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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.

Taylor’s latest shocker: $600m to Kurri Kurri gas in fossil fuel spending spree
Angus Taylor commits $600 million to Kurri Kurri gas plant, extending a remarkable fossil fuel subsidy spending spree, even by this government’s standards.
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May 19, 2021

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Coal

Origin to close first unit of Australia’s biggest coal generator in 2030
Origin tells market operator that the first units of Eraring – Australia’s biggest coal generator – will close in 2030 in a staged exit.
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May 18, 2021

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Daniel Westerman takes the reins as CEO of energy market operator
The new head of the Australian Energy Market Operator has started in his new job.
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May 17, 2021

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Featured

Western Australia eyes massive 100GW of wind and solar for green hydrogen by 2030
Western Australia government is eyeing up to 100GW of new wind and solar to drive green hydrogen by 2030, and double that amount by 2040.
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May 17, 2021

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Storage

Powercor proposes 20 big batteries for Victoria renewable energy zones
Victoria network proposes 20 big batteries and multiple syncons it says will fast-track new wind and solar and lessen need for new transmission lines.
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May 17, 2021

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Smart Energy

Look, no gas! South Australia to build country’s first all-electric hospital
South Australia says new women’s and children’s hospital in Adelaide will not be connected to the gas network and won’t use fossil fuels.
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May 14, 2021

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Solar

Lightsource bp to create 600MW solar hub that will be one of biggest on grid
Lightsource bp gets planning approval for north Wellington solar project, which will help create largest solar hub in the state.
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May 14, 2021

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Videos

Video: Changing the world with solar, batteries and EVs
The Smart Energy Conference shone a bright light how technologies such as solar, storage, hydrogen and EVs are transforming our economy.
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May 13, 2021

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“I don’t get it:” Why an old wind farm is unable to add a new big battery
Tilt Renewables says it wanted to be a trailblazer, but found that rules make it too difficult to add battery storage to an existing wind farm.
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May 13, 2021

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Wind

Low wind, low prices and connection delays crimp Tilt profits
Tilt suffers from low wind conditions and low prices, and is still battling to get its biggest wind farm to operate at full capacity.
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May 13, 2021

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Australia officially met renewable target in January, despite big project delays
Clean Energy Regulator officially declares that the RET is met, as new wind and solar delivered more than 33,000GWh in the 12 months to late January.
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May 12, 2021

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Batteries not included: Coalition’s stunning hatred of new technology
It was bad enough when Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey were railing against wind farms, but it’s now getting beyond a joke.
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May 11, 2021

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