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Interchange Recharged — 351 episodes

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The inverter security turn: How Europe and the US are redrawing solar procurement around Chinese hardware

2

Why biomining might finally work: How Endolith is using microbes and data to unlock more copper from low-grade ore

3

Bigger turbines, bigger consequences: how wind is rethinking risk, insurance, and predictive maintenance

4

As racks scale, power must change: The AC-to-DC rethink inside AI factories

5

Handing back the mic: Six months of data center reality, from Bragawatts to behind-the-meter, and the questions still open

6

The grid's missing operating system: Why a $100,000 AI controller could defer trillions in hardware and why utilities won't buy it

7

The grid's immune system is retiring: Synchronous condensers, AI data centers and the physics gap that software alone can't close

8

Beyond combustion: Long Island's first hydrogen-powered linear generator and the fuel-flexible answer to the dispatchable emissions-free resource problem

9

The electrolyzer reckoning: Can disciplined product development deliver on green hydrogen's promise before the survivors run out of runway?

10

Flexibility as a service: Can Octopus's acquisition of Uplight finally make US residential VPPs work?

11

The muscle we forgot: SMRs, hyperscalers, and why this nuclear renaissance might actually be different

12

The grid nobody planned for: public power, hyperscalers and the race to rewire America for the AI age

13

Is hyperscaler demand finally giving CCS its moment?

14

Building the plane while it’s flying: data centers, utilities, and the new rules of power

15

Fuel cells are powering AI data center demand: they’ve moved from interesting clean tech to major player. How are utilities using them?

16

AI, and the battle for energy in 2026. What clean energy sources are going to meet demand?

17

How are key renewable energies faring at the end of 2025? Guest host and energy analyst Bridget van Dorsten talks through developments in geothermal, hydrogen and wind.

18

Energy policy, technology, and utility challenges: How industry leaders are overcoming barriers

19

Will energy storage save the grid? How batteries and the software behind them are reshaping reliability in the age of AI demand

20

From capture to storage: inside the full CCUS value chain | Recorded live at CCUS in Houston

21

From policy to possibility: How CCUS is moving from talk to action

22

Can finance and policy unlock the carbon capture boom? | Recorded live at CCUS in Houston

23

What to do now clean energy subsidies are going? Analysis and insights from clean energy’s biggest North American event

24

Navigating the world after OB3: implications for innovation and local manufacturing | Sponsored content from Hithium - Recorded Live at the PowerUp Stage at RE+

25

Gas prices are rising and the demand for renewable energy is growing. How are big players in the green tech industry preparing for the evolving policy around solar energy credits? (Recorded live at RE+ in Las Vegas)

26

OB3 and market uncertainty has put more pressure than ever on clean energy assets. How are owners and operators getting the most out of their wind, solar and storage? (Recorded Live at RE+ in Las Vegas)

27

Forget Net Zero. Everyone’s talking about energy dominance, but is a rebrand really the best thing for climate action? Recorded at RE+ in Las Vegas as the energy industry’s biggest event gets underway, storytelling becomes part of the strategy.

28

Could your EV power your home? A look at how electric vehicles could be used as two-way charging systems, easing strain on the grid.

29

Transferable tax credits for renewable projects has created a $52 billion market | How are clean energy developers making the most of it?

30

What’s the forecast for energy projects as the Big Beautiful Bill looms over the industry? Developers and suppliers are adapting to the chaos – but how?

31

How is geothermal faring in 2025? Investment is booming but is the technology and policy support there?

32

The oil and gas majors are phasing down their renewable strategies. What does it mean for climate goals?

33

The world’s most-used carbon accounting rule is about to get a major overhaul. What does it mean for clean energy buyers?

34

It’s turbulent times for the wind sector in the US, but the outlook is better across the pond. What can the US learn from Europe?

35

$8 billion in clean energy projects were cancelled this year. Can the US clean energy market survive tariff uncertainty?

36

What’s the biggest mistake clean energy developers make when chasing tax equity? | Sponsored content from Foss and Company

37

An energy podcast crossover: Energy Gang and Interchange Recharged join forces to discuss flexibility on the power grid: why it is so important, and how to create it

38

In uncertain times, is a greater reliance on battery storage what’s needed? And how can developers better prepare for it? | Recorded live at Wood Mackenzie’s Solar & Energy Storage Summit

39

Solar and energy storage experts debate the current market: what have we seen in the first quarter of 2025?

40

It’s uncertain times in solar and storage. How can we use smarter grid optimisation to give developers some assurance? | Recorded live at SESS 2025

41

Are current legal frameworks too restrictive for CCUS projects? What permitting and tax credit reform needs to happen to make things easier?

42

Uncertainty isn’t good for domestic solar manufacturing. How are suppliers and utilities managing it?

43

Is the world giving up on green hydrogen? | Hydrogen energy is having an identity crisis but who’s to blame?

44

The US needs nuclear energy now, more than ever | Are permitting and regulations set up for rapid deployment?

45

What needs to happen to strengthen climate resilience in the US? | Balancing climate mitigation with adaptation is getting harder and harder

46

Meeting energy demand requires long-term solutions. What do they look like?

47

The energy analysts' view on what’s ahead in 2025

48

Is US solar growth truly unstoppable?

49

What does a second Trump term mean for US solar?

50

Can CCUS help achieve net zero?

51

How can we ease stress on the grid?

52

How are tariffs and trade policies impacting green energy growth in the US?

53

How the energy industry is solving issues with battery safety – part 2

54

How can the industry improve battery and storage fire safety? - part 1

55

Innovative financing is needed to mobilise clean energy capital in developing countries. What could it look like?

56

Is the industry taking the wrong approach to Scope 3 emissions reporting?

57

Green hydrogen may be less clean than we think

58

Renewable propane is scaling up, but how far can we take it?

59

To strengthen American competitiveness in energy, the DOE’s ARPA-E department is focusing on advanced nuclear

60

Out with lithium and nickel, in with salt and bricks?

61

Distributed energy storage is taking off

62

The evolution of the solar industry in the US since 2021

63

Demand for solar power and energy storage is only going to increase. What’s the plan for meeting it?

64

Two years on from the IRA and the impact on solar and storage is clear

65

How to build and optimize the grid of the future

66

Demand for batteries is skyrocketing - we need new ways of extracting lithium

67

How banks and government are working together to achieve net zero in the UK

68

What’s the energy transition going to cost?

69

Can we rely on nuclear as a source of clean, reliable power?

70

$802 billion on the horizon: the current state of the EV market

71

A ground-breaking new method of sustainable aviation fuel production

72

How to create the skilled workforce of 2030

73

Cutting the red tape around geothermal energy

74

Transforming EV battery development through the power of AI

75

Checking in on the hydrogen sector

76

AI is transforming demand-side management

77

Carbon capture technology leads the charge for a sustainable future

78

Textile recycling is helping create a circular economy

79

What does the world need from COP28?

80

Creating a circular economy through plastics recycling

81

How new climate modeling can shape the renewable energy landscape

82

The Interchange: Recharged - Live at Wood Mackenzie's CCUS Conference - Part 2

83

Electricity 4.0: A Sustainable, Resilient, and Efficient Future [Sponsored Content]

84

The Interchange: Recharged - Live at Wood Mackenzie's CCUS Conference - Part 1

85

Are PPAs Still Playing Their Part In The Expansion Of Solar?

86

From Hours To Days - Reinventing Long-Duration Energy Storage

87

Could Deep-Sea Mining Solve Our Critical Metals Dilemma?

88

A Global Outlook For Local Solar Energy

89

The Money Circuit – Where Are Banks Investing In Clean Energy?

90

GHG Accounting Reform Could Transform Energy Investment

91

Accelerating The Expansion of Utility-Scale Solar [Sponsored Content]

92

The Interchange Live from Wood Mac's Solar & Energy Storage Summit 2023 – Day 2

93

The Interchange Live from Woodmac’s Solar & Energy Storage Summit 2023 – Day 1

94

The US Solar Industry Is Booming - What's Driving The Growth?

95

How Close Are We To The Perfect Battery?

96

The Four Horsemen of the Energy Transition: Where’s The Money Going?

97

The Great Digitization Of The Power Sector Is Underway

98

Can SMRs Scale Fast Enough To Reach Climate Goals?

99

The Tide is Turning on Marine Power Investment

100

Spark of Inspiration: The Huge Opportunity to Power The EV Market

101

Can Energy Vault’s System Solve Our Storage Problems?

102

Data and Innovation Are Revolutionizing The Grid

103

All the Best and Unheard Interviews From the Grid Edge Innovation Summit: Addressing Key Issues Affecting the Sector

104

Hydrogen Powering Our Future: Would You Bet On It?

105

The Interchange: Recharged – 2022 In Review

106

The Interchange Recharged podcast: Live at the Grid Edge Innovation Summit – Recap & Highlights

107

The Interchange Recharged podcast: Live at the Grid Edge Innovation Summit – Day Two

108

The Interchange Recharged podcast: Live at the Grid Edge Innovation Summit – Day One

109

A New Way of Producing Green Hydrogen

110

Accelerating the transition to net zero – COP27 and the urgency to act now

111

Using energy technology to balance the grid

112

Can Maersk lead the charge to net zero by using methanol as a fuel?

113

Sustainability at sea: How the Maritime Industry is Powering Through the Energy Transition

114

Speed or Sustainability - Will We Always Have to Choose?

115

Solving the Food-Cooling Conundrum: Making Storage Sustainable

116

Could Hydrogen Power the Future of Flight?

117

A New Way of Procuring Energy

118

How Wave Power Can Supplement Wind & Solar

119

The Ever-Changing Role of PPAs In The Energy Transition

120

Green Tech Investments, Green Washing and SPACS

121

The Interchange: Live At The Solar & Energy Storage Summit - Day 3 Recap

122

The Interchange: Live At The Solar & Energy Storage Summit - Day 2 Recap [Bonus Episode]

123

The Interchange: Live At The Solar & Energy Storage Summit - Day 1 Recap [Bonus Episode]

124

6 Months of The Interchange: Recharged - Best Of

125

The Future of Lithium Extraction

126

Redefining Energy Storage

127

Timing the Grid to Reduce Emissions

128

A New Era of the Space Race - Can It Be Done Sustainably?

129

Residential Solar and Storage

130

The Future of Community Solar

131

Scalable Carbon Capture Technology - Putting a Price on Carbon

132

Quaise Energy Digs Deep - Into The World Of Geothermal

133

Innovation And Data Are Revolutionizing The Grid

134

A Conversation With Alight – The Commercial Side of Solar

135

EVs in the US – Are We Lagging Behind?

136

The Future of Solar Storage

137

Solar Power: The Silver Linings of Ditching Silver

138

Our Transition: Shayle Kann Hands Off the Show

139

What the Frack Is Happening With Natural Gas?

140

Would I Lie to You? (Rebroadcast)

141

Carbon Recycling: Microbes, Jet Fuel and Leggings

142

Microsoft’s $1B Climate Innovation Fund

143

Will Hydrogen Look Like Solar?

144

Climate Tech Brings in $16 Billion. Where's It Going?

145

The Climate Workhorse: Extremely Cheap, Clean Electricity

146

Why Fertilizer Is Such a Big Climate Problem

147

What Does a 'Just Transition' Look Like? (Rebroadcast)

148

The Big Moment for Carbon Accounting

149

The Crypto vs Climate Showdown

150

Form Energy Unveils Its Iron-Air Battery

151

How Biden's Clean Electricity Standard Might Work

152

The Price is Right: Deep Decarbonization Edition

153

Where Are Elon's Solar Roofs?

154

The New ‘Valleys of Death’ in Climate Investing

155

Where Are the Gaps in Climate Tech?

156

How A.I. Will Revolutionize Climate Tech

157

Is the 'Carbon Transparency' Era Coming? (Rebroadcast)

158

Where Are We in the Hydrogen Hype Cycle?

159

How Cheap and Abundant Can Clean Power Get?

160

Remaking the Climate-Resilient City

161

Jigar Shah Has $40 Billion. What Will He Do With It?

162

Pathways to Transforming Heavy Industry

163

Where Will Big Money Be Made in Climate Tech?

164

An Island’s Path to 100% Renewables [Special Content From Wärtsilä]

165

Can Computers and Math Save the Climate? (Rebroadcast)

166

The Magnitude of 24/7 Zero-Carbon Energy

167

Why We Underestimate Clean Energy Cost Declines

168

Oil Majors in a Post-Covid World

169

What Does a 'Climate Resilience Director' Do?

170

Are Batteries at a Turning Point?

171

The State of Climate Tech Investing

172

How to Strip Carbon From the Atmosphere

173

Decarbonizing Natural Gas

174

All Finance Is ‘Climate Finance’

175

What Could Dethrone Solar in Home Energy?

176

Covid Gave Us a Glimpse of the Future [Special Content from Wartsila]

177

Deep Decarbonization: Infinity War

178

Is 'Too Much' Wind and Solar a Good Thing?

179

Paths to Net-Zero Emissions by 2050

180

The Virtuous Climate Tech Cycle of 2020

181

The Bumpy Road to a Hydrogen Economy

182

Decoding the New Energy Customer

183

Autonomous Vehicles Are Going Off-Road

184

California’s Optimal Decarbonization Path [Special Content From Wartsila]

185

Energy-Themed Game Show: Would I Lie to You?

186

The State of Carbon Capture, Removal and Utilization

187

The Carbon Hidden in Our Buildings

188

Making Sense of the DER Extravaganza

189

Will California’s Gas-Car Ban Boost America’s Flat EV Market?

190

California's Grab Bag of Climate Risks

191

The Cleantech SPAC Attack

192

Demand Response and California’s Blackouts

193

Why Trump’s Energy Dept Squashed a Supergrid Report

194

The Wild World of ESG

195

The 'Climatetech' Hype Cycle: Buy, Sell or Hold?

196

The Summer of Battery Storage

197

Cleantech Venture Capital in a Pandemic

198

How Covid Is Reshaping Urban Transportation

199

The Next Solar Behemoth: Sunrun Buying Vivint

200

Is the 'Carbon Transparency' Era Coming?

201

Data Centers: The Epicenter of the Clean Energy Economy

202

The Strange Hype Around Nikola Motor

203

A ‘Just Transition’ for Fossil Fuel Workers

204

Decarbonization Draft: The Corporate Raider Edition

205

The New Wave of Carbon Offsets: Is This Time Different?

206

Mapping the Post-Covid Future for EVs and Energy Markets

207

Fuels Are the Final Piece of the 100% Renewable Grid [Special Content]

208

A ‘Permanent Reset’ in Oil?

209

It’s Time to Build: The Climate Edition

210

Live From the Utility Closet and Sunroom

211

What Will the New Normal Look Like?

212

Rewriting the Startup Survival Guide

213

Quarantine Wonkery

214

Everything Is Different

215

Electricity Use During a Pandemic

216

The Energy Intensity of Your Meal Kit Delivery

217

A Founder's Tech-to-Climate Journey

218

The Key to Unlocking 100% Renewables [Special Content]

219

Using Artificial Intelligence to Mitigate Climate Change

220

A Home Solar Veteran Talks Batteries, Smart Home, Tesla Roof, and More

221

24/7 Wind and Solar: The Art of Matching Round-the-Clock Renewables

222

'Climatetech' Is Hot. Will Venture Investors Learn From the First Cleantech Wave?

223

Could Green Hydrogen Become the ‘New Oil’?

224

Would You Take These Bets About Cars, Cities and Voice Control? (Rebroadcast)

225

Proof the Energy Future Is Here

226

Our Most Popular Interviews of 2019

227

Making 100% Clean Energy Goals a Reality [Content From Wartsila]

228

Decade in Review: Most Influential Deals, Stats, Twists and Buzz Phrases

229

Emerging Tech That Will Help Revive Our Infrastructure

230

The Expert Who's Ranking Every Climate Solution

231

The Deep Decarbonization Draft, Part II

232

Climate Risk, Part 3: The Underwater Mortgage Market

233

Climate Risk, Part 2: California's Crisis

234

Climate Risk, Part 1: How Do We Measure It?

235

The Internet-of-Things Promise in Buildings [Special Content From Centrica]

236

3 Barometers of the Energy Transition

237

Can Venture Capital Make America Do Tough Things Again?

238

What’s Driving the Residential Battery Surge?

239

The Stranded Asset Threat to Natural Gas

240

The Age of 100%

241

Tesla’s Solar Gigafactory Struggles

242

How Bad Are Oil & Gas Methane Leaks?

243

How the Kochs Built an Industrial Empire and Reshaped Politics

244

Merchant Solar and Wind: A Ticking Time Bomb?

245

The State of Distributed Energy Aggregation: How Is It Working?

246

The Surprising Public Opinion Trends Behind the Green New Deal

247

The Complexity of NYC’s Green New Deal [Special Content From Centrica]

248

Where Is the Global Energy System Headed?

249

Solar & Wind Curtailment: A Liability or Asset for Grid Decarbonization?

250

Challenging Our Beliefs, Part 2: Do Individual Actions Matter for Climate?

251

Challenging Our Beliefs, Part 1: Do People Care About Energy?

252

The Epochal Shift in Commercial Energy [Special Content From Centrica]

253

Jay Inslee's Climate Plan Is Every Wonk's Dream

254

Are Uber and Lyft Bad for Energy and Climate?

255

Big Companies Quietly Embracing the Energy Transition

256

A Futurist’s Take on ‘Exponential’ Energy Shifts

257

PG&E's Wildfire Saga

258

Why Shell Is Pouring Billions Into Batteries, Microgrids, EVs and Electrification

259

Which Legacy Automaker Is Leading the Electric Vehicle Race?

260

Transmission: The 800kV Gorilla

261

Replay: Ode to the Pivot!

262

What’s Up With Tesla’s Energy Business?

263

What Should We Do With All This Distributed Energy?

264

The Accidental Green Job Counselors

265

Building a Career With Intention [Special Content From Wunder Capital]

266

Cleantech Venture Capital Is Back

267

Steal This Decarbonization Strategy!

268

Battle Royale: Utilities vs Oil Majors vs Mobility Providers vs Big Tech

269

What's Behind Rising US Emissions?

270

This Republican Campaigned on Renewables and Won [Special Episode from Energy News Network]

271

How Flexible, Dispatchable Solar Works

272

Hyped Stories, Underplayed Trends and Breakthroughs of 2018

273

Live: Energy Storage Trends of 2018, Oscars Style

274

Europe ’18 Tour: Brexit Chaos, French Gas Riots, & Polish Climate Talks

275

Blockchain in 2018: Where Are We in the Hype Cycle?

276

A Game of 'Would You Rather' for Energy Wonks

277

Plugging 'Plant Factories' Into the Grid

278

8 Bets About the Future

279

The Solar Window Shopper

280

Are Buildings Smart Yet?

281

Meet the Women Closing Solar Deals [Special Episode From Wunder Capital]

282

Electric Aviation Is Coming

283

Judge Kavanaugh's Past

284

Untangling Solar and Storage Markets

285

Where Did All Those Electric Scooters Come From?

286

Best and Worst Cleantech Ad Campaigns of All Time

287

The Always-On Energy Vampires in Your Home

288

How a Solar Bromance Cracked the Code for Commercial PV [Special Content From Wunder Capital]

289

Watt It Takes: How Schwarzenegger’s Chief of Staff Built a Battery Company

290

Can the Eco-Right Push Republicans on Climate?

291

Energy Policy in a Tweet

292

Ode to the Pivot!

293

'Energy Independence' in Trump's America

294

Are Robots Coming to Take Over the Grid?

295

Solar Is Getting Super Cheap. What Next?

296

Would Electricity Work in a Zombie Apocalypse?

297

Deep Decarbonization Draft: Fantasy Sports for Energy Nerds

298

Damn, Commercial Solar Is Hard

299

Batteries Are Changing Residential Solar

300

European Solar Rises Again, With Fewer Subsidies

301

Shell Thinks Solar Could Beat Oil & Gas

302

What Will Energy Blockchain Become?

303

How Blockchain Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading Might Work

304

Gina McCarthy

305

Solar's Tough Year

306

Google and Microsoft Are Shaping Energy Markets

307

A Blueprint for the Transactive Grid

308

Don't Like the Solar Buying Process? Start Your Own Company

309

Can Solar Become the World's Dominant Source of Energy?

310

Cleantech's Top Venture Capitalist, Nancy Pfund

311

Death to Energy Tribalism

312

Our Blockchain Explainer Segment: 'Consensus'

313

Trump Issues Solar Tariffs: We Answer Your Questions

314

What the Grid Really Needs

315

Is Trump Saving Coal?

316

Watt It Takes: The Origin Story of Greentech Media

317

Rebuilding Puerto Rico With Solar and Batteries

318

Energy Storage Has Arrived

319

The Conservative and Progressive View on the Future of Electricity Markets

320

Tesla's Giant Battery: Pros and Cons

321

Dan Shugar, the King Midas of Solar

322

Collision Course: How Wind and Solar Are Disrupting Power Markets

323

Watt It Takes: Sungevity CEO Andrew Birch

324

Halloween Special: You Should Fear a Cyber Attack on the Grid

325

Blockchain for Energy, Part Deux: Real-World Use Cases

326

Watt It Takes: Dick Swanson, Founder of SunPower

327

Rick Perry's Value-of-Coal Tariff

328

The Utility-Startup Paradox

329

America's Solar Trade War Escalates

330

Microgrids, Hurricanes and Resiliency

331

Policymakers Can't Keep Up With Battery and Solar Costs

332

Travis Fisher on DOE's Epic Grid Reliability Report

333

From the Vault: Elon Musk and Grid Fan Fiction

334

Debating Google's Track Record in Energy

335

Can We Make Nuclear Great Again?

336

So You Want to Build a Cleantech Startup?

337

100% Renewables: A Dead End?

338

Leaked Study Puts Energy Dept. in an Awkward Position

339

Mark Jacobson Responds to Skeptics of 100% Renewable Energy

340

A Guide to Blockchain and Energy

341

The Changing Market Rules for Energy Storage

342

Inside the Minds of Top Utility Executives

343

Journey to the Center of the Solar Industry

344

Suniva Trade Case: A Doomsday Scenario for US Solar?

345

Sunrun CEO Lynn Jurich Imagines the Future of Solar

346

Mary Powell Is Not Your Typical Utility Executive

347

Tesla's Grid Storage Architect

348

New York's Historic Utility Reform, Three Years On

349

How Wealthy Are Residential Solar Customers?

350

The Complexity of a Zero-Carbon Grid

351

Offshore Wind Is Finally Coming to America