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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.

100MW Hornsdale wind farm set to be built, after final green light
Construction set to begin on 100MW Hornsdale Wind Farm in South Australia, one of the winners of the ground-breaking ACT wind energy auction.
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Aug 6, 2015

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SunPower targets 1GW solar plants in Chile – ‘most attractive region on planet’
Phenomenal sunshine and favourable policies take SunPower to Chile, where the US company plans to develop 1GW of PV farms in 5 years.
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Aug 6, 2015

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King Coal dying of natural causes, says Bloomberg
Billionaire investment and media mogul says Obama’s Clean Power Plan won’t kill coal, because it’s already dying, thanks to market forces and public demand.
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Aug 6, 2015

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Australia still subsidising fossil fuels at rate of $1,712 per person a year
IMF says fossil fuels subsidy reform ‘urgent as ever’, with countries like Australia still paying $1000+ per capita for them.
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Aug 5, 2015

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Queensland mega-coal mine approval overturned by Federal Court
Federal Court rules environment minister Greg Hunt failed to properly assess environmental impacts of proposed Carmichael coal mine in Queensland’s Galilee Basin.
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Aug 5, 2015

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Vector offers free solar + Tesla storage systems to NZ consumers
NZ network operator launches campaign to give free 3kW solar systems with Tesla Powerwall batteries to 130 households, community groups and schools.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 4, 2015

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Senate wind report slammed as ‘reckless’, ‘biased’ attack on renewables
Senate wind inquiry final report slammed as biased and reckless as it recommends national noise standards, strict limits to REC access.
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Aug 4, 2015

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Carnegie Wave wins £2m grant towards development of UK CETO project
Carnegie Wave Energy wins £2m grant from Scottish govt to develop wave energy power conversion system to connect its first UK CETO project to the grid.
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Aug 3, 2015

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Energy storage ‘megashift’ ahead, battery costs set to fall 60% by 2020
Report predicts energy storage turning point, led in Australia by solar households and off-grid projects, as battery prices plunge.
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Aug 3, 2015

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Direct Action a damp squib – will not touch Australia’s top 20 polluters
As Obama administration moves ahead with even tougher pollution controls for US power sector, a new report reveals Australia’s top 20 polluters – including its dirtiest coal power plants – will be unaffected by Coalition’s Direct Action policy.
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Aug 3, 2015

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Sugar vs solar: Qld govt weighs in on legal challenge to solar farm
Legal challenge by sugar miller against the development of one of Australia’s biggest solar farms in Clare, Qld, could be ‘called in’ by state govt.
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Jul 31, 2015

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Latest anti-wind push by Senators called a ‘political stitch-up’
CEC slams calls from anti-wind senators to cut subsidies back even further, make them conditional on adherence to federal ‘infrasound’ laws.
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Jul 31, 2015

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