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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

Decmil threatens further action over Sunraysia solar farm dispute
Contracting group says dispute over who should carry the cost of delays at the biggest solar farm in NSW could head to arbitration.
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Mar 16, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Tesla big battery’s stunning interventions smooths transition to zero carbon grid
The Tesla big battery has reshaped thinking about a renewables grid – it has cut prices, kept the lights on and has yet more tricks up its sleeve.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 1, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

The insanity of Angus Taylor’s fossil fuel technology roadmap
Angus Taylor’s technology roadmap seems designed to deliberately ignore the obvious choices for abatement.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 29, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Hornsdale big battery doubles savings to consumers, and keeps lights on
Tesla big battery at Hornsdale delivered $116 million of savings to consumers in 2019, and played critical role in averting blackouts, a new report says.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 28, 2020

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Battery

Big batteries eye unique opportunity to get inside running on grid upgrades
Big batteries likely to get inside running in Victoria’s push to fast-track expansion of transmission link to NSW grid.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 28, 2020

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Graph of the Day: Contrasting outputs from a wind farm and a solar farm
Rising sun: The contrast between solar output and wind output, plotted over a 12 months period.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 27, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

AEMC sides with incumbents against wind and solar on transmission losses
Wind and solar industry wants of an investment drought as AEMC sides with incumbents and rejects changes to the way transmission losses are calculated.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 27, 2020

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ARENA says it has chosen preferred pumped hydro project in South Australia
ARENA says it has chosen preferred pumped hydro storage project in South Australia, but won’t release name until negotiations for $40m grant are complete.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 26, 2020

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Renewable transition happening, despite lack of federal policy
Network operator Spark says the energy transition is happening even without clear federal goals.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 25, 2020

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Why an Australian mining giant chose wind and solar over gas for $1 billion project
Oz Minerals reveals why it chose wind, solar and batteries over gas for its new $1 billion mining project.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 25, 2020

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Bomen solar farm ready to go, but Spark cautious about new deals due to curtailment
Spark Infrastructure says 100MW Bomen solar farm to begin exports soon, but cautious about new investments due to curtailment and grid congestion issues.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 25, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Yallourn owner says technology exists for low-cost, low-carbon grid
EnergyAustralia reports big slump in earnings but says technologies needed for reliable, low cost and low carbon grid – wind, solar, batteries, demand management – exists.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 24, 2020

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