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Sophie is editor of One Step Off The Grid and deputy editor of its sister site, Renew Economy. Sophie has been writing about clean energy for more than a decade.
News & Commentary Renewables Wind
World’s biggest offshore wind turbine heads to Netherlands for testing
Parts of GE's massive 12MW Haliade-X offshore wind turbine, including a nacelle and a 107-metre-long blade, have been shipped for testing in Rotterdam.
News & Commentary Renewables
SIMEC Atlantis partners with GE on world’s largest tidal stream turbine
Australian-founded SIMEC Atlantis Energy will partner with General Electric’s Power Conversion business to develop the world’s largest tidal stream turbine.
ACT Government Governments Renewables Wind
Crookwell 2 wind farm opens, in win for local farmers and ACT power prices
Crookwell wind farm opens in the heart of Angus Taylor's electorate - but the energy minister, a long time anti-wind campaigner, did not attend the opening.
Separating facts and fiction about pumped-hydro storage technology .
AEMO sees rooftop solar and battery storage uptake surging in WA, but grid to remain stable even as fossil fuel plants retire. EV forecasts vary widely.
GE's new 12MW offshore wind turbines have a rotor-star “five times the size of the Arc de Triomphe”.
AGL Featured Renewables Utilities
Australian wind delivers more record low prices, as private sector piles in
AGL Energy secures PPA of below $60/MWh for 453MW Coopers Gap Wind Farm, to be built in Queensland by 2019 after reaching financial close Thursday. AGL chief says deal...
Engie and GE commit to 119MW wind farm in South Australia, taking confirmed new wind and solar projects in that state to more than 600MW.
CleanTech Bites Governments South Australian Government Storage Tesla
Musk praises SA’s “gumption” for building global example of energy future
Elon Musk says Earth can be "powered with solar and battery," praises South Australia for its "gumption" in leading the way.
Featured Markets Smart Energy Solar Storage
GE: Why grids don’t need to rely on “synchronous” generation
GE technology chief says days of "relying solely on synchronous generation for everything are over". In a direct challenge to those who say grid security can only be assured...
