The Energy Gang’s Review of the Year in energy
The Energy Gang
Wood Mackenzie
4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 23 December 2024
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
China’s booming EV industry, AI and clean energy, questions over hydrogen, and the other big stories from 2024.
To round off a momentous year for clean energy, Ed Crooks is joined by regulars Melissa Lott and Amy Myers Jaffe to reflect on the highs and lows of 2024. The gang revisit the predictions they made in January, share their highs and lows for the year, and talk about their favourite episodes of 2024. And, as is fast becoming a tradition on the show, we finish the year with some relevant holiday gifts.
Some of our predictions for 2024 were spot on, but others were slightly off. The team discuss the continued rise and rise of China’s largest electric vehicle company BYD, and look ahead to what 2025 holds for the EV industry. Amy predicted big things for hydrogen this year, as did Melissa for geothermal. Did these fast-moving sectors hit the heights that they expected? And where do they go from here?
There were some real lows in 2024, mostly related to international politics and conflict. But there were also some much more positive trends related to the energy transition, including the spread of low-cost solar panels and battery storage around the world.
As for The Energy Gang: we had plenty of high points through the year. Amy, Melissa and Ed choose the episodes that they most enjoyed taking part in – and listening to – in 2024.
Subscribe to The Energy Gang so you don’t miss the first show of 2025, where Ed, Amy and Melissa will look ahead to what promises to be another massive year for clean energy.
Listen back to the shows mentioned in the episode:
• Is There an Energy Transition? (April)
• Cleantech Entrepreneurs at NYU (Climate Week, September)
• The Future of AI and the Grid (November)
The articles Melissa mentioned:
https://www.power-eng.com/renewables/fervo-energy-claims-70-reduction-in-geothermal-drilling-time-2/
https://www.eenews.net/articles/blm-approves-massive-geothermal-project-moves-to-ease-permitting/
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| 0:16.0 | They explore the energy transition by digging into the biggest challenges of AI, food waste, community impact and policy, with experts like Pulitzer winner Daniel Yeagergin, Microsoft's Ulrich Homan and Impact Technologies Ryan Begin from Divert. |
| 0:28.6 | Listen on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts or visit g0media.com slash energy gang to learn more. Hello and welcome to the energy gang to learn more. |
| 0:47.8 | Hello and welcome to The Energy Gang, a discussion show from Wood Mackenzie about the fast changing world of energy. |
| 0:49.4 | I'm Ed Crooks. |
| 0:50.6 | And for this last episode of 2024, we're going to be looking back at the year that's just ending. |
| 0:56.0 | We're going to be looking at what we predicted at the beginning of the year and how those predictions held up. |
| 1:00.0 | We're going to be looking at our personal highs and loads of the year. |
| 1:02.6 | And we're going to be looking back at our favourite episodes of the energy gang that we took part in during the course of 2024. |
| 1:09.3 | And to review the events of the past 12 months, I'm joined by two of our favorite people on |
| 1:12.7 | the energy gang. |
| 1:13.2 | I'm joined by Melissa Lott, who is the partner general manager for energy technologies at Microsoft. |
| 1:18.0 | Hi, Melissa. |
| 1:18.4 | How are you? |
| 1:18.9 | Doing well, Ed. |
| 1:19.8 | I'm really excited about sitting down with you and Amy today. |
| 1:22.3 | This is going to be fun. |
| 1:23.3 | Indeed, I'm very much looking forward to it to. As usual, of course, we have to mention your standard disclaimer. |
| 1:27.9 | Anything you say on this podcast about the year 2024 or indeed about anything else, |
| 1:32.6 | reflects your own personal views and not those of the Microsoft Corporation. |
| 1:36.3 | And it's also a pleasure to welcome back Amy Myers-Jaffey. |
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