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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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.
Nov 26, 2019 • 42min
Australia should be world leader in “base-cost” renewables
BloombergNEF founder Michael Liebreich on his horror of Australia’s bushfires, government indifference, and the huge opportunities for Australia in leading the world in “base-cost” renewables.
Nov 22, 2019 • 27min
World’s biggest solar farm, and biggest battery
In a week of “world’s biggest projects”, billionaires Mike Cannon Brookes and Twiggy Forrest back huge project in Northern Territory, while Tesla big battery in South Australia gets an upgrade.
