Jigar Shah Has $40 Billion. What Will He Do With It?
The US Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office might be the most talked about -- and yet least understood -- part of the federal government’s efforts to support climate tech. It has already invest...
7 Maj 202151min
Pathways to Transforming Heavy Industry
There are few areas harder to decarbonize than heavy industry. But the stakes are high. Altogether, industry represents over 30% of global GHG emissions, when counting both direct process emissions an...
29 Apr 20211h
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
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 Mars 202141min
