Climate finance without Washington: The new coalition funding community clean energy in America
As federal support for climate action in the US is cut back, a difficult question is coming into focus: what happens to clean-energy project...
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The Energy Gang is a weekly digest on energy, cleantech and the environment produced by Greentech Media. The show features debate and discussion between energy futurist Jigar Shah, energy po...
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20 of 587 episodesAre power markets fit for purpose? The debate over reliability, affordability and who pays for the grid
Electricity markets are under renewed pressure. Surging demand forecasts from data centres and other large loads are colliding with anxiety...
A new market for AI compute: What GPU futures could mean for energy
AI is turning compute into a strategic resource, and the scramble to secure GPU capacity is starting to look a lot more like a commodity mar...
Demand for power generation and grid equipment is booming. Can the industry keep up?
In the AI revolution, one of the critical constraints is how much additional electricity can be made available to power new data centers. An...
Built to last: Why insurers are helping design resilience into renewable energy and storage facilities
As the renewable energy and storage industries grow, and enter more hostile geographies, asset resilience is becoming an increasingly pressi...
America’s new gas boom. Can the industry meet soaring demand to power AI and export LNG while keeping energy affordable at home?
Gas is back at the center of the energy debate. Surging demand for electricity to power new data centres, and growing fears about global ene...
Is the competitive power market model broken? Why changing the rules around generation could be an answer to rising electricity prices.
US electricity prices are rising at well above the general rate of inflation. The data center investment boom, by adding to electricity dema...
Is fusion power here at last? The imagined energy of the future is becoming very real right now
The old joke about nuclear fusion power is that commercial deployment is 30 years in the future: it always has been and it always will be. I...
Can the LA Olympics in 2028 be a catalyst for clean energy? How the games could remake transport, power and clean air in the car capital of America
Los Angeles will host the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, an event that poses formidable logistical challenges. To put it in terms that w...
Why is it so hard to build big energy projects? The barriers that obstruct new infrastructure development, and how to get past them
Whoever you ask, you are likely find broad agreement that the world needs more energy infrastructure. Whether you are worried about ensuring...
The new politics of power: What's really driving up American electricity bills? And what can we do about it?
US residential electricity prices have risen by more than 40 per cent since the start of 2021, which is much faster than general inflation....
Methane is both a problem and an opportunity: How market-based solutions can cut emissions even after climate policy has retreated
Methane is the second-most important greenhouse gas, after carbon dioxide. It has accounted for roughly 30% of human-induced global warming...
How AI is changing the natural gas industry
There are two great forces reshaping the world of energy today. The AI boom and the wave of investment in new data centres have sent power p...
The Iran war and the energy transition: what happens when the world is focused on supply security, not emissions
The conflict in the Middle East has created severe disruption to shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, taking roughly 20% of global...
It is too hard to build things in America: Can permitting reform begin a new era for energy investment?
America is facing an energy supply crisis created by surging demand for electricity from data centres. A transition to a lower-carbon system...
How US utilities are adapting to a high-growth world for power demand. The head of America's largest electricity industry group explains the critical role played by regulators
The era of stagnant electricity demand in the US is over. Data centres, electrification, and reshoring of manufacturing are driving a surge...
Stress test: the Iran war and a US grid under pressure | Live from the ACORE Finance Forum, Day two
The war with Iran has put a spotlight on the security and resilience of energy and supply chains around the world. In this second special ep...
Data, power and dollars: financing the AI energy boom | live from the ACORE finance forum in New York
The numbers are staggering. The “magnificent seven” Big Tech companies are expected to have combined capital spending of about $800 billion...
A new toll on global energy: Can Iran permanently control the Strait of Hormuz?
Ten weeks into the war with Iran, the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed. The ceasefire is officially holding, but occasional attacks o...
Uber's electric bet on electric vehicles: What does the rise of EVs and autonomous vehicles mean for the future of mobility?
The past year has been challenging for electric vehicles. In the first quarter of 2026, US EV sales were about 27 per cent below their level...