The Essential Energy and Climate Podcast

Ep. 1 - Energy Supply Security During the Pandemic

Stuff I got wrong but was too lazy to re-record: * The US energy mix (I got pretty close for off-the-cuff figures, but underestimated nuclear and overestimated coal! https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3 [https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3] * I said "deployable" instead of "dispatchable" a couple of times, whoops * I also said "silicone" instead of "silicon"... several times...  * Solar panel production (1% of worldwide production is made in the United States) https://www.statista.com/statistics/668749/regional-distribution-of-solar-pv-module-manufacturing/ [https://www.statista.com/statistics/668749/regional-distribution-of-solar-pv-module-manufacturing/] * On the episode I guessed that 80% of Saudi Arabia's revenue earnings come from petroleum, the correct figure is 87% https://www.forbes.com/places/saudi-arabia/ [https://www.forbes.com/places/saudi-arabia/] Finally, the sources I consulted for this episode (and other interesting reading) can be found below: https://www.cisa.gov/energy-sector [https://www.cisa.gov/energy-sector] solar supply chain: https://www.bgafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Solar-Overview-for-BGA-Final-Jan-2011.pdf [https://www.bgafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Solar-Overview-for-BGA-Final-Jan-2011.pdf] oil and gas supply chain: https://www.dhl.com/content/dam/downloads/g0/logistics/white_papers/DHL_Smarter_Energy_Supply-Chain_Whitepaper_2014.pdf [https://www.dhl.com/content/dam/downloads/g0/logistics/white_papers/DHL_Smarter_Energy_Supply-Chain_Whitepaper_2014.pdf] defining energy security: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421512002029#s0030 [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421512002029#s0030] Russia Saudi arabia oil price conflict: https://fortune.com/2020/03/17/saudi-arabia-russia-oil-price-war-death-opec/ [https://fortune.com/2020/03/17/saudi-arabia-russia-oil-price-war-death-opec/] https://fortune.com/2020/03/12/saudi-arabia-punish-russia-oil-price-war/ [https://fortune.com/2020/03/12/saudi-arabia-punish-russia-oil-price-war/] https://www.ttnews.com/articles/opec-talks-collapse-threatening-russia-saudi-oil-alliance [https://www.ttnews.com/articles/opec-talks-collapse-threatening-russia-saudi-oil-alliance] US energy security at risk:  https://www.rep-am.com/opinion/editorials/2020/04/03/u-s-energy-security-at-risk/#login [https://www.rep-am.com/opinion/editorials/2020/04/03/u-s-energy-security-at-risk/#login] EIA’s short term energy outlook: https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/special/summer/2020_summer_fuels.pdf [https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/special/summer/2020_summer_fuels.pdf] A quantitative method for energy security assessment: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544214010482 [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544214010482] Solar panel manufacturing production by country: https://www.statista.com/statistics/668749/regional-distribution-of-solar-pv-module-manufacturing/ [https://www.statista.com/statistics/668749/regional-distribution-of-solar-pv-module-manufacturing/]