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:

Proposed tariff would keep solar households connected to the grid By Giles Parkinson on 30 October, 2016 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
Half a million solar panels installed every day in 2015: IEA By Giles Parkinson on 25 October, 2016 in Solar Choice News
Newcastle NSW – world’s largest coal port – to get 5MW solar farm By Giles Parkinson on 19 October, 2016 in Solar Choice News&Solar information in NSW
Solar, wind & battery storage power plant in QLD gets ARENA funding By Giles Parkinson on 18 October, 2016 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Solar Choice News
Queensland’s three ‘credible’ paths to 50% renewables by 2030 By Giles Parkinson on 12 October, 2016 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Solar Choice News
JinkoSolar head predicts new era of growth for Aussie solar By Giles Parkinson on 30 September, 2016 in Solar Choice News&Solar Farms
Could solar towers (with storage) replace Victoria’s ageing coal plants? By Giles Parkinson on 29 September, 2016 in Solar Choice News
Community groups dismayed as market rules lag behind modernising grid By Giles Parkinson on 28 September, 2016 in Solar Choice News
One reason why solar is more expensive in the USA than Australia: Larger installer profits By Giles Parkinson on 23 September, 2016 in Historic Solar PV Power System Prices&Solar Choice News
Reflow’s ZCell residential battery installations to start next month By Giles Parkinson on 22 September, 2016 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
100% renewables cheaper than grid connection for Kangaroo island: ISF By Giles Parkinson on 19 September, 2016 in Solar Choice News
SolarReserve unviels plans for six ‘solar tower’ plants in SA By Giles Parkinson on 16 September, 2016 in Solar Choice News
Australia hits 5 gigawatts of installed solar PV By Giles Parkinson on 14 September, 2016 in Solar Choice News
SA government opens tender to bring new (renewable) competitors into energy market By Giles Parkinson on 13 September, 2016 in Solar information in SA
Survey reveals Australians’ (sometimes incorrect) beliefs about rooftop solar By Giles Parkinson on 8 September, 2016 in Solar Choice News
ARENA board proposes compromise on funding cuts to maintain critical research commitments By Giles Parkinson on 7 September, 2016 in Solar Choice News
New electricity market rule a mixed bag for distributed battery storage By Giles Parkinson on 6 September, 2016 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
Enphase says orders for AC Battery up as NSW Solar Bonus Scheme closure approaches By Giles Parkinson on 5 September, 2016 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
Speed of the rise of battery storage being underestimated by market operator: Corbell By Giles Parkinson on 2 September, 2016 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
Solar & batteries could be value-competitive with grid electricity in WA ‘within one year’ By Giles Parkinson on 1 September, 2016 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News&Solar panel system information in Western Australia
Market regulator effectively greenlights manipulation of wholesale prices By Giles Parkinson on 31 August, 2016 in Solar Choice News
After extended investment drought, Australia poised for large-scale solar farm boom By Giles Parkinson on 30 August, 2016 in Solar Choice News&Solar Farms
AEMO mulls new rule that could make wholesale electricity market more battery-friendly By Giles Parkinson on 29 August, 2016 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
Solar becoming competitive with wind as ACT moves towards renewables target By Giles Parkinson on 2 August, 2016 in Archives of solar panel systems & information in the ACT&Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
Ergon publishes 10-point ‘reality check’ list for would-be off-gridders By Giles Parkinson on 29 July, 2016 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Brisbane & Queensland&Off-grid solar power, Stand-alone solar power, Remote solar power&Solar Choice News
Investment in large-scale renewables on the rise, but Aus still unlikely to meet 2020 target By Giles Parkinson on 26 July, 2016 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
‘Genie is out of the bottle’ for large-scale solar & storage projects By Giles Parkinson on 25 July, 2016 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News&Solar information in SA
LG Chem introduces stackable, modular lithium battery By Giles Parkinson on 22 July, 2016 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News&Solar System Products
Gas – not renewables – to blame for SA electricity price spikes By Giles Parkinson on 22 July, 2016 in Solar Choice News&Solar information in SA
Aussie rooftop solar to reach 5GW by end of month By Giles Parkinson on 14 July, 2016 in Solar Choice News
ACT’s move to renewables brings price to stability amid turbulent electricity market By Giles Parkinson on 13 July, 2016 in Archives of solar panel systems & information in the ACT&Solar Choice News