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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.

CleanTech Bites

Electric vehicles will drive 20-fold lift in battery storage capacity by 2030, says AGL
AGL says electric vehicles will see result in a 20-fold increase in behind the meter battery storage capacity in Australia by 2030, and it wants to be able to harness that resource.
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Oct 31, 2019

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CleanCo marks first day by switching on pumped hydro to meet solar duck curve
CleanCo marks first day in energy market by switching on Wivenhoe pumped hydro station as solar duck curve takes shape.
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Oct 31, 2019

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Coal

St Baker wants “green loan” for big batteries to cut wear and tear at coal plant
Vales Point coal generator half owned by Liberal Party donor Trevor St Baker wants to install two 30MW batteries, and for the new CEFC fund to help finance it.
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Oct 31, 2019

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Utilities

Tilt says batteries next focus as wind earnings jump in Australia
Tilt says battery next development priority, as higher LGC prices and a halving in curtailment from South Australia lifts earnings in latest half.
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Oct 31, 2019

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Coal

AGL says two units out at Bayswater coal plant, but Loy Yang back by summer
AGL says another two units out at Baywater coal generator, but Loy Yang A unit should be back on line in mid December, in time for summer heatwaves.
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Oct 30, 2019

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All hands to the pump as CleanCo targets solar duck curve
Queensland’s CleanCo starts trading on Thursday, with all eyes on the Wivenhoe pumped storage facility and how it will be used to flatten the solar duck curve.
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Oct 30, 2019

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Solar

AGL signs huge battery storage deal, hails “dawn of battery age”
AGL signs deal for four big batteries in NSW totalling 200MW/400MWh with Maoneng
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Oct 30, 2019

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Morrison and Taylor’s little big grid plan not quite what it seems
The transmission upgrade funded by federal Coalition and NSW not quite what it seems, and will only deliver stated capacity at night, in winter, and when demand is low.
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Oct 29, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

The Driven Podcast: Across Australia by solar car
UNSW students Matthew Holohan and Jed Cruickshank describe the challenge of driving a solar-powered electric car across Australia.
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Oct 29, 2019

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Another 162MW solar farm gets connection approval in Queensland
Powerlink approves connection deal for 162MW solar farm in Queensland’s western downs region.
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Oct 28, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

NSW, Canberra finally wake up to grid needs ahead of Liddell coal closure
NSW and federal governments finally move to support more grid upgrades, which will help bring in more renewables and clear the path for more coal retirements.
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Oct 28, 2019

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Wind

Wind and solar developers will finally get to see what their rivals are up to
New rules will eliminate cloak of secrecy that prevented network owners from warning wind and solar developers of congestion issues in parts of the grid.
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Oct 25, 2019

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