Solar Insiders - a Renew Economy Podcast

Why solar diverters work, crackdown on poor inverters, what the NEG means for solar, and a wrap of EV news.

Pensioners before Paris? How about kids before coal? The case for solar, and interviews with an installer, a large scale solar developer, and a financier.

South Australia’s solar dawn, Craig Kelly, dodgy deals, and how a deal on transport fuels killed the early electric car.

Plans for a crowd-funded retailer that focuses on solar households; a road tour through South Australia, and more for the Dodgy Brothers file.

Have we underestimated uptake of EVs in Australia? Plus: A new take on shared solar.

A look insider Tesla’s world’s biggest virtual power plants, and why Craig Kelly gets a Zero for his barmy comments about electric vehicles.

In the final episode of Solar Insiders for the year, Giles Parkinson and Nigel Morris chronicle what went right, and what went wrong, in the local solar market, and what we can expect from storage.

The Power of Choice requirements that new solar households must have smart meters is undermined by some pretty dumb rules.

Australia’s only solar module manufacturer Tindo is looking to expand its factory and add battery storage manufacturing. Plus: All the solar news of the week.

Australia has just enjoyed its biggest month ever, but it could have been even stronger if it were not for China’s appalling air pollution.