The Energy Transition Show with Chris Nelder

Latest Episodes
[Episode #212] – Transition in Eigg
A small island in Scotland became the world’s first community to launch an off-grid electric system powered by wind, water and solar. Here’s how they did it.
[Episode #211] – Doomers vs. Transitionistas
Why do some people believe we should accelerate the energy transition, while others claim that it will never work and advocate for things like degrowth policies instead?
[Episode #210] – Transportation Transition Update
Contra the new pro-nuclear zeitgeist that has bamboozled climate hawks, nuclear power is not at the dawning of a new age, but at the end of its old age.
[Episode #209] – End of the Nuclear Age
Contra the new pro-nuclear zeitgeist that has bamboozled climate hawks, nuclear power is not at the dawning of a new age, but at the end of its old age.
[Episode #208] – Vernacular Architecture
Can ancient architectural and building techniques be used today to help keep buildings comfortable without using energy?
[Episode #207] – 8th Anniversary Show
Energy researcher Jonathan Koomey rejoins us to review the major stories we have covered over the past year and see how the energy transition has progressed.
[Episode #206] – Regulatory Capture in Texas
Regulatory capture is rife in Texas, and it explains a lot about how the losers of the energy transition have rigged the states systems in their favor.
[Episode #205] – Rebuilding the Grid from the Bottom-up
How can we maximize the role of distributed energy resources as we rebuild the power grid using a decentralized architecture?
[Episode #204] – Regulatory Reform
What do regulators and governments need to do differently to lead the energy transition?
[Episode #203] – The Case for Climate Optimism
Why does so much media focus on unlikely, pessimistic climate scenarios when our progress should make us optimistic about combating global warming?