Renewable Energy SmartPod

This episode will put you ahead of the curve on some key conversations taking place these days in the renewables sector. Numerous companies are striving to match their energy consumption – on a daily, intraday or evenly hourly basis – with renewable energy sources. It’s an ambitious goal, so today's guests are Gridmatic Founder and CEO Matt Wytock and VP of Business Development David Miller ....

Sponsored by Deloitte There’s been a lot of buzz about the role hydrogen stands to play in the energy transition. Alan Alexander , a partner at Vinson & Elkins , joins the show to help separate the signal from the noise. V&E just released a paper ( "Unlocking the Opportunity of Low-Carbon Hydrogen: Investment, Incentives, and Collaboration" )  that outlines the current hydrogen l...

This quick podcast offers a taste of what went on today at Day Three of the American Clean Power Association's CLEANPOWER conference, including insights from: Magic Johnson Leo Moreno from AES Clean Energy Armando Pimentel from Florida Power & Light Jesse Gronner from Triple Oak Power Sign up for the Renewable Energy SmartBrief

The show keep marching along in NOLA! This quick podcast offers a taste of what went on at Day Two  of the American Clean Power Association's CLEANPOWER conference, including insights from: Governor John Bel Edwards Former Senator Mary Landrieu Susan Nickey from HASI Jason Grumet from ACP Art Del Rio from EDF Renewables Sign up for the Renewable Energy SmartBrief

Things are cooking in New Orleans! This quick podcast offers a taste of what went on at Day One  of the American Clean Power Association's CLEANPOWER conference, including insights from: Retired US Army General Stanley McChrystal John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation Mark Bradley, President of Bradley Construction Management Craig Cornelius, CEO of Clearway...

Workforce development is a crucial step along the path to a clean energy future. Proponents of the energy transition can't stop talking about all the jobs, jobs, jobs that the transition will bring, but what exactly will that workforce look like?  Jasmine Robinson , a project manager at IHI Terrasun Solutions , joins the show to talk about what the energy sector can do to recruit, develop and...

When many people think of solar power, they think of rooftop solar panels or massive, utility-scale solar farms. But there are more options. Kacie Peters , senior director of communications at Pivot Energy , joins the show to explain the basics of community solar. Peters highlights the momentum this segment of the renewables industry is enjoying -- and some of the challenges it is facing. Peters a...

If you've flown on American Airlines recently, there's a chance your plane was fueled by a small amount of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Jill Blickstein , Vice President of Sustainability at American Airlines, joins the show to talk about the latest advancements in SAF, how the carrier leverages renewables to power its operations and fleet upgrades the airline has made to enhance its...

While most of the listeners of this podcast might work in the renewable energy industry, ALL of the listeners of this podcast are energy consumers. And let’s be honest … even some of the most die-hard members of the renewables industry probably have at least one or two things about their home that they wish were more sustainable. With that in mind, Matt Ferrell joins the show to outline various wa...

From Russia's invasion of Ukraine to the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in the US, numerous major events have transpired during the last couple of years that have had an impact on the global energy landscape. Luke Brett from Reuters joins the show to talk about how leading policymakers and key industry executives are keeping pace with such rapid change and continuing the shape the glo...

No matter which renewable energy generation or storage technology -- or combination of technologies -- an end-user chooses to deploy, it's crucial that the output and capabilities of those technologies are optimized. To reach peak optimization, more and more organizations are turning to digitalization. Krishna Vanka , Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer at Fluence , joins the show...

Now that the calendar has turned to 2023, it’s time to look ahead to what the coming year might have in store for the renewable energy industry. To peer into that crystal ball, a pair of executives from EDF Renewables join the show. Tristan Grimbert is the President and CEO of EDF Renewables. Raphael Declercq is Executive Vice President and serves as the CEO of the company's Onsite Solutions...

The rise of ESG investing has investors clamoring for accurate and transparent data. Larry Lawrence , Head of Sustainable Finance - US at IntercontinentalExchange (ICE), outlines the crucial role data plays in the ecosystem of sustainable finance.  Public companies have ginormous reporting obligations, so Larry and the team at ICE help organizations sort through seemingly endless reams of data to...

Carbon emissions offsets can be a touchy subject. Some people think offsets are just a price businesses can pay to keep generating emissions. But the truth is, there are many industries where the technology needed to decarbonize doesn’t even exist yet. So if you're a business leader who wants to offset the emissions from your operations, how exactly do you go about doing that? Or if you are a...

Andy Posner is the founder and CEO of  Capital Good Fund . Since 2009, Andy and his team have been working on the frontlines trying to tackle one of the biggest challenges homeowners face when they are thinking about installing solar on their homes: cost. The Capital Good Fund develops lending programs, like DoubleGreen Solar Loans , that deliver the benefits of solar and other energy efficiency i...

Experts agree that the transportation sector needs to be a key target of any effort to decarbonize the global economy. Nicolas Peltier-Thiberge , the Global Director for the Transport Sector in the Infrastructure Practice Group of the World Bank, joins the show to talk about a report the bank recently released that analyses the economics of electric vehicles for passenger travel. When most people...

When most people think of batteries these days, they probably think of lithium-ion batteries. But serious questions are starting to be asked about lithium-ion batteries; questions safety, sustainability, performance and the supply of the rare earth materials that go into those batteries.  So with all those battery questions swirling, today's show features Hugh McDermott , the senior vice pres...

Luiza Demôro, the Head of Energy Transitions at BloombergNEF, walks us through a pair of reports that the team at BNEF recently released. One is their annual Power Transition Trends report. And the other is a special look at the state of clean energy funding in emerging markets and developing economies .  And now that COP27 is upon us, Luiza also gives us a global perspective on energy trends, wit...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last year or so, you’ve probably heard about all the money that’s either already been deployed or is on its way toward funding the energy transition.  When there are billions and billions in play, it’s not surprising that groups are coming together to lure capital to not only certain technologies, but also certain geographic regions. Jane Stricker is...

When a heat wave gripped California a couple of months ago, authorities sent out tweets and texts urging businesses and consumers to reduce their energy use to help utilities and other power providers avoid blackouts. That was an example of demand response. And guess what? It worked. James Muraca, the Chief Technology Officer at Enersponse , joins the show to explain how demand response can be aut...

A key component of the Biden administration's energy transition plan involves establishing hydrogen hubs at multiple locations across the US.  Michael Hecht, president and CEO of Greater New Orleans Inc. , joins the show to share details about H2theFuture , which is a green hydrogen cluster that's being developed in southern Louisiana. H2theFuture was recently awarded $50 million from th...

This episode is all about the "Blue Economy." Jason Busch is the Executive Director of the Pacific Ocean Energy Trust and he joins the show to talk about the many ways the ocean can power a more sustainable future. Offshore wind energy has certainly been in the headlines as of late, so Jason covers that topic, but he also provides an update on other blue technologies. Technologies like w...

Joseph Triepke and Daniel Cruise from Lium Research join the show to talk about the many ways the Inflation Reduction Act is poised to shape markets for solar, wind and battery storage. Joseph and Daniel will offer their views from more of an investor and financial market intelligence perspective. And speaking of market intel, don’t miss the nugget Joseph and Daniel share about solarSAT , a new da...

It's all happening! The U.S. Congress finally took action to try to stem the tide of climate change. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) includes $369 billion of climate and clean energy initiatives -- and tax incentives represent a huge chunk of that amount. Lauren Collins , a partner at Vinson & Elkins , joins the show to explain how the plethora of tax incentives in the IRA stand to boos...

While the comment period for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed rule on climate-related disclosure has been extended into June, the proposal offers a solid hint as to how the final rulemaking might take shape. Jamie Gamble , Managing Director at PwC, and Maggie Peloso , Partner at Vinson & Elkins, join the show to dig into the details of the proposed rule and offer tips on what...