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Switched On — 304 episodes

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AI’s Edge in Hurricane Forecasting: Analyst Reaction

2

Mexico's Energy Future Sits Between Two Superpowers

3

How Bitcoin Could Save Texas From an AI Power Crunch

4

China Bets Big on Green Hydrogen: Analyst Reaction

5

The Hidden Economics of EV Charging Networks

6

Battery Boom Is Upending Australian Power Market Rules

7

Defending the Power Grid in an Age of Digital Threats

8

How Super El Niño Hits Power Markets: Analyst Reaction

9

Heat Pumps and the Economics of Clean Heating

10

What Explains the Growing Divide Between Oil and Gas

11

China Data Signals Clean Tech Shift: Analyst Reaction

12

Wind Power Expands as Competition Heats Up

13

Japan Nuclear Revival Reaches Tokyo: Analyst Reaction

14

Hydrogen Moves From Hype Cycle to Hard Economics

15

BNEF Tier 1 Lists: The Mark of Credibility

16

Data Centers and the Future of Energy Storage

17

Energy Strategy in an Era of Global Fragmentation

18

Hormuz Delivers an Aluminum Shock: Analyst Reaction

19

Nuclear Fusion Powers Up for Commercial Breakthrough

20

PJM Grapples With Data Center Load and Supply Gaps

21

Spanish Blackout Lessons One Year On: Analyst Reaction

22

How Fuel Price Shocks Are Rewiring Clean Tech Trade

23

Beyond Climate: The Rise of Nature Risk

24

Finding Opportunity in a Complex Energy Transition

25

Clean Power Costs Split After Years of Alignment

26

European Power Confronts Gas Shock: Analyst Reaction

27

US Clean Energy Factbook: Generation Hits 20-Year High

28

Private Capital: Turning Mega Funds Into Megawatts

29

Biofuels Cash In on US Tax Credits: Analyst Reaction

30

Record Energy Transition Investment, But Slower Pace

31

What Really Determines Where Data Centers Get Built

32

Clean Tech’s US Tariff Whiplash: Analyst Reaction

33

Sustainable Finance Enters Its ‘Messy Middle’

34

How Climate Risk Flows From Insurance to City Budgets

35

Beyond the Chip: Rewiring Data Center Supply Chains

36

How Co-Located Batteries Are Reshaping Solar’s Future

37

Power Grid Spending Surges But Capacity Still Lags

38

AI’s Tilt from Clean Power to Gas: Analyst Reaction

39

Oil, Gas and Metals in 2026: What to Watch This Year

40

Where Venezuela’s Oil Fits in the Global Market: React

41

Progress Amid Fragmentation: Energy Transition to 2030

42

LNG, Biofuels and the Future of Maritime Transport

43

Pay-Per-Mile Comes to UK EVs: Analyst Reaction

44

Surplus for Many, Strain for a Few Transition Metals

45

Heavy Industry’s Bumpy Path to a Low-Carbon Future

46

From Mini EVs to Mega Scale: China’s Cars Go Global

47

How Smart Chips Are Rewiring the Car Market

48

Adaptation and Resilience: A New Investment Imperative

49

Ranking Resilience: Economies Adapting to Climate Risk

50

Heavy Duty, Low Carbon: How Trucks Are Going Electric

51

The Hydrogen Hurdle: Costs, Policy and Progress

52

COP30 Countdown: Ambition, Politics, Reality

53

Capital Clash: Clean Energy vs Fossil Fuel Finance

54

The Business of Breathing Life Into Old Wind Turbines

55

Deep Freeze Risk Raises Stakes for Europe’s Gas Supply

56

Wired for the Future: Reinventing the US Power Grid

57

How Data Centers Are Fueling a Global Copper Crunch

58

Global Investment in Clean Energy Outpaces US Slump

59

Data Centers Could Supercharge US Gas Demand

60

Renewables Bruised, Not Broken, by US Policy Shift

61

Direct Air Capture’s Cost Curve Conundrum

62

Reshaping Trade Flows in a Fragmented World

63

BNEF Pioneers: Making Light Industry More Sustainable

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Fueling Change: Cutting Aviation’s Carbon Footprint

65

Harvest Halted: Why Agriculture Funding Is Withering

66

Inside the Blackout That Froze the Iberian Power Grid

67

Bonus: Will Trump’s bill trigger a ‘Big, Beautiful’ energy crunch?

68

Capex and Investment in the New Industrial Revolution

69

AI Data Centers: Making Waves in the Energy Demand Sea

70

China Drives Global EV Sales as US Support Fades

71

White House Nuclear Energy Push Meets Uncertain Market

72

Burnt by the Boom: Solar’s Growing Pains

73

How Big Oil Is Investing in the Energy Transition

74

Getting Decarbonization Megaprojects Off the Ground

75

Weathering the Storm: Climate Risk Stress Tests

76

CORSIA’s Flight Plan for Credible Carbon Markets

77

Silicon States: US Data Center Expansion in the AI Era

78

Powering Ahead: The Future of US Renewable Investment

79

Trump’s First 100 Days: Tariffs, Turmoil and Policy

80

Crude Reality: Oil Demand Growth Falls After Tariffs

81

Rainforest to Revenue: Brazil’s Carbon Market Opening

82

Power Play: EU Courts Chinese Battery Manufacturers

83

EU Dials Down Green Finance Rules as US Wages ESG War

84

Unlocking Southeast Asia’s Clean Energy Potential

85

Liquid Demand: Tech Solutions for Water Stress

86

Hydrogen: Bucking the Low-Cost Clean Power Trend

87

Data Center Dynamics: AI and Energy Demand

88

Investors Bet $2 Trillion on the Energy Transition

89

Weather and Commodities: A Perfect Storm

90

Bank Transition Ratios Plot Route for Decarbonization

91

Global Wind Market Shifts as Chinese Exports Expand

92

Public to Private: The Shift in Clean Energy Ownership

93

Five Energy Transition Lessons for 2025

94

Energy Security in Flux: Gas Faces 2025 Stress Test

95

Drilling for Gold: The Hydrogen Beneath Our Feet

96

Japan Powers Up: Market Liberalization Sparks Interest

97

Splitting Atoms, Scaling AI: Big Tech’s Nuclear Gambit

98

Getting Real: Net Zero Isn’t Enough for Fortescue

99

Under the Hood of Emerging Markets’ Energy Transition

100

Climate-Tech Finance: India Surges, China Slumps

101

Burning Issue: Peak Coal Close But Demand Lingers

102

Gone With the Wind: Turbine Additions Still Fall Short

103

Current Investments: Expanding the World’s Power Grids

104

Catch Me If You Can: EU Trails US On Clean-Tech Policy

105

Heavy Transport Maps Out a Low-Carbon Future

106

Who Gives a COP? UN Biodiversity Summit Expectations

107

Rocky Markets Undermine Energy Transition Metal Demand

108

BNEF Pioneers Award: Net-Zero Fuels and Nature Data

109

Growing Problems: Food Companies’ Environmental Impact

110

Satellites Zero In on Elusive Methane Emissions

111

Scaling Clean Energy to Power India’s Growing Demand

112

Big Oil Pumps the Brakes on Its Dirty Asset Divestment

113

Carbon Capture: Innovation Rises as Investment Stalls

114

Fuel for Thought: Rising Tide of LNG May Become a Glut

115

With Great Power Markets Comes Great Responsibility

116

Food or Fuel: The Energy Transition’s Battle for Land

117

New Energy Storage Solutions Test Lithium-Ion’s Reign

118

EV Sales Growth Cools But Some Markets Still Run Hot

119

US Leads Clean Hydrogen Charge But Who Will Buy It?

120

Net-Zero Window Closing But Still Time to Get On Track

121

US Tariff Threat Risks Own Goal in Solar Trade War

122

Does Europe Need to Become More Protectionist?

123

Nuclear Harbors Big Dreams Despite Hurdles

124

Strained Power Grids Test Flexible Market Solution

125

Rooftop Solar Boom Turns Australian Power Prices Red

126

Self-Driving Vehicles Navigate Funding Speed Bumps

127

US ESG Backlash Steps Up as EU Strengthens Standards

128

Brazil Harnesses Natural Capital to Fuel Green Future

129

US Hydrogen Industry at Odds Over Tax Credit Rules

130

Green Jet Fuel Mandates Lift Demand for Scarce Supply

131

China’s Clean-Tech Glut Undercuts US Onshoring Hopes

132

Do or Die: Carbon Offset Markets Face Critical Year

133

Methanol Sets Sail as EU Targets Shipping Emissions

134

Canada Tops China for Battery Supply Chain Potential

135

United Taps Green Jet Fuel as Net-Zero Plan Takes Off

136

Plastics Greenium Boosts Chemical Recycling Outlook

137

Mind the EV Battery Recycling Gap

138

Wind and Solar Scale Up as China Builds Megabases

139

EVs Race Ahead of Renewables in Transition Investment

140

Are We Addicted to Cars? The Case for Public Transport

141

Things to Watch: Hydrogen

142

Wall Street Gets Greener But Fossil-Fuel Habit Lingers

143

Things to Watch: Industrial Decarbonization

144

Things to Watch: Wind

145

Election Fever: Fate of Climate Fight Hangs in Balance

146

Things to Watch: Aluminum, Copper and Steel

147

Gas Versus Solar: South Africa’s Battle to Ditch Coal

148

Road Ahead for EVs in 2024: BYD and Tesla Break Away

149

Fires, Floods and Freezes: The Cost of Climate Change

150

BNEF Pioneers Award 2023: Metals and Materials

151

Farming’s New Frontier: AI Steers Path to Green Future

152

OPEC and Peak Oil: Future of Energy in the Middle East

153

Guarding the Grid: Hackers Target Smarter Power System

154

US Offshore Wind Blows Cold as Interest Rates Heat Up

155

Cruising to a Million: US EV Sales Near Key Milestone

156

Solar Supply Glut Crushes Margins But Buildout Booming

157

Gridlock: US Struggles to Make Enough Transformers

158

CCS Extends Its Reach Beyond Oil and Gas

159

Retreat or Engage? Green Investors’ Big Oil Dilemma

160

Climate Risks and Rewards: Rating Companies’ Exposure

161

Crises Collide: Balancing Net Zero and Energy Security

162

Pulling Carbon From the Sky: A Pricey Climate Solution

163

Japan Revisits Nuclear But Solar and Wind Are Future

164

Winter Gas Outlook: Cautious Optimism as LNG Steps Up

165

Lithium Rush: The Key Metal Powering the EV Revolution

166

Domino Effect: How Tesla Is Winning the Charging War

167

Ammonia: From Fertilizer to Fuel of the Future

168

G-20 Sherpa Sees India as a Global Hydrogen Champion

169

Cream of the Crop: The Business of Plant-Based Milk

170

Power Grids: The Backbone of the Race to Net Zero

171

Ercot’s Extremes: Weather, Solar and Bitcoin

172

Forging a Clean Future: The Challenge for Steelmakers

173

Mining for Scrap: The Future of Green Aluminum

174

Embracing Imperfectionism, with Charles Conn

175

Electric Vehicle Outlook 2023: On the Road to Net Zero

176

Sun, Wind and Pink Tides in Latin America

177

Resourceful Diplomacy with Helaina Matza

178

Perennial Possibilities for Agriculture

179

G-20 Climate Policy in Focus

180

DOE Loans and How to Get Them, with Jigar Shah

181

Webber on Entrepreneurship in the Energy Transition

182

Will Biden’s IRA Spark a New Era in Clean-Tech Supply?

183

What's in a Name? ESG and Greenwashing

184

Powering the World’s Most Populous Country

185

CEPSA Sets A New Strategy in ‘Positive Motion’

186

Presidential Hopeful Baswedan on a Net-Zero Indonesia

187

Biofuels and EV Charging in Carbon Credit Tussle

188

Google Shakes Up Corporate Renewable Energy Purchasing

189

Graichen on Germany’s Way Out of the Energy Crisis

190

Electrolyzers Help Heat Up the Great Hydrogen Debate

191

Expanding Charging Networks with Melanie Lane, Shell Recharge

192

Shifting Supply Chains for Batteries and Solar

193

COP27 Scorecard Comes Up Short After Overtime

194

Rewiring the European Electricity Grid with Chris Peeters, Elia Group

195

Europe Breaks Up With Natural Gas

196

Sowing Seeds of Innovation with Agriculture Offsets

197

Africa and The Road Not Taken

198

Solar Shines Bright in the Energy Crisis

199

Scramble for Battery Metals Puts Chemistries in Focus

200

Whatever Floats Your Wind Turbine

201

Nuclear Stages a Comeback

202

Getting Fit for 55

203

EV Chargers, Coming to a Street Near You

204

Irene Feige from BMW on Designing a Circular Economy Vehicle

205

Europe's Energy Future in Focus

206

Mark Carney on the Energy Transition

207

Sustainable Finance Gets Organized

208

Consumers and Climate Action

209

Movie Marathons and Grid Flexibility

210

Decarbonizing Petrochemicals

211

Carbon Offsets and the New Wild West

212

How to Think About the Future

213

Natural Gas Is Wishing for a Warm Winter

214

The Future of Geothermal Part 2: The Business Case

215

The Future of Geothermal Part 1: Technology Development

216

Rio Tinto Turns to Carbfix to Bury CO2

217

Government Net-Zero Strategy Playbook

218

Methane's Big Moment

219

The Final Countdown: Biden's Last Push Before Glasgow

220

Europe Energy Crunch, Explained

221

Hydrogen 101

222

Glencore on Net-Zero Mining

223

Technology for Greener Cities

224

The Coming Boom in Offshore Wind

225

EV Future so Bright Biden Wears Shades

226

Energy Transition Fund Frenzy

227

AES Chief on the Transition to Net Zero

228

Tesla Crushing it in China's Car Cap and Trade

229

U.S. Shale Oil Walks the Line

230

BP EVP of Sustainability Giulia Chierchia on Net-Zero Ambitions

231

The Cost of Clean, Green Aluminum

232

Carbon to Hit 100 Euros Sooner Than You Think

233

Opel CEO Lohscheller on the Transition to Electric Vehicles

234

Cutting Carbon with Giant Mechanical Trees: Direct Air Capture

235

The Great Divide: Why Some Fear, Others Ignore Climate Change

236

It's Biden Time for Global Climate

237

Wind Power Boom of Today Is Just the Start

238

U.S. Energy Secretary Granholm on Biden’s Green Dreams

239

The Energy Transition Fuels Competition in European Utilities

240

VW and GM Revv Up to Challenge Tesla in Electric Vehicles

241

Europe Must Go 'Ludicrous Speed' to Meet Climate Targets

242

Texas Winter Storm – Lessons for Power, Gas, Oil

243

How New EU Sustainability Disclosure Rules Will Affect Companies

244

Modeling the Energy Future: Ants, Birds and Dr. Strange

245

In 2020 Vietnam Put Solar Panels on Everything

246

U.K.'s Climate Envoy on the Race to Net Zero

247

Peak Oil and the Long Descent Down the Mountain

248

Fake Meat, Real Food

249

Greasing the Way to Sustainable Transport

250

Amazon, Walmart, and Microsoft Compete to Have the Least Impact

251

Airbus on Ambitions for Zero Emissions Flight

252

Enough EVs at the Right Price Is a Good Start for Net Zero

253

Ex-BP CEO Bob Dudley on Big Oil Going Green

254

Digital Supply Chains Know Where Your Lettuce Comes From

255

Sustainable Finance Outlook, Way Up and to the Right

256

California’s Paradox: Cutting Power to Protect Public Safety

257

Biden, Trump and the U.S. Energy Transition

258

Sparks Fly -- Are Lithium-Ion Batteries Safe?

259

Deliveroo and DoorDash, You Mean So Much to Me

260

Mini-Grids, Mighty Power

261

Old Wind or Solar Farm: Run it Ragged, or Rebuild?

262

The Fight for Mexico's Energy Future

263

Tiny Satellites: Eyes in the Sky, Thousands of Them

264

Green Stimulus: Nice Work, If EU Can Get It

265

A Coal-Free Europe Could Be Sooner Than You Think

266

Asia's Roads Go From Rumble to Whirr

267

To Save on Lithium, Buy Local

268

When Enough's Not Enough, Try Carbon Offsets

269

CCUS: Clean Coal Is So Last Season

270

Solar Cars: The Future Now May Be Now, Almost

271

Digital Strategies in the Time of Covid

272

In Stockpiles and Order Backlogs We Trust

273

To go Carbon Neutral, Electrify (All Of) It

274

China Wants to Sell, the World's Not Ready to Buy

275

Coronavirus Blew Up Your Forecast – Now What?

276

Robots, Drones, and Sensors Help You Mine More By Digging Less

277

Making Room for Renewables in Sub-Saharan Africa

278

U.S. Energy: Same As It Ever Was? Not Even Close

279

When Mines Are Hedges, Cars Get Cheaper

280

Aviation Demand: Come Fly With Me, and Everyone Else

281

EVs in 2020: Buckle Up for Twists and Turns

282

Chemical Recycling: Break It Down

283

IMO 2020: Holiday Gift Guide, No SOx

284

A Solar Boom Without the Subsidy Gloom

285

Ethical Cobalt: Feel Good About Your Batteries

286

Asia Outlook: The Biggest of Everything

287

Solar Thermal: All Night Long

288

U.S. Anti-Climate Agenda: So What? Who Cares?!

289

Who's Boring Now: Utilities vs Oil

290

Big Business Says: I've Got the Power

291

Should We Take My Car, or Get a Robotaxi?

292

Battery Metals - A Nickel for Your Thoughts

293

The Hydrogen Economy: It's a Gas

294

I Drive a Tesla, I Do My Part...Right?

295

It's Like Netflix for Electricity - New Business Models in Electricity Retail

296

Climate Insurance and Chasing Ducks Across the Street

297

Oil Majors Going Digital: Personality Test

298

Heating and Cooling: Heat Pump Revolution! Or is it?

299

Because Why Not? Floating and Airborne Wind

300

Bioplastics: Beyond recycling

301

The loud hum of air conditioning in global electricity demand

302

Bricks from mud and straw - a primer on composites and where to find them

303

5G in Cars: Is This Where We Go Autonomous?

304

Oil Demand for Transport: Stronger for Longer