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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.
CleanTech Bites
Tesla big battery is great news, but can it make money?
ARENA says battery storage will struggle to make ends meet because of undeveloped nature of some key markets in Australia.
Sophie Vorrath
Nov 28, 2017
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Storage
ARENA still has $700m to spend, to bring down cost of storage
ARENA says much of its remaining $700m-plus could be could be directed towards large-scale energy storage projects, to bring down costs as it has done with large-scale solar.
Sophie Vorrath
Nov 27, 2017
6
Kidston solar project set to start sending power to the grid
The first stage of huge solar and “water battery” storage project in an old gold mine in Queensland about to start exporting to grid.
Sophie Vorrath
Nov 27, 2017
16
Markets
Push for second Tasmania Basslink wins new ARENA funding
Australian Renewable Energy Agency tips another $20m into feasibility and business case for second interconnector across Bass Strait.
Sophie Vorrath
Nov 24, 2017
16
Smart Energy
CEFC targets energy hungry shopping centres, with $200m finance deal
CEFC tips $200m debt finance into QIC’s Global Real Estate flagship Shopping Centre Fund, in deal expected to deliver energy savings of between 30-40% using solar and energy efficiency.
Sophie Vorrath
Nov 23, 2017
2
Renewables
First Australian corporate bulk-buy to deliver new 80MW wind farm
An 80MW wind farm to be built near Ararat after first-of-kind contract with powerful consortium of 14 universities, corporations and Councils.
Sophie Vorrath
Nov 23, 2017
1
Coal
Coal industry’s final insult to humanity: It’s killing our sperm
Taiwanese study finds that men exposed to higher levels of air pollution have poorer quality sperm. Add that to climate impacts and lung disease of fossil fuels.
Sophie Vorrath
Nov 22, 2017
4
Renewables
100% renewables “cheaper, less risky” than building new coal: ATA
ATA report says a 100% renewable grid by 2030 not just doable for Australia, but cheaper and safer than building new coal plants.
Sophie Vorrath
Nov 22, 2017
7
Storage
Australia to lead storage boom, as home batteries become “ubiquitous”
BNEF report names Australia among 8 countries to lead global energy storage boom, with market forecast to double six times over between now and 2030.
Sophie Vorrath
Nov 21, 2017
21
Coal
Another coal unit falls over, leaving Victoria power supply at risk
Failure of another coal power unit in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley has prompted the market operator to warn of supply shortages – and it’s not even summer yet.
Sophie Vorrath
Nov 20, 2017
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