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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Aug 2, 2018 • 30min
Best and fairest in the solar industry
Canadian Solar CEO Shawn Qu talks to Solar Insiders, while Nigel Morris gives a Zero to the new Harley electric bike, and we celebrate his award for outstanding contribution to the solar industry.

Jul 18, 2018 • 29min
Solar bad, solar good
Two big reports - from the ACCC and the AEMO - give conflicting visions about the future of rooftop solar. Plus: Phoenix rising in the rooftop industry, and latest EV news.

Jul 4, 2018 • 38min
Highs and lows
The highs and lows of the solar industry, feed in tariffs slashed, and some battery storage offers to be avoided. And a guide to good solar.

Jun 20, 2018 • 34min
Solar boom, or solar clamp-down?
Regulators try to get their hands on rooftop solar, Martin Green’s energy prize, more solar stories, and some exciting EV news.

Jun 8, 2018 • 36min
Solar blackout scares, panels overboard
What to make of the scare campaign against rooftop solar and “blackouts”; one company loses its module shipment overboard; and an interview with Electronics.

May 20, 2018 • 33min
Selling solar in brown coal centre
Gippsland Solar’s Andrew McCarthy and a fascinating insight into the solar transition in the Latrobe Valley, the heart of Victoria’s brown coal industry.

May 8, 2018 • 32min
Rooftop solar hits 7GW
Australia’s will reach 7GW of rooftop solar in May; why South Australia has hit a wall; and what’s happening at Tesla.

Apr 26, 2018 • 33min
The beauty of solar diverters
Why solar diverters work, crackdown on poor inverters, what the NEG means for solar, and a wrap of EV news.

Apr 11, 2018 • 29min
Kids, not coal
Pensioners before Paris? How about kids before coal? The case for solar, and interviews with an installer, a large scale solar developer, and a financier.

Mar 27, 2018 • 27min
Solar dawns on conservatives
South Australia’s solar dawn, Craig Kelly, dodgy deals, and how a deal on transport fuels killed the early electric car.


