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Energy Insiders Podcast: An audience with the Rottnest wind turbine

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Rottnest wind turbine is not a big turbine, it is only 600kW, and it is not part of a bigger solar farm. In fact, it stands alone off the coast of Perth, but its influence goes far beyond Perth’s holiday playground.

It was the Rottnest wind turbine that turned former prime minister Tony Abbott against wind energy. Abbott, in explaining why he didn’t like wind energy, cited the fact that he once rode past the turbine on a bicycling trip.

We visit the turbine – sadly not spinning because of a circuit board failure the day before – and find out what the fuss is all about, and what drove someone to set up a Twitter account for this solitary turbine. And to discuss this, we are joined by Louis Kent, from the Australian Institute of Energy during a field trip to study the hybrid renewable facility on Rottnest.

You can find this and more episodes of Energy Insiders, as well as our other podcasts including the EV-focused The Driven and Solar Insiders here or on your favourite podcast platform.

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Giles Parkinson is founder and editor-in-chief of Renew Economy, and founder and editor of its EV-focused sister site The Driven. He is the co-host of the weekly Energy Insiders Podcast. Giles has been a journalist for more than 40 years and is a former deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review. You can find him on LinkedIn and on Twitter.

Giles Parkinson

Giles Parkinson is founder and editor-in-chief of Renew Economy, and founder and editor of its EV-focused sister site The Driven. He is the co-host of the weekly Energy Insiders Podcast. Giles has been a journalist for more than 40 years and is a former deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review. You can find him on LinkedIn and on Twitter.

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