Former Energy Secretary Moniz discusses the Iran war, new technology and power demand

About this episode

Ernest Moniz discusses the impacts of the Iran war on energy markets and the future of power demand and technology.

Ernest Moniz was the 13th US secretary of energy, serving from 2013 to January 2017. During his tenure he was part of the team, along with then-Secretary of State John Kerry, that negotiated the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement. Moniz currently serves as founder and CEO of the EFI Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the transition to a low-carbon energy future. In this episode, Dan Testa speaks with Moniz on the sidelines of the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston, to hear the former secretary's perspectives on the current war with Iran and the impacts on oil and gas markets, as well as how the conflict could accelerate adoption of other forms of energy. Moniz also weighs in on steeply rising US power demand forecasts, which new energy technologies hold promise and possible "bumps in the road" for the energy transition. This episode also features information about the Platts Global Power Markets Conference, scheduled for April 13-15 in Las Vegas. Click here to register or learn more about the conference. Related content: (Subscriber content) QatarEnergy expects 3-5 years to repair LNG facilities after strikes (Subscriber content) Iran war disrupting supply…

People in this episode

Host: Dan Testa

Guest: Ernest Moniz

Topics covered

• Iran war
• energy transition
• oil and gas markets
• power demand
• new energy technologies
• CERAWeek
• low-carbon energy

Keywords

• Ernest Moniz
• Iran war
• energy transition
• oil markets
• power demand
• CERAWeek
• new technologies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EFI Foundation, S&P Global, QatarEnergy

Places: Iran

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