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The Energy Transition Show with Chris Nelder

Straight talk about the world’s transition from fossil fuels to renewables with energy expert Chris Nelder

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[Episode #82] – The Business Case for Renewable Energy

[Episode #82] – The Business Case for Renewable Energy

Can a large corporation, especially one involved in heavy industry like mining, use more renewable energy and become mor... Read more

14 Nov 2018

21mins

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[Episode #107] – Macro-Energy Systems

[Episode #107] – Macro-Energy Systems

Energy transition is complex, and understanding it requires expertise in multiple disciplines, so a group of Stanford re... Read more

30 Oct 2019

30mins

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[Episode #90] – How Will Decarbonized Power Markets Work?

[Episode #90] – How Will Decarbonized Power Markets Work?

This one is for the grid geeks! With the Green New Deal now a hot topic in the US Congress, while wholesale power market... Read more

6 Mar 2019

26mins

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[Episode #46] – Is 100% Renewables Realistic?

[Episode #46] – Is 100% Renewables Realistic?

Can we run the world on 100% renewables? Is that even the right goal? A new critique of Prof. Mark Jacobson’s work on 10... Read more

19 Jun 2017

25mins

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[Episode #30] – The Future of Wind

[Episode #30] – The Future of Wind

The cost of wind power has been falling steadily again since the 2008 price spike, and newer projects have been coming i... Read more

16 Nov 2016

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[Episode #60] – Demand Flexibility

[Episode #60] – Demand Flexibility

How can artificial intelligence, machine learning, and the Internet of Things turn demand flexibility into a core grid a... Read more

10 Jan 2018

27mins

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[Episode #78] – 3-Year Anniversary on the Jonathan Koomey Omnibus

[Episode #78] – 3-Year Anniversary on the Jonathan Koomey Omnibus

Veteran energy researcher Jonathan Koomey rejoins us for our 3rd anniversary show covering a wide range of topics relate... Read more

19 Sep 2018

21mins

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[Episode #33] – Fracking Follies

[Episode #33] – Fracking Follies

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) regularly updates its estimates for how much oil and gas might be recover... Read more

28 Dec 2016

1hr 18mins

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[Episode #29] – Grid Simulation and Wind Potential

[Episode #29] – Grid Simulation and Wind Potential

What combination of power generators on the U.S. grid produces reliable power at the lowest cost? Or, what’s the most re... Read more

2 Nov 2016

2hr 5mins

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[Episode #23] – Facts and Falsehoods in Energy Transition

[Episode #23] – Facts and Falsehoods in Energy Transition

Should we tweak our markets to keep nuclear plants alive, or forget about markets and pay for them another way… and do w... Read more

10 Aug 2016

1hr 6mins

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[Episode #100] – Teaching Energy Transition

[Episode #100] – Teaching Energy Transition

For our 100th episode, we thought we’d do a little something special: Interview professors from four US universities who... Read more

24 Jul 2019

1hr 46mins

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[Episode #25] – The Energy-Water Nexus

[Episode #25] – The Energy-Water Nexus

Energy and water are inextricably linked: It takes energy to supply water, and it takes water to supply energy. And thos... Read more

7 Sep 2016

1hr 6mins

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[Episode #109] – Big Oil’s Climate Denial Machine

[Episode #109] – Big Oil’s Climate Denial Machine

Exxon was doing some of the best research on climate change 40 years ago. Why did they then commit to a global climate d... Read more

27 Nov 2019

27mins

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[Episode #56] – Blockchain in Energy Transition

[Episode #56] – Blockchain in Energy Transition

Could the blockchain be a powerful new enabler of energy transition, or is it just another overhyped solution in search ... Read more

15 Nov 2017

20mins

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[Episode #72] – The Future of Solar

[Episode #72] – The Future of Solar

What’s next for solar, as it becomes the cheapest form of new power generation? Do we still need solar advocates and inc... Read more

27 Jun 2018

28mins

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[Episode #97] – How State Policies Can Drive Decarbonization

[Episode #97] – How State Policies Can Drive Decarbonization

As we continue looking for ways to decarbonize our energy systems, we often have to decide whether it’s better to try re... Read more

12 Jun 2019

29mins

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[Episode #58] – Solar with Storage

[Episode #58] – Solar with Storage

NREL’s Paul Denholm explains how solar + storage systems participate in wholesale electricity markets, and when they can... Read more

13 Dec 2017

20mins

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