
Energy Insiders - a RenewEconomy Podcast
Join Renew Economy founder and editor-in-chief Giles Parkinson and columnist and energy markets expert David Leitch as they discuss the week's main events - politics, solar and storage.
Latest episodes

Sep 22, 2022 • 51min
How to make buildings green and efficient
Davina Rooney from the Green Building Council on low carbon concrete, micrograms, and taking emissions out of the built environment. Plus: Big transition moments for Origin, AGL and Santos, and yet more big hydrogen plays.

Sep 13, 2022 • 41min
Australia will soon treat Co2 as a pollutant
More than a decade after the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, carbon is about to be declared a pollutant in Australia. The EPA’s Tony Chappel explains why and what it means.

Sep 8, 2022 • 55min
Climate bill, Snowy and the case for a strategic reserve
First climate bill in a decade is passed, Snowy’s leadership, renewable pipelines and Oxford’s Farhad Billimoria on what might work in Australia’s new market design.

7 snips
Sep 1, 2022 • 42min
How much storage is needed for 100% renewables?
Windlab's David Osmond discusses his year long study into wind, solar and storage. Plus ESOO and the market cap.

5 snips
Aug 26, 2022 • 52min
Gravity storage and shipping green hydrogen - hype or hope
There have been some big bets placed on shipping green hydrogen and gravity storage. Energy expert Michael Barnard dissects the hype and the hope.

Aug 15, 2022 • 49min
Climate and community independents have their sway
Independent MP Helen Haines on pushing Labor on climate, and taking the lead on community energy.

Aug 10, 2022 • 43min
Australia’s dirty fuel scandal
The Australia Institute’s Richie Merzian on the move to overturn the car lobby’s campaign to protect dirty fuels. Plus: The future of the ESB, and the Climate Change Authority.

Aug 4, 2022 • 43min
Why this should be Australia's last energy crisis
A change in governance and a rapid shift to renewables should ensure this is the last energy crisis for Australia, says Simon Corbell, the head of the Clean Energy Investment Group.

Jul 25, 2022 • 43min
Can offshore wind float in Australia
BlueFloat’s Carlos Martin discuses his groups 5GW of Australian projects. Plus: Genex bid, climate bill, and Clean Energy Week.

Jul 18, 2022 • 52min
Big solar and even bigger batteries
David Scaysbrook from Quinbrook on why battery storage is such a big thing, Coalition failures, and capacity markets.