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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.

Infigen Energy cuts losses on US wind business, turns focus to Australia
Infigen Energy agrees to sell US wind assets to cut debt and get its Australian wind energy business on a stronger financial footing.
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Jul 15, 2015

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Flagship solar + storage project at WA mine gets backing from CEFC, ARENA
CEFC commits up to $15m towards Australia’s largest solar+storage system at a WA mine – a ground-breaking project set to transform remote power generation.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 15, 2015

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Utility-scale solar capacity hits 45GW worldwide, Australia still outside top 20
2015 set to be another record year for big solar, with 8GW added so far. Australia, meanwhile, overtakes Portugal to claim 24th spot.
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Jul 14, 2015

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BuildingIQ in deal to boost corporate Australia’s energy smarts
CSIRO spin-off in deal to deploy its energy management software in major Australian shopping centers, office buildings, hospitals.
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Jul 14, 2015

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Policy & Planning

Abbott govt headed for ‘big fail’ on emissions reduction
Reports Abbott govt considering emissions target of between 15-25% below 2005 levels by 2030 slammed as ‘big fail’ on climate action and competitiveness.
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Jul 14, 2015

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Graphic of the Day: How wind energy powered 100% of Denmark, and some of its neighbours
Last Thursday, Denmark’s wind farms generated 140% of its energy needs in the course of one day.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 13, 2015

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Solar PV providing 2.4% of Australian power generation in 2014
Aust solar PV update for 2014 sees shift from residential rooftop PV to commercial, and a boost from utility-scale, as total installed capacity nears 4GW.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 13, 2015

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Australia economy heavily exposed to climate risk, way behind on action
Report warns Australian financial systems more vulnerable than most to climate risk, as policy lags and economy still dangerously wedded to fossil fuels.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 13, 2015

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Tasmania rooftop solar market in decline after tariff ‘double whammy’
Tasmanian renewables group calls for state government intervention after a series of cuts to solar feed-in tariffs causes market to contract.
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Jul 9, 2015

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Victorian community solar ‘bulk-buy’ offer snapped up – 150 households in one month
The second round of a Central Victorian ‘bulk-buy’ community solar scheme has attracted 150 registrations for rooftop solar in just 29 days.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 8, 2015

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Graph of the Day: Energex nearly at 1GW of rooftop solar PV
Latest Energex data shows 290,006 households on south-east Qld network have rooftop solar, amounting to a total installed capacity of more than 980MW.
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Jul 8, 2015

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Facebook co-developing 200MW wind farm to power Texas data centre
Facebook has announced that its fifth data centre, currently under construction in Texas, will be 100% powered by energy bought from a purpose-built, grid-connected 200MW wind farm.
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Jul 8, 2015

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