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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.

Australia smashes renewables record again, hits 58.3 per cent on main grid
Australia has easily beaten its previous record for the share of renewables on its main grid, and set a new record for the share of wind and solar.
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Sep 9, 2021

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Huge wind, solar and battery project proposed for central Queensland
RES and Energy Estate propose a 900MW wind, solar and battery project, part of a plan for 2GW of renewables to support major industrial loads.
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Sep 9, 2021

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Electric Vehicles

The Driven Podcast: From coal to renewables and EV charging
Engie’s head of green mobility in Australia on the company’s plans to be a major supplier of EV chargers and its interest in V2G.
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Sep 8, 2021

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South Australia to be first gigawatt scale grid to meet all demand with rooftop solar
In the next few months South Australia could become the first gigawatt scale grid in the world to meet all its demand from rooftop solar.
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Sep 8, 2021

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Rooftop solar delivers 62% of total generation, drives demand to record low in WA
Rooftop solar sends minimum “operational demand” to a new low in WA’s main grid, some 10 per cent below the previous benchmark.
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Sep 7, 2021

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Wind

Potash mine to build wind, solar and battery micro-grid for most of its power needs
Proposed new potash project looks to source two thirds of its power needs from wind, solar and batteries to slash costs and emissions.
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Sep 7, 2021

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Green hydrogen could help solve the puzzle of getting to 100 pct renewables
The hardest part of achieving 100 per cent renewables is the last five or 10 per cent. Green hydrogen is now being viewed as a cheap and effective solution.
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Sep 7, 2021

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Solar

NSW is about to overtake the Sunshine State on large scale solar production
Queensland is about to lose its mantle as the state with the most large scale solar farm production, as new projects come on line in NSW.
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Sep 6, 2021

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Chart of the day

Another record tumbles as renewables share reaches 57.3 per cent
Record for share of renewable energy in Australia’s main grid tumbles again on Sunday morning.
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Sep 5, 2021

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Turf wars in the energy transition over who gets to own battery storage
Networks and generators are in the midst of a turf war over who gets to own battery storage, which straddles both their business models.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 3, 2021

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Storage

World’s biggest battery storage installation could grow four times the size
The world’s biggest battery installation has just been expanded, and could be increased four-fold as renewables expand.
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Sep 3, 2021

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Coal

Australia sets new records for highest renewables share and lowest coal output
Australia’s clean energy transition continues apace with new records being set for renewables and the lowest output for coal generators.
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Sep 3, 2021

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