Solar Insiders - a Renew Economy Podcast
Solar Insiders - a Renew Economy Podcast
Join Renew Economy founder Giles Parkinson and editor Sophie Vorrath as they discuss the ins & outs of the solar industry and what it means for consumers.
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Sep 24, 2020 • 31min
Battery Day, and South Australia’s solar plunge
Battery Day delivered big news about battery storage as expected, which will be important for grids like South Australia, which enters a bold new world at the end of the month.

Sep 9, 2020 • 45min
Who’s that controlling my rooftop solar?
South Australia unveils new standards and agents that will exert more control over rooftop solar as installation boom continues. And Vale Richard Collins.

Aug 26, 2020 • 37min
Solar industry review, chaos fears in S.A.
Coalition announces review of solar industry, as fears grow of “chaos” from new rules in South Australia. And we hear from the CEO of fire retardant company PVStop.

Aug 13, 2020 • 52min
5B’s solar revolution takes global scale
Australian solar innovator 5B is enjoying an incredible year - more local deployments, signing for the world’s biggest solar farm, and attracting interest from US energy giant. Co-founder Chris McGrath explains why.

Jul 30, 2020 • 55min
Solar’s battle with Covid-19 pandemic
The raw data suggests the solar industry is not being battered badly by the Covid-19 pandemic. But it is throwing up hurdles for those seeking to plough through.

Jul 15, 2020 • 46min
Origin’s bet on self-installing plug and play batteries
US-based Orison, backed by Origin, is developing plug-and-play batteries that can be installed by the householder and hopes to trial it in Australia this year.

Jul 9, 2020 • 40min
Todae in admin, tariffs on exports
Big news in the past solar week, with leading C&I contractor Todae Solar in voluntary administration and the regulator reviving talk of a network fee for solar exports.

Jun 18, 2020 • 36min
CSIRO’s new solar, battery and EV forecasts
CSIRO releases new forecasts for solar, battery and electric vehicles, while more solar firms under pressure from Covid-19 despite overall resilience of rooftop solar market.

Jun 4, 2020 • 44min
Why we need to see your solar
As the Australian rooftop solar market continues to boom, Stefan Jarnason from Solar Analytics joins the podcast to discuss the new monitoring guide, and why it’s good for consumers.

May 21, 2020 • 47min
How the solar industry is adjusting to Covid world
Sean Guzzi from Clenergy joins Solar Insiders to discuss how the industry his coping with the changes imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, while the regulator cracks down on poor behaviour.


