Plugged In: the energy news podcast

European carbon prices are set to rise to EUR 45/t by the end of this year, according to Berenberg Bank. Listen to analyst Lawson Steele explain his reasons in this week’s pod. Host:Richard Sverrisson, Editor-in-Chief Europe, Montel. Guest:Lawson Steele, Senior Utility Analyst, Berenberg Bank. 

In a bid to avoid turning into energy dinosaurs, European oil and gas majors are becoming increasingly active in the renewable sector. In this week’s pod Nordea analyst Thina Saltvedt discusses how these firms are investing in green energy in an attempt to diversify and decarbonise their business.Host:Richard Sverrisson, Editor-in-Chief Europe, Montel. Guests:Thina Saltvedt, Senior Analyst, Nordea Bank. Nora Kamprath Buli, Editor Germany, Montel. 

Recorded live at the Montel Nordic Energy Day, this week’s pod addresses key issues including the outlook for CO2 prices and developments in the Nordic region. Catch the opening snippets from the event, and then listen in to a deeper discussion about the main drivers in the carbon and Nordic power markets for the coming months. Will the switch to gas-fired generation be temporary, or more permanent?Host:Richard Sverrisson, Editor-in-Chief Europe, Montel. Guests:Ingvild Sørhus, Senior Analyst, EU Carbon Analysis, Refinitiv,Tor Reier Lilleholt, Head of Analysis, Wattsight. Conference moderators, Morten Hegna and Olav Vilnes, Montel. 

Gas is set to continue to push coal and lignite out of the power mix amid ample supply and carbon prices at a “new normal” level of EUR 30/t. Listen to the latest podcast and the discussion about the key drivers for Europe’s gas and power markets in the weeks and months ahead.Host:Richard Sverrisson, Editor-in-Chief Europe, Montel. Guests:Wayne Bryan, senior energy and commodity analyst, Alfa Energy, Paolo Coghe, president, Acousmatics. 

The Nordic region is set for a wet autumn if the weather forecasts are to be believed, and the front quarter contract has already fallen 15% since late July. As well as having umbrellas and raingear at the ready, the podders discuss other key issues market participants should keep an eye on in the coming months. Host:Richard Sverrisson, Editor-in-Chief Europe, Montel. Guests:Olav Vilnes, Chief Editor Nordics, Montel, Morten Hegna, Sales And Events Director, Montel. 

Boris Johnson’s “do or die” Brexit pledge means the UK could crash out of the EU without a deal on 31 October. A bluff or not, the energy sector now faces more uncertainty and could lose an important transition period to finalise trading details, says Antony Froggatt of Chatham House. Host: Richard Sverrisson, Editor-in-Chief Europe, Montel. Guest:Antony Froggatt, senior research fellow, Chatham House. 

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?