All about Germany's famed energy transition effort, the Energiewende. What it is, what it isn't (with a strong dose of mythbusting), and what the future of grid power looks like from one of the countries on the leading edge. And in the news segment: US LNG export terminals could be in trouble; China's massive push for renewables; and the latest action in oil prices.
Guest: Craig Morris, editor of Renewables International and lead author of EnergyTransition.de
On Twitter: @PPChef
Geek rating: 4
Taping date: August 27, 2015
Links
Craig Morris: Did German renewables just peak above 80% of demand? (Aug 27, 2015)
Craig Morris: German utilities want to shut down more power plants (Aug 25, 2015)
Chris Nelder: Myth-busting Germany’s Energy Transition (2013)
Chris Nelder: Why America needs a feed-in tariff (2011)
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