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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.

Video: Scotty goes solar
Scott Morrison visited a solar farm for the first time, but he couldn’t see, or hear, the Forrest for the trees.
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Apr 29, 2021

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Four new solar farms join grid, but no sign of Australia’s biggest wind project
Four new solar farms started production in latest quarter, and others were registered or were fully commissioned, but still no sign from the country’s biggest wind project.
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Apr 29, 2021

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Coal

Rooftop solar hits record 65.2% generation in WA as installation rush continues
Rooftop solar hits record share of generation in WA, as gas and wind output fall due to more renewables and a higher number of outages.
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Apr 28, 2021

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Rooftop solar sends average South Australia daytime power prices below zero
South Australia has set a new benchmark in the electricity market, with its big share of rooftop solar sending the average daytime wholesale price of electricity to below zero in Q1.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 28, 2021

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Storage

Musk flags Powerwall battery upgrade as Texas blackout sparks lift in sales
Elon Musk talks of upgrades to Powerwall 2 battery storage unit, and the critical role of battery storage in a renewables grid.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 27, 2021

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Breakthrough event: Prime minister Scott Morrison visits a solar farm
Scott Morrison visits a solar farm for the first time, although he can’t actually bring himself to say the word “solar”.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 27, 2021

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Featured

“Battery of the world”: Australia’s key role in fast transition to wind and solar
Australia well placed to become “battery of the world” if wind and solar can pass political barriers, as well as technical and economic hurdles already jumped.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 26, 2021

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Storage

Alinta to build second big battery in WA grid, next to Alcoa alumina plant
Alinta plans to build a 100MW big battery next to its Wagerup peaking gas and diesel plant, the second big battery to be built in Western Australia’s main grid.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 26, 2021

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Storage

Victoria puts out call for virtual power plants with rooftop solar and batteries
Victoria government puts out call for aggregators to expand the state’s offerings of virtual power plants harnessing resources of rooftop solar and household batteries.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 23, 2021

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Policy & Planning

Biden pledges to slash emissions by at least half by 2030, Japan and Canada follow suit
Joe Biden has confirmed the new climate target for the United States will be to slash emissions by at least half by 2030. Australia refuses to budge.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 22, 2021

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Big boost for battery storage in new rules that reward fast response on grid
New rules will create a market that favours the fast response of battery storage, wind and solar plants, helping the transition away from coal and gas generators.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 22, 2021

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Policy & Planning

The scary climate assumptions driving Toyota’s go slow on electric cars
Toyota’s go slow on the rollout of pure battery electric vehicles appears based on the assumption of a climate catastrophe.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 22, 2021

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