Texas blackouts have lessons for Australia. As climate impacts grow, new market reforms are introduced, and more battery storage comes into the grid.
Podcasts
Energy Insiders Podcast: Batteries in the street – the new face of storage
Ausgrid says one-fifth of the NSW storage target could be met with community batteries located in streets in suburbs.
Solar Insiders Podcast: Does the solar industry deserve the “cowboy” label?
Problems at a major solar farm in Queensland raises the “cowboy” issue again, and why are new homes being built with roofing too weak to host solar panels.
Energy Insiders Podcast: AGL’s survival plan, and AEMO’s new boss
Can AGL survive the rapid energy transition? What AEMO’s new CEO means for Australia’s grid; and more big batteries.
Solar Insiders Podcast: Solar’s cracking start to 2021
Gina Rinehart is going solar, so is a BHP nickel refinery, and most of the rest of Australia. But there is still the question of standards.
Energy Insiders Podcast: Can batteries rule the grid?
Battery storage and other technologies are likely to take on all the system services once delivered by fossil fuel generators. Stephen Sproul from Hitachi ABB explains how.
Energy Insiders Podcast: Why networks now love solar and battery storage
The uptake of rooftop solar has defied the expectations of energy utilities, but networks now see it and battery storage as the key to their future. Ausnet’s Alistair Parker explains why.
Energy Insiders Podcast: Missing link – Can conservatives embrace energy transition?
A new conservative think tank proposes an orderly and faster closure plan for coal generators. Can conservatives really get on board the energy transition?
Energy Insiders Podcast: How good is green hydrogen?
In a world of ageing coal clunkers and big dreams of renewable energy exports, we speak to Josh Gabbatiss from Carbon Brief about the potential for green hydrogen.
Solar Insiders Podcast: The biggest solar stories of 2020
In the last episode of the year, we take a look at the biggest solar stories of 2020.
