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Giles Parkinson

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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.

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NSW unveils $80 billion green hydrogen strategy, with incentives to plug into grid
NSW unveils a green hydrogen plan, aiming to attract $80 billion of investment and slashing costs of the technology.
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Oct 13, 2021

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Featured

Net zero by 2050 means eliminating fossil fuels from the grid by 2035
If Australia joins others in committing to net zero emissions by 2050, it will need to have a zero carbon grid by around 2035 to get there.
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Oct 12, 2021

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Coal

Rio Tinto flags possible wind and solar deals to power huge Gladstone smelter
Australia’s second biggest aluminium smelter now has a brighter future after Rio Tinto flags it could be powered by wind and solar.
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Oct 12, 2021

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Victoria Big Battery sets Australian output record as it ramps up testing
Victoria Big Battery sets new benchmark for a battery charge and discharge as it continues to ramp up testing.
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Oct 11, 2021

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Policy & Planning

Fortescue plans Australia’s first major green ammonia plant near Brisbane
FFI and Incitec Pivot plan biggest green ammonia facility in Australia, replacing gas with product fuelled by wind and solar.
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Oct 11, 2021

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More than 1GW of new wind, solar and battery storage registered in last three months
More than 1GW of new wind, solar and battery storage capacity has been registered in the past three months, but number of new committed projects has slowed.
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Oct 11, 2021

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Hydrogen

Forrest to build massive hydrogen, wind, solar and cabling factory in Queensland
Forrest plans massive hydrogen electrolyser, wind and solar factory in Queensland, part of plans to become green renewables and resources powerhouse.
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Oct 10, 2021

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Markets

“We’ve been caught out:” Switch to 5-minute settlement traps market turtles
Alinta admits to being “caught out” by price spikes since 5-minute settlement, and is flagging changes to cap contracts, and maybe a big battery.
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Oct 8, 2021

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Alinta plans massive 1GW offshore wind project, and the first wind farm in Pilbara
Alinta plans 1GW plus offshore wind farm and the first wind farm in the Pilbara as part of a $6 billion investment in renewables and storage.
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Oct 8, 2021

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Forrest plans 1GW thin film solar factory in Australia to build “green energies at scale”
Andrew Forrest invests in breakthrough thin film solar PV tech that he says will deliver significant costs reductions and underpin his huge hydrogen plans.
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Oct 8, 2021

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“Sunshine for sale:” NT plans massive hubs to support solar, battery and hydrogen
NT unveils blueprints for massive renewable hydrogen zone, and a renewable energy hub to support new solar and battery storage.
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Oct 7, 2021

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Australian renewables surge to 35.4 pct market share in September
Renewables set new record share of 35.4 per cent in September, easily beating the previous benchmark as the energy transition continues apace.
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Oct 6, 2021

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