Energy Insiders - a RenewEconomy Podcast
466 episodes — Page 1 of 10
The off-grid mines leading the charge towards 100 pct renewables
The "impossible" wind project that broke the investment drought
Should ageing coal generators be fed carrots or sticks?
Zero carbon heat, Australia's next big challenge
Why we need regional leaders for renewable transition
El Niño is coming
Special Episode: The missing molecules - SAF, energy security and Australia’s next industrial opportunity
Special Episode: The missing molecules - SAF, energy security and Australia’s next industrial opportunity
Will the green bank save the Tomago deal?
Will data centres make or break wind?
A battery with every wind turbine
Why we make renewable projects so hard
Is Australia on target for a “step change” in energy?
Electric truck network starts to take shape
Solar and batteries good, wind is hard
The problem with network tariffs
"The grid doesn't need rotating mass"
Tesla Energy boss on energy abundance, EVs, V2G and big and small batteries
Plugging the holes in EV charging
Will data centres break the grid?
Budget's fossil fail, and how to fix the CIS
The man who saved solar and helped kill coal
Electric trucks are profitable, but diesel struggles
Chris Bowen on renewable target, wind delays, EVs and electrification
Batteries take centre stage as world wrestles with fuel crisis
Why wind projects are stalled at the gate
Is fuel rationing inevitable?
How did it come to this? Energy security expert and former deputy chief of the RAAF John Blackburn on how Australia's has done nothing to prepare itself for the current fossil fuel crisis. Plus: EV sales are surging and electric trucks are a thing. Someone tell the transport minister!
The remarkable story of Australia's first community-owned solar farm
A solar farm inspired by Tony Abbott's climate attacks has finally been opened. Mhairi Fraser takes us through the remarkable journey. Plus: Boyne bailout, oil markets, and the EV boom.
Why batteries are the answer to nearly everything
We talk to Jeff Monday from Fluence on the fall in battery costs and the role it can play in taming data centre demand, and Adam Cameron from SA Power Networks on why there will be no transition without the "flexibility" revolution in the home.
How the world's fourth biggest economy plans to reach 100 pct clean energy
David Hochschild, the head of the California Energy Commission, on how the world's fourth biggest economy is moving away from fossil fuels, despite Trump. Plus: News of the week.
The revolution in electric trucking
The Australian trucking industry is about to experience an electric revolution, with plunging battery prices turning economics on its head. New Energy Transport's Daniel Bleakley explains. Plus: News of the week.
Special episode: How to close down oil and gas
Francis Norman, the head of the Centre of Decommissioning Australia, on the extraordinary task of shutting down and removing oil and gas wells, and the lessons that could be learned for the offshore wind industry.
China’s clean energy surge reshapes coal, oil and the grid
Lauri Myllyvirta, lead analyst at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, on China’s record solar and wind build, and why clean energy is now driving more than a third of the country’s economic growth.
The rise of the flexible grid: How industry, AI and data centres are reshaping demand
GridBeyond CEO Michael Phelan on how industrial loads and data centres are being orchestrated by AI and batteries to unlock gigawatts of hidden flexibility for the grid.
Why batteries are getting bigger and marrying solar
Sam Reynolds, the head of Octopus Australia, on why he hopes to build the country's biggest battery, and the emergence of solar-battery hybrids. Plus: AGL and Origin's fossil fuelled profits, with a green tinge.
Malcolm Turnbull on hydro, LNP, One Nation and Trump
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull is pushing for more hydro, but is still pumped up by the hard right and the disappearance of the sensible middle. Plus: Big batteries seize the moment again.
"We are not all crazy" - the climate and clean energy battle in Trumps's America
Gina McCarthy, Obama's former EPA chief and Biden's climate czar, on the move to resist and overturn Trump's devastating policies. Plus: News of the week, and a perfect quarter for Australia.
Our oceans are heating and we are still burning coal
UNSW Professor Matthew England, the world's leading expert on Southern Ocean modelling, discusses the catastrophic warming of our seas. Plus: Coal power extended in two states, and other news of the week.
Is the wind drought over?
We discuss some of the major events of the past year – the dominance of batteries, the emergence of solar-battery hybrids, the hassles for wind and transmission, and the conundrum of EVs.
A blueprint to quit coal, and go green
AEMO's Nicola Falcon runs through the draft 2026 Integrated System Plan, and explains why baseload is not essential to keep the lights on. Plus, news of the week.
No spin needed for renewable gold rush
Energy systems expert Bruce Miller explains why spinning machines won't be needed in future grid, while regional independent MP Helen Haines says developers should drop the spin and focus on community benefits.
Origin CEO Frank Calabria's big energy vision
Frank Calabria, the CEO of Australia's biggest retailer, discusses plans for the country's biggest wind farm, its biggest battery and the biggest coal generator. Plus: News of the week including EPBC and AEMO transition plan.
Are Labor's environmental laws any good?
We dissect Labor’s proposed environmental reforms with the help of Ashurst legal expert Jeff Lynn. Plus: News of the week, and is the CIS working?
Where the bloody hell is our super?
Australia has more than $4 trillion in retirement savings but little of this finds its way to clean energy. Strategist Jeremy Cooper has an idea to fix this. Plus: The Super battery's not so super moment, and a rush of new projects.
The future of wind energy
Vestas vice president Jan Daniel Kaemmer discusses wind industry in Australia, the blockages and the potential. Plus: What to make of the free solar offer.
Social licence in New England, and a sea of household batteries
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.
Data centres, batteries, gas and SMRs
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.
Fortescue's bold charge to real zero by 2030
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.
Managing the backbone of the grid
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.
Chris Bowen on coal, renewables, EVs and UN
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.