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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.

CleanTech Bites

Transgrid to build Australia’s first Tesla Megapack big battery in western Sydney
Transgrid to build a Tesla Megapack big battery in western Sydney, offering grid services including inertia to help NSW prepare for the exit from coal.
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Oct 23, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

“We just need more cells”: Musk laments lack of battery capacity
Tesla says shortage of battery cells impacting supply of battery storage, and the roll out of new vehicles like the Tesla Semi.
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Oct 22, 2020

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Battery storage revenues fall as Hornsdale takes time off to expand
Battery storage revenue falls to its lowest levels in nearly two years as Hornsdale takes a break to boost its capacity, and FCAS and energy arbitrage earnings fall.
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Oct 22, 2020

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Solar

Negative prices: South Australia solar farms had to pay to produce in September
South Australia’s solar farms paid to produce in September with an average price of nearly minus $10/MWh, while grid constraints also hit hard in Queensland.
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Oct 22, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Solar and Covid lead change as grid demand, prices and emissions tumble to record lows
Rooftop solar, Covid and more large scale renewables push Australia’s main grid to record low levels of demand and emissions intensity, and the lowest prices in years.
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Oct 22, 2020

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Wind

Big Australian investment manager makes first foray into Australian wind assets
Australian investment giant First Sentier makes first purchase in renewables, buying wind portfolio of UK infrastructure group John Laing.
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Oct 21, 2020

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Twin peaks: South Australia reaches 100 pct solar, and then 100 pct wind power in same week
Big week for S.A. as solar delivers 100% of demand one day, for first time ever in any large grid, and wind does the same a few days later.
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Oct 20, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Ausgrid, United accelerate network push into community battery storage
Sydney and Melbourne network companies push into community-level battery storage to boost rooftop PV uptake and defer grid upgrades. Are energy retailers getting nervous?
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Oct 19, 2020

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Nexif finally gets shovels out for next stage of Lincoln wind and battery project
Nexif finally moves to second stage of Lincoln Gap wind and battery project in South Australia after changing turbine suppliers and fine-tuning regulatory approvals.
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Oct 19, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

AEMO takes lead role in global consortium seeking rapid energy transition
Audrey Zibelman says “facts and reality” are focus of AEMO, which is leading creation of new global partnership pushing “rapid clean energy transition of unprecedented scope.”
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Oct 16, 2020

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Markets

Fluence buys bidding software firm AMS in high speed push to energy transition
Battery company Fluence acquires Schwarzenegger-backed bidding software group AMS to promote sophisticated and high speed bidding systems for renewable and storage assets.
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Oct 15, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Solar power is now “cheapest electricity in history”, says IEA
The IEA has finally twigged that solar is much cheaper than it thought – in fact, up to 50% cheaper than its estimates of just two years ago.
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Oct 14, 2020

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