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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.

Policy & Planning

Baseload coal and peaking gas paradigm “no longer fit” for modern grid, says AEMO chief
AEMO chief Daniel Westerman says the old paradigm of baseload power and peaking generation is no longer fit for the Australian grid, as renewables and storage eat away at markets once dominated by coal and gas.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 21, 2024

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Storage

Construction underway on first 300MWh battery in massive solar and storage hub
Construction underway on 150 megawatt, two-hour big battery in first stage of $2 billion series of solar and storage projects being built in the region by Amp Energy.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 21, 2024

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Renewables

Gold giant orders biggest off grid solar farm yet as it combines renewables to slash remote mine diesel costs
Australian off-grid power specialist to deliver its biggest solar farm yet, as part of plans to power a remote Western Australia gold mine with more than 70% renewables.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 18, 2024

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Storage

New venture promises to slash power costs using solar, battery storage and “radical transparency”
A new company offering solar and battery storage “as a service” for commercial and industrial customers has launched under the leadership of former SwitchDin CEO Andrew Mears.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 18, 2024

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Renewables

Origin snaps up pioneering Solar Quotes business, exits rooftop PV installation
Pioneering and highly regarded instant solar quote comparison service, which started life out of a walk-in robe, has been snapped up by Big Three gentailer Origin Energy.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 17, 2024

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Coal

Queensland opposition’s coal keeper plan could cost taxpayers $420 million a year
Report finds keeping troubled Callide B coal plant open beyond 2028 could cost taxpayers up to $420 million a year.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 17, 2024

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Renewables

Giant wind farm behind Barnaby “poo tickets” outburst changes layout, trims turbine numbers
Wind farm targeted by National Party MP Barnaby Joyce and his wife has removed two turbines and relocated another 21, and offers what is described as the largest community enhancement fund in the country.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 17, 2024

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Policy & Planning

“Making it up as he goes:” Bowen slams O’Brien’s plan to put existing gas into capacity scheme
Federal energy minister says Coalition’s plan to add even existing gas plants to the Capacity Investment Scheme has “gaping holes” and questions to answer.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 16, 2024

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Solar

Solar proposal gets green light to build “de facto renewable energy precinct” in north Queensland
Plans to build more than a gigawatt of solar on sugar cane farming land in north Queensland have been cleared for construction by the local council.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 15, 2024

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Renewables

First sod turned at Arena-backed renewable hydrogen project with green gas ambitions
Construction begins at Hydrogen Park Murray Valley, where a 10MW electrolyser is expected to generate around 500 tonnes of renewable hydrogen a year for use in gas mains.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 11, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Call for Australia to make wind turbine towers as well as solar PV and battery storage
Australia could create thousands of jobs and transition workers out of the fossil fuel industry if wind towers were produced at home, a research group says.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 11, 2024

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Policy & Planning

“All over the shop:” State Coalition leaders join push to stymie renewables, prop up fossil fuels
State Coalition parties seem determined to stop renewables, with Victoria re-heating a decade-old wind buffer plan and Queensland vowing to burn coal for as long as it can.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 11, 2024

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