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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.

“It makes my blood boil:” Bowen fumes as Dutton leads new attack on CSIRO integrity
The Coalition responded to the latest CSIRO GenCost report by attacking the authors. Chris Bowen was not impressed.
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Dec 10, 2024

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Podcasts

Energy Insiders Podcast: CSIRO slaps down Coalition nuclear power play
CSIRO’s Paul Graham on the findings of the latest GenCost report, which proves yet again that integrated renewables are by far the lowest cost option, even after responding to all the Coalition complaints about its modelling methods.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 9, 2024

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Renewables

CSIRO GenCost: Falling costs of solar and batteries confirm integrated renewables are cheapest option
Latest CSIRO GenCost report confirms integrated renewables – including storage and transmission – easily the cheapest option for Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 9, 2024

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Renewables

Italian and Japanese energy giants rebrand Australia JV and aim for 7 GW of renewables
Italian energy giant giant and its Japanese partner have rebranded their Australian renewable energy joint-venture plans more than 7 gigawatts (GW) of projects.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 9, 2024

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Policy & Planning

CSIRO patiently and methodically slaps down Peter Dutton’s nuclear nonsense
CSIRO slaps down major nuclear talking points promoted by Coalition leader Peter Dutton in its latest GenCost report, which confirms – yet again – that integrated wind and solar are easily the cheapest option.
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Dec 9, 2024

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Renewables

“Time to come back:” Sunman unveils plans to make flexible solar panels in Australia
Dr Zhengrong Shi, the solar PV pioneer once dubbed the “sun king”, has unveiled plans to build a big manufacturing centre in Australia to make his new Sunman flexible solar panels.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 6, 2024

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Renewables

South Australia has the most wind and solar and no baseload: So why is it the only state not fretting about a vulnerable grid?
South Australia has the highest wind and solar share in Australia and no baseload power – and is the only state in the main grid not facing a shortfall of “system strength.”
Giles Parkinson

Dec 6, 2024

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Storage

Forrest’s Squadron Energy scraps “first of its kind” battery project because it is too small
A battery project hailed as a “first of its kind” when unveiled two years ago has been scrapped by iron ore billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Squadron Energy – because it is too small.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 5, 2024

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Renewables

Gillard-chaired fund snaps up Neoen’s wind, solar and battery assets in Victoria in billion-dollar deal
A new energy transition fund chaired by Julia Gillard beats off other big players to snap up Neoen’s wind, solar and battery assets in Victoria.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 5, 2024

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Fortescue pauses Science-Based Target validation as rules around emission counts are reviewed
Fortescue suspends its validation work under the Science-Based Target Initiative while the tricky question of scope 3 emissions – created by the use of its products by its customers – is resolved.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 3, 2024

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Renewables

Cyclone resistant Port Hedland solar and big battery opened to provide power to BHP port facility
The first cyclone resistant solar farm, along with a big battery, have been opened to provide daytime power for BHP’s iron ore port operations in Port Hedland.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 3, 2024

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Chart of the day

Wind, solar and rooftop PV set output records, and send coal and gas plunging to new lows
Record season for renewables extends from spring into summer, with numerous output records tumbling on Monday across Australia’s grid.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 2, 2024

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