002 - ENERGY STORAGE - Dr. Jon Knott

<p>ENERGY STORAGE The drive towards to a low-carbon future has driven tremendous progress in clean-energy solutions like solar power and wind turbines. In many cases these technologies are now economically-competitive with coal, nuclear and other base-load power sources on a per-kilowatt basis, however  a key challenge remains in ensuring this renewable energy can provide reliable electricity 24/7. To complete our transition the electricity grid need a dramatic overhaul to incorporate distributed production, energy storage and demand-response solutions that ensure the system can cope with the increasing mismatch between power generation and consumer demand.  Today we are joined by Dr. Jon Knott - a research fellow specialising in energy storage at the Institute for Superconductive and Electronic Materials - to discuss the emerging energy storage options and how we can update our electricity grid for the 21st century.  </p> <p>GUEST : Dr. Jonathan Knott  <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/joncknott/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/joncknott/</a></p> <p>EON LABS :  <a href='https://www.eonlabs.org/'>https://www.eonlabs.org/</a> <a href='https://eonjournal.com/'>https://eonjournal.com/</a></p> <p>RENY DIGITAL : <a href='https://renydigital.com/'>https://renydigital.com/</a></p> <p>HOST : Dr. Leo Stevens <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/leostevensinc/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/leostevensinc/</a></p> <p>MUSIC : Purple Planet Music <a href='https://www.purple-planet.com/'>https://www.purple-planet.com</a>  Mixing by Dr. Nat Harris</p>