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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May 20, 2020 • 43min
Could Market Forces bring an end to coal and gas?
Julien Vincent from Market Forces on the campaign to get banks, investment houses and superannuation funds to switch away from fossil fuels and into new clean technologies.
May 12, 2020 • 43min
How to integrate 75 per cent wind and solar into Australia’s main grid
AEMO’s Alex Wonhas joins Energy Insiders to discuss the operator’s Renewables Integration Study and how to integrate world-leading 75 per cent wind and solar into Australia’s main grid.
Apr 28, 2020 • 40min
Transgrid and the new links to the future grid
Transgrid CEO Paul Italiano discusses new upgrade and the challenge - putting square pegs in round holes - of negotiating Australia’s complex regulatory regime
Apr 21, 2020 • 54min
Why green hydrogen beats coal hydrogen
Bloomberg NEF’s Kobad Bhavnagri on the prospects for a hydrogen economy, and why green hydrogen will easily beat coal hydrogen on costs and emissions.
Apr 15, 2020 • 41min
Why WA could take lead in renewable energy transition
WA energy minister Bill Johnston joins the Energy Insiders podcast to explain his state’s transition plans. “We can make our own rules,” he says.
Apr 7, 2020 • 47min
Australia’s rapid and low cost path to zero emissions
ClimateWorks CEO Anna Skarbek on her latest report identifying ways to rapidly decarbonise Australia’s economy. Plus: WA’s ground-breaking distributed energy plan, and falling power prices.
Mar 31, 2020 • 47min
The plan behind Australia’s biggest wind farm
Acciona’s Brett Wickham joins Energy Insiders to discuss his company’s plans for a 1029MW wind farm in Queensland, and the future of storage. Plus: Genex lands contract for pumped hydro.
Mar 24, 2020 • 30min
Covid-19 and the electricity grid
Is there a better way to respond to Covid-19? Economist Matt Grudnoff on why the government stimulus package should lock in secondary benefits, the type you get from renewables.
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.
