Renew Economy

MAY 24, 2023

The post The Driven Podcast: Across Australia by BYD appeared first on RenewEconomy. The story of “Atto Gal”s epic journey from Perth to Sydney and back in an electric BYD, and what she learned along the way. Plus: China’s big EV play.

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Renew Economy

JULY 25, 2023

The post SwitchedOn Australia Podcast: Difficult, confusing, annoying, expensive appeared first on RenewEconomy. Jon Jutsen on the challenges facing householders going all-electric, and what's needed to scale up.

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Renew Economy

MARCH 27, 2024

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Managing solar ducks in the middle of Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy. Can Alice Springs switch off fossil fuels in the middle of the day? Lyndon Frearson from Ekistica on the options and lessons for the NEM. Plus: Eraring and NVES.

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Renew Economy

JULY 30, 2023

Small enough to be a test case for Australian cities wanting to electrify, but big enough to manifest the challenges the rest of the country will face, the ACT leads Australia's electrification journey. The post SwitchedOn Australia Podcast: The ACT’s plan for an all-electric future appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

JULY 31, 2023

The post SwitchedOn Australia Podcast: A ‘one stop shop’ for electrification appeared first on RenewEconomy. One-stop shops are seen as one method to help households navigate the process of electrifying their homes.

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AUGUST 8, 2023

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: What Australia can learn from Uncle IRA appeared first on RenewEconomy. Energy commentator David Roberts on Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, partisan politics and some exciting new technologies. Plus: This week’s major news.

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Renew Economy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The post SwitchedOn Podcast: Australia could save $8 billion every year by changing more light globes appeared first on RenewEconomy. Efficient lighting is one of the easiest, ready-to-implement technologies that can help transition to a low carbon economy.

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Renew Economy

JULY 16, 2023

The post SwitchedOn Australia Podcast: Heat pumps are the most efficient heating technology ever invented appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Why Australia might still be facing a carbon border tax in EU. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: “Fit for 55″: EU climate package could tax Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy. Matthias Buck from Agora Energiewende explains.

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Renew Economy

JULY 24, 2022

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Can offshore wind float in Australia? BlueFloat’s Carlos Martin discusses his group's 5GW of Australian projects. Plus: Genex bid, climate bill, and Clean Energy Week. appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Danish giant Ørsted is looking for a major play in Australia’s offshore wind industry, as well as onshore wind, solar and Power-to-X. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Ørsted’s big power play in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy. Asia Pacific boss Per Kristensen explains why.

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Renew Economy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Australian startup plans to convert Toyota Hiluxes and other utes into EVs on a commercial scale, and then create Australia’s first home-made electric ute. The post The Driven Podcast: Australia will soon have electric utes appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

More than a decade after the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, carbon is about to be declared a pollutant in Australia. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Australia will soon treat Co2 as a pollutant appeared first on RenewEconomy. The EPA’s Tony Chappel explains why and what it means.

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Renew Economy

MAY 19, 2022

Former CEFC boss and independent candidate Oliver Yates on why Australia could lose its green energy advantage, and his new role at Sentient. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Why Australia risks falling behind on green energy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The Guardian: Energy

MARCH 18, 2024

The Coalition wants Australia to lift its ban on nuclear power, with leader Peter Dutton saying his plan would involve building as many as six power plants. Nuclear power is shaping up as a major issue leading into the next federal election. But the government has dismissed the idea.

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Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The post The Brief: Redressing infrastructure harms (podcast), spurring community solar, gender alpha in Australia, Climate Week in NYC appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Agents of Impact Call No. 31: Optimizing for Impact. Knowing the basics of impact measurement and management is.

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The Guardian: Energy

MAY 4, 2024

‘Some negative projects will get up, but we have to keep our eyes on the broader goals’, says WWF Australia Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast A map of operating windfarms in Queensland does not take too long to survey – of the 100 or so across Australia, only six of them are in the sunshine state.

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Renew Economy

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Australia's leaky homes could become 'climate ready' using thermal upgrades and electrification, and enable us to avoid building an oversized energy grid. The post SwitchedOn Podcast: A ‘renovation wave’ could be the least costly pathway for our energy transition appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Impact Alpha

AUGUST 30, 2021

The post The Brief: Resilience force for hurricane recovery (podcast), small business digitization in India and Pakistan, EVs in Australia, lower minimums for climate funds appeared first on ImpactAlpha. We’re all universal owners now. In financial markets, new calculations of risk and value are.

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The Guardian: Energy

APRIL 17, 2024

To truly reduce emissions, we must stop digging up and burning fossil fuels Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Last week Anthony Albanese finally announced the government’s major plan for the transition to a renewable energy economy. Continue reading.

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The Guardian: Energy

APRIL 29, 2024

Exclusive: the decision to keep the ageing power station operating for up to four more years could cost taxpayers as much as $150m a year Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales government will announce within days it will extend the operations (..)

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The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 28, 2024

In a new podcast to be released on Monday, the ACT senator has also described the “really sobering” experiencing of entering parliament and “seeing the influence of the fossil fuel industry” up close. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading.

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The Guardian: Energy

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

You get a page one story in The Australian under the headline: “Powerful majority supports nuclear option for energy security” backed with two pieces of commentary, an editorial and a narrative reliably echoed by Sky News Australia. Continue reading.

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The Guardian: Energy

MAY 9, 2024

The plan announced on Thursday offers the gas industry – and Western Australia in particular – everything it could want Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The bottom line of the “future gas strategy” isn’t what it might mean for the government’s political fortunes, despite what Labor pollsters and political commentators (..)

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The Guardian: Energy

APRIL 29, 2024

Murrawah Johnson recognised for role in landmark legal case to block coalmine backed by Clive Palmer Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast For Murrawah Johnson, the impacts of the climate crisis and the destruction of land to mine the fossil fuels that drive (..)

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Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Gavin Collis from the CSIRO discusses the future of Australia's battery recycling industry. The post SwitchedOn Podcast: Why batteries need an end of life plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The Guardian: Energy

MAY 9, 2024

The resources minister, Madeleine King, released the government’s gas roadmap on Wednesday, which sets out plans for gas to be used in Australia to 2050 and beyond, including the exploration and opening of new gas fields as a priority.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Estimates show small modular nuclear reactors would provide most expensive power and will not be available until 2030 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Electricity generated by solar and on-shore wind is the cheapest in Australia, even after the significant (..)

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Renew Economy

APRIL 11, 2024

Plus: Labor’s Made in Australia plan, and lots of storage news. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: China, China, China appeared first on RenewEconomy. China is the dominant force in solar, wind, battery storage and EVs, and the world’s biggest polluter. China expert Lauri Myllyvirta lifts the lid.

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The Guardian: Energy

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Community groups, activists and politicians rallied on the lawns of Parliament House on Tuesday in opposition to the federal government’s plan for the energy grid to run on 82% renewable energy by 2030.

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Renew Economy

JULY 18, 2023

The popular weekly podcast has been announced as co-winner of the CEC's 2023 Media Award for its "meaningful impact" on Australia's energy conversation. The post RenewEconomy’s Energy Insiders podcast wins prestigious industry award appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The Guardian: Energy

MARCH 9, 2024

Energy minister says average build time for a nuclear plant in US is 19 years and giving up on renewables would be a ‘massive economic own goal’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The federal energy minister, Chris Bowen, has dismissed Coalition MP Ted O’Brien’s (..)

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The Guardian: Energy

MARCH 24, 2024

Modelling results presented to the state government late last year and obtained by Guardian Australia showed that the state’s carbon emissions in 2024 are on track to reach 91.5m Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading.

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The Guardian: Energy

MARCH 18, 2024

The regulator released its draft default market offer for the 2024-25 on Tuesday, setting a guide for electricity prices in New South Wales, South Australia and south-east Queensland. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading.

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Renew Economy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Katherine Woodthorpe, from the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, on why Australia should fast-track its net zero ambitions. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Net Zero by 2035 appeared first on RenewEconomy. Plus: The nuclear debate and renewable records.

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Renew Economy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Jai Thomas, the co-ordinator of energy in Western Australia, on that state’s massive renewable plans, the end of baseload, and the rise of big batteries. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: The end of baseload in world’s biggest standalone grid appeared first on RenewEconomy. Plus: News of the week.

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The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

The analysis led by Greenpeace estimated the Burrup Hub expansion could lead to 6.1bn tonnes of CO 2 across the decades ahead if fully developed – roughly 13 times what Australia emits annually. Most of the emissions would be released when the gas was sold and burned overseas. Continue reading.

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