles
Plans to install an up to 300MW wind farm on grazing and forestry land in central Tasmania are a step closer after winning council planning approval.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 30, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Coalition’s wind turbine ban lives on, as VicGrid takes first steps to map new renewable zones
A map identifying which parts of Victoria are best suited for future renewables projects shows wind farm “no go zones” introduced more than a decade ago are still in place.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 30, 2024

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Renewables

New England wind project shelved as local MP Barnaby Joyce takes anti-renewable vitriol to new low
Plans to build a 340MW wind farm and a big battery in New England shelved after a “change of mind” from some landowners involved in the project, and as the local MP hits new lows in anti-wind rhetoric.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 29, 2024

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Renewables

Forget nuclear: 5B says plunging price of PV means giga-scale solar farms the future for old coal plants
Australian solar innovator says the plunging price of PV technology puts its home grown technology front and centre in Australia’s transition to renewables.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 26, 2024

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Renewables

Singapore offshore wind services outfit plans to spend $US1bn in Australian market
Cyan Renewables plans to spend at least $US1 billion in Australia’s offshore wind industry after buying out a local Australian marine services provider.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 26, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Bowen backs NT renewables drive with $250 million for batteries, solar and grid upgrades
Federal Labor tips $250 million into upgrading and expanding the electricity grid in the Northern Territory, as it races to get to 50 per cent renewables.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 25, 2024

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