How to stop America’s outdated grid holding back the deployment of clean energy
There’s no transition without transmission, they say. It’s a cliché because it’s true. The US Department of Energy says that the nation will need to expand transmission capacity by 60% by 2030 to meet...
17 Sep 20241h
The rise of AI means surging investment in electricity supply. What will that mean for customers?
The need to meet increased demand while cutting emissions is exposing some fundamental issues in the industry.It’s common knowledge that data centers use a lot of energy, and will use even more in the...
3 Sep 20241h 8min
The next stage of the IRA: permitting reform
The (shrewdly named) Inflation Reduction Act has been called the most significant climate legislation ever passed in the US. When it did pass, in 2022, the critical vote was cast by senator Joe Manchi...
20 Aug 20241h 1min
Can America build new energy projects faster? Should it?
Proposed permitting reforms could accelerate both renewable energy projects and new fossil fuel infrastructure. Is that a good deal for the climate?The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is seen as the mos...
20 Aug 20241h 1min
The extraordinary resurgence of concentrated solar power
Complex, outdated, expensive: concentrating solar power used to be a clunky way of harnessing the sun. What’s changed to now make it viable? Concentrating Solar Power, or CSP, takes energy from the su...
6 Aug 202456min
How global trade can help build the clean energy economy
As the world struggles to co-operate on the energy transition, international trade rules can be a foundation for the new low-carbon economy. Ed Crooks is joined by regular guest Amy Myers-Jaffe, Dire...
23 Jul 20241h 9min
Are low profits to blame for the energy transition lagging?
Author of ‘The Price Is Wrong’, Brett Christophers, joins the show to discuss the theories in his book.On a recent episode of the show, host Ed Crooks was joined by Melissa Lott and Joseph Majkut to d...
9 Jul 202457min
How can we finance the energy transition? Discussions from the final day of the Reuters Global Energy Transition Conference 2024
In this third special episode of the Energy Gang from the Reuters Global Energy Transition 2024 conference in New York, we focus on the crucial theme of financing the energy transition. We discuss how...
28 Jun 20241h 8min
