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    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:

    • AGL to leave the residential solar installation business By Giles Parkinson on 14 September, 2018 in Solar Choice News&Solar industry press releases & announcements
    • Australian manufacturers urged to ditch gas for solar By Giles Parkinson on 10 September, 2018 in Solar Choice News
    • Renewable generation replaced over half of Hazelwood capacity By Giles Parkinson on 1 July, 2018 in Solar Choice News
    • Second SA ‘big battery’ switches on By Giles Parkinson on 26 June, 2018 in Commercial battery storage&Solar Choice News&Solar information in SA
    • Australia’s large-scale solar pipeline leaps to 35 gigawatts By Giles Parkinson on 15 June, 2018 in Solar Choice News&Solar Farms
    • World’s largest ‘solar tower’ power plant begins commissioning By Giles Parkinson on 9 June, 2018 in Solar Choice News
    • SA energy minister vows continued leadership on energy transition By Giles Parkinson on 24 May, 2018 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News&Solar information in SA&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
    • 10GW large-scale solar & an EV manufacturing plant for Australia? By Giles Parkinson on 23 May, 2018 in Solar Choice News
    • Aussie businesses going big on solar & wind to cut costs By Giles Parkinson on 21 May, 2018 in Commercial solar power&Solar Choice News
    • 70MW solar PV farm may be added to Port Augusta solar tower By Giles Parkinson on 9 May, 2018 in Solar Choice News&Solar Farms
    • More and more Aussie homes & businesses opting to go off-grid By Giles Parkinson on 1 May, 2018 in Solar Choice News
    • ESB scraps proposal of mandatory storage for all new wind & solar By Giles Parkinson on 19 April, 2018 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
    • Gannawarra Solar Farm connects to grid (battery coming soon) By Giles Parkinson on 18 April, 2018 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in Victoria&Solar Choice Company News&Solar Choice News&Solar Farms
    • All new ACT government vehicles to be electric By Giles Parkinson on 18 April, 2018 in Archives of solar panel systems & information in the ACT&Solar Choice News
    • How baseload can be replaced with renewables & storage By Giles Parkinson on 27 March, 2018 in Solar Choice News
    • New SA government to scale back Tesla VPP plans, introduce battery incentive By Giles Parkinson on 19 March, 2018 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News&Solar information in SA
    • Five myths about South Australia’s renewable energy By Giles Parkinson on 15 March, 2018 in Solar Choice News&Solar information in SA&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
    • Germany’s VARTA enters Australia battery market By Giles Parkinson on 14 March, 2018 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
    • Victoria town’s breakthrough deal on network tariffs as it pursues 100% renewables By Giles Parkinson on 7 March, 2018 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in Victoria&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
    • Victoria regulator finalises new time-varying tariffs for solar exports By Giles Parkinson on 28 February, 2018 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in Victoria&Solar Choice News&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
    • Battery storage: Are Australian households about to charge into market? By Giles Parkinson on 24 February, 2018 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
    • Germany’s sonnen to manufacture solar batteries in Adelaide By Giles Parkinson on 23 February, 2018 in Solar Choice News
    • 7 things to know about Tesla’s world’s biggest virtual power plant By Giles Parkinson on 5 February, 2018 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News&Solar information in SA
    • Plunging costs make solar, wind and battery storage cheaper than coal By Giles Parkinson on 30 January, 2018 in Solar Choice News
    • Tesla big battery moves from show-boating to money-making By Giles Parkinson on 24 January, 2018 in Solar Choice News
    • Australia on track to meet Renewable Energy Target – 3 years ahead of schedule By Giles Parkinson on 24 January, 2018 in Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems&Solar Choice News
    • 2018: When battery storage will get a grip on the grid By Giles Parkinson on 20 December, 2017 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
    • AEMO plans for future (clean) grid, with no mention of base-load By Giles Parkinson on 20 December, 2017 in Solar Choice News
    • Resisting energy transition like trying to resist internet: AEMO chief By Giles Parkinson on 13 December, 2017 in Solar Choice News
    • Queensland chooses sunshine over coal, to relief of solar industry By Giles Parkinson on 28 November, 2017 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
    • Even IEA says coal boom is dead, hails the solar age By Giles Parkinson on 14 November, 2017 in Solar Choice News
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