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The Clean Energy Show
by James Whittingham and Brian Stockton
Not your average green podcast. The Clean Energy Show is a fast-paced, funny, and fiercely optimistic deep dive into the technologies and policies that are actually fixing climate change.Join hosts James and Brian every week as they break down why electric vehicles are crushing gas cars, how solar and wind are now cheaper and smarter than ever, and the game-changing battery breakthroughs powering the entire revolution. They cut through the hype with sharp analysis, real talk on government policy, and honest takes on what's working (and what isn't).But it's not just electricity — they also explore revolutionary new food technologies that are making eating green both delicious and sustainable.Whether you're new to clean energy or already obsessed, you'll get the latest news, clear explanations of complex topics, and plenty of laughs along the way. James and Brian's energetic mix of expertise and humor makes every episode feel like a conversation with smart, entertaining friends who ac
Episodes
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Another Country Goes Electric Due to Gas Prices
California is cutting power to prevent wildfires while offering businesses up to $100,000 per EV fast-charging port. Meanwhile, heat pumps are proving surprisingly resilient without US federal tax credits, and Pakistan's oil crisis is accelerating the shift to electric vehicles. Support The Clean...
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Electric Truck Math Getting Hard to Ignore
France's increasingly strange electricity market, where zero and negative electricity prices have already occurred for 800 hours in 2026. We talk about what's driving the price swings and why battery storage operators can make money buying electricity when it's cheap and selling it when prices...
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Electric Heavy Duty Trucks Are Catching Up to Cars
China's electric vehicle revolution is moving beyond passenger cars and into heavy-duty trucks, with electric and battery-swapping trucks now approaching half of new sales in some recent months. We look at what that means for diesel demand and global oil markets. We also discuss Volvo's…
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United Nations: We'll Need Carbon Removal
Why the UN says carbon removal will be needed as the world blows past the 1.5°C target, and why removing carbon from the atmosphere could become an enormous undertaking. Support The Clean Energy Show on Patreon for exciting perks including a monthly bonus podcast, early access to our content,...
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One Hundred Story Wind Turbine
The world's tallest wind turbine is nearing completion in Germany. Standing 300 metres tall before its blades are attached, the finished turbine will reach about 360 metres — roughly the height of a 100-storey building. The goal is to generate more electricity in areas where conventional turbines...
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Heat is Grounding Medical Helicopters
Powering reverse osmosis seawater desalination to meet additional UK water demand would require roughly 4 TWh of electricity—adding just over 2% to annual power demand. Declining oil revenues could spark economic instability, reduced public services, and conflict in oil-dependent nations like...
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Fighting Wind in the USA (Encore)
An encore of episode 275, featuring stories about the forces fighting offshore wind in the United States, the health benefits of cycling, Saskatchewan's decision to keep burning coal until 2050, and a listener taking the province to court over its climate policies. We also look at expiring U.S....
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The Wind Turbine Built for Almost No Wind
Saskatchewan could save billions by moving away from coal, France debates air conditioning as deadly heat waves intensify, London homes are cracking as drought dries out the city's clay soil, and China builds a wind turbine designed to generate power in places with barely any wind. Plus, cruise...
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Solar, Solar, Solar!
China's latest donation of solar-and-storage systems to Cuba, a new generation of perovskite-silicon solar panels that could push efficiency well beyond 30%, and an Australian homeowner who has decided the grid is no longer worth the connection fees. Support The Clean Energy Show on Patreon for...
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Perpetual Motion Solar Car?
California's new "My First EV" rebate is proving that people really do like free money, with the $270 million incentive program already being snapped up. Plus, Clemson University students have built a remarkably lightweight solar-powered EV designed to generate more energy than it uses, and a...
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Heatwaves Kill Nuclear & Laos Bans Gas Cars
Extreme heat is disrupting more than just summer vacations. This week, we look at how climate change is forcing nuclear reactors in Europe offline, why heatwaves are delaying commercial flights, and how the International Energy Agency has once again underestimated the speed of the global EV...
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A Whole Country Could Burn
Many countries are dealing with unprecidented wildfires this week. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced. Fire Weather author John Vaillant says entire countries could burn in the coming years as the world warms. Balcony solar finally arrives in the UK, making plug-in solar panels...
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Now Cheaper for Chinese Drivers to Take a Taxi
Brian broadcasts from Montreal while James holds down the fort as the Clean Energy Show dives into another week of climate and clean energy news. This episode explores Canada's worsening wildfire seasons, Honda's surprising new AI-powered electric lawnmower, Europe's struggle to adapt to deadly...
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Smarter Cooling Is On the Way
Electric vehicles continue their remarkable rise around the world, and this week we take a look at the latest global trends from the IEA to see just how far the transition has come since The Clean Energy Show launched in 2020. We also explore new ways to keep the power grid stable during…
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Climate Change's Deadly Fish Problem
Delhi is taking one of the world's biggest steps toward cleaner transportation by banning new gas-powered rickshaws and motorcycles, while Great Britain approves its first new pumped hydro projects in four decades—including one connected to the legendary Loch Ness. Plus, climate change is driving…
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Deadly Heat Waves Only Get Worse From Here
Thousands are dying in Europe on the fifth anniversary of the heat dome that killed hundreds on the West Coast of Canada. James argues we have to act to prevent deaths as these heat wave get more intense with climate change. Toyota is blaming high gas prices for falling sales even as its EV sales...
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The Future of $1,000 Home Batteries (Encore)
What happens when batteries become so cheap that every home can afford one? In this encore episode, Brian and James explore a future where ultra-low-cost batteries transform the electric grid, eliminate blackouts, and make renewable energy even more powerful. They also take a look at a...
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The Hidden Cost of Hailstorms and Climate Change
James is recovering from surgery so here's a shortened version of last week's bonus episode for our Patreon supporters. Support The Clean Energy Show on Patreon for exciting perks! First, Brian says he's maintaining a nearly 300-day Wordle streak and why a simple word puzzle can become an...
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FIFA's World Cup 2026 Climate Problem
China's EV revolution is delivering a surprising health benefit. New research suggests electric vehicles have cut air pollution enough to prevent an estimated 262,000 premature deaths, while gas-powered vehicles have completely disappeared from China's top ten best-selling vehicle rankings. The...
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The "Cloud Edge Effect" on Solar Panels
The surprising solar phenomenon called the "cloud edge effect" shows how panels can sometimes generate more power than their rated capacity. Also this week: a new wildfire study reveals that while fewer hectares are burning globally, the fires that do occur are increasingly hitting wealthy,...
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Giant Thermal Battery Goes Live in South Dakota
From Americans now being able to use healthcare savings accounts to buy e-bikes, to a massive new 5 GWh thermal battery project in South Dakota that stores renewable electricity as heat inside giant carbon blocks. James and Brian also discuss the UK's record May heatwave and growing calls for air...
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Rogue Solar Bigger than the Grid
Pakistan's booming rooftop solar "shadow grid" has quietly grown larger than the country's official grid, saving billions while slashing fossil fuel imports. They also look at the staggering costs of keeping aging coal plants alive in the U.S., including millions spent just to maintain...
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Organized Crime Targets Solar
In Chile, organized crime gangs are now stealing solar panels and copper wiring from giant solar farms in coordinated nighttime raids. James explains how Saskatchewan could spend over $520 million a year on coal fuel alone — enough money to build massive amounts of solar and battery storage every...
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The Plan to Phaseout Fossil Fuels; Hospital Emissions
A global climate meeting in Colombia brings together mostly Global South nations, Europe, and Canada to talk seriously about ending fossil fuels—without binding agreements, but with real momentum. France goes further than anyone else, announcing a full phase-out by 2050. Support The Clean Energy...
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OPEC Splits Because of Clean Energy Trajectory
Episode 309 starts with cracks forming inside OPEC as clean energy and EV adoption begin to reshape global oil demand. We look at why producers may rush to sell while they still can, then shift to fusion power timelines that are still far off, a transit upgrade that paid for itself in months—not...
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ANOTHER Battery Breakthrough to Save the Planet
A major shift in the global energy transition: clean power is now growing fast enough to meet all new electricity demand, while EVs are hitting price parity (and even beating gas cars) in key markets. Add in CATL's new breakthrough battery tech and cold-climate innovations, and the transition is...
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Toyota Admits Crisis as China Takes Over the Automotive
A turning point is revealed for both clean energy and the auto industry. Legacy giants like Toyota and Honda are now openly warning they may not survive unless they catch up to China's lightning-fast EV market. At the same time, the UK is heading into a strange new phase of the energy…
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Coal vs Solar: The $30B Decision No One Is Talking About
From teens taking on gas stoves to a massive cost breakdown showing why keeping coal alive in Saskatchewan could be far more expensive than switching to renewables. James runs the numbers and finds the province could spend over $30 billion to keep coal running to 2050—while solar, wind, and…
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The Fossil Fuel World is In Chaos
How clean energy is driving real-world economic shifts—from industries flocking to renewable-powered grids to homeowners rushing toward energy independence. We also dig into how fossil fuel volatility is causing global disruption, why home batteries are finally breaking into New York City, and…
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BYD Announces a Total Canadian Invasion. Good.
A major shift in the EV landscape as Chinese automakers—led by BYD—prepare a rapid expansion into Canada. What once seemed like a slow rollout is now shaping up to be a full-scale market entry, with affordable, feature-packed EVs potentially arriving in major cities within months. We break down…
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Just Shovel In More Coal: Our Government Sells Out to A.I.
Your hosts are shocked to find a massive AI data center planned for their backyard. What it means for their neighbours, their grid and their planet. Honda is facing its first annual loss in nearly 70 years after falling behind on EVs. Support The Clean Energy Show on Patreon for exciting perks...
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The Next Generation of Electric Car Batteries Are Here!
BYD has unveiled its second-generation Blade battery along with ultra-fast flash chargers that can take an EV from 10% to nearly full in under ten minutes—even in extreme cold. The batteries also charge significantly faster on existing fast chargers, which could make the EV charging experience…
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Oil Shockwaves Fuel the Clean Energy Surge
How attacks in the Middle East sent oil prices up 10% and why the Strait of Hormuz matters so much, with roughly 20% of the world's oil flowing through that narrow passage. Higher fossil fuel prices could accelerate renewables — but also risk boosting inflation and slowing clean energy…
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Battery Swaps, Pipeline Explosions & Ethiopia's EV Gamble
Record-breaking EV milestones, the hidden dangers of fossil fuel crime, and a real-world test of what happens when a country bans new gas cars. In China, Nio pulled off an astonishing 175,000 battery swaps in a single day during the Lunar New Year travel rush — about two swaps every second — with...
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Solar Might Save Communism in Cuba
A sixth-anniversary edition packed with clean energy wins, grid chaos, and a few absurd tech headlines. Brian and James start with a major electrification milestone: heat pumps outsold gas furnaces in the U.S. again in 2025, making it two years in a row. Even more telling, in September, heat…
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Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Nod to the Peurto Rican Power Grid
Why Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show included a very real reference to the fragility of Puerto Rico's power grid, and what that says about outages, inequality, and the island's long fight for energy reliability. We also cover Japan restarting the world's largest nuclear power plant, and why...
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Twelve-Year-Old Climate Activist
Kiké Dueck, a twelve-year-old climate activist from Canada who is already making waves in the fight for a sustainable future, sits down with James. Kiké shares what inspired them to take action at such a young age, the challenges of being a youth voice in a world dominated by adults, and the...
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The Robots Have Arrived
India is electrifying its economy faster than China did at a similar stage of development — and doing it with far fewer fossil fuels. We break down why access to cheap solar and EVs is changing the growth path for emerging economies. Also this week: a major court ruling in the Netherlands gives…
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Big Oil Antitrust Allegations Shake Energy Industry
Big Oil gets caught trying to inhibit EVs and renwables. What starts as a climate investigation turns into allegations of a decades-long antitrust conspiracy to block renewables and electric vehicles — and Michigan's lawsuit could have massive implications for the energy transition. James may…
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Chinese EVs Coming to North America in March
Canada's upcoming allowance of lower-cost Chinese EVs and the politics swirling around it, to real-world winter EV performance, portable batteries quietly saving businesses money, and New Jersey's controversial new e-bike law, this episode blends practical advice, myth-busting, and clean-energy...
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Airborne Wind Turbines in the Sky
Solar panels could deliver nearly twice today's energy by 2050, according to new research projecting efficiencies above 35%. This week on The Clean Energy Show, James and Brian break down what that means for global solar power, costs, land use, and long-term reliability. Support The Clean Energy...
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Coming to America: Chinese EVs (Abridged bonus episode)
In this abridged January 2026 bonus episode of The Clean Energy Show, Brian Stockton and James Whittingham kick off the first podcast of 2026 with a packed update on clean tech, transportation, and air quality trends shaping the global energy transition. The show begins with developments in...
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The Clean Energy Show Holiday Grab Bag!
• U.S. Electric Vehicle Debate James breaks down the ongoing American EV culture wars, why they feel stuck, and how much is political theatre vs. real-world data. We're off this week for the holidays so we're playing our Patreon bonus episode from a month ago because we think it has some great...
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The Most Important Stories of 2025
A look back at the biggest clean energy developments of 2025 — and we reveal why electric trucking in China may be the most important story of the year. We break down record global growth in solar, wind, and EV adoption, explain how renewables are now outpacing fossil fuels in new investment, and...
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The End of Daytime-Only Solar Has Arrived
How plunging battery costs are turning solar into reliable, around-the-clock power that can compete directly with fossil fuels. Brian Stockton and James Whittingham break down new findings from Ember showing that grid-scale batteries now make dispatchable solar cheaper than many new gas plants,...
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How Kenya's EV Revolution Is Changing Urban Transport
Nairobi's ride-hailing sector hits 40% electric motorcycles as Bolt logs 4.8 million EV rides. Financing from M-KOPA and Watu helps riders switch to cheaper, cleaner bikes, and local companies like Roam and Ampersand expand assembly and charging. Norway agrees to study its post-oil future after a...
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Solar Brings Dignity to Village Devastated by Chemical Weapons
Solar power brings new dignity to a Kurdish village devastated by a chemical attack 38 years ago. Steven Guilbeault resigns from cabinet over a pipeline deal he says breaks Canada's climate commitments. North Carolina uses "super-roofs" and catastrophe bonds to cut hurricane losses. And Zillow...
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Al Gore is Angry at COP30 Fossil Fuel Lobbyists
The COP30 climate conference ended without references to fossil fuels after lobbying pressure. Al Gore criticized petrostates for blocking progress and argued the world has reached "Peak Petrostate." Outside the UN process, 24 countries have agreed to coordinate on fossil-fuel phaseout efforts,...
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COP30: Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Fight a Phase Out of Fossil Fuels
Brazil's environment minister Marina Silva is calling on nations to commit to a voluntary and "self-determined" fossil-fuel phaseout roadmap at COP30. Debate continues over how aggressive nations should be and how such a roadmap should be enforced. Source:...
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The Vape-Powered House and Germany's Terrible Solar
A YouTuber powers his entire home using batteries pulled from disposable vapes. It's an ingenious (if slightly dangerous) recycling project that shows how creative energy storage can get. Germany — the country that started the global solar revolution — actually has worse solar potential than...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Not your average green podcast. The Clean Energy Show is a fast-paced, funny, and fiercely optimistic deep dive into the technologies and policies that are actually fixing climate change.Join hosts James and Brian every week as they break down why electric vehicles are crushing gas cars, how solar and wind are now cheaper and smarter than ever, and the game-changing battery breakthroughs powering the entire revolution. They cut through the hype with sharp analysis, real talk on government policy, and honest takes on what's working (and what isn't).But it's not just electricity — they also explore revolutionary new food technologies that are making eating green both delicious and sustainable.Whether you're new to clean energy or already obsessed, you'll get the latest news, clear explanations of complex topics, and plenty of laughs along the way. James and Brian's energetic mix of expertise and humor makes every episode feel like a conversation with smart, entertaining friends who ac
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