[Episode #252] – Steelmaking in the Mid-Transition
How can a country replace a critical technology like blast furnaces with a low-carbon alternative while preserving national security and jobs?
Jun 18, 2025•23 min•Ep. 252
The Energy Transition Show with Chris Nelder
Straight talk about the world’s transition from fossil fuels to renewables with energy expert Chris Nelder
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[Episode #251] – South Australia on Point
How will South Australia maintain stability and reliability as it becomes the world’s first gigawatt-scale grid to operate with a 100% renewable energy supply?
Jun 04, 2025•16 min•Ep. 251
[Episode #250] – Russia Revisited
Will Russia finally get on board with the energy transition, or will it just white-knuckle its energy exports all the way down to zero?
May 21, 2025•21 min•Ep. 250
[Episode #249] – Solar Innovation in Australia
Dr. Martin Green, the “father of solar cells,” recounts the evolution of modern solar PV cells, and we interview the CEOs of two CSP companies in Australia.
May 07, 2025•16 min•Ep. 249
[Episode #248] – The Future of Geothermal
What will it take to make next-generation geothermal energy economically competitive and commercially available all over the world?
Apr 23, 2025•17 min•Ep. 248
[Episode #247] – Energy Innovations in Australia
Numerous energy innovations in Australia help to integrate DERs, VPPs, microgrids, advanced solar and grid technologies, efficient buildings, and more.
Apr 09, 2025•15 min•Ep. 247
[Episode #246] – Meeting Australia’s 2030 Target
How is the Australian government is working with the grid power sector to plan and execute its transition away from fossil fuels and toward renewables?
Mar 26, 2025•16 min•Ep. 246
[Episode #245] – Evolving the UK Energy System Part 3
How is Great Britain developing a coordinated plan to evolve all of its energy networks toward complete decarbonization?
Mar 12, 2025•24 min•Ep. 245
[Episode #244] – Rethinking Industrial Strategy
What makes for good, effective, and enduring green industrial policy?
Feb 26, 2025•19 min•Ep. 244
[Episode #243] – Decarbonizing Heating
Heat pumps are a low-cost way to decarbonize space heating. Dr. Richard Lowes explains how to design policies to encourage the adoption of heat pumps.
Feb 12, 2025•18 min•Ep. 243
[Episode #242] – IEA Outlook 2025
What are the implications of the IEA’s view that world demand for all fossil fuels will peak and begin a slow decline within the next five years?
Jan 29, 2025•21 min•Ep. 242
[Episode #241] – Evolving the UK Energy System Part 2
In this second part of a miniseries on how the UK is evolving its energy system, we discuss innovations on the electricity grid.
Jan 15, 2025•19 min•Ep. 241
[Episode #240] – Evolving the UK Energy System Part 1
In this first part of a miniseries on how the UK is evolving its energy system, we discuss its world-leading efforts to meet its decarbonization goals.
Jan 01, 2025•22 min•Ep. 240
[Episode #239] – Making Sense of Chaos
Why have most economic models consistently underestimated the actual speed of the energy transition?
Dec 18, 2024•16 min•Ep. 239
[Episode #238] – Transition in Europe 2024
Europe’s energy transition is still gathering momentum and moving ahead according to European energy expert Jan Rosenow.
Dec 04, 2024•25 min•Ep. 238
[Episode #237] – Why Nuclear?
Why do governments continue to push nuclear power when it is the most expensive, risky, and slow way to decarbonize the power grid?
Nov 20, 2024•23 min•Ep. 237
[Episode #236] – Zero Carbon Industry
What are the specific industrial sectors and processes that produce greenhouse gas emissions, and how can we decarbonize them?
Nov 06, 2024•18 min•Ep. 236
[Episode #235] – China, India and Australia 2024 Update
Is China relying on coal to power its growth, or renewables? Are their emissions on track to increase, decrease, or go flat? We review the facts!
Oct 16, 2024•21 min•Ep. 235
[Episode #234] – Transition in Australia 2024
Chris travels to Australia and interviews Giles Parkinson, a longtime journalist and observer of the energy transition Down Under.
Oct 02, 2024•21 min•Ep. 234
[Episode #233] – Ending the Monopoly Utility
Is it time to break up the utility monopolies in the US and turn ownership and control of the grid over to the public?
Sep 18, 2024•23 min•Ep. 233
[Episode #232] – Smart Meters and Appliances
What will it take to make the vision of “smart homes” and smart appliances real?
Sep 04, 2024•25 min•Ep. 232
[Episode #231] – Five Times Faster
Why haven’t our climate policies been more effective at stopping carbon emissions, and what kinds of policies would work better?
Aug 21, 2024•28 min•Ep. 231
[Episode #230] – EV Charging Blues
How is the public EV charging sector evolving, and what is needed to make it more usable and affordable for EV drivers?
Aug 07, 2024•28 min•Ep. 230
[Episode #229] – US Distributed Solar Potential
What is the full potential for distributed solar power in the US?
Jul 24, 2024•22 min•Ep. 229
[Episode #228] – Public Persuasion
What kinds of messages resonate with people and get them interested in taking action on climate and participating in the energy transition?
Jul 10, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 228
[Episode #227] – FERC Order 1920
What is the new FERC Order 1920, and how can it help pave the way for more transmission capacity to unlock the potential of wind and solar in the US?
Jun 26, 2024•32 min•Ep. 227
[Episode #226] – Load Growth Shenanigans
Should we believe projections of surging electricity demand from data centers, crypto miners and AI? And are new gas plants the best way to meet new demand?
Jun 12, 2024•26 min•Ep. 226
[Episode #225] – Demand Side Solutions
What is the role and potential of demand-side solutions in the energy transition?
May 29, 2024•24 min•Ep. 225
[Episode #224] – US Hydrogen Tax Credits
Will the final proposed rules for the US 45V hydrogen production tax credit stimulate a vibrant green hydrogen industry without increasing carbon emissions?
May 15, 2024•22 min•Ep. 224
[Episode #223] – Fiscal Implications of the US Transition
As we phase out fossil fuels, can the revenues they have supplied to some communities be replaced by revenues from clean energy projects?
May 01, 2024•28 min•Ep. 223
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