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Sophie is editor of Renew Economy and editor of its sister site, One Step Off The Grid . She is the co-host of the Solar Insiders Podcast. Sophie has been writing about clean energy for more than a decade.

Electric Vehicles

Adelaide looks to boost EV uptake with new charge point incentives
Adelaide unveils latest zero-carbon strategy, to install 40 electric vehicle charging stations by end 2017 and subsidise installation of private EV charge points.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 24, 2016

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CleanTech Bites

Geodynamics changes focus to solar, storage and hybrid energy
The company formerly known for its efforts to generate energy from “hot rock geothermal” will diversify into solar, battery storage, and hybrid renewables.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 21, 2016

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Renewables

Carnegie secures $3.7m debt funding for wave-based microgrid
Carnegie Wave locks in $3.69m debt funding for world first solar, battery and wave integrated microgrid project, as it eyes “huge global opportunity.”
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 21, 2016

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Solar

Former coal boss seeks approval for 300MW solar plant in Port Augusta
Former head of Hazelwood coal generator proposes 300MW PV plant, possibly storage, as part of major renewables push.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 21, 2016

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Markets

NSW govt sells Ausgrid stake to Australian super funds for $16bn
NSW says it has accepted an unsolicited offer from Australian Super and IFM investors to buy 50.4% of utility Ausgrid for just over $16bn.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 20, 2016

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Electric Vehicles

Tesla says all new EVs to have “self drive” that is safer than humans
Tesla announces new self-driving software and hardware suite that it says will deliver a safety level “substantially greater than that of a human driver.”
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 20, 2016

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Solar

Stunning price falls could spark another gold rush for US solar PV market
Desutsche Bank says falling solar PV module prices in US – down potentially 40% in just two quarters – could spark 2017 “gold rush.”
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 20, 2016

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Renewables

Origin chief sides with Coalition, takes swipe at state renewable targets
Grant King takes parting shot at state-based renewable energy targets at Origin Energy AGM, repeating Coalition line that they make transition harder, more expensive.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 19, 2016

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Renewables

Yates to retire as founding CEO of Clean Energy Finance Corp
CEFC CEO Oliver Yates to retire after overseeing $2.3bn in investments and steering Australia’s renewables industry through extended periods of policy uncertainty.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 19, 2016

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Storage

Blackout sparks demand boost as consumers seek reliability in solar and battery storage
While politicians question renewables reliability after South Australia’s blackout, consumer interest in solar and battery storage has spiked.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 19, 2016

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CleanTech Bites

Federal resources minister hoorays Adani coal (and solar) jobs
Federal resources minister Matt Canavan hoorays Adani job search for coal mine, although it it also looking for someone to further its solar plans.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 17, 2016

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Renewables

Photo of the Day: Biggest wind turbine blades arrive in Australia
The first of the massive – longest in Australia – wind turbine blades arrive for NSW 175MW White Rock wind farm.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 17, 2016

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