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 the new Treasury rules mean for EV supply ...
Manufacturers of critical battery materials finally have details on how to qualify for the IRA’s EV tax credits.
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SVB, the banking crisis and climatetech
Silicon Valley Bank’s failure highlighted the coming headwinds for climatetech
36 min
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Betting big on renewable natural gas
Big energy players bought up billions in renewable natural gas assets last year. How much could this fuel actually offset emissions?
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The greenhouse gas you don’t know about
Nitrous oxide has a global warming potential 273 times higher than carbon dioxide and it lasts in the atmosphere for a century. So what can we do about it?
43 min
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The Carbon Copy: The great electrician shortage
The table is set for widespread electrification. But do we have enough electricians to make it happen?
28 min
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A theory of change for climate investing [partn...
A conversation with Carbon Collective CEO Zach Stein on how to maximize the climate impact of investment portfolios.
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More 2023 trends: EVs, onshoring, and the three...
Part two of our conversation on the biggest trends in climatetech with Nat Bullard.
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2023 trends: biomass, ESG, batteries and more
Part one of a conversation with Nat Bullard, who delivers us a monster slide deck on the biggest trends in climatetech.
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Strong opinions on SMRs
New nuclear construction in the U.S. is facing challenges. Shayle talks to one nuclear tech CEO about what we can do about it.
42 min
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What hydrogen leakage means for the climate
Leaked hydrogen may have more atmospheric warming potential than previously thought. Does that change how we should use hydrogen in the energy transition?
39 min
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Mailbag episode! Biotech, layoffs, battery recy...
In this ‘ask me anything’ episode, Shayle answers the questions you sent in.
46 min
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The journey to monetizing DERs
Customers are adopting DERs, but cumbersome rules are holding them back.
44 min
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This episode is trash
How the food we waste heats up the planet. And how we can fix it.
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Introducing: With Great Power, a show about the...
In this crossover episode: how can utilities help sell more electric vehicles?
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Natural gas whiplash
Natural gas prices have fluctuated wildly, causing knock-on effects across climatetech. What will happen next?
42 min
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Ammonia: the beer of decarbonization
How low-carbon ammonia could help to decarbonize big parts of the economy, like shipping, heavy industry and even thermal power plants.
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Why methane matters
The potent greenhouse gas stays in the atmosphere for just over a decade, but cutting emissions is critical to slow short and long-term global warming.
43 min
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Advance market commitments to decarbonize heavy...
They brought us vaccines and rockets. Could advanced market commitments bring us zero-carbon metals, aviation fuels and other heavy industry products?
49 min
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The trends shaping the energy transition [partn...
Progress in clean energy is narrowing climate change scenarios. How is it shaping up on the grid?
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Solving the conundrum of industrial heat
New industrial heating technologies could help cut emissions in one of the most difficult sectors to decarbonize.
44 min
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Unpopular solar opinions, 2022 edition
Bloomberg NEF’s Jenny Chase breaks down her annual solar Twitter thread
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Fixing cement’s carbon problem
New production techniques are helping reduce emissions in an industry that’s been hard to decarbonize
40 min
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Unleashing the magic of heat pumps
Despite the buzz around this super efficient technology, heat pump adoption in the U.S. has been slowing. What gives?
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Getting more energy on the wires
Lack of transmission is a massive bottleneck for the energy transition. How do we fix it?
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Climatetech for developing economies
To build low-carbon economies in developing countries, we need to deploy the technology we already have
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