logo
episode-header-image
Jun 2023
32m 7s

Who Controls the Magnets?

The Motley Fool
About this episode

If you didn’t have a reliable supply of electricity, what would you do to secure it?

Robert Bryce is the author of “A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations” and the writer of an eponymous Substack. Motley Fool Senior Analyst Nick Sciple caught up with Bryce to discuss: 

- Why more countries are turning to coal - The challenges of building a reliable green energy grid - The resurgence of interest in nuclear energy - Supply chain issues for electric car batteries 

Company mentioned: SMR

Host: Nick Sciple Guest: Robert Bryce Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Dan Boyd

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Up next
Yesterday
AI, Superman, and Solar’s Kryptonite
Oh yes, we’re talking all kinds of stocks! (00:21) Jason Hall and Matt Frankel discuss: - AI stocks in the data center space (including CoreWeave) - Winners and losers in energy and solar from the Big Beautiful Bill. - With Superman coming out, we rank the intellectual property o ... Show More
42m 1s
Jul 10
Taiwan Semi’s $100 billion plan and housing is hot!
Taiwan Semiconductor’s earnings beat Wall Street expectations, the housing market is picking up steam after, and TopBuild & Ferrero International go shopping. Tyler Crowe and Matt Frankel discuss: - Taiwan Semiconductor’s most recent earnings report - The torrid pace of AI spendi ... Show More
22m 6s
Jul 9
Starbucks' China Challenge and Decoding Meta's AI Push
Starbucks is looking to sell a stake in its China business, Hershey has a new CEO and Meta hits the gas on AI. Jason Moser and Lou Whiteman discuss: - Starbucks' move to sell part of its China business. - Hershey hires a new CEO. - Meta moves for more talent and invests in eyewea ... Show More
20m 38s
Recommended Episodes
Oct 2020
The nuclear industry dreams small
Could the future of nuclear power be the mass production of cheap small modular reactors?Justin Rowlatt visits a UK-based consortium led by Rolls Royce that is trying to develop these factory-produced miniature power stations. But how much funding does their chief executive Tom S ... Show More
19m 28s
Jul 2023
375. Sacrificing the Poor to NOT Save the Planet | Robert Bryce
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson and Robert Bryce discuss the topics from his latest book, “A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations,” the current audacity of the zero-emissions agenda, its effects on the developing world, the feasibility of coal and nuclear power, the ca ... Show More
1h 39m
Sep 2023
013: The Iron Law of Power Density with Robert Bryce
Power Density is an extremely important concept to understand in the energy industry. What you have to put into the system energy wise should be far less than what the return is. Join Robert and I as we discus Energy Return on Energy Invested, Power Density and what is energy vs ... Show More
39m 38s
Mar 2022
Business and Energy
How will soaring energy costs affect UK corporations? Prices are spiking, not least because of the war in Ukraine. Energy is essential for everything from heating offices to transportation to manufacturing, so what happens when it just becomes too expensive? Evan Davis and guests ... Show More
29m 3s
Nov 2023
Ep.61 A Masterclass In Defying Stereotypes: How Jordan Brompton Built A Nine-Figure Green Energy Empire
Jordan Brompton is the Co-Founder of myenergi, one of the world’s fastest-growing renewable energy technology companies. Building a nine figure green energy company with 400 staff, it’s safe to say myenergi is turning heads in the renewable tech space. The company’s huge success ... Show More
1h 1m
Apr 2023
Is Geothermal Power The Key To Stabilizing The Grid?
Alternative sources of power are moving into the spotlight.As the share of dispatchable power in our electricity system declines, with coal-fired plants giving way to variable wind and solar, maintaining reliable supplies to keep the lights on becomes more complex. Investment in ... Show More
58m 45s
Jun 2023
Can AI help hunt for key EV battery minerals?
New technology is being used to find deposits of nickel, copper, cobalt and lithium which are vital for the EV battery industry. We hear from a company that is using AI to locate these sought-after minerals. Also in the programme, we hear why the electric truck-maker Lordstown fi ... Show More
54m 6s
Nov 2022
Electric vehicles are here, and large-scale adoption is. . . near?
While the internal-combustion engine dominates car design, its existence contributes to global warming and detracts from electric-vehicle (EV) development. Things like carbon emissions, the complexity of design, and battery development are slowing down the widespread adoption of ... Show More
28m 32s
Feb 2023
92. Who’s winning the battery arms race? - Feb23
We discovered Simon Moores, CEO of Benchmark Minerals Intelligence, on YouTube, during a legendary testimony during the US Senate in 2019. Simon just blew our mind, so it had been an ambition for this show to bring him on. And we did. With Simon, we analyse the whole supply chain ... Show More
32m 9s