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A platform dedicated to building the next generation of energy leaders. Energy Terminal seeks to build connections between energy experts and the next generation of energy leaders through conversations focused on career paths and advice. Each episode, we'll bring on an expert in the industry to talk about their career, where they think the industry is heading, and what advice they have for those just getting started. Energy Terminal is sponsored by Energy Dialogues.

  1. 6 hrs ago

    SPARK Episode 31: Praveen Gorakavi

    Centamil AI is building AI-embedded microreactors that enable process industries to transform their facilities for higher-intensity workloads. The company recently launched its Hayagreeva HEx, a cold plate that enables data centers to accommodate higher density GPUs driven by the AI revolution. Centamil offers a robust AI layer on top of its physical infrastructure, which optimizes cooling parameters in real time to adapt to the conditions at a facility. We spoke with Praveen Gorakavi, Founder and CEO of Centamil AI, to learn more about why he sees cooling as a critical bottleneck to AI infrastructure deployments. We discuss how the Hayagreeva cold plate is improving the energy efficiency of data centers by relieving the burden placed on energy intensive air cooling systems. Praveen also shares what inspires him as an entrepreneur and how he balances his roles as both an inventor and a businessman. And follow us on: Newsletter: https://www.energy-terminal.com/newsletter-signup LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/energy-terminal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/energyterminal/

    26 min

  2. 3 days ago

    SPARK Episode 30: Emily Tench and Camila Nicollier

    PermitPal is a community and political intelligence platform designed to make permitting predictable and efficient by providing actionable insights. Catering to the utility-scale renewables and AI infrastructure industries, PermitPal has built AI agents that analyze local zoning codes, planning records and community feedback to deliver tailored feedback to developers about the permitting process. In this episode, we were joined by Emily Tench, the Founder and Business Lead at PermitPal, and Camila Nicollier, PermitPal's AI & Data Lead. Emily and Camila talk about the emerging challenges clean energy infrastructure projects face in receiving local permits and how they are empowering developers to better navigate these challenges. They also provide advice about building a startup in a traditional industry and breaking into the energy and climate space as a young person. And follow us on: Newsletter: https://www.energy-terminal.com/newsletter-signup LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/energy-terminal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/energyterminal/

    30 min

  3. 15 June

    SPARK Episode 29: Anurag Kamal

    Anurag Kamal is the Co-Founder and CEO of ElectricFish Energy, an energy storage and infrastructure provider. ElectricFish provides EV charging and grid resiliency services to its customers and has deployed its infrastructure at installations across the United States. The company is backed by Techstars, Greentown Labs, Google and Newlab, among others. During the show, Anurag explains why the grid is undergoing a once-in-a-generation transformation and how ElectricFish is enabling this transition. He shares what differentiates ElectricFish from a traditional EV charging company and the role that batteries play in improving uptime for his customers. Anurag discusses what founders need to do maximize their experience with incubators and accelerators and entrepreneurial lessons he has learned while building ElectricFish. And follow us on: Newsletter: https://www.energy-terminal.com/newsletter-signup LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/energy-terminal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/energyterminal/

    24 min

  4. 3 June

    SPARK Episode 28: Stwart Pena Feliz

    Stwart Pena Feliz is the Co-Founder and CEO of MacroCycle, a hard tech startup developing novel PET and polyester waste upcycling technologies. Stwart, along with his Co-Founder Jan-Georg Rosenboom, started MacroCycle while they were students at MIT. MacroCycle has received the backing of Breakthrough Energy, Clean Energy Ventures and The Engine. In the episode, Stwart shares how MacroCycle's ring chain chemistry allows for the company to dramatically improve the economics of recycling. He also shares how he built the world-class team of scientists and engineers at MacroCycle, explains how his experience as an engineer at ExxonMobil helps him build MacroCycle and provides advice for founders looking to receive the most value out of startup accelerator and incubator programs. For college students, Stwart discusses the best steps to take for creating a career of impact. And follow us on: Newsletter: https://www.energy-terminal.com/newsletter-signup LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/energy-terminal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/energyterminal/

    28 min

  5. 26 May

    SPARK Episode 27: Navy McKee

    Navy McKee is the Co-Founder and CEO of Kai Pono Solutions, the developer of a patented wastewater treatment system that removes trash, chemicals and sediment from stormwater runoff. Navy founded Kai Pono Solutions during her Senior year at San Diego State University after realizing the role that innovation can play in cleaning up our waterways. Kai Pono Solutions has been accepted in multiple prominent Blue Tech accelerators, including SeaAhead's BlueSwell program and the StartBlue Ocean Enterprise Accelerator. Navy shares about her journey founding Kai Pono Solutions as well as the many iteration cycles needed to refine their product. She provides insights into why water is overlooked and underinvested as a vertical and the society-wide implications of failing to properly manage our water resources. We discuss how to find your niche as a young entrepreneur and strategies to gain credibility as an innovator in more traditional and risk-adverse industries. And follow us on: Newsletter: https://www.energy-terminal.com/newsletter-signup LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/energy-terminal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/energyterminal/

    21 min

  6. 22 Apr

    SPARK Episode 26: Dylan Gretok

    Dylan Gretok is Founder and CEO at Seagull EcoChem, while also earning his degree in chemical engineering, economics, and entrepreneurship at North Carolina State University. Inspired by his passion for the environment, Dylan is building a more sustainable future by commercializing a seaweed-derived plastics packaging replacement, which he hopes will remove the green premium on packaging alternatives and drive mass adoption. His work is supported by beVisioneers, the Mercedes-Benz Fellowship, and by NC State's Innovation and Entrepreneurship department. Dylan shares with us his founding journey at Seagull, why he believes his technology is well positioned to displace existing, environmentally harmful materials, and how he overcomes challenges as a student entrepreneur. We also discuss his love of the outdoors, how students can persevere in the face of adversity, and staying grounded while juggling multiple competing commitments.  And follow us on: Newsletter: https://www.energy-terminal.com/newsletter-signup LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/energy-terminal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/energyterminal/

    25 min

  7. 11 Mar

    Episode 53: The Missing Marketplace - How to Unlock Distributed Energy Flexibility

    James Johnston is a PhD-turned-entrepreneur who has spent the last 12 years building toward a single thesis: that energy markets need to be redesigned from the ground up for a distributed future. This venture, Piclo, is the first Distribute Energy Resource (DER) flexibility marketplace in the United States. The global energy transition has an infrastructure problem. Building new transmission lines and generation capacity takes years — queues are long, supply chains are strained, and the economy can't wait. Meanwhile, we are in the wake of the AI boom where data centers are multiplying, electricity demand is surging, and affordability is becoming a political crisis. The answer, according to James, is unlocking the power of distributed energy resources. DER — batteries, solar, controllable loads, and other small-scale assets — is the lowest-cost, fastest way to build energy infrastructure. But unlocking its potential requires more than just deploying the technology. It requires the markets, systems, and procurement mechanisms to match. That's the gap Piclo was built to fill. Piclo's flexibility marketplace connects utilities and hyperscalers with DER owners, operators, and aggregators through an open, competitive platform. Instead of utilities prescribing specific technologies through patchwork bilateral programs, they post a need — capacity, demand response, location, timeframe — and let the market respond. The result is better prices, more competition, and a critical mass of liquidity that bilateral contracting can never achieve. Tune in to learn why the era of DER has finally arrived.   Keynotes: Why data center load growth is forcing utilities to rethink how they procure energy What it takes to build a two-sided marketplace in a regulated industry How a marketplace model unlocks competition, liquidity, and lower costs for DER And much more   Book Recommendation from the Show: Amory Lovins' Small is Profitable

    24 min

  8. 27 Feb

    SPARK Episode 25: Adam Cowie-Haskell

    Adam Cowie-Haskell is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), where he focuses on electricity markets within BPC's Energy Program. His energy interest is in improving regulation, enhancing efficiency and lower costs in wholesale electricity markets throughout the United States. In 2025, he co-authored a report for the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability calling for greater load flexibility as a solution to accommodate large load growth. The report has been cited in multiple Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and state proceedings. Adam tells us about the critical role that policy plays in the proper functioning of electricity markets. He walks the audience through the history of wholesale market restructuring and the new challenges that the electric power systems in an era of rising load growth. Adam provides an overview of current policy proposals designed to lower the cost of electricity for residential customers and discusses what reforms are needed to catalyze lasting change. Adam also shares his advice to students looking to break into electric power markets and improve their quantitative skills. And follow us on: Newsletter: https://www.energy-terminal.com/newsletter-signup LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/energy-terminal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/energyterminal/

    26 min
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A platform dedicated to building the next generation of energy leaders. Energy Terminal seeks to build connections between energy experts and the next generation of energy leaders through conversations focused on career paths and advice. Each episode, we'll bring on an expert in the industry to talk about their career, where they think the industry is heading, and what advice they have for those just getting started. Energy Terminal is sponsored by Energy Dialogues.

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  • Creator
    Michael Wood, Hope Pratt, and Chloe Young
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    85
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2022
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    Energy Terminal

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