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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.

Media campaign against wind energy funded by anonymous conservatives
An investigation by The Guardian suggests that funds channelled from anonymous conservative billionaires have been used in media campaigns to fight the wind energy industry.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 18, 2013

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Five things we learned this week ….
Could Rio Tinto’s $1.2 billion MRRT windfall herald resurrection of Rudd? Obama’s daunting carbon challenge, the secret channel for funding climate denial networks, the Alice in Wonderland carbon policies of the conservative movement.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 15, 2013

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Fremantle community group continue push for wind farm in port
Fremantle community group continuing its push for a 6.4MW wind energy farm in the Port of Fremantle, despite resistance from the port authority.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 15, 2013

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Solar Insights: Utility-scale solar at 7c/kWh?
A record low bid in Indian solar auction, SunPower sees utility scale solar at 7c/kWh, and is Australian solar industry rebounding?
Giles Parkinson

Feb 14, 2013

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Policy & Planning

Obama’s climate push leaves Abbott out in the cold
Obama’s renewed vow to act on climate change leaves the Tony Abbott rhetoric looking empty. But it’s remarkable how locked in step Australia’s Opposition leader is with Marco Rubio, the Tea Party favourite the Republicans dispatched to talk down clean energy.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 14, 2013

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Electricity emissions fall as coal sidelined by renewables
Electricity emissions in Australia have fallen to 10-year lows, as demand continues to ease and the penetration of renewables reaches highest levels since 1980s.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 13, 2013

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Investec plans 50MW solar PV plant near Kalgoorlie
Global banking and asset management group Investec plans 50MW solar PV power plant near Kalgoorlie, as local miners look to solar to offset high cost of gas and diesel. According to BNEF, solar PV is already cheaper than new build coal in Western Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 13, 2013

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Macquarie says rooftop solar juggernaut is unstoppable
Macquarie analysts say the explosion of rooftop solar PV is transforming energy markets and could be unstoppable. Its report has important implications for Australia, and heralds the move away from the traditional concept of baseload energy markets.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 12, 2013

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CleanTech Bites

Solar module price forecasts lowered to 42c/watt
New forecast for solar modules predicts a fall to 42c/watt by 2015. Little wonder the head of India’s largest generator says the future is solar.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 12, 2013

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Greens push 100pct renewables plan for W.A.
The Greens unveil a plan to turn WA grid into 100 per cent renewables by 2029 – with a lot of solar thermal, solar PV and wind. Even with conservative technology costs and capacity forecasts, the cost is barely different to business as usual.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 11, 2013

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China, US lead global wind installations in 2012
The two biggest economies emerged as joint leaders in wind energy market in 2012. Australia ranked 15th for the year, and 17th in total.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 11, 2013

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100 pct renewables: it may be closer than we think
The goal of having 100 per cent renewable energy is no longer a mere aspiration, it could be inevitable. The plunging technology costs of wind and solar have unleashed economic forces that could be unstoppable.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 8, 2013

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