Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath, Author at RenewEconomy

AGL Energy taps two govt-owned funds for new renewables investment vehicle it will use to defray costs of developing new projects.

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Solar households miss out as big generators profit from price hikes

Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath7 July 2016

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Australia’s biggest utilities are passing on the surging cost of the country’s predominantly coal-fired grid to consumers at the start of the new financial year, but it seems pretty...

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Victoria aims for 40% renewables by 2025, to add 5,400MW wind and solar

Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath15 June 201612 July 2016

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Victorian govt to use reverse auctions to reach 40% renewable energy by 2025, underlining the policy divide between Labor and conservative governments. The target will require 5,400MW of new...

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West Australia flags end of centralised energy network

Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath11 May 201629 May 2017

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Western Australia finds itself at the cutting edge of energy market reform, and its main grid operator is imagining a future totally different from the past – where many...

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Coal generation hits 3-year high in Australia following carbon price repeal

Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath12 November 201512 November 2015

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A two-year high in black coal output helped deliver a continued rise in emissions on Australia's NEM, and pushed coal to 75.6% in the generation mix.

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Australia’s big fail on climate and energy policies

Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath5 May 20155 May 2015

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Australia is going backwards in climate and energy policies and is being accused of deliberately throttling the renewable energy industry, and of gilding the lily on its Direct Action...