What if the biggest energy risk facing the world isn’t climate, but dependence? In this highlight episode, Kingsmill Bond joins the show to unpack why energy security has suddenly become one of the most urgent global issues. You’ll learn how decades of reliance on imported fossil fuels left much of the world exposed, why geopolitics has changed long-held assumptions about access to energy, and which regions are now most vulnerable to disruption. Listen in to hear why solar and wind fundament...
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What if the biggest energy risk facing the world isn’t climate, but dependence? In this highlight episode, Kingsmill Bond joins the show to unpack why energy security has suddenly become one of the most urgent global issues. You’ll learn how decades of reliance on imported fossil fuels left much of the world exposed, why geopolitics has changed long-held assumptions about access to energy, and which regions are now most vulnerable to disruption. Listen in to hear why solar and wind fundament...
Ep 88: Lessons From the Recent Major Outages and Putting a Value on Resilience
Renewable Rides
22 minutes
7 months ago
Ep 88: Lessons From the Recent Major Outages and Putting a Value on Resilience
What happens when an entire country goes dark? In this episode, we break down three recent massive power outages — in Spain, Chile, and at London’s Heathrow Airport — that disrupted millions of lives and exposed the fragility of our global energy infrastructure. You’ll learn what triggered each blackout, why these failures are more than just isolated incidents, and how interconnected, inverter-heavy grids are creating new vulnerabilities in a world rapidly shifting to renewables. We also unpa...
Renewable Rides
What if the biggest energy risk facing the world isn’t climate, but dependence? In this highlight episode, Kingsmill Bond joins the show to unpack why energy security has suddenly become one of the most urgent global issues. You’ll learn how decades of reliance on imported fossil fuels left much of the world exposed, why geopolitics has changed long-held assumptions about access to energy, and which regions are now most vulnerable to disruption. Listen in to hear why solar and wind fundament...
