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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.

Renewables

Will Australia reach its renewable targets on time? It will need a lot more wind and solar
BNEF says a more needs to be done, and quickly, for Australia to meet its renewable targets. Storage looks good, but wind and solar comes up short. Bowen is batting on.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 30, 2026

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Storage

Origin taps into revenues from the first stages of the two biggest battery projects in Australia
Origin starts tapping into revenues from the first stages of the two biggest battery storage projects currently being built in Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 30, 2026

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Storage

Big batteries push coal and gas out of evening peaks, and then get to eat other’s market dinner
The surge in big battery projects is displacing coal and gas in evening peaks, but they are finding the market dinner is not as juicy as hoped.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 29, 2026

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Chart of the day

Wind and solar curtailment hits record highs, with grid solar “offloads” at staggering 59 per cent in one state
Solar and wind offloading hits record levels, with solar farms in one state offloading 59 pct of their potential output due to local negative prices.
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Jan 29, 2026

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Renewables

World’s biggest isolated grid sets remarkable wind and solar peak of 91.1 pct, as batteries displace coal and gas
The biggest isolated grid in Australia, and the world, hits a remarkable wind and solar peak share of 91 pct, and as its big batteries displace coal and gas in evening peaks.
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Jan 29, 2026

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Renewables

“Landmark moment:” Prices plunge as renewables supply half of grid, batteries surge and coal hits new low
Record renewables and storage, falling prices and emissions, lowest coal and plunging gas delivers much needed boost for federal government’s energy transition.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 29, 2026

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Chart of the day

“Extraordinary:” Wind and solar to the rescue as states smash demand records in unprecedented heatwave
Updated: South Australia set stunning new native demand record on Tuesday amid heatwave, but nearly all of it was met by wind and solar.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 28, 2026

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$Batteries and solar hybrids dominate, relegating wind to small fraction of Australia’s renewable pipeline$

Renewables

Batteries and solar hybrids dominate, relegating wind to small fraction of Australia’s renewable pipeline
Wind projects now make up a small fraction of Australia’s investment pipeline, which is now dominated by standalone batteries, and solar hybrids coming a clear second.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 28, 2026

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Battery

Gas and diesel cash in as big batteries fade in South Australia’s heatwave and hottest ever night
South Australia’s growing fleet of big batteries depletes on its hottest ever night, sending average prices over the day to their highest level since fossil fuels dominated the local grid.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 27, 2026

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Coal

Three quarters of Australia’s coal plants will close by 2035, even as governments step in with new subsidies
Old and inflexible, costly and dirty: Coal generators may be kept online longer than many hoped, but within a decade most will be gone, new report finds.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 27, 2026

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Renewables

Australia’s first offshore wind auction set for August after nearly one year delay
Updated: Victoria sets new date for its first offshore wind tender, nearly a year after the original that was delayed last year, and looks to tap into federal support scheme.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 27, 2026

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Electric Vehicles

Shared solar: Labor’s “free power” plan to have daily cap to stop abuse by EV and home battery owners
There will be daily cap on the federal government’s Shared Solar free power offer, to ensure owners of EVs and home batteries don’t abuse the system.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 23, 2026

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