Behind the Curtain: A Conversation With Travis Fisher, Lead on DOE’s Epic Grid Reliability Report
On this week’s Interchange podcast: We get the story behind the hotly debated report.
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From the Podcast Vaults: Analyzing Elon Musk and Reviewing Distributed Grid ‘Fan Fiction’
As we ride out the final weeks of summer, we revisit a couple of our favorite recent interviews from The Energy Gang and Interchange podcasts.
It’s Been a Decade Since Google Jumped Into Energy. Is It Any Closer to a Moonshot?
On this week’s Interchange podcast: a debate over Google’s approach to energy.
Can We Make Nuclear Power Great Again?
In this week’s Interchange, we apply lessons about innovation from other industries to advanced nuclear. Plus, we look at how soon batteries will start to put economic pressure on gas-fired power plants.
So You Want to Build a Cleantech Startup? Here’s What (and Who) You Need to Know
In this episode of the Interchange podcast, a roundtable with leaders of top U.S. cleantech incubators.
Why 100% Renewables May Create an ‘Evolutionary Dead End’
On this week’s Interchange podcast: A detailed conversation with the lead critic of Mark Jacobson’s 100% renewables modeling.
Leaked DOE Grid Report Puts Rick Perry in an Awkward Position. What Will the Final Draft Look Like?
On this week’s Interchange podcast, we debate the consequences of the leaked DOE grid reliability study. Plus, we talk about corporate strategies for buying 100% renewable energy.
An Interview With Mark Jacobson on the 100% Renewables Debate
On this week’s Interchange podcast, a wide-ranging conversation with Professor Jacobson about his modeling methods, his critics, and the current discourse around renewable energy policy.
A Guide to Blockchain and Energy
On this week’s Interchange podcast: A “loose federation of weirdos” discusses the potential role of blockchain in electricity markets.
The Most Important Solar Charts of 2017, H1 Edition
Trying to understand this moment in time for solar? We’ll help you out. We have all the charts.
New Market Rules Destroyed the Economics of Storage in PJM. What Happened?
On this week’s Interchange podcast: What changes to frequency regulation signals mean for energy storage developers.
On the Minds of Utility Execs: Digital Grids, Artificial Intelligence, Solar and Phasing Out Coal
On this week’s Interchange podcast, interviews with top figures in the utility business about the greatest challenges they face.
88,000 American Solar Jobs Are Under Threat From Suniva’s Trade Case, Says SEIA
That’s one-third of all solar jobs in the country. Suniva disputes the analysis.
Vestas Launches 9.5-Megawatt Offshore Wind Turbine; Shell Looks to 10-Gigawatt Projects
The world’s biggest wind companies push the envelope on turbine and project size.
A Journey to the Center of the Solar Industry
In this episode of The Interchange: We explore current turmoil, growth trajectories and the future of market design.
Death to Horse-and-Buggy Protectionism
We’re at a turning point in how the press covers the economic potential of solar. Plus, lots of deals to watch.
Invenergy Launches a New Venture Fund to Support a Digital Layer for the Electric Grid
General Electric and WEC Energy Group are partners.
The Suniva Trade Case: A Doomsday Scenario for America’s Solar Industry?
On this week’s Interchange podcast, we unpack the consequences of a sweeping solar trade complaint now under review by the Trump administration.
Imagining the Future of Residential Solar (and Storage) With Sunrun CEO Lynn Jurich
On this week’s Interchange podcast: Jurich describes Sunrun’s long-term approach to the chaotic residential solar market.
Mary Powell Is Not Your Typical Utility Executive
A conversation with Powell on this week’s Interchange podcast: “I had a natural disdain for the industry.”
After Leaving Tesla, Mateo Jaramillo Seeks the New Frontier of Energy Storage
On this week’s Interchange podcast, a conversation with one of the architects of Tesla’s storage strategy. We talk about the origins of the plan, and where Jaramillo thinks innovation will happen next.
It’s Been Exactly 3 Years Since New York Launched Historic Electric Utility Reform. How’s It Going?
On this week’s Interchange podcast, we have a progress report on New York’s ambitious plan to reform electricity markets.
How Wealthy Are Residential Solar Customers?
GTM Research and PowerScout dig into the relationship between residential solar and household income. We present the findings and discuss on this week’s Interchange podcast.
The Complexity of a Zero-Carbon Grid
On this week’s Interchange podcast: Why achieving “deep decarbonization” takes a diversified technology approach and hard choices.
Europeans Get Serious About America’s Offshore Wind Potential: ‘We Are Here for a Market’
European multinationals are driving much of the early offshore wind activity on the East Coast.
