Oct 12, 2026 · 48 min · 12 segments
The Two Palagi attended the Oceania Renewable Energy Summit so Dave and Glen discuss the summit itself and have a Talanoa with Cook Island's energy regulator Dean Yarrall. Dean also leads the Office…
David DewarHostGlen MurphyHost
Well, I'm still kind of getting my head back into post-summit, post-conference reality.
I guess we should call today's show the hour of power or the half hour of power because it really has been a few days just focused intently on the business and the economics of the energy transition.
You know, we spoke to Matt Freeman in a previous episode of the Tupalangi and, you know, talked a little bit about what was coming up at the Oceania Renewable Power Summit.
The conference itself has both an Australia and New Zealand stream and also a Pacific stream.
And the first day, of course, bringing everyone together to talk about, you know, the same challenge of driving that renewable energy agenda and transition across Australia and New Zealand and the region, but of course, vastly different contexts You know, New Zealand's experience of renewable energy and renewable energy generation, very different to Australia's, very different to the Pacific's, but increasingly, you know, the same challenges playing out in all of those three places and the opportunity to learn from one another was just hugely valuable.
I think there were about, what, 220-odd people in the room and a real variety, eh?
But I think, yeah, when the room was full, it would have been at least that I'd say.
And I think a lot of side discussions happening as well, which is, of course, what is great to see at a conference like that.
And that's part of the value of it is that people do have their side meetings, which is actually where the real business often gets done.
I mean, there is a lot of talk about it as well, of course, but a heck of a lot of action, you know.
Well, I'm still kind of getting my head back into post-summit, post-conference reality.
I guess we should call today's show the hour of power or the half hour of power because it really has been a few days just focused intently on the business and the economics of the energy transition.
You know, we spoke to Matt Freeman in a previous episode of the Tupalangi and, you know, talked a little bit about what was coming up at the Oceania Renewable Power Summit.
The conference itself has both an Australia and New Zealand stream and also a Pacific stream.
And the first day, of course, bringing everyone together to talk about, you know, the same challenge of driving that renewable energy agenda and transition across Australia and New Zealand and the region, but of course, vastly different contexts You know, New Zealand's experience of renewable energy and renewable energy generation, very different to Australia's, very different to the Pacific's, but increasingly, you know, the same challenges playing out in all of those three places and the opportunity to learn from one another was just hugely valuable.
I think there were about, what, 220-odd people in the room and a real variety, eh?
But I think, yeah, when the room was full, it would have been at least that I'd say.
And I think a lot of side discussions happening as well, which is, of course, what is great to see at a conference like that.
And that's part of the value of it is that people do have their side meetings, which is actually where the real business often gets done.
I mean, there is a lot of talk about it as well, of course, but a heck of a lot of action, you know.
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