The Complexity of a Zero-Carbon Grid

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🗓️ 14 April 2017

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

What will it take to slash carbon emissions in the electric sector by 100 percent? We're already making immense progress. And we could use wind, solar and storage to cost-effectively cut grid emissions in half. But to go from 50 percent reductions to 100 percent will take a much more diverse range of technologies. That is the conclusion of a new literature review of 30 studies, written by Jesse Jenkins and Samuel Thernstrom. Jesse Jenkins joins us on the podcast. He’s an energy thinker, writer and a PhD candidate at MIT with an expertise in electric power system engineering. In this week's episode of The Interchange, we define "deep decarbonization," discuss the limitations of our current pathway, and talk about the intense tribalism that feeds the debate over how to transition to a zero-carbon system. We're re-launching the show this week publicly. Make sure to subscribe to us on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher Radio or simply copy and paste our RSS feed into the podcast app of your choice. Big thanks to our launch sponsor, AES Energy Storage: Make sure to subscribe to the show! Links below: http://aesenergystorage.com/interchange iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-interchange/id1221460035?mt=2 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/theinterchangepodcast Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-interchange Our RSS Feed: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:298570872/sounds.rss Bookmark our Interchange web page: https://www.greentechmedia.com/podcast/the-interchange And other links from the show are below. What we're reading: https://foresightdk.com/in-search-of-a-cure-for-cannibalisation/ Jesse Jenkins' paper on deep decarbonization: http://bit.ly/2oeRvBb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, Stephen here. This week we are offering up a bonus episode of The Interchange, our sister
0:07.1	podcast at Green Tech Media. In this relaunch show, my co-host Shale Khan and I explore what it will take to achieve
0:14.0	deep decarbonization of the electricity system. It is pretty darn complicated but
0:19.2	that's what we try to tackle on this show and on the interchange. The interchange has been behind a paywall for the last year, but we're now offering it up to you for free thanks to our launch sponsor, AES Energy Storage.
0:32.0	AES Energy Storage is a pioneering and world-leading provider of grid-scale battery storage projects. Listeners of this show understand that we are entering a new era, the electrification of everything, and the
0:44.7	grid needs to keep up. That means making it into a more distributed, flexible, and
0:49.0	cleaner network. AES is helping unlock the true power of the electricity system with
0:54.1	advancedion. Advanceon is a battery-based energy storage platform that helps
0:58.6	utilities modernize their power systems rapidly and at a much lower cost than traditional infrastructure investments.
1:05.0	AES brings 30 years of power sector expertise to the storage industry,
1:09.0	delivering the most reliable, safest, and best performing energy storage solutions to utilities.
1:15.4	Advanceion can handle any application, and it's always instantly available without the need to
1:20.0	burn fuel or invest in expensive peaking generation or other infrastructure
1:24.0	designed to meet flexibility or reliability needs.
1:27.3	It's time to unlock the full potential of the electric power system.
1:30.7	That means building a new energy network and transforming the grid with energy storage,
1:35.0	accelerating renewables, and electrifying everything.
1:38.0	That is the vision and mission of AES energy storage.
1:42.0	Learn more about AES's offerings by visiting AES Energy Storage.
1:48.0	That's AES Energy Storage.
1:51.0	dot com slash interchange.
1:53.0	Thanks again to AES for being our launch sponsor.
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