

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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Mar 12, 2025 • 24min
[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?

Feb 26, 2025 • 19min
[Episode #244] – Rethinking Industrial Strategy
What makes for good, effective, and enduring green industrial policy?

Feb 12, 2025 • 18min
[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.

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Jan 29, 2025 • 21min
[Episode #242] – IEA Outlook 2025
Tim Gould, Co-head of the World Energy Outlook at the International Energy Agency (IEA), discusses vital trends influencing the energy transition. He reveals that global fossil fuel demand is expected to peak within five years, reshaping markets and geopolitics. The conversation explores the surge in low-emission electricity sources, particularly wind and solar, projected to dominate power generation by 2030. Additionally, they delve into rising energy demands from data centers, evolving expectations for hydrogen, and the urgent investments required to meet climate targets.

Jan 15, 2025 • 19min
[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 1, 2025 • 22min
[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.

Dec 18, 2024 • 16min
[Episode #239] – Making Sense of Chaos
Why have most economic models consistently underestimated the actual speed of the energy transition?

Dec 4, 2024 • 25min
[Episode #238] – Transition in Europe 2024
Europe’s energy transition is still gathering momentum and moving ahead according to European energy expert Jan Rosenow.

Nov 20, 2024 • 23min
[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 6, 2024 • 18min
[Episode #236] – Zero Carbon Industry
What are the specific industrial sectors and processes that produce greenhouse gas emissions, and how can we decarbonize them?


