#57 – Greg Nemet on Technological Change and How Solar Became Cheap

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Introduction

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How Fast Can Climate Technologies Grow?

01:46 • 4min

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Solar PV

05:59 • 2min

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What's Your Take on Solar?

07:33 • 3min

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Solar PV - What's the Learning Curve?

10:45 • 5min

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The Fundamental Understanding of Light Interacts With Semiconductors

15:18 • 2min

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How Much Can You Direct Basic Scientific Research?

17:34 • 4min

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Energy Independence

21:35 • 3min

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Is There a Roadmap to Solar?

24:08 • 3min

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Pandemic Preparedness and COVID-19

27:10 • 2min

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Solar PV

29:07 • 2min

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Is There a Tension Between Solar and Public Investment?

31:35 • 3min

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The Transition From US R&D to Japanese Niche Markets

34:40 • 4min

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The Demand Curve for Solar Panels

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The Importance of Consistent R&D Funding

40:23 • 2min

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What's the Key Thing About Knowledge Transfers?

42:34 • 2min

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The German Subsidy Program

44:46 • 3min

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Why Would Germany Subsidize Solar?

47:59 • 4min

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The German Environmentalism of the 1980s

51:51 • 2min

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The German Coalition and the Subsidy Program

54:02 • 2min

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Why Electric Utilities Don't Like Solar?

56:23 • 2min

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Why Solar Isn't Getting Cheaper Than Nuclear?

58:39 • 2min

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The Death Spira of the Utility Model

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Is the German Market a Threat to Solar?

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Solar Panels - What Happened to the University of New South Wales?

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Solar PV

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Solar Needs This Ambition

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The Chinese Central Government Is a Big Part of the Story

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Are We at the End of the Learning Curve?

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Is There a Key Player in the Solar Industry?

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Is There a Future for Solar?

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Is There a Macro Implication of Solar?

01:22:21 • 4min

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Solar - What Are the Nine Key Factors?

01:26:10 • 2min

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Solar PV

01:28:39 • 3min

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Small Modular Reactors - Are They Better Than Large Scale?

01:31:52 • 4min

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Is There a Future for Small Modular Reactors?

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National Innovation Systems - What Are They?

01:38:14 • 2min

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The Advantage of Not Having a Resource

01:40:21 • 3min

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How Much Solar Will Grow in 2050?

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Is There a Need for More People Working on Climate Change?

01:45:00 • 4min