Is the US being left behind in the race to develop new clean energy technologies? BYD is selling EVs that can charge in five minutes | China is streaking ahead of the US in the energy transition race
The Chinese car company BYD, the world’s top-selling manufacturer of electric vehicles, is launching two models that can charge in five minutes; about the time it takes to fill a tank with gasoline. I...
1 Apr 202558min
What does financial market turmoil mean for low-carbon energy?
Investors have gone sour on clean energy. In a troubled time for stock markets in general, where is the capital for energy flowing now?Host Ed Crooks is joined by Shanu Mathew, Senior VP and Portfolio...
18 Mar 20251h 13min
Flexible, fast-responding and reliable – the growth of energy storage seems unstoppable. What could possibly go wrong?
Charge when it’s cheap, when energy is abundant, and discharge when the energy is needed. The role of energy storage will be critical to the transition to low-carbon technologies. It’s an exciting tim...
4 Mar 202557min
What do President Trump’s tariffs mean for energy? | The view from Washington and Canada
In 2018, President Donald Trump said “I’m a tariff man”, declaring they were the way to make America rich again. Six years on and just weeks into his second term, he is putting that philosophy into pr...
18 Feb 20251h
What does DeepSeek AI mean for energy?
It’s a historic moment in energy, with a leap forward in AI technology coming as the Trump administration sets a new direction for the US. The Energy Gang break down what it all means. When they make ...
4 Feb 20251h 3min
Does clean hydrogen have a future? Finding a role for hydrogen in a low-carbon energy economy
Hydrogen has been called the Swiss Army knife of energy, because it has so many potential applications, from home heating to heavy industry. But so far, deployment around the world has been slow. And ...
22 Jan 20251h 8min
What can we expect from energy in 2025? The people, places and technologies to watch this year
Host Ed Crooks is joined by regulars Amy Myers Jaffe and Melissa Lott to share their predictions for energy in 2025. They discuss the policy changes expected from Washington under the Trump administra...
8 Jan 20251h 3min
The Energy Gang’s Review of the Year in energy
China’s booming EV industry, AI and clean energy, questions over hydrogen, and the other big stories from 2024.To round off a momentous year for clean energy, Ed Crooks is joined by regulars Melissa L...
23 Des 20241h 2min
