Arizona Public Service’s Historic Shift
This week on The Energy Gang: We dissect the factors behind APS’ carbon-free goal.
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Microsoft’s Carbon-Negative Gambit
On this week’s Energy Gang: how Microsoft is going to slash all of its historic emissions through new tech investments.
BlackRock CEO Says Climate Is Reshaping Finance. What Does That Mean?
On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: What happens now that the world’s biggest capitalist is embracing a climate-centric investment strategy?
Australia’s Hellish Start to 2020: The Impact of Bushfires on the Grid and Politics of Oz
This week on the Energy Gang, we discuss the dire situation in Australia. Plus, changes to PURPA and the “learn to code” trope for displaced miners.
Reflections on the Last 10 Years in Energy and Cleantech
On this week’s Energy Gang: We’ll look back over the last decade and look forward to the next decade.
Watt It Takes: The Founder-Engineer Turning CO2 Into Fuels and Materials
In this edition of our founder interview series, we profile a bohemian founder who’s tackling CO2 recycling.
Can Tesla’s Cybertruck Shape the Burgeoning Electric Truck Market?
On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: We debate whether the Cybertruck is a win or fail for Tesla.
Thanksgiving Podcast Feast: New Dem Candidates, ‘Climategate’ Redux and Top Turkeys of 2019
On the Energy Gang this week: a four-course meal of energy and climate topics.
Is Big Tech Fueling the Climate Disinformation War?
On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: how the tech companies may be disadvantaging climate and clean energy on their platforms.
Watt It Takes: Form Energy’s Mateo Jaramillo on His Mission to Build Long-Duration Batteries
In this edition of our founder interview series, we profile a battery veteran who’s looking to the next big leap for storage.
Who’s Trying to Re-Kill the Electric Car?
On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: It’s the oil industry versus the world.
We Didn’t Start the Fire (This Time)
On this week’s Energy Gang episode: Why did PG&E’s power shutoff go so poorly, even though fires were prevented?
Are Ancient Bugs the Key to Storing Wind and Solar?
In this special podcast episode: We tour NREL’s new bioreactor that creates renewable methane from microorganisms, hydrogen and CO2.
Watt It Takes: The Startup Working to Make Solar-Storage Better Than the African Grid
In this edition of our founder interview series: Xavier Helgesen, co-founder of Zola Electric, talks about rethinking off-grid energy products.
Clean Energy’s Ever-Changing Policy Risk
This week, a special episode from CohnReznick Capital on the state of play in energy policy.
Financial Trouble at an Iconic American Hydropower Giant
On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: Does the Bonneville Power Administration need reform in order to compete with wind and solar?
Does Climate Make Good Political TV?
This week on The Energy Gang: cheeseburgers, plastic straws, fracking, flood insurance and all the other stuff covered in CNN’s day-long climate town hall.
How America Thwarted a Giant ‘Extension Cord’ for Renewables
This week on The Energy Gang: Has the United States lost its ability to build grand infrastructure?
Watt It Takes: The Startup Reshaping Mobility Planning With Data
In this edition of Watt It Takes: Laura Schewel of Streetlight Data talks about her unexpected path into becoming a founder.
As More People Buy Carbon Offsets, Criticisms Mount
This week on The Energy Gang: We look at the problems with carbon credits focused on preserving forests.
The New Normal for the Grid: Batteries
On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: We dig into the latest project activity in energy storage.
How Electric Cars and Renewables Could Beat Oil
This week on The Energy Gang: The economics of oil are beginning to be challenged by EVs paired with wind and solar.
Watt It Takes: Nest Co-Founder Matt Rogers on Thinking Differently About the Smart Home
In this edition of Watt It Takes, Rogers digs into the origins of Nest.
Why Is Trump Suddenly Talking About the Environment?
This week on The Energy Gang: the political reasons for Trump’s messaging on environmental issues.
The Trump-Branded Version of the Clean Power Plan
This week on The Energy Gang: we examine the Trump EPA’s power plant rule, look at the gap between red and blue states on climate change, and review the presidential debates.