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.

Shayle Kann is a contributing writer to Latitude Media.
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Global markets

Building a supply chain for rare earth elements

China’s ban on the export of key technologies raises alarms about the supply of rare earth elements, which are used in EVs, turbines, and other electronics.

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Policy

How an obscure, 100-year old law is disrupting U.S. energy

The 1920 Jones Act increases the costs of offshore wind, fossil fuels, and domestic shipping.

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U.S. market
STORAGE

Understanding the growing world of battery recycling

Will battery recyclers have enough used batteries to sustainably feed their operations?

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U.S. market
DATA + CLOUD

The US power demand surge: The electricity gauntlet has arrived

Utilities were already being squeezed by rising demand and stagnant supply. Then AI began supercharging load growth.

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Regulation
U.S. market

Digging into the latest SEC climate disclosure rules

Scope 3 emissions are out. But with existing regulations from the EU and California, does it matter?

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Project finance

Climate tech’s tough year in the public markets

Lazard’s Shanu Mathew says climate tech investors are fleeing to safer stocks.

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AI
Grid edge

Promises of a digital grid haven't fully delivered. Will AI change that?

Mapping how AI-based grid tech is getting used for wildfire management, predictive maintenance, transmission optimization, and more

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Carbon removal
Corporates

Shopify’s head of sustainability on the realities of the carbon removal market

Stacy Kauk explains the challenges of building a carbon removal portfolio

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Global markets

Understanding the electric transformer shortage

The shortfall in grid equipment is a problem for just about any project that connects to the grid. What’s causing the crunch?

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Emerging tech
AI

2024 trends, part 2: ESG, carbon certifications, curtailment, and AI

Our second installment with Nat Bullard about the biggest trends in climate tech.

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Global markets

2024 trends: batteries, transferable tax credits, and the cost of capital

We go deep on Nat Bullard's 200-page slide deck on the biggest decarbonization trends in 2024.

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Grid edge
U.S. market

What’s really happening in the U.S. EV market?

Sales are growing fast despite gloomy headlines. What gives?

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Emerging tech

Mitigating enteric methane: tech solutions for solving the cow burp problem

It’s the early days of research into reducing enteric methane emissions from cows and other ruminants, but there are promising solutions.

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Carbon removal

Fuzzy math and food competition: The pitfalls of sourcing biomass for carbon removal

A forest scientist explains how to reduce harms when using bio-based resources for carbon removal.

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VC
Research

2023 climate tech venture investment trends

Despite a drop in total investment dollars, there are signs that climate tech investors are maturing