by Matt Weinberg | Sep 21, 2023 | Podcasts
Renewables and electric vehicles are on a tear, and they’ll soon likely attract $2 trillion in yearly investment. But global emissions have not peaked. So what are the new frontiers of technology that will make renewables and storage more valuable – and draw down...
by Matt Weinberg | Sep 21, 2023 | Podcasts
by Matt Weinberg | Sep 14, 2023 | Podcasts
Solar geoengineering is a hot (er, cool?) topic these days. One method involves injecting a form of sulfur into the atmosphere to reflect solar radiation and help reduce global temperatures. But it could also cause unpredictable changes to ozone, rainfall, and...
by Matt Weinberg | Sep 8, 2023 | Podcasts
Last episode we dug into the nexus between water and energy. This episode we’re diving into food. The connections are myriad.Food itself is just a means of energy storage, and a particularly good one at that. While photosynthesis is remarkably inefficient—averaging...
by Matt Weinberg | Sep 7, 2023 | Podcasts
In the last few months, three major projects in Europe and America have been delayed or canceled, thanks to rapidly rising costs. Those projects make up more than 10% of current offshore wind capacity in the EU and US, according to Bloomberg. Another 9.7 gigawatts are...
by Matt Weinberg | Aug 31, 2023 | Podcasts
Here’s the dream: Millions of EVs plugged into their charging docks, working in concert to relieve stress on the world’s power grids. They reduce charging load or even inject energy back onto the grid. They back up renewables when the wind doesn’t blow or the sun...