The Montel Weekly returns this Friday! For the last time, let us take you back to one of the episode we did in spring. Do you remember the episode in which we discussed the protest against onshore wind turbines in Norway? The reasons behind the opposition and the country’s energy mix? Let us take you behind the scenes of the episode with Montel’s Gert Ove Mollestad and Marius Holm Rennesund, Partner at Theme Consulting group.

How about the episode with a super-insightful discussion about coal between Paolo Coghe, president of Acousmatics, and Laurence Walker, Coal Editor, Montel? Anna takes us behind the scenes of ‘King coal heads for the exit'. Hear the outlook for the dirty fuel and the key market developments to keep an eye on in the remainder of the year. 

Do you remember the episode in which we discussed the safety issues at France’s nuclear fleet and the country’s outlook for renewables? Let us take you behind the scenes of the episode with Yara Chakhtoura, Managing Director at Vattenfall Eolien, Jean-Christophe Niel, Director General at IRSN, Yves Marignac, Director at WISE-Paris, and Chris Eales, Editor France at Montel.

In the last episode we announced that the Montel Weekly goes on a summer break… but we have a small surprise for you!Anna takes us behind the scenes of the show, and shares a few thoughts about some of the twenty episodes we prepared in spring. Do you remember the episode with Sonia Dunlop, senior policy adviser at Solar Power Europe and Leah Charpentier, head of European regulatory and government affairs at First Solar?

The CEO of Belgian TSO Elia urges the country’s politicians to take steps to ensure the lights remain on after 2025. Belgium is currently “not ready to face that challenge”, Chris Peeters tells Montel, adding that technology such as blockchain will help balance the grid. Host: Richard Sverrisson, Editor-in-Chief Europe, Montel. Guest: Chris Peeters, CEO of Elia. 

Executives at Europe’s most innovative energy technology (“Entech”) talk to Montel about the potential for blockchain to enable the next phase of the energy transition by integrating renewables as well as EVs and household appliances through blockchain and AI. How can regulation encourage innovation in the entech space? Host:Richard Sverrisson, Editor-in-Chief Europe, Montel. Guests: Ana Trbovich, co-founder and COO of Grid Singularity, Jo-Jo Hubbard, CEO of Electron, Maria McKavanagh, COO of Verv. 

Has the initial hype around the use of blockchain in the energy sector cooled off, with commercial applications coming to the fore? We speak to energy experts to discuss progress so far and the likely developments in the coming years. Host:Richard Sverrisson, Editor-in-Chief Europe, Montel. Guests:Christoph Burger, senior lecturer, ESMT. Tobias Federico, CEO of Energy Brainpool. 

With a no-deal Brexit increasingly likely on 31 October, the energy sector in the UK and Europe should brace itself for costly and inefficient cross-border trading, while the EU looks set to lose a driving force in decarbonisation, and a pro-nuclear voice, says Antony Froggatt of Chatham House. Host:Richard Sverrisson, Editor-in-Chief Europe, Montel.Guests: Antony Froggatt, senior research fellow, Chatham House, Chris Eales, Editor France, Montel. 

This year will see a 25% rise in wind power capacity in Finland, largely due to high electricity prices and low production costs. However, additional green energy raises questions of flexibility in a system dominated by nuclear power, say Anni Mikkonen of the country’s wind power association and Jenni Patronen of Pöyry. Host:Richard Sverrisson, Editor-in-Chief Europe, Montel. Guests: Anni Mikkonen, CEO, Finnish Wind Power Association,  Jenni Patronen, Senior Principal, Pöyry Management Consulting. 

While hydrological levels have been boosted by a wet – and snowy at high altitudes – May, the outlook for the summer remains uncertain and largely in the hands of the weather gods. Eylert Ellefsen, also known as Mr Hydrology, talks us through the prospects for hydro generation from the Balkans, central Europe, Spain and the Alpine region in the coming months. Host:Richard Sverrisson, Editor-in-Chief Europe, Montel. Guests: Gert Ove Mollestad, Journalist, Montel, Eylert Ellefsen, senior analyst, EQ.