The muscle we forgot: SMRs, hyperscalers, and why this nuclear renaissance might actually be different
Why nuclear has never been project financed and how that might finally be about to change.Every nuclear plant ever built has ultimately been backstopped by taxpayers or ratepayers. Not because the tec...
24 Maalis 56min
The grid nobody planned for: public power, hyperscalers and the race to rewire America for the AI age
What two decades of flat demand means for a grid now expected to double in sizeThe US went from essentially zero load growth for twenty years to 3% national growth almost overnight. The supply chains,...
10 Maalis 1h 4min
Is hyperscaler demand finally giving CCS its moment?
Carbon capture and storage has long been framed as a clean technology that’s forever five years away. Bridget van Dorsten speaks with Tim Vail, CEO of ION Clean Energy, to explore why a surge in AI da...
24 Helmi 47min
Building the plane while it’s flying: data centers, utilities, and the new rules of power
After more than a decade of flat demand, the US power sector is now facing explosive growth, arriving faster than grids, generation, and transmission can be built. In this episode, Interim host of Int...
10 Helmi 44min
Fuel cells are powering AI data center demand: they’ve moved from interesting clean tech to major player. How are utilities using them?
US data centre announcements are averaging 435MW a month, and there’s around 175GW of large-load capacity already committed or under construction. AI hyperscalers are looking for innovative ways to me...
27 Tammi 43min
AI, and the battle for energy in 2026. What clean energy sources are going to meet demand?
AI is changing the energy system faster than almost anything we’ve seen in decades. Interim host, engineer and energy analyst Bridget Van Dorsten is joined by Ed Crooks, host of Energy Gang and Vice-c...
13 Tammi 29min
How are key renewable energies faring at the end of 2025? Guest host and energy analyst Bridget van Dorsten talks through developments in geothermal, hydrogen and wind.
At the start of the year things were looking uncertain for nascent renewables like hydrogen and geothermal. With policy support from the previous US administration they had boomed with the IRA, then c...
2 Joulu 202537min
Energy policy, technology, and utility challenges: How industry leaders are overcoming barriers
Utility-scale clean energy projects in development are still facing connection queues and regulatory barriers. RE+ may be done for 2025, but the debate is still going. Host Sylvia Leyva Martinez, Rese...
18 Marras 202537min
