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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

Big batteries push through 2 GW mark for first time, wind sets new milestone in South Australia
Battery storage passes a new milestone on Australia’s main grid, and wind hits a new peak in the country’s most advanced renewable state.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 21, 2025

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Coal

Controversial plan to burn wood in shuttered coal generator approved, but heads for independent review
A plan to modify what was once the dirtiest power generator in Australia and allow it to burn wood has been approved by the state government.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 20, 2025

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Chart of the day

The two subsidy-free wind contracts that are returning millions of dollars to consumers
Two subsidy-free wind farms have returned over $6.5 million to ACT electricity consumers since early 2023!
Giles Parkinson

Jul 20, 2025

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Smart Energy

Who is going to control and manage household solar, batteries and EVs? It needs a rethink of the power system
Australia leads the world in the uptake of rooftop solar and other consumer energy resources. But unlike other markets, it has yet to develop a proper system to manage it.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 18, 2025

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Renewables

AEMO puts grid-forming batteries and household devices at centre of roadmap to 100 pct renewables
AEMO’s new engineering priorities are on getting most out of grid forming inverters and consumer energy resources at it maps path to 100 per cent renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 17, 2025

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Smart Energy

Big, fast and invisible: Grid operators brace for data centre and AI boom, and the sudden loss of massive loads
As Meta announces plans for a 5 GW AI data centre the size of Manhattan, grid operators are worried about what happens when these massive loads are suddenly lost.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 17, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Kean hails solar, battery revolution as EY says consumers could save billions with stronger emissions target
Kean hails “revolution” in solar and storage that could upturn assumptions about transition, as EY says existing technologies will make high ambition targets affordable.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 16, 2025

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Renewables

Gina Rinehart mine sites achieve 55 pct renewables with solar batteries, even as boss slams push for net zero
Gina Rinehart has railed against net zero policies, but her mine managers boast of big savings from the rollout of solar and batteries at their sites, albeit at small scale.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 15, 2025

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Network makes urgent call for 5GW of batteries, ten spinning machines to enable 100 pct renewables
New assessment puts greater focus on battery inverters to maintain heartbeat of grid as it reaches 100 pct renewables, but also underlines urgent need for syncons.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 15, 2025

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Chart of the day

Wind and battery output records smashed as new projects close in on key milestones
Wind and batteries set new records on Australia’s main grid as a host of new projects send the two technologies towards two important milestones.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 14, 2025

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Storage

Wind and solar farms shut down as giant super battery tests its shock absorber function for first time
In an Australian first, two wind and solar farms shut down their output as part of testing for the world’s biggest “shock absorber” battery.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 12, 2025

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Renewables

Data centres are coming, hungry for wind and solar, and will help avert rooftop PV shutdowns
Surge in interest in data centres and new industrial loads creates opportunities for big wind, solar and battery storage, and means rooftop PV at less risk of being shut down.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 11, 2025

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