S5 E4: Science Powered by Exascale
What is exascale computing? Why does it matter? To find out, we connected with the computing experts at DOE's national laboratories. Join us...
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Direct Current - An Energy.gov Podcast
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., Dire...
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S5 E3: The Next Generation Science of Pandemics
The COVID-19 pandemic serves as a stark reminder that, despite our great achievements, we are still bound by the laws of our own biology. An...
S5 E2: Fully Charged: How Batteries Are Combating the Climate Crisis, Part 2
The second of two episodes, we’re going under the hood to take a look at something these EVs all share in common — a battery. Where do they...
S5 E1: Fully Charged: How Batteries Are Combating the Climate Crisis, Part 1 (REBROADCAST)
The first of two episodes, we’re going under the hood to take a look at something these EVs all share in common — a battery. Where do they c...
S4 E5: End of Year Chat with Secretary Jennifer Granholm
Join us for an energizing conversation with Secretary Jennifer Granholm, focused on the Department of Energy’s 2023 accomplishments and the...
S4 E4: 70 Years of Atoms for Peace
70 years ago, President Dwight D. Eisenhower went before the United Nations and delivered a speech unlike anything the world had ever heard....
S4 E3: Fully Charged: How Batteries Are Combating the Climate Crisis, Part 1
The first of two episodes, we’re going under the hood to take a look at something these EVs all share in common — a battery. Where do they c...
The Manhattan Project, Part 2 (REBROADCAST)
The conclusion of our two part story on the Manhattan Project. We take you to the Trinity site where the first bomb was tested and then foll...
The Manhattan Project, Part 1 (REBROADCAST)
The first of two episodes that tell the story of an unprecedented, U.S. government effort to beat Nazi Germany in the race to construct a nu...
S4 E2: The Extremes of Weather in a Changing Climate
In this second episode of season 4 of Direct Current, we dive into a topic that’s been in the news a lot lately: extreme weather. While inte...
S4 E1: Keeping the Lights on in Ukraine
Season 4 of Direct Current opens with a race against the clock, as the Department of Energy and National Labs join forces with industry and...
Who Cares About Quantum? (Season 4 Teaser)
"Quantum" is everywhere these days — in the news, on TV, in the titles of blockbuster action films — but what even is it? Why is it importan...
People Powered: Chris Castro, Director of Sustainability
For years, Chris Castro worked tirelessly to bring a brighter future to the city of Orlando, Florida. We heard from the (now-former) directo...
People Powered: Conrad Flowers, Lead Interconnection Engineer
Conrad Flowers wanted a more fulfilling career, so he followed his passion and took a job in solar energy. Now he’s connecting solar farms t...
People Powered: AlexAnna Salmon, Village Council President
AlexAnna Salmon is a fierce advocate for her home, a remote Alaskan town called Igiugig. As village council president, she's working to pres...
People Powered: Gaby Ibarra, Building Energy Analyst
Our series highlighting workers in clean energy continues! Gaby Ibarra, a first-generation college student and daughter of immigrants, share...
People Powered: Michael Flores, Wind Technician
In the latest episode of "People Powered," our new series on clean energy careers, wind technician Michael Flores shares what it's like to t...
People Powered: Kaly Moore, Solar Construction Manager
Presenting "People Powered," a new series on clean energy careers! There are millions of good-paying jobs in energy, and we'll be introducin...
Brewing Up Energy Savings
Contained within a single glass of beer is hundreds of hours of labor and vast amounts of resources. Join us as we go inside a popular craft...
LCLS-II: Brighter, Faster, Smaller
Stretching nearly two miles under a freeway in Palo Alto, CA, the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) is a huge X-ray laser with the power to...