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NTNU Energy Transition Podcast

The NTNU Energy Transition Podcast is a knowledge hub that aims to empower individuals and organizations in Norway, Europe and beyond to tackle climate change and move our global society towards carbon neutrality. New episodes every second Thursday. The podcast is hosted by the NTNU Energy Transition Initiative which was established to deliver world-leading research on energy transition strategies to achieve the Paris ambitions. You can find us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and on our webpage. Please reach out by mail to "[email protected]". Webpage ntnu.edu/energytransition

#86 The Grid Gets Honest: Who Gets Access, and What Needs to Change (with Audhild Kvam, Tensio)

41 mins; June 26, 2025

#85 When the Lights Go Out: Lessons from the Iberian Blackout (with Kjetil Uhlen, NTNU IEL)

35 mins; May 21, 2025

#84 Back to Black? Why Oil Majors Seem to Be Retreating From Renewables (with Michael Liebreich, Bloomberg New Energy Finance))

66 hours 30 mins; May 07, 2025

#83 Will Norway run into an electricity shortage? (with Ane Torvanger Brunvoll, NVE)

37 mins; February 25, 2025

#82 Equinor’s M&A Strategy: Can Oil and Renewables Coexist? (with Per Arne Solend, Equinor)

46 mins; February 06, 2025

#81 Sustainable Aviation Fuels - Can Norway Power the Path to Zero Emission Aviation?

67 hours 30 mins; January 24, 2025

#80 Is there a Role for Nuclear in the Energy System? (with Martin Hjelmeland & Magnus Korpås, NTNU)

72 hours 15 mins; December 20, 2024

#79 What's next for Offshore Wind in Norway? (with Arvid Nesse, Norwegian Offshore Wind)

26 mins; December 02, 2024

#78 How to Futureproof the Norwegian Grid (with Jonas Alexandersson, Æge Energy)

34 mins; November 14, 2024

#77 How can Northern Lights realize CCS for Europe? (with Tim Heijn, Northern Lights)

30 mins; November 01, 2024

#76 Is Energy Being Weaponized? Geopolitics and energy security in the energy transition (with Dr. Benedikt Franke, Munich Security Conference)

34 mins; October 16, 2024

#75 How Statkraft is renewing the way the world is powered (with Henrik Sætness)

33 mins; October 07, 2024

#74 The Future of Norway & Germany's Energy Collaboration (with Christian Maaß, BMWK)

31 mins; September 19, 2024

#73 Low-Carbon Aluminum and Hydro’s Energy Transition Efforts (with Eivind Kallevik, CEO of Norsk Hydro)

36 mins; September 05, 2024

#72 Norway's Energy Future: Electrification, Wind and Hydrogen (with Nils Klippenberg, Siemens Norge)

58 mins; August 23, 2024

#71 Navigating Norway's Energy Shift - A snap shot analysis with the founder of Rystad Energy (Jarand Rystad, Rystad Energy)

41 mins; August 16, 2024

#70 EU Energy Policy - Overview over three key EU Energy Directives (with Massimo Busuoli, Director of the NTNU Brussels Office)

50 mins; June 12, 2024

#69 Scaling CCS - Non-technical challenges and solutions for Carbon Capture in Norway and beyond (with Markus Steen - SINTEF Technology Management)

65 hours 23 mins; May 16, 2024

#68 Hydrogen Today: Status Quo, Barriers, and Overcoming Challenges (with Rob Stevens, Topsoe)

52 mins; May 02, 2024

#67 Accelerating Direct Air Capture - Switching into Gigaton Gear

67 hours 18 mins; April 17, 2024

#66 Investing into Climate and Energy Solutions (with Linn Hege Aune, Investinor, and Jean-Baptiste Curien, Nysnø)

69 hours 29 mins; April 03, 2024

#65 MORROW, and the Future of Norway's Battery Industry

50 mins; March 20, 2024

#64 Decarbonizing Shipping and Maritime Transport (with David Emberson, NTNU)

64 hours 37 mins; March 06, 2024

#63 Unlocking the Potential of Floating Wind Farms (with Synne Nybø, SINTEF Ocean)

35 mins; February 21, 2024

Short update: Winter break and upcoming events

2 mins; January 17, 2024

#62 Sparking Innovation: Israel's Journey in the Energy Transition (with Eshel Lipman, Ignite the Spark)

47 mins; December 21, 2023

#61 Harvesting Sunlight: Exploring Agro Photovoltaics (with Marta Victoria, Aarhus University)

34 mins; December 06, 2023

#60 Solar PV: Technologies, Materials, and Testing (with Ewan Dunlop, Joint Research Centre)

57 mins; November 22, 2023

#59 Just Transitions - Why and How (with Dr. Kirsten Jenkins, University of Edinburgh)

41 mins; November 09, 2023

#58 What does Electrifying the Melkøya LNG plant tell us about Norwegian CCS? (with Eivind Berstad, Bellona)

48 mins; October 25, 2023

#57 Solar in Norway, and how to ramp it up to 8 TWh by 2030 (with Carl Christian Strømberg, CEO of Solcellespesialisten)

54 mins; October 11, 2023

#56 Managing Norway's Impending Power Deficit (with Nils Røkke, SINTEF)

60 hours 28 mins; September 27, 2023

#55 Melkøya, Gas Demand from Germany, and Norwegian E-Car sales

20 mins; September 15, 2023

#54 Hydrogen Safety - Rather Safe than Sorry (with Prof. Nicola Paltrinieri, NTNU Hydrogen)

52 mins; August 30, 2023

#Bonus: Working for Equinor? Perspectives for Young Graduates (with Jacopo Iorino, Equinor)

47 mins; August 17, 2023

#Bonus: Nuclear Energy and its Potential in Norway (with Prof. Erik Wahlström)

64 hours 22 mins; August 02, 2023

#53 How to accelerate Norwegian Climate and Impact Startups (with Jørn Haanæs, Katapult)

53 mins; July 19, 2023

#52 The Future of Battery Production in Europe and Norway (with Hege Marie Norheim, FREYR)

47 mins; July 06, 2023

#51 CCS in Norway - a failed moon landing, or a marathon run? (with Emil Yde Aasen, Aker Carbon Capture)

34 mins; June 21, 2023

#50 Steering Capital towards Low-Carbon tech (with Anne Margrethe M. Platou, DNB Markets)

47 mins; June 07, 2023

#49 How to Scale Low-Carbon Technologies - Insights from Innovation Systems Theory (with Dr. Julius Wesche)

33 mins; May 25, 2023

#48 The Future of the Scandinavian Power Grid (with Prof. Lina Bertling Tjernberg)

37 mins; May 11, 2023

#47 BECCS - Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (with Fabian Levihn, Stockholm Exergi)

43 mins; April 27, 2023

#46 The Role of the University in Fighting Climate Change (with Angeline Bruls, Scientist Rebellion)

33 mins; April 13, 2023

#45 The Future of Petroleum Exploration and Renewables in Norway (with State Secretary Andreas Bjelland Eriksen)

46 mins; March 29, 2023

#44 How Green is Blue Hydrogen? (with Prof. Robert W. Howarth, Cornell University)

46 mins; March 16, 2023

#43 Transforming Norway - How solve the Norwegian Energy transition dilemmas (with Lars-Henrik Michelsen, Director - Norwegian Climate Foundation)

51 mins; March 02, 2023

#42 German Norwegian Hydrogen and CO2 cooperation (with Odd Even Jakobsen, Gassco)

38 mins; February 16, 2023

#41 Buying Carbon Removal, Explained (with Mitchel Selby from Shopify)

60 hours 37 mins; February 01, 2023

#40 Capital and financing for Direct Air Capture (with Andrew Shebbeare, Managing Partner at Counteract)

72 hours 50 mins; January 18, 2023

#39 Policy measures to support Direct Air Capture (with Sasha Mackler from the Bipartisan Policy Centre in Washington D.C.)

63 hours 50 mins; January 04, 2023

#38 Direct Air Capture - A silver bullet to reverse climate change? (with Prof. Christopher Jones, Georgia Tech)

52 mins; December 21, 2022

#37 The Future of Electric Batteries (with Prof. Ann Mari Svensson, NTNU)

46 mins; December 07, 2022

#36 Energy Transition in Switzerland (with Florian Egli & Léonore Hälg)

69 hours 41 mins; November 23, 2022

#35 COP27: What it takes to make it a success (with Prof. Christina Voigt)

45 mins; November 09, 2022

#34 The Future of Oil and Gas in Norway (with Frida Eklöf Monstad, Equinor)

43 mins; October 26, 2022

#33 Will the energy crisis derail the EU climate commitments? (with Taube van Melkebeke)

45 mins; October 13, 2022

#32 CCS in Europe - Still dead or rising like a Phoenix? (with Eadbhard Pernot)

55 mins; September 28, 2022

#31 Energy Transition in Romania and Eastern Europe (with Dr. Luciana Miu)

57 mins; September 14, 2022

#30 Is Funding Technology Enough? Social Sciences and Humanities in the Energy Transition (with Prof. Chris Foulds)

59 mins; August 31, 2022

#29 US Climate Bill: $369 billion for the climate (with James Murray from Business Green)

24 mins; August 16, 2022

#28 Clean Tech Impact Investing - How venture capital can accelerate the energy transition (with Puck Hegeman, Wire Private Markets Fund)

39 mins; August 03, 2022

#27 Roof Integrated Solar (with Helen Anijalg, Co-Founder of Roofit.solar)

28 mins; July 20, 2022

#26 European Energy Policy in the Making (with Connie Hedegaard, former European Commissioner for Climate Action)

38 mins; July 06, 2022

#25 Financing the Energy Transition (with Harry Boyd-Carpenter & Nigel Jollands, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)

31 mins; June 22, 2022

#24 Floating Solar (with Per Lindberg, CEO of Sunlit Sea)

31 mins; June 08, 2022

#23 How expectations shape the Energy Transition (with Prof. Harro van Lente)

48 mins; May 26, 2022

#22 The Future of Flow Batteries (with Brian Stead, CEO of Bryte Batteries)

48 mins; May 11, 2022

#21 Policies to support the deployment of renewable electricity technologies (with Dr. Pablo del Rio)

69 hours 10 mins; April 27, 2022

#20 Transformation or Substitution? The diffusion of electric cars in Norway (with Prof. Marianne Ryghaug)

50 mins; April 21, 2022

#19 Energy Efficiency First (with Dr. Jan Steinbach & Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Eichhammer)

55 mins; April 13, 2022

#18 Energy Transition in the Global South and Emerging Economies (with Jose Antonio Ordonez from Fraunhofer ISI)

40 mins; April 08, 2022

#17 Direct Air Capture and other Carbon Direct Removal approaches (with Dr. Jay Fuhrmann from PNNL)

57 mins; March 31, 2022

#16 - The Decarbonization of Steel & Refineries (with Dr. Frauke Urban from KTH Stockholm)

46 mins; March 24, 2022

#15 Offshore Wind Power (with Dr. John Olav Tande - Chief Scientist at SINTEF)

46 mins; March 17, 2022

#14 Wind Power in Europe (with Giles Dickson - CEO of WindEurope)

44 mins; March 10, 2022

#13 Invasion of Ukraine - implication for energy policy in Europe (with Dr. Thijs van de Graaf - Associate Professor at Ghent University)

32 mins; March 03, 2022

#12 Why and How to Empower Youth in the Energy Transition (with Meredith Adler - Managing Director of Student Energy)

33 mins; February 24, 2022

#11 Rage Against the Taxonomy - Why and how the EU declares Nuclear and Natural gas as green technologies (with Kira Taylor from Euractive)

26 mins; February 17, 2022

#10 Electrifying everything? - Decarbonizing Transport in Europe (with Dr. Patrick Plötz)

57 mins; February 10, 2022

#09 Just Transitions (with Dr. Rita V. D'Oliveira Bouman)

40 mins; February 03, 2022

#08 The Rise of Solar PV (with Prof. Gregory Nemet)

34 mins; January 26, 2022

#07 The German Energy Transition (with Dr. Eva Schmidt)

48 mins; January 21, 2022

#06 Introduction to Sustainability Transitions Theory (with Prof. Tomas Skjølsvold)

42 mins; January 13, 2022

#05 Joe Biden's Infrastructure Bill and its influence on the Energy Transition

20 mins; January 05, 2022

#04 The Norwegian Energy Transition (with Prof. Asgeir Tomasgard)

41 mins; December 30, 2021

#03 Climate Negotiations: COP26 in Glasgow, lobbyism, and how it works from the inside (with Prof. Christina Voigt)

41 mins; December 23, 2021

#02 Why there is no doubt - and how we can fix it (with Prof. Kimberly Nicholas)

27 mins; December 16, 2021

#01 Why this podcast (Julius Wesche)

5 mins; December 15, 2021

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