How much storage is needed for 100% renewables?
Windlab's David Osmond discusses his year long study into wind, solar and storage. Plus ESOO and the market cap.
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Energy Insiders - a RenewEconomy Podcast
Join RenewEconomy founder and editor Giles Parkinson and columnist and energy markets expert David Leitch as they discuss the week's main events - politics, solar and storage.
Episodes
Gravity storage and shipping green hydrogen - hype or hope
There have been some big bets placed on shipping green hydrogen and gravity storage. Energy expert Michael Barnard dissects the hype and the hope.
Climate and community independents have their sway
Independent MP Helen Haines on pushing Labor on climate, and taking the lead on community energy.
Australia’s dirty fuel scandal
The Australia Institute’s Richie Merzian on the move to overturn the car lobby’s campaign to protect dirty fuels. Plus: The future of the ESB, and the Climate Change Authority.
Why this should be Australia's last energy crisis
A change in governance and a rapid shift to renewables should ensure this is the last energy crisis for Australia, says Simon Corbell, the head of the Clean Energy Investment Group.
Can offshore wind float in Australia
BlueFloat’s Carlos Martin discuses his groups 5GW of Australian projects. Plus: Genex bid, climate bill, and Clean Energy Week.
Big solar and even bigger batteries
David Scaysbrook from Quinbrook on why battery storage is such a big thing, Coalition failures, and capacity markets.
Wind, solar and storage win transition race
CSIRO’s Paul Graham discusses latest GenCost report, and its conclusions that even at 90 % share, wind and solar are cheapest and smartest options.
Federal Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen
Chris Bowen discusses the energy crisis and the speed of the energy transition, capacity market design, emissions targets, EVs, and actually going to see wind and solar farms.
Australia's rapid transition to renewables
AEMO lays out roadmap for a rapid transition to renewables, Baringa's Alan Rai joins us to discuss the high points and the lows.
Smart technologies, flawed markets
New deal for solar and batteries and the collapse of Enova highlight the good and bad of Australia’s energy transition. We speak to Evergen’s Ben Hutt and Enova founding chair Alison Crook.
The energy crisis … and offshore wind
All the latest on Australia’s energy crisis, and an interview with offshore wind expert Alastair Dutton.
Energy Transformed Podcast | The Future of Energy Systems: Digital and Data Challenges
In the third of our Energy Transformed podcast series we look at the data and digitization challenges that are emerging from the transformation of our energy markets, and whether our current laws are fit for purpose. Noriko Wynn, in-house Futurist at Aurecon, and Emma Butler, Partner in Ashurst’s digital transaction practice, join Paul Curnow, Partner and global co-head of Ashurst’s energy practice.
The Future of Energy Systems: Digital and Data Challenges
In the third of our Energy Transformed podcast series we look at the data and digitization challenges that are emerging from the transformation of our energy markets, and whether our current laws are fit for purpose. Noriko Wynn, in-house Futurist at Aurecon, and Emma Butler, Partner in Ashurst’s digital transaction practice, join Paul Curnow, Partner and global co-head of Ashurst’s energy practice.
How to connect all that wind, solar and storage
Transgrid CEO Brett Redman on transmission needs for zero carbon grid, and social licence. Plus: Latest on the energy crisis.
Deep dive into Australia’s coal and gas crisis
Josh Stabler from Energy Edge on the reason behind the coal and gas price hikes. Plus: AGL and Origin in the wars.
No more coal and gas mines, says Bandt
Greens leader Adam Bandt on coal and gas, Snowy 3.0, Labor’s climate plan, transmission and high prices.
Why Australia risks falling behind on green energy
Former CEFC boss and independent candidate Oliver Yates on why Australia could lose its green energy advantage, and his new role at Sentient.
AGL, MCB and smart inverters
Mike Cannon-Brookes takes on AGL, plus Hitachi’s Stephen Sproul on advanced inverters.
2°C? It’s already nearly too late
Climate scientist Andy Pitman says net zero needs to be reached by 2035 to have any chance of capping global warming at 2°C.
The lop-sided battle for climate independents
Climate 200's Simon Holmes à Court on the election campaign, funding, and battling the legacy rules that favour major parties.
Can Europe survive without Russia’s gas?
Emma Champion and Stefan Ulrich from BNEF discuss what Europe needs to do to move on from Russian gas.
Fortescue’s grand green energy plans
Fortescue Future Industries CEO Julie Shuttleworth on the company’s myriad green energy plans and its ambition to produce 15 million tonnes of green hydrogen a year by 2030.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.