The Energy Transition Show with Chris Nelder

The Energy Transition Show with Chris Nelder


Latest Episodes

[Episode #212] – Transition in Eigg
November 29, 2023

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
November 15, 2023

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
November 01, 2023

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
October 18, 2023

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
October 04, 2023

Can ancient architectural and building techniques be used today to help keep buildings comfortable without using energy?

[Episode #207] – 8th Anniversary Show
September 20, 2023

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
September 06, 2023

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
August 23, 2023

How can we maximize the role of distributed energy resources as we rebuild the power grid using a decentralized architecture?

[Episode #204] – Regulatory Reform
August 09, 2023

What do regulators and governments need to do differently to lead the energy transition?

[Episode #203] – The Case for Climate Optimism
July 26, 2023

Why does so much media focus on unlikely, pessimistic climate scenarios when our progress should make us optimistic about combating global warming?