Sophie Vorrath
Sophie is editor of OneStepOffTheGrid.com.au and deputy editor of its sister site, RenewEconomy.com.au. Sophie has been writing about clean energy for more than a decade.
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Mixed Greens: Offshore wind for Fukushima
A 16MW floating wind farm for post-nuclear Fukushima; Q-Cells' $1 billion loss; Scotland says 100% renewables means cheaper energy; and fund raisings for geothermal companies.
US algae producers optimistic about market, expanding capacity; Aqualia's big plans for micro-algae fuel production.
In areas where coal is still king, the carbon footprint of an electric vehicle can be greater than that of a conventional car.
With funding to the US 'moonshot' cleantech agency drying up, this year's ARPA-E Summit was about making the case for spending on innovation.
Bieber gets luxury EV with solar roof; Libs & Greens unite on solar hot water; positive cost estimates for AquaGen technology; Ergon tips solar rush.
How the Jetsons Mark I enjoyed smart living in the city. Still a few refinements to be made.
Battery breakthrough that could halve cost and triple range of EVs; the 'out of the box' tech program; the new black in solar efficiency.
Industry reels as solar hot water subsidy dumped; UK landowners make 'risk-free' millions from wind; Dyesol cuts credit line on back of tech progress.
A new report says Australia's cleantech sector is as big as the nation's auto manufacturing sector, and is growing revenues and creating high value jobs.
Australia ranks 16th on global innovation index; CFC sales, revenue jump on EU success; Angel investors heart cleantech; & Vic wind policy claims first victim.