Chris Nelder 🤘

Creator and Host of Energy Transition Show (npub1ass…xqkk) and energy futurist/analyst/writer/speaker. Peripatetic podcaster.
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Energy Transition Show: https://xenetwork.org/ets/about/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/@chrisnelder

Last Notes

2025-08-13 08:31:03 UTC

As the Trump administration sets about dismantling the US climate monitoring infrastructure it’s great to see Europe stepping up like this.
https://fediscience.org/@lavergnetho/115020421355661492

2025-06-20 05:06:08 UTC

Hat tip to John Kemp for admitting that he was wrong to blame Spain's blackout on excessive reliance on inverter-based renewables and insufficient inertia, and 👏 for his very decent explainer on what actually happened. https://jkempenergy.com/2025/06/19/spains-blackout-blamed-on-poor-voltage-control/

2025-03-28 20:32:19 UTC

If you're paying attention to Australian politics at all, you're hearing a massive load of anti-transition, far-right propaganda being amplified by a gullible/corrupt media. If you want the real story on what government is doing in its #energytransition and why it's the right strategy, listen to this!
https://mastodon.energy/@TransitionShow/114229792352385543

2025-02-13 01:42:31 UTC

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https://about.bnef.com/electric-vehicle-outlook/

2025-02-07 16:04:20 UTC

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So, same old pro-nuke talking points, no acknowledgement of the cons, no analysis, and no justification of the excessive costs and risks. Same as everywhere.

2025-02-06 22:24:18 UTC

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I get that. But do you have any idea *why*?

2025-02-06 22:04:14 UTC

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So why is the gov't still aiming to build them?

2025-01-31 22:02:23 UTC

Is anyone compiling a Doublespeak dictionary for the Trump era? Seems like we need one. https://abcnews.go.com/US/usda-orders-removal-climate-change-mentions-public-websites/story?id=118312216

2025-01-23 20:20:25 UTC

If anyone has even a shred of a doubt left that Elon Eichmann is a fascist, watch this video produced by Led By Donkeys and projected on the Tesla Gigafactory in Berlin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjWl_RNDMSA

2024-12-04 11:24:26 UTC

The European Commission and the European Investment Bank announce a new partnership to support the EU’s battery manufacturing sector, including €200mn in loan guarantees and €1bn in grants via a new Innovation Fund...without a word about the ongoing flameout of the EU's leading battery maker, Northvolt. https://www.eib.org/en/press/all/2024-484-european-commission-and-eib-announce-new-partnership-to-support-investments-in-the-european-battery-manufacturing-value-chain

2024-11-23 10:35:13 UTC

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So, should we conclude that the Dutch costs are intrinsically lower, or that they don’t yet reflect reality?
And should we conclude that the government will have to make up the difference that “markt parties” won’t provide?

2024-11-23 10:32:23 UTC

Heat pumps are nearly becoming the building fabric in Singapore. Is this scalable in an ever-warming future? https://soc.nym.se/@jakob/113531528537258997

2024-10-15 01:30:23 UTC

In @npub1ass…xqkk Ep. 226 back in June, we took a very skeptical view of the hype around data center demand for power because it looked like Google, Meta & Microsoft were attempting to force all utility customers to shoulder the cost of grid expansion to meet the demands of their data centers in their AI fever dreams. https://xenetwork.org/ets/episodes/episode-226-load-growth-shenanigans/
Now, lo and behold, here they are, attempting to end-run the Ohio PUC with a backroom deal to do just that. https://www.utilitydive.com/news/aep-ohio-puc-data-center-tariff-proposal-amazon-google-meta-microsoft-constellation/729697/
Raise hell, Ohio!!

2024-09-28 23:08:20 UTC

A cowardly press is a useless press. Might as well replace the “moderators” with a self-serve kiosk like McDonald’s did. Doesn’t take a human to just dispense questions. https://mastodon.social/@Green_Footballs/113217228572147445

2024-08-31 09:54:15 UTC

So many great things happening in the Hebrides islands in Scotland around the #energytransition and sustainability more broadly. Love this story!
This is why I traveled there last year to research and produce this @npub1ass…xqkk episode: https://xenetwork.org/ets/episodes/episode-212-transition-in-eigg/
https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6/113055789833086079

2024-07-28 17:48:03 UTC

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As anyone who’s been to Burning Man can attest…