The Energy Transition Show with Chris Nelder

It’s been a decade since the Fukushima nuclear disaster, but the future of Japan’s energy sector remains murky. We try to clarify it in this episode.

How can inverter-based resources integrate with synchronous generators as renewables become dominant on power grids? And is system inertia even necessary?

Will the energy transition be limited by the availability of land, or key minerals, or the cost of renewables? And how will it affect economic growth?

This is Volume 1 of the Best of the Energy Transition Show, compiled from our five most popular shows of the past two years.

What does “resilient” and “reliable” grid power mean from the perspective of grid planning, and what should bulk power system operators do to ensure it?

What carbon price is needed for Europe’s Emissions Trading System to make green hydrogen a viable part of meeting its goals under the Paris agreement?

What trajectory of global energy consumption and carbon emissions can we expect as the world starts to recover from the COVID pandemic? How much will energy consumption and emissions rebound, and what climate path are we now on?

In this episode we look at some significant projects that are under way to expand green hydrogen production capacity and use it to reduce carbon emissions.

Since utility-scale solar costs less than rooftop solar, shouldn’t we invest more in utility-scale? Our guest in this episode says no.

What really happened during the Texas blackout of February 2021, who was really at fault, and what does Texas need to do to keep it from happening again?

Should investors be wary of a stock market bubble now, and how can various kinds of investors participate in the energy transition?

In this first part of a two-part interview, we look at the global expectations for and production of hydrogen, and its potential role in energy transition.

In this first part of a two-part interview, we look at the global expectations for and production of hydrogen, and its potential role in energy transition.

How should we design climate policies so they really reduce emissions, and why have carbon market strategies mostly failed?

The first study to make granular estimates for methane leakage in a large number of US cities exceeds the previous estimate by 72%.

What is vehicle-grid integration, how are electric vehicles charged, and what are some of the best practices for managing EV loads on utility grids?

Is China the greatest threat to the global climate, or our greatest hope for energy transition?

What will the Biden-Harris administration mean for America’s energy transition, its relationship with the rest of the world, and for global action on climate?

To what extent will economics and fundamental limits of energy resources guide and control the progress of energy transition?

What risks does climate change pose to the financial sector and to various markets, and how should we recognize and internalize those risks?

Battery storage has grown ten-fold in the US over the past five years, but the storage sector is still just getting started.

Investors need to reduce their exposure to fossil fuel assets as the world starts taking action on climate change.

How did the solar industry get to where it is today, and what does the future hold for it?

According to modeling by the UN, decarbonizing the economy of the United States, and getting to net-zero emissions by 2050, is not only possible but affordable.

Jonathan Koomey returns to the show for another freewheeling discussion about some of the interesting developments in energy transition over the past year.