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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.

Electric Vehicles

The Driven Podcast: EVs, range anxiety and fuel security
EVs are an obvious solution for Australia’s precarious fuel security and its dependence on fuel imports. Former RAAF deputy chief John Blackburn explains why.
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Dec 13, 2019

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Solar

Decmil shares slump after problems at huge Sunraysia solar project
Decmil shares slump after revealing it was latest contractor to be hit by delays in solar farm commissioning, this time with the big Sunraysia project in NSW.
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Dec 13, 2019

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Other Good Stuff

Cannon-Brookes says Zoox “robot” cars will be on the road within two years
Mike Cannon-Brookes says first Zoox “robot cars” should be on the road within two years, and may re-define our thinking about road transport.
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Dec 12, 2019

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Storage

Infigen says Lake Bonney battery now in full production
Infigen Energy says Lake Bonney battery now in full operation, adding a third big battery to the South Australia grid.
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Dec 12, 2019

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Which parts of Australia deliver the cheapest wind and solar?
AEMO says south west Queensland and South Australia deliver lowest cost solar, while Tasmania has the lowest cost wind resource.
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Dec 12, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

AEMO maps out path to 90 per cent renewables for Australia by 2040
Australia will need at least 30GW of new wind and solar capacity to replace expected coal generator retirements, over the next two decades, and up to 47GW in the case of a “step change” scenario.
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Dec 12, 2019

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Wind

Telstra looking for more wind and solar as corporate demand booms
Telstra in market for new wind and solar projects as Macquarie identifies more than 12TWh of corporate demand for renewables in Australia.
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Dec 10, 2019

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Utilities

AEMO’s Zibelman: By 2040, one quarter of Australia’s electricity will come from homes
AEMO’s Zibelman says case for renewables is not about politics, but simple economics, with wind, solar and storage clearly cheaper than all alternatives.
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Dec 10, 2019

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NT sacks energy chiefs after report into Alice Springs system black
The two most senior energy bosses in Northern Territory sacked after report into Alice Springs “system black” identified major cultural and system problems.
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Dec 9, 2019

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India solar contracting giant enters Australia market, starts on Wellington project
India-based solar contracting giant Sterling and Wilson Solar enters Australian market, begins work on first local project, 200MW Wellington solar farm in NSW.
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Dec 9, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Coalition said 50% renewables would wreck the economy. Now their modest climate targets depend on it
Taylor’s emission cut plan – “to the last tonne” – reveals Coalition expects to reach 50% renewables by 2030, a target it had insisted was reckless.
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Dec 8, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Billionaires’ huge solar dream overshadows troubling energy wars in Top End
New generator performance standards – dubbed the strictest in the world – may make solar farm projects unviable and put Northern Territory 50% renewables target at risk.
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Dec 6, 2019

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