[Episode #192] – When is Hydrogen ‘Clean’?
How should we measure and count the greenhouse gas emissions that are associated with producing clean hydrogen?
Feb 22, 2023•24 min•Ep. 192
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 #191] – Shale’s Swan Song
It looks like days of growth are over for US shale oil production. What does that portend for the US, the world, and for the project of the energy transition?
Feb 08, 2023•26 min•Ep. 191
[Episode #190] – Financing Utility Scale RE in Developing Countries
How can MDBs like the World Bank derisk utility-scale renewable energy projects in developing countries and motivate more private capital to participate?
Jan 25, 2023•26 min•Ep. 190
[Episode #189] – Financing the Transition
Why is it so much more expensive to finance clean energy projects than fossil fuel projects in emerging economies? And what can be done about it?
Jan 04, 2023•20 min•Ep. 189
[Episode #188] – Getting to a 100% Clean Grid
What are some of the pathways to a 100% clean power grid, and how can we meet the last 10% of the need even through winter weeks of low solar and wind output?
Dec 21, 2022•22 min•Ep. 188
[Episode #187] – Transition in Vermont, Part 2
This show tells the story of the demand side of the energy transition in Vermont, based on interviews with local experts in October 2021.
Dec 07, 2022•16 min•Ep. 187
[Episode #186] – Transition in Vermont, Part 1
This show tells the story of the supply side of energy in Vermont, based on interviews with local experts in October 2021.
Nov 23, 2022•28 min•Ep. 186
[Episode #185] – Designing the Mid-transition
Can we coordinate replacing fossil-fueled assets with clean, zero-carbon assets so that both systems remain functional and affordable during the transition?
Nov 09, 2022•34 min•Ep. 185
[Episode #184] – EROI of RE
Is the Energy Returned on Investment (EROI) of renewable energy high enough to power our modern world?
Oct 26, 2022•29 min•Ep. 184
[Episode #183] – Global Energy Crisis
How is the world managing the ongoing global energy crisis, and why is the energy transition the only real path out of it?
Oct 12, 2022•32 min•Ep. 183
[Episode #182] – 7th Anniversary Show
Energy researcher Jonathan Koomey rejoins us to review the major stories we have covered over the past year and see how the energy transition has progressed.
Sep 28, 2022•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 182
[Episode #181] – Command Capitalism
Can free-market capitalism survive the energy transition? Or are we entering a new era of “command capitalism?”
Sep 14, 2022•33 min•Ep. 181
[Episode #180] – Transition in Alberta
What are the challenges and opportunities for energy transition in Alberta, and can it make a successful pivot away from its traditional fossil fuel industry?
Aug 31, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 180
[Episode #179] – Offshore Wind in the US
How much clean energy could offshore wind provide in the US, and what do we need to do to develop the offshore wind sector?
Aug 17, 2022•27 min•Ep. 179
[Episode #178] – How the Transition Will Unfold
Can we confidently undertake the energy transition without knowing exactly all the answers or where the journey will take us?
Aug 03, 2022•33 min•Ep. 178
[Episode #177] – Utility Corruption
Many utilities are actively working against the energy transition and abusing their monopoly power, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
Jul 20, 2022•31 min•Ep. 177
[Episode #176] – Climate Scenarios vs. Reality
How well do integrated assessment models reflect the trajectory of the energy transition, and how can we make their scenarios more useful to policymakers?
Jul 06, 2022•29 min•Ep. 176
[Episode #175] – Community Support and Opposition
What motivates people to accept or reject a proposal to build a new renewable energy facility in their communities?
Jun 22, 2022•35 min•Ep. 175
[Episode #174] – Decarbonizing Britain’s Grid
How National Grid ESO, Great Britain’s transmission network operator, is enhancing its grid to ensure stability while integrating more variable renewable power.
Jun 08, 2022•30 min•Ep. 174
[Episode #173] – IPCC AR6 Part 2
What does the IPCC Working Group III report say about the energy transition pathways and probabilities to limiting warming to 1.5 and 2°C? Part 2 of 2.
May 25, 2022•35 min•Ep. 173
[Episode #172] – IPCC AR6 Part 1
What does the IPCC Working Group III report say about the energy transition pathways and probabilities to limiting warming to 1.5 and 2°C? Part 1 of 2.
May 11, 2022•32 min•Ep. 172
[Episode #171] – Rejecting Russia
How can the West stop funding the war on Ukraine by reducing their imports of Russia’s fossil fuels and minerals, and accelerating the energy transition?
Apr 27, 2022•35 min•Ep. 171
[Episode #170] – Thermal Storage and District Energy
Could thermal storage meet much of the demand for energy in a high-renewables future, and radically reduce the expected need for battery storage?
Apr 13, 2022•30 min•Ep. 170
[Episode #169] – Is the Energy Transition Feasible?
Has the world ever transitioned from one fuel to another as quickly as we need to do this transition in order to meet our climate targets?
Mar 30, 2022•28 min•Ep. 169
[Episode #168] – Storage Futures
How much and what kinds of storage will be needed as variable renewables become more dominant on the power grid, and when and where will it be needed?
Mar 16, 2022•33 min•Ep. 168
[Episode #167] – Rating Green Bonds
How are green bonds evaluated and rated to ensure that they’re really green and will have an impact on climate change?
Mar 02, 2022•33 min•Ep. 167
[Episode #166] – IEA’s Climate Scenarios
How can the world align with the IEA’s scenarios for limiting warming to 1.5 degrees, and how should the oil & gas industry proceed in the energy transition?
Feb 15, 2022•38 min•Ep. 166
[Episode #165] – Oil & Gas in Transition
What is the outlook for oil and gas, and how will the world manage the supply/demand balance as the energy transition proceeds?
Feb 02, 2022•34 min•Ep. 165
[Episode #164] – Political Economy of Energy Transitions
What is the political economy of energy transitions, and what do we need to understand about it in order to make the energy transition a success?
Jan 19, 2022•22 min•Ep. 164
[Episode #163] – Transition in Russia Part 2
In this second part of a two-part interview, we look at Russia’s gas, coal, nuclear, and renewables, and ask how it will fare as the energy transition proceeds.
Jan 05, 2022•31 min•Ep. 163
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