Energy Insiders - a RenewEconomy Podcast

Merryn York, Head of system design at AEMO's, discusses the 2024 Integrated System Plan and transitioning away from coal generation. They also explore coordinating consumer energy resources, incorporating new policies into the ISP, transmission progress in New South Wales, longer-duration batteries in storage tenders, the hype and realistic uses of hydrogen, and renewable energy costs and bold predictions for the future.

Baringa’s Anne Bailey talks about the Capacity Investment Mechanism and what’s needed to make it work. Plus: AEMO’s 2024 ISP, the COP28 results, and energy ministers and coal plants.

Vic SEC boss Chris Miller on the state-owned corporation’s first big battery play, and what’s next. Plus: All the news of the week.

Macquarie marches in to Australian renewables by RenewEconomy

Kate Muller from Norton Rose Fulbright talks with Habitat’s Ben Irons and colleague Nick Abrahams on the role AI will play in a grid making switch from spinning machines to inverter-based tech.

Brad Hopkins discusses the successful battery storage tender in NSW, serving as a blueprint for Chris Bowen's capacity scheme. They talk about securing long-term energy service agreements, challenges in changing regulations, dominance of batteries in awarded tenders, concerns about El Tessa contracts, challenges in obtaining the ARANA transmission contract, and observations about the bone announcement and renewable energy distribution.

This podcast discusses confusing wind guidelines in NSW and the shortage of spinning machines in the coal state. It also highlights the battle between Origin Energy and Tesla. Other topics include developments in the energy industry, opposition to the hydrogen plan, coal trip fire generators, Andrew Forrest's venture into asset management and green hydrogen, and discussion of renewable energy company Acedable P.

Genex is succeeding where others feared to tread, with a new big battery, the first pumped hydro project in four decades, and massive wind, solar and storage plans. CEO Craig Francis explains how.

Ivor Frischknecht, head of Sosteneo, discusses a new battery that eliminates the need for spinning machines. They talk about achieving 100% renewables, the challenges of battery projects, and the role of government and the private sector in the energy industry. They also touch on the importance of capital in the energy market and the presence of misinformation campaigns.

State energy minister Tom Koutsantonis discusses green hydrogen plan, filling the "gap" on renewables, transmission, storage and prices.