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Straight talk about the world’s transition from fossil fuels to renewables with energy expert Chris Nelder
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April 9, 2025
This episode is part of a miniseries about Australia's energy transition.<br /> <br /> In late 2024, Chris traveled to Australia and recorded interviews with experts closely involved in its energy transition. The first of those interviews was featured in <a href="https://energytransitionshow.com/episode-234-transition-in-australia-2024">Episode #234</a>, and the second in <a href="https://energytransitionshow.com/episode-235-china-india-and-australia-2024">Episode #235</a>. In <a href="https://energytransitionshow.com/episode-246-meeting-australias-2030-target">Episode #246</a>, we explored how the Australian government is working with the grid power sector to plan its transition to renewables while maintaining system reliability.<br /> <br /> In this episode, we explore innovative approaches Australia is using to manage the evolution of its energy system.<br /> <br /> To tell this part of the story, we weave together the perspectives of several guests:<br /> <br /> <br /> * Darren Miller, CEO of ARENA, explains their investment focus on early-stage technologies.<br /> * Gabrielle Kuiper, energy and climate change professional, shares insights on DER integration across Australia.<br /> * Stephanie Unwin, CEO of Horizon Power, discusses the unique challenges of managing a remote utility in Western Australia.<br /> * Professor John Boland describes how he and his wife used low-tech solutions to transform an uncomfortable old house into a comfortable urban oasis.<br /> <br /> <br /> In the next miniseries episodes, we'll explore more innovations in solar power and take a close look at how one Australian state is solving the challenges of knitting together customer-owned systems into a reliable power grid.
March 26, 2025
This episode is part of a miniseries about Australia’s energy transition.<br /> <br /> In late 2024, Chris traveled to Australia and recorded interviews with a wide range of experts who are closely involved in its energy transition. The first of those interviews was featured in <a href="https://energytransitionshow.com/episode-234-transition-in-australia-2024">Episode #234</a>, and the second in <a href="https://energytransitionshow.com/episode-235-china-india-and-australia-2024">Episode #235</a>.<br /> <br /> In this episode, we'll see how the Australian government is working with the grid power sector to plan and execute its transition to renewables—despite a political opposition committed to fossil fuels and nuclear. We'll also explore what's being done to ensure adequate capacity and maintain system reliability during this transformation.<br /> <br /> To tell this story, we weave together the perspectives of several guests:<br /> <br /> <br /> * Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy for the Australian Labor Party, explains Australia's decarbonization targets and the government's framework to achieve them.<br /> * Matt Kean, Chair of Australia's Climate Change Authority, shares his team’s findings about the best pathways to meet those targets.<br /> * Alex Wonhas of AMPYR shares insights from helping grid operator AEMO develop Integrated System Plans that describe how to evolve the system toward those targets while maintaining reliability.<br /> * Tristan Edis of Green Energy Markets discusses the technical considerations of orchestrating new grid power resources.<br /> <br /> <br /> In the subsequent episodes in this miniseries, we’ll be exploring how Australia is using innovation to meet the challenges of the transition. We’ll also take a closer look at how they use DER integration to support the system while helping customers gain more control over their energy bills and even save money.
March 12, 2025
In the first part, <a href="https://energytransitionshow.com/episode-240-evolving-the-uk-energy-system-part-1">Episode #240</a>, we reviewed the UK's unique strategies for procuring energy transition solutions. In the second part, <a href="https://energytransitionshow.com/episode-241-evolving-the-uk-energy-system-part-2">Episode #241</a>, we covered how the nation’s energy regulator is driving investment to support the transition.<br /> <br /> To conclude this miniseries, we welcome back Julian Leslie, who first joined us in <a href="https://energytransitionshow.com/episode-174-decarbonizing-britains-grid/">Episode #174</a>. Julian is now Director of Strategic Energy Planning and Chief Engineer at Britain’s National Energy System Operator (NESO), a recently-created agency tasked with preparing Great Britain's electricity network for net zero operation by 2030. He also coordinates regional and national plans for Britain’s energy system—including gas and emerging heat networks—to meet decarbonization targets.<br /> <br /> In this conversation, we review the progress of the innovative Pathfinder programs we discussed back in 2022, which invited the market to provide solutions that could help Britain integrate more wind and solar into its grid. We walk through the extensive process that NESO is undertaking to plan and coordinate the development of a fully decarbonized power grid by 2030. And we discuss in detail how Britain is working to massively expand its capacity in offshore and onshore wind, solar, transmission, and battery storage to meet that goal.<br /> <br /> By setting clear decarbonization targets, then collaborating with industry and stakeholders to carry out plans to meet them, the UK is showing the world how to execute a successful energy transition. We hope this miniseries inspires other nations to follow their example.
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