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Direct Current - An Energy.gov Podcast

Direct Current - An Energy.gov Podcast

62 Episodes • By U.S. Department of Energy • www.energy.gov/podcasts/direct-c...
Direct Current is a podcast about energy -- the kind that lights our homes, powers our lives and shapes our world. From the U.S. Department of Energy's digital team in Washington, D.C., Direct Current brings you fresh, insightful stories of how we generate and use electricity, what that means for th ...more
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Direct Current - An Energy.gov Podcast
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S5 E2: Fully Charged: How Batteries Are Combating the Climate Crisis, Part 2
The second of two episodes, we’re going under the ho... more
Jul 25 2024 21m
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S5 E1: Fully Charged: How Batteries Are Combating the Climate Crisis, Part 1 (REBROADCAST)
The first of two episodes, we’re going under the hoo... more
May 15 2024 13m
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S4 E5: End of Year Chat with Secretary Jennifer Granholm
Join us for an energizing conversation with Secretar... more
Dec 20 2023 38m
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S4 E4: 70 Years of Atoms for Peace
70 years ago, President Dwight D. Eisenhower went be... more
Dec 8 2023 25m
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S4 E3: Fully Charged: How Batteries Are Combating the Climate Crisis, Part 1
The first of two episodes, we’re going under the hoo... more
Oct 17 2023 12m
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The Manhattan Project, Part 2 (REBROADCAST)
The conclusion of our two part story on the Manhatta... more
Jul 20 2023 36m
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The Manhattan Project, Part 1 (REBROADCAST)
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Jul 20 2023 35m
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S4 E2: The Extremes of Weather in a Changing Climate
In this second episode of season 4 of Direct Current... more
Jul 6 2023 18m
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S4 E1: Keeping the Lights on in Ukraine
Season 4 of Direct Current opens with a race against... more
May 3 2023 18m
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Who Cares About Quantum? (Season 4 Teaser)
"Quantum" is everywhere these days — in the news, on... more
Feb 22 2023 14m
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People Powered: Chris Castro, Director of Sustainability
For years, Chris Castro worked tirelessly to bring a... more
Aug 4 2022 1h 30m
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SPECIAL FEATURE: The Name Change Initiative
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Jun 17 2022 1h 30m
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People Powered: Conrad Flowers, Lead Interconnection Engineer
Conrad Flowers wanted a more fulfilling career, so h... more
Apr 13 2022 1h 30m
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People Powered: AlexAnna Salmon, Village Council President
AlexAnna Salmon is a fierce advocate for her home, a... more
Feb 17 2022 1h 30m
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People Powered: Gaby Ibarra, Building Energy Analyst
Our series highlighting workers in clean energy cont... more
Jan 21 2022 1h 30m
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People Powered: Michael Flores, Wind Technician
In the latest episode of "People Powered,"... more
Dec 21 2021 1h 30m
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People Powered: Kaly Moore, Solar Construction Manager
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Nov 29 2021 1h 30m
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Brewing Up Energy Savings
Contained within a single glass of beer is hundreds ... more
Sep 30 2021 1h 30m
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LCLS-II: Brighter, Faster, Smaller
Stretching nearly two miles under a freeway in Palo ... more
Jul 9 2021 1h 30m
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LPO's New Look: A Conversation with Jigar Shah
With $40 billion in lending authority, the Loan Prog... more
Jun 14 2021 1h 30m
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Getting to Know Secretary Granholm
The nation's 16th Secretary of Energy, Jennifer... more
Apr 21 2021 1h 30m
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Mars 2020, Part 2: SuperCam Does It All
Developed by Los Alamos National Lab, SuperCam is th... more
Jul 30 2020 1h 30m
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Mars 2020, Part 1: Powered by Plutonium
NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover is loaded with t... more
Jul 24 2020 1h 30m
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AI: Safer, Smarter, More Secure (Live at AAAS)
Artificial intelligence is all around us — even if w... more
Apr 22 2020 1h 30m
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The Future of Water & Wildfire (Live at AAAS)
COVID-19 is dominating the headlines, but the pandem... more
Mar 31 2020 1h 30m
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