[Episode #132] – The Future of Solar
How did the solar industry get to where it is today, and what does the future hold for it?
Oct 14, 2020•32 min•Ep. 132
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Straight talk about the world’s transition from fossil fuels to renewables with energy expert Chris Nelder
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[Episode #131] – Decarbonizing the US by 2050
According to modeling by the UN, decarbonizing the economy of the United States, and getting to net-zero emissions by 2050, is not only possible but affordable.
Sep 30, 2020•30 min•Ep. 131
[Episode #130] – 5-Year Anniversary Show
Jonathan Koomey returns to the show for another freewheeling discussion about some of the interesting developments in energy transition over the past year.
Sep 16, 2020•33 min•Ep. 130
[Episode #129] – Deep Decarbonization Policy for the US
What are the policies that the US needs to pursue in order to achieve its decarbonization targets?
Sep 02, 2020•37 min•Ep. 129
[Episode #128] – Energy Basics Parts 7–9 – The Electricity Business and Power Markets
In this part of our Energy Basics mini-series, we review the evolution of the electricity industry, and explain how wholesale and retail power markets work.
Aug 19, 2020•31 min•Ep. 128
[Episode #127] – Hard-to-Decarbonize Sectors
What are the solutions to reducing carbon emissions from the “hard-to-decarbonize” sectors that make industrial civilization possible?
Aug 05, 2020•28 min•Ep. 127
[Episode #126] – Energy Basics Parts 4–6 – Electricity, Generation and Grid Management
These episodes are part of our mini-series on the energy basics, and explain some of the essential concepts in electricity, including what electricity is, how we generate it, and how we manage power grids.
Jul 22, 2020•24 min•Ep. 126
[Episode #125] – Beyond Planet of the Humans
Why did the new film, Planet of the Humans, get so much about the energy transition wrong, and what are its filmmakers really trying to say?
Jul 08, 2020•33 min•Ep. 125
[Episode #124] – Energy Transition Progress Report
Will progress on the energy transition continue as the world gets back to work, or will it falter thanks to economies under pressure and vast unemployment?
Jun 24, 2020•32 min•Ep. 124
[Episode #123] – Sustainable Energy Transitions
What does “sustainability” really mean in the context of energy transition? We review a new textbook that explores these complex questions.
Jun 10, 2020•37 min•Ep. 123
[Episode #122] – Hybrid Power Plants
Why are utility-scale wind and solar farms increasingly being paired with integrated battery storage systems, and is that really the best way to deploy storage?
May 27, 2020•30 min•Ep. 122
[Episode #121] – Winning and Losing the Policy Game
What are the winning (and losing) tactics in crafting policy to support energy transition, and what do advocates need to do to win?
May 13, 2020•37 min•Ep. 121
[Episode #120] – Carnage in the Oil Patch
How much damage has the oil industry suffered from the coronavirus shutdown, how will it recover, and what are the implications for energy transition?
Apr 29, 2020•34 min•Ep. 120
[Episode #119] – Energy Basics Parts 1–3
These first three episodes in our mini-series on the energy basics explain some of the essential concepts and terms in energy, including what energy is, why we convert it, and how we use it.
Apr 15, 2020•23 min•Ep. 119
[Episode #118] – Open and Answered Questions
The Energy Transition Show joins up with The Interchange for our first ever crossover episode!
Apr 01, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 118
[Episode #117] – Climate Science Part 12b – Improving Climate Modeling
Two energy analysts ask an integrated assessment modeler to explain why the IPCC’s climate scenarios don’t seem to represent the progress of energy transition.
Mar 18, 2020•32 min•Ep. 117
[Episode #116] – Climate Science Part 12a – Improving Climate Modeling
Two energy analysts ask an integrated assessment modeler to explain why the IPCC’s climate scenarios don’t seem to represent the progress of energy transition.
Mar 04, 2020•33 min•Ep. 116
[Episode #115] – Wildfire and Transition in Australia
How is Australia dealing with the reality of climate change in this season of hugely destructive wildfires, and what is the outlook for its energy transition?
Feb 19, 2020•31 min•Ep. 115
[Episode #114] – Cyber and Climate Risks
What does cybersecurity on the grid mean, and what does it have to do with energy transition and climate change?
Feb 05, 2020•28 min•Ep. 114
[Episode #113] – Coal Plant Self-Scheduling
Fully-regulated utilities can choose to operate their plants at a loss when regulators give them a way to pass those losses onto their customers.
Jan 22, 2020•28 min•Ep. 113
[Episode #112] – Climate Science Part 11 – Climate Confusion
How likely are the various scenarios for global warming, what do they mean, and where is the current trajectory for climate change likely to take us?
Jan 08, 2020•26 min•Ep. 112
[Episode #111] – No Coal in our Christmas Stockings
Transitioning to renewables, and moving heating and transportation to the power grid, will save everyone money while reducing emissions.
Dec 25, 2019•26 min•Ep. 111
[Episode #110] – Death Toll for Petrol
The transition to electric vehicles powered by renewables is all but guaranteed by the massive energetic advantage they have over conventional oil-burning vehicles.
Dec 11, 2019•21 min•Ep. 110
[Episode #109] – Big Oil’s Climate Denial Machine
Exxon was doing some of the best research on climate change 40 years ago. Why did they then commit to a global climate disinformation campaign?
Nov 27, 2019•28 min•Ep. 109
[Episode #108] – Will Energy Transition Be Rapid or Gradual?
Fossil fuel incumbents think energy transition will be gradual, while the disruptors think it will be rapid. What can we learn from these contrasting narratives?
Nov 13, 2019•34 min•Ep. 108
[Episode #107] – Macro-Energy Systems
Energy transition is complex, and understanding it requires expertise in multiple disciplines, so a group of Stanford researchers proposes to study it that way.
Oct 30, 2019•31 min•Ep. 107
[Episode #106] – Transition in South Africa
South Africa could be one of the world’s greatest success stories in energy transition if it can shed its apartheid-era legacy of coal dependency.
Oct 16, 2019•30 min•Ep. 106
[Episode #105] – Can Competition Decarbonize Electricity?
How can electricity markets be used as a tool to decarbonize power supply?
Oct 02, 2019•29 min•Ep. 105
[Episode #104] – 4-Year Anniversary Show
Jonathan Koomey returns to the show for another freewheeling discussion about some of the interesting developments over the past year in energy transition.
Sep 18, 2019•31 min•Ep. 104
[Episode #103] – A Return to Regionalism
Unless energy transition is wildly successful, the world will have no choice but to depend on local resources when oil production begins its inevitable decline.
Sep 04, 2019•31 min•Ep. 103
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