Giles Parkinson, Author at Renew Economy

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.

Coal

US coal production plunges to lowest level in more than 50 years
US president Donald Trump promised he would save the country’s coal industry, but it’s not working out that way, with coal production plunging to its lowest levels in more than 50 years.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 28, 2020

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Solar

West Australia’s first 100MW solar farm starts sending power to the grid
The first 100MW solar farm in Western Australia begins sending power to the grid.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 28, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Nine more solar farms could have output cut to zero due to system strength issues
Another nine large-scale solar farms in north Queensland with total capacity of more than 700MW warned their output could be cut to zero due to “system strength” issues.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 27, 2020

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Policy & Planning

Offer of weak, voluntary CO2 standards means Australia will remain dumping ground for dirty cars
Car industry’s proposed voluntary scheme on emissions so weak it will barely cause a change from business as usual, which is Australia being dumping ground for dirty cars.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 26, 2020

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Policy & Planning

Tesla crushes rivals with first full year profit, redefines future of car industry
Tesla smashes industry expectations with its first annual profit, and sales growth in a period where every other car maker in the world declined.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 23, 2020

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Perisher thought – new ARENA chair said to be skiing buddy of Angus Taylor
It is said that it is not so much what you know but who you know. Turns out that new ARENA chair Justin Punch is strong on both counts.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 23, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Musk says Tesla battery and solar business could be worth more than EVs
Tesla’s car business is now valued by the market at around $US300 billion. But Elon Musk says its energy and solar division could be worth just as much.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 23, 2020

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Storage

Revenue bonanza dries up for big battery storage in second quarter
The bonanza in revenue from the FCAS market on Australia’s main grid dried up in the second quarter, leading to a big reduction in revenue for the country’s fleet of big batteries.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 22, 2020

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Wind and solar set new production records in second quarter, curtailment falls
Curtailment of wind and solar farms fell by half in latest quarter, even as wind and solar set new output records.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 22, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Grid emissions hit record low, as renewables displace coal and prices plunge
Australia’s main grid achieves trifecta of a record low in emissions in June quarter, even as the level of coal production and wholesale market prices plunged.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 22, 2020

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Tesla big battery at Hornsdale delivers world record output of 150MW
Expanded Tesla big battery delivers output at world-record 150MW for first time during trials.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 21, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Vast plans $600m “baseload” solar thermal plant for Mt Isa
Vast Solar proposes $600 million plan to bring “baseload” solar to Mt Isa in what would be the biggest renewable energy hybrid project in Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 21, 2020

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