Origin’s big shift from baseload
Origin Energy CEO Frank Calabria on the decision to close Eraring, the shift from baseload, and future energy models.
Mar 16, 2022•51 min
Energy Insiders - a RenewEconomy Podcast
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.
Episodes
Victoria's big offshore wind plans
Victoria energy minister Lily D'Ambrosio on state's landmark offshore wind target, prospects for green hydrogen, coal retirements, the AGL play, and local industry.
Mar 11, 2022•29 min
Snowy Hydro and the missing links
Snowy Hydro’s Gordon Wymer on the need for more transmission, plus the latest on AGL and offshore wind.
Mar 08, 2022•56 min
Mike Cannon-Brookes and closing coal
Tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes explains why buying AGL will be fastest, cheapest, smartest and safest way to transition from coal to renewables.
Feb 24, 2022•40 min
EVs and the grid
Jet Charge's Tim Washington on the major capital raising, and the rollout of EV chargers and vehicle to grid technology.
Feb 17, 2022•40 min
EnergyAustralia and the end of coal
EnergyAustralia CEO Mark Collette discusses the future of coal, gas, green hydrogen, wind, solar, battery storage and pumped hydro, and how this will fit into his company’s business model.
Feb 09, 2022•47 min
Green transition and greenwash
Tim Buckley from IEEFA on the outlook for the green transition in 2022, the prospects of green hydrogen, and the problem of greenwash.
Feb 04, 2022•40 min
Future of green steel and green aluminium
We have the technology: Kobad Bhavnagri, from BloombergNEF, discusses opportunities in green steel and green aluminium for Australian industry.
Dec 21, 2021•46 min
Vestas head winds up on transition
Peter Cowling, the head of Vestas in Australia, on the scale and speed, and challenges, of the renewables transition.
Dec 16, 2021•44 min
Say goodbye to coal
AEMO’s Alex Wonhas and Nicola Falcon discuss the draft ISP, the early departure of coal, and managing a renewables grid.
Dec 10, 2021•47 min
Hazelwood transition from dirty coal plant to big battery
Engie Australia CEO Augustin Honorat on the Hazelwood big battery and other battery and green hydrogen plans
Dec 02, 2021•42 min
The case for pumped hydro
Ben Bolot from ATCO on the role pumped hydro storage could play in a renewables dominated grid in Australia.
Nov 25, 2021•40 min
The green energy transition as seen from Japan
Isshu Kikuma from BloombergNEF discusses the energy transition in Japan, and opportunities for offshore wind and green ammonia.
Nov 17, 2021•46 min
Energy Transformed: How close is the green economy?
In the 2nd of our Energy Transformed podcast series, we look at the role hydrogen will play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and what we’ve learned from early-stage hydrogen projects.
Nov 16, 2021•40 min
Australia will pay high price for Morrison’s lack of leadership
Simon Corbell says Australia’s green energy transition will be harder, slower and more expensive due to federal government’s lack of leadership.
Nov 12, 2021•40 min
Why batteries could beat pumped hydro on long storage
Paul Denholm from NREL on the progress of wind, solar, and storage, and why the US is fascinated by Australia’s transition.
Nov 05, 2021•44 min
Mike Cannon-Brookes on the green energy future
Mike Cannon-Brookes discusses government policy failure, Sun Cable, the cost of capital, and whether the 1.5°C target can be met.
Oct 29, 2021•43 min
Grid batteries up for electric buses
Gareth Ridge from Zenobe energy on the battery needs for mass electric bus charging. Plus: Rio and Forrest big green manufacturing plans.
Oct 22, 2021•37 min
Australia can hit 91 pct renewables in a decade, and keep the lights on
Transgrid’s Jesse Steinfeld and Eva Hanly on why a rapid transition to renewables is possible. Plus, Andrew Forrest.
Oct 15, 2021•47 min
Alinta’s big Pilbara and offshore wind plays
Alinta CEO Jeff Dimery on offshore wind, Pilbara wind, pumped hydro, battery storage, 5-minute settlements and the ESB.
Oct 08, 2021•47 min
Europe’s gas crisis
Gerard Reid on Europe’s gas crisis, and NSW plans to replace coal with renewables.
Oct 01, 2021•47 min
Sun Cable, Hornsdale, and social licence
We discuss Sun Cable expansion, Hornsdale's regulatory hit, and social licence for renewables and transmission lines with RE Alliance's Andrew Bray.
Sep 24, 2021•39 min
Energy Transformed: Can batteries take charge of the grid?
In the first of our Energy Transformed podcasts series we take a deep dive into the different roles battery storage can play in the energy market.
Sep 21, 2021•49 min
Tasmania has big green plans, can it deliver?
Sean McGoldrick, the new head of Tasmania Networks, on the renewables, battery, and hydrogen possibilities for the island state.
Sep 17, 2021•53 min
Pole position: Networks want more battery storage
Greg Hannan, the head strategy at three Victoria network owners, on why batteries will be hanging from poles, and the need for more storage.
Sep 10, 2021•40 min
Do we want to keep coal, or move on?
AEMO issues benign reliability outlook as market wrestles with capacity market proposal. Matt Kean, Anna Collyer, and Simon Corbell share their views.
Sep 03, 2021•41 min
Taylor’s Coalkeeper subsidy, and lessons from US
Angus Taylor is hell-bent on imposing a coal subsidy on Australia. We talk to S&P renewables analyst Adam Wilson about lessons from the US.
Aug 27, 2021•46 min
Replacing coal with renewables in south-east Asia
Tristan Knowles from the Asia Development Bank on the surprisingly quick transition to renewables.
Aug 20, 2021•41 min
Will IPCC overcome Morrison’s prosperity doctrine?
IPCC report falls on deaf ears in Canberra, as AGL scrambles to adapt. We talk to IPCC contributor Martina Linnenluecke.
Aug 13, 2021•46 min
Can Australia break its wind and solar investment drought?
PowAR chief executive Geoff Dutaillis talks about big wind projects, battery storage, the ESB’s new rules and connection problems.
Aug 03, 2021•47 min