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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.
More signs of peak coal as China’s Shenhua forecasts 10% sales decline
Forecast 10% decline in 2015 sales from China’s largest coal producer should send shockwaves through global markets, say analysts. Meanwhile, in Qld…
Sophie Vorrath
Mar 23, 2015
5
Are Australia’s power networks waking up to distributed energy reality?
ENA says Australian networks support proposed demand management reforms, with the right incentives. Are they coming around to a distributed energy future?
Sophie Vorrath
Mar 23, 2015
3
CleanTech Bites
Vic Labor ditches 2km wind farm restrictions, reforms planning laws
Vic Labor says it has reformed ‘worst’ of former Coalition govt’s industry-killing wind farm planning laws, in move it hopes will reboot industry.
Sophie Vorrath
Mar 20, 2015
13
Corporate push to renewables grows, with IBM, Walmart, Dow Chemical
Huge new wind PPAs for Walmart and Dow Chemicals; IBM commits to source 20% of electricity from wind, hydro, biomass, and solar by 2020.
Sophie Vorrath
Mar 20, 2015
0
30kW community solar farm – Australia’s largest to date – completed in NSW
One of Australia’s first, and biggest community-owned solar farms set to be launched in Tathra on NSW south coast. The project’s 200 PV panels – arranged to spell the word ‘imagine’ – will help power the town’s treatment facility.
Sophie Vorrath
Mar 20, 2015
0
Germany to force closure of oldest, dirtiest coal plants
Germany joins US with plans to force coal operators to slash emissions by amount equivalent to shutting around 8 plants. Meanwhile, in Australia…
Sophie Vorrath
Mar 20, 2015
2
APVI launches crowd-fund campaign to take Solar Map Australia-wide
APVI seeks to crowd-fund live-maps Queensland’s solar installations by postcode and local government area to cover all Australian states and territories.
Sophie Vorrath
Mar 19, 2015
5
Costa Rica powered 100% by renewables for first 75 days of 2015
Costa Rica says it has been powering its grid using 100% renewable energy, mostly from hydro and geothermal, for the first three months of 2015.
Sophie Vorrath
Mar 19, 2015
3
Texas city to go 100% solar, wind – because it’s cheaper, more reliable
A major city in America’s biggest oil state has chosen to supply its residents with 100% renewable energy, because it’s cheaper and more reliable.
Sophie Vorrath
Mar 19, 2015
56
Graph of the Day: Australia’s climate action fail
Chart shows Australia’s emissions reductions rate to achieve minimum target is very low compared to other advanced economies. So why the lack of ambition?
Sophie Vorrath
Mar 18, 2015
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