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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

Tesla test drive: Round the ‘burbs, in a jam and down the highway in a Model 3
After the showboating, how does the Tesla Model 3 stack up as the regular form of transport, sharing the roads with mere mortals and the diesel and petrol mob?
Giles Parkinson

Sep 8, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

AEMO looks at role of rooftop solar to help manage EVs on the grid
AEMO is looking at the role of rooftop solar, and how that can be used to help solve some of the grid issues that could be raised by the rapid uptake of EVs.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 6, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Wind, solar and storage prompt re-design of Australia’s energy market
Energy Security Board sets out to re-design Australia’s electricity market, given the shift to wind, solar and storage, and wants submissions by the end of the month.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 6, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

The Driven Podcast: Bright Ideas & Blind Ideology
Behyad Jafari, Paul Cox and Stephanie Bashir wrap up the Electric Vehicle Transition conference and look at what’s ahead.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 6, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Solar farms switch off en masse as coal plants flex their muscle in Queensland
Solar and coal are fighting for dominance in the Queensland market. On Wednesday, coal won – with solar farms switching off en masse as prices plunged. But for how long?
Giles Parkinson

Sep 5, 2019

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How solar is changing the energy market: No pumping at night
For first time, Queensland’s biggest pumped hydro unit didn’t pump at night in August, it soaked up only excess solar. Meanwhile, Queensland hits the price floor.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 4, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Tasmania wind farm delivers Australia renewables target. But what’s next?
Clean Energy Regulator says Australia’s 2020 renewable energy target is officially met, nudged over the line by the Cattle Hill wind project in Tasmania. But should we be celebrating?
Giles Parkinson

Sep 4, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Solar’s stunning win in Europe: Even with storage it beats spot prices
New study shows solar is cheaper than electricity prices throughout Europe, and even with storage it’s still cheaper in some countries. Policy makers need to catch up.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 3, 2019

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Wind

Wind, solar projects face further delays as financiers get nervous
Windlab says banks nervous due to project delays, cost over-runs, and tighter new standards, and this will add to cost of capital, and cause yet more delays.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 29, 2019

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Storage

Mining giant looks to wind and solar to power huge nickel project
Oz Minerals looks to wind and solar to provide up to 80% of the power needs for huge nickel and copper project planned for central Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 29, 2019

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Infigen, Nexif lease S.A. back-up generators to pair with wind farms and batteries
Nexif, Infigen agree to lease S.A. government’s back up diesel generators, convert them to gas and pair with their wind farms and battery storage units.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 28, 2019

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Regulator sues South Australia’s biggest gas unit over role in blackouts
Energy regulator sues owner of gas plant for role in February 2017 blackouts in South Australia that conservatives had sought to pin on renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 27, 2019

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