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

Renewables

Andrew Forrest’s Squadron completes biggest wind farm to be fully commissioned in Australia this year
All 100 turbines of the first stage of massive Queensland wind farm now feeding power into the grid after final commissioning was completed this week.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 24, 2025

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Renewables

Wind farm that sought taller turbines to avoid cockatoo strikes wins federal environmental approval
WA wind farm proposal that sought to raise the height of its turbines to protect black cockatoos has been given the all-clear by the federal environment minister.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 24, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Demand response market may make room for new big players, but still no joy for small consumers
Demand Response – a key part of a flexible grid – may be expanded to include big new players like data centres, but small customers will be excluded.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 24, 2025

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Storage

Samsung seeks green tick for urban big battery, proposed for out the back of a rural Queensland home
A new big battery has joined the queue for federal environmental approval, proposed for construction in the backyard of an existing dwelling south of Townsville.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 23, 2025

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Renewables

Fortescue says electric haul trucks already match diesel on cost and will save money in drive to real zero
Fortescue Metals CEO says the giant electric haul trucks it has ordered are “diesel equivalent options now,” that will save money as it drives to “real zero.”
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 23, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Kraken extends reach into Australia through first-of-a-kind partnership with network owner
The new deal marks the launch of Kraken Distribution, which extends the platform’s market reach beyond retail and generation and into the sphere of network companies.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 22, 2025

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Renewables

“Just plain wrong:” Bowen takes aim at renewable naysayers, says 82 per cent by 2030 can be done
Bowen reaffirms his conviction that Australia can hit its renewable energy target of 82% by 2030 and says claims it can’t be done are “just plain wrong.”
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 22, 2025

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Renewables

Synergy kicks off construction of new Wheatbelt wind farm as race to quit coal continues
Construction is underway on a new wind farm being developed in Western Australia’s eastern Wheatbelt region by state-owned energy utility, Synergy.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 21, 2025

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Storage

Australian battery innovator raises $A20m to help commercialise its “remarkable” lithium-sulfur tech
Australia-originated energy storage innovator raises more than £10 million to help commercialise its “remarkable sulfur battery technologies.”
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 21, 2025

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Renewables

Spanish giant forges ahead with Australian offshore wind plans, seeks federal green tick for 3 GW project
Some much-needed positive news for the fledgling offshore wind industry, as one of 11 remaining Gippsland projects advances into the queue for EPBC approval.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 21, 2025

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Renewables

Concrete pour completed for foundations of first of 69 turbines at biggest wind project in NSW
Foundations laid for the first of 69 wind turbines that will make up one of the biggest new wind farms in New South Wales.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 20, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Marinus Link reports “modest reduction” to $5 billion undersea cable bill
The bill for the first stage of Marinus Link has been revised down ever so slightly, in a revenue proposal update to the AER revealing further refined costs and unredacted figures.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 20, 2025

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