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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

Fortescue cuts hundreds of jobs in UK and Australia as it sends EV motor making to China
Fortescue cuts hundreds of jobs in the UK and Australia as it focuses on R&D and sends manufacturing to China, including for its giant electric haul trucks.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 15, 2025

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Renewables

New CIS tender for wind and solar formally opens, as Portugal’s EDP flags early start on solar hybrid projects
New tender for 5 GW of wind and solar capacity formally opens as Portugal’s EDP says it will move quickly on its two big solar battery hybrids.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 15, 2025

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Coal

Origin hints at another extension for Australia’s biggest coal generator, says 2027 now just a “potential” date
Origin says August, 2027, now just a “potential” closure date for country’s biggest coal generator, heightening speculation it will stay open until 2029.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 15, 2025

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Storage

Australia’s biggest battery project is about to get a lot bigger, and will be first to 1 GW and 5 GWh
The biggest battery project in Australia is about to get bigger, with the expected addition of an eight-hour fourth stage that will take total storage to 5 GWh.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 14, 2025

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Storage

Australia’s 10 biggest battery storage projects – and what they are paid to do
Updated: Big battery projects currently being rolled out in Australia are more than ten times bigger than the first installed in 2017 at Hornsdale. Here are the 10 biggest.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 14, 2025

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Storage

“Hard to defend:” Snowy says its bidding strategy hit by line upgrades for super battery
Snowy says line upgrades and constraints for Australia’s most powerful battery left it unable to defend its own portfolio, leading to lower profits.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 13, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Queensland’s bizarre coal-keeper matrix slams the door on renewables, and everyone will pay the price
Queensland LNP has dumped coal closure targets for a bizarre “matrix” and shut the door on renewables. It makes no sense and everyone will pay the price.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 12, 2025

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Coal

Wind and solar smash grid market share records, even after heavy curtailment, coal at new low
Renewable share records hit new high just below 80 per cent on Saturday, even after heavy curtailment, thanks to strong winds and coal units switching off in midday heat.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 11, 2025

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Storage

Australia’s most powerful battery injects full capacity into grid for first time as it nears commissioning
The most powerful battery in Australia ran at full capacity for the first time on Friday as it nears the end of its commissioning process.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 11, 2025

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Renewables

Copperstring scaled back as transmission costs surge, renewable micro-grids to fill gap on western link
Queensland scales back Copperstring, but says this is where big wind and solar may be built. It also flags renewable micro-grids to power big new mines.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 10, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Queensland LNP to keep “ageing coal clunkers” online for decades, signals effective stop to new wind and solar
Queensland LNP scraps coal closure timelines, delays Borumba pumped hydro, scales back Copperstring link, supports gas and offers tiny morsel to renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 10, 2025

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Renewables

South Australia wind projects to be first CIS winners to reach financial close, Victoria says no to more solar hybrids
South Australia projects likely to be the first to break wind finance drought in coming months, while next CIS tender will exclude solar battery hybrids in Victoria.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 10, 2025

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