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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.

Two key numbers that make battery storage better bet than gas peakers
New report says battery storage is beating gas peakers in Australia on capital costs and fuel costs, and will win too on longer storage
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Sep 25, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Did Battery Day live up to the hype? Some say yes, others say no
Did Battery Day live up to the hype? There was no million-mile battery, but some analysts say the pace of cost reductions is still hugely significant.
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Sep 25, 2020

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Business customers offered incentives to manage solar, batteries and flexible loads
Western Power to offer incentives to business and industrial customers to manage their rooftop solar PV, battery storage and flexible load.
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Sep 25, 2020

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Solar

Tesla big battery in South Australia delivers stunning windfall profits
Tesla big battery at Hornsdale delivers windfall profits after stepping in to stabilise the grid this year, meaning total profits now nearly equal Neoen’s construction costs.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 24, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

The end of fossil fuel cars: Tesla battery gains to trigger $30 trillion EV boom
Tesla says fossil fuel cars are on the way out and there is no time to lose. The contrast with the Australian government could not be more stark.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 23, 2020

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Australia’s first big solar battery discovers highs and lows of energy market
Gannawarra battery has made money and provided valuable services to the grid, and also discovered some potential problems, such as hefty network charges and limitations of market rules.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 23, 2020

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W.A. puts out call to develop 1.5 gigawatt wind and solar hydrogen hub
WA government wants to create a 1.5GW wind and solar hydrogen hub north of Perth, and has called for expressions of interest.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 20, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Morrison performs massive backflip on Liddell gigawatt gas plan
Morrison back-flips on plans to build 1GW gas generator in Hunter Valley, conceding that a fraction of that was needed to replace Liddell. “I’m interested in doing,” he said.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 20, 2020

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Policy & Planning

Bob Brown report questions viability of Tasmania’s Battery of the Nation plan
Report commissioned by Bob Brown Foundation questions viability of Marinus Link and Battery of Nation project, saying battery storage may be cheaper and smarter plan.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 18, 2020

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Does Scott Morrison have any idea what a big battery can actually do?
It appears that Scott Morrison and his advisors know more about the Big Banana and the Kardashians than they do about big batteries. And that’s a problem.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 18, 2020

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Tesla virtual power plant in South Australia first to lift FCAS capacity to 10MW
Tesla virtual power plant in South Australia can now commit 10MW to FCAS markets, meaning that batteries in more than 2,000 homes will be providing crucial grid services.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 17, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

ARENA to get $1.4 billion as Coalition channels funds to CCS, hydrogen and pubs
ARENA to get $1.4 billion, but it and the CEFC will have mandates broadened to include the Coalition’s favoured “low emissions” technologies, including CCS.
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Sep 17, 2020

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