
Where Will Big Money Be Made in Climate Tech?
There’s money to be made in climate tech, broadly defined. But where exactly?As investment pours into climate tech, it’s true that a rising tide lifts all boats. But in markets -- especially fast-chan...
23 Apr 202157min
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An Island’s Path to 100% Renewables [Special Content From Wärtsilä]
The grid of the future lies 850 miles off the coast of Portugal, on an island in the Azores called Graciosa.The island has always been dependent on fossil fuels. But in 2018, that changed. That’s when...
20 Apr 202120min

Can Computers and Math Save the Climate? (Rebroadcast)
This week: artificial intelligence, machine learning, and the many ways they can decarbonize the economy.From optimizing buildings to modeling new industrial processes to better managing the grid, AI ...
15 Apr 202150min

The Magnitude of 24/7 Zero-Carbon Energy
In 2017, Google became the first major company to reach 100% renewable energy through corporate renewables procurement. But it was also the first major company to acknowledge that 100% renewable is no...
8 Apr 202147min

Why We Underestimate Clean Energy Cost Declines
In 2010, solar modules cost a little over $2 per watt. Many people questioned whether solar costs could come down another 50%.Well, here we are today with solar modules well below 50 cents per watt, f...
1 Apr 202136min

Oil Majors in a Post-Covid World
The oil majors are slowly recognizing that in a decarbonized world their fundamental business is going to have to change. So what are they thinking? Where are they deploying resources -- and not deplo...
26 Mar 202141min

What Does a 'Climate Resilience Director' Do?
Heather Rock joined PG&E as director of climate resilience in 2018 -- just two weeks before a faulty PG&E line sparked the most destructive wildfire in U.S. history. It’s hard to imagine a more compli...
18 Mar 202132min

Are Batteries at a Turning Point?
Imagine a battery that costs less than half of today's costs, can charge a vehicle in less than ten minutes, run for ten or more years with heavy usage, lasts over a million miles, and is produced wit...
11 Mar 202141min



















