The Energy Transition Show with Chris Nelder
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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 #260] – China Energy Transition Review 2025
China has far surpassed the West to become the undisputed global leader in the energy transition.
[Episode #259] – 10th Anniversary: New Marching Orders
For our 10th anniversary, we reflect on what the past decade of our work has been about and consider what the next ten years might require.
[Episode #258] – Alaska’s Railbelt Utilities
Alaska is deeply entwined with the fossil fuel industry, but its major utilities could transition almost entirely to renewables if there was the polit...
[Episode #257] – Remote Microgrids in Alaska
In remote, off-road communities of Alaska, microgrids supplied by renewables aren’t just economic; they’re what keep people alive.
[Episode #256] – Electric Farming in New Zealand
What can the world learn about the potential for the energy transition from the world’s first all-electric farm in New Zealand?
[Episode #255] – Dwellings in Alaska
What architectural and construction techniques are best for creating comfortable, healthy, and affordable buildings in Alaska? Part 1 of a miniseries...
[Episode #254] – Global Electricity Review 2025
Global carbon emissions from the power sector may be close to peaking thanks to an accelerating energy transition.
[Episode #253] – Bioenergy Illusions
Are biofuels and other forms of bioenergy truly ‘renewable’ and ‘carbon neutral?'
[Episode #252] – Steelmaking in the Mid-Transition
How can a country replace a critical technology like blast furnaces with a low-carbon alternative while preserving national security and jobs?
[Episode #251] – South Australia on Point
How will South Australia maintain stability and reliability as it becomes the world’s first gigawatt-scale grid to operate with a 100% renewable energ...
[Episode #250] – Russia Revisited
Will Russia finally get on board with the energy transition, or will it just white-knuckle its energy exports all the way down to zero?
[Episode #249] – Solar Innovation in Australia
Dr. Martin Green, the “father of solar cells,” recounts the evolution of modern solar PV cells, and we interview the CEOs of two CSP companies in Aust...
[Episode #248] – The Future of Geothermal
What will it take to make next-generation geothermal energy economically competitive and commercially available all over the world?
[Episode #247] – Energy Innovations in Australia
Numerous energy innovations in Australia help to integrate DERs, VPPs, microgrids, advanced solar and grid technologies, efficient buildings, and more...
[Episode #246] – Meeting Australia’s 2030 Target
How is the Australian government is working with the grid power sector to plan and execute its transition away from fossil fuels and toward renewables...
[Episode #245] – Evolving the UK Energy System Part 3
How is Great Britain developing a coordinated plan to evolve all of its energy networks toward complete decarbonization?
[Episode #244] – Rethinking Industrial Strategy
What makes for good, effective, and enduring green industrial policy?
[Episode #243] – Decarbonizing Heating
Heat pumps are a low-cost way to decarbonize space heating. Dr. Richard Lowes explains how to design policies to encourage the adoption of heat pumps.
[Episode #242] – IEA Outlook 2025
What are the implications of the IEA’s view that world demand for all fossil fuels will peak and begin a slow decline within the next five years?
[Episode #241] – Evolving the UK Energy System Part 2
In this second part of a miniseries on how the UK is evolving its energy system, we discuss innovations on the electricity grid.
[Episode #240] – Evolving the UK Energy System Part 1
In this first part of a miniseries on how the UK is evolving its energy system, we discuss its world-leading efforts to meet its decarbonization goals...
[Episode #239] – Making Sense of Chaos
Why have most economic models consistently underestimated the actual speed of the energy transition?
[Episode #238] – Transition in Europe 2024
Europe’s energy transition is still gathering momentum and moving ahead according to European energy expert Jan Rosenow.
[Episode #237] – Why Nuclear?
Why do governments continue to push nuclear power when it is the most expensive, risky, and slow way to decarbonize the power grid?
[Episode #236] – Zero Carbon Industry
What are the specific industrial sectors and processes that produce greenhouse gas emissions, and how can we decarbonize them?
[Episode #235] – China, India and Australia 2024 Update
Is China relying on coal to power its growth, or renewables? Are their emissions on track to increase, decrease, or go flat? We review the facts!
[Episode #234] – Transition in Australia 2024
Chris travels to Australia and interviews Giles Parkinson, a longtime journalist and observer of the energy transition Down Under.
[Episode #233] – Ending the Monopoly Utility
Is it time to break up the utility monopolies in the US and turn ownership and control of the grid over to the public?
[Episode #232] – Smart Meters and Appliances
What will it take to make the vision of “smart homes” and smart appliances real?
[Episode #231] – Five Times Faster
Why haven’t our climate policies been more effective at stopping carbon emissions, and what kinds of policies would work better?
[Episode #230] – EV Charging Blues
How is the public EV charging sector evolving, and what is needed to make it more usable and affordable for EV drivers?
[Episode #229] – US Distributed Solar Potential
What is the full potential for distributed solar power in the US?
[Episode #228] – Public Persuasion
What kinds of messages resonate with people and get them interested in taking action on climate and participating in the energy transition?
[Episode #227] – FERC Order 1920
What is the new FERC Order 1920, and how can it help pave the way for more transmission capacity to unlock the potential of wind and solar in the US?
[Episode #226] – Load Growth Shenanigans
Should we believe projections of surging electricity demand from data centers, crypto miners and AI? And are new gas plants the best way to meet new d...
[Episode #225] – Demand Side Solutions
What is the role and potential of demand-side solutions in the energy transition?
[Episode #224] – US Hydrogen Tax Credits
Will the final proposed rules for the US 45V hydrogen production tax credit stimulate a vibrant green hydrogen industry without increasing carbon emis...
[Episode #223] – Fiscal Implications of the US Transition
As we phase out fossil fuels, can the revenues they have supplied to some communities be replaced by revenues from clean energy projects?
[Episode #222] – Green Industrial Policy
How can green industrial policy harness the tools of capitalism and growth to make the energy transition successful?
[Episode #221] – Fossilflation
What causes inflation? And how is it connected to the energy transition?