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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.

Renewables

Victoria needs at least another 2 GW of committed capacity before next coal closure, says state energy chief
SEC chair says Victoria needs at least another two gigawatts of committed capacity to cover the 2028 closure of one of its last remaining coal plants.
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Apr 3, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Why Trump’s tariffs shock could be good for Australia’s green energy transition
One of the world’s biggest specialist investors in renewable energy says Trump tariffs could be good news for Australia’s green energy transition.
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Apr 3, 2025

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Multimedia

The Driven Podcast: Kia takes on the Chinese EV giants
As Kia launches its new EV3, head of product Roland Rivero discusses the company’s grand plan. Plus: The Driven team discuss the latest EV news.
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Apr 3, 2025

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Storage

Another big battery joins the grid as charging and discharging records fall across the country
Another battery joins the grid at the site of an existing coal fired power station, as new charging and discharge records are set across the NEM.
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Apr 3, 2025

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Storage

China solar giants are now turning to battery storage, and building the projects themselves
Falling costs of storage and need to tailor output of solar is encouraging China PV giants to double up on solar and batteries, and build the projects themselves.
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Apr 2, 2025

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Coal

Origin spares taxpayer the tab for Eraring coal plant extension, because the consumer will pay
Origin chooses not to tap taxpayer funds for first year of the extension of Australia’s biggest coal generator, suggesting it is making enough money on market.
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Apr 1, 2025

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$“Missing middle:” Local networks say they can host wind and solar at fraction of cost of new transmission$

Policy & Planning

“Missing middle:” Local networks say they can host wind and solar at fraction of cost of new transmission
Distributed networks say they can host vast amounts of wind, solar and storage capacity at a fraction of the cost of new transmission, and plan their own ISP to prove it.
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Mar 28, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Dutton goes full Trump on climate, energy and industry as Albanese sets May 3 election date
There was a moment in Peter Dutton’s pitch to voters when the full Trumpian catastrophe of his climate, energy and industry policies should have been exposed.
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Mar 28, 2025

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CleanTech Bites

Andrew Forrest plans one of Australia’s biggest solar farms in push for “real zero” at iron ore mines
Updated: Andrew Forrest unveils plans for one of the country’s biggest solar farms to help propel his company’s plans to achieve “real zero” emissions by 2030.
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Mar 27, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Renewable target scrapped as CLP goes all in on ageing gas plant, and is warned of blackout risks
New CLP government scraps Labor’s 50 pct renewables target, but its focus on gas may leave it exposed to the blackouts it warns from the switch to solar.
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Mar 27, 2025

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Storage

First China-made Tesla Megapack batteries on their way to big Australian storage project
The first Chinese-made Tesla Megapack batteries are on their way to Australia, as the US brand maintains its dominance over battery storage market.
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Mar 27, 2025

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Chart of the day

Solar, wind and batteries set records in Texas as thermal plants the size of Australia’s entire coal fleet sit idle
A thermal fleet the size of Australia’s entire coal generation fleet has been offline in Texas. Time for solar, wind and batteries to step forward.
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Mar 26, 2025

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