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Giles Parkinson

Editor

Giles Parkinson is founder and editor-in-chief of Renew Economy, and founder and editor of its EV-focused sister site The Driven. He is the co-host of the weekly Energy Insiders Podcast. Giles has been a journalist for more than 40 years and is a former deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review. You can find him on LinkedIn and on Twitter.

Renewables

NSW fast tracks $60m to win over local communities, years before first poles erected in new renewable zone
NSW fast-tracks $60 million in community funds to help head off community concerns about the state’s potentially biggest renewable energy zone.
Giles Parkinson

May 14, 2026

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Renewables

Developers shake funding tree for gigawatt scale projects in bid to end big wind investment drought
Deep-pocketed developers shake the tree for additional equity to advance their gigawatt-scale projects and break Australia’s investment drought in big wind.
Giles Parkinson

May 13, 2026

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Chart of the day

Big batteries hit “staggering” new peak of 37.2 pct of peak demand in Australia’s biggest isolated grid
Renewables and battery storage records continue to tumble in Australia’s biggest isolated grid – a key bellwether for the progress of the energy transition.
Giles Parkinson

May 12, 2026

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Renewables

Developer of Australia’s biggest renewable projects to offer cheap power below $66/MWh for data centres
Developer of Australia’s two biggest renewable projects – totalling nearly 100 GW – says it can offer super-cheap power to data centres as a sideline to its hydrogen play.
Giles Parkinson

May 12, 2026

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Chart of the day

From cars to coastal shipping, we can electrify almost everything, according to Electrification Staircase
What can we electrify now? And what will require more work. The Electrification Staircase plots what’s possible, from cars, trucks and heating, to ships and planes.
Giles Parkinson

May 11, 2026

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“They solve the problem:” Leading storage developer says battery costs have plunged 70 pct in two years
Owner of Australia’s most successful big battery developer says storage costs have plunge 65-70 pct in last two years, and are solving the grid’s biggest problems.
Giles Parkinson

May 10, 2026

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Renewables

“I thought this was impossible:” Fortescue green grid rides through transmission failure with no fossil fuels
Fortescue’s green grid rides through bushfire-caused transmission failure with just solar and batteries and no spinning machines – defying conventional thinking.
Giles Parkinson

May 8, 2026

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Storage

Fund nears financial close for wind and storage projects, with Victoria Big Battery extension first to go
Listed fund hopes to press go on its first big wind and storage projects soon, with an extension to the Victoria Big Battery likely first to go.
Giles Parkinson

May 8, 2026

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Renewables

“Blows your mind:” Regulator says boom in home batteries and PV puts 82 pct renewables within reach
Regulator says surge in home battery and rooftop PV installations puts the 82 pct renewables target back in reach because it reduces the burden on large scale projects.
Giles Parkinson

May 7, 2026

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Storage

State energy minister says impact of home storage in “baking hot summer” shows grid at turning point
NSW energy minister Penny Sharpe says rise in home storage has created “turning point” for reliability and prices on the grid, even with a “baking hot summer.”
Giles Parkinson

May 7, 2026

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Coal

“It’s enormous:” AGL sees 7-fold leap in AI data centre demand, says new big batteries will boost coal returns
AGL sees 7-fold increase in AI-driven data centre demand, much more than AEMO forecasts. Will this be good for the energy transition or bad?
Giles Parkinson

May 7, 2026

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Policy & Planning

“Despots, oligarchs, fruitcakes and invaders:” Why Andrew Forrest wants to stop burning fossil fuels
Forrest slams Australia’s fossil fuel dependence, diesel rebate and use of fake offsets, and says Fortescue will be a prototype for the country to reach real zero.
Giles Parkinson

May 6, 2026

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