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.
Angus Taylor Australian Federal Government Governments Markets People Smart Energy Victorian Government
Victoria to “go it alone” on energy reliability, says D’Ambrosio
Victoria’s energy minister says state will “go it alone” on energy reliability, after becoming frustrated by the federal energy minister Angus Taylor's failure to drive reform.
Onestep Other Good Stuff Renewables
Daintree power supply saga drags on as new report casts doubt over micro-grid plans
KPMG report casts doubt over federal government-backed plans to power Queensland World Heritage-listed Daintree region with solar to hydrogen gas-based microgrids.
Australian Federal Government Climate Coal Governments
Minerals Council of Australia makes global top 10 climate policy opponents
Minerals Council of Australia - with deep ties to Morrison government - gets number eight global ranking for groups acting against climate policies.
Renewables Rooftop PV Solar Synergy Utilities
Synergy blames solar for huge loss, but embraces renewable future
WA’s state owned gentailer Synergy has named the booming rooftop solar market as a key factor behind a huge loss and asset write down.
Chinese PV manufacturing giant says it “makes business sense” to shift its operations to 100% renewables by 2025 – we should hope so!
AEMC unveils blueprint for "future energy grid" embracing rooftop solar, household batteries and electric vehicles, although its call for urgency rankles with those that see the rule-maker as a...
Governments Renewables Victorian Government Wind
Vestas wind turbine assembly plant opens at old Ford factory in Victoria
Wind turbines assembled on Australian soil for first time in more than 10 years, with launch of the Vestas Renewable Energy Hub in former centre for car manufacturing.
New technology designed to protect eagles from being injured or killed by wind turbines farms is ready to be tested at Tasmania’s 144MW Cattle Hill project.
Battery People Renewables Solar Storage Utility PV
Cannon-Brookes confirms investment in world’s biggest solar project
Billionaire Atlassian co-founder confirms financial backing of $25bn dollar plan to build world's biggest solar farm, and the world's biggest battery too.
Australian Federal Government Climate Governments News & Commentary
BHP joins Morrison’s “Quiet Australians”, with support of dodgy carbon accounting
BHP reportedly endorses Morrison government use of Kyoto carry-over credits to effectively halve the ambition of its 2030 Paris climate task.
