Podcast•Feb 18, 2026•43 min
The New European Sovereignty Stack: Energy, Minerals, Compute
The episode examines Europe’s modern sovereignty as an industrial and supply‑chain challenge, focusing on semiconductors, rare‑earth minerals, and energy infrastructure. Guests highlight Europe’s heavy reliance on imports, a thin venture‑capital ecosystem, and the need for coordinated capital to close the scale‑up gap. They propose trust‑based venture frameworks, bio‑mining innovations, and a pragmatic embrace of nuclear power to secure baseload energy, while emphasizing that grid orchestration software is essential for a decentralized renewable system. Ultimately, sovereignty in 2025 is framed as an investment strategy that blends performance, trust, and systemic capital allocation.
By The European VC (EUVC)
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Podcast•Feb 11, 2026•27 min
[Episode #269] – Trump’s War on the Energy Transition
In this episode, host and guest Ari Peskoe dissect President Trump’s aggressive rollback of the U.S. energy transition during his second term, detailing canceled projects, forced extensions of fossil‑fuel plants, and the weaponization of federal agencies against renewables. Peskoe explains how...
By The Energy Transition Show with Chris Nelder
Podcast•Jan 29, 2026•1h 3m
A Case Study of Excellence From Canada’s Nuclear Golden Age
In this episode, Chris Keefer interviews Ken Petrunik, a veteran of Canada’s nuclear golden age who led the construction of large CANDU reactors—including the Qinshan Phase III project in China—delivered ahead of schedule and under budget under a fixed‑price EPC contract....
By Decouple
Podcast•Jan 28, 2026•26 min
[Episode #268] – Activism 101
In this 26‑minute mini‑episode, host and guest Carter Lavin break down how everyday activists can turn climate and transportation goals into effective local campaigns. Lavin shares tactics from his new handbook, including power mapping, coalition building, and the “inside‑outside game”...
By The Energy Transition Show with Chris Nelder
Podcast•Jan 15, 2026•9 min
Friday: Oil Down 4.9% as Iran Tensions Ease
In this brief episode, ANZ Research analysts discuss the recent 4.9% drop in oil prices, attributing the decline primarily to easing geopolitical tensions with Iran. They explain how reduced risk of supply disruptions has softened market sentiment and led to...
By 5 in 5 with ANZ
Podcast•Jan 15, 2026•1h 17m
EPR: The Reactor That Tried to Please Everyone and Satisfied No One
In this episode of Decouple, the hosts dissect the European Pressurised Reactor (EPR), showing how its over‑engineered safety philosophy—extreme redundancy and conservative margins—clashed with Western construction capacity, supply‑chain readiness, and project‑management culture, leading to massive delays and cost overruns. They...
By Decouple
Podcast•Jan 14, 2026•20 min
[Episode #267] – Japan: Petrostate or Electrostate?
In this mini‑episode, Chris and former IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka examine Japan’s precarious position in the global energy transition, weighing whether it should align with petro‑states, join the electrostate movement, or straddle both. Tanaka proposes a bold East Asian...
By The Energy Transition Show with Chris Nelder