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 16, 2021 • 46min
AEMO’s 100pct renewables plan, and the view from Japan
New AEMO boss makes a splash, a huge new renewable hydrogen plan, and we talk to Monica Nagashima from Influence Map in Japan.
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.
