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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
Australian households to install one million batteries by 2020
Morgan Stanley is still expecting around one million households in Australia will install battery storage by 2020.
Sophie Vorrath
May 3, 2017
13
Renewables
AGL kills idea of gas as transition fuel: wind, solar + storage cheaper
Company once known as Australia Gas Light says energy transition will skip ‘baseload gas’ and instead be about shift from ‘big coal’ to ‘big renewables’.
Sophie Vorrath
May 2, 2017
25
Storage
Vic says renewables + batteries cheaper than peaking gas
Victorian government documents detailing state’s $25m battery storage tender say renewables + storage have surpassed gas as cheapest source of new peaking power.
Sophie Vorrath
May 2, 2017
7
Solar
Construction set to begin on 148MW Ross River Solar Farm
Construction is set to begin on one of the largest solar projects in Australia’s development pipeline, after the 148MW Ross River Solar Farm this week achieved financial close.
Sophie Vorrath
May 1, 2017
3
Markets
Tasmanian government to cap state power prices
Tasmanian government intervenes to shield homes and business from “unacceptable” 15% power price hike.
Sophie Vorrath
May 1, 2017
1
Renewables
Queensland looks to hydro power plans for Burdekin in state’s north
Palaszczuk government investigating feasibility of 50MW, or bigger, hydro power station at Burdekin Falls Dam.
Sophie Vorrath
May 1, 2017
6
CleanTech Bites
Another 47MW of solar farms reach financial close in Queensland
Canadian Solar’s Oakey and Longreach projects to begin construction this month, after reaching financial close with help from CEFC.
Sophie Vorrath
May 1, 2017
6
CleanTech Bites
Regulator blames AEMO errors for South Australia blackout
Australian Energy Regulator report links market operator’s flawed forecasting methods with blackouts, high prices.
Sophie Vorrath
Apr 28, 2017
3
Markets
Turnbull wants to subsidise coal AND gas transport
PM suggests public money could be used to subsidise gas pipelines in northern Australia, as well as underwriting rail plans of Indian coal giant Adani.
Sophie Vorrath
Apr 27, 2017
15
Smart Energy
Innovation: Southern Cross tips $2m into “IoT” start-up Wattwatchers
Southern Cross VC fund backs NSW-based “internet of things” energy data company Wattwatchers.
Sophie Vorrath
Apr 26, 2017
4
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