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:

Over 15,000 Australian businesses have gone solar thanks to RET: Clean Energy Council By Giles Parkinson on 12 September, 2014 in Commercial solar power&Solar Choice News&Solar Farms
“Cheap vs clean” dichotomy no longer relevant as renewables build up steam globally: IRENA By Giles Parkinson on 11 September, 2014 in Solar Choice News
China to introduce solar leasing-style financing to open up distributed solar opportunities By Giles Parkinson on 10 September, 2014 in Solar Choice News
Solar grid parity comes to Chile, other countries not far behind By Giles Parkinson on 9 September, 2014 in Solar Choice News
Solar Citizens, Solar Council deliver letter from 500+ solar companies to government urging sense on the RET By Giles Parkinson on 8 September, 2014 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
Royalla Solar Farm developer FRV to quit Australia if RET Review recommendations implemented By Giles Parkinson on 5 September, 2014 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
Nearly 3000 new small-scale rooftop solar system installed in Queensland in August By Giles Parkinson on 4 September, 2014 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Solar Choice News
Colourful options for India’s solar future: Beehives, pigeons, horses and/or elephants By Giles Parkinson on 3 September, 2014 in Solar Choice News
RET review recommendations would kill commercial solar market if implemented By Giles Parkinson on 2 September, 2014 in 100kW solar panel systems&Commercial solar power&Solar Choice News&Solar Farms
Global renewables industry could face 5 year downturn due to policy uncertainty and mixed market signals: IEA By Giles Parkinson on 1 September, 2014 in Solar Choice News
Over 30% of SA electricity came from renewables in 2013/2014, 1 in 4 homes now have solar By Giles Parkinson on 29 August, 2014 in Solar Choice News
Samoa gets 546kW solar PV plant as South Pacific solar usage grows By Giles Parkinson on 28 August, 2014 in Solar Choice News
UNSW’s ‘stacked’ silicon-perovskite technology promises to double solar cell efficiency By Giles Parkinson on 27 August, 2014 in New technologies&Solar Choice News
Vector say NZ solar customers motivated by environmental & energy independence concerns By Giles Parkinson on 26 August, 2014 in Solar Choice News
Electric vehicles will help revolutionise solar & home energy independence: UBS By Giles Parkinson on 25 August, 2014 in Solar Choice News
Aussie renewable energy industry speaks out against PM’s anti-RET intentions By Giles Parkinson on 22 August, 2014 in Solar Choice News
SunPower to trial solar leasing program in Australia By Giles Parkinson on 21 August, 2014 in Solar Choice News
Silex Systems, citing RET uncertainty, suspends plans for Mildura 100MW demo CPV plant By Giles Parkinson on 19 August, 2014 in Solar Choice News
Citigroup: Energy diversification a necessity, solar’s rise a certainty By Giles Parkinson on 15 August, 2014 in Solar Choice News
ARENA to put $450k towards development of Aussie-designed portable hybrid solar generator By Giles Parkinson on 15 August, 2014 in Solar Choice News
16,000 new rooftop solar systems installed in July 2014, including 14MW commercial capacity By Giles Parkinson on 14 August, 2014 in Solar Choice News
Setting a record, South Australian renewables met half of state’s electricity demand in July By Giles Parkinson on 13 August, 2014 in Solar Choice News&Solar information in SA
China ups solar PV capacity target to 13GW, with focus on distributed generation By Giles Parkinson on 11 August, 2014 in Solar Choice News
With Moree Solar Farm’s future secured, ‘great opportunities’ await NSW large-scale solar By Giles Parkinson on 8 August, 2014 in Solar Choice News
Areva announces withdrawal from solar thermal business, leaving questions about Australian projects By Giles Parkinson on 8 August, 2014 in Solar Choice News
Indian ‘ultra-mega’ projects set to help drive down solar costs By Giles Parkinson on 6 August, 2014 in Solar Choice News
SunPower to offer commercial energy storage solution in Australia in 2015 By Giles Parkinson on 6 August, 2014 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Commercial solar power&Solar Choice News&Solar System Products
Electricity pricing structures must change to prevent mass grid defection: Energetics By Giles Parkinson on 1 August, 2014 in Solar Choice News
One of Australia’s largest solar developers faces insolvency By Giles Parkinson on 31 July, 2014 in Solar Choice News
APVI adds PV system output estimator to suite of solar maps By Giles Parkinson on 31 July, 2014 in Solar Choice News&Useful Solar System Tools and Resources
Solar employs more people than coal industry, and keeps electricity prices down: Australia Institute By Giles Parkinson on 30 July, 2014 in Federal Government solar panel incentives&Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems&Solar Choice News&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies