Studio Energie

In his first month back in the White House, President Trump has been issuing executive orders at a blistering pace. From declaring a National Energy Emergency to unleashing American Energy and suspending the Inflation Reduction Act. To talk about Trump’s energy policies, and their implications, I’m joined by Travis Fisher, Director of Energy and Environmental Policy Studies at the Cato Institute.

Europe's energy-intensive industries are struggling. The Antwerp Declaration, signed by industries almost a year ago, was a cry for help. A cry that will be answered next week when the European Commission presents the long-awaited Clean Industrial Deal.

How bad is the situation? What should the deal include? And will it come in time? To answer these questions, I'm joined by Tabita Verburg, the President of DOW Chemical in Western Europe.

Alles over wat er op de internationale energiemarkt gebeurt, en waarom. Met Hans van Cleef, senior energie-econoom bij Publieke Zaken.

From hotel Wientjes, in the Netherlands, it's Van den Beukel en de Boer in search of Europe's energy future, with independent energy analyst Jilles van den Beukel and Remco de Boer.

In this episode:

- Europe’s number 1 petrostate: Norway. We take a bit of a deep dive into one of the EU’s most important suppliers of natural gas

- Jilles wrote an article in which he answers seven questions about recent developments in natural gas.

- News in brief: Last Saturday, the Baltic States severed their electricity ties with Russia, and the EU is trying to bring down the price of energy, while at the same time making the industry more sustainable and more competitive

Iedere maand bespreek ik wat er de afgelopen maand in Brussel is gebeurd op het gebied van energie & klimaat, grondstoffen, industrie en natuurlijk de competitiveness van de EU. Ook kijken we iedere aflevering vooruit: wat staat er de komende maand op het programma? En dat alles doe ik deze aflevering – opgenomen op 29 januari – met de Europarlementariërs Jeannette Baljeu (Renew) en Mohammed Chahim (S&D).

Europe seems to be on the verge of a nuclear renaissance. And the new kids on the block are SMRs – small modular reactors. We know how to build big ones, so how hard can it be to build small, modular ones? Well, pretty hard, as it turns out.

What are the biggest challenges? And how can they be overcome? To answer these questions, I’m joined this week by Sophie Macfarlane-Smith, Head of Customer Engagement at Rolls Royce SMR.

From hotel Wientjes, in the Netherlands, it's Van den Beukel en de Boer in search of Europe's energy future, with independent energy analyst Jilles van den Beukel and Remco de Boer.

With the EU importing more than 95% of its natural gas, home-grown alternatives are more than welcome. Such as biogases, which currently represents 7% of natural gas consumption. So, there’s plenty of room for improvement. But how? How can the EU produce more renewable gas? To answer this question I’m joined by Harmen Dekker, CEO of the European Biogas Association.

As part of it’s initiative to develop a European network of ammonia import terminals and crackers, the energy storage company VTTI has launched an open season for storage and cracking capacity at it’s terminals in Rotterdam and Antwerp. To discuss the role of the ‘green oil of the future’ – as some are calling ammonia – ánd VTTI’s strategy, I’m joined by Tom Smeenk, the company’s Executive Vice President of Growth.

Wat waren het afgelopen jaar de belangrijkste ontwikkelingen op de wereldwijde energiemarken, waar staan we nu en wat zijn de verwachtingen voor het nieuwe jaar. Oftewel een onvervalste Kerstaflevering! Met Hans van Cleef, senior energie-econoom bij Publieke Zaken.