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?
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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.
Watt It Takes: Creating a Battery Unicorn by Learning From Previous Cleantech Busts
Sila Nanotechnologies CEO Gene Berdichevsky on the long path to creating a better lithium-ion battery.
Will Geothermal Ever Boom Like Fracking?
On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: We look at a U.S. government plan to reinvigorate geothermal.
Comparing Presidential Candidates on Climate and Cleantech
On this week’s Energy Gang podcast, we look at how candidates are crafting climate and energy plans.
Breaking Down Subsidies for Fossil Fuels: How Much Are We Really Spending?
On this week’s Energy Gang: We revisit direct and indirect energy subsidies.
Past Is Prologue: Trends That Got America to 2 Million Solar Systems
On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: The forces guiding solar’s new era of scale.
What the Renewed Debate Over Costs of Renewable Energy Policy Is Missing
On this week’s Energy Gang: We look at a controversial report on renewables targets from the University of Chicago.
Watt It Takes: Why This Founder Dug Into Home Geothermal
Kathy Hannun talks about spinning out a ground-source geothermal heating and cooling startup.
Amazon Cozies Up to Oil & Gas, While Lagging Peers on Renewables
This week on The Energy Gang: Is Amazon’s courtship of the fossil fuel industry unique?
Republicans Craft Climate Plans to Counter Green New Deal
On this week’s Energy Gang podcast, we dissect two conservative counterproposals to the progressive Green New Deal.
What Does Lyft’s IPO Signal for the Future of Mobility?
This week on The Energy Gang podcast: we take a ride alongside the silicon valley mobility unicorns.
The US Energy Storage Market Kicks Into High Gear
On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: What’s behind the big leap for batteries?
Watt It Takes: Terry Jester Reflects on Four Decades of Solar
This week on Watt It Takes, Solpad CEO Terry Jester brings 40 years of solar experience to startups.
Is Climate Delayism the New Climate Denialism?
On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: 15 kids and a utility lobbyist walk into a senator’s office…
How Trump’s Tariffs Hit US Solar, One Year On
On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: assessing the impact of Trump’s trade war.
Parsing the Green New Deal
This week on The Energy Gang podcast: Deal or no deal?
Watt It Takes: How David Crane Jolted the Power Sector
David Crane reflects on the shift from brown to green (and back to brown) at NRG Energy.
The Debate Over America’s 2050 Energy Mix
On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: sifting through the criticism of government energy projections.