PODCAST: The energy transition in the Middle East, VPPs in Italy and coal’s diminishing status

January 20, 2020
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In today’s episode, ESN’s Andy Colthorpe and Liam Stoker explore the way grids are changing in the Middle East to accommodate clean energy, the role virtual power plants are playing in Italy, and the contrasting role coal is playing in Germany and bush fire-stricken Australia.

The podcast can be streamed below:

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