Watt It Takes: How Sunnova’s John Berger Convinced Oil & Gas Investors to Believe in Solar
“I’m proud of getting a bunch of oil and gas money. We need them to start putting their money in this space.”
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California’s Clean Energy Gambit
This week on The Energy Gang podcast: What are the business and market implications for California’s 100% clean energy target?
An Interview With ‘Losing Earth’ Author Nathaniel Rich
On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: We explore a lost decade for climate change.
Watt It Takes: Assessing the Promise of Electric Buses With Proterra CEO Ryan Popple
How Popple maintained a “keep calm and carry on” attitude during tough times at the electric-bus maker.
One Trillion Watts of Wind and Solar
On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: what it will take to get the next trillion.
A Grab Bag of Cynicism and Optimism About America
On this week’s Energy Gang: a wide-ranging conversation with Vox’s David Roberts.
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.
