Challenging Climate

39. Greg Nemet on how solar became cheap (with Energy vs Climate)

October 17, 2023
Challenging Climate
39. Greg Nemet on how solar became cheap (with Energy vs Climate)
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Today’s episode is brought to you in collaboration with our friends at the Energy vs Climate podcast. Energy vs Climate breaks down the trade-offs and hard truths of the energy transition in Alberta, Canada, and beyond with energy experts David Keith, Sara Hastings-Simon and Ed Whittingham.  

In this episode, they speak with Greg Nemet, a Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs. His research focuses on technological change in energy and the ways in which public policy can affect it. Listen as they discuss the trajectory of solar energy, coming down the cost curve and the energy supply chain.

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Originally published on The Energy vs Climate show on 24 Feb 2022.

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Introduction
Energy vs Climate: How Solar Energy Became Cheap
Intro and background: Greg Nemet
Solar curve
Expert Assessments of Future Photovoltaic Technologies
Cost of Energy Technologies
Learning curves
Modularity
International Supply Chain
What China can do
Policy Instruments
Carbon pricing and innovation