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GeoskravlGeoskravl Episode 27: Lyder i verdensrommet, høyblokker og lydbølgerSend us a textHvorfor lager ikke eksplosjoner i verdensrommet lyd?Hva er det egentlig som skjer når lydbølger går gjennom luft?Hvor ble det av eteren?Hvordan kunne høyblokkene på NTNU merke sovjetiske prøvesprengninger?Hvordan flytter elektromagnetiske bølger seg?Følg oss i sosiale medier: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/department-of-geosciences-ntnu/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ntnu_geovitenskap/ Har du spørsmål, tips eller forslag? Send mail til per.a.d.jynge@ntnu.no
2025-10-1633 minGeoskravlGeoskravl 26: Fritz Haber, kalkstein av luft og argongassSend us a textGreide Fritz Haber å få gull fra sjøvann?Hvor nær var Bergen i å slå nedbørsrekorden fra en kjent kommune i Norge i 2007, og hva heter denne kommunen? Hvordan ble oljekrisen i 1973 starten på fornybarsamfunnet?Hvordan blir stemmeleiet om man inhalerer argongass?Hvordan kan man lage kalkstein av CO2 fra luften?Følg oss i sosiale medier: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/department-of-geosciences-ntnu/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ntnu_geovitenskap/ Har du spørsmål, tips eller forslag? Send...
2025-10-0729 minGeoskravlGeoskravl 25: Himmelsk energi og bergenske wet spotsSend us a textBør man velge energi fra himmelen eller fra helvetet?Hvor er Norges største termos, og hva er den laget av?Finnes det geologiske «wet spots» under Bergen?Hvor brenner det mest under føttene?Hvordan kan Norge kjøpe billig og selge dyrt?Følg oss i sosiale medier: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/department-of-geosciences-ntnu/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ntnu_geovitenskap/ Har du spørsmål, tips eller forslag? Send mail til per.a.d...
2025-09-2331 min
NTNU International Taiwan Studies Centre PodcastIs the Taiwanese Language Asleep? Awakening Taiwanese Ability with Professor Khóo from NTNUAfter a quick recap of its history, Professor Khóo Huī-Lû from NTNU discusses the idea that Taiwanese is a sleeping language that needs to be awoken! She gives some examples of how she looks to awaken the language in an everyday context, with a strong sense that the awakening of Taiwanese would actually benefit the revitalisation of minority languages (such as Hakka and Indigenous languages) in Taiwan.
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2025-09-0230 minGeoskravlGeoskravl Episode 24: Kvikksølv, kolera og kromSend us a textHvorfor er månen mye lysere enn planeten Merkur?Hvilken hendelse førte til oppfinnelsen av det moderne litium-ione-batteriet?Hvordan kan metaller brukes til hjelp for psykiske lidelse?Hvordan klarte John Snow å begrense kolera-epidemien i London i 1854 ved å stenge av en offentlig vannpumpe?Følg oss i sosiale medier: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/department-of-geosciences-ntnu/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ntnu_geovitenskap/ Har du spørsmål, tips eller forslag? Send mail til per.a.d...
2025-08-0734 minGeoskravlGeoskravl Episode 23: Kalium, cyanid og strumaSend us a textHvor mye blåsyre finnes i eplesteiner?Og har Olavskilden i Trondheim påviselig helbredende virkning?Hva består nyrestein av?Blir man smart av å spise bananer?Hva bør kåres til norges verste bergart?Hvordan kan mineralvann fra ulike europeiske land hjelpe til med kartlegging av mineralforekomster?Følg oss i sosiale medier: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/department-of-geosciences-ntnu/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ntnu_geovitenskap/ Har du spørsmål, tips eller forslag...
2025-07-3031 minGeoskravlGeoskravl Episode 22: Medisin, radioaktivitet og tannkremSend us a textHvorfor bør man være forsiktig med å bruke fluortannkrem der hvor fluorinnholdet i drikkevannet er høyt?Hvordan oppdaget Bequerel radioaktiviteten?Kan en (liten) dose med radioaktivitet være sunt?Hvilken farge var brudekjolen til Madame Curie?Hva er forskjellen (på engelsk) mellom Silicon og Silicone?Følg oss i sosiale medier: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/department-of-geosciences-ntnu/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ntnu_geovitenskap/ Har du spørsmål, tips eller forslag? Send mail til per.a.d.j...
2025-06-3032 minGeoskravlGeoskravl Episode 21: Kritiske råmaterialer, snø og religionSend us a textBjørn og Egil har nok en gang besøk av vår danske Grønlandsekspert Rune Berg- Edland Larsen. Spørsmål det grubles over: Hva gjorde Hans Egede på Grønland?Hvor mange ord for snø finnes på inuittisk?Hvorfor kalles verdens nordligste punkt (som er på Grønland) «Kaffeklubben»?Hvorfor heter det egentlig Arktis og Antarktis?Hvor finnes Kaledonidene på Grønland? Følg oss i sosiale medier: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/department-of-geosciences-ntnu/ Instagram
2025-06-2529 min
63 Degrees NorthAn accidental discovery: From failed experiment to new antibioticNTNU professor Marit Otterlei nearly threw out the contaminated cell culture where she and her colleagues were testing a new cancer drug.The problem arose on a hot summer day, in Trondheim, in a country not known for hot summer days. So they'd opened the lab's windows overnight.When they came back the next day, they found an uninvited guest, snuggled in with their cancer cell culture: Bacteria!!!Here's the thing, though: although the drug had been designed to work on human cancer cells, it looked like it had killed the bacteria, too!
2025-06-1328 minGeoskravlGeoskravl 19: Grønland, danskevelde og nordisk geologiSend us a textEgil og Bjørn har invitert sin danske geologkollega Rune Berg Larsen på en virtuell reise til Grønland. Blant de mange spørsmål trioen er innom: Finnes det mye grønt på Grønland? Og hvordan ble Grønland historisk en del av Danmark? Hva har Kalmarunionen med historien om Grønland å gjøre?Hvor finner man mineraler på kjempeøya, og finnes det geologisk likhet mellom Grønland og Norden?Følg oss i sosiale medier: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/department...
2025-06-0323 minGeoskravlGeoskravl 20: Sjeldne jordarter, patruljer og kryolittSend us a textEgil Tjåland og Bjørn Frengstad drar igjen nordvestover til Grønland med kollega Rune Berg Larsen. Blant ting trioen berører i episode nummer 20: Grønland skjuler Europas største forekomst av sjeldne jordarter – men hvor, og hva betyr det? Vi dykker ned i den geopolitiske og geologiske betydningen.Visste du at et lite mineral fra Grønland, kryolitt, en gang var helt avgjørende for aluminiumsproduksjon? En råvarehistorie med overraskende konsekvenser. Og hvorfor løper sledehundene i vifteform? Geologi møter kultur, natur og logistikk i nord.Sirius-patruljen – Danmarks myteomsp...
2025-06-0330 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#85 When the Lights Go Out: Lessons from the Iberian Blackout (with Kjetil Uhlen, NTNU IEL)On 28 April, the entire Iberian Peninsula plunged into darkness in under 30 seconds. How can a modern, interconnected grid fail so spectacularly—and what does it teach the rest of Europe?I sat down with Kjetil Obstfelder Uhlen—Professor at NTNU's Department of Electric Energy and special adviser to Statnett—to reconstruct the split-second cascade that tripped lines from France to Morocco, sent frequency crashing below 50 Hz, and left millions without power.Together we talk about:Why a single imbalance spiralled into a continent-wide blackoutThe hard limits of interconnection, inertia and protec...
2025-05-2235 minGeoskravlGeoskravl 18: Bergmannsdrakten, Kattegat og TordenskjoldSend us a textI vår tredje kunstrelaterte episode spør vi blant annet: -Hva er blandingsforholdet av tinn og kobber i bronse?-Var det Alexander Kielland som stod for avskaffing av latinen i Norge?-Hvordan lyder første vers av «Terje Vigen», og hva motiverte Ibsen til å skrive de 42 versene?-Hvor finner man statuer av Tordenskjold, og hva gjorde han egentlig i Dynekilen?- Har virkelig Kattegat noe med katter å gjøre?- Hvorfor har bergmannsdrakten skinnet foran for metallurger og bak for bergmenn...
2025-04-1431 minGeoskravlGeoskravl 17: Alpeliv, kileskrift og MonolittenSend us a textBjørn og Egil kombinderer det beste av to verdener i denne episoden, - kunstens og geologiens: Hva er sammenhengen mellom taket på Operaen i Oslo og snøen der huskyene går?Er det fortsatt liv i Alpene? Og vil Geoskravl dementere noe som helst?Hvor er Øst-Afrika og resten av Afrika på vei, og hvor lenge må vi leve for å få vite det sikkert?Hadde det ikke vært enklere å frakte Oslo-folk til Iddefjorden enn å frakte monolitten til Vigelandsparken?Bør vi gå fra digitale lagringsmedier tilbake til kileskrift på leirtavler?Er di...
2025-04-0731 minGeoskravlGeoskravl 16: Monolitten, obelisker og NidarosdomenSend us a textI vår sekstende episode beveger vi oss inn i skjæringspunktet mellom geologien og kunsten: Hvor ble råemnet til Vigelands «Monolitten» brutt? 💎 Hvorfor er Norges nasjonalstein, Larvikitt, så populær? ⚰️ Hva kreves av en bergart for at den også vil fungere bra som gravstein? 🪔 Hvorfor er de egyptiske obeliskene så bestandige, og hvor finner du dem i dag? 🏖️ Hvorfor brøytes veien utenfor Solastranden på sommeren? 🌹 Hvem står bak design av Rosevinduet i Nidarosdomen? 🧱 Hvor mange forskjellige bergarter er Nidarosdomen bygd opp av? Følg oss i sosiale medier...
2025-03-3131 minGeoskravlGeoskravl 15: Kompasskaos, fossilfunn og vegetasjonSend us a textEgil og Bjørn har med seg Ola Fredin til Antarktis for tredje gang, og lurer på hvorfor man ikke kan bruke norsk kompass der nede?Den amerikanske McMurdo-stasjonen, som er Antarktis største bebodde område, har kapasitet til å huse rundt femten hundre mennesker - men er det noe vegetasjon der? Programlederne spør videre: Er Antarktis et kontinent?Seven Summits er de høyeste fjellene på hvert kontinent. Hvor er det sørligste?Hvordan er det mulig at dinosaur-fossiler er funnet i Antarktis?Følg oss i sosi...
2025-03-2432 minGeoskravlGeoskravl 14: Pingviner, pol og praktiske problemerSend us a textBjørn og Egil fortsetter i det iskalde sør med Antarktis-ekspert Ola Fredin og er blant annet innom praktiske utfordringer ved lengre opphold i verdens kanskje mest ugjestmilde område.For hvordan håndterer man egentlig søppel i Antarktis, og hvilke kjøretøy brukes under ekspedisjoner? Hvordan får man i land utstyr når «havnen» er en 30 meter høy isvegg? Hvordan kan seler bli mumifisert, og hvilke pingvintyper kan man møte?Andre spørsmål trioen utforsker:Hvordan kan kosmisk stråling avsløre hvor len...
2025-03-1733 minGeoskravlGeoskravl 13: Antarktis - øde øyer, norske spor og evig vindSend us a textHvorfor blåser det alltid i Antarktis? Hvorfor finner vi så mange norske etternavn på kartet der nede? Og hva skal til for å kvalifisere seg til en ekspedisjon til verdens mest ugjestmilde kontinent?Denne gangen har Bjørn Frengstad og Egil Tjåland fått med seg kollega og geolog Ola Fredin, som har vært i Antarktis to ganger for å forske på isens bevegelser og klimahistorien i sør. Han deler historier fra feltarbeidet på isødet – og planene for sin tredje tur tilbake.Programlederne lurer også på hvilken norsk øy...
2025-03-1032 minGeoskravlGeoskravl 12: Vulkaner, Skrik og FrankensteinSend us a textI denne eksplosive episoden er vulkaner og kunst et tilbakevendende tema. Egil og Bjørn undres over om Ole Bull virkelig spilte fele på toppen av Kheopspyramiden, og i såfall - hva spilte han? Hva skyldes den rødlige bakgrunnen i Munchs maleri «Skrik»? Hvordan ble forfatteren av boken «Frankenstein» inspirert av følgene fra et vulkanutbrudd?På et mer eksistensielt plan grubles det over om står vi overfor en nær utryddelse av menneskeheten fra en kjent supervulkan, og om man koble geovitenskap og ingeniørvitenskap for senke temperaturen p...
2025-03-0337 minGeoskravlGeoskravl 11: Geologiske bibelforklaringer, vulkaner og revolusjonSend us a textHar geovitenskapen noe å si om historiske og religiøse fortellinger? Det er hovedtema for denne halvtimens skravl mellom Bjørn Frengstad og Egil Tjåland. Av de mange spørsmålene programlederne er innom: Hva var steintavlene med de ti bud laget av, og hvor store var de egentlig? Startet den franske revolusjonen delvis på grunn av et vulkanutbrudd? Og kan Marie Antoinette ha vært trønder?Hvor kaldt og utrivelig var det under Fimbulvinteren – og kan vi knytte denne norrøne myten til faktiske klimahendelser?Kan Askefast-episoden i Norge i 2011 forklare en av...
2025-02-2430 minGeoskravlGeoskravl 10: Everest-fossiler, Lord Byron og snømåkingSend us a textI vår tiende skravlerunde utforskes fjellenes fascinerende fortelling, fra deres spede opprinnelse til deres rolle i turismens historie. Vi er også innom nordmenns skiftende oppfatning av fjell gjennom tidene, og norske eventyreres klatrebedrifter verden over. Vi sneier videre innom: Et mislykket forsøk på å fly en drage på toppen av Mount EverestLord Byrons pionerrolle innen "ryggsekkturisme" på 1800-talletFossiler på Mount Everest og deres geologiske betydningSnømåking som en uventet modell for å forstå fjellkjededannelseJordens virkelig høyeste fjell, målt fra planetens indreOg hva er egentlig verdens høyeste fjell? ...
2025-02-1731 minGeoskravlGeoskravl 9: Fra sukkerbiter og plankton til Monte CarloSend us a textI vår niende skravlerunde ser vi på forholdet mellom sukkerbiter og Nordsjøens geologi, og spør oss hvorfor Henrik Wergeland egentlig skrev «Nisser og Dverge»?Egil og Bjørn filosoferer videre over følgende: Kan løvetanns seige oppdrift gjennom asfalt sammenlignes med dannelse av oljefelter? Er det virkelig mulig å gå tørrskodd på en stor asfaltsjø? Hvordan kobles bibelske Sodoma og Gomorra inn i en geologisk sammenheng?Asfalt fungerer ikke bare til å kjøre på, men også til å konservere urdyr, - som dinosaurer. Vi får også høre om hvordan pla...
2025-02-1034 minGeoskravlGeoskravl 8: Fjell som svikter, buktende tunneler og synkende byerSend us a textFjell er episodens stikkord! Vi får vite hvorfor tunneler så ofte har en bøy, og hvordan de kan ødelegges av svelleleire.Hvordan klarte man å tømme fjellene på Svalbard for kull, men samtidig holde steinmassene på plass med stålbolter?Bjørn og Egil forklarer hvordan ingeniørgeologer hindrer Det skjeve tårn i Pisa fra å velte – og spør seg om Venezia en dag vil synke til bunns.Det samme er utfordringen på Ekofisk – hva er de økonomiske konsekvensene av at dette innbringende feltet synker?Følg oss i sosiale...
2025-02-0331 minGeoskravlGeoskravl 7: Geologi, astronomi - og litt astrologiSend us a textNok en halvtime høyt og lavt i geofagenes verden der vi dykker ned i Mjølnir-krateret i Barentshavet, og spør oss om dyrelignende fossiler i Antarktis kan bevise liv - på Mars. Bjørn og Egil er også innom følgende store spørsmål: Hvor kraftige er egentlig jordskjelv? Og kan de skje i Stavanger? Hvor dypt har mennesker boret inn i jordskorpen, og vil man kunne bore helt til jordens kjerne? Hvor er det spesielt farlig å bo på jorden i forhold til jordskjelv? Og kan geofysikk avsløre brudd p...
2025-01-2333 minGeoskravlGeoskravl 6: Andes, Himalaya - og verdens høyeste fjell?Send us a textEgil og Bjørn snakker denne gangen snakker mest om fjell – ikke minst hvordan Andesfjellene og Himalaya ble til. Og kan Nanga Parbat en dag bli verdens høyeste fjell?Det skravles videre om:🔹 Alfred Wegeners kamp for å bli anerkjent for platetektonikk🔹 Milutin Milankovitsjs forklaring på klimasykler og istider 🔹 Hva har egentlig Darwin og Newton til felles?🔹 Den ene geologen som satte fot på månenFølg oss i sosiale medier: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/compa...
2025-01-1636 minGeoskravlGeoskravl 5: Magiske mineraler, snubleflaks og ønskekvisterSend us a textHvordan henger gneis og bacon sammen? Og kan en kvartskrystall gi deg bedre søvn? Vi er innom Erich von Däniken og utenomjordiske forklaringer på geologi, og forholdet mellom ønskekvister og geofysikk i nok en humørfylt halvtime med Egil og Bjørn. Følg oss i sosiale medier: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/department-of-geosciences-ntnu/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ntnu_geovitenskap/ Har du spørsmål, tips eller forslag? Send mail til per.a.d.jyn...
2025-01-0932 minGeoskravlGeoskravl 4: Magma, bakverk og EinsteinSend us a textEgil og Bjørn gjør oss kjent med Victor Moritz Goldschmidt, den norske vitenskapsgiganten som revolusjonerte geokjemien, og sneier innom etableringen av Norges geologiske undersøkelser og dens pionerer. Samtidig utforsker vi de overraskende likhetene mellom bakverk og bergarter—og diskuterer om man virkelig kan smake seg frem til mineraler. Vi blir også med på Albert Einstein første utenlandstur før vi skrur den geologiske klokka 250 millioner år tilbake da Oslofeltet med sine vulkaner ble dannet. Følg oss i sosiale medier: LinkedIn...
2025-01-0233 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#80 Is there a Role for Nuclear in the Energy System? (with Martin Hjelmeland & Magnus Korpås, NTNU)In this episode we look at a debated topic in the energy sector today: the role of nuclear power. Joined by Professor Magnus Korpås, Vice Director of NTNU Energy at NTNU, and Dr. Martin Hjelmeland, a postdoc with expertise in nuclear research, the discussion covers the potential and pitfalls of nuclear energy in Norway and Europe.
From the promise of small modular reactors (SMRs) to the challenges of nuclear waste management and public acceptance, this episode explores how nuclear can potentially help us achieve our 2050 decarbonization goals. The conversation also highlights cutting-edge research on nuclear’s rol...
2024-12-201h 12
GeoskravlGeoskravl 3: Lincoln, hvallyder og ubåterSend us a textVi beveger oss fra Abraham Lincoln og bankkollaps, vi hvalspråk til ubåtenes måter å kommunisere på. Egil avslører slektskap med forfedre i Doggerland, og Bjørn bekjenner at steinalderen ikke er over. Geoskravl er en podcast fra Institutt for Geovitenskap ved NTNU.Følg oss i sosiale medier: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/department-of-geosciences-ntnu/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ntnu_geovitenskap/ Har du spørsmål, tips eller forslag? Send mail til per...
2024-12-1331 min
GeoskravlGeoskravl 1: Kvikkleire, napoleonskake og DoggerlandSend us a textI denne episoden diskuterer Egil og Bjørn hvordan kvikkleire,- et geologisk "korthus" - kan skape store skred når saltet som binder leiren vaskes ut.Du får også vite sammenhengen mellom napoleonskake og kvikkleire.Samtalen sneier også innom Doggerland, et nå oversvømt landområde mellom Norge og Storbritannia, og hvordan landheving etter istiden har formet det norske landskapet.Geoskravl er en podcast fra Institutt for Geovitenskap ved NTNU.Følg oss i sosiale medier: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/departmen...
2024-12-1232 min
GeoskravlGeoskravl 2: Turbiditter, undersjøiske skred og flosshatterSend us a textStikkord: Kvikkleire, Storeggaskredet, turbidittI denne episoden skravler Egil og Bjørn om de enorme kreftene bak undersjøiske skred, som Storeggaskredet utenfor Mørekysten for 8200 år siden, og hvordan slike skred kan dokumenteres ved å måle kabler som ryker i dypet. De diskuterer også turbiditter – undersjøiske strømmer som transporterer sand og leire ut på havbunnen – og hva som skjer når man eksperimenterer med dem, gjerne iført flosshatt. Samtidig går praten løst om geologiske prosesser som forklarer hvorfor landheving og skred er viktig for å forstå dagen...
2024-12-1238 min
63 Degrees NorthCathedral at the end of the worldNobelmen and women, in fancy clothing and pearls – but with dragon wings and tails. A laughing man with a full head of curly hair. Lions biting the ears off a man whose mouth is full of writhing serpents. These may sound like a weird combination of a gothic novel and a nightmare, but they're something completely different – a description of some of the eerie and surprising sculptures in Nidaros Cathedral, the northernmost gothic cathedral in the world that's located in NTNU's hometown of Trondheim.But what were the messages that stonemasons and religious leaders were trying to send...
2024-08-0825 min
63 Degrees NorthENCORE: Old bones and modern germsThis episode originally aired on Feb. 16, 2022.Trondheim, Norway’s first religious and national capital, has a rich history that has been revealed over decades of archaeological excavations. One question archaeologists are working on right now has a lot of relevance in a pandemic: Can insight into the health conditions of the past shed light on pandemics in our own time? Now, with the help of old bones and dental plaque, researchers are learning about how diseases evolved in medieval populations, and what society did to stem them — and how that might help us in the future.Our...
2024-06-2626 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#70 EU Energy Policy - Overview over three key EU Energy Directives (with Massimo Busuoli, Director of the NTNU Brussels Office)EU Energy Policy - Overview over three key EU Energy Directives (with Massimo Busuoli, Director of the NTNU Brussels Office)
In this episode of the NTNU Energy Transition Podcast, we delve into the intricacies of EU energy policy, just in time for the upcoming European elections. Joined by Massimo Busuoli, the head of the NTNU Brussels office, the discussion provides an overview of three major directives that have recently been renewed: the Renewable Energy Directive, the Energy Efficiency Directive, and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive.
Massimo guides us through the objectives and implications of...
2024-06-1250 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#64 Decarbonizing Shipping and Maritime Transport (with David Emberson, NTNU)Join our Young Energy Professionals Event on Monday (16:00 - 18:00) at Gruva, NTNU-Gløshaugen). Sign up under the following Link: https://www.ntnu.edu/web/energytransition/green-energy-shifters-2024
In this episode, we explore the decarbonization of the shipping sector with David Emberson, an associate professor at NTNU's Department of Marine Technology. David discusses his transition from PhD research in London to pioneering sustainable marine fuel research in Norway, highlighting the shipping industry's reliance on fossil fuels and the varied challenges across different vessel types.
The conversation dives into alternative fuels like LNG, ammonia, and m...
2024-03-071h 04
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#57 Solar in Norway, and how to ramp it up to 8 TWh by 2030 (with Carl Christian Strømberg, CEO of Solcellespesialisten)Carl Christian Strømberg, is founder and CEO of Solcellespesialisten, Norway's largest solar PV installer. Carl shares his journey from graduating with an electronics degree from NTNU in 2005 to becoming the CEO of a leading solar company in Norway. He talks openly about the challenges of starting a solar business in a market where solar installations were virtually nonexistent, and his plans for the future.
Over the years, Solcellespesialisten has snowballed, doubling its workforce and expanding its operations several times. Carl explains how the company focuses on quality and close relationships with customers to achieve this growth. W...
2023-10-1254 min
63 Degrees NorthListening to Leviathans: Sounds from the deepNorwegian technology, courtesy of the 19th-century whaler Svend Foyn, played a critical role in establishing the modern era of industrial whaling.By the time the 1960s rolled around, most large whale populations hovered on the brink of extinction. Now, Norwegian researchers are testing new technologies so they can track and study these marine giants — and help protect them. This week, tapping into fibre-optic cables to eavesdrop on whales in a way that's never been done before— and how deploying a comprehensive library of whale dialects can help prevent ship-whale collisions in busy California shipping ports. This week's guests are Jenn...
2023-09-2730 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#54 Hydrogen Safety - Rather Safe than Sorry (with Prof. Nicola Paltrinieri, NTNU Hydrogen)Nicola Paltrinieri is a Professor of Risk Assessment at the NTNU Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, and leads the NTNU Team Hydrogen. He joins us to discuss the complexities of hydrogen safety and its role in the energy transition.
The conversation starts off by bringing up an earlier podcast episode. In episode 44, Professor Robert Warren Howarth, co-author of the controversial paper "How Green is Blue Hydrogen?" was a guest. Professor Paltrinieri was part of a comment team that aimed to provide a more balanced view of that paper, and helps us understand the nuances of the...
2023-08-3152 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#50 Steering Capital towards Low-Carbon tech (with Anne Margrethe M. Platou, DNB Markets)Anne Margrethe M. Platou, an ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) analyst at DNB, one of the largest banks in the Nordic region, joins our 50th episode to talk about steering capital flows toward low-carbon projects. She explains the importance of finance and capital flows in driving the energy transition and highlights the role of banks in channeling capital toward new solutions that shape the future. We look at three key components: commercial banking, asset management, and investment banking, and highlight how they work together to realize the bank's sustainability strategy. The current state of the financing system is discussed...
2023-06-0847 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#48 The Future of the Scandinavian Power Grid (with Prof. Lina Bertling Tjernberg)Lina Bertling Tjernberg is a Professor in Power Grid Technology at KTH – The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. In this episode, she helps us understand how the power grid work. We start by discussing the importance of reliability in power grids and how it relates to asset management. Then we delve into the structure of the Swedish power system and the challenges it faces due to the country's geography and the distribution of population centers. We also touch on the current developments in the Scandinavian power grids and how challenges such as integrating renewable energy sources can be al...
2023-05-1137 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#47 BECCS - Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (with Fabian Levihn, Stockholm Exergi)In this episode of the NTNU Energy Transition Podcast, we discuss "BECCS", or Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage. We explore the use of biomass for heating and capturing CO2 to be stored underground, and how it fits into pathways for reaching net zero emissions. I am joined by Fabian Levihn, the head of R&D at Stockholm Exergi and a member of the carbon removals expert group for the European Commission. Levihn explains how BECCS technology works and its potential as a negative emissions solution. We also discuss policy frameworks and market models needed to make BECCS and...
2023-04-2743 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#46 The Role of the University in Fighting Climate Change (with Angeline Bruls, Scientist Rebellion)In this episode, we explore the intersection of science and activism in the fight against climate change. We delve into the growing movement of scientist activists, who are using their expertise and research to advocate for climate action through unconventional means, like civil disobedience.
Our guest is Angeline Bruls, a PhD candidate at NTNU's Department of Biology. Bruls is part of the group Scientist Rebellion, who have an active group here in Trondheim. Together, we discuss the role of universities in the fight against climate change, where Brulss shares her experiences with NTNU, how Scientist Rebellion is...
2023-04-1333 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#45 The Future of Petroleum Exploration and Renewables in Norway (with State Secretary Andreas Bjelland Eriksen)How do the plans for further oil exploration of the Norwegian government fit with recent reports of the IPCC that we are on a path well above the Paris goals of 2° centigrade? Why is drilling in the Arctic pushed by the Norwegian government, despite not only environmental concerns but also substantially higher predicted extraction costs? And why are strongly needed renewables so highly taxed in Norway? These questions and more asked Julius to Andreas Bjelland Eriksen who is the state secretary in the Norwegian Ministry for Petroleum and Energy during Andreas' visit to Trondheim last week for the NTNU E...
2023-03-3046 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#39 Policy measures to support Direct Air Capture (with Sasha Mackler from the Bipartisan Policy Centre in Washington D.C.)Sasha Mackler is the director of the Energy Program at the Bipartisan Policy Center - a Washington, DC-based think tank. He has spent over 20 years in this field, including 10 years in the private sector working on carbon capture and biomass fuel supply. Mackler has managed a number of energy policy projects on topics such as tax incentives, federal RD&D, finance, workforce transition, carbon capture and storage, low carbon fuels, cap and trade, climate impacts and adaptation, and geoengineering research.
Policies play a crucial role in defining the environment in which technologies, such as direct air capture...
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NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#38 Direct Air Capture - A silver bullet to reverse climate change? (with Prof. Christopher Jones, Georgia Tech)Christopher Jones is a Professor at Georgia University of Technology and has been working on direct air capture (DAC) technology since 2008.
Direct air capture is a process that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in order to reduce the negative impacts of climate change. In this podcast episode, Jones discusses the importance of this technology in reversing the paradigm of emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere for the past 100 years and how it can be used as a waste management solution to clean up the excess CO2 we have released. He also touches on the shift in...
2022-12-2252 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#37 The Future of Electric Batteries (with Prof. Ann Mari Svensson, NTNU)Ann Mari Svensson is a Professor at NTNU's Materials Science and Engineering department. She specializes in electrochemical processes for energy storage and electrolysis, which is important for developing new battery technologies. ntnu.edu/employees/annmari.svensson
The future is electric, and batteries will play a big role in it. Renewables, like wind and solar, don't consistently deliver energy when we need it the most. Batteries can alleviate this, by providing storage and lending flexibility to the grid system. Ever thought about the fact that more and more people own electric cars, which are basically big batteries, hooked...
2022-12-0846 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#36 Energy Transition in Switzerland (with Florian Egli & Léonore Hälg)What are the first thoughts you have when you think about Switzerland? Mountains, Skiing, Nature, Toblerone? For sure! But what you may not have known is that the pace of the energy transition in Switzerland has not been amazingly fast in the last years. However, now, with the energy crises and spiking prices for fossil fuel things seem to be moving at a different pace. In this episode you will learn how the energy sector in Switzerland is structured, what the challenges are that the system is being faced with, and how the country is now embarking on an...
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NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#35 COP27: What it takes to make it a success (with Prof. Christina Voigt)In this episode, I talk to Prof. Christina Voigt. Christina is a Professor at the University of Oslo and has been a member of the climate negotiation delegation of Norway for years. The last time we talked was right after COP26, in episode 3 of this podcast.
The climate negotiation process occurring through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the primary forum for international cooperation on stabilizing atmospheric greenhouse gas emissions. The goal is to prevent catastrophic anthropogenic interference with the climate system aka. climate change.
In this episode, we talk about e...
2022-11-1045 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#34 The Future of Oil and Gas in Norway (with Frida Eklöf Monstad, Equinor)This week we ask Equinor - Norway's state-owned multinational energy company - straight up: Why are you still investing in oil and gas?
As society transitions away from fossil fuels, a huge oil and natural gas exporter like Norway will face huge changes. To understand how Equinor is positioning itself for this, we talked to Frida Eklöf Monstad, who works with business development for low-carbon solutions.
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NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#33 Will the energy crisis derail the EU climate commitments? (with Taube van Melkebeke)High energy prices and a reduced supply of natural gas are pressuring the European economy. What possible impacts will this have on Europe's climate ambitions? Already we have seen a shift back to coal, and with the current war in Ukraine as a backdrop, it is little wonder that many raise concern.
To help us ponder this question, we've brought along Taube van Melkebeke for this week's episode. She is a Policy Advisor on EU Politics and Climate Governance at E3G - an independent think tank whose aim is to steer the global transformation at the...
2022-10-1345 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#32 CCS in Europe - Still dead or rising like a Phoenix? (with Eadbhard Pernot)Most pathways to climate neutrality include the use of carbon management technologies, like carbon capture and storage (CCS). In many ways, the technology is mature, but still needs massive upscaling to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change. Has CCS been overlooked? What is the current situation in Europe? What policies are needed to move this forward?
In this week's episode, we grill Eadbhard Pernot about CCS and pepper him with popular Internet arguments. Eadbhard is a Policy Manager with the Clean Air Task Force (CATF) in Brussels- a global NGO working to rapidly reduce emissions while...
2022-09-2955 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#31 Energy Transition in Romania and Eastern Europe (with Dr. Luciana Miu)What are the challenges Romania faces in the Energy Transition? The Eastern European country has committed itself to phase out coal, and plans a transition to renewables like solar and hydrogen. How are things progressing, and what are the current hurdles?
To learn about Romania's energy system, policies, markets and social situation, we talked with Dr. Luciana Miu. She is is the Head of Clean Economy at Energy Policy Group - an independent think-tank located in Bucharest, specializing in energy and climate policy, market analytics and energy strategies. She holds a Master’s degree in Sustainable Energy Sy...
2022-09-1557 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#29 US Climate Bill: $369 billion for the climate (with James Murray from Business Green)The Inflation Reduction Act promises a $369 billion investment in climate action - the largest in U.S. history - and could drive significant emissions reductions. Its passing is both surprising, controversial, and full of compromises. To get the gist of it, we sat down with the founding editor of BusinessGreen.com, James Murray, who explains why he thinks the legislation's climate provisions will "turbocharge" US climate action.
Also in this episode, we talk about the Net Zero Festival 2022 on 28-29 September, where some of the world's foremost thinkers will meet to discuss what it takes to accelerate...
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NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#28 Clean Tech Impact Investing - How venture capital can accelerate the energy transition (with Puck Hegeman, Wire Private Markets Fund)Traditionally, business school teaches us to maximize profits. Is this really what the world needs right now? In this week's episode, we talk to Puck Hegeman about the practice and importance of financing startup companies and small businesses, and give advice to conscious startups that look beyond just making money.
Hegeman is a private equity impact investor at Wire Private Markets Fund (WPMF) - a provider of solutions for private investors and foundations to invest their wealth consciously. Puck is an experienced impact investor who previously worked for the Dutch Development Bank (FMO), and wrote her PhD...
2022-08-0439 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#27 Roof Integrated Solar (with Helen Anijalg, Co-Founder of Roofit.solar)Our guest this week is Helen Anijalg, Co-Founder of Roofit.solar - a provider of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) construction elements that replace the conventional roofing and facade materials. By combining solar technology and building material, homeowners can invest in visually appealing roofs and facades that, over time, pay for themselves. Listen and learn more about the technology and developing markets from an inside perspective. Check out https://roofit.solar/ for inspirational photos, links to social media, and more information.
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NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#26 European Energy Policy in the Making (with Connie Hedegaard, former European Commissioner for Climate Action)Connie Hedegaard was the EU Commissioner for Climate Action between 2010 and 2014 and continues to be a strong climate action advocate. Since she left office, she continued to work with a number of non-profit organizations, and is also active on corporate boards of companies such as Danfoss, Volkswagen, and Nordex. In this episode you will learn how policy is made in the EU, and while we talk mostly about the formal ways we will also touch upon the informal ways, and what happens behind the scene. Additionally, you will learn how Connie experienced the rather unsatisfactory COP 2009 in Copenhagen, what...
2022-07-0738 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#25 Financing the Energy Transition (with Harry Boyd-Carpenter & Nigel Jollands, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)The International Energy Agency estimates total annual energy investment to surge to USD 5 trillion by 2030. Why is money so important in the energy transition and how can countries move to sustainable, market-oriented economies? This is what you will learn when listening to this episode of the NTNU Energy Transition Podcast with Harry Boyd-Carpenter (Managing Director, Climate Strategy and Delivery) and Nigel Jollands (Associate Director, Head for Sustainable Infrastructure, Climate Strategy and delivery) both at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
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NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#24 Floating Solar (with Per Lindberg, CEO of Sunlit Sea)Per Lindberg is the CEO and co-founder of Sunlit Sea - a technology provider to the floating solar industry, that aims to address the potential of optimizing cost, longevity, power production, operation and maintenance. He has over 10 years of experience within the solar industry and explains both pros and cons of floating solar technology.
How does it harmonize with other energy sources? How does it compare to onshore solar? And how will the floating solar market look in the coming years? Join us, and let's find out!
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NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#23 How expectations shape the Energy Transition (with Prof. Harro van Lente)Expectations are one of these fluffy social science topics, but when you look closer you actually realize how important they are in innovation and sustainability transition processes. The energy transition is fundamentally influenced by expectations that we have towards specific solutions and modes of operations. We set up financial incentives, change policies, and invest into research, because we expect that wind power, solar PV or hydrogen can blaze the trail towards a low carbon economy. If we would not have these expectations, we would not move a thumb. Expectations are also important in the start up world. Start ups...
2022-05-2648 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#22 The Future of Flow Batteries (with Brian Stead, CEO of Bryte Batteries)Bryte Batteries thinks unused, self-produced energy could be strategically stored and sold by utilizing cost-efficient and safe battery technologies. This creates business opportunities for building owners in most sectors, that are both profitable and environmentally friendly.
This week's guest is the CEO of Bryte Batteries - an NTNU affiliated startup. Brian explains to us the principles behind flow batteries, the pros and cons compared to other battery technologies, and the potential he sees in them. Please go check them out at bryte.no or contact Brian over at his LinkedIn.
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NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#21 Policies to support the deployment of renewable electricity technologies (with Dr. Pablo del Rio)How can governments support renewable electricity technologies? What's being done, and what does the future look like? And why were these policies needed initially, to give such technologies traction? What's needed, if we are to reach Europe's ambitious goals for transitioning to renewable energy?
Today's guest is Dr. Pablo del Rio. He is the head of the Environmental Economics Group (GEA) at the Institute for Public Goods and Policies at the National Research Council of Spain (CSIC) and has spent more than 20 years looking particularly at the policies for renewable energy.
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NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#20 Transformation or Substitution? The diffusion of electric cars in Norway (with Prof. Marianne Ryghaug)Today's guest, Marianne Ryghaug holds a PhD in Political Science and is a Professor of Science and Technology Studies at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. She leads the Center for Energy, Climate and Environment at the Department of Interdisiplinay studies of Culture, NTNU. The last years her research has particularly been focused on research related to sociotechnical transitions in the areas of smart grids, smart homes and cities, electric vehicles, transportation and sustainable mobility.
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NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#19 Energy Efficiency First (with Dr. Jan Steinbach & Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Eichhammer)What if we treat energy efficiency as a source of energy in its own right? Investors could prioritize more cost-effective demand-side solutions instead of complex and costly energy sources and new infrastructure. Essentially reducing fossil fuels consumption and energy production while increasing independency and security of supply. Reduced energy demand could also control the level of investment needed for the transition toward renewables.
Today we're discussing the "energy efficiency first principle"- a key element of EU policy on emissions reduction, which highlights energy efficiency's importance in planning and investment processes in the energy transition.
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2022-04-1455 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#18 Energy Transition in the Global South and Emerging Economies (with Jose Antonio Ordonez from Fraunhofer ISI)The global south, with countries such as Indonesia and India, relies heavily on coal and other fossil fuels. Many of these countries have not embarked on real decarbonization pathways. In this episode, we take a closer look at the barriers these countries face to supply the growing energy demand and do this in a sustainable way.
Today's guest, Jose Antonio Ordonez, is a researcher in the Fraunhofer ISI's Competence Center Energy Policy and Energy Markets where he works in the business unit Global Sustainable Energy Transitions. Over the last years he has conducted a large number of...
2022-04-0840 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#17 Direct Air Capture and other Carbon Direct Removal approaches (with Dr. Jay Fuhrmann from PNNL)The CO2 is all around us, can't we just collect and store it safely? Today's guest is Jay Fuhrman. He is a postdoctoral researcher at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Joint Global Change Research Institute. He received his PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2021. Jay’s research uses integrated assessment models to understand the transitions required for deep climate mitigation, including the large-scale deployment of carbon dioxide removal technologies, their potential side-effects, and co-benefits.
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2022-03-3157 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#16 - The Decarbonization of Steel & Refineries (with Dr. Frauke Urban from KTH Stockholm)Some of the biggest emitters also face the biggest challenges in the energy transition. I today's episode, we take a closer look at the potential solutions, with focus on the steel and refinery industries. Our guest today is Dr. Frauke Urban. She is an Associate Professor and Docent in the Management of Sustainable Energy Systems at the Department for Industrial Economics and Management at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and specializes in technology and business perspectives as part of the Research Initiative on Sustainable Industry and Society (IRIS).
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2022-03-2446 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#15 Offshore Wind Power (with Dr. John Olav Tande - Chief Scientist at SINTEF)Chief Scientist and Research Manager at SINTEF Energy, John Olav Giæver Tande is a pioneer in floating offshore wind energy and head the NorthWind research center - an 8 year, 31.5 million EUR research center working to make wind power cheaper, efficient, and more sustainable. The European Commission wants 1/3 of all electricity to 2050 supplied by offshore wind, making it the backbone of the entire energy supply in Europe.
As our guest, John follows episode #14 with a representative from the lobbying industry for wind power. Naturally, we bring along questions about social challenges, onshore vs offshore, wind power's relation t...
2022-03-1746 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#14 Wind Power in Europe (with Giles Dickson - CEO of WindEurope)CEO of WindEurope - Europe's voice of the wind industry - is today's guest. Together with 400 other members from across the value chain of wind energy, he works to coordinate policy, communicate, research and analyze in order to further the development of wind power. WindEurope analyses, formulates and establishes policy positions for the wind industry on key strategic sectoral issues, cooperating with industry and research institutions on a number of market development and technology research projects. Additionally, the lobbying activities undertaken by WindEurope help create a suitable legal framework within which members can successfully develop their businesses.
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2022-03-1044 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#13 Invasion of Ukraine - implication for energy policy in Europe (with Dr. Thijs van de Graaf - Associate Professor at Ghent University)This episode comes out on day eight of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. War, destruction and death have been flickering across our TV and mobile screens in recent days. These actions in themselves are terrible, and we realize that this war is likely to turn the tide on European energy policy.
In this episode, I am joined by Thijs van de Graf from Ghent University (Thijs on Twitter). Thijs is Associate Professor of International Politics at Ghent University in Belgium. He shares insights into how dependent Europe is on Russian fossil fuels, and we discuss what kind of...
2022-03-0332 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#12 Why and How to Empower Youth in the Energy Transition (with Meredith Adler - Managing Director of Student Energy)The energy transition is the generational challenge of our time. It can not be solved by researchers in their ivory towers, nor policymakers in the country's capitals. Instead, we need all parts of society to engage and work towards a common goal. One group that is often overlooked, but that is key for the transformational processes that we are going through, is the youth. First, if today's youth is not empowered they won't be the ones who can do the heavy lifting in 5-10 years. Second, there is a lot of climate-positive projects that young gals and guys can...
2022-02-2433 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#11 Rage Against the Taxonomy - Why and how the EU declares Nuclear and Natural gas as green technologies (with Kira Taylor from Euractive)EU just unveiled that it plans to label investments in natural gas and nuclear projects as sustainable if certain criteria are met, a controversial move that raises concerns about greenwashing and divides member states. If a majority backs it, it will become EU law, coming into effect from 2023. The taxonomy - a labeling system that incentives investing in green solutions - is a part of the strategy to make the 2050 net-zero goal.
Kira Taylor (@KiraTaylor15), an energy and environment journalist for Euractive stationed in Brussels, is our guest in this episode. We talk about the taxonomy's effect...
2022-02-1726 min
Hav, handel og helse - forskning og utvikling ved NTNU i ÅlesundOld bones and modern germsTrondheim, Norway’s first religious and national capital, has a rich history that has been revealed over decades of archaeological excavations. One question researchers are working on right now has a lot of relevance in during a pandemic: Can insight into the health conditions of the past shed light on pandemics
our own time? Now, with the help of old bones, latrine wastes and dental plaque, researchers are learning about how diseases evolved in medieval populations, and what society did to stem them — and how that might help us in the future.
Our guests for this episode were Axel Christophersen, a pro...
2022-02-1625 min
63 Degrees NorthOld bones and modern germsTrondheim, Norway’s first religious and national capital, has a rich history that has been revealed over decades of archaeological excavations. One question archaeologists are working on right now has a lot of relevance in during a pandemic: Can insight into the health conditions of the past shed light on pandemics in our own time? Now, with the help of old bones, latrine wastes and dental plaque, researchers are learning about how diseases evolved in medieval populations, and what society did to stem them — and how that might help us in the future.Our guests for this...
2022-02-1625 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#10 Electrifying everything? - Decarbonizing Transport in Europe (with Dr. Patrick Plötz)Transport represents almost a quarter of Europe's greenhouse gas emissions and is the main course of air pollution in cities. The transport sector has not seen the same gradual decline in emissions, as other sectors. Emissions just started decreasing in 2007 and still remain higher than in 1990. Hence, let's have a look at this sector to actually understand it a bit better and its current state.
For this episode, we're joined by the Coordinator of Business Unit Energy Economy at Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, Priv.-Doz. Dr. Patrick Plötz. He has studied Physics i...
2022-02-1057 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#09 Just Transitions (with Dr. Rita V. D'Oliveira Bouman)How do we transition away from carbon-intensive industries while avoiding unemployment? How do we rebuild communities in a sustainable way after losing major job providers? How can marginalized groups get their opinion heard when their society must change?
Society faces huge changes in the energy transition. Technological solutions get most of the attention for reducing emissions and transitioning. However, research shows that these technology implementations have unforeseen consequences, like increasing inequality. To get everyone on board and working towards common goals, we need to make it fair. Just Transition explains how we can solve these issues. It's...
2022-02-0340 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#08 The Rise of Solar PV (with Prof. Gregory Nemet)"Solar energy is a substantial global industry, one that has generated trade disputes among superpowers, threatened the solvency of large energy companies, and prompted serious reconsideration of electric utility regulation rooted in the 1930s. One of the biggest payoffs from solar’s success is not the clean inexpensive electricity it can produce, but the lessons it provides for innovation in other technologies needed to address climate change.", says the description of UW–Madison professor Gregory F. Nemet's 2019 book: How Solar Energy Became Cheap.
Nemet is a former teacher of mine and was kind enough to guest in toda...
2022-01-2734 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#07 The German Energy Transition (with Dr. Eva Schmidt)The German energy transition, commonly known as the "Energiwende", is challenging many parts of German society. Until March 2011, one-quarter of Germany's electricity was obtained from nuclear energy, which is now due to be phased out in 2022. Coal-fired power generation is expected to diminish, as wind and solar receive generous financial support.
Whether Germany's efforts have been a success or a failure has been a popular debate in recent years. Luckily for us, we found the perfect person to ask for a status update. Dr. Eva Schmidt, Team Leader German and European Energy Policy in Germanwatch: a non-profit...
2022-01-2148 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#06 Introduction to Sustainability Transitions Theory (with Prof. Tomas Skjølsvold)Technology alone can't magically solve all our challenges. It is highly intertwined with user practices, other technologies, business models, value chains, regulations and structures in organizations, institutions, and policy. Therefore, while radical innovation and its diffusion is necessary, socio-technical systems always undergo long term incremental changes. In light of this, understanding these transformations becomes vital when trying to accelerate an Energy Transition that depends on change to both existing and future technologies.
Giving us an introduction to how to understand these dynamics, Deputy Director for FME NTRANS, Professor Tomas M. Skjølsvold from NTNU's Department of Interdisciplinary S...
2022-01-1342 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#05 Joe Biden's Infrastructure Bill and its influence on the Energy TransitionIn late 2021, US President, Joe Biden signed a 1.2 trillion infrastructure bill in law, a key part of his agenda for the US' future economy, but also climate change mitigation. At that same time, NTNU adjunct professor Steven Gabriel from the University of Maryland paid us a visit. So naturally, I sat down to chat with him about this bill and what it could mean for the American Energy Transition.
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NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#04 The Norwegian Energy Transition (with Prof. Asgeir Tomasgard)Norway is Unique: It has abundant natural energy resources and a relatively small population. It’s electricity runs mainly on carbon free hydro energy, and it is one of the wealthiest countries on the planet. But most of its wealth comes from exporting fossil fuels such as natural gas and oil. While the Norwegian government aims to accelerate the low carbon energy transition, social resistance rises against new wind farms in order to preserve nature and the cultural heritage of the country.
To give an overview over these tricky topics I met with Asgeir Tomasgard. Asgeir is Pr...
2021-12-3041 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#03 Climate Negotiations: COP26 in Glasgow, lobbyism, and how it works from the inside (with Prof. Christina Voigt)In this episode, I talk to Prof. Christina Voigt. Christina is a Professor at the University of Oslo and has been a member of the climate negotiation delegation of Norway for years.
The climate negotiation process occurring through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the primary forum for international cooperation on stabilizing atmospheric greenhouse gas emissions. The goal is to prevent catastrophic anthropogenic interference with the climate system aka. climate change.
In this episode, Christina explains how the climate negotiations processes were established in the 1990s and how it developed over tim...
2021-12-2341 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#02 Why there is no doubt - and how we can fix it (with Prof. Kimberly Nicholas)There is no doubt. Climate change is happening. And yes, the vast majority of researchers agree that it is us who cause it. But there is hope. We can fix this. In this episode, I talk to Kimberly Nicholas, who is a climate scientist and professor at Lund University in Sweden. Kimberly was born and raised in California, in a place surrounded by grapes and wine. She has a PhD from Stanford University, published a lot of peer reviewed papers, and is an energy package herself. I got to know her at a conference in Bergen, where she delivered...
2021-12-1627 min
NTNU Energy Transition Podcast#01 Why this podcast (Julius Wesche)The NTNU Energy Transition Podcast aims to function as a knowledge hub that empowers individuals and organizations in Europe and beyond to tackle climate change and move our global society toward carbon neutrality. New episodes every Thursday. Join us in our Discord Channel, or find us Twitter, LinkedIN or our webpage. If email is your thing, than shoot us an email to energytransition@ntnu.no.
The NTNU Energy Transition Initiative was established to deliver world leading research on energy transition strategies, to achieve the Paris ambitions in an efficient and realistic way. Every March we organize the...
2021-12-1605 min
Hav, handel og helse - forskning og utvikling ved NTNU i ÅlesundVår vei til NTNUHvordan ender man opp som student på NTNU? I denne episoden møter vi Julie som studerer biologi og Wilhelm som studerer psykologi, og begge vil fortelle litt om studier og hvordan de endte opp på nettopp NTNU!
2021-11-1430 min
StudentdagbokaVår vei til NTNUHvordan ender man opp som student på NTNU? I denne episoden møter vi Julie som studerer biologi og Wilhelm som studerer psykologi, og begge vil fortelle litt om studier og hvordan de endte opp på nettopp NTNU! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Hav, handel og helse - forskning og utvikling ved NTNU i ÅlesundQ&AI denne episoden svarer vi på det dere lurer på om studier, studiestart, studentlivet og NTNU generelt! Når får du informasjon fra NTNU, hvordan foregår eksamen på NTNU og hva synes vi var vanskeligst når vi startet å studere? Dette og mer får du svar på i episoden.
2021-07-0445 min
StudentdagbokaQ&AI denne episoden svarer vi på det dere lurer på om studier, studiestart, studentlivet og NTNU generelt! Når får du informasjon fra NTNU, hvordan foregår eksamen på NTNU og hva synes vi var vanskeligst når vi startet å studere? Dette og mer får du svar på i episoden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-07-0445 minHav, handel og helse - forskning og utvikling ved NTNU i ÅlesundHvordan havnet vi egentlig her?Møt Martha, Lan og Elise og bli bedre kjent med oss når vi forteller dere om vår vei til NTNU. Hvordan havnet vi egentlig på Norges største universitet? Og er NTNU egentlig bare for folk som vil bli ingeniør? Følg med så får du svaret.
2021-04-2536 min
StudentdagbokaHils på oss i Studentdagboka!Premieren på Studentdagboka er 25. april! I denne traileren får du noen smakebiter på hva vi skal snakke om i de seks episodene vi skal publisere våren 2021. Følg også gjerne med på vår Instagram-konto @ntnustudent for å sende inn spørsmål til oss.Episode 1: Hvordan havnet vi egentlig her? Møt Martha, Lan og Elise og bli bedre kjent med oss når vi forteller deg mer om vår vei til NTNU. Hvordan havnet vi egentlig på Norges største universitet? Og er NTNU egentlig bare for folk som vil bli ingeniører...
2021-04-1400 min
Hav, handel og helse - forskning og utvikling ved NTNU i ÅlesundDarwin had Galapagos finches. Norway has… house sparrows?The different species of Galapagos finches, with their specially evolved beaks that allow them to eat specific foods, helped Charles Darwin understand that organisms can evolve over time to better survive in their environment.
Now, nearly 200 years later and thousands of miles away, biologists are learning some surprising lessons about evolution from northern Norwegian populations of the humble house sparrow (Passer domesticus).
Darwin’s finches evolved on the exotic, volcanic Galapagos Islands. NTNU’s house sparrows are dispersed over a group of 18 islands in Helgeland, in an archipelago that straddles the Arctic Circle.
Every summer since 1993, a group of biologists assoc...
2021-02-2625 min
63 Degrees NorthDarwin had Galapagos finches. Norway has… house sparrows?The different species of Galapagos finches, with their specially evolved beaks that allow them to eat specific foods, helped Charles Darwin understand that organisms can evolve over time to better survive in their environment. Now, nearly 200 years later and thousands of miles away, biologists are learning some surprising lessons about evolution from northern Norwegian populations of the humble house sparrow (Passer domesticus).Darwin’s finches evolved on the exotic, volcanic Galapagos Islands. NTNU’s house sparrows are dispersed over a group of 18 islands in Helgeland, in an archipelago that straddles the Arctic Circle.Every...
2021-02-2625 min
Hav, handel og helse - forskning og utvikling ved NTNU i ÅlesundNot enough COVID-19 tests? No problem, we'll make them!Not enough COVID-19 tests? No problem, we’ll make some!
When the coronavirus first transformed from a weird respiratory disease centered in Wuhan, China to a global pandemic, no one was really prepared. Worldwide, no one had enough masks, personal protective gear and definitely — not enough tests.
The problem was especially acute in places like Norway, a small country that had to compete on a global market to get anything and everything.
What happened when a molecular biologist, some engineers and a couple of PhDs and postdocs put their heads together to design a completely different kind of coronavirus test — and how it...
2021-02-1921 min
63 Degrees NorthNot enough COVID-19 tests? No problem, we'll make them!Not enough COVID-19 tests? No problem, we’ll make some! When the coronavirus first transformed from a weird respiratory disease centered in Wuhan, China to a global pandemic, no one was really prepared. Worldwide, no one had enough masks, personal protective gear and definitely — not enough tests. The problem was especially acute in places like Norway, a small country that had to compete on a global market to get anything and everything. What happened when a molecular biologist, some engineers and a couple of PhDs and postdocs put thei...
2021-02-1921 minHav, handel og helse - forskning og utvikling ved NTNU i ÅlesundViking raiders stole this box. But the real surprise is what they did with it!It’s no bigger than four decks of cards stacked one on top of the other — a tiny box raided from an Irish church. In Ireland, the box held the holy remains of a saint. What a mound of sand, some leftover nails and the box itself tell us about the Viking raiders who stole it — and what they did with it when they brought it back to Norway.
Our guests for this episode were Aina Heen-Pettersen, a PhD candidate at NTNU, and Griffin Murray, who is a lecturer in the Department of Archaeology at University College Cork.
The reliquary itself is...
2021-02-0422 min63 Degrees NorthViking raiders stole this box. But the real surprise is what they did with it!It’s no bigger than four decks of cards stacked one on top of the other — a tiny box raided from an Irish church. In Ireland, the box held the holy remains of a saint. What a mound of sand, some leftover nails and the box itself tell us about the Viking raiders who stole it — and what they did with it when they brought it back to Norway. Our guests for this episode were Aina Heen-Pettersen, a PhD candidate at NTNU, and Griffin Murray, who is a lecturer in the Department of Archaeology at Universi...
2021-02-0422 min
Hav, handel og helse - forskning og utvikling ved NTNU i ÅlesundBioingeniørpodden, Episode 3Podcast som handler om bioingeniørstudier på NTNU i Trondheim
Bachelor i bioingeniørfag: https://www.ntnu.no/studier/bbioing
2020-06-2511 minHav, handel og helse - forskning og utvikling ved NTNU i ÅlesundBioingeniørpodden, Episode 2Podcast som handler om bioingeniørstudier på NTNU i Trondheim
Bachelor i bioingeniørfag: https://www.ntnu.no/studier/bbioing
2020-06-2512 minHav, handel og helse - forskning og utvikling ved NTNU i ÅlesundBioingeniørpodden, Episode 1Podcast som handler om bioingeniørstudier på NTNU i Trondheim
Bachelor i bioingeniørfag: https://www.ntnu.no/studier/bbioing
2020-06-2506 min