Energy Insiders Podcast: Wind and solar deal killer blow to fossil fuels

Dave Jones from Ember Climate on new study that shows fossil fuel generation will finally peak this year. Plus: Macquarie makes its mark on battery market.

Pylon is a proud sponsor of Energy Insiders

 

Evergen is a proud sponsor of Energy Insiders

 

 

Join Renew Economy founder and editor-in-chief Giles Parkinson and columnist and energy markets expert David Leitch as they discuss the week's main events - politics, solar and storage.

Energy Insiders Podcast

Join Renew Economy founder and editor-in-chief Giles Parkinson and columnist and energy markets expert David Leitch as they discuss the week's main events - politics, solar and storage.

Share

Recent Posts

SwitchedOn podcast: Inside the world’s largest battery electric ferry

Incat founder Robert Clifford explains how a family-owned Tasmanian company built a ship many thought…

27 May 2026

Gas-based hydrogen hopeful among shortlisted “low-emission” proposals for troubled Whyalla steelworks

A company looking at hydrogen and graphite technologies among two low emission proposals for the…

27 May 2026

We need to reframe the grid discussion from system strength to system behaviour

We are installing inertia for poorly justified reasons, and we are imposing economic penalties that…

27 May 2026

“$1 million cheaper:” How avoiding landfill slashed the cost of decommissioning this wind farm

The experience of decommissioning Australia's second-oldest wind farm proves that selling parts for re-use can…

27 May 2026

Nuclear needs to build up to 8,000 SMRs just to catch up with wind and solar. By 2035, they might have 5

Tech bros pushing SMRs are going to be "very angry" when they discover nuclear is…

27 May 2026

What will it take to halve renter energy bills? We have the answer – we just need to make it happen

Energy upgrades could deliver more than $100 billion in electricity bill savings to renters by…

27 May 2026