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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EVs and the grid
17/02/2022 Duration: 40minJet Charge's Tim Washington on the major capital raising, and the rollout of EV chargers and vehicle to grid technology.
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EnergyAustralia and the end of coal
09/02/2022 Duration: 47minEnergyAustralia 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.
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Green transition and greenwash
04/02/2022 Duration: 40minTim Buckley from IEEFA on the outlook for the green transition in 2022, the prospects of green hydrogen, and the problem of greenwash.
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Future of green steel and green aluminium
21/12/2021 Duration: 45minWe have the technology: Kobad Bhavnagri, from BloombergNEF, discusses opportunities in green steel and green aluminium for Australian industry.
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Vestas head winds up on transition
16/12/2021 Duration: 43minPeter Cowling, the head of Vestas in Australia, on the scale and speed, and challenges, of the renewables transition.
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Say goodbye to coal
10/12/2021 Duration: 46minAEMO’s Alex Wonhas and Nicola Falcon discuss the draft ISP, the early departure of coal, and managing a renewables grid.
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Hazelwood transition from dirty coal plant to big battery
02/12/2021 Duration: 41minEngie Australia CEO Augustin Honorat on the Hazelwood big battery and other battery and green hydrogen plans
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The case for pumped hydro
25/11/2021 Duration: 40minBen Bolot from ATCO on the role pumped hydro storage could play in a renewables dominated grid in Australia.
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The green energy transition as seen from Japan
17/11/2021 Duration: 45minIsshu Kikuma from BloombergNEF discusses the energy transition in Japan, and opportunities for offshore wind and green ammonia.
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Energy Transformed: How close is the green economy?
16/11/2021 Duration: 40minIn the 2nd of our Energy Transformed podcast series, we look at the role hydrogen will play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and what we’ve learned from early-stage hydrogen projects.
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Australia will pay high price for Morrison’s lack of leadership
12/11/2021 Duration: 39minSimon Corbell says Australia’s green energy transition will be harder, slower and more expensive due to federal government’s lack of leadership.
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Why batteries could beat pumped hydro on long storage
05/11/2021 Duration: 43minPaul Denholm from NREL on the progress of wind, solar, and storage, and why the US is fascinated by Australia’s transition.
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Mike Cannon-Brookes on the green energy future
29/10/2021 Duration: 43minMike Cannon-Brookes discusses government policy failure, Sun Cable, the cost of capital, and whether the 1.5°C target can be met.
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Grid batteries up for electric buses
22/10/2021 Duration: 37minGareth Ridge from Zenobe energy on the battery needs for mass electric bus charging. Plus: Rio and Forrest big green manufacturing plans.
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Australia can hit 91 pct renewables in a decade, and keep the lights on
15/10/2021 Duration: 46minTransgrid’s Jesse Steinfeld and Eva Hanly on why a rapid transition to renewables is possible. Plus, Andrew Forrest.
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Alinta’s big Pilbara and offshore wind plays
08/10/2021 Duration: 46minAlinta CEO Jeff Dimery on offshore wind, Pilbara wind, pumped hydro, battery storage, 5-minute settlements and the ESB.
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Europe’s gas crisis
01/10/2021 Duration: 46minGerard Reid on Europe’s gas crisis, and NSW plans to replace coal with renewables.
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Sun Cable, Hornsdale, and social licence
24/09/2021 Duration: 39minWe discuss Sun Cable expansion, Hornsdale's regulatory hit, and social licence for renewables and transmission lines with RE Alliance's Andrew Bray.
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Energy Transformed: Can batteries take charge of the grid?
21/09/2021 Duration: 49minIn the first of our Energy Transformed podcasts series we take a deep dive into the different roles battery storage can play in the energy market.
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Tasmania has big green plans, can it deliver?
17/09/2021 Duration: 52minSean McGoldrick, the new head of Tasmania Networks, on the renewables, battery, and hydrogen possibilities for the island state.