The Engineers Next Door

The Engineers Next Door

This podcast is about turning the complexity of the energy transition into plain language, real conversations, and ultimately, a practical plan for Western Australia. We’ll bring in guests with different—and sometimes competing—views, because better plans come from robust discussion, not talking points. Less talk. More planning. This is about how the transition will get done—so we can get on and build it.

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September 23, 2026 • 38 mins

How can engineers and economists collaborate to deliver WA's energy transition?

Giles took the long road to economics, by way of a decade of bartending and a late return to university. After eight years in state government and a stint in consulting, he now plays a leading role in AMGC's $8 million wind energy manufacturing co-investment program in WA. In this episode, Giles explains what a local manufacturer needs to win wind tur...

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Welcome to the second episode of The Engineer's Next Door. In this episode we sit down with Mike Johns, Chair of Chemical and Process Engineering at UWA and Research Director of the Future Energy Exports CRC. 

Mike's route into research ran through five years on an oil refinery before a chance conversation on a beach sent him to Cambridge and then eve...

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In the first episode of The Engineers Next Door, we hear from Jai Thomas, Coordinator of Energy at Energy Policy WA, on how the WA state government is planning for Western Australia's energy transition. This episode is hosted by Max van Someren, a member of the Engineers Australia WA Energy Transition Working Group.

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