Jan 13
AI, and the battle for energy in 2026. What clean energy sources are going to meet demand?
AI is changing the energy system faster than almost anything we’ve seen in decades. Interim host, engineer and energy analyst Bridget Van Dorsten is joined by Ed Crooks, host of Energy Gang and Vice-chair of the Americas at Wood Mackenzie, for a wide-ranging conversation about wh ... Show More
29m 37s
Dec 2
How are key renewable energies faring at the end of 2025? Guest host and energy analyst Bridget van Dorsten talks through developments in geothermal, hydrogen and wind.
At the start of the year things were looking uncertain for nascent renewables like hydrogen and geothermal. With policy support from the previous US administration they had boomed with the IRA, then came July 2025 and the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill, which tore ... Show More
37m 11s
Nov 18
Energy policy, technology, and utility challenges: How industry leaders are overcoming barriers
<p>Utility-scale clean energy projects in development are still facing connection queues and regulatory barriers. RE+ may be done for 2025, but the debate is still going. Host Sylvia Leyva Martinez, Research Director at Wood Mackenzie, sits down with three leaders who are driving ... Show More
37m 32s
Nov 2022
Climate tech to save the planet: Techno-optimism or greenwashing?
<p>Billions of dollars are being spent by tech companies and investors on new technology to fight climate change. In the final episode of this series of Tech Tonic, Eric Toone, from Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures fund, tells FT columnist and host Pilita Clark why he bel ... Show More
24m 22s
Jul 2014
What Was He Smoking? How a Solar Pioneer’s Big Dreams Came True
Today, solar’s dominance feels inevitable. But in 1979, when Neville Williams started promoting the industry at the Department of Energy, it felt like a far-off dream. That didn’t stop the early pioneers from thinking big and pushing the government to invest in the early technolo ... Show More
42m 47s
Oct 2021
What Do Transit Systems Look Like After Covid?
<p>Ride sharing has swept transportation systems over the last decade -- bringing convenience, but also congestion, inequities, and political fights.</p><p>Now a new category of transportation networking is emerging: <a href="https://ridewithvia.com/resources/articles/transittech ... Show More
58m 55s
Feb 2024
Leading the charge in commercial solar | Steve Raeder, CEO of Summit Ridge Energy
<p>In this week's episode, Gil Jenkins sits down with Steve Raeder, the founder and CEO of Summit Ridge Energy. As a leading player in the community solar market, Summit Ridge Energy (SRE) has made significant strides since its inception in 2017, deploying over $1.6 billion into ... Show More
26m 36s
This week: what one entrepreneur's story tells us about the migration of talent from tech to climate.
Jason Jacobs is the founder of My Climate Journey, a podcast, newsletter, and slack room that brings together a high-level group of people who are dedicating their careers to addressing climate change.
Co-host Shayle Kann talks with Jason about his own jou ... Show More
<p>Dan Shugar lives, breathes and bleeds solar. </p><p>"If you cut my wrist, pure silicon comes out," he exclaimed in an interview with Powerhouse CEO Emily Kirsch, as part of the <a href="https://wattittakesdec2017.splashthat.com/" target="_blank">Watt It Takes intervi ... Show More
