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Energy Podcast
The Energy Podcast, created in collaboration with EarthSky Inc., has finished and is returning next year. The audio content is still available for download to your computer or portable player.
- Michael Macrander of Shell monitors Alaskan wildlife
- Joe Powell on "From fossil fuels to renewables... when?"
- Jan van der Eijk on "CO2 and Technology"
- Jose Bravo on "Powering the cars of the future"
- Willem Schulte on "Is the world running out of fossil fuels?"
- Mike Goosey of Shell on "Innovation Biodomain"
- John Barry on "Catching C02"
- Lee Schipper looks ahead at transportation choices
- Harold Vinegar on "Retrieving oil via in-situ upgrading"
- Carl Mesters on "Gas to liquids technology"
- Jan van der Eijk of Shell on "Three hard truths"
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Michael Macrander of Shell monitors Alaskan wildlife
7th July 2009
Michael Macrander, Shell Environmental Ecologist talks about the techniques and technologies that help Shell reduce the environmental impact of our operations in the Arctic.
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Joe Powell on "From fossil fuels to renewables... when?"
21st July 2009
Joe Powell, Chief Scientist Chemical Engineering, talks about some of the challenges and timescales involved in moving to a renewable energy system
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Jan van der Eijk on "CO2 and Technology"
9th July 2009
Doctor Jan van der Eijk talks about whether technology can help reduce rising levels of CO2 in the earth's atmosphere.
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Jose Bravo on "Powering the cars of the future"
25th June 2009
Chief Scientist Separations, Jose Bravo, speaks about the diverse range of cars and fuels that could be part of our future.
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Willem Schulte on "Is the world running out of fossil fuels?"
8th June 2009
Willem Schulte of Shell on remaining fossil fuels.
- Are we running out of fossil fuels? “Not yet” says Chief Scientist Reservoir Engineering, Willem Schulte, “but they are getting harder to reach”.
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Mike Goosey of Shell on "Innovation Biodomain"
30th October 2008
Mike Goosey, Global Manager, Innovation Biodomain for Shell, talks with EarthSky's Joel Block about the science behind today’s biofuels, and about the research going into the ‘next generation’ of biofuels.
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John Barry on "Catching C02"
2nd September 2008
John Barry speaks about the technology of CO2, Capture and Storage and the impacts it could have.
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Lee Schipper looks ahead at transportation choices
14th August 2008
Schipper speaks to EarthSky's Lindsay Patterson about the way we humans move around now and how that might change as the 21st century progresses.
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Harold Vinegar on "Retrieving oil via in-situ upgrading"
14th July 2008
Dr. Vinegar speaks about the potential of unconventionals for the coming century and about a new way to recover unconventional oil by drilling holes and placing heaters underground.
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Carl Mesters on "Gas to liquids technology"
29th June 2008
Carl Mesters, Chief Scientist Chemistry & Catalysis for Shell, speaks about creating synthetic fuels from natural gas. This process is known as gas-to-liquids technology.
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Jan van der Eijk of Shell on "Three hard truths"
29th June 2008
Jan van der Eijk is Chief Technology Officer for Shell. He spoke with EarthSky's Jorge Salazar about what he called the "three hard truths" of meeting the world's energy needs.
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