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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.
ACT’s Corbell, architect of Australia’s best renewables policy, to retire
Clean energy champion and architect of ACT’s 90% by 2020 RET, environment minister Simon Corbell to retire at 2016 election.
Sophie Vorrath
Aug 17, 2015
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Five things you didn’t know about the electric vehicle market
Morgan Stanley lists electric vehicles as one of 7 key market and technology options well positioned to mitigate or adapt to climate change. Here’s why.
Sophie Vorrath
Aug 17, 2015
8
Policy & Planning
Could the solar vote be Abbott’s undoing?
A Canning plan: Australian Solar Council to target marginal WA seat of Canning, calling on local households and businesses to ‘vote solar’ in the upcoming by-election. With 50% solar uptake in the electorate, it’s a clever move. But the broader plan is to ignite a national debate, pitting renewables against a coal-loving PM.
Sophie Vorrath
Aug 17, 2015
30
Canberra Hospital to get 500kW solar PV system, in $3.3m govt upgrade
ACT govt to install 500kW solar system at Canberra Hospital as part of $3.3m upgrade that will save it $490k a year on energy bills.
Sophie Vorrath
Aug 17, 2015
4
Alice Springs Airport nears 100% renewables with new solar array
Alice Springs Airport, which already generates 50% of its power from solar, will boost this to around 90% with the addition of a 1000-panel array.
Sophie Vorrath
Aug 14, 2015
6
Policy & Planning
Abbott points to solar plus storage, but does he really get it?
Buried in Abbott’s 2030 emissions reduction policy is a cursory mention of solar and storage. But does he, or anyone in the Coalition, really get the enormous role these unstoppable technologies will play in reducing Australia’s emissions and transforming its energy market?
Sophie Vorrath
Aug 14, 2015
11
SA Power Networks fights to charge solar homes $100/y more for the grid
The South Australia network operator has appealed to overturn the energy regulator’s decision against allowing it to impose a special fee on solar households equivalent to $100 a year.
Sophie Vorrath
Aug 14, 2015
13
Another record for Australian wind power, as gas generation plunges
Wind energy on Australia’s National Electricity Market achieved a new record in July, generating 1,067GWh for the month.
Sophie Vorrath
Aug 13, 2015
2
Policy & Planning
Pacific island calls for end to coal, as Abbott’s Australia digs in
A letter from the climate change front line – the Pacific island nation of Kiribati – is calling for a global moratorium on new coal mine development. Meanwhile, in Australia, we have a government that champions coal, and an electricity market that’s still wedded to fossil fuels.
Sophie Vorrath
Aug 13, 2015
2
Making up numbers: The cost of emissions reduction targets
The Abbott govt says its low-ball emissions target is best for Australia’s economy – while Labor’s would ‘devastate’ it. But is the maths right?
Sophie Vorrath
Aug 12, 2015
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