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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

Infratil seeks $280 million with eye to renewables and storage projects
New Zealand infrastructure investor Infratil is tapping markets for $280 million to invest in growing pipeline of renewable and storage projects.
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Jun 10, 2020

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Solar

Australia’s best performing wind and solar farms in May
The performance rankings for Australia’s wind and solar farms in the the month of May threw up a few surprises, as Broken Hill finally threw off its constraints.
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Jun 10, 2020

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Storage

Huge 3.6GW solar plus battery hydrogen project proposed for Queensland
Newly formed company says it has secured land for a potential 3.6GW solar plus battery hydrogen project in Queensland.
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Jun 9, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Rule changes that could shift balance of power in clean energy transition
Deadlines this week for two critical rule changes that could set the pace of the switch to a grid dominated by renewables, storage and other smart technologies.
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Jun 9, 2020

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Solar

Hawaii leads way in long duration battery storage on road to 100% renewables
Hawaii leads way in “deep” battery storage, with 16 new grid scale battery projects confirmed including one with eight hours storage.
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Jun 5, 2020

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Walcha tests market interest in biggest renewable and storage project in NEM
Walcha Energy tests market interest in massive renewables and storage project in northern NSW – the biggest in Australia’s main grid.
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Jun 5, 2020

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Staff demand Melbourne Uni back Energy Transition Hub, drop fossil fuel funding
Energy Transition Hub under threat of closure as union calls on Melbourne University to back climate and clean energy issues, and stop taking funds from fossil fuel industry.
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Jun 4, 2020

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Coal

Solar provided 11.5% of Britain’s electricity in May, a lot more than Australia
That very sunny place, Great Britain, sourced 11.5 per cent of its grid demand from solar in the month of May, and burned no coal. Contrast with Australia.
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Jun 4, 2020

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Renewables

Australia’s first offshore wind project says it can cover early exit of Yallourn
Developers of the massive Star of the South project, say the 2,000MW offshore wind farm could easily replace the ageing Yallourn power station.
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Jun 4, 2020

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Solar

Rooftop solar market powers on in Australia, despite Covid-19 blip
Covid-19 finally having some impact on Australian rooftop solar market, but May installations were still the third highest month on record.
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Jun 3, 2020

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Commentary

UPC and AC make bid for Infigen in $777 million wind and solar pitch
UPC and AC Energy launch $777m bid for listed Australian renewables company Infigen Energy, one of the country’s most established independent players.
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Jun 3, 2020

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Webinars

Webinar: Opportunities in high efficiency, bifacial, and new solar designs
Solar technology efficiencies always seem to be increasing. How did we get here and what does it mean for bankable, bifacial projects in Australia?
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Jun 3, 2020

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