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[Episode #255] – Dwellings in Alaska | The Energy Transition Show What architectural and construction techniques are best for creating comfortable, healthy, and affordable buildings in Alaska? Part 1 of a miniseries on Alaska.

In Ep. 255, we kick off a new miniseries on Alaska by interviewing an expert in building design and construction about the best ways to put up buildings that are comfortable, healthy, and affordable in the frozen north. xenetwork.org/ets/episodes...

[Episode #254] – Global Electricity Review 2025 | The Energy Transition Show Global carbon emissions from the power sector may be close to peaking thanks to an accelerating energy transition.

In Ep. 254, @nicolasfulghum.bsky.social joins us for a deep dive into the data in Ember’s Global Electricity Review 2025 report. Not only has the energy transition gone global, it’s accelerating so quickly that global power-sector emissions may be close to peaking. xenetwork.org/ets/episodes...

[Episode #253] – Bioenergy Illusions | The Energy Transition Show Are biofuels and other forms of bioenergy truly ‘renewable’ and ‘carbon neutral?'

In Ep. 253, @mikegrunwald.bsky.social returns to the show to discuss his new book, “We Are Eating the Earth.” We focus on the bioenergy side of agriculture in this conversation, and ask if any of those solutions are truly ‘renewable’ or ‘carbon-neutral.’ xenetwork.org/ets/episodes...

In Ep. 252, @gruberte.bsky.social and @jlappen1.bsky.social join us to discuss the British government’s takeover of British Steel, and steelmaking in the “mid-transition” amid the geopolitical tensions of a global tariff war. xenetwork.org/ets/episodes...

[Episode #251] – South Australia on Point | The Energy Transition Show How will South Australia maintain stability and reliability as it becomes the world’s first gigawatt-scale grid to operate with a 100% renewable energy supply?

In Ep. 251, we conclude our 6-part miniseries on Australia with a look at how, by 2027, South Australia Power Networks will operate the first gigawatt-scale grid in the world with a 100% variable renewable energy supply. Listen in and learn how they’re going to do it! xenetwork.org/ets/episodes...

[Episode #250] – Russia Revisited | The Energy Transition Show Will Russia finally get on board with the energy transition, or will it white-knuckle its energy exports all the way down to zero?

In Ep. 250, Thane Gustafson rejoins us to discuss Russia’s failed opening to the West, how the sanctions against Russia have succeeded and failed, what Putin’s motivations in Ukraine are, and Russia's future as global energy transition efforts accelerate.
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Australia 2024 Archives | The Energy Transition Show 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 Australia.

In Ep. 249, we continue our miniseries on Australia xenetwork.org/ets/category... by featuring three researchers and entrepreneurs who are advancing solar technology R&D, including the “father of solar cells,” Martin Green. And it turns out CSP isn’t dead after all! xenetwork.org/ets/episodes...

[Episode #248] – The Future of Geothermal | The Energy Transition Show What will it take to make next-generation geothermal energy economically competitive and commercially available all over the world?

In Ep. 248, @iea.org analyst Heymi Bahar shares findings from their recent comprehensive report, “The Future of Geothermal Energy.” By 2050, geothermal could deliver as much power as the US and India combined consume today. xenetwork.org/ets/episodes...

[Episode #247] – Energy Innovations in Australia | The Energy Transition Show Numerous energy innovations in Australia help to integrate DERs, VPPs, microgrids, advanced solar and grid technologies, efficient buildings, and more.

In Ep. 247, we continue our miniseries on Australia by exploring their innovations in pre-commercial technologies, deep DER integration, VPPs and microgrids, and passive building techniques. xenetwork.org/ets/episodes...

Climate change need not/should not be a left/right divisive issue. Decarbonization is good for business as well as for human survival as discussed in this excellent, as always, Transition Show podcast about Australia’s progress.

[Episode #246] – Meeting Australia’s 2030 Target | The Energy Transition Show 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?

Ep. 246 continues our miniseries on Australia and discusses how the government is working with the grid power sector to plan and execute its
#energytransition while maintaining system reliability. They're doing it right down under! xenetwork.org/ets/episodes...

This is a breath of fresh air amidst the POTUS self-mutilating anti-climate science stupidity

[Episode #245] – Evolving the UK Energy System Part 3 | The Energy Transition Show How is Great Britain developing a coordinated plan to evolve all of its energy networks toward complete decarbonization?

In Ep. 245, Julian Leslie of NESO rejoins us to discuss how Great Britain is developing a coordinated plan to evolve ALL of its energy networks toward 100% clean electricity by 2030 and complete decarbonization by 2050. World-leading, cutting-edge stuff out of the UK!
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[Episode #244] – Rethinking Industrial Strategy | The Energy Transition Show What makes for good, effective, and enduring green industrial policy?

In Ep. 244, Professor Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social of University College London shares her insights about what makes for effective, enduring, and equitable green industrial policy. She's a true policy rock star, so don't miss this one! xenetwork.org/ets/episodes...

[Episode #243] – Decarbonizing Heating | The Energy Transition Show 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.

Heat pumps are one of the cheapest and most versatile ways of decarbonizing heating. In Ep. 243, heat pump policy expert @richardlowes.bsky.social outlines how to design policies to encourage the adoption of heat pumps everywhere. xenetwork.org/ets/episodes...

[Episode #242] – IEA Outlook 2025 | The Energy Transition Show 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?

In Ep. 242, Tim Gould of @iea.org returns to the show to discuss the insights from their annual report, the World Energy Outlook, including the implications of fossil fuel demand peaking and renewables becoming the dominant source of electricity globally within 5 years.
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[Episode #241] – Evolving the UK Energy System Part 2 | The Energy Transition Show In this second part of a miniseries on how the UK is evolving its energy system, we discuss innovations on the electricity grid.

In Ep. 241, we speak with Luke Ames Blackaby of @ofgem.bsky.social, the UK energy regulator, about how the agency supports the development of technologies that can help the UK evolve its energy systems to meet its decarbonization targets.
Part 2 of a miniseries.
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[Episode #240] – Evolving the UK Energy System Part 1 | The Energy Transition Show Why have most economic models consistently underestimated the actual speed of the energy transition?

We kick off the new year for @transitionshow.bsky.social with a miniseries on the #energytransition in the UK. In Ep. 240, we speak with Adam Berman of @energyukcomms.bsky.social about some of the UK’s world-leading efforts to meet its decarbonization goals. xenetwork.org/ets/episodes...

[Episode #239] – Making Sense of Chaos | The Energy Transition Show Why have most economic models consistently underestimated the actual speed of the energy transition?

In Ep. 239, mathematician Doyne Farmer of Oxford University explains why conventional economic modeling has failed to anticipate the actual speed of the energy transition, and why using “complexity economics” can give us a much more accurate picture of it.
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[Episode #238] – Transition in Europe 2024 | The Energy Transition Show Europe’s energy transition is still gathering momentum and moving ahead according to European energy expert Jan Rosenow.

The outlook for energy transition in the US may feel bleak at the moment, but Europe continues to make significant progress. In @TransitionShow Ep. 238, energy expert Jan Rosenow @janrosenow joins us to discuss the advances in Europe’s #energytransition. xenetwork.org/ets/episodes...

[Episode #237] – Why Nuclear? | The Energy Transition Show What are the specific industrial sectors and processes that produce greenhouse gas emissions, and how can we decarbonize them?

Why do governments continue to push nuclear power when it is the most expensive, risky, and slow way to generate power? In Ep. 237 (our fourth episode on nuclear power), author and professor Ramana tries to explain why.
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