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Volts

Volts

265 Episodes • By David Roberts • www.volts.wtf/podcast
A newsletter, podcast, & community focused on the technology, politics, and policy of decarbonization. In your inbox once or twice a week.
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What's the deal with burning wood pellets for energy?
An enormous amount of wood is harvested from forests... more
Jul 24 2024 1h 1m
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What's the deal with Passive House?
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Jul 19 2024 1h 1m
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EV charging for those without a garage
EVs are great for people with garages to charge them... more
Jul 17 2024 54m
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How are we going to decarbonize shipping?
In this episode, David Wooley and Ed Carr, lead auth... more
Jul 12 2024 1h 2m
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Electrolyze everything!
A startup called Mattiq is using a combination of na... more
Jul 10 2024 1h 6m
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What's up with solid-state batteries?
In this episode, CEO Siyu Huang of Factorial Energy ... more
Jul 5 2024 53m
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A clever new way to distribute storage on the grid
A new startup called Base Power aims to bring more s... more
Jul 3 2024 1h 12m
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Hey schools, go get your IRA tax credits!
US public education infrastructure faces significant... more
Jun 28 2024 53m
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Heat pumps with thermal batteries
In this episode: more heat pumps! Jane Melia, co-fou... more
Jun 26 2024 57m
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New York's congestion pricing fiasco
New York City was on the cusp of (finally) implement... more
Jun 21 2024 1h 4m
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What's up with electric aviation?
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Jun 19 2024 58m
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Washington Governor Jay Inslee on his last big climate fight
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Jun 14 2024 1h 20m
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Are markets the right tool for decarbonizing electricity?
In his book The Price Is Wrong, Brett Christophers a... more
Jun 12 2024 1h 35m
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Wrapping our heads around AI and climate
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Jun 7 2024 1h 20m
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Making mini-grids work in sub-Saharan Africa
More than half a billion people on the African conti... more
Jun 5 2024 47m
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Making carbon-free steel with clean electricity
Steel production generates almost 10 percent of glob... more
May 29 2024 51m
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FERC's new rule and other exciting transmission news
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May 24 2024 1h 8m
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Using a Moneyball approach to elect state & local climate champions
Which political races should climate advocates focus... more
May 22 2024 56m
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Making heat pumps better, easier, and a little sexier
In this episode, I talk with CEO Paul Lambert of sta... more
May 17 2024 1h 5m
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Envisioning a more democratic, bottom-up energy system
In this episode, California electricity guru Lorenzo... more
May 15 2024 1h 29m
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How climate change is portrayed in popular culture
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May 8 2024 1h 2m
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What you need to know about the new EPA power plant standards
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May 6 2024 1h 4m
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The energy transition's 5 supervillains and 5 superheroes
In this episode, longtime clean-energy analyst Micha... more
May 1 2024 1h 11m
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Making geothermal heat pumps work for big buildings
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Apr 26 2024 1h 10m
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Rising electricity demand requires new gas plants? Not so fast.
What’s the best way to handle rising US electricity ... more
Apr 24 2024 59m
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