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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.

Renewables

ARENA, Finkel lead push for massive renewable hydrogen exports
Australia has huge potential for renewable hydrogen exports, possibly requiring enough new solar and wind capacity equivalent to the existing grid by 2040.
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Aug 17, 2018

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South Australia will be at 100% renewables by 2025 – market operator
South Autralia is likely to reach 80 per cent renewables by 2022 and the equivalent of 100 per cent renewables by 2025 as its major “baseload” gas fired power stations exit the market.
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Aug 17, 2018

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Gupta: ACCC underwriting idea may help slash solar costs to $20s/MWh
Gupta says the proposed government underwriting of a new “dispatchable power plant, will favour solar and could help bring solar costs down to half current market costs, even with back-up.
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Aug 16, 2018

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Coal

ESB proposes major changes to reliability framework of NEG
The NEG may have gone through Coalition party room, but the ESB wants to make significant changes to the nature of the reliability option – in case a coal generator fails.
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Aug 16, 2018

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Renewables

Intervention in South Australia jumps as gas shuts down
AEMO says it had to intervene more than 60% of time in April/May, mostly because gas generators were absent due to repairs.
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Aug 15, 2018

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Renewables

Hydro, wind and solar output rises as gas generation slumps
AEMO report notes that more renewables in the second quarter meant lower gas and coal output, lower prices, and lower emissions.
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Aug 15, 2018

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Gupta launches 1GW renewable plan at Cultana solar project
Gupta confirms plans for 1GW of dispatchable renewables at ground-breaking ceremony at new Cultana solar project, a day after Coalition agree to NEG policy that models zero new investment in large-scale renewables and storage over next decade.
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Aug 15, 2018

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Solar

Macquarie buys Conergy solar team in new push into battery storage
Macquarie snaps up Conergy solar team and development portfolio to deepen its interest in battery storage.
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Aug 14, 2018

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Coalition votes to kill renewables, encourage new coal generation
Coalition MPs vote for NEG designed to stop wind, solar and battery investments, while Turnbull hails possibility of a new coal fired generator to provide “baseload” power.
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Aug 14, 2018

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Renewables

Outrage over lack of NEG modelling as government regurgitates old release
Government confirms that there was no detailed modelling for NEG, raising further questions – and outrage – over its claimed benefits.
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Aug 14, 2018

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CoAG takes major step forward on renewables, despite NEG standoff
Amid stand-off over the NEG, state and federal ministers took a major step forward on renewables integration by deciding to take action on AEMO’s 20-year blueprint, and got enthusiastic about Alan Finkel’s big ideas for renewable hydrogen.
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Aug 13, 2018

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Solar

ACCC urges Nationals to kill rooftop solar rebates as part of “package”
Sims urges Coalition MPs to abolish rooftop solar subsidies as part of a package including the underwriting of “firm capacity” and price controls.
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Aug 13, 2018

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