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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.

Chart of the day

Graph of the Day: The off-take market for big batteries heats up
The battery storage market is hot, dominating the CIS tenders and a record number of off-take agreements signed with power hungry consumers.
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Oct 9, 2025

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CleanTech Bites

“A cracking result:” Solar hybrids steal the show as big wind struggles to land finance
Solar battery hybrids steal the show in latest tender, with promoters signalling a major change in technology choices for Australia, particularly as wind struggles.
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Oct 9, 2025

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Renewables

Solar battery hybrids lead the charge as Chris Bowen names 20 winners of 6.5 gigawatt CIS tender
Solar battery hybrids edge out big wind as Chris Bowen announces 20 winning projects totalling 6.5 gigawatts of capacity.
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Oct 9, 2025

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Renewables

ACT went first and fastest to 100 per cent renewables: It now looks like the smartest policy of all
The ACT government’s early push to 100 pct renewables is looking like the smartest policy of all – with one wind farm paying consumers $50/MWh in the last quarter.
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Oct 8, 2025

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Storage

South Australia unveils first auction as world’s most advanced renewables grid seeks long duration storage
South Australia unveils auction for 700 MW of long duration capacity as it seeks to firm up its grid as it reaches 100 pct net renewables and beyond.
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Oct 8, 2025

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Storage

Frontier outlines plans for state’s biggest solar battery hybrid project to replace coal
Frontier unveils plans to create 1.7 GW solar battery hybrid project in W.A. to help fill gap from coal and gas plants due to retire by end of decade.
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Oct 8, 2025

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Storage

Wind farm battery built six years ago finally gets licence to operate
A small battery built in 2019 to smooth the output from large South Australia wind farm has finally obtained its generation licence.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 7, 2025

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Renewables

Sunshine state waits to see which way the wind blows on energy, or if the LNP will let it blow at all
Queensland LNP is about to deliver its new energy strategy. It has promised to scrap renewable targets but state consumers – both big and small – love the technology.
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Oct 7, 2025

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Two-shifting: Coal units are being turned off as they dance around rooftop PV in “new normal” for the grid
One of the biggest remaining coal generators in Australia is learning to dance – around rooftop solar – and is regularly switching off in the middle of the day.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 6, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Construction starts on Australia’s most expensive transmission project to connect Snowy
Construction officially starts on HumeLink – the biggest transmission project to date – that will connect Snowy 2.0 and new wind and solar.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 4, 2025

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Coal

Coal output hits record low in Australia’s biggest state grid: Are wind farms more reliable?
Coal hits record low share in the country’s biggest coal grid, as wind farms in Tasmania deliver higher capacity factors than all the coal generators in NSW.
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Oct 3, 2025

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Storage

Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro fiasco faces another major cost blowout, analysts expect more delays
Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro fiasco faces another huge blowout in costs, and experts question whether it can meet its already delayed timelines.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 3, 2025

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