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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.

Policy & Planning

“Too valuable to throw out:” Labor announces first national solar panel recycling pilot program
Federal government announces $25 million for a rooftop solar recycling pilot, with up to 100 collection points to be created across the country.
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Jan 16, 2026

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Featured

Fortescue begins work on first wind farm, with self-lifting towers and Australia’s biggest turbines
Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue starts construction of its first wind farm, featuring unique “self-lifting” tower technology and the biggest turbines seen in Australia.
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Jan 16, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Standalone battery proposed for old gravel pit gets final planning tick despite long distance objectors
A $200 million standalone battery project that attracted no objections from within 50kms of the facility has received final approval from independent panel.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 16, 2026

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Storage

Fortescue buys US battery tech to boost storage needs as it sets sail on eliminating fossil fuels in five years
Fortescue buys US battery controls company as it ramps up efforts to reach real zero in its massive mining operations and batteries play key role on grid and transport.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 15, 2026

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Renewables

Australian households add record amounts of rooftop PV, as home battery installations top 4.3 GWh
Rooftop PV enjoys record month of installations at the end of 2025, as the home battery boom continues.
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Jan 15, 2026

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Renewables

NSW pins hopes on solar-battery hybrid projects as it races to meet targets to replace ageing coal
NSW looks to boost support for solar-battery hybrids, as it seeks to ramp up efforts to build enough new capacity to allow closure of its ageing coal plants.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 15, 2026

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CleanTech Bites

Ontario utility wants to double the asking price of nuclear, while US wants reactors on the moon
Ontario utility asks regulator to double the price it is paid for nuclear power – to the equivalent of $A222/MWh – to cover the costs of new reactors and upkeep.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 14, 2026

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Renewables

Less a duck curve than a crocodile head: How the isolated west is outperforming main grid on renewables
Western Australia, host to the world’s biggest isolated grid, is now outperforming the rest of the country in the uptake and integration of renewables.
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Jan 14, 2026

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CleanTech Bites

Smoke stack at one of Australia’s last oil-fired power stations demolished in controlled explosion
The 110-metre smoke stack for the shuttered Bell Bay power station, one of the last oil-fired generators in the country, has been demolished.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 13, 2026

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Storage

Queensland LNP flags “call-ins” for two giant battery storage projects, in latest attack on renewable transition
Queensland flags “call ins” for two giant battery projects in the heart of its coal region, including one winner of federal Labor’s Capacity Investment Scheme.
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Jan 13, 2026

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Battery

New England locals force huge battery project proposal to go before independent panel
Locals who say they overwhelmed by three neighbouring big battery projects force one gigawatt proposal to be reviewed by independent panel.
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Jan 13, 2026

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Solar

Another two big solar and battery projects sent to independent panel by long distance objectors
Another two major solar and battery projects have been referred to independent commission after objections from mostly long distance and interstate opponents.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 12, 2026

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