Eastern Europe and the energy transition
Much of the power across Eastern Europe is still supplied by destructive coal power plants. However, many of these markets across the region also have considerable renewables potential. Untapping this...
21 Apr 20221h 8min
Behind the hydrogen hype
The use of hydrogen as part of our future energy mix has been debated for several years. For it to have any future, in a decarbonised economy, hydrogen must come in its “green” guise—produced using re...
7 Apr 202258min
In from the cold
Energy efficiency has often been overlooked as a key tool in the energy transition. Talk instead frequently focuses on how to add more renewables or remove polluting forms of power generation but neve...
25 Mar 20221h 3min
The questions facing low-carbon heating
The decarbonisation of the heating sector is subject to serious debate. With lots of potential options on the tables, choosing the correct pathway is difficult. Heat pumps, powered by renewables, seem...
18 Mar 202249min
A secure Europe
Our guest this week is Kristian Ruby, secretary-general of Eurelectric, to discuss what role the energy market can play in shutting off Russian influence, what that means for energy consumers across E...
11 Mar 202259min
A market fit-for-purpose
This week, Jan, Michaela and David are joined by Jorge Vasconcelos, chair of New Energy Solutions (NEWES) and part of the Florence School of Regulation. Jorge tells us how electricity market design is...
25 Feb 202243min
The Energiewende and the new government
Whichever way you look at it, Germany is going to play a highly significant role if Europe is to meet its climate targets by 2050. After 16 years of rule by Angela Merkel came to an end at the end of ...
18 Feb 20221h 3min
A new utility
To advance the energy transition, utilities are a vital part of getting clean energy to where it is needed at the times it is needed. Whether it is helping integrate EVs or heat pumps, or to protect c...
4 Feb 20221h 12min
