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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.

Storage

Bowen names 16 winners of Australia’s biggest battery storage tender
Australia has named 16 winners of its biggest ever battery storage tender, as the government seeks to rescue its 2030 renewable energy target.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 16, 2025

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Storage

Why solar battery hybrids are the new go-to technology for the green energy transition
Solar battery hybrids are winning the battle on costs, market signals, speed of construction and customer needs, and are about to become a big thing in Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 16, 2025

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Renewables

Australia cuts red tape and fees for offshore wind projects in bid to slow exodus
Federal government agrees to cut fees and levies and slash red tape in bid to slow exodus from Australia’s nascent offshore wind developments.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 15, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Controversial plan to burn wood in shuttered coal plant rejected by planning commission
Independent Planning Commission rejects controversial plan to burn wood for power in shuttered coal fired power station.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 15, 2025

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Chart of the day

“Remarkable:” Record day of wind and solar curtailment as renewables surge and rooftop PV holds sway
Wind and solar curtailment hit new records, with the amount not sent to the grid eclipsing total grid demand, underlying case for more storage to soak up rooftop PV.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 15, 2025

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Renewables

Biggest coal states help keep rooftop solar on track to beat 2030 target, even as batteries take centre stage
Strong demand in states most dependent on coal is keeping Australian rooftop solar installations on target, even as large scale wind and solar proves hard to build.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 14, 2025

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Chart of the day

Gas power cut to a single megawatt, as PV and batteries reshape the grid
Gas output reduced to a single megawatt as rooftop PV and batteries reshape the grid, including the country’s biggest isolated grid out west.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 13, 2025

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Climate

“A place we’d rather not be:” Why Labor needs to listen to and respect the climate science
One of the world’s leading climate experts puts the case for strong targets: “Unless we change tack …. it’s not too complicated to think where we are going.”
Giles Parkinson

Sep 12, 2025

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Policy & Planning

NSW gives quick planning approval for Hunter renewable zone built around existing lines
Hunter Central Coast renewable zone – based around existing infrastructure rather than new transmission lines – gets quick planning approval.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 12, 2025

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Renewables

Queensland’s newest wind farm pledges $9 million in payments to near neighbours
Newest wind farm to join Queensland grid offers voluntary payments to near neighbours totalling around $9 million over the life of the facility.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 12, 2025

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Renewables

Wind farms face new constraints in Victoria’s troubled “rhombus of regret”
Group of wind farms located in so called “rhombus of regret” face new constraints due to new contingency rules that will be in place until new transmission line is built.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 11, 2025

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Coal

Queensland LNP vows to burn coal “for many decades” as federal Labor wrestles with climate pledge
Queensland LNP government vows to burn coal for “decades”, creating new uncertainty for renewables, and headaches for federal Labor’s upcoming climate pledge.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 11, 2025

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