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Energy Evolution

Energy Evolution

21 episodes

Energy Evolution is a podcast from S&P Global Commodity Insights that explores how the energy industry is changing. Co-hosts Dan Testa and Taylor Kuykendall spend each episode talking to leading experts from the energy and finance fields and breaking down the trends that the policymakers, traders and industry professionals need to know about. The team uses the reporting firepower and data resources of Market Intelligence to tackle the big issues of the day and changes on the horizon. Dan and Taylor are veteran journalists with broad expertise covering the utility and mining sectors.

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Digging Space? Startups set sights on the moon, asteroids for resources

Published: Jan. 12, 2024, 10:30 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 2 seconds

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Energy Evolution crew previews energy transition themes to watch for in 2024

Published: Dec. 29, 2023, 10:30 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 7 seconds

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Communication technology and its role in the energy transition

Published: Dec. 22, 2023, 10:30 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 21 seconds

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The startups grappling with wind powers recyclability problem

Published: Dec. 15, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 41 seconds

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Tackling the challenge of tracking Scope 2 emissions

Published: Dec. 8, 2023, 10:30 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 34 seconds

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US utility execs share plans for continuing the energy transition amid rising costs

Published: Dec. 1, 2023, 10:30 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 30 seconds

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The path to net-zero: An overview of efforts across commodity companies

Published: Nov. 17, 2023, 10:30 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 2 seconds

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Fighting climate change with carbon offsets and fossil fuel retirement credits

Published: Nov. 10, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 6 seconds

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Biodiversity and wind power: Are they at odds, and what are the solutions?

Published: Nov. 3, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 19 seconds

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Power of AI: How artificial intelligence is changing the energy and mining sectors

Published: Oct. 27, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 50 seconds

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The hockey Hall-of-Famer installing geothermal systems in New York

Published: Oct. 20, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 22 seconds

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Why there are so few women at the top of energy companies and why it matters

Published: Oct. 13, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 2 seconds

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National Grid Ventures' US Northeast President on the future of US offshore wind and more

Published: Oct. 6, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 23 seconds

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Improving nickel sustainability for electric vehicle batteries

Published: Sept. 29, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 47 seconds

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How compressed air can make it easier to close coal, natural gas plants

Published: Sept. 27, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 58 seconds

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How does the Biden administration plan to fix permitting?

Published: Sept. 22, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 43 seconds

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Artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency guzzle electricity, but can they also support the grid?

Published: Sept. 15, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 53 seconds

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Supporting community efficiency with the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

Published: Sept. 8, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 33 seconds

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Mining the magnet minerals key to decarbonization

Published: Sept. 1, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 45 seconds

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Energy transition drives a jobs and manufacturing boom in the US

Published: Aug. 25, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 21 seconds

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Brewing up sustainability: Decarbonizing beer and other industries reliant on steam

Published: Aug. 18, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 55 seconds

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Possibilities for generative AI to transform energy sector 'nearly endless'

Published: Aug. 11, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 33 seconds

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How renewables supported the Texas grid through intense heat

Published: Aug. 4, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 54 seconds

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Finding the metals critical to an energy transition

Published: Aug. 3, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 4 seconds

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Supporting rooftop solar power for rentals and apartments

Published: July 28, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 17 seconds

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Grid operator PJM navigates surge in renewables and rapid fossil retirements in the US

Published: July 21, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 10 seconds

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Electrifying commercial vehicle fleets, one charger at a time

Published: July 14, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 36 seconds

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Crux startup aims to unlock hundreds of billions in clean energy tax incentives

Published: July 7, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 12 seconds

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Mining industry increasingly a larger part of the energy transition discussion

Published: June 30, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 16 seconds

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Vast CEO aims to bring concentrated solar power tech back into focus

Published: June 28, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 18 seconds

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Wind turbine makers' peril and what size has to do with it

Published: June 23, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 20 seconds

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Commodity trading giant Trafigura shares a path to greener shipping

Published: June 21, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 34 seconds

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24/7 Clean energy: How hourly matching enables big energy buyers to go carbon-free

Published: June 16, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 46 seconds

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Crafting tomorrows electric vehicle battery chemistries

Published: June 9, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 43 seconds

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The role of the US nuclear fleet, old and new, in the energy transition

Published: June 2, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 40 seconds

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Europes solar revival dream overshadowed by harsh new realities

Published: May 26, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 59 seconds

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Electric vehicles: Earning money from the grid, keeping batteries cool and extracting lithium from oilfield brines

Published: May 19, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 6 seconds

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Cloud technology and smart grid modernization with Amazon Web Services and Duke Energy

Published: May 12, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 50 seconds

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Scale up to phase down: World Bank's roadmap to finance energy transition in developing countries

Published: May 5, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 59 seconds

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Building out green steel for the energy transition

Published: April 28, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 6 seconds

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Tackling the challenges electric vehicles present for utilities, featuring Sunny Elebua from Exelon

Published: April 21, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 21 seconds

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Solar as a service versus a product sale and the race for green energy

Published: April 14, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 16 seconds

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Smart buildings, vehicle chargers and the energy transition with Powerflex and GridPoint

Published: April 7, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 59 seconds

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Building a global green hydrogen ecosystem, featuring Plug Power Chief Strategy Officer Sanjay Shrestha

Published: March 31, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 33 seconds

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Hitting net-zero targets across industries, featuring 8 Rivers President Damian Beauchamp

Published: March 24, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes

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Funding the energy transition, with Jigar Shah of DOE's Loan Program Office

Published: March 17, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 1 second

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Battery makers and miners turn to blockchain to solve transparency concerns, incentivize investment

Published: March 10, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 6 seconds

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New lithium battery tech an energy transition game-changer, says Li-Metal President Kunal Phalpher

Published: March 3, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 32 seconds

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The Russia-Ukraine conflict and the energy transition

Published: Feb. 24, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 37 seconds

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Are world superpowers in a green tech arms race?

Published: Feb. 17, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes

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Investing in the battery minerals fueling the energy transition

Published: Feb. 10, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 14 seconds

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How big are the implications of the nuclear fusion ignition breakthrough?

Published: Feb. 3, 2023, 10:30 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 48 seconds

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A transition to cleaner energy drives demand for new nickel mines

Published: Jan. 20, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 36 seconds

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Looking ahead to the energy transition in 2023

Published: Jan. 19, 2023, 6:52 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 7 seconds

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Recycling batteries will be key to meeting future lithium demand, says Li-Cycle CEO

Published: Dec. 28, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 42 seconds

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Carbon offsets and the path to net-zero emissions

Published: Dec. 12, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 15 seconds

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Europe's looming energy crisis

Published: Nov. 22, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 18 seconds

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New York's aggressive climate goals create a market for manufacturers

Published: Nov. 18, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 34 seconds

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Climate, conflicts prompt reappraisal of nuclear power

Published: Nov. 8, 2022, 2:27 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 30 seconds

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US climate law to fire up public power sector's investment in clean energy

Published: Oct. 3, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 42 seconds

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A skills shortage imperils the global energy transition

Published: Sept. 12, 2022, 6 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 30 seconds

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Building electrification movement gathers East Coast momentum

Published: Aug. 29, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 55 seconds

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How will US Democrats' new deal on climate affect the energy transition?

Published: Aug. 5, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 24 seconds

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How will the Supreme Court's West Virginia v. EPA decision impact the energy transition?

Published: July 20, 2022, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 46 seconds

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A better way to finance energy efficiency investment

Published: July 11, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 41 seconds

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'The next OPEC' Battery materials startup 6K on risks of US import dependence

Published: June 24, 2022, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 8 seconds

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Path to net-zero: How large companies across sectors are tackling emissions

Published: June 13, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 17 seconds

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TiVoing electricity: How Wartsila is solving renewable energys biggest problem

Published: June 3, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 20 seconds

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Examining the energy implications of Russia's war on Ukraine

Published: May 20, 2022, 12:12 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 56 seconds

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The consumer side of the energy transition

Published: April 25, 2022, 8 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 4 seconds

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Heliene president says financing solar manufacturing in North America remains a challenge

Published: April 12, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 8 seconds

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Meet a few of the women driving the energy transition

Published: March 29, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 7 seconds

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Plug Power CEO says hydrogen's here today, not a fuel of the future

Published: March 15, 2022, 6 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 9 seconds

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How to launch a clean energy business

Published: March 1, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 51 seconds

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A preview of energy transition hopes and hurdles for 2022

Published: Feb. 2, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 7 seconds

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National Grid US president sees federal support as crucial for energy transition infrastructure

Published: Jan. 19, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 19 seconds

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Energy Evolution's year in review

Published: Dec. 18, 2021, 8 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 26 seconds

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Former DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz talks energy and innovation

Published: Nov. 10, 2021, 3:08 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 59 seconds

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COP26 preview: World leaders aim to strengthen climate commitments

Published: Oct. 29, 2021, 8:30 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 15 seconds

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Mining lithium in North America to feed growing EV appetite

Published: Oct. 12, 2021, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 54 seconds

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U.S. poised for Atlantic Coast offshore wind power boom

Published: Sept. 20, 2021, 7 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 14 seconds

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FERC's chairman on the urgent need for more transmission lines to combat climate change

Published: Aug. 25, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 13 seconds

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In ESG era, shale gas drillers try going green

Published: July 21, 2021, 6 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 4 seconds

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Helping communities impacted by the energy transition

Published: July 2, 2021, 7:30 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 56 seconds

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Utilities eager to charge a growing US electric vehicle fleet

Published: June 15, 2021, 6 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 38 seconds

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Booming electric vehicle demand spurs on mining, metals sector

Published: May 11, 2021, 6 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 38 seconds

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Surging demand for battery metals drives push to mine ocean floor

Published: April 20, 2021, 2:58 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 28 seconds

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The mess with Texas

Published: March 16, 2021, 9 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 20 seconds

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US returns to Paris climate agreement, but faces 'credibility gap'

Published: Feb. 19, 2021, 9 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 4 seconds

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Has hydrogen energy's time come?

Published: Jan. 25, 2021, 10 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 15 seconds

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Sustainability-linked bonds: A financial tool to lower power sector emissions

Published: Dec. 18, 2020, 6 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 22 seconds

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Pipeline company executives lead oil, gas firms toward net zero emissions

Published: Dec. 9, 2020, 5:01 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 20 seconds

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How the Biden administration could accelerate the energy transition

Published: Nov. 24, 2020, 5:01 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 50 seconds

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The 2020 election's implications for fracking, FERC and utilities

Published: Oct. 27, 2020, 1:33 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 28 seconds

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Energy executives assess what's at stake in 2020 election

Published: Oct. 19, 2020, 1:52 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 26 seconds

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Growing battery storage market key to adding renewables to grid

Published: Sept. 16, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 3 seconds

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Energy sector grapples with growing environmental justice movement

Published: Aug. 17, 2020, 12:52 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 46 seconds

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Grassroots movement working to keep natural gas out of new buildings

Published: July 8, 2020, 2:38 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 20 seconds

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Former DOE chief envisions a jobs revival coming from the energy transition

Published: June 1, 2020, 11:30 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 54 seconds

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Energy transition to be shaped by world response to COVID-19

Published: April 30, 2020, 7:17 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 8 seconds

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Small reactors could be a big deal for nuclear industry

Published: March 30, 2020, 4:06 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 1 second

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Coronavirus pandemic, oil price crash shake up energy industry

Published: March 13, 2020, 2:44 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 5 seconds

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Climate concerns are driving the financial world away from fossil fuels

Published: Feb. 20, 2020, 11:30 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 17 seconds

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The forces driving a gas-fired power plant glut

Published: Jan. 23, 2020, 5 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 54 seconds

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A very special Energy Evolution holiday episode

Published: Dec. 18, 2019, 5 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 22 seconds

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Why solar energy could get even cheaper

Published: Nov. 20, 2019, 5 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 19 seconds

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US energy officials push innovation to meet evolving energy needs

Published: Oct. 21, 2019, 4:58 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 54 seconds

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Energy futurist sees major obstacles for renewables in next 30 years

Published: Sept. 19, 2019, 4:10 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 18 seconds

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