The Energy Transition Show with Chris Nelder

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[Episode #46] – Is 100% Renewables Realistic? Jun 19, 2017

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

[Episode #45] – Climate Science Part 3 – Paleoclimate Jun 14, 2017

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What can the history of Earth’s climate tell us about its future, and what is the relationship between climate change and the economy?

[Episode #44] – Different Strokes May 31, 2017

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Each state and country has its own unique set of resources and energy transition challenges, so there are different speeds and techniques for each one.

[Episode #43] – Legal Challenges of PURPA and FERC May 17, 2017

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What is PURPA and why are utilities trying to change it in their fight against solar? What are the legal issues in around-market reforms?

[Episode #42] – Can Renewables Power the World? May 03, 2017

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Is the net energy of renewables high enough to actually power human civilization? Or will low EROIs doom energy transition?

[Episode #41] – Generator Survival Strategies Apr 19, 2017

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Utility Dive editor Gavin Bade explains how independent power producers are using around-market reforms and re-regulation to survive energy transition.

[Episode #40] – Climate Science Part 2 – Taking Planetary Temperatures Apr 05, 2017

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This deep dive into ocean science reveals how we take the Earth’s temperature, the truth about the “Climategate” business, and the “Pausebuster” paper.

[Episode #39] – Transition in Australia Mar 22, 2017

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How will Australia manage its energy transition, with both the most residential rooftop solar PV per capita, and the second-dirtiest power grid in the world?

[Episode #38] – Getting from Here to There Mar 08, 2017

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What are the hard problems and interesting questions on the road to energy transition, and what are their solutions? An astronaut and professor has answers.

[Episode #37] – Corporate Buyers of Renewables Feb 22, 2017

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Corporations have emerged as some of the top buyers of renewable electricity, even buying it from wind and solar farms in other states. But why are they doing that when they could just buy grid power? And how do “virtual PPAs” work, anyway? Erin Craig has the answers.

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