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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.

Wind

CIS boss says wind developers hoping power hungry data centres can rescue struggling projects
Head of CIS program says data centres could come to the rescue of wind projects struggling to land long term contracts, particularly as wholesale prices fall.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 10, 2026

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Renewables

Massive wind, solar and hydrogen hub in Nullarbor brings in Asia partners to advance first stage
Developers of massive 70 GW wind, solar and hydrogen project that will straddle the Nullarbor announce Chinese and Korea partners to help on feasibility study.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 9, 2026

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Storage

State owned utility’s newly opened grid battery has been “re-rated” to be the biggest in Australia
State owned Synergy has formally opened its third big battery, which turns out to the biggest operating battery in Australia after its storage was “re-rated.”
Giles Parkinson

Feb 8, 2026

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Storage

Spanish giant completes Sydney battery ahead of schedule, lands contract for a bigger one
Spanish giant completes one big battery project ahead of schedule as it lands a contract for an even bigger project with 10 hours of storage.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 8, 2026

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We need more hydro, Turnbull says: But would many smaller projects have been better than Snowy 2.0?
Malcolm Turnbull says more “simpler” pumped hydro needed as solar outpaces wind, and insists that Snowy 2.0 will deliver value despite delays and cost blowouts.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 6, 2026

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Renewables

First solar-battery hybrid sends power into evening peak, heralding radical changes for Australia’s main grid
The first solar-battery hybrid has begun sending power into Australia’s main grid in the evening. Dozens of bigger projects will follow, changing the game for old fossils.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 6, 2026

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Policy & Planning

More than 80 people and groups opposed solar project, but none could be bothered to speak to independent panel
Independent panel forced to review solar project due to more than 80 mostly long distance objections cancels public meeting after no one registered to speak.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 6, 2026

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Storage

NSW awards contracts to six huge 8-hour battery projects, including the biggest in Australia
NSW hails biggest and best result yet for long duration storage, with six massive batteries declared winners of latest tender, and at lower prices than previous auctions.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 5, 2026

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Storage

“Global proof point:” Big batteries overtake peaking gas generators in Australia’s biggest state grids
Australia emerges as “global proof point” of a major structural change in electricity grids around the world, with grid scale batteries overtaking peaking gas generation.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 4, 2026

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Beyond Zero Emissions

Batteries clip the peaks as renewables meet nearly half of all demand in January, despite record heatwaves
Despite the record heatwaves, renewables provided nearly 50 pct of grid demand in January, and big batteries kept the pricing down in the evening peaks.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 3, 2026

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CleanTech Bites

Big batteries to get paid a lot more for having six hours of storage instead of four
Capacity payments jump sharply as regulators focus on big batteries with more storage. And despite the drop in cell prices, other costs have gone up.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 3, 2026

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Storage

Battery prices plunge 60 pct in two years, changing face of grid and the nature of contracts
Battery storage major says costs have fallen 60 pct in two years, helping redefine the grid and customer needs, and along with solar is cheapest and easiest to build.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 1, 2026

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