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Trump, Russia and European Gas
On this week’s Energy Gang: Trump inserts himself into the complicated energy relationship between Germany and Russia.
Reflections on Better Place, Cleantech’s Most Dramatic Business Failure
In this week’s Energy Gang: We look back on Better Place’s crazy ride from 2007 to 2012.
Are Fugitive Methane Emissions Offsetting the CO2 Benefit of Natural Gas?
This week’s Energy Gang podcast is all about gas.
Watt It Takes: How Roboticist Leila Madrone Built the Air-Based Solar Tracker Firm Sunfolding
In this edition of the Watt It Takes podcast: Leila Madrone talks about her journey from music-making NASA roboticist to solar-tracker CEO.
Tesla’s Latest Layoffs: Can Musk Achieve Profitability?
On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: We look at Tesla’s newest restructuring.
Your Questions Answered: What’s the Best Way to Spend Carbon Tax Revenues?
On this week’s Energy Gang podcast, we answer listener questions about energy and climate politics.
Is California’s Solar Rooftop Mandate the Gateway for Electrifying Everything?
This week on The Energy Gang: the pathway to electrifying homes and why the current home efficiency paradigm sucks.
Watt It Takes: The Origin Story of Mosaic With Billy Parish
In this edition of the Watt It Takes podcast: Billy Parish talks about his journey from climate activist to solar executive.
Busting Myths About Storage Emissions, Solar Partisanship and Electricity Prices
On this week’s Energy Gang podcast, we become mythbusters.
A New Era of Grid Planning: ‘Folks Are Frustrated’
On this week’s episode of The Energy Gang: Why D.C.‘s proposed law on distributed energy may be the start of a bigger trend.
The Trumpian Politics Behind SunPower’s Planned Purchase of SolarWorld USA
On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: Trump wanted a win, so SunPower gave him a win.
Statoil Bets Floating Offshore Wind and Carbon Capture Are the Future of Energy
On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: We talk with the executive in charge of Statoil’s new energy investments.
Global Carbon Emissions Are Going Up Again. Is America Set for a Reversal?
On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: Global energy trends, First Energy Solutions’ bankruptcy, nuke closures, and Pruitt’s battle with fuel efficiency.
Trouble for Silicon Valley’s Top Car Companies
On this week’s Energy Gang, we look at Uber’s autonomous car accident and Tesla’s Model 3 woes.
The Origin Story of SunEdison
In this week’s edition of Watt It Takes, Jigar Shah opens up about his life and career, as well as the origins of SunEdison. Plus, he’ll give plenty of tips for entrepreneurs.
We’re on the Verge of a Transportation Revolution. If We’re Not Careful, We Could Screw It Up
On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: how to steer automated, shared electric vehicles to a better future.
The Coal Boss, the Comedian and the Squirrel
Plus, the reality TV star and the industrial magnate brothers. There are a lot of characters on this week’s Energy Gang podcast.
FERC’s Historic Energy Storage Ruling: A Doomsday Countdown for Natural Gas Peakers?
On this week’s episode of The Energy Gang: We’ll look at the long-term consequences of a new federal decree on energy storage.
Are America’s New Solar Tariffs Already Working?
On this week’s episode of The Energy Gang, we round up of the latest manufacturing activity announced in the wake of Trump’s tariffs.
Americans Don’t Mind Wind Turbines Near Their Homes, Say Government Researchers
On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: We dig into Americans’ perceptions of large-scale wind.
Trump’s Solar Tariffs: We Answer Your Questions
In this week’s podcast, everything you need to know about the latest salvo in the solar trade wars.
Electric Airplanes Could Remake Aviation
On this week’s episode of The Energy Gang podcast: how electrified aviation could transform regional transportation.
Bomb Cyclone and NOPR Redux: What the Grid Really Needs
On this week’s episode of The Interchange: the next step in the evolving conversation about grid resiliency, reliability and flexibility.
Energy Policy in Trump’s Washington: Year One
In this week’s Energy Gang podcast, a discussion of where things stand under the Trump administration.
