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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.

Hot news in cleantech: Cable trucks and battery breakthroughs
Electric trucks arrive in LA; “bio-coals” for green locomotives; and a new cheap battery is unveiled in US.
Sophie Vorrath

May 25, 2012

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CleanTech Bites

Mixed Greens: Solar makers still feeling the pinch
Suntech, Trina Solar book bigger than expected Q1 losses; Goldman sets $40bn green investment target; why investors still don’t get sustainability.
Sophie Vorrath

May 24, 2012

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Mixed Greens: ACF raises RET flag as CEFC bill introduced
Tabling of CEFC legislation raises concerns about RET role; UK energy plan to boost nuclear, wind; Windlab’s South Africa win; Dyesol buy-back; SEA CEO shift.
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May 23, 2012

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Mixed Greens: France refloats CO2 tax plan
Hollande administration calls for carbon tax on EU imports; Ceramic applauds VCEC FiT proposal; Brazil carbon credits planned ahead of cap-and-trade.
Sophie Vorrath

May 22, 2012

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Green drive: Business leads shift to cleaner, cheaper cars
Survey finds Asian and G7 businesses leading shift away from fossil-fuelled cars, while another report finds notable savings for EV drivers.
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May 21, 2012

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Hot news in cleantech: Solar vision; hybrid Ferraris; home heliostat
PV implants for the eyes; Ferrari and Porsche go hybrid EV; while Delphi goes to gas; and a heliostat for the home.
Sophie Vorrath

May 18, 2012

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Mixed Greens: Billabong founder rides bioplastics wave
Melbourne-based green packaging company seals major supermarket deal; Barefoot Power nominated for green award; last call for cleantech accelerator program.
Sophie Vorrath

May 17, 2012

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Biofuels: Have the Republicans gutted green fuel?
A US House vote to impose a ban on the US Defense Department from making or buying alternative fuels more costly than ‘traditional fossil fuels’ would not only scuttle one of the Navy’s top priorities, it could mortally wound the struggling biofuel industry, which was looking to the Pentagon to help it survive.
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May 17, 2012

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Mixed Greens: EU emissions drop, but something’s in the air…
EU cuts emissions, faces tensions over airline rule; youth group to fund green power transition; China begins ‘world’s largest’ transmission line; new EV charge-point.
Sophie Vorrath

May 16, 2012

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Mixed Greens: Two Earths not enough to sustain us by 2030
Australia a top driver of ecological decline, in report highlighting unsustainable consumption; 28MW German solar plant built in 7 weeks; WA FiT-fault; Google’s wind win.
Sophie Vorrath

May 15, 2012

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Taking a leaf from nature: the quest for a new cheap energy source
MIT signals a major new milestone in the development of the artificial leaf, mimicking photosynthesis with much cheaper materials.
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May 15, 2012

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Mixed Greens: NSW’s extreme climate forecast
More heatwaves, droughts, floods for NSW; new climate ambassador; CO2 Group doubles revenue; Q-Cells lands Alice rooftop job; Origin’s Chile hydro JV blocked; Cleantech Open.
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May 14, 2012

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