Apr 7
Flexibility as a service: Can Octopus's acquisition of Uplight finally make US residential VPPs work?
Millions of enrolled devices, 60 utilities, and the participation rate gap that's been embarrassing the US market for a decade. US residential virtual power plants have been a promising idea that's consistently underdelivered — participation rates below 5%, fragmented apps, siloe ... Show More
45m 14s
Mar 24
The muscle we forgot: SMRs, hyperscalers, and why this nuclear renaissance might actually be different
Why nuclear has never been project financed and how that might finally be about to change.Every nuclear plant ever built has ultimately been backstopped by taxpayers or ratepayers. Not because the technology doesn't work, but because nobody has ever cracked the construction cost ... Show More
56m 3s
Mar 10
The grid nobody planned for: public power, hyperscalers and the race to rewire America for the AI age
What two decades of flat demand means for a grid now expected to double in sizeThe US went from essentially zero load growth for twenty years to 3% national growth almost overnight. The supply chains, permitting pipelines, engineering workforce and regulatory processes were all c ... Show More
1h 4m
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
