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Battery booms and the rise of flexibilityAs storage markets saturate, value is shifting from building batteries to optimizing them — with AI and new flexibility models leading the way.
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The state and future of nuclear waste
Dr. Jen Shafer digs into the details of waste itself and solutions for its safe disposal.
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Scaling America’s domestic solar supply chain
Qcells’ Scott Moskowitz weighs in on the challenges and potential of building out solar in the U.S.
41 minMar 19, 2026 -
AI scaling pathways: On grid, on edge, off grid, off planet
Jake Elder, SVP at Energy Impact Partners, lays out a framework for the future of powering data centers.
44 minMar 12, 2026 -
Frontier Forum: How VPPs earn grid-scale trust
A new framework looks at how virtual power plants become operational resources.
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Digging deep for super hot geothermal
Carlos Araque, CEO of Quaise Energy, gives an overview of the new frontier of geothermal.
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Volts crossover: Six big energy questions
David Roberts, host of the Volts podcast, returns to the show to consider the next decade of clean energy.
65 minFeb 25, 2026 -
The rise of grid power electronics with Drew Baglino
The founder of Heron Power makes his pitch for solid state transformers to enhance the grid.
51 minFeb 19, 2026
Catalyst
A weekly podcast featuring veteran investor Shayle Kann interviewing experts about the state of the energy sector and the technologies powering decarbonization.
Shayle Kann is asking the big questions about the ways we power our world: How cheap can clean energy get? Where is the smart money going on new technologies? How will the AI boom both help and hinder us on our journey to decarbonization? Every Thursday on Catalyst, Shayle dives deep into the world of energy with prominent experts, investors, researchers, and executives to unpack both the solutions and the challenges at play in this ever-changing landscape.
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The multi-billion dollar promise of vehicle-to-grid integration
The Vehicle-Grid Integration Council's Steve Letendre unpacks the technology’s potential, as well as its hurdles to mass adoption.
Jul 23, 2026
