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Giles Parkinson

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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.

Victoria slammed as it takes aim at energy efficiency
Victoria slammed as another conservative government teams with Murdoch press to demonise energy efficiency. “Only an idiot would want to cut it back.”
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Mar 17, 2014

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Solar PV to replace coal as “incumbent” technology
Solar PV will move from being the “disruptive” technology to displace fossil fuels as the incumbent technology. But does the advent of cheap storage mean that households will disconnect from the grid? Either way, business models need to change, says CEC.
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Mar 17, 2014

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Policy & Planning

14 things we learned – and the Abbott government didn’t
Climate change is real, Australia’s policies are not credible, renewable energy investment is leaving Australia, wind and solar do not add costs to the grid, they don’t need new back-up, and they have been reducing prices. And the world is moving on.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 14, 2014

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Norway’s oil fund may inject $40bn in renewables
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund – the world’s largest – to boost spending in renewables, possibly $40bn. And it may also ditch coal investments.
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Mar 14, 2014

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India’s likely new PM big fan of solar, not of coal
India’s likely new PM promises “saffron” energy revolution and potential 10-fold increase in its solar target. Bad news for coal, Rinehart, Palmer, BHP.
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Mar 14, 2014

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Featured

ACT ready to tackle “wind antis” head on
The ACT should have no problem attracting bids for its upcoming wind auction. The biggest challenge will be overcoming the opposition of some vocal and influential “antis” in the surrounding regions.
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Mar 13, 2014

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Enphase says Australia could become second biggest market
World’s biggest supplier of micro-inverters says any government that tries to restrict solar in on the wrong side of history.
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Mar 13, 2014

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ACT to auction 200MW of wind farm capacity
ACT has confirmed its place as the go-to-capital for clean energy in Australia, announcing that 200MW of wind energy will be allocated through a reverse auction later this year. Uncertainty over RET could result in cheaper prices in auction.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 12, 2014

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Other Good Stuff

UK nuclear power plant builders want higher carbon tax
If Abbott really wants nuclear, he will have to change his mind about carbon taxes, loan guarantees, subsidies, and cheap power.
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Mar 12, 2014

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Can rooftop solar change political power in Australia?
The solar industry has hired the brains behind the anti-mining tax ad campaign to make rooftop solar a major political issue in the WA Senate re-run. The outcome will be critical to the future of renewables and solar in the country. Can the promise of cheap solar power influence an election?
Giles Parkinson

Mar 11, 2014

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Clean energy investors abandon Australia, head overseas
Clean energy and low-carbon investors are abandoning Australia as the new Federal government, and its conservative colleagues at state level, turn their interests and policies away from renewables and long-term abatement incentives.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 10, 2014

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CleanTech Bites

Top WA solar postcodes have lower than average incomes
Analysis of official data shows that the top postcodes for solar installation in WA have lower than average incomes.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 10, 2014

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