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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Mar 8, 2022 • 56min
Snowy Hydro and the missing links
Snowy Hydro’s Gordon Wymer on the need for more transmission, plus the latest on AGL and offshore wind.
Feb 24, 2022 • 40min
Mike Cannon-Brookes and closing coal
Tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes explains why buying AGL will be fastest, cheapest, smartest and safest way to transition from coal to renewables.
Feb 17, 2022 • 40min
EVs and the grid
Jet Charge's Tim Washington on the major capital raising, and the rollout of EV chargers and vehicle to grid technology.
Feb 9, 2022 • 47min
EnergyAustralia and the end of coal
EnergyAustralia CEO Mark Collette discusses the future of coal, gas, green hydrogen, wind, solar, battery storage and pumped hydro, and how this will fit into his company’s business model.
Feb 4, 2022 • 40min
Green transition and greenwash
Tim Buckley from IEEFA on the outlook for the green transition in 2022, the prospects of green hydrogen, and the problem of greenwash.
Dec 21, 2021 • 46min
Future of green steel and green aluminium
We have the technology: Kobad Bhavnagri, from BloombergNEF, discusses opportunities in green steel and green aluminium for Australian industry.
Dec 16, 2021 • 44min
Vestas head winds up on transition
Peter Cowling, the head of Vestas in Australia, on the scale and speed, and challenges, of the renewables transition.
Dec 10, 2021 • 47min
Say goodbye to coal
AEMO’s Alex Wonhas and Nicola Falcon discuss the draft ISP, the early departure of coal, and managing a renewables grid.
Dec 2, 2021 • 42min
Hazelwood transition from dirty coal plant to big battery
Engie Australia CEO Augustin Honorat on the Hazelwood big battery and other battery and green hydrogen plans
Nov 25, 2021 • 40min
The case for pumped hydro
Ben Bolot from ATCO on the role pumped hydro storage could play in a renewables dominated grid in Australia.
