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:

New solar & storage-friendly electricity market rules delayed until 2020 By Giles Parkinson on 21 August, 2015 in Solar Choice News
Utility business model is in danger – and Australia is the proverbial ‘canary in the coal mine’ By Giles Parkinson on 20 August, 2015 in Solar Choice News
Tesla’s Powerwall & Powerpack sales add up to $US1B – without marketing By Giles Parkinson on 17 August, 2015 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
Electricity networks propose connection fees for all homes – including off-gridders By Giles Parkinson on 7 August, 2015 in Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
NSW start-up Enova aims to foster community solar growth By Giles Parkinson on 3 August, 2015 in Solar Choice News
Demand charge reduction could change attractiveness of solar for SA businesses By Giles Parkinson on 31 July, 2015 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar information in SA
Utilty-scale solar will soon be competitive with fossil power in USA – even without tax credit By Giles Parkinson on 31 July, 2015 in Solar Choice News
Queensland to host first solar-powered service station in Australia By Giles Parkinson on 28 July, 2015 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Solar Choice News
LG’s RESU energy storage solution hits Australian market at competitive price point By Giles Parkinson on 27 July, 2015 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
ACT enviro minister Corbell pushes for emissions considerations in state & federal policy-making By Giles Parkinson on 24 July, 2015 in Archives of solar panel systems & information in the ACT&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
Deutsche Bank report: Solar to overtake coal in India By Giles Parkinson on 24 July, 2015 in Solar Choice News
Survey says half of Australian voters disappointed with Coalition’s (lack of) support for renewables By Giles Parkinson on 23 July, 2015 in Solar Choice News
Renewable-focused YieldCo finance will outstrip oil & gas equivalents By Giles Parkinson on 23 July, 2015 in Solar Choice News
Queensland’s Ergon announces tenders for 200MW of large-scale solar By Giles Parkinson on 20 July, 2015 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Commercial solar power&Solar Choice News&Solar Farms
Solar-plus-storage already cheaper than grid electricity in Aus: BNEF By Giles Parkinson on 17 July, 2015 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News&Solar System Products
NSW energy storage market could boom as Solar Bonus payments wind down at end of 2016 By Giles Parkinson on 16 July, 2015 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News&Solar information in NSW
SA government match funding for Adelaide City Council solar-plus-storage incentives By Giles Parkinson on 15 July, 2015 in Solar Choice News&Solar information in SA&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
ACT large-scale solar-plus-storage program receives 30 applications By Giles Parkinson on 14 July, 2015 in Archives of solar panel systems & information in the ACT&Commercial solar power&Solar Choice News&Solar Farms&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
CEFC signs deal to bring affordable solar & energy storage loans to Australian homes By Giles Parkinson on 10 July, 2015 in Solar Choice News
Suntech’s Shi says regulators must adapt to the reality of affordable solar By Giles Parkinson on 8 July, 2015 in Solar Choice News
ARENA will move to fund Aussie utility-scale solar to bring Aus up to speed with rest of world By Giles Parkinson on 7 July, 2015 in Solar Choice News&Solar Farms
As retailers & regulators seek to protect revenues, next major battleground for solar emerges By Giles Parkinson on 6 July, 2015 in Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
SA announces $1.1m tender for energy storage on gov’t buildings By Giles Parkinson on 3 July, 2015 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News&Solar information in SA
VIC solar feed-in tariff faces further reduction By Giles Parkinson on 3 July, 2015 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in Victoria&Solar Choice News&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
Victoria, NSW will lead the way in residential energy storage uptake By Giles Parkinson on 2 July, 2015 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
Residential solar + storage system payback times: State by state By Giles Parkinson on 1 July, 2015 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News&Solar information in SA
Solar-plus-storage will account for nearly half of Aussie electricity demand by 2040 By Giles Parkinson on 29 June, 2015 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
Could the Coalition turn RET towards large-scale solar? By Giles Parkinson on 22 June, 2015 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
Rooftop solar to beat coal, demolish midday demand in SA by 2025 By Giles Parkinson on 19 June, 2015 in Solar Choice News
RET deal details remain unsettled with questions about wood waste and wind By Giles Parkinson on 19 June, 2015 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
Australia’s conservative districts also have the most solar: Solar Citizens By Giles Parkinson on 18 June, 2015 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&Solar panel system information in Western Australia