The Energy Transition Show with Chris Nelder

The Energy Transition Show with Chris Nelder

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

Episodes

October 8, 2025 22 mins
China has far surpassed the West to become the undisputed global leader in the energy transition.
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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.
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Alaska is deeply entwined with the fossil fuel industry, but its major utilities could transition almost entirely to renewables if there was the political will.
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In remote, off-road communities of Alaska, microgrids supplied by renewables aren’t just economic; they’re what keep people alive.
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What can the world learn about the potential for the energy transition from the world’s first all-electric farm in New Zealand?
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What architectural and construction techniques are best for creating comfortable, healthy, and affordable buildings in Alaska? Part 1 of a miniseries on Alaska.
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Global carbon emissions from the power sector may be close to peaking thanks to an accelerating energy transition.
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Are biofuels and other forms of bioenergy truly ‘renewable’ and ‘carbon neutral?'
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How can a country replace a critical technology like blast furnaces with a low-carbon alternative while preserving national security and jobs?
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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?
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May 21, 2025 21 mins
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?
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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.
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What will it take to make next-generation geothermal energy economically competitive and commercially available all over the world?
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Numerous energy innovations in Australia help to integrate DERs, VPPs, microgrids, advanced solar and grid technologies, efficient buildings, and more.
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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?
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How is Great Britain developing a coordinated plan to evolve all of its energy networks toward complete decarbonization?
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What makes for good, effective, and enduring green industrial policy?
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February 12, 2025 17 mins
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.
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January 29, 2025 20 mins
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?
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In this second part of a miniseries on how the UK is evolving its energy system, we discuss innovations on the electricity grid.
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