

The Energy Transition Show with Chris Nelder
XE Network
Straight talk about the world’s transition from fossil fuels to renewables with energy expert Chris Nelder
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Nov 25, 2020 • 30min
[Episode #135] – Internalizing Climate Risk
What risks does climate change pose to the financial sector and to various markets, and how should we recognize and internalize those risks?

Nov 11, 2020 • 34min
[Episode #134] – Storage Grows Up
Battery storage has grown ten-fold in the US over the past five years, but the storage sector is still just getting started.

Oct 28, 2020 • 33min
[Episode #133] – Stranded Assets
Investors need to reduce their exposure to fossil fuel assets as the world starts taking action on climate change.

Oct 14, 2020 • 32min
[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?

Sep 30, 2020 • 30min
[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 16, 2020 • 33min
[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 2, 2020 • 37min
[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?

Aug 19, 2020 • 31min
[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 5, 2020 • 28min
[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?

Jul 22, 2020 • 24min
[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.


