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 14, 2017 • 31min
Turnbull’s Kath and Kim moment on energy
Tristan Edis joins the EI team to discuss Turnbull’s Kath and Kim moment; when too much solar is never enough; and Australia’s new energy Czar.
Aug 7, 2017 • 23min
Malcolm in an energy muddle
Malcolm Turnbull has summoned the eight biggest energy retailers to Canberra for a summit. What will he tell them? Plus: A 1GW solar plant.
Jul 30, 2017 • 29min
Tesla, energy price wars and smart energy
Marija Petkovic, the CEO of Energy Synapse, joins Energy Insiders to discuss the release of the Model 3, the energy price wars, and the smarter way to address energy costs.
Jul 23, 2017 • 29min
Micro-grids, peer-to-peer, and 100% renewables
Greensync’s Phil Blythe joins the Energy Insiders to discuss his award winning Victoria micro-grid project and the future of energy.
Jul 16, 2017 • 25min
COAG, Tesla, delusions and Alan Jones
What COAG means, the extraordinary response to the Tesla battery, Malcom Turnbull’s coal delusions and the appallingly ugly Alan Jones.
Jul 10, 2017 • 26min
Energy Visions: Mark Butler and Climate Wars
Labor’s mark Butler discussed his new book Climate Wars and his vision for a clean energy future and how to get there.
Jul 6, 2017 • 29min
Why networks love Sonnen, and not generators
ENA boss John Bradley joins the Energy Insiders to discuss Sonnen’s battery launch, rising bills, the push for coal plants and how networks will lower their own costs.
Jul 2, 2017 • 26min
How does a network adapt to a modern grid?
Simon McKenzie from Vector discusses big Australian battery storage tender win, and the future of utilities.
Jun 26, 2017 • 33min
Behind Goldwind’s stunning low wind contract
Goldwind CEO John Titchen on record low wind costs, wind/solar hybrids and another big wind farm, the Finkel Review and why Tasmania should get an extra connection to mainland to be the “renewable battery”.
Jun 19, 2017 • 30min
Simon Corbell on Finkel, VRET and storage
Regular Insiders Giles Parkinson and David Leitch are joined by Simon Corbell to discuss the Finkel Review, Victoria’s renewables target, and the shifts in battery storage.
