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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.

Policy & Planning

“Scrap the patchwork:” CEC calls for single, national community payment scheme for renewables projects
Clean Energy Council calls for a “single, legislated rate” for payments made to local governments of communities hosting wind, solar and battery projects.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 28, 2026

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Policy & Planning

“Disordered and delusionary thinking:” Ex-ADF chief calls out Australia’s climate hypocrisy
Australia’s addiction to fossil fuel exports is undermining the “enormous” success of the renewable energy transition and threatening national security, one of the nation’s top military experts has warned.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 28, 2026

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Renewables

Sunshine state sets new solar record – in the middle of winter
Queensland has set a new record for the share of solar power in its electricity mix, in the middle of winter, and a new record for battery stored energy, too.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 27, 2026

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Renewables

Wind project cut in half due to weak wind resource and after strong community opposition
Plans to develop a wind farm in Queensland’s Whitsunday region have been cut in half, due to a less than ideal wind resource and community cohort that is less than receptive to hosting turbines.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 27, 2026

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Renewables

Australia’s biggest solar-battery hybrid project locks in finance, to start construction
Ark Energy becomes the fifth developer in just one week to announce a major investment decision on a new renewable energy project in Australia – in this case, for Australia’s biggest solar-battery hybrid.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 24, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Small victory for big wind project navigating tough state planning laws
Plans to build a wind farm near one of country’s youngest coal plants win all-important local council approval for meteorological mast changes at project site.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 24, 2026

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Storage

Battery boast: Australia dodges global gas price shock with help of storage and renewables
Australian electricity market’s success in dodging latest round of global price shocks using buffer of firmed renewables rates an honourable mention in latest report from International Energy Agency.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 23, 2026

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Policy & Planning

CEFC names new CEO to lead federal green bank through “decisive decade” of energy transition
The federal government’s green bank has named the new CEO, to take the reins at what will be a crucial era of growth, as coal plants close and industry scrambles to meet emissions and renewables targets.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 23, 2026

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$Government backs “disaster proposal” to power 2 GW hyperscale data centre with fracked Beetaloo gas$

Policy & Planning

Government backs “disaster proposal” to power 2 GW hyperscale data centre with fracked Beetaloo gas
NT government has set aside land for the $40 billion gas-powered AI ambitions of ASX-listed miner Beetaloo Energy, which could burn up to 200 TJ / day of fracked gas power generation.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 22, 2026

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Storage

Last of 1,038 Wärtsilä Quantum units installed at big battery next to gas plant in coal country
A four-hour big battery being built to help replace a retiring coal plant has hit a major milestone, with all of its more than 1,000 energy storage units now in place.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 22, 2026

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Policy & Planning

“Scientifically tenuous:” Investors warn half-baked EPBC reforms will leave wind industry in the wilderness
New report warns that some of the draft conditions being explored for the reformed EPBC Act are “way too conservative” and will have disproportionate impacts on the viability of wind projects.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 22, 2026

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Policy & Planning

New solar-battery hybrid promising four hours of storage near Canberra seeks federal green light
The local renewables arm of electronics giant Samsung is seeking a green light from the federal government for a solar-battery hybrid project that would offer up to four hours of energy storage.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 21, 2026

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