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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.

Utilities

Renewable industry rejects AEMC new pricing proposals, fears investment halt
Quick poll of renewable energy developers finds overwhelming opposition to AEMC’s proposed complex new market signals.
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Oct 18, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

The Driven Podcast: Leading the charge to electric transport
ACT climate change minister Shane Rattenbury outlines the territory’s zero emissions strategy for transport, starting with the government fleet.
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Oct 18, 2019

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Coal

Wind and solar output beat brown coal in Australia for first time in September quarter
Combined output of wind and solar in Australia’s main grid beats brown coal output for first time in September quarter, in significant landmark for clean energy transition.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 18, 2019

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Coal

Delta signs 10-year contract for new solar farm at Vales Point coal plant
Owner of Vales Point coal generator signs 10-year contract for a new 62MW solar farm to be built at the facility’s rehabilitated ash dam.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 17, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

AEMO provides glimpse of future grid: Not much fossil fuel, even less “base-load”
AEMO offers glimpse of new energy system, one dominated by wind and solar, with storage, batteries and EVs playing a key role, and fossil fuels barely to be seen.
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Oct 17, 2019

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Solar

Mojo Power signs long term contract for new solar farm in Victoria
Mojo signs long term PPA with Suntech for construction of small solar farm in north-east Victoria, with more deals to come.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 16, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Why network operators will take thousands of customers off the grid
Western Power unveils network of the future, where thousands of regional customers are taken off grid and given renewables and storage, saving money and boosting reliability.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 16, 2019

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AEMC proposes complex new market signals for wind and solar networks
AEMC unveils complex new market signals for new wind and solar generation and network investment, but many question the design, and the rush to implement them.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 14, 2019

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Solar reaches 80 per cent share of demand in South Australia on Saturday
Renewable state of South Australia sets a new milestone with solar accounting for up to 80 per cent of demand on Saturday.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 13, 2019

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Queensland approves new 180MW wind farm, with possible battery
Queensland approves 180MW wind farm near Biloela, taking total pipeline of wind and solar projects in the state to more than 18,000MW.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 13, 2019

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Union demands halt to new wind and solar projects in Queensland, but it’s already happened
The influential Electrical Trades Union has demanded that the Queensland government put an immediate halt to all large scale renewable and energy projects until it has put together a “just transition plan” and a detailed energy policy. The demand from the ETU came just days after the Queensland government celebrated reaching 4GW of solar power in […]
Giles Parkinson

Oct 11, 2019

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Infigen says Lake Bonney big battery energised and registered
Infigen says new Tesla big battery at its Lake Bonney wind farm finally energised and registered, and should be fully commissioned by end of the year.
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Oct 11, 2019

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