[Episode #281] – Revisiting the Jet Stream

We review the highlights from the Statistical Review of World Energy 2026, offering the first complete look at global energy data for 2025. 

Why is so much wind, solar and battery capacity stuck in connection queues across Europe’s distribution grids? 

Is it time to speed up the transition to alternative and renewable energy sources? 

What exactly are biofuels, and can they replace fossil fuels? In this episode, we take a critical look at the issues surrounding our energy needs and why it's so darn complicated. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener ...  Show more

Though we use more renewable energy than ever before, electricity grids need ways to cope with intermittent wind or solar power. Innovations that make batteries to store that energy <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2024/09/01/clean-energys-next-trillion-dollar-busin ...

In this episode, we discuss the needed shift to renewable energy following Lebanon's fuel crisis. Whether in households or industries, what does it take to make it happen, how sustainable is it, how affordable, and does it really work?    We will tap into this as well as the need ...  Show more