Sophie Vorrath
Deputy Editor at RenewEconomy
Editor at One Step Off The Grid
Climate, clean energy journalist @renew_economy
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2 days ago |
onestepoffthegrid.com.au | Sophie Vorrath |Giles Parkinson
Solar Insiders Podcast: Shouting from the rooftopsApril 23, 2025 by Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson Leave a Comment OpenSolar’s Sophie Wright on the mission to streamline solar businesses so that more money and time can be spent where it’s most needed – putting panels on rooftops. Plus, the news of the week. You can find previous episodes of Solar Insiders here or wherever you get your podcasts. Pylon is a proud sponsor of Solar Insiders.
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3 days ago |
reneweconomy.com.au | Sophie Vorrath
South Australia has a new contender for the biggest wind farm in the state, with plans for an up to 1.2 gigawatt (GW) project with two, eight-hour big batteries appearing in the federal government’s environmental assessment queue on Tuesday. Australian developer Tilt Renewables is proposing to install up to 148 wind turbines on sheep grazing land roughly 10 km west of the steel city of Whyalla, as part of a project called the Nonowie wind farm.
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6 days ago |
reneweconomy.com.au | Sophie Vorrath
In May 2022, nine years of Coalition federal government was brought to an end by a turn back to Labor, underpinned by an unprecedented surge in support for the climate-forward policies of both the Australian Greens and for a handful of newcomer independent MPs, dubbed Teals for their mix of Liberal (blue) and green policies.
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1 week ago |
onestepoffthegrid.com.au | Sophie Vorrath
A ground-breaking trial seeking to crack the riddle of how to manage huge amounts of rooftop solar generation without hitting the big solar switch-off button, or hitting customers with a sun tax, has been doubled in size. Engie says its retail electricity business in South Australia has been given the all-clear by SA Power Networks (SAPN) to expand its flexible exports offering from 50 to 100 customers, over the 12-month trial.
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1 week ago |
thedriven.io | Sophie Vorrath
Andrew Forrest’s iron ore giant Fortescue Metals continues to put its money where its mouth is on decarbonisation, this week signing a $A350 million deal to buy more than 50 autonomous electric drill rigs to replace existing diesel-powered kit.
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