

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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Jun 28, 2023 • 27min
[Episode #201] – India Update Part 2
In this second part of the interview from Ep. 199, we see how India’s energy transition is changing its oil and gas, grid power, cooling, and mobility sectors.

Jun 14, 2023 • 25min
[Episode #200] – ETS Retrospective
The Energy Transition Show marks its 200th regular episode with a look back at the progress of the energy transition and of the show since it launched in 2015.

May 31, 2023 • 23min
[Episode #199] – India Update Part 1
This podcast provides an update on India's energy transition, focusing on its coal, solar, and wind power. It discusses the challenges and opportunities in the solar sector and highlights India's strategies for a just transition. It also explores the challenges in power generation, per capita energy consumption, financing for solar projects, and India's approach to renewable energy.

May 17, 2023 • 28min
[Episode #198] – The Coal Trap
Why has West Virginia denied the reality of the energy transition and clung to coal for so long, especially when it’s against their own economic interests?

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May 3, 2023 • 1h 43min
[Episode #197] – Virtual Power Plants (VPPs)
Virtual Power Plants are finally ready to scale up, making it possible for the grid to do more with less as we “electrify everything.”

Apr 19, 2023 • 26min
[Episode #196] – Unglamorous Solutions
What if the most fundamental, transformative, and enduring aspects of the energy transition aren’t about technology at all, but rather policy and investment?

Apr 5, 2023 • 29min
[Episode #195] – Permafrost and Climate ‘Tipping Points’
Is the Arctic permafrost in a warming feedback loop that will unleash a methane bomb and push the planet past a tipping point and into inevitable climate doom?

Mar 22, 2023 • 27min
[Episode #194] – Materials Requirements of the Transition
Does the availability of key minerals and materials—like “rare earth” metals—pose a fundamental limitation to the energy transition?

Mar 8, 2023 • 21min
[Episode #193] – Harmonizing EU and US Climate Policies
How will Europe’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (or CBAM) avoid “carbon leakage,” and how can the EU and US harmonize their climate policies?

Feb 22, 2023 • 24min
[Episode #192] – When is Hydrogen ‘Clean’?
How should we measure and count the greenhouse gas emissions that are associated with producing clean hydrogen?