Catalyst with Shayle Kann
Investor Shayle Kann is asking big questions about how to decarbonize the planet: How cheap can clean energy get? Will artificial intelligence speed up climate solutions? Where is the smart money going into climate technologies? Every week on Catalyst, Shayle explains the world of climate tech with prominent experts, investors, researchers, and executives. Produced by Latitude Media.
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What electric forklifts teach us about creative...
A conversation about the evolving landscape for clean energy policy and program design in America.
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Climate tech startups need strong techno-econom...
A good TEA is the unsung lynchpin of an early stage climate tech.
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Reviving the stagnant plant based meat market
After a record run of growth, why did plant-based meat sales decline in the U.S.? And what would it take to turn things around?
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Fixing interconnection
ERCOT is connecting power generators faster than any other electricity market in the country. Could we fix the U.S. interconnection bottleneck, Texas-style?
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Stopping geoengineering, by accident
Recent rules reduced sulfur dioxide air pollution from ships, but also warmed the surface of the oceans.
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The food-energy nexus
Shayle talks with Dr. Michael Webber about how food affects energy and energy affects food.
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Can the V2X dream become reality?
GM’s V2X lead Ty Jagerson talks through the challenges and benefits of EV batteries for grid operators and homeowners.
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Seeking the holy grail of batteries (Rerun)
Which companies will win the race to develop better batteries?
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Navigating the electricity gauntlet
Can utilities deliver on the promise of electrification?
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Beaming 24/7 solar… from space
A science-fiction author came up with the idea. But could it actually be closer to reality than we think?
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With Great Power: What other industries can tea...
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Mining the deep sea
Mining critical minerals on the sea floor could speed up the energy transition but could also harm seafloor ecosystems.
46 min
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The good and bad of carbon capture
The IPCC says carbon capture and storage is essential to reaching net zero. But what will we actually use it for?
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The early days of transoceanic hydrogen transport
There’s a crowded field of technologies competing to move hydrogen across the oceans. Which one will come out on top?
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The fungus among us
A new study suggests that fungi contribute to soil carbon far more than previously thought.
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Building out a U.S. solar supply chain
For the U.S. to reach net zero emissions, the solar industry will have to meet ambitious installation targets—all while navigating IRA rules, supply chain shortages and looming tariffs.
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AI for climate: a real world test
We challenged a non-coder to use ChatGPT to write battery software. The results were surprising.
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The carbon market’s quality problem
A minority of carbon credits on voluntary markets do what they actually say they do. Could better credit ratings systems help solve the problem?
46 min
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Keeping copper from limiting the energy transition
Copper is key to climatetech. How can we avoid a looming supply crunch?
47 min
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Four ways to store sunlight
Renewables are going to need a lot of backup. We talk through the low-carbon storage technologies that could do it.
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Unpacking EPA’s newly proposed power emissions ...
The proposed rule would regulate emissions from existing power plants for the first time. If it passes legal hurdles, what will it mean for U.S. power plants?
52 min
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The great Bitcoin energy debate
Proponents say Bitcoin mines support grid reliability and incentivize renewable projects. Opponents say they unnecessarily raise carbon emissions and electricity prices. How do mines actually behave on the grid?
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Understanding the transmission bottleneck
The lack of transmission could severely limit the energy transition. What can we do to fix it?
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The Carbon Copy: A rogue geoengineering startup...
Make Sunsets is sending balloons filled with sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere. Is it performance art — or a new era for geoengineering?
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How to build more hydropower
Adding terawatts of capacity doesn’t have to increase ecosystem impacts
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