Giles Parkinson
Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of Renew Economy, and is also the founder of One Step Off The Grid and founder/editor of The Driven. Giles has been a journalist for 35 years and is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review.
Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of Renew Economy, and is also the founder of One Step Off The Grid and founder/editor of The Driven. Giles has been a journalist for 35 years and is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review.
CEFC takes spending to over $200m with support for generation using fugitive emissions from coal mines and landfill – more gumboot than white shoe.
Australia has stabilised its emissions in recent decades, but has barely scratched the surface of what it could achieve with current technologies.
Monday's story about the 'cost' of battery storage sparked a big debate. The missing link was the 'value' of storage, and when used as a replacement for network upgrades,...
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Graph of the Day: Renewables to out-generate brown coal by 2020
The total generation of renewables in Australia will outstrip that of brown coal by 2020 - if current policies remain in place.
Everyone is hungry for battery storage, but for the moment the numbers don't add up - at least for those looking to maintain their return on their investment in...
An analysis by ANU suggests Australia could reach 100% renewables by 2040 if wind continues to be deployed at 2013 rates and solar deployment increases 10% a year...
New analysis suggests that retailers reaping profits from rooftop solar at expense of households, and questions the justification of higher fixed tariffs.
AGL chief on the prospect of 12 months more RET uncertainty, how rooftop solar is a game-changer, and why wind farm infrasound isn't a thing.
Energy utilities say Australia's 20% renewables target is expensive and impossible to meet. Other analysts say Australia can reach 46% renewables because cheap wind and solar will replace ageing...
Australia's large-scale renewables industry remains stranded by policy uncertainty. Concerns are growing that the 20% RET cannot be met. Even AGL is talking of "not wanting a target that...
