
No, Renewables Aren't Going to Blow Up the Grid
A new study from PJM, America's largest wholesale competitive energy market, once again shows that high amounts of renewables can be integrated without harming the grid or raising energy prices. In th...
18 Maalis 201436min

Are US Natural Gas Exports An Effective Way To Counter Russia?
U.S. Natural Gas is being touted as a tool to weaken Russian President Vladimir Putin's influence in Europe. But how effective would an export strategy really be? In this week's show, we'll look at th...
12 Maalis 201435min

Anatomy of a Solar Power Boom: Can the Industry Keep it Going?
As expected, 2013 was yet another record year for solar in the U.S. With 5.1 gigawatts of PV and CSP coming online, the solar industry was the second largest provider of electricity capacity behind na...
6 Maalis 201443min

Will the US-China Trade War Destroy the American Solar Market?
This month, the U.S. government agreed to take up another case against China for its solar trade practices. The complaint was filed by German solar producer SolarWorld, but most of the solar industry ...
28 Helmi 201444min

Can ARPA-E Create The Internet Of Energy?
ARPA-E was modeled after a successful defense research agency called DARPA, which helped create the foundation of the internet. So can the government's energy innovation agency do something equally gr...
13 Helmi 201437min

Can Transportation Reach Zero Emissions By 2050?
The electricity sector in the U.S. is nearing a tipping point for clean energy. But transportation isn't seeing the same level of change. In this week's podcast -- recorded live at the Department of T...
7 Helmi 201438min

Natural Gas: A Bridge to the Future or Bridge to Nowhere?
In his latest State of the Union address, President Obama once again called natural gas a "bridge" to the clean energy future. But is the resource really all the industry claims? We'll take a nuanced ...
31 Tammi 201440min

The Taxman Cometh: Does Clean Energy Need to Face Up to Tax Reform?
The clean energy industry may soon face some hard choices about tax incentives. Should it continue to push for short-term extensions of the production and investment tax credits, or does it need to le...
23 Tammi 201435min




















