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Sept. 23, 2026
The Scandal at The Heart of The Energy Transition | Ep275: Jan Rosenow
Around two-thirds of the energy we put into today’s energy system ends up as rejected heat. So are we measuring the energy transition all wrong? Professor Jan Rosenow joins Michael Liebreich to unpack the “primary energy fallacy”: why focusing on the energy going into the system can obscure the useful energy we actually get out. They explore why electrification can dramatically reduce energy demand, and what genuine systems thinking means for efficiency, waste heat and infrastructure. They...
Guests: Michael Liebreich , Jan Rosenow