Energy Cast

We discuss energy trends and lessons learned by utilities during the COVID-19 quarantine with IEEE’s Aleksi Paaso. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/85-ieee.html

We discuss how more solar developers are retaining ownership of their projects thanks to new financing with Jim Spano. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/84-reit.html

We discuss how a new effort by the Department of Energy in Utah could hold the key to unlocking enhanced geothermal systems across the country. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/83-forge.html

We explore how combustion turbines are using industrial gases and hydrogen to expand energy production options beyond natural gas. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/82-ge.html

We explore the possibilities of carbon utilization with National Energy Technology Laboratory technology manager Joe Stoffa. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/81-ccus.html

We ask the question, "Are we living in a Grid Golden Age?" with Panelists from Siemens and HDR. Recorded at DistribuTech in San Antonio. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/80-distributech.html

We discuss opportunities to store Carbon Dioxide indefinitely with the Department of Energy - National Energy Technology Laboratory’s Andrea McNemar. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/79-netl.html

We explore the possibilities of a gravity-based storage solution using cranes and blocks with Energy Vault President and CEO Rob Piconi. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/78-vault.html

We discuss the utility industry’s changing business model with Mackey McCleary. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/77-innogy.html

We discuss the pressing security needs of our nation’s energy infrastructure with Phrantceena Halres. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/76-ttd.html

We discuss the evolving role diesel generators are playing in a hybrid renewable/energy storage system with Finland’s Wärtsilä Corporation. Recorded at PowerGEN in New Orleans. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/75-wartsila.html

We discuss the potential of Metal-Organic Framework technology to efficiently capture CO2 from air, and how this California-based startup developed a strong research relationship with ExxonMobil. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/74-mosaic.html

We discuss German Engineering giant Tractebel’s plans for an offshore, wind-powered hydrogen production facility, which could be a key process in future energy storage. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/73-tractebel.html

We meet a company that is working outside the regulated energy market space to give customers more renewable energy options. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/72-arcadia.html

We discuss the 20-year path from fringe to mainstream with the nation’s oldest renewable-only retail electric provider, Green Mountain Energy. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/71-gme.html

We discuss the excitement finally bringing this Edison vs. Westinghouse film to audiences, and the real-life drama involving the Harvey Weinstein fiasco, with screenwriter Michael Mitnick. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/70-current.html

We explore the path to electrification in the developing world, as well as long-term global sustainability with Founder and CEO Sandra Kwak. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/69-10power.html

We explore the opportunities to develop 3rd-party solar projects with Founder and CEO Brent Alderfer. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/68-community.html

We explore the potential of gallium nitride power semiconductors, the next-gen successor to silicon, and the path this technology could take to soon become the global standard. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/67-gan.html

We discuss the potential for hydrogen fuel cells to power fleets and beyond, and how a Hydrogen Economy could be closer than we think. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/66-plug.html

I host panel on The Future of Energy with representatives from Duke Energy, Southern Company, and Dominion Energy. For accompanying PowerPoint, pictures, and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/65-naygn.html

We discuss the potential to end excessive flaring in North Dakota's Bakken Shale region and jumpstart a new economy with second-time guest Mike Hopkins. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/64-bakken.html

We speak to Department of Energy’s Ed McGinnis about the potential of both Small Modular Reactors and the next generation of large-scale commercial facilities in the United States. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/63-doe.html

We discuss an ambitious new plan from the Department of Energy to expand geothermal energy 60 gigawatts by midcentury. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/62-gto.html

We meet a Utah startup that has a plan for producing hydropower and clean water from the atmosphere, using an unmanned zeppelin. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/61-chaac.html