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The Energy Impact Podcast features world-renowned experts across international energy policy and project finance along with regular news updates leading journalists specializing in energy innovation.

  1. 24/09/2024

    Anthony Casciano & Erika Gupta - Siemens

    1. Where Erika and Anthony grew up, respectively, as well as how their passions for sustainability came to be 2. The process of Siemens Financial Services and how they think ahead both strategically and tactically 3. A deep dive into The Decarbonization Business Optimizer (DBO) tool 4. A discussion of software and hardware technologies and how both can contribute to energy efficiency improvement and the fight against climate change

    47 min

  2. 11/07/2024

    Vanessa Chan - U.S. Department of Energy

    1. Vanessa's move to the United States and her early interests in the STEM field, as well as the passion for creation that eventually led to Vanessa being a seller on QVC 2. How Vanessa was introduced to the Department of Energy and began her career there 3. A deep dive into the work of the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) and the mission behind it all 4. Innovative things the OTT has done to speed up commercialization, investing in clean energy, and the sometimes missing link that improves the likelihood of success for startups

    52 min

  3. 21/06/2024

    Amy Harder - Cipher

    1. Amy's upbringing on a cattle ranch in eastern Washington State and how this developed her understanding of energy and climate change, as well as how her interest in journalism first developed 2. What Cipher is, when it was founded, and the problem it's trying to solve 3. What Amy thinks about the state of AI as a tool or supplement for clean technologies 4. The misconceptions within the energy transition debate that stand out to Amy, specifically the questions that need to be further explored by different groups that care about the energy transition

    39 min

  4. 13/06/2024

    Paul Ellis - The Sustainable Finance Podcast

    1. Sustainable investing in the early 2000's and what drew Paul to the space early in its growth 2. The challenges investors are looking to solve when it comes to sustainable investing 3. A deep dive into The Sustainable Finance Podcast 4. The guests Paul enjoys speaking to on the podcast, as well as how the younger generation will positively impact the importance of sustainability as a whole

    37 min

  5. 05/06/2024

    Bryan Walsh - Vox Media

    1. How Bryan's love of reading and writing translated into interests in global health, the future, and international news coverage relating to climate and energy 2. The tension between the need for reducing carbon emissions and increasing electricity demand 3. Bryan's book and what motivated him to write it, as well as what the piece covers 4. A discussion of civilian nuclear energy and what the future might hold in regards to development

    38 min

  6. 28/05/2024

    Jacqueline Novogratz - Acumen

    1. Jacqueline's background, an abundance of travel, and how it all lead her to a career in impact investing 2. What drove Jacqueline to begin her work tackling poverty and the first projects she chose to begin in this new space of impact investing 3. Acumen's Hardest-to-Reach initiative and what it focuses on 4. The future of investing in clean energy projects and key investment trends we might see in the coming years

    53 min

  7. 22/05/2024

    Kate Gordon - California Forward

    1. Kate's background of many moves, tenant law, and an interest in clean energy conversations both domestically and internationally 2. How Kate ended up in the ground floor of the Apollo Alliance, the first green jobs organization in the United States 3. Kate's transition from Apollo to the United States Department of Energy and how her experience with labor in the green transition flowed between the two 4. Working with Secretary Granholm, as well as some future-facing conversations surrounding Kate's upcoming book

    50 min

  8. 07/05/2024

    Leo Banchik - Voyager Ventures

    1. What motivated Leo to make a difference and become interested in clean energy technology 2. A deep dive into the many different types of carbon removal 3. Voyager's investment thesis and how it resonates with Leo 4. The constantly evolving technologies of the energy transition and what we might see from them in the future

    56 min
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