Episodes
Six years of tape. Every episode is checked claim by claim and playable.
49 episodes in 2023
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47m Financing first-of-a-kind climate assets
Shayle Kann and veteran climate investor David Yeh analyze the financial and operational challenges of funding first-of-a-kind (FOAK) climate hardware projects. They discuss bridging the gap…
18 statements 6 featured 4 assessments
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50m What do you do with a 100-hour battery?
Host Shayle Kann interviews Form Energy CEO Mateo Jaramillo to examine the technological, economic, and grid-level benefits of 100-hour iron-air battery storage in enabling a fully decarboni…
19 statements 7 featured 4 assessments
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47m Update: What the new Treasury rules mean for EV supply chains
In this episode of Catalyst, host Shail Khan and battery market expert Sam Jaffe analyze the U.S. Treasury's Foreign Entity of Concern guidelines and explore their far-reaching impacts on el…
13 statements 3 featured 8 assessments 1 contradicted
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39m EV charging on both sides of the pond
In this episode of Catalyst, host Shail Khan and ev.energy CEO Nick Woolley compare the electric vehicle ecosystems of North America and Europe, analyzing how differing regulatory structures…
16 statements 6 featured 9 assessments
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47m The cost of nuclear
In this episode of Catalyst, host Shayle Khan and energy policy researcher Jessica Lovering deconstruct the economics of nuclear energy, examining international cost disparities, capital exp…
21 statements 5 featured 11 assessments
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54m Mailbag episode! Interest rates, carbon dioxide removal, load growth, and more
In this 'Ask Me Anything' mailbag episode of Catalyst, host Shayle Kann and guest host Sarah Golden answer listener questions addressing surging electricity load growth, macroeconomic intere…
18 statements 7 featured 5 assessments
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1h 8m The Volts crossover episode
In this crossover episode of Catalyst and Volts, clean tech analysts Shayle Kann and Dave Roberts debate the most overhyped and underhyped trends across clean energy, examining topics includ…
22 statements 6 featured 7 assessments
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44m The market for microgrids
Host Shail Khan and Scale Microgrids co-founder Tim Hade examine the technical components, economic realities, and regulatory barriers shaping the commercial microgrid market. They discuss h…
18 statements 7 featured 7 assessments
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36m The pace of home electrification
Host Shayle Kann and Rewiring America's Steve Pantano examine the current pace of US home electrification across heat pumps, water heaters, and induction stoves, assessing market adoption ra…
13 statements 4 featured 10 assessments
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51m How is U.S. industrial policy affecting actual climatetech investment?
Host Shayle Kann and Rhodium Group partner Trevor Houser analyze empirical data from the Clean Investment Monitor to evaluate the real-world impact of the Inflation Reduction Act and federal…
15 statements 6 featured 12 assessments
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49m Climate tech startups need strong techno-economic analysis (TEA)
Host Shayle Kann and technical diligence experts Dr. Greg Thiel and Dr. Melissa Ball examine how climate tech startups should build and utilize techno-economic analysis (TEA). They detail co…
15 statements 5 featured 6 assessments
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40m Reviving the stagnant plant based meat market
Host Shayle Kann and Mizuho Securities equity research analyst John Baumgartner analyze the stagnation of the plant-based meat industry, exploring the causes behind multi-year volume contrac…
21 statements 7 featured 12 assessments
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43m Fixing interconnection
In this episode of Catalyst, host Shayle Kann and energy expert Tyler Norris analyze the systemic interconnection delays choking U.S. clean energy deployment, contrasting traditional queue g…
13 statements 4 featured 6 assessments
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46m Stopping geoengineering, by accident
Host Shayle Kann and climate scientist Dr. Dan Visioni discuss how international maritime clean fuel regulations inadvertently halted a decades-long solar geoengineering experiment, unmaskin…
12 statements 4 featured 7 assessments
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38m The food-energy nexus
Host Shayle Kann and Dr. Michael Webber explore the multifaceted food-energy nexus, analyzing the heavy energy inputs embedded across agricultural supply chains, the thermodynamic trade-offs…
20 statements 5 featured 15 assessments
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38m Can the V2X dream become reality?
Host Shayle Kann and General Motors V2X Lead Ty Yeagerson examine the technical, economic, and operational realities of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology, exploring how electric vehicle…
15 statements 4 featured 2 assessments 1 contradicted
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50m Navigating the electricity gauntlet
In this episode of Catalyst, host Shayle Kann and Energy Impact Partners' Andy Lubbershane examine 'the Power Gauntlet'—the critical collision between surging electricity demand from AI, dom…
18 statements 4 featured 11 assessments 1 contradicted
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48m Beaming 24/7 solar… from space
Host Shayle Khan interviews Sanjay Vijendran of the European Space Agency's Solaris Initiative to explore the technical feasibility, plummeting launch economics, safety standards, and global…
21 statements 6 featured 13 assessments
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28m With Great Power: What other industries can teach utilities about innovation
In this crossover episode of With Great Power, AES Chief Utility Innovation Officer Rayford Smith discusses how the electric power sector can overcome regulatory bottlenecks, deploy artifici…
11 statements 5 featured 2 assessments
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49m Mining the deep sea
Host Shayle Kann and industry expert Renee Grogan explore the geopolitical, technological, and environmental dimensions of deep sea mining as the global energy transition accelerates the dem…
8 statements 3 featured 5 assessments
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42m The good and bad of carbon capture
Host Shail Khan and energy policy expert Dr. Emily Grubert evaluate the complex nuances of carbon capture and storage, outlining a four-part framework to distinguish indispensable industrial…
11 statements 3 featured 2 assessments
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43m The early days of transoceanic hydrogen transport
This episode of Catalyst examines the technical, thermodynamic, and geopolitical bottlenecks of transoceanic hydrogen transport, analyzing five major carrier pathways alongside regional pipe…
16 statements 5 featured 10 assessments
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35m The fungus among us
In this episode of Catalyst, host Shayle Kann interviews soil biologist Dr. Heidi Jane Hawkins to explore how underground mycorrhizal fungal networks cycle 13 gigatons of carbon annually and…
9 statements 3 featured 5 assessments
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44m Building out a U.S. solar supply chain
Host Shail Khan and BloombergNEF's Ethan Zindler examine the opportunities and hurdles facing the U.S. solar industry, evaluating how Inflation Reduction Act incentives, international trade …
19 statements 6 featured 12 assessments
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1h 20m AI for climate: a real world test
Host Shayle Kann and energy trading expert Seyed Madaeni put generative AI to the test by tasking non-programmer Duncan Campbell with building a wholesale battery storage dispatch optimizati…
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48m The carbon market’s quality problem
In this episode of Catalyst, host Shayle Kann and Sylvera CEO Alistair Fury analyze the deep-seated integrity, accounting, and transparency challenges in voluntary carbon markets, outlining …
9 statements 2 featured 2 assessments
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49m Keeping copper from limiting the energy transition
In this episode of Catalyst, host Shayle Kann and Ceibo CEO Cristobal Undurraga examine the looming global copper shortage, exploring mining geology, processing pathways, geopolitical bottle…
18 statements 6 featured 16 assessments 1 contradicted
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57m Four ways to store sunlight
In this episode of Catalyst, host Shayle Kann and Energy Impact Partners Head of Research Andy Lubershane analyze the challenge of replacing the nation's 47-day fossil energy stockpile, expl…
12 statements 3 featured 8 assessments
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55m Unpacking EPA’s newly proposed power emissions rule
In this episode of Catalyst, host Shayle Kann and Rhodium Group partner John Larson analyze the EPA's proposed power plant emissions regulations, exploring compliance mechanisms, legal prece…
18 statements 5 featured 11 assessments 1 contradicted
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48m The great Bitcoin energy debate
In this episode of Catalyst, host Shail Khan and Wood Mackenzie's Ben Hertz-Shargel examine empirical data from a landmark New York Times investigation to dissect the true impacts of large-s…
16 statements 5 featured 11 assessments
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41m Understanding the transmission bottleneck
In this episode of Catalyst, host Shayle Kann and Grid Strategies president Rob Gramlich examine why electricity transmission is the primary bottleneck for US decarbonization. They explore h…
11 statements 3 featured 7 assessments
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26m The Carbon Copy: A rogue geoengineering startup sparks worry
This episode investigates Make Sunsets, a rogue startup attempting do-it-yourself solar geoengineering by releasing sulfur dioxide balloons into the stratosphere. Through expert interviews a…
13 statements 4 featured 5 assessments 1 contradicted
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53m How to build more hydropower
Host Laura Pierpoint and Natel Energy CEO Gia Schneider discuss modernizing hydropower, exploring how distributed modular installations, nature-mimicking watershed management, and fish-safe …
19 statements 4 featured 13 assessments 2 contradicted
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34m What the new Treasury rules mean for EV supply chains
Host Shayle Kann and battery expert Sam Jaffe analyze the U.S. Treasury Department's draft guidance for Inflation Reduction Act EV tax credits, evaluating how new material classifications, s…
10 statements 3 featured 7 assessments 1 contradicted
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40m SVB, the banking crisis and climatetech
Host Shayle Khan and Galvanize Climate Solutions partner Saloni Multani analyze the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and its systemic repercussions for climate technology. They explore the me…
9 statements 2 featured 5 assessments
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44m Betting big on renewable natural gas
Host Shayle Kann and StormFisher co-founder Brandon Moffat explore the technical mechanics, economic drivers, and regulatory incentives behind the rapid expansion of renewable natural gas (R…
17 statements 5 featured 13 assessments
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47m The greenhouse gas you don’t know about
In this episode of Catalyst, host Shail Khan and environmental scientist Eric Davidson analyze nitrous oxide (N2O), exploring its severe atmospheric warming and ozone-depleting impacts, the …
12 statements 4 featured 10 assessments
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31m The Carbon Copy: The great electrician shortage
In this collaborative investigative report by The Carbon Copy and Grist, host Stephen Lacey and reporter Emily Pontecorvo explore how America's severe shortage of certified electricians thre…
9 statements 2 featured 5 assessments 1 contradicted
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23m A theory of change for climate investing [partner content]
Carbon Collective CEO Zach Stein and host Stephen Lacey examine the shortcomings of conventional ESG frameworks while outlining a science-aligned investment model that combines fossil fuel d…
12 statements 6 featured 5 assessments 1 contradicted
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48m More 2023 trends: EVs, onshoring, and the three ages of decarbonization
In this episode of Catalyst, host Shayle Kann and energy analyst Nat Bullard explore key decarbonization trends, analyzing the peak of internal combustion engine sales, the surge of supply c…
10 statements 3 featured 8 assessments
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41m 2023 trends: biomass, ESG, batteries and more
In this episode of Catalyst, host Shayle Khan and energy analyst Nat Bullard examine key findings from Bullard's annual decarbonization report, analyzing critical trends in land use, biomass…
9 statements 4 featured 7 assessments
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46m Strong opinions on SMRs
In this episode of Catalyst, host Shail Khan interviews Last Energy CEO Brett Kugelmass to critically examine why small modular nuclear reactors face severe deployment delays and cost overru…
14 statements 4 featured 8 assessments 2 contradicted
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43m What hydrogen leakage means for the climate
In this episode of Catalyst, host Shayle Khan and RMI expert Thomas Koch-Blank analyze the climate science and infrastructure dynamics of hydrogen leakage, showing that clean hydrogen remain…
11 statements 3 featured 9 assessments
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48m Mailbag episode! Biotech, layoffs, battery recycling and more
In this mailbag episode of Catalyst, host Shayle Kann and co-host Sarah Golden answer listener questions covering climate tech finance, biological solutions, solar geoengineering, grid trans…
16 statements 5 featured 5 assessments
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46m The journey to monetizing DERs
Host Shayle Kann and CPower executive Matthew Sachs explore how distributed energy resources (DERs) are aggregated, automated, and monetized across wholesale electricity markets. They examin…
14 statements 4 featured 6 assessments
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34m This episode is trash
In this episode of Catalyst, host Shail Khan speaks with Nest co-founder Matt Rogers about his startup Mill, an innovative kitchen hardware and reverse logistics service designed to eliminat…
18 statements 5 featured 9 assessments
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21m Introducing: With Great Power, a show about the people building the future grid
Host Brad Langley interviews Carl Popham of Austin Energy to explore how electric utilities can accelerate EV adoption through customer-centric tools, dealership collaboration, forward-looki…
8 statements 3 featured 1 assessments
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43m Natural gas whiplash
In this episode of Catalyst, host Shayle Khan and energy scholar Anne-Sophie Corbeau examine the dramatic boom-and-bust cycles of European natural gas markets from 2020 through 2023, analyzi…
14 statements 4 featured 10 assessments
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53m Ammonia: the beer of decarbonization
In this episode, host Shayle Kann and Dr. Julio Friedmann examine how ammonia is evolving from a carbon-intensive agricultural input into a cornerstone of global decarbonization across marit…
17 statements 5 featured 14 assessments 1 contradicted