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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.

Climate

“Who will look after the elderly?” Bush Summit is back, and so is Gina Rinehart’s dystopian net zero vision
Australia’s richest person is fretting about the impact of net zero on emergency services, jet pilots and the elderly. Will the PM and state premiers allay her fears?
Giles Parkinson

Aug 21, 2025

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Renewables

Town to get diesel generators as back up for dodgy power lines: So 2GB lays into wind energy
2GB says need for diesel generators is proof that wind energy can’t keep the lights on. But network operator says it is about vulnerable poles and wires, not generation technology.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 21, 2025

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Chart of the day

Batteries soak up PV in sunny south to smash charging record, as wind blows strong in sunshine state
Australia’s rapidly growing fleet of big batteries set a new charging record on the country’s main grid, soaking up excess solar in the sunny south.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 20, 2025

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Renewables

The solar farm that winds down at dusk, charges up for dinner and is still generating at midnight
Australia’s first large scale solar battery hybrid is dodging weak wholesale prices and sending power into the grid in time for dinner, and often past midnight.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 20, 2025

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Cyclone-proof solar farm underlines $33bn potential for remote area renewables, but APA is all in on gas
APA says its new Port Hedland solar farm proves it is cyclone proof, but despite a potential $33bn market opportunity, that was about it on renewables. The rest is gas.
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Aug 20, 2025

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Webinars

Webinar: How industry can use batteries to cut their energy costs
Join ABB, GridBeyond and Renew Economy for a webinar on how industry can use batteries to cut their energy costs without the burden of large upfront investments.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 19, 2025

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Chart of the day

Battery records tumble again as second stage of country’s biggest battery bursts into action
The second stage of what will be Australia’s biggest battery to date has burst into action, helping change the evening profile on the country’s biggest isolated grid.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 19, 2025

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Wind

HMC narrows focus to wind and big batteries as it tries again to raise $1 billion for new energy platform
HMC seeks $1 billion in new attempt at fund raising its Gillard-chaired energy platform, but it has narrowed its development focus to wind and battery storage.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 19, 2025

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Renewables

Transgrid flags “tipping point” as NSW coal-dominated grid charges towards 90 pct renewables
Transgrid predicts a “tipping point” for the grid as households embrace rooftop PV, minimum demand falls to zero and renewables race to 90 pct share by 2035.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 19, 2025

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Chart of the day

“Possible” renewables reach record 99.3 pct share of Australia’s most coal dependent grid
Australia’s most coal dependent state sets a new record for “possible” renewable share of 99.3 pct, but curtailment due to negative prices forces many solar farms to switch off.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 18, 2025

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Renewables

Recycle and reuse: Mandatory new rules to stop millions of solar PV panels going into landfill
Governments finally act to stop millions of solar panels going into landfill, with NSW to take the lead on how to reuse and remanufacture the discarded PV.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 17, 2025

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Chart of the day

Waratah, Australia’s most powerful battery, smashes output record again
The biggest and most powerful battery in Australia has smashed its output record again as it continues to work through the commissioning process.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 16, 2025

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