Shayle Kann
Shayle Kann is a partner at Energy Impact Partners, the leading venture capital fund investing in companies shaping the future of energy and infrastructure, where he leads the firm’s investments at the frontier of climate tech. He is also the host of Catalyst, a podcast from Latitude Media that tackles big questions about how to decarbonize the planet.
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Serving data center load with carbon capture
Julio Friedmann says natural gas plus CCS would help hyperscalers build data centers rapidly — while still meeting climate targets.
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How climate disasters are shaping insurance markets
From catastrophe models to reinsurance markets, an economist weighs in on climate change insurance.
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Specialized AI brains for physical industry
Will specialized AI tools beat out general purpose models? A climate tech VC sees a need for engineering, logistics, and other physical industries.
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The potential for flexible data centers
Flexibility in new data centers could enable up to 98 GW of new industrial load — and speed up interconnection, too.
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The coming robotics wave
Robots are making inroads into climate tech, but where will they make the biggest impact?
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An ode to electrochemistry
A six-time co-founder and MIT professor explains the applications of electrochemistry across climate tech.
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A skeptic’s take on AI electricity load growth
Jonathan Koomey thinks energy constraints will incentivize efficiency for data centers.
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Cultivated meat’s ‘trough of disillusionment’
The industry fell short of the hype. What’s holding it back?
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The promise and perils of sodium-ion batteries
What breakthroughs do sodium-ion batteries need to become competitive? This new tech could accelerate the energy transition.
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The case for colocating data centers and generation
How siting renewables and storage behind-the-meter at data centers can enable larger projects and faster connection to power.
