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Interchange Recharged — 342 episodes

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

2

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

3

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

4

Is hyperscaler demand finally giving CCS its moment?

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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.

9

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

10

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

11

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

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

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

14

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

15

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

16

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)

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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)

18

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.

19

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.

20

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

21

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?

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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?

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

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

30

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

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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

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

33

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

34

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

35

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

36

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

37

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

38

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

39

Is US solar growth truly unstoppable?

40

What does a second Trump term mean for US solar?

41

Can CCUS help achieve net zero?

42

How can we ease stress on the grid?

43

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

44

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

45

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

46

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

47

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

48

Green hydrogen may be less clean than we think

49

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

50

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

51

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

52

Distributed energy storage is taking off

53

The evolution of the solar industry in the US since 2021

54

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

55

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

56

How to build and optimize the grid of the future

57

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

58

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

59

What’s the energy transition going to cost?

60

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

61

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

62

A ground-breaking new method of sustainable aviation fuel production

63

How to create the skilled workforce of 2030

64

Cutting the red tape around geothermal energy

65

Transforming EV battery development through the power of AI

66

Checking in on the hydrogen sector

67

AI is transforming demand-side management

68

Carbon capture technology leads the charge for a sustainable future

69

Textile recycling is helping create a circular economy

70

What does the world need from COP28?

71

Creating a circular economy through plastics recycling

72

How new climate modeling can shape the renewable energy landscape

73

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

74

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

75

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

76

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

77

From Hours To Days - Reinventing Long-Duration Energy Storage

78

Could Deep-Sea Mining Solve Our Critical Metals Dilemma?

79

A Global Outlook For Local Solar Energy

80

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

81

GHG Accounting Reform Could Transform Energy Investment

82

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

83

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

84

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

85

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

86

How Close Are We To The Perfect Battery?

87

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

88

The Great Digitization Of The Power Sector Is Underway

89

Can SMRs Scale Fast Enough To Reach Climate Goals?

90

The Tide is Turning on Marine Power Investment

91

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

92

Can Energy Vault’s System Solve Our Storage Problems?

93

Data and Innovation Are Revolutionizing The Grid

94

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

95

Hydrogen Powering Our Future: Would You Bet On It?

96

The Interchange: Recharged – 2022 In Review

97

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

98

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

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

100

A New Way of Producing Green Hydrogen

101

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

102

Using energy technology to balance the grid

103

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

104

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

105

Speed or Sustainability - Will We Always Have to Choose?

106

Solving the Food-Cooling Conundrum: Making Storage Sustainable

107

Could Hydrogen Power the Future of Flight?

108

A New Way of Procuring Energy

109

How Wave Power Can Supplement Wind & Solar

110

The Ever-Changing Role of PPAs In The Energy Transition

111

Green Tech Investments, Green Washing and SPACS

112

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

113

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

114

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

115

6 Months of The Interchange: Recharged - Best Of

116

The Future of Lithium Extraction

117

Redefining Energy Storage

118

Timing the Grid to Reduce Emissions

119

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

120

Residential Solar and Storage

121

The Future of Community Solar

122

Scalable Carbon Capture Technology - Putting a Price on Carbon

123

Quaise Energy Digs Deep - Into The World Of Geothermal

124

Innovation And Data Are Revolutionizing The Grid

125

A Conversation With Alight – The Commercial Side of Solar

126

EVs in the US – Are We Lagging Behind?

127

The Future of Solar Storage

128

Solar Power: The Silver Linings of Ditching Silver

129

Our Transition: Shayle Kann Hands Off the Show

130

What the Frack Is Happening With Natural Gas?

131

Would I Lie to You? (Rebroadcast)

132

Carbon Recycling: Microbes, Jet Fuel and Leggings

133

Microsoft’s $1B Climate Innovation Fund

134

Will Hydrogen Look Like Solar?

135

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

136

The Climate Workhorse: Extremely Cheap, Clean Electricity

137

Why Fertilizer Is Such a Big Climate Problem

138

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

139

The Big Moment for Carbon Accounting

140

The Crypto vs Climate Showdown

141

Form Energy Unveils Its Iron-Air Battery

142

How Biden's Clean Electricity Standard Might Work

143

The Price is Right: Deep Decarbonization Edition

144

Where Are Elon's Solar Roofs?

145

The New ‘Valleys of Death’ in Climate Investing

146

Where Are the Gaps in Climate Tech?

147

How A.I. Will Revolutionize Climate Tech

148

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

149

Where Are We in the Hydrogen Hype Cycle?

150

How Cheap and Abundant Can Clean Power Get?

151

Remaking the Climate-Resilient City

152

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

153

Pathways to Transforming Heavy Industry

154

Where Will Big Money Be Made in Climate Tech?

155

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

156

Can Computers and Math Save the Climate? (Rebroadcast)

157

The Magnitude of 24/7 Zero-Carbon Energy

158

Why We Underestimate Clean Energy Cost Declines

159

Oil Majors in a Post-Covid World

160

What Does a 'Climate Resilience Director' Do?

161

Are Batteries at a Turning Point?

162

The State of Climate Tech Investing

163

How to Strip Carbon From the Atmosphere

164

Decarbonizing Natural Gas

165

All Finance Is ‘Climate Finance’

166

What Could Dethrone Solar in Home Energy?

167

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

168

Deep Decarbonization: Infinity War

169

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

170

Paths to Net-Zero Emissions by 2050

171

The Virtuous Climate Tech Cycle of 2020

172

The Bumpy Road to a Hydrogen Economy

173

Decoding the New Energy Customer

174

Autonomous Vehicles Are Going Off-Road

175

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

176

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

177

The State of Carbon Capture, Removal and Utilization

178

The Carbon Hidden in Our Buildings

179

Making Sense of the DER Extravaganza

180

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

181

California's Grab Bag of Climate Risks

182

The Cleantech SPAC Attack

183

Demand Response and California’s Blackouts

184

Why Trump’s Energy Dept Squashed a Supergrid Report

185

The Wild World of ESG

186

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

187

The Summer of Battery Storage

188

Cleantech Venture Capital in a Pandemic

189

How Covid Is Reshaping Urban Transportation

190

The Next Solar Behemoth: Sunrun Buying Vivint

191

Is the 'Carbon Transparency' Era Coming?

192

Data Centers: The Epicenter of the Clean Energy Economy

193

The Strange Hype Around Nikola Motor

194

A ‘Just Transition’ for Fossil Fuel Workers

195

Decarbonization Draft: The Corporate Raider Edition

196

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

197

Mapping the Post-Covid Future for EVs and Energy Markets

198

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

199

A ‘Permanent Reset’ in Oil?

200

It’s Time to Build: The Climate Edition

201

Live From the Utility Closet and Sunroom

202

What Will the New Normal Look Like?

203

Rewriting the Startup Survival Guide

204

Quarantine Wonkery

205

Everything Is Different

206

Electricity Use During a Pandemic

207

The Energy Intensity of Your Meal Kit Delivery

208

A Founder's Tech-to-Climate Journey

209

The Key to Unlocking 100% Renewables [Special Content]

210

Using Artificial Intelligence to Mitigate Climate Change

211

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

212

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

213

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

214

Could Green Hydrogen Become the ‘New Oil’?

215

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

216

Proof the Energy Future Is Here

217

Our Most Popular Interviews of 2019

218

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

219

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

220

Emerging Tech That Will Help Revive Our Infrastructure

221

The Expert Who's Ranking Every Climate Solution

222

The Deep Decarbonization Draft, Part II

223

Climate Risk, Part 3: The Underwater Mortgage Market

224

Climate Risk, Part 2: California's Crisis

225

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

226

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

227

3 Barometers of the Energy Transition

228

Can Venture Capital Make America Do Tough Things Again?

229

What’s Driving the Residential Battery Surge?

230

The Stranded Asset Threat to Natural Gas

231

The Age of 100%

232

Tesla’s Solar Gigafactory Struggles

233

How Bad Are Oil & Gas Methane Leaks?

234

How the Kochs Built an Industrial Empire and Reshaped Politics

235

Merchant Solar and Wind: A Ticking Time Bomb?

236

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

237

The Surprising Public Opinion Trends Behind the Green New Deal

238

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

239

Where Is the Global Energy System Headed?

240

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

241

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

242

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

243

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

244

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

245

Are Uber and Lyft Bad for Energy and Climate?

246

Big Companies Quietly Embracing the Energy Transition

247

A Futurist’s Take on ‘Exponential’ Energy Shifts

248

PG&E's Wildfire Saga

249

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

250

Which Legacy Automaker Is Leading the Electric Vehicle Race?

251

Transmission: The 800kV Gorilla

252

Replay: Ode to the Pivot!

253

What’s Up With Tesla’s Energy Business?

254

What Should We Do With All This Distributed Energy?

255

The Accidental Green Job Counselors

256

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

257

Cleantech Venture Capital Is Back

258

Steal This Decarbonization Strategy!

259

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

260

What's Behind Rising US Emissions?

261

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

262

How Flexible, Dispatchable Solar Works

263

Hyped Stories, Underplayed Trends and Breakthroughs of 2018

264

Live: Energy Storage Trends of 2018, Oscars Style

265

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

266

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

267

A Game of 'Would You Rather' for Energy Wonks

268

Plugging 'Plant Factories' Into the Grid

269

8 Bets About the Future

270

The Solar Window Shopper

271

Are Buildings Smart Yet?

272

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

273

Electric Aviation Is Coming

274

Judge Kavanaugh's Past

275

Untangling Solar and Storage Markets

276

Where Did All Those Electric Scooters Come From?

277

Best and Worst Cleantech Ad Campaigns of All Time

278

The Always-On Energy Vampires in Your Home

279

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

280

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

281

Can the Eco-Right Push Republicans on Climate?

282

Energy Policy in a Tweet

283

Ode to the Pivot!

284

'Energy Independence' in Trump's America

285

Are Robots Coming to Take Over the Grid?

286

Solar Is Getting Super Cheap. What Next?

287

Would Electricity Work in a Zombie Apocalypse?

288

Deep Decarbonization Draft: Fantasy Sports for Energy Nerds

289

Damn, Commercial Solar Is Hard

290

Batteries Are Changing Residential Solar

291

European Solar Rises Again, With Fewer Subsidies

292

Shell Thinks Solar Could Beat Oil & Gas

293

What Will Energy Blockchain Become?

294

How Blockchain Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading Might Work

295

Gina McCarthy

296

Solar's Tough Year

297

Google and Microsoft Are Shaping Energy Markets

298

A Blueprint for the Transactive Grid

299

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

300

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

301

Cleantech's Top Venture Capitalist, Nancy Pfund

302

Death to Energy Tribalism

303

Our Blockchain Explainer Segment: 'Consensus'

304

Trump Issues Solar Tariffs: We Answer Your Questions

305

What the Grid Really Needs

306

Is Trump Saving Coal?

307

Watt It Takes: The Origin Story of Greentech Media

308

Rebuilding Puerto Rico With Solar and Batteries

309

Energy Storage Has Arrived

310

The Conservative and Progressive View on the Future of Electricity Markets

311

Tesla's Giant Battery: Pros and Cons

312

Dan Shugar, the King Midas of Solar

313

Collision Course: How Wind and Solar Are Disrupting Power Markets

314

Watt It Takes: Sungevity CEO Andrew Birch

315

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

316

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

317

Watt It Takes: Dick Swanson, Founder of SunPower

318

Rick Perry's Value-of-Coal Tariff

319

The Utility-Startup Paradox

320

America's Solar Trade War Escalates

321

Microgrids, Hurricanes and Resiliency

322

Policymakers Can't Keep Up With Battery and Solar Costs

323

Travis Fisher on DOE's Epic Grid Reliability Report

324

From the Vault: Elon Musk and Grid Fan Fiction

325

Debating Google's Track Record in Energy

326

Can We Make Nuclear Great Again?

327

So You Want to Build a Cleantech Startup?

328

100% Renewables: A Dead End?

329

Leaked Study Puts Energy Dept. in an Awkward Position

330

Mark Jacobson Responds to Skeptics of 100% Renewable Energy

331

A Guide to Blockchain and Energy

332

The Changing Market Rules for Energy Storage

333

Inside the Minds of Top Utility Executives

334

Journey to the Center of the Solar Industry

335

Suniva Trade Case: A Doomsday Scenario for US Solar?

336

Sunrun CEO Lynn Jurich Imagines the Future of Solar

337

Mary Powell Is Not Your Typical Utility Executive

338

Tesla's Grid Storage Architect

339

New York's Historic Utility Reform, Three Years On

340

How Wealthy Are Residential Solar Customers?

341

The Complexity of a Zero-Carbon Grid

342

Offshore Wind Is Finally Coming to America