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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.

“A tidal wave of hostile messaging:” The billions spent each year by fossil fuel industry demonising renewables
Head of energy policy in world’s fourth biggest economy says scale and pace of energy transition is unprecedented, but the fossil fuel industry is fighting back.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 10, 2026

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Policy & Planning

“The speculation is wrong:” Bowen dismisses talk of clean energy, EV roll-backs as Australians panic over oil
Updated: Bowen dismisses reports of roll-backs on clean energy and EV spending, and insists “flow of wind and sun” cannot be interrupted by Putin or events in Middle East.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 9, 2026

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Renewables

Solar farms hit by cuts to grid output ratings due to changes in energy flows, but some big batteries are happy
Latest grid ratings include bad news for solar farms in some areas, but a boost for a handful of big batteries who can cash in on changing energy flows.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 6, 2026

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Renewables

Wind and solar have eaten most of the coal industry’s lunch, and batteries are hoeing into its dinner
The latest power quarterly survey from BloombergNEF highlights the rapidly changing shape and nature of Australia’s main grid – and the new normal for coal and gas.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 6, 2026

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Storage

New five-hour battery reaches financial close, next to existing gas generator in renewable hotspot
Another five-hour battery reaches financial close, this one to piggy back over an existing gas connection in Australia’s most advanced renewable state.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 13, 2026

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Storage

The little battery that could pave the way for ageing coal generators to be shut down on schedule
Concern about system security has already delayed the closure of Australia’s biggest coal generator. But a landmark battery project may provide a quicker and cheaper solution.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 13, 2026

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Storage

Coal giant’s first gigawatt-scale battery charges up, guided by some in-house algorithms
The first gigawatt-scale battery built by AGL has begun charging and discharging from the grid and will be guided by algorithms developed by the company’s own in-house team.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 13, 2026

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Renewables

Second stage of Australia’s biggest wind project is now sending power to the grid
The second stage of what is already Australia’s biggest wind project has started sending power to the grid and soon will be the nation’s first to reach gigawatt scale.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 12, 2026

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Coal

Another unplanned coal plant failure triggers price spike fears and supply warning
Another outage at a major coal unit triggers price spike and supply concerns, highlighting vulnerability of a fossil-dependent grid, and the need for more batteries.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 11, 2026

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Coal

Australia’s biggest coal generator learns how to make more money out of its customers and big battery fleet
AGL is making more money from customer margins and its new big batteries, but is worried about solar sharer. “It’s February and we have not an ounce of detail.”
Giles Parkinson

Feb 11, 2026

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Renewables

AGL eyes options for a 2 gigawatt plus wind energy portfolio after signing string of PPAs
AGL to create a new funding vehicle, using other people’s money, to develop its major wind projects, including auction winners in NSW and the CIS.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 11, 2026

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Storage

The 15 biggest utility battery projects in Australia – and what they will do for the grid
Grid battery projects in Australia are getting bigger and bigger. Here is an updated list of the 15 biggest in terms of storage that have been built, contracted and committed.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 10, 2026

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