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Join RenewEconomy founder and editor Giles Parkinson and solar industry veteran Nigel Morris, from Solar Analyatics on the ins & outs of the solar industry and what it means for consumers.

Solar Insiders - a RenewEconomy Podcast


    • May 8, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Latest episodes from Solar Insiders - a RenewEconomy Podcast

    How to make the most out of home batteries

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 52:16


    Amber Electric's Myles Eftos on how home batteries can be money making machines. Plus, a post-election debrief and Australia's new favourite battery.

    Shouting from the rooftops

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 54:41


    OpenSolar's Sophie Wright on the mission to streamline solar businesses so that more money and time can be spent where it's most needed - putting panels on rooftops. Plus, the news of the week.

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    A Teal take on what voters want – and how to give it to them

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 34:15


    NSW Independent Allegra Spender on her plan for permanent energy bill relief and what's missing from federal Labor's battery rebate. Plus, dispatches from the Smart Energy Conference.

    Get ready for battery rebates

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 42:18


    Wayne Smith from the Smart Energy Council on what to expect from the federal home battery rebate (and when to expect it) and Australia's "sliding doors" energy election.

    A roller coaster year in review – and the keys to a smoother 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 40:53


    In our final episode for the year, SunWiz's Warwick Johnston on the highs and the lows of 2024 for rooftop PV, home batteries and all those who make the industry tick. Plus the news of the week.

    It's a consumer energy revolution! Can retailers go with the flow?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 46:41


    Matthew van der Linden on Flow Power's big move into residential retail. Plus the latest on the rooftop PV market, SunDrive's innovation progress, and other news.

    Four million and counting – the race to make the PV puzzle pieces fit

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 52:10


    UNSW's Baran Yildiz on how Australia's millions of rooftop solar systems and other consumer energy assets are being integrated into the grid. Plus, a Tesla Powerwall to go with your Bunnings sausage? And other news of the week.

    Made in the clean power-generating shade

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 44:57


    Will Beaumont on how his company's patented modular technology is making it cheaper, easier and much sexier to install solar car park canopies – and add EV charging while you're at it.

    Look ma, no gas!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 59:34


    Clint Hare on Australia's most sustainable housing development, which has been building all-electric, super energy efficient homes on Victoria's Bass Coast for the past decade – with huge success.

    Can rooftop PV be a lifetime asset?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 37:50


    Patrick Matweew from Enphase Energy on his journey from a coal town in Germany to a solar career in Queensland – and the big difference quality microinverters can make. Plus the week in solar news.

    Rise of an Australian PV Maverick

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 45:27


    5B's chief strategy officer Nicole Kuepper-Russell on the company's journey from concept scribbled on a napkin, to a factory in Adelaide that is walking the talk on solar innovation made in Australia.

    Battery boom-time in the land of the diesel-free donga

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 44:39


    Nic Stone talks to Solar Insiders about the myriad innovative off-grid projects that are using PowerPlus Energy's Australian made – and made for Australia – batteries, including tons of renewable powered dongas.

    Reuse, reclaim or recycle?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 55:02


    Smart Energy Council's Darren Johannesen on some fascinating revelations about end-of-life solar panels and where their value lies.

    Controlling household PV and batteries

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 47:36


    Amid the big push to orchestrate consumer energy resources, we talk to Andrew Blaver about the successes and dud notes of Western Australia's Project Symphony.

    New dawn for household batteries

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 47:36


    Huon Hoogesteger from Smart Commercial Solar talks about almost everything but solar, as batteries and other bespoke energy solutions step into the light. Plus, Renewables in Agriculture.

    How millions of batteries can deliver billions in savings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 38:08


    Clean Energy Council's Con Hristodoulidis on the huge, universal value of home battery storage – and why education will be crucial to unlocking it. Plus: Rooftop solar has a big month, with a small twist.

    Redback revival, battery rebates and solar tax

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 38:07


    Redback CEO Adrian Knack on surviving and thriving in the home battery business. Plus: A boost for batteries and a tax on solar.

    How to get off gas and electrify

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 46:11


    Peter Steele from Goodbye Gas on how his company is helping households to go all-electric. Plus: Mixed messages from the top.

    Australia loses it on solar

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 37:04


    Australia falls out of global top 10 solar countries. Plus: GridBeyond's Michael Phelan on the rise of VPPs; and battery rebates.

    Can Australia make its own solar?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 40:08


    Arena boss Darren Miller on the Solar Sunshot, and why Australia needs a stake in the supply chain. Plus: Households lead renewables charge, and the growth of solar balconies.

    Heat pump demand red hot, batteries just warming up

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 39:10


    Solar Victoria CEO Stan Krpan talks rebate milestones, red hot heat pump demand and home battery uptake. Plus rooftop solar crackdowns and a battery business in trouble.

    Solar tariffs slashed again

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 46:24


    Nexa's Stephanie Bashir on how to reshape grid around consumer energy as solar tariffs cut and PV sets new records.

    Can panels, farmers and sheep get along?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 45:02


    As conservative media and politicians pit farmers against renewables, we talk to a sheep grazier who is building Tasmania's first large-scale solar project.

    The fight for fairer rooftop PV – and cheaper home batteries

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2023 37:10


    Heidi Douglas talks through Solar Citizens' list of policy asks for the upcoming energy ministers' meeting. Could we get discounted batteries for Christmas?

    SunDrive's hot pursuit of Australian-made PV

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 35:41


    Wyatt Roy on SunDrive's progress towards make cheaper, more sustainable solar – right here in Australia. Plus: Will 2023 be a record year of rooftop installs?

    The power of putting First Nations first

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 37:36


    How Beon Energy has left a lasting legacy and set a new benchmark for meaningful engagement with Indigenous communities. Plus, AEMO's solar switch-off push.

    Making money out of home batteries

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 51:39


    Amber's Tim Barson on how home batteries are turning into a money spinner. Plus: Rooftop solar shattering records across the grid.

    Australia's CPV and low cost storage breakthrough

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 49:04


    We talk with RayGen's Richard Payne at the newly opened solar and storage plant in Carwarp. Plus: Consumer power to fill coal gap.

    Confessions of a solar and battery nerd

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2023 46:36


    We talk to early adopter and self confessed “energy nerd” Andrew Wilson about the key lessons he has learned from four years with home solar and storage.

    Volt from the blue

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 40:54


    We talk to Peter Leeson about the rise and rise of his Australian made Volt solar tile, which is being installed on rooftops in every state in Australia – and setting records overseas.

    Can Australia become a global solar manufacturer?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2023 45:12


    Australia excels in solar R&D and uptake – but can it become a major supplier of panels? We ask APVI's Muriel Watt. Plus: solar strife in the regions and a new home battery scheme.

    Demystifying home electrification

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 58:05


    Going all-electric is not easy – or is it? University of Wollongong's Ty Christopher shares his lived and worked experience of home electrification and busts some myths. Watch out for our upcoming Electrify Everything series of podcasts. More details to come.

    Small town, medium battery – big solar win

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 35:12


    We head to the Victorian goldfields town of Maldon to hear why it's the perfect place for a community battery – and how grid-side energy storage is becoming a key network tool.

    Solar recycling vs solar recovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 31:41


    Rob Gell from Solar Recovery Corp on why recycling is not the best solution to Australia's solar waste problem – and how his company hopes to set a new path.

    Solar, batteries and landlords

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 47:58


    Solar Victoria's Stan Krpan on the new incentives for rooftop solar and battery storage. Plus: Should landlords be required to install rooftop solar?

    From coal valley outsider to solar trailblazer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 40:22


    Andy McCarthy reflects on his journey from a garage-based start-up to the CEO of RACV solar. Plus Queensland does it again.

    Getting to grips with solar duck curve

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2023 40:54


    Gabrielle Kuiper on why rooftop solar should not be ignored by grid planners. Plus: Latest news including dire warning for PV installers on inverters.

    Little solar's very big year

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 39:14


    The rooftop solar market has rebounded, and taken a bigger bite out of the coal market. But does it need to be controlled by such a big hammer?

    Turn it off, turn it on

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 37:34


    A look at South Australia's week in isolation and the role of rooftop solar. Plus: Another failed venture

    The dumb decisions holding back rooftop PV

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 40:20


    We look at developments in Queensland and South Australia and Nigel delivers All Energy wrap and picks apart Sky After Dark misinformation about cobalt

    Is there such a thing as 'peak solar'?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 36:13


    Interest in rooftop solar is surging, along with EVs and batteries. But how close are we to reaching the limits of where it can be installed?

    Solar symphonies and eating coal's lunch

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2022 27:48


    New records for distributed solar around Australia as the country's rooftop PV output continues to eat into the fossil fuel industry's lunch bag.

    China drought to hit solar, battery supplies

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 41:26


    Extreme weather conditions in China starts to have impact on solar and battery supply chains, plus all the local news.

    Spring Clean on the Grid

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 35:59


    Early spring brings solar surge and coal crackles as landmark changes made to policy.

    Households now want batteries with their solar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 36:45


    The jump in fossil fuel prices means more households want battery storage with their rooftop solar, and they don't care if it's not making money.

    Will angry consumers leave the grid?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 36:08


    Household solar and battery storage play a key role in AEMO's future plans, but angry consumers might choose to go their own way.

    Death of a retailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 37:51


    Enova Energy's demise highlights failed structure of Australia's energy market. Plus: Bizarre tariff stories, and a long drive in a Model Y.

    The solar industry won't waste this energy crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 34:04


    The mood in the solar industry has lifted as energy price hikes boost interest in rooftop PV and battery storage.

    What the election result means for solar industry

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 38:27


    Celebrations as Coalition policy bollards swept away, but what does this really mean for the solar industry?

    The day the Coalition discovered solar panels

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 41:22


    Angus Taylor visits a solar factory, the big news out of Smart Energy Expo, and the solar-coaster. Again.

    Big deals in solar

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 36:12


    There is a lot of deal making going on in the solar industry, and drug runners have found a new use for modules.

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