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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.

Policy & Planning

Solar switch off: Dutton’s nuclear plan amounts to declaration of war against household energy systems
Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan is being painted as a declaration of war against household energy systems, with rooftop solar having to be switched off on a near daily basis.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 16, 2024

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Solar

Tesla says Dutton’s nuclear plan will result in “severe” curtailment of household rooftop solar
Tesla says Dutton’s nuclear plan would result in “severe” curtailment of household rooftop PV, and argues there is little room for any “baseload” on Australia’s main grids.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 16, 2024

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Policy & Planning

The Coalition’s master plan: Bring large scale wind, solar and battery storage installations to a halt
The Coalition nuclear plan would largely bring investment in large scale renewables and storage to a halt, and result in household solar being switched off on a near daily basis.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 13, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan: Mad, bad, and extremely dangerous
It might seem weirdly appropriate that Peter Dutton should release his nuclear power policy costings on Friday the 13th. But that would be to downplay the sheer lunacy, rank dishonesty, and clear danger of his energy plans.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 13, 2024

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Policy & Planning

“You can’t charge your battery and your car at same time:” Dutton does not have a clue about energy
Peter Dutton defends nuclear by claiming that rooftop solar cannot charge EVs and household batteries at the same time. How wrong and ignorant can you be?
Giles Parkinson

Dec 13, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Coalition to dump environment from grid objective in latest bizarre thought bubble on green energy
Opposition energy spokesman Ted O’Brien reportedly wants to drop environmental considerations – or what he calls a “carbon price by stealth” – from regulatory decision on energy.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 12, 2024

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More coal, more gas, higher prices, higher emissions: What Coalition’s nuclear plan will do to the grid
New analysis shows that Coalition nuclear plan would result in more coal, more gas, higher wholesale prices, and higher emissions.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 12, 2024

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Nursery rhyme to the editor: There was a whole country who swallowed a lie
There was a whole country who swallowed a lie – about coal, gas, and nuclear. Perhaps they will die.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 12, 2024

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Chart of the day

Chart and Map of the Day: The big winners from Australia’s biggest wind and solar auction
Maps and charts show the locations of the winning projects in Australia’s biggest wind and solar tender, and which states fared the best, and worst.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 12, 2024

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CIS auction wins ensure South Australia will be first grid in world to reach 100 pct net wind and solar
Awarding of contracts to two big wind farms in South Australia means it is on track to become the first big grid in world to reach 100 pct net renewables with variable wind and solar.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 11, 2024

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Policy & Planning

NSW gets lion’s share as 19 solar, wind and hybrid projects win Australia’s biggest renewable tender
Neoen, Edify, Lightsource bp, newcomer Elgin Energy and Andrew Forrest share most of the spoils of the largest wind and solar tender ever held in Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 11, 2024

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Storage

Plunging cost of big batteries: Latest gigawatt scale project may set new price benchmark
The big mover in the CSIRO’s GenCost report was the plunging cost of battery storage. One major battery project may already be doing much better.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 10, 2024

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