144. Bill Gates and Energy (2/2) – the Investments / Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Final Episode of 2023 (and last one for the MINUTES on their own channel). All episodes will be on this channel going forward.Here are the Redefining Energy Awards for 2023:Company of the Year - BYDSt...

26 Joulu 202313min

Last episode of the Year. And what a year. We passed 1m downloads since inception. In 2023, we will have 470k downloads up 34% compared to 2022. Gerard and Laurent saw the Weaponisation of Energy co...

15 Joulu 202333min

This Sunday, a Special Episode. We are going live to COP28 in Dubai.Our special guest is Bruce Douglas, CEO Global Renewable Alliance, who is spearheading the effort around the key message “Double dow...

10 Joulu 202311min

In the past 5 years, we have seen an incredible rise of Energy Storage (ESS) on numerous Grids. Those markets, whether in Europe (10GW) or in the USA (16GW), have been created by the magic formula whe...

1 Joulu 202330min

Why should the 97% of non-French listeners of the podcast be interested in the fate of the French nuclear fleet?With 60GW and 56 reactors, the French nuclear fleet is critical to the very existence of...

15 Marras 202331min

We hear a lot about Climate Tech, and the VC investments about to revolutionize and accelerate the Energy Transition. Gerard and Laurent wanted to know more. And there is no better place than Silicon ...

1 Marras 202326min

Honestly, we have struggled to find a suitable title for this Episode. We thought of and then abandoned catchier titles such as “Withering Wind”, “Have we reached peak wind?” and even “Wind – WTF”. Fi...

16 Loka 202331min

The smaller the grid, the higher the price. Islands have been plagued forever by a higher price of power. This is an inherent consequence of their small scale. Add on the top some natural catastrophes...

2 Loka 202330min