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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.

CleanTech Bites

Sun Cable plans Darwin big battery, precursor to world’s biggest solar and storage project
Sun Cable proposes 100MW/200MWh big battery for Darwin, to lower costs and make local grid more reliable, as precursor for world’s biggest solar and storage project.
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May 25, 2020

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Big spinning machines arrive in South Australia to hasten demise of gas generation
Huge spinning machines arrive in South Australia to herald the demise of the state’s gas generators, and lay the pathway to 100 per cent renewables.
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May 25, 2020

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Renewables

Tilt considers three Victoria big battery projects as part of DIY firming strategy
Tilt Renewables adds three new big battery projects in Victoria to its development portfolio as it seeks its own “firming” options that will offer better value than market contracts.
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May 25, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Gas lobby seizes Covid moment, and declares war on Australia’s future
Gas industry tries to throw a live grenade into Australia’s economic bunker. But it is the sheer range and scale of proposed government subsidies that beggars belief.
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May 22, 2020

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Silverton wind farm reaches full output after two years of delays and constraints
The 200MW Silverton wind farm finally reaches full output after two years of delays and constraints caused by grid congestion in the area.
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May 22, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Is Scott Morrison about to get fully charged on electric vehicles?
Coalition dialled up the idiotometer to capacity when it talked electric vehicles last year, but now its technology roadmap admits EVs will cut emissions and lower costs.
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May 21, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Taylor puts gas and CCS at centre of technology roadmap, coal and nuclear not excluded
Taylor’s discussion paper on technology roadmap puts focus on gas and CCS, and appears a desperate attempt to find technology winners that are not wind, solar and storage.
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May 21, 2020

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Coal

Regulators flag delays to 16 energy reform projects as fossil fuel interests dig in
Regulators flag potential delays to 16 key market reforms, protecting incumbent generators from threat of new technologies.
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May 20, 2020

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Wind and solar hit record grid levels in Europe as pandemic curbs energy demand
Significant falls in electricity demand during Covid-19 lockdowns has led to record shares of variable renewable energy – wind and solar – in some European countries.
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May 20, 2020

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Renewables

The remarkable growth of wind and solar projects paired with big batteries
The number and scale of battery storage installations paired with large scale wind and solar projects in the world’s biggest electricity market continues to grow.
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May 19, 2020

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Policy & Planning

One year after election win, Scott Morrison is still Coal-Mo to the core
Morrison chooses not to stand with scientists and independent experts when it comes to climate and energy, as he has done with Covid-19, but with lobbyists and vested interests.
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May 19, 2020

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First production spotted from Victoria’s biggest wind and battery hub
First output spotted from Bulgana green power hub which will be biggest wind and battery facility in Victoria.
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May 15, 2020

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