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Energy Transition Engineering and why it is imperative, with Dr. Susan Krumdieck | Carbon Series

We had the opportunity to sit down with the brilliant Professor and Mechanical Engineer, Dr. Susan Krumdieck, chair at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland. Susan coined the niche 'Energy Transition Engineering' and what that means today. Check out her book Transition Engineering here: https://www.routledge.com/Transition-... Susan has authored over 100 peer-reviewed, scientific papers covering all of the major energy sources from Oil & Gas, Solar & Wind, Geothermal, Hydro, and what it's going to take to successfully engineer the transition of the global energy economy. Susan highlights a variety of topics ranging from Scotlands ambitious national plan to transition to net-zero by 2030 with a 100 million pound investment with the Islands Centre for Net Zero. She talks about the field of engineering role in facilitating this transitions along with implications around how the Oil & Gas industry will need to help catalyze this energy transition. Three key takeaways for the successful Energy transition: 1. Improve building efficiencies, focusing on improving insulation both residentially and commercially, while setting higher standards for new construction. Energy Efficiency Resource Standards (EERS) need to be integrated at all levels; local, state, and federal with incentives. The electricity grid we have in the United States works great, we just need to lower our demand needs by focusing on improving efficiency standards. Fact: The US leads in wasted Energy. 2. Municipal transportation for the future should focus on the most efficient way to travel, fixed rail systems, electrified with a supplemental conventional energy base load pairing. Trains are good, especially upgraded with new technology. 3. Oil & Gas resources are extremely valuable which we must not waste any more, i.e. flaring. Oil and Gas should be used for essential services, not for making single-use plastics and other non-essential things. The Oil & Gas industry must improve industrial culture to attract and retain younger generations who will innovate and drive the energy transition forward. Susan describes how the shale revolution (fracking) led to prolonging the Energy Transition by at least a decade. A Texas Energy Case Study along with a discussion of what growing up in Williston, North Dakota's Bakken means for the Energy Transition. We had a lot of fun in the conversation, please leave your comments or thoughts below. For more information on Susan Krumdieck, connect with her on LinkedIn or for her work visit: https://www.transitionengineering.org To join the conversation and participate in one of her classes visit: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/epecentr...