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About: Giles Parkinson

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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:

  • Jinko Solar breaks world efficiency record for PERC solar cells: 23.45% By Giles Parkinson on 13 November, 2017 in Solar Choice News
  • Australian solar on track for a record year following ‘massive’ October By Giles Parkinson on 10 November, 2017 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Solar Choice News
  • German battery maker sonnen to launch microgrid for NSW estate By Giles Parkinson on 10 November, 2017 in Solar Choice News
  • National Energy Guarantee proposal raises red flags for renewables By Giles Parkinson on 10 November, 2017 in Solar Choice News
  • Rooftop solar pushes WA grid demand to 8-year low By Giles Parkinson on 6 November, 2017 in Solar panel system information in Western Australia
  • Whyalla steel city goes green with 1GW of solar and storage By Giles Parkinson on 2 November, 2017 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News&Solar information in SA
  • Sonnen announces ‘suburban microgrid’ model for new-build Australian estates By Giles Parkinson on 25 October, 2017 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
  • Household savings from National Energy Guarantee to be minimal over 12 years By Giles Parkinson on 18 October, 2017 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • Small-scale solar systems help save electricity sector billions: Study By Giles Parkinson on 17 October, 2017 in Solar Choice News
  • Global energy industry at ‘tipping point’ for coal, wind & solar: BNEF By Giles Parkinson on 28 September, 2017 in Solar Choice News
  • South Australian rooftop solar pushes state-wide electricity demand to record low By Giles Parkinson on 13 September, 2017 in Solar Choice News&Solar information in SA
  • Pro-battery changes to energy market rules delayed to 2021 By Giles Parkinson on 5 September, 2017 in Solar Choice News
  • SA to install 30MW battery bank By Giles Parkinson on 25 August, 2017 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News&Solar information in SA
  • Tesla slams South Australia’s proposed security target By Giles Parkinson on 11 August, 2017 in Solar Choice News
  • Graph of the Day: Tesla battery popular on both sides of politics By Giles Parkinson on 1 August, 2017 in Solar Choice News
  • Report describes Australian electricity utopia – that doesn’t seem to exist By Giles Parkinson on 24 July, 2017 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • Aussie businesses failing to reap benefits of cheap renewables: Report By Giles Parkinson on 21 July, 2017 in Commercial solar power&Solar Choice News
  • Solar system prices could rise up to 10% as STC prices drop By Giles Parkinson on 20 July, 2017 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
  • Newly formed battery giant Fluence aims to take on Tesla By Giles Parkinson on 11 July, 2017 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
  • sonnen launches battery-driven plan to take retailers ‘out of business’ By Giles Parkinson on 5 July, 2017 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News&Solar System Products
  • NSW regulator boosts recommended solar feed-in rates in final report By Giles Parkinson on 4 July, 2017 in Solar Choice News&Solar information in NSW&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • Concept of ‘baseload’ energy quickly becoming a relic of the past By Giles Parkinson on 3 July, 2017 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Solar Choice News
  • Finkel modelling ignores new technologies, cheaper renewables By Giles Parkinson on 14 June, 2017 in Solar Choice News
  • Incredible new lows in cost of battery storage and large scale solar By Giles Parkinson on 23 May, 2017 in Solar Choice News
  • Subsidies are not the answer to battery storage market By Giles Parkinson on 23 May, 2017 in Solar Choice News
  • Solar saved NSW consumers almost $1 billion in latest heatwave By Giles Parkinson on 19 May, 2017 in Solar Choice News
  • Solar is so cheap it now cools the air outside too By Giles Parkinson on 17 May, 2017 in Solar Choice News
  • RET very much in reach with record $7.5bn renewables spend By Giles Parkinson on 9 May, 2017 in Solar Choice News
  • Dropping solar and wind costs means renewable exports could replace gas and coal By Giles Parkinson on 26 April, 2017 in Solar Choice News
  • Coalition governments holding back renewable energy By Giles Parkinson on 18 April, 2017 in Solar Choice News
  • Victoria beats South Australia tender with 100+ proposals By Giles Parkinson on 7 April, 2017 in Solar Choice News
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