What’s the outlook for low-carbon hydrogen in 2024?Green hydrogen energy, by now well-regarded as a critical component in the energy transition, is still faced with significant challenges. It’s anticipated to significantly contribute to energy needs, with projections suggesting it could supply up to 35% of the UK's energy by 2050, and there's a push in the U ... Show More
Sep 8
Speed to power: Why data-center load growth is creating a new opening for C&I solar, storage, and microgrids
After a decade of flat demand, power markets are being forced to absorb a very different problem: rapid load growth arriving faster than transmission, large-scale generation, and utility interconnection processes can respond. The focus shifts from utility-scale procurement to the ... Show More
49m 16s
Aug 25
Thorium’s nuclear pitch: Can molten salt reactors cut cost, use waste, and scale faster than conventional designs?
Electricity demand is rising, capital is tightening, and nuclear is back in the conversation as utilities, governments, and large power users look for firm low-carbon supply. But the central question is not whether advanced nuclear can attract interest. It is whether any new desi ... Show More
39m 26s
Aug 11
The inverter security turn: How Europe and the US are redrawing solar procurement around Chinese hardware
Solar demand remains strong, storage is scaling fast, and inverter technology is becoming more central to how modern power systems actually function. But the conversation around inverters is no longer just about efficiency, bankability, or price. As these devices take on more int ... Show More
38m 44s
Jan 2025
Does clean hydrogen have a future? Finding a role for hydrogen in a low-carbon energy economy
<p>Hydrogen has been called the Swiss Army knife of energy, because it has so many potential applications, from home heating to heavy industry. But so far, deployment around the world has been slow. And in recent months there has been a series of setbacks for plans to use clean h ... Show More
1h 8m
Feb 2024
Things to Watch: Hydrogen
On today’s bonus episode of the podcast, Dana is joined by Kathy Gao, a Senior Associate from BloombergNEF’s Hydrogen team, to unpack the things to watch for the sector in 2024. Together they discuss offtake agreements and the potential for shipping and aviation to step up as cus ... Show More
23m 5s
Nov 2022
Climate tech to save the planet: Hype and hydrogen
<p>The joke about hydrogen is that it’s the fuel of the future, and always will be. But green hydrogen is made from renewable energy and emits only water vapour, so amidst the fight to reduce carbon emissions, has green hydrogen’s moment now finally arrived? In the latest episode ... Show More
24m 17s