About: Giles Parkinson

Website: http://www.solarchoice.net.au/blog/giles-parkinson-joins-solar-choice-news-as-regular-news-contribut
Profile: Giles Parkinson regularly contributes unique content to Solar Choice News. Giles is the founder and editor of clean energy industry news service RenewEconomy. He is a journalist of 30 years experience, a former Business Editor and Deputy Editor of the Financial Review, a columnist for The Bulletin magazine and The Australian, and the founding editor of Climate Spectator.

Posts by Giles Parkinson:

Solar PV market could go the way of solar hot water if RET is weakened By Giles Parkinson on 25 July, 2014 in Commercial solar power&Federal Government solar panel incentives&Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
NSW to become a leader in medium-scale solar PV under new state policies By Giles Parkinson on 25 July, 2014 in Commercial solar power&Solar Choice News&Solar information in NSW
Indian village leads the way in rural electrification with solar-powered micro-grid By Giles Parkinson on 23 July, 2014 in Solar Choice News
Renewables account for over half of new US electricity capacity in first half of 2014 By Giles Parkinson on 23 July, 2014 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Solar Choice News
Could solar homes & businesses face fallout from carbon tax repeal? By Giles Parkinson on 18 July, 2014 in Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
15-20% of Australian solar customers interested in energy storage By Giles Parkinson on 18 July, 2014 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Off-grid solar power, Stand-alone solar power, Remote solar power&Solar Choice News
Victorian electricity retailer set to hit solar system owners with additional fees By Giles Parkinson on 17 July, 2014 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in Victoria&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
Renewable energy investment reached $63.6b in Q2 2014: BNEF By Giles Parkinson on 16 July, 2014 in Solar Choice News
15,000 new Australian households going solar monthly, with Queensland leading the way By Giles Parkinson on 16 July, 2014 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Archives of Solar panel systems information in Victoria&Solar Choice News&Solar information in NSW&Solar information in SA
Decarbonising Australian electricity sector would require reaching 100% renewables by 2050 By Giles Parkinson on 10 July, 2014 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
Renewables provided 30% of Germany’s electricity in first 6 months of 2014 By Giles Parkinson on 9 July, 2014 in Solar Choice News
Solar will dominate new generation capacity buildout to 2030: BNEF By Giles Parkinson on 8 July, 2014 in Solar Choice News
Rooftop solar will slow or reduce electricity demand in WA By Giles Parkinson on 4 July, 2014 in Solar Choice News&Solar panel system information in Western Australia
Australian Solar Council and Solar Citizens slam government on plans to scrap ARENA By Giles Parkinson on 3 July, 2014 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
First Solar says utility-scale solar price will halve by 2019–if RET remains intact By Giles Parkinson on 2 July, 2014 in Commercial solar power&Federal Government solar panel incentives&Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
FRV suggests energy storage ‘multiplier’ incentive to encourage renewables, reduce peak demand By Giles Parkinson on 2 July, 2014 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Federal Government solar panel incentives&Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
Tofu-based solution could solve toxicity, cost issues in solar panel production By Giles Parkinson on 27 June, 2014 in New technologies&Solar Choice News
ACIL Allen’s RET modelling shows homes & businesses could install 14GW+ of solar by 2040 By Giles Parkinson on 27 June, 2014 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
ACIL Allen report on Renewable Energy Target bodes ill for Australian solar industry By Giles Parkinson on 25 June, 2014 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
Australia in danger of becoming a renewable energy ‘laggard’ globally if RET is cut By Giles Parkinson on 25 June, 2014 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
SolarCity chief says solar growth will be ‘infinite’ once grid parity is reached By Giles Parkinson on 20 June, 2014 in Solar Choice News
Aussie investors Southern Cross Ventures back US solar-plus-storage startup By Giles Parkinson on 20 June, 2014 in Solar Choice News
Renewable energy policy uncertainty holding Australia back in global solar boom By Giles Parkinson on 19 June, 2014 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
NSW’s recommended solar feed-in tariff rates fall slightly in final IPART report By Giles Parkinson on 18 June, 2014 in Solar Choice News&Solar industry press releases & announcements&Solar information in NSW&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
Aussie solar growth continues with Queensland leading on residential installs By Giles Parkinson on 13 June, 2014 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Solar information in NSW&Solar information in SA&Solar panel system information in Western Australia
Hazelwood coal plant operator’s RET submission says solar PV still uneconomical By Giles Parkinson on 11 June, 2014 in Solar Choice News
Aussie rooftop solar now 5% of total generation capacity: IEA By Giles Parkinson on 11 June, 2014 in Solar Choice News
Developing nations drive global renewables growth with strong policy By Giles Parkinson on 9 June, 2014 in Solar Choice News
Australian concentrating solar demo plant sets solar heat record By Giles Parkinson on 4 June, 2014 in Solar Choice News
Toyota to install 500kW rooftop solar array on Victoria manufacturing plant By Giles Parkinson on 4 June, 2014 in Commercial solar power&Solar Choice News
Abengoa feasibility study could pave the way for solar thermal with storage in Australia By Giles Parkinson on 30 May, 2014 in Solar Choice News