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Sophie Vorrath
Sophie is editor of
One Step Off The Grid
and deputy editor of its sister site,
Renew Economy
. She is the co-host of the
Solar Insiders Podcast.
Sophie has been writing about clean energy for more than a decade.
Solar
IKEA flags selling solar panels “at cost” in Australia, industry reacts
Flat-pack solar? IKEA says it wants to retail solar panels in Australia, “at cost”, as it has done in the UK and other EU countries. Is this a good thing?
Sophie Vorrath
Feb 16, 2018
30
Storage
New-build homes with solar and storage? “It’s going to be the norm”
Including battery storage and rooftop PV in new home packages is soon “just going to be the norm”, says home builder Metricon. Already, they’re putting them in around half of the new homes they build.
Sophie Vorrath
Feb 16, 2018
4
Storage
Home battery storage uptake tripled in 2017 in Australia, as costs tumble
New report suggests household battery storage set to boom in Australia, with uptake predicted to have tripled in 2017, and costs of the key technology expected to halve in less than seven years.
Sophie Vorrath
Feb 16, 2018
3
Renewables
Tasmania Labor pitches 120% renewables target, rooftop solar boost
Tasmania Labor unveils energy policy targeting 120% renewables, increased electricity exports, and an 80% boost to distributed resources like rooftop solar.
Sophie Vorrath
Feb 16, 2018
59
CleanTech Bites
Origin juggles profit with customer churn, coal with renewables
Origin results tell similar tale to AGL – a big utility making money out of rising prices, and battling a backlash from consumers.
Sophie Vorrath
Feb 15, 2018
3
CleanTech Bites
Graph of the Day: Australia’s grid-scale storage boom, mapped
New Climate Council report highlights growing number of large scale energy storage projects being rolled out across the east and west coast grids.
Sophie Vorrath
Feb 15, 2018
6
Markets
IEA warns Australia not to miss window on cheap solar
IEA warns Australia not to miss the importance of solar, although it does suggest that Australia waste more money on CCS.
Sophie Vorrath
Feb 15, 2018
5
Solar
Carnegie’s EMC wins tender to build solar farm in NSW “coal city”
Carnegie Clean Energy subsidiary Energy Made Clean wins tender to build 5MW solar farm on former rubbish dump, in the former coal hub of Newcastle.
Sophie Vorrath
Feb 14, 2018
3
CleanTech Bites
Risen Energy buys 120MW solar project near Toowoomba
After some regulatory and technical hurdles, 120MW Yarranlea Solar Farm will go ahead under new owners, Risen Energy.
Sophie Vorrath
Feb 14, 2018
1
Electric Vehicles
CEFC backed green loan scheme hopes to boost EV uptake
New green loan scheme backed by Clean Energy Finance Corporation to offer cheaper finance to buy and lease low and zero emissions vehicles.
Sophie Vorrath
Feb 13, 2018
4
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