Sophie Vorrath
Sophie is editor of OneStepOffTheGrid.com.au and deputy editor of its sister site, RenewEconomy.com.au. Sophie has been writing about clean energy for more than a decade.
Governments
one step
Solar
Victorian Government
Victoria Labor promises to extend rooftop solar rebate to renters
Victoria Labor says it will extend its rooftop solar rebate to the state’s tens of thousands of renters, if re-elected in the state poll two weeks from now.
Governments
News & Commentary
NSW Government
Renewables
NSW government unveils plan to bring grid into age of renewables
New South Wales Coalition govt unveils grid upgrade plan, to accommodate the “flood” of new renewable energy capacity in the state's development pipeline.
Battery
News & Commentary
Renewables
Storage
Wind
Fluence to install big battery at Lincoln Gap wind farm in South Australia
Nexif Energy inks deal with Fluence to install a 10MW/10MWh battery storage system at its 212MW Lincoln Gap Wind Farm near Port Augusta.
Climate
Coal
Malcolm Turnbull
People
Renewables
Solar
Malcolm Turnbull’s double back-flip on 100 per cent renewable energy
Out of politics, and without a tie, Turnbull says 100% renewables achievable, dispatchable, and so cheap that new coal just won't be built.
Electric Vehicles
Elon Musk
People
Storage
Tesla
Tesla
Tesla names Australian Robyn Denholm as new chair – and “Elon Musk overseer”
Tesla appoints Tesltra CFO as new chair, where her key roles will be leading the company to profitability – and reining in the force that is Elon Musk.
AGL has given 7 years' notice of its plans to shutter Liddell – but a new rule finalised by the AEMC means Australia's ageing coal plants must notify AEMO...
Governments
News & Commentary
Renewables
Solar
Storage
Victorian Government
Wind
Victoria Labor boosts renewable energy target to 50% by 2030
Victoria Labor promise to boost its target for renewables generation to 50 per cent by 2030 if re-elected. It will probably get there anyway.
Battery
Governments
News & Commentary
Renewables
Solar
Storage
Western Australian Government
Wind
Plan to shift Kimberley to renewables could save $15m a year
Kimberley Clean Energy Roadmap reveals 60-90% mix of solar, battery storage and wind power can out-compete diesel or fracked gas on cost across the region.
Battery
Research Groups, Institutes and Universities
Solar
Storage
Utilities
Battery storage to become $1.7 trillion market, super-charged by networks and consumers
BloombergNEF says networks and consumers set to drive global energy storage boom worth $A1.7 trillion, as cost of batteries tumbles by 52%.
Coal
Governments
News & Commentary
NSW Government
Renewables
Solar
NSW Vales Point coal plant to add 55MW solar farm
Delta Electricity wins state approval to build a 55MW solar farm adjoining its ageing Vales Point coal power station on Lake Macquarie in NSW.