

Energy Insiders - a RenewEconomy Podcast
RenewEconomy
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.
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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.

Jul 13, 2022 • 45min
Wind, solar and storage win transition race
CSIRO’s Paul Graham discusses latest GenCost report, and its conclusions that even at 90 % share, wind and solar are cheapest and smartest options.

Jul 6, 2022 • 45min
Federal Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen
Chris Bowen discusses the energy crisis and the speed of the energy transition, capacity market design, emissions targets, EVs, and actually going to see wind and solar farms.

Jul 1, 2022 • 33min
Australia's rapid transition to renewables
AEMO lays out roadmap for a rapid transition to renewables, Baringa's Alan Rai joins us to discuss the high points and the lows.

Jun 23, 2022 • 47min
Smart technologies, flawed markets
New deal for solar and batteries and the collapse of Enova highlight the good and bad of Australia’s energy transition. We speak to Evergen’s Ben Hutt and Enova founding chair Alison Crook.

Jun 16, 2022 • 45min
The energy crisis … and offshore wind
All the latest on Australia’s energy crisis, and an interview with offshore wind expert Alastair Dutton.

Jun 10, 2022 • 30min
Energy Transformed Podcast | The Future of Energy Systems: Digital and Data Challenges
In the third of our Energy Transformed podcast series we look at the data and digitization challenges that are emerging from the transformation of our energy markets, and whether our current laws are fit for purpose.
Noriko Wynn, in-house Futurist at Aurecon, and Emma Butler, Partner in Ashurst’s digital transaction practice, join Paul Curnow, Partner and global co-head of Ashurst’s energy practice.

Jun 10, 2022 • 30min
The Future of Energy Systems: Digital and Data Challenges
In the third of our Energy Transformed podcast series we look at the data and digitization challenges that are emerging from the transformation of our energy markets, and whether our current laws are fit for purpose.
Noriko Wynn, in-house Futurist at Aurecon, and Emma Butler, Partner in Ashurst’s digital transaction practice, join Paul Curnow, Partner and global co-head of Ashurst’s energy practice.

Jun 8, 2022 • 45min
How to connect all that wind, solar and storage
Transgrid CEO Brett Redman on transmission needs for zero carbon grid, and social licence. Plus: Latest on the energy crisis.

Jun 3, 2022 • 51min
Deep dive into Australia’s coal and gas crisis
Josh Stabler from Energy Edge on the reason behind the coal and gas price hikes. Plus: AGL and Origin in the wars.