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
Feb 19, 2021 • 41min
Batteries in the street: the new face of storage
Ausgrid says one-fifth of the NSW storage target could be met with community batteries located in streets in suburbs.
Feb 12, 2021 • 32min
AGL’s survival plan, and AEMO’s new boss
Can AGL survive the rapid energy transition, what does the new CEO mean for Australia’s grid, and more big batteries.
Feb 3, 2021 • 48min
Can batteries rule the grid?
Battery storage and other technologies are likely to take on all the system services once delivered by fossil fuel generators. Stephen Sproul from Hitachi ABB explains how.
Jan 28, 2021 • 45min
Why networks now love solar and battery storage
The uptake of rooftop solar has defied the expectations of energy utilities, but networks now see it and battery storage as the key to their future. Ausnet’s Alistair Parker explains why.
Dec 23, 2020 • 43min
Missing link: Can conservatives embrace energy transition?
A new conservative think tank proposes an orderly and faster closure plan for coal generators. Can conservatives really get on board the energy transition?
Dec 18, 2020 • 39min
How good is green hydrogen?
In a world of ageing coal clunkers and big dreams of renewable energy exports, we speak to Josh Gabbatiss from Carbon Brief about the potential for green hydrogen.
Dec 4, 2020 • 37min
How companies and states rescued wind and solar
A combination of corporate and state government demand rescued many wind and solar projects in 2020. Chris Briggs explains why.
Nov 27, 2020 • 40min
EV taxes, big batteries and green hydrogen
We talk to UQ’s EV specialist Jake Whitehead about the impact of the proposed electric vehicle road tax, and look at the contest of ideas between NSW and Canberra, and more big battery and green hydrogen announcements.
Nov 18, 2020 • 39min
Matt Kean and the NSW energy transition
NSW energy minister Matt Kean explains why the state is fast-tracking plans to transition from coal to renewables. Plus: Australia’s newest big battery, and very big green hydrogen plans.
Nov 13, 2020 • 41min
Why wind is better value than solar
Tilt Renewables CEO Deion Campbell explains why wind farms are better value than solar right now, and challenges at Dundonnell. Plus: Big renewable visions from NSW and Fortescue.
