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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
NT aboriginal community to get 1MW solar plant, cut reliance on diesel
Nauiyu community set to be powered by a 1MW solar plant during the day, relegating its diesel generators for use only at night and as back-up.
Sophie Vorrath
Jun 1, 2017
1
CleanTech Bites
Ergon Energy’s ‘biggest’ home battery trial underway in Cairns
A testing laboratory built by Queensland utility Ergon Energy to host one of Australia’s biggest residential battery storage trials has been opened in Cairns.
Sophie Vorrath
Jun 1, 2017
2
Governments
Ergon ups solar tariff, as Qld govt hikes fossil fuel subsidy to regions
Wholesale price rises mean higher solar tariffs for Ergon network, but forces government to lift annual subsidy to supply regional homes with mostly coal power by $200 million a year.
Sophie Vorrath
May 31, 2017
6
Storage
Battery storage paired with wind farm in ground-breaking Spanish trial
A world first hybrid renewables trial, pairing a grid-connected wind farm with lithium-ion battery storage and energy management software, has been switched on by Acciona.
Sophie Vorrath
May 30, 2017
3
Solar
Queensland may change solar tariffs to match peak demand
Queensland Competition Authority directed to investigate the potential benefits – for both networks and consumers – of introducing of time-of-use solar tariffs.
Sophie Vorrath
May 30, 2017
14
Renewables
Australian renewables head for “boom-time” – led by states
CEC report says 2017 to be biggest year for renewables since Snowy Hydro 1, as industry shakes off Abbott-era uncertainty and state govts take lead.
Sophie Vorrath
May 30, 2017
4
Renewables
Carnegie completes plans for Mauritius wave, solar + storage microgrid
Carnegie Clean Enegry completes design of a wave energy integrated hybrid power station for the Mauritian island of Rodrigues.
Sophie Vorrath
May 29, 2017
19
Solar
Graph of the Day: German solar PV production peaks at 42% of demand
Solar PV production in Germany averaged at 30GW-plus for an hour on Sunday, amounting to 42% of total power demand.
Sophie Vorrath
May 29, 2017
1
Smart Energy
AGL tests household energy trading using blockchain in Melbourne pilot
AGL-led, ARENA-backed pilot to test P2P energy trading between households using blockchain technology.
Sophie Vorrath
May 26, 2017
0
Sonnen
German battery giant Sonnen teams with Australian solar tile maker to take on Tesla
German battery maker Sonnen in new partnership with Australian roofing company that is set to launch its own integrated solar tile.
Sophie Vorrath
May 26, 2017
2
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