The State of Carbon Capture, Removal and Utilization
Net-zero carbon pledges are heating up. Japan just committed to reaching net zero, just four weeks after China did the same. In total, seven of the 10 largest economies in the world (not including Ame...
30 Okt 202040min
The Carbon Hidden in Our Buildings
When we talk about climate change on this show, and what causes it, we are usually talking about gases that come from vehicles or from the electricity sector. But what about the built environment? Thi...
22 Okt 202038min
Making Sense of the DER Extravaganza
This week: consolidation and cooperation in the distributed energy market.Just as federal regulators in the U.S. are making batteries, solar systems, electric cars, generators and other similar resour...
14 Okt 202032min
Will California’s Gas-Car Ban Boost America’s Flat EV Market?
California plans to ban new internal-combustion vehicles by 2035. But are electric vehicles ready to take their place?We know that there are dozens and dozens more models of electric cars on the marke...
2 Okt 202043min
California's Grab Bag of Climate Risks
In recent weeks, five million acres have burned across California, Oregon and Washington State -- killing dozens, displacing tens of thousands of people, and causing untold damage.In California, over ...
18 Sep 202037min
The Cleantech SPAC Attack
The market for initial public offerings dropped way down this year. Or did it? There is a surge in activity in a different kind of IPO: a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. It’s also known ...
14 Sep 202036min
Demand Response and California’s Blackouts
There are still questions about what exactly caused California’s blackouts during last month’s heat wave. We know that imports were down, natural gas plants tripped off line, and wind generation fell....
7 Sep 202038min
Why Trump’s Energy Dept Squashed a Supergrid Report
This week: how an innocuous grid-modeling project became a threat to Trump’s efforts to save coal -- and then languished inside the Department of Energy.It’s one of many pieces of research that have b...
28 Aug 202022min
