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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.

Major blackouts prompt rethink about frequency control on the grid
Changes to be made to way frequency control managed on grid after market design led to many coal and gas generators relaxing controls to the point they were useless.
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Dec 20, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Grid “balanced on a knife edge”: AEMO flags more solar delays in Victoria
AEMO warns solar project owners that constraints and delays may be long lasting as it seeks a solution to issues “unprecedented in any power system.”
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Dec 20, 2019

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South Australia prices hit market cap as temperature records tumble
Period of low prices in South Australia comes to an abrupt end amid third day of unprecedented heatwave.
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Dec 20, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Consumers don’t value grid reliability quite as much as they used to
Consumers have put a lower value on reliability than they did five years ago, a key input into how much should be invested in networks, emergency reserves, and in the new market design.
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Dec 19, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Rooftop solar takes the heat off ageing fossil fuel generators
Rooftop solar takes the heat off vulnerable fossil fuels plants as temperatures hit record highs in Australia, and conservatives hope for power outages.
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Dec 18, 2019

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Victoria solar farm owners losing $1 million a day from grid constraints
Restrictions on four Victorian large-scale solar farms in mid-September have taken 150MW of solar capacity out of the system and is costing more than $1m lost revenue per day.
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Dec 18, 2019

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Solar

Genex lands “world first” green finance deal for two solar farms
Genex lands first-of-its-kind financing for two solar farms, including the 50MW Jemalong project in NSW which will be developed on merchant model.
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Dec 18, 2019

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“Fault” declared in Victoria grid as solar farm constraints drag into summer
As heavy curtailment of Victoria’s solar farms drags on, AEMO declares a “fault” shortfall that will allow for coordinated response, and puts forward new transmission ideas.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 17, 2019

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Energy retailers get $70 million tax break on refunds for LGC shortfalls
The federal government has granted big retailers and other obligated parties a $70 million tax break by removing the tax on refunds of large scale certificate shortfall charges.
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Dec 17, 2019

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Coal

Siemens boss says he didn’t know about contract with Adani coal
Head of global industrial giant Siemens says he “unaware” of contract to support rail line to Adani coal mine in Queensland.
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Dec 16, 2019

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Solar

Shell snaps up Esco Pacific in major push into big solar in Australia
Shell signals major push into large scale solar in Australia with purchase of stake in Esco Pacific, following buyout of ERM Power.
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Dec 16, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Shut up and watch the cricket: Morrison stokes embers of climate denial
Scott Morrison’s vandalism of climate talks is helping push the world towards 3°C warming. How good will the cricket be then?
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Dec 16, 2019

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