Energy Insiders - a RenewEconomy Podcast

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

Social licence in New England, and a sea of household batteries

October 30, 2025 • 72 mins
Amber's Chris Thompson talks home batteries and V2G at All Energy, while RE-Alliance's Andrew Bray and Uralla Council's Emily Sims discuss social licence in New England. And the news of the week, including EPBC and Tomago.
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Data centres, batteries, gas and SMRs

October 24, 2025 • 43 mins
GE Vernova chief commercial officer Pablo Koziner on the latest thinking around data centres, wind energy, gas, SMRs and batteries. Plus: News of the week.
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Fortescue's bold charge to real zero by 2030

October 15, 2025 • 63 mins
Fortescue CEO Dino Otranto discusses triumphs and challenges in real zero target, including self-lifting turbines, gravity trains, electric haul trucks and the rest. Plus: Queensland and Origin fossil up.
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Managing the backbone of the grid

October 9, 2025 • 61 mins
Powerlink CEO Paul Simshauser on managing the closure of Queensland's biggest coal generator, the role of transmission as prices double, and batteries vs syncons.
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Chris Bowen on coal, renewables, EVs and UN

October 1, 2025 • 52 mins
Federal energy and climate minister Chris Bowen on his trip to New York, renewable and emissions targets, and coal closures. Plus: News of the week.
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Australia, China and a big week for V2G

September 26, 2025 • 69 mins
Anna Skarbek from Climateworks Centre on Australia's emissions mission, and the new China targets, while AGL's Jane Butler talks vehicle to grid. Plus: Wind and battery deals.
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Is Australia’s emissions target good enough?

September 19, 2025 • 54 mins
CCA’s Matt Kean on why target had to be lowered. Plus: Offshore wind pioneer Andy Evans on Victoria’s delayed auction, and a very big battery tender.
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Time to go "full sail" on decarbonisation

September 11, 2025 • 65 mins
CSIRO Chief Research Scientist Pep Canadell on why Australia and the world need to aim high, not low, on its 2035 climate targets. Plus: It's getting weird in Queensland.
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"We had to innovate to survive"

September 5, 2025 • 58 mins
SAPN boss Andrew Bills on the challenges of managing the local network in the world's most advanced renewable grid, and where half of all homes have rooftop solar.
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AGL's struggle with coal

August 28, 2025 • 61 mins
AGL boss Damien Nicks discusses how the country's biggest coal generator is managing the transition to renewables, storage and electric homes. Plus: When will another wind farm get finance?
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Data centres and the grid

August 22, 2025 • 60 mins
Data centre expert Andrew Walton explains what data centres need, where they might be built, and what will power them. Plus: ESOO, and Checkers the Sheltie.
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Regional communities and the renewable gold rush

August 15, 2025 • 55 mins
Hay Shire’s Alison McLean explains how the local community set the rules of engagement to renewable project developers. Plus: Why the big utilities are saying no to wind and solar.
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Lifting the lid on the Nelson Review

August 7, 2025 • 62 mins
We talk with Tim Nelson and the entire review panel to discuss its recommendations, what comes next and what it does to address market power. Plus: Cheaper batteries!
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The making of Australia's biggest battery

August 3, 2025 • 61 mins
Nick Carter, the CEO of Akaysha Energy, on the challenges of building the country's biggest battery, its first ever project, and what lies ahead. Plus: A lot more battery news, and Marinus.
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What is Australia going to do now?

July 30, 2025 • 64 mins
Former US Department of Energy Loan Programs Office director Jigar Shah on the opportunities for Australia, Clean Energy Summit digests the supersized CIS, and Kane Thornton breaks from the peloton.
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Greasing the wheels of net zero

July 27, 2025 • 55 mins
Clean Energy Finance Corp Ian Learmonth on the record commitments in last year, and the need to do a lot more to reach renewable and net zero targets. Plus: News of the week.
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Lily D'Ambrosio and the fight against vested interests

July 18, 2025 • 64 mins
Victoria energy minister Lily D'Ambrosio talks about electrification, gas, transmission links, renewable zones, offshore wind and coal closures - and battling vested interests. Plus: News of the week.
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Why we need more big batteries

July 11, 2025 • 57 mins
Alex Wonhas, head of new battery developer AMPYR, discusses his company's first big project, and why wind struggles will require more big batteries on the grid. Plus: News of the week.
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Australia's new green bank

July 3, 2025 • 58 mins
Cameron O'Reilly, the new chair of the Energy Security Corp, discusses plans for Australia's newest green bank. Plus: News of the week.
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The changing dynamics of battery storage

June 26, 2025 • 71 mins
Pacific Green’s Joel Alexander on getting some of Australia’s biggest batteries to market. Plus: SEC’s Wayne Smith unplugs, and news of the week.
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