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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.

Mixed Greens: A big solar success story?
Solco wins commercial-scale contracts, will bid in ACT auction; Birdsville geothermal plant to upsize; GE doubles its solar investments; Hydro Tasmania seals China wind deal.
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Mar 1, 2012

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Origin confident Sliver can match Chinese solar PV on cost
Origin Energy taking cautious approach on Sliver technology, but confident it can beat Chinese PV manufacturers on cost.
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Feb 29, 2012

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Why Australia needs no new coal or gas baseload…
… and the next big baseload project will likely be PNG hydro. Origin Energy CEO Grant King also discusses the RET, the case for smart meters and the changing nature of the energy retail industry, the flickering prospects of geothermal, and why he said no to Solar Flagships.
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Feb 29, 2012

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Infigen Energy follows the sun in US and Australia
Infigen Energy has established a new joint venture to pursue large-scale solar PV developments in the US. Plus, CEO Miles George on the interim results, the power of Australia’s big three utilities, Solar Flagships, the future of the RET, and opposition to wind power.
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Feb 28, 2012

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Mixed Greens: Little windy, a lot of gas
TRUenergy boosts wind plans, goes big on gas; India tender process delivers record low-cost solar deal; solar thermal cheaper than PV?
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Feb 28, 2012

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Tech focus: Tide coming in for marine energy
Expat Aussie tidal developer Atlantis Resources says its technology could be competitive with onshore wind within five years. And big industrials are diving in.
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Feb 28, 2012

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Euro utilities declare war on solar PV
EU utilities try to curb PV installation as merit order impact bites into earnings, while China pushes PV throttle to the floor.
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Feb 27, 2012

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Interview: Simon Corbell and the ACTs solar vision
ACT energy minister says the solar tariff auction could redefine the cost profile of solar in this country, and could eventually be cost free.
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Feb 27, 2012

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PacHydro to take on energy retailers at their own game
PacHydro establishes a green energy retailer to bypass the influence of the big three utilities. The first priority will be to write a PPA for its Solar Flagships proposal, as Acciona replaces BP Solar in the Moree Solar consortium.
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Feb 24, 2012

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AGL makes $3 billion bet on limited climate action
AGL buys Loy Yang A brown coal generator, swapping its moniker for being the cleanest utility to the cheapest. After spending more than five years arguing that investing in green energy was the best way to prepare for a carbon price, AGL proposes to buy the nation’s biggest emitter.
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Feb 24, 2012

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Mixed Greens: Germany slashes solar tariffs
Germany slashes solar tariffs faster and deeper than expected, EU energy companies push for tighter targets.
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Feb 24, 2012

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Clean energy projects could face yet more delays
Origin Energy’s surplus of renewable energy certificates now extends to 2015/16, so it’s in no hurry to sign PPAs. Plus, Grant King on energy demand, gas and coal export parity, and its portfolio of clean energy projects.
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Feb 23, 2012

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