Sophie Vorrath
Sophie is editor of One Step Off The Grid and deputy editor of its sister site, Renew Economy. Sophie has been writing about clean energy for more than a decade.
Sophie is editor of One Step Off The Grid and deputy editor of its sister site, Renew Economy. Sophie has been writing about clean energy for more than a decade.
Governments Solar Utility PV Victorian Government
Numurkah solar farm, to help power steel works, Melbourne trams, begins production
Neoen's 100MW Numurkah solar farm, which will help power Sanjeev Gupta's Laverton steel works, and Melbourne's trams, starts production.
Governments Queensland Government Solar Utility PV
Queensland councils say solar rule change will kill regional jobs
Queensland mayors join outcry against state government solar farm rule change, warning it threatens a major source of employment for rural communities.
Australian Federal Government China Governments Solar
Coalition anti dumping decision to cause rooftop solar costs to rise
Federal government anti-dumping ruling expected to boost price of installing solar in Australia – another small, but unwanted, blow amid stop-start state policies.
Governments NSW Government Solar Utility PV
NSW green-lights 100MW solar farm plus battery for Riverina region
ESCO Pacific plans to build a 100MW solar and battery power station near West Wyalong have won approval from the state government.
Governments Solar Utility PV Western Australian Government
W.A. to fund solar farms in six remote indigenous communities
W.A. government to install 4MW of solar across six remote indigenous communities as part of an $11.6m budget plan to slash use of heavy-polluting – heavily subsidised – diesel...
CleanTech Bites Governments Queensland Government Solar
“Shock and confusion” as Queensland holds line on solar rules
Despite emergency meeting in Brisbane, solar industry headed for major downturn as state government holds line on contested rules to be introduced on Monday.
News & Commentary one step Rooftop PV Solar
Rooftop solar installs charge on – possible speed humps ahead
Australia rooftop PV installs still tracking 45% ahead of 2018 so far. But speed-humps could be looming, with policy hiccups in Victoria, Queensland.
Battery Electric Cars Electric Vehicles Solar Storage
How much rooftop solar do you need to charge your EV, too?
So you’ve got rooftop solar, and you’ve got an electric vehicle. But can you power both with the one PV system? And how many panels would it take?
Australian Federal Government Climate Governments
Butler says Coalition missing on climate, and won’t even debate
Butler says Melissa Price and Angus Taylor have refused invitations to debate climate and energy policies at National Press Club.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance says it's cheaper in Australia, right now, to build new wind or solar than to operate and generate power from shovelling coal into existing plant.
