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
Mar 19, 2020 • 44min
How to waste $1 trillion on coal
New analysis from Carbon Tracker finds governments and investors risk losing $1 trillion through investments in new coal generation, because it can’t compete with wind and solar.
Mar 6, 2020 • 51min
Two paths towards 100% renewables
Windlab’s David Osmond looks ate transmission and storage needs for high renewables grid, while ANU’s Bjorn Sturmberg focuses on battery technology.
Feb 27, 2020 • 34min
How to design a market for high renewables grid
Australia needs a new market design to cater for shift to high share of renewables. Energy Transition’s Eric Gimon has some suggestions for a market dominated by wind and solar.
Feb 19, 2020 • 36min
Victoria goes it alone to save renewable transition
Victoria energy minister Lily D’Ambrosio laments “crazy situation” around grid connections and becomes the latest state to “go it alone”, introducing new legislation that will allow Victoria to fast-track transmission investment.
Feb 12, 2020 • 40min
There’s no “new normal” in climate change
ANU’s Mark Howden explains why we have a climate crisis, not an emergency, and why we shouldn’t expect a “new normal” in climate change. Plus: Putting Coal back in the Coalition.
Feb 4, 2020 • 37min
Can Steggall bridge the climate divide?
Can Steggall bridge the climate divide? by RenewEconomy
Jan 30, 2020 • 35min
Australia’s biggest unsubsidised battery
Vena Energy’s Anil Nangia discusses Wandoan big battery in Queensland, the biggest unsubsidised battery in Australia to date. Plus: Morrison’s climate and energy fail.
Dec 18, 2019 • 48min
Australia’s energy future is renewable, and digital
AEMO’s head of system design and engineering Alex Wonhas joins our last podcast of 2019 to discuss Australia’s energy transition and the Integrated System Plan.
Dec 12, 2019 • 52min
Why networks really like wind and solar
Network owners were once seen as the villains for over-charging on local networks, but they are pretty happy about being asked to build new links to capture wind and solar resources.
Dec 3, 2019 • 47min
Why Tasmania wants to be battery of the nation
Hydro Tasmania CEO Stephen Davy on plans to become the “battery of the nation”, and to help out Victoria when its brown coal generators stop production.
