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Energy Insiders - a RenewEconomy Podcast

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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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Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Australia’s carbon capital has a transition plan 25.11.2022

Australia’s carbon capital has a 10-year plan to transition to clean energy. Next Economy’s Amanda Cahill, who helped guide the Gladstone council, explains how and why.

“Fit for 55”: EU climate package could tax Australia 18.11.2022

Why Australia might still be facing a carbon border tax in EU. Matthias Buck from Agora Energiewende explains

Brookfield’s $20 billion green energy plans 11.11.2022

Brookfield’s head of renewables Luke Edwards discusses the surprise bid for Origin Energy. Plus: Tesla margins deliver wake up call to Toyota.

Solar tiles and electric Tuk Tuks 04.11.2022

In another week of fast moving events, we look at Neoen’s new “baseload” wind and battery deal, the relaunch of solar tiles, and an interview with the man behind electric Tuk Tuks for last mile deliveries in Australia.

Ørsted’s big power play in Australia 27.10.2022

Danish giant Ørsted is looking for a major play in Australia’s offshore wind industry, as well as onshore wind, solar and Power-to-X. Asia Pacific boss Per Kristensen explains why.

Victoria’s big switch to 95 pct renewables 21.10.2022

Energy minister Lily D’Ambrosio on Victoria’s ambitious switch to renewables and coal exit. Plus: Labor’s Rewiring the Nation and a multitude of new wind and storage projects.

Storage and the future of the grid 13.10.2022

The Smart Energy Council’s John Grimes shares his views on storage, the treatment of distributed energy, and the remaining policy bollards standing in the way of the switch to renewables.

Cost and scale of renewables 06.10.2022

IRENA's Michael Taylor on wind and solar costs and grid integration. Plus: AGL and the price of energy.

De Brenni on Queensland flip to renewables 28.09.2022

Energy minister Mick de Brenni outlines how Queensland will make the switch from coal to 80 per cent renewables. Plus: Victoria’s storage target, and the latest from AGL.

How to make buildings green and efficient 22.09.2022

Davina Rooney from the Green Building Council on low carbon concrete, micrograms, and taking emissions out of the built environment. Plus: Big transition moments for Origin, AGL and Santos, and yet more big hydrogen plays.

Australia will soon treat Co2 as a pollutant 13.09.2022

More than a decade after the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, carbon is about to be declared a pollutant in Australia. The EPA’s Tony Chappel explains why and what it means.

Climate bill, Snowy and the case for a strategic reserve 08.09.2022

First climate bill in a decade is passed, Snowy’s leadership, renewable pipelines and Oxford’s Farhad Billimoria on what might work in Australia’s new market design.

How much storage is needed for 100% renewables? 01.09.2022

Windlab's David Osmond discusses his year long study into wind, solar and storage. Plus ESOO and the market cap.

Gravity storage and shipping green hydrogen - hype or hope 26.08.2022

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 15.08.2022

Independent MP Helen Haines on pushing Labor on climate, and taking the lead on community energy.

Australia’s dirty fuel scandal 10.08.2022

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 04.08.2022

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 25.07.2022

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 18.07.2022

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 13.07.2022

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 06.07.2022

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 01.07.2022

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 23.06.2022

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 16.06.2022

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 10.06.2022

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 practic...

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