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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.

Solar

Rooftop solar market rebounds in June to post second best month on record
Rooftop solar installs rebound with the second strongest month on record, and with NSW posting the highest number for any state in a single month.
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Jul 2, 2020

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Merryn York named acting chair of AEMC, women now lead all main energy bodies
Former Powerlink CEO Merryn York named as acting chair of Australian Energy Market Commission, meaning all four of country’s main regulatory bodies now led by women.
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Jul 2, 2020

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AEMO hails “major step forward” as it registers biggest solar farm in West Murray
AEMO says registration of biggest solar farm in West Murray region a major step forward for local grid.
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Jul 2, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Australia’s luxury car tax threshold quietly lifted for electric vehicles
Luxury car tax on low and zero emissions cars in Australia is quietly relaxed, giving EVs bigger break than fossil fuel cars for first time in decade.
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Jul 1, 2020

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Vestas lands big wind turbine contract in Australia, most likely Port Augusta
Vestas says it has won a 210MW contract for a wind farm to be built by late 2021 – almost certainly the big wind-solar hybrid planned for Port Augusta in South Australia.
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Jul 1, 2020

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Deadline extended for Kidston storage project as it seeks equity and transmission deals
Genex extends deadline for debt financing deal as it seeks to land an equity partner for Kidston pumped hydro project and lock in transmission agreement.
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Jul 1, 2020

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Coal

Transgrid, Cornwall say new wind and solar needed quickly to lower prices in NSW
Transgrid says renewables key to cost falls in NSW, while research group says the pace of investment will need to accelerate significantly in coming years.
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Jul 1, 2020

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Nine new solar farms and two big batteries proposed for South Australia
Nine new solar farm proposals and two new big batteries unveiled in flood of applications to South Australia energy regulator.
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Jul 1, 2020

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Melbourne factories and universities sign bulk supply deal with Victoria wind farms
A group of prominent Melbourne universities, factories and other businesses targeting zero emissions sign bulk purchasing deal with Victorian wind farms.
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Jun 30, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Kean says NSW can be renewable energy superpower, or stick its head in the sand
Energy minister Matt Kean says NSW can become renewable and economic superpower thanks to resources of low cost wind, solar and storage, if ideology doesn’t get in the way.
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Jun 29, 2020

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“Best car I’ve ever driven”: NSW energy minister gets a Tesla Model 3
NSW energy and environment minister Matt Kean’s new government car is a Tesla Model 3, and he believes he is the first minister in the country to have an EV.
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Jun 26, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Will rooftop solar blow up your kettle? No, but your local network just might
ESB admits voltage issues a legacy of networks accommodating huge influx of air conditioners, and it’s wrong to blame rooftop PV for blowing up your kettle.
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Jun 26, 2020

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