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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.

Wind and solar take record 93.7 per cent share of Australia’s biggest coal grid
Wind and solar set a new instantaneous record share of 93.7 per cent of the state grid with the biggest coal fleet.
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Nov 9, 2024

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Alinta signs early contractor deal for first multi-billion dollar pumped hydro project
Alinta signs early contracting deal for proposed multi-billion dollar pumped hybrid project in NSW.
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Nov 8, 2024

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Storage

Land deal signed for deep storage to create Broken Hill mini grid, but network rules still stand in the way
Land deal signed for long duration compressed air storage facility at Broken Hill that the government says will avoid future outages. But it still needs some rule changes to get going.
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Nov 8, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Are you OK? World teeters on brink as Trump and cronies prepare to flood the zone with shit
Trump is back, and the world’s climate efforts are once again at risk. But Australia need not follow the US embrace of fossil fools, conspiracy theories and billionaire tweets.
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Nov 7, 2024

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Policy & Planning

NSW biggest winner, wind gets priority over solar as Bowen lands renewable tender deals
NSW gets the lion’s share of new generation capacity in new CIS tender guidelines, wind gets priority over solar in Victoria, and new storage tender to open next week.
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Nov 7, 2024

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Chart of the day

Solar pushes renewables to record share of grid, coal hits new low despite highest spring demand
Renewables hit new record high of 75.9 per cent, sending coal to a record low despite usually strong spring electricity demand.
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Nov 7, 2024

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UK maps out pathways to clean grid by 2030: Three-fold increase in wind and solar, and no new nuclear
New pathways to clean power outlined by UK grid operator including three fold increase in wind and solar, and a reduction in nuclear.
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Nov 6, 2024

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Storage

Big batteries take centre stage as Neoen reports fall in wind and solar revenues
Revenue surge from big batteries mostly offset fall in wind and solar revenues for Neoen, with the first stage of the country’s biggest battery to add more cream to the storage pie.
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Nov 6, 2024

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Renewables

“Not always a great quality:” Leading wind developer may switch from western to Chinese turbines
One of Australia’s leading wind farm developers may switch to Chinese made turbines, saying it is not happy with quality, service and prices of western suppliers.
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Nov 6, 2024

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AEMO warns big batteries to expect breakfast call to protect the grid from rooftop solar juggernaut
AEMO details protocols that may see big batteries instructed to discharge and stand by on empty as an alternative to switching off rooftop solar systems.
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Nov 5, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Snowy Hydro profits double as it cashes in on grid outages and higher retail prices
Snowy Hydro annual earnings double, helped by its ability to cash in on extreme pricing events such as those triggered by grid outages, and from higher power bills to consumers.
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Nov 4, 2024

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Policy & Planning

NSW approves supersized 1.3 GW wind project with fewer but bigger turbines
NSW gives planning approval for amended proposal to boost rated capacity of a gigawatt scale wind project by nearly half with fewer but bigger turbines.
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Nov 4, 2024

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