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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.

Solar

Vast secures funds to advance Australia’s first big solar thermal project and local manufacturing
Vast Solar secures first tranche of promised Arena funding as it works towards the country’s first big solar thermal project in Port Augusta and local manufacturing.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 26, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Not fit for purpose: Australia energy market rules to be rewritten to keep pace with renewables
Bowen announces expert panel led by Tim Nelson to set roadmap for complete rethink of electricity market. Will it be top down for utilities, or bottom up for consumers?
Giles Parkinson

Nov 26, 2024

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$Australia’s bid to host climate COP for first time on hold as fossil lobby ups the ante at fractious Baku talks$

Policy & Planning

Australia’s bid to host climate COP for first time on hold as fossil lobby ups the ante at fractious Baku talks
Australia’s bid to host UN climate talks for first time stalled at fractious Baku COP, and may not happen at all if Labor loses power. But at least the world is spared the prospect of Ted O’Brien as host.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 25, 2024

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Wind

Massive 70 GW wind and solar project that straddles Nullarbor given environmental criteria
EPA says proposed 70 gigawatt wind and solar project that straddles Nullarbor is a complex case, with potential impact on land, sea and subterranean systems.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 25, 2024

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Storage

South Australia’s biggest battery charges up as new wave of storage prepares to enter grid
Commissioning has started on what will be the biggest battery in South Australia, with a first-of-its-kind contract to deliver a “baseload renewables” supply to the giant Olympic Dam mine.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 25, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Gas lobby hoorays South Australia capacity payment plan as clean energy industry fears backward step
Gas lobby hoorays the proposed South Australia capacity scheme that would include existing gas generators, but renewables industry laments a backward step, and lack of demand side action.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 22, 2024

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Storage

Construction begins at giant battery in ACT, as plans unveiled for even bigger battery at Hazelwood
Construction begins on the biggest battery in the ACT, as plans also emerge for an even bigger battery at Hazelwood, near the shuttered coal fired power station.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 22, 2024

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Storage

“Beyond poles and wires:” Transgrid signs contract with big batteries to boost capacity on constrained grid
Transgrid signs contract with local big batteries to boost network capacity without the need for new poles and wires.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 21, 2024

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Renewables

Vestas suspends work on a gigawatt of projects as Golden Plains fatal accident investigated
Vestas pauses construction on Australia’s biggest wind farm and another major project as investigations continue into a fatal accident at Golden Plains.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 21, 2024

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Storage

Origin adds more storage to Eraring battery, making it biggest in Australia and one of world’s largest
Origin announces expansion of Eraring battery, ensuring that the site of the country’s biggest coal generator will host the biggest battery.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 21, 2024

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Solar

South Australia may underwrite gas generators in new plan to back up 100 pct net renewables target
South Australia flags new mechanism to underwrite gas generators to ensure it has enough back up for its net 100 per cent renewables target, putting it at odds with federal plan that excludes fossil fuels.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 20, 2024

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Renewables

Victoria’s SEC to build state’s first government owned solar and battery project
Victoria’s SEC emerges as buyer of Victoria solar and battery project that was named a winner of its VRET tender but never got built.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 20, 2024

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