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Giles Parkinson

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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.

Total Eren, Beon “step in” to complete commissioning of Victoria’s biggest solar farm
Owners of 256MW Kiamal solar farm – the biggest solar project in Victoria to date – say they have stepped in to complete the commissioning of long-delayed project.
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May 4, 2020

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Queensland spot prices run below zero for four days running, solar farms switch off
Storms hit main link between Queensland and NSW, forcing prices to run negative for four consecutive days and large scale solar farms to switch off en masse.
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May 4, 2020

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Solar

Major contractor quits Australia solar market after huge losses on projects
Exodus of contractors from Australia’s large scale solar market continues after international company quits, citing delays, faulty materials and regulatory issues.
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May 1, 2020

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Other Good Stuff

AEMO wants better inverters, and ability to shut down rooftop solar, as penetration grows to 50%
AEMO wants new inverters to enable rooftop solar to be visible, and switched off if necessary, as PV penetration heads to 50% of grid demand.
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Apr 30, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Musk rails against “fascist” lockdown, but says Tesla better placed than rivals
Musk compares stay-at-home orders to Fascist dictates, but says Tesla is better placed than its rivals to emerge from pandemic. Investors agree.
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Apr 30, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

AEMO lays out “action plan” to manage 75 pct wind and solar by 2025
AEMO says there are no technical issues to prevent main grid operating at 75% renewables by 2025, but it needs market rules and regulations to catch up and be flexible.
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Apr 30, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Solar, wind and battery storage now cheapest energy options just about everywhere
More big falls in cost of wind, solar and storage mean they are cheapest form of new energy generation nearly everywhere in the world, and particularly in Australia.
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Apr 28, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Big cost swings point to more big battery storage, less pumped hydro
AEMO flags changes to Integrated System Plan after seeing cost of battery storage fall sharply, and acknowledging cost of new transmission, pumped hydro and gas plants has jumped.
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Apr 28, 2020

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Solar

Another big international group hit by Australian solar project losses
Another big international contractor suffers sizeable write-downs from cost over-runs and liquidated damages from Australian solar projects.
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Apr 27, 2020

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Coal

Australia’s main grid sets new milestone for negative prices over weekend
Electricity prices go negative prices in all five state markets in Australia’s main grid for four consecutive settlement intervals over the weekend.
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Apr 27, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

AEMO to resume new connections after solar constraints lifted in West Murray
AEMO tells project owners that connections will resume now that solar oscillation issues in West Murray are resolved, and tells them where they stand in the growing queue.
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Apr 27, 2020

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Victorian Government

Relief for five constrained solar farms as new inverter “firmware” passes test
Owners of five solar farms in Victoria and NSW have constraints lifted after testing for new inverter “firmware” to address oscillation issues prove successful.
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Apr 24, 2020

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