Synopsis
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
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Andrew Forrest’s big Australian power play
09/12/2022 Duration: 42minSquadron Energy CEO Eva Hanly discusses Squadron Energy’s surprise $4 billion plus purchase of CWP. Plus: Energy ministers come up with a storage plan.
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Biden’s tax-driven push for ultra low cost wind and solar
02/12/2022 Duration: 55minJoe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act has big implications for the green energy transition in the US and abroad, delivering ultra low cost wind and solar. Ben Haley from Evolved Energy tells us how and why.
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Australia’s carbon capital has a transition plan
25/11/2022 Duration: 47minAustralia’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.
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“Fit for 55”: EU climate package could tax Australia
18/11/2022 Duration: 50minWhy Australia might still be facing a carbon border tax in EU. Matthias Buck from Agora Energiewende explains
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Brookfield’s $20 billion green energy plans
11/11/2022 Duration: 35minBrookfield’s head of renewables Luke Edwards discusses the surprise bid for Origin Energy. Plus: Tesla margins deliver wake up call to Toyota.
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Solar tiles and electric Tuk Tuks
04/11/2022 Duration: 43minIn 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.
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Ørsted’s big power play in Australia
27/10/2022 Duration: 45minDanish 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.
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Victoria’s big switch to 95 pct renewables
21/10/2022 Duration: 43minEnergy 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.
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Storage and the future of the grid
13/10/2022 Duration: 37minThe 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.
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Cost and scale of renewables
06/10/2022 Duration: 53minIRENA's Michael Taylor on wind and solar costs and grid integration. Plus: AGL and the price of energy.
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De Brenni on Queensland flip to renewables
28/09/2022 Duration: 36minEnergy 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.
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How to make buildings green and efficient
22/09/2022 Duration: 51minDavina 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.
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Australia will soon treat Co2 as a pollutant
13/09/2022 Duration: 41minMore 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.
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Climate bill, Snowy and the case for a strategic reserve
08/09/2022 Duration: 54minFirst 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.
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How much storage is needed for 100% renewables?
01/09/2022 Duration: 42minWindlab's David Osmond discusses his year long study into wind, solar and storage. Plus ESOO and the market cap.
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Gravity storage and shipping green hydrogen - hype or hope
26/08/2022 Duration: 52minThere have been some big bets placed on shipping green hydrogen and gravity storage. Energy expert Michael Barnard dissects the hype and the hope.
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Climate and community independents have their sway
15/08/2022 Duration: 49minIndependent MP Helen Haines on pushing Labor on climate, and taking the lead on community energy.
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Australia’s dirty fuel scandal
10/08/2022 Duration: 42minThe 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.
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Why this should be Australia's last energy crisis
04/08/2022 Duration: 42minA 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.
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Can offshore wind float in Australia
25/07/2022 Duration: 42minBlueFloat’s Carlos Martin discuses his groups 5GW of Australian projects. Plus: Genex bid, climate bill, and Clean Energy Week.