AFRY on Strategy
AFRY on Strategy
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AFRY on Strategy brings together guests who are helping to shape the changing energy system of the 21st Century. Our aim is to try and explore what is not obvious, to challenge what is taken for granted and to give our listeners the insights and information they need to think about the 21st century energy system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The podcast explores themes related to energy systems, infrastructure challenges, and sustainability practices. Notable episodes include discussions on grid resilience, decentralized energy generation, and the impact of policy on transitioning to a clean energy future, with a focus on providing insights that provoke thought and challenge conventional wisdom.
AFRY on Strategy brings together guests who are helping to shape the changing energy system of the 21st Century. Our aim is to try and explore what is not obvious, to challenge what is taken for granted and to give our listeners the insights and information they need to think about the 21st century energy system.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Energy and materials have always been inseparable. Hydrocarbons are a source of energy and a feedstock. Without steel there are no machines. Without coal there is no steel. Without copper there is no transmission. Without haul trucks fueled by diesel there is no copper. Energy and materials are symbiotic and part of the same system. All materials come from somewhere. They are either mined, drilled or grown. Then they have to be refined, processed, manufactured, deployed, maintained and eventually disposed of or recycled. Our energy system is highly complex and it is above all a system.
Simon Michaux is an associate professor at the Geological Survey of Finland. He decided to take on the task of trying to quantify the materials needed to support the energy transition. His analysis has been refined over time and peer reviewed and his conclusions make uncomfortable reading.
We can’t understand an energy transition and how it might unfold without understanding materials. Simon is someone who definitely does.
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