Ep. 1 - Energy Supply Security During the Pandemic
APR 12, 202070 MIN
Ep. 1 - Energy Supply Security During the Pandemic
APR 12, 202070 MIN
Description
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=3I said "deployable" instead of "dispatchable" a couple of times, whoopsI 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/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/Finally, the sources I consulted for this episode (and other interesting reading) can be found below:https://www.cisa.gov/energy-sectorsolar supply chain: https://www.bgafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Solar-Overview-for-BGA-Final-Jan-2011.pdfoil and gas supply chain: https://www.dhl.com/content/dam/downloads/g0/logistics/white_papers/DHL_Smarter_Energy_Supply-Chain_Whitepaper_2014.pdfdefining energy security: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421512002029#s0030Russia Saudi arabia oil price conflict: 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://www.ttnews.com/articles/opec-talks-collapse-threatening-russia-saudi-oil-allianceUS energy security at risk: https://www.rep-am.com/opinion/editorials/2020/04/03/u-s-energy-security-at-risk/#loginEIA’s short term energy outlook: https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/special/summer/2020_summer_fuels.pdfA quantitative method for energy security assessment: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544214010482Solar panel manufacturing production by country: https://www.statista.com/statistics/668749/regional-distribution-of-solar-pv-module-manufacturing/