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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

SEC cancels flagship 2020 conference entirely, as Covid-19 reality bites
Smart Energy Council takes unprecedented step of cancelling 2020 conference and exhibition, turns focus to helping industry through global Covid-19 crisis.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 17, 2020

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Battery

Australia’s big battery market set to add “at least” 500MWh in 2020
Australia’s grid-scale battery market had record 2019 and on track to sail past 500MWh in 2020 – at least double the new capacity of residential sector.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 17, 2020

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Australians installed 22,661 home battery systems in 2019
Australian households invested in almost two-and-a-half “Big Batteries” worth of home energy storage in 2019, installing 22,661 systems over the course of the year with a total capacity of 233MWh, and taking further control over their energy supply.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 16, 2020

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RayGen edges closer to “solar hydro” success with new strategic partnerships
Australian “solar hydro” technology hopeful announces raft of strategic partnerships as it works towards huge 100MW/1,000MWh solar plus storage project.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 16, 2020

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Solar

“Shovel-ready” Wangaratta solar farm kicks off quest for investors
Energy Estate confident of finding investors for Sun Farms’ 30MW Wangaratta solar farm, which it says is strategically located on Victoria’s crowded grid.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 15, 2020

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Renewables

Australian renewables nudge milestone 25% share in last 12 months
Latest report shows renewables, including rooftop solar, fell just a fraction short of a 25% share of Australia’s main grid in past 12 months.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 15, 2020

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Solar

Townsville office complex, and Adani Carmichael coal mine HQ, goes solar
Sentinel Property Group installs 100kW solar system at its River Quays building in Townsville, whose tenants include Indian coal mining giant Adani Resources.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 14, 2020

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Rooftop solar installers warned, get serious about Covid-19 control or shut up shop
Smart Energy Council webinar warns rooftop solar installers to “get deadly serious” about Covid-19 infection control, or “shut up shop” the for the next three months.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 6, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Australia has what it needs to go “all in” and reach zero emissions by 2035
ClimateWorks study says Australia has what it needs for economy-wide decarbonisation in line with 1.5°C target. The only missing ingredient is a Coronavirus-style response from government.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 4, 2020

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Solar

France solar auction success delivered at nuclear’s expense
France announces winners of latest renewables auctions, including 12 solar projects totalling nearly 100MW commissioned to replace a decommissioned nuclear plant.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 3, 2020

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Storage

How your home battery can help keep the grid stable and prices down
Tesla data shows how household batteries orchestrated through “virtual power plants” provide critical system security services and push down costs for all consumers.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 3, 2020

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Solar

MPower moves to full construction of 5MW solar farm in South Australia
MPower plan to develop a series of 5MW grid-connected solar farms continues to make progress, with EPC contract inked for one of its South Australia projects.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 2, 2020

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