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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.

Tesla virtual power plant in South Australia first to lift FCAS capacity to 10MW
Tesla virtual power plant in South Australia can now commit 10MW to FCAS markets, meaning that batteries in more than 2,000 homes will be providing crucial grid services.
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Sep 17, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

ARENA to get $1.4 billion as Coalition channels funds to CCS, hydrogen and pubs
ARENA to get $1.4 billion, but it and the CEFC will have mandates broadened to include the Coalition’s favoured “low emissions” technologies, including CCS.
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Sep 17, 2020

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Coal

Liddell report shows Morrison and Taylor exaggerated case for gas intervention
Modelling for the Liddell Task Force reveals that Angus Taylor and Scott Morrison exaggerated the price impacts used to justify their extraordinary gas intervention.
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Sep 17, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Are Cannon-Brookes and Elon Musk about to team up for big battery plans?
Cannon-Brookes says he is talking to Musk again. Is this just about a Newcastle battery, or plans for the world’s biggest solar and battery project in the NT?
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Sep 16, 2020

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Transgrid shortlists projects for 1.4GW New England renewable zone
Transgrid short-lists projects that will be able to bid for 1,400MW capacity on a new transmission line in New England region of NSW.
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Sep 15, 2020

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Coal

Taylor gives up on Liddell coal extension, but what is an “acceptable” battery?
Angus Taylor gives up on idea of forcing AGL to keep Liddell coal generator online, but what is an “acceptable” battery?
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Sep 15, 2020

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Taylor promises $250 million to advance renewable network priorities
The one piece of good news from the Coalition’s gas plan was $250 million in funding to accelerate three new transmission links critical for big renewable energy projects.
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Sep 15, 2020

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Solar

Australia should be very afraid of Morrison’s sinister fossil fuel decree
There is nothing accidental or haphazard about the Coalition’s latest threat to the energy industry, and the attempt to force-feed more gas generation into Australia’s main grid.
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Sep 15, 2020

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Solar

Australia’s biggest solar farm sends first output to the grid
The first output from what will be Australia’s biggest solar farm to date sent to the grid.
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Sep 15, 2020

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“I don’t know why they don’t get it.” Lynham laments Taylor blindspot on renewables
Queensland’s Anthony Lynham says all state energy ministers – Liberal, Labor and Greens – agree that the future is renewable. The only hold out is Angus Taylor.
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Sep 14, 2020

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Other Good Stuff

South Australia wants to use EVs as mobile batteries and “solar sponge”
South Australia Liberal government to develop plan to use electric vehicles as “batteries on wheels” and use charging as a “solar sponge” during the day.
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Sep 14, 2020

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Garden Island micro-grid suffers panel problems, and now it’s unplugged
Garden Island micro-grid plagued by teething issues and panel failures, and has now been disconnected because of major work at the naval base.
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Sep 14, 2020

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