Plugged In: the energy news podcast

This week’s pod turns to Turkey. While the country’s phenomenal economic growth has slowed in recent years, it still has grand ambitions to lessen its dependence on imported fossil fuels by expanding renewables. Listen to a discussion on the challenges and opportunities ahead for Turkey’s energy sector.Guest: Nazli Naseh, Editor, Montel-Foreks

Norway’s election on Sunday and Monday could herald a change in the country’s climate policy, as current polls indicate growing support for calls to end oil and gas exploration. Listen to a discussion on the implications for Norway’s oil and gas sector, as well as what the Nordic country’s green transition could mean for others looking to wean themselves off fossil fuels.Guest: Stig Schjolset, Head of Policy, Zero

Despite calls for calm by the European Commission, carbon prices are continuing to break records, largely due to a soaring gas market and expectations of more stringent environmental legislation.Listen to a discussion outlining the reasons behind the extreme volatility, the key fundamentals and the outlook for the coming months. Guests:  • Ingvild Sorhus, Lead EU Carbon Analyst, Refinitiv • Bernadett Papp, Analyst, Vertis Environmental Finance

Nordic wholesale electricity prices have soared in recent months on a combination of low hydropower stocks, grid congestion, forecasts of dry weather and the start-up of the NSL cable linking Norway to the UK.Listen to a discussion on the reasons for the price surge, the outlook for the months ahead and the implications for the region’s heavy industry.Guests: Sigbjorn Seland, Chief Analyst, Storm GeoOle Lofsnaes, Nordic Energy Director, Alcoa

This week’s pod discusses the outlook for Europe’s gas market for the coming months, as the risk of higher prices is a concern amid doubts over supply, both from pipelines and LNG, robust demand and very low storage levels ahead of the winter.An additional factor could be Nord Stream 2, with prices plunging this week after operator Gazprom announced plans to start supplying Germany through the contested pipeline this year.Guest:James Waddell, Head of European Gas, Energy Aspects

This week’s pod discusses soaring energy prices, asking what is behind the bull run, how long it could last and what are the implications for energy intensive industries? As prices surge there is an increased risk of political intervention and perhaps even a call for Germany to return to nuclear power.Guest: Olav Vilnes, Editor Nordics, Montel,Nathan Witkop, Correspondent Germany, Montel

Back after a short summer break, this week’s pod takes a close look at the EU’s green finance taxonomy and how its criteria on sustainable investments will impact the energy sector.Listen to a discussion on whether nuclear and gas should be included and why some did not want to include hydropower as part of the criteria. Guest: Nathan Fabian, Chair of the European Platform on Sustainable Finance and Chief Responsible Investment Officer at the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment.

How will traders respond to the European Commission’s legislative package of renewable energy and EU ETS reforms due later this month?Listen to a discussion with the CEO of the European Federation of Energy Traders on the so-called “Fit for 55” proposals and a plea for policy coherence and consistency. The podcast will then take a short summer break, returning on 6 August.Guest: Mark Copley, CEO, European Federation of Energy Traders (Efet)

This week our dedicated team of environmental markets reporters discuss the price drivers for GOs, challenges in the PPA and green hydrogen sectors as well as cross-border issues impacting the expansion of renewable energy across Europe. Guests: Rachael Burnett, Environmental Markets Reporter, MontelTasmin Chowdhary, Correspondent Germany, MontelEnza Tedesco, Environmental Markets Reporter, Montel

With the costs of producing power from solar falling rapidly, the frontier for PV has moved and now includes the “champion” Denmark, as well as other parts of northern Europe.Listen to a discussion on the outlook for power purchase agreements (PPAs), the markets that are hot and the ones that are lagging behind in the race for net zero carbon.Guest: Andrea Grotzke, Global Director of Energy Solutions, BayWa r.e.