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
Jul 9, 2021 • 42min
Batteries accelerating shift to renewables
Alinta’s Gary Bryant on how battery storage is accelerating the shift to renewables.
Jul 2, 2021 • 54min
Chris Bowen on Labor’s policies, not targets climate pitch
Labor climate and energy spokesman Chris Bowen on his solar stunt, and why Labor will take a policies, not targets pitch to electorate.
Jun 25, 2021 • 45min
Why farmers want action on climate
“So many opportunities”. Anika Molesworth represents farmers who want action on climate. But Barnaby is back. Plus: Bidding wars in electricity markets.
Jun 17, 2021 • 47min
Green hydrogen in mines
What are the prospects for green hydrogen in Australia’s mining industry? BHP, Rio, CEFC, and Enel Green Power share their views.
Jun 11, 2021 • 41min
Australia’s biggest wind farm takes shape
Tobias Geiger from Westwind talks about the challenges of bringing the country’s biggest wind project to market.
Jun 3, 2021 • 43min
Shell Australia’s big power play
Shell Australia CEO Tony Nunan talks about new NSW contract, big batteries, electric vehicles, hydrogen, LNG and carbon capture.
May 28, 2021 • 37min
A new wind and solar investment drought
Battery storage investment looks good, but new wind and solar projects are stalled. CEC’s Kane Thornton explains why. Plus: The Callide explosion.
May 21, 2021 • 44min
Why green ammonia could be Australia’s next big export
Andrew Dickson from CWP explains why Australia’s biggest wind and solar project - 26GW - will likely focus on green ammonia. Plus: Taylor’s fossil fuel frenzy.
May 14, 2021 • 32min
Changing the world with solar, batteries and EVs
The Smart Energy Conference shone a bright light how technologies such as solar, storage, hydrogen and EVs are transforming our economy.
May 7, 2021 • 40min
Why inverters are key to a renewables grid
James Sturch from SolarEdge joins Energy Insiders to discuss the latest inverter standards, what they mean for the household and the grid, and why they are key to the energy transition.
