Energy Impact

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Ep 58: Robert Bryce - Author, A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations Jan 27, 2022

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1. Robert Bryce gives a behind the scenes look at his new book & documentary analyzing the impact of electricity on global poverty

2. Why power density matters and a comparison of the power density of different energy sources

3. The effect that government stability – or lack thereof – has on the availability of electricity

4. Risks of grid fragilization as baseload power plants shut down and how nuclear can help the US recover

Ep 57: Christophe Defert - HSBC Asset Management Jan 19, 2022

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1. Christophe Defert walks through his finance career, from investment banking to venture capital

2. The impact of bringing energy knowledge to the global investment regions to find the next category winners

3. Why different forms of financing are necessary to drive the energy transition

4. How Christophe is building a network of collaborators to work together towards climate goals

Ep 56: Jennifer Hiller - Wall Street Journal Jan 11, 2022

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1. Jennifer Hiller's history in the oil and gas industry and how it prepared her for coverage of the energy transition

2. A behind-the-scenes look at how a Wall Street Journal article comes to be

3. Challenges with transforming the country's electrical grid as electrification scales up

4. The current state of the global supply chain and what experts are saying needs to change to be more resilient in the future

Ep 55: Rokas Peciulaitis - Contrarian Ventures Jan 04, 2022

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1. Rokas Peciulaitis explains how a video game sparked his interest in investing & led him to a career in finance

2. Disruption in energy mobility: decentralization, deregulation, digitalization, and decarbonization

3. How Contrarian Ventures is building a community and platform to help climate tech entrepreneurs

4. The value of interdisciplinary talent coming in to expand technology that fights climate change

Ep 54: Katherine Blunt - Wall Street Journal Dec 21, 2021

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1. Katherine's background working in journalism and her work at the WSJ covering renewable energy utilities during California's Camp Fire

2. How Katherine's reporting led her to write her new book about the history of PG&E

3. The impact the push for renewables has on the energy grid

4. A deep dive into Katherine's recent article on the closure of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant

Ep 53: Christine Lam - Equilibrium Capital Dec 14, 2021

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1. Christine Lam reflects on her personal journey towards making a global impact through sustainable investments

2. Why Equilibrium Capital views sustainability as an economic drive and a competitive advantage

3. Where growth is happening in the carbon transition infrastructure space and what to look for next

4. An inside look at the dairy-to-renewable natural gas (RNG) process, including challenges and opportunities

Ep 52: Ben Morris - BBC Dec 07, 2021

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1. Ben Morris breaks down his strategy for making technical-based topics accessible to the BBC audience

2. An update on some of the UK's fusion projects and how the global industry is changing

3. The business of commercializing new energy technology and how to create a product that is buildable

4. How to balance the ethics of technology and why climate change must be attacked on a global scale

Ep 51: Daniel Goldman - Clean Energy Ventures Nov 23, 2021

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1. Dan Goldman on the beginnings of Clean Energy Ventures as an early-stage technology investor

2. Why Clean Energy Ventures focuses on advising and mentoring leadership teams in order to bring the right technologies to market

3. A deep dive on the route to commercialization and factors that affect a company's ability to scale up

4. How strategic exit plans can help a company scale up more quickly and more effectively

Ep 50: Olivia Columbus - Energy Impact Center Nov 11, 2021

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1. Olivia Columbus on how a strategic communications emphasis led her to the Energy Impact Center

2. The development of Energy Impact which focuses on energy finance, policy, and journalism

3. A behind-the-scenes look at the lifecycle of a podcast, from brainstorming to publishing

4. Challenges and strategies for pushing rapid decarbonization of the energy industry in today's world

Ep 49: Juan Muldoon - Energize Ventures Nov 02, 2021

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1. Juan Muldoon reflects on navigating his finance career in search of a high impact platform 2. How the role of software in the world of energy infrastructure and hardware has evolved 3. The importance of why Energize Ventures is focused on representing the entire value chain in its investments 4. Four keys to accelerating the energy transition through best-in-class technology

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