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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Aug 29, 2019 • 35min
Humans are too slow for wind, solar and batteries
Susan Kennedy is the former chief of staff to California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Now the two have teamed up to offer artificial intelligence and machine learning to integrated wind, solar and storage.

Aug 21, 2019 • 34min
On the road to a decarbonised grid
Transgrid’s Andrew Kingsmill on thinking big and renewable energy zones, and AEMO’s long term modelling to decarbonise the grid.

Aug 12, 2019 • 36min
Alinta’s vision of a rapid transition to clean energy
Alinta CEO Jeff Dimery on record profits, record low prices for wind energy, the economics of battery storage and the early exit of coal generators.

Aug 9, 2019 • 37min
Snowy Hydro in the spotlight
Snowy Hydro’s Gordon Wymer goes into the fine details of the proposed Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro scheme. Plus. The regulator’s power play on wind farms.

Aug 1, 2019 • 31min
Coalition’s revenge on RET, Labor’s solar stumble
The big talking point at Clean Energy Summit was the absence of the Coalition government and the lack of network planning. Meanwhile, Lily D’Ambrosio defends solar rebate.

Jul 26, 2019 • 34min
Does demand response spell the end for dirty peakers?
Nearly two decades after it was first proposed, demand response is to finally become a part of Australia’s electricity market. Craig Memery, from PIAC explains. Plus: Queensland finally delivers.

Jul 17, 2019 • 37min
Behind Northern Territory’s 10GW solar plans
Eytan Lenko, chair of Beyond Zero Emissions, explains why governments, suppliers, developers, and financiers are getting behind proposals for the world’s biggest solar project in the N.T.

Jul 11, 2019 • 36min
Where to now for battery storage?
Australia now has half a dozen large batteries operating or nearing completion on the grid. Where to now? We talk to Fluence business development head Jaad Cabbabe.

Jun 25, 2019 • 16min
An audience with the Rottnest wind turbine
Rottnest wind turbine stands alone but it’s influence goes far beyond Perth’s holiday playground. It turned Tony Abbott against wind energy. We find out why.

Jun 21, 2019 • 54min
Mining industry turns to wind, solar, batteries and hydrogen
The mining industry is going green - at least in its electricity supply. A special “live” podcast from the Energy and Mines conference in Perth.


