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Switched On — 314 episodes

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Six Months In, the Iran War Redraws the Energy Map

2

Turkey's Renewables Boom Has More Than Climate in Mind

3

States Put Data Centers on Pause: Analyst Reaction

4

EV Boom Changes Lanes as New Markets Take the Wheel

5

EU Electrification Push Lacks Pull: Analyst Reaction

6

Offshore Wind Is Outgrowing the Boats That Build It

7

Rhine Drought Drives Fuel Costs Up: Analyst Reaction

8

Battery Tax Credits Are Rewriting US Solar Economics

9

China Builds Nuclear Power While the West Reinvents It

10

Gas Is Letting Data Centers Grow Beyond the Grid

11

AI’s Edge in Hurricane Forecasting: Analyst Reaction

12

Mexico's Energy Future Sits Between Two Superpowers

13

How Bitcoin Could Save Texas From an AI Power Crunch

14

China Bets Big on Green Hydrogen: Analyst Reaction

15

The Hidden Economics of EV Charging Networks

16

Battery Boom Is Upending Australian Power Market Rules

17

Defending the Power Grid in an Age of Digital Threats

18

How Super El Niño Hits Power Markets: Analyst Reaction

19

Heat Pumps and the Economics of Clean Heating

20

What Explains the Growing Divide Between Oil and Gas

21

China Data Signals Clean Tech Shift: Analyst Reaction

22

Wind Power Expands as Competition Heats Up

23

Japan Nuclear Revival Reaches Tokyo: Analyst Reaction

24

Hydrogen Moves From Hype Cycle to Hard Economics

25

BNEF Tier 1 Lists: The Mark of Credibility

26

Data Centers and the Future of Energy Storage

27

Energy Strategy in an Era of Global Fragmentation

28

Hormuz Delivers an Aluminum Shock: Analyst Reaction

29

Nuclear Fusion Powers Up for Commercial Breakthrough

30

PJM Grapples With Data Center Load and Supply Gaps

31

Spanish Blackout Lessons One Year On: Analyst Reaction

32

How Fuel Price Shocks Are Rewiring Clean Tech Trade

33

Beyond Climate: The Rise of Nature Risk

34

Finding Opportunity in a Complex Energy Transition

35

Clean Power Costs Split After Years of Alignment

36

European Power Confronts Gas Shock: Analyst Reaction

37

US Clean Energy Factbook: Generation Hits 20-Year High

38

Private Capital: Turning Mega Funds Into Megawatts

39

Biofuels Cash In on US Tax Credits: Analyst Reaction

40

Record Energy Transition Investment, But Slower Pace

41

What Really Determines Where Data Centers Get Built

42

Clean Tech’s US Tariff Whiplash: Analyst Reaction

43

Sustainable Finance Enters Its ‘Messy Middle’

44

How Climate Risk Flows From Insurance to City Budgets

45

Beyond the Chip: Rewiring Data Center Supply Chains

46

How Co-Located Batteries Are Reshaping Solar’s Future

47

Power Grid Spending Surges But Capacity Still Lags

48

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

49

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

50

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

51

Progress Amid Fragmentation: Energy Transition to 2030

52

LNG, Biofuels and the Future of Maritime Transport

53

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

54

Surplus for Many, Strain for a Few Transition Metals

55

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

56

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

57

How Smart Chips Are Rewiring the Car Market

58

Adaptation and Resilience: A New Investment Imperative

59

Ranking Resilience: Economies Adapting to Climate Risk

60

Heavy Duty, Low Carbon: How Trucks Are Going Electric

61

The Hydrogen Hurdle: Costs, Policy and Progress

62

COP30 Countdown: Ambition, Politics, Reality

63

Capital Clash: Clean Energy vs Fossil Fuel Finance

64

The Business of Breathing Life Into Old Wind Turbines

65

Deep Freeze Risk Raises Stakes for Europe’s Gas Supply

66

Wired for the Future: Reinventing the US Power Grid

67

How Data Centers Are Fueling a Global Copper Crunch

68

Global Investment in Clean Energy Outpaces US Slump

69

Data Centers Could Supercharge US Gas Demand

70

Renewables Bruised, Not Broken, by US Policy Shift

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Direct Air Capture’s Cost Curve Conundrum

72

Reshaping Trade Flows in a Fragmented World

73

BNEF Pioneers: Making Light Industry More Sustainable

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Fueling Change: Cutting Aviation’s Carbon Footprint

75

Harvest Halted: Why Agriculture Funding Is Withering

76

Inside the Blackout That Froze the Iberian Power Grid

77

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

78

Capex and Investment in the New Industrial Revolution

79

AI Data Centers: Making Waves in the Energy Demand Sea

80

China Drives Global EV Sales as US Support Fades

81

White House Nuclear Energy Push Meets Uncertain Market

82

Burnt by the Boom: Solar’s Growing Pains

83

How Big Oil Is Investing in the Energy Transition

84

Getting Decarbonization Megaprojects Off the Ground

85

Weathering the Storm: Climate Risk Stress Tests

86

CORSIA’s Flight Plan for Credible Carbon Markets

87

Silicon States: US Data Center Expansion in the AI Era

88

Powering Ahead: The Future of US Renewable Investment

89

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

90

Crude Reality: Oil Demand Growth Falls After Tariffs

91

Rainforest to Revenue: Brazil’s Carbon Market Opening

92

Power Play: EU Courts Chinese Battery Manufacturers

93

EU Dials Down Green Finance Rules as US Wages ESG War

94

Unlocking Southeast Asia’s Clean Energy Potential

95

Liquid Demand: Tech Solutions for Water Stress

96

Hydrogen: Bucking the Low-Cost Clean Power Trend

97

Data Center Dynamics: AI and Energy Demand

98

Investors Bet $2 Trillion on the Energy Transition

99

Weather and Commodities: A Perfect Storm

100

Bank Transition Ratios Plot Route for Decarbonization

101

Global Wind Market Shifts as Chinese Exports Expand

102

Public to Private: The Shift in Clean Energy Ownership

103

Five Energy Transition Lessons for 2025

104

Energy Security in Flux: Gas Faces 2025 Stress Test

105

Drilling for Gold: The Hydrogen Beneath Our Feet

106

Japan Powers Up: Market Liberalization Sparks Interest

107

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

108

Getting Real: Net Zero Isn’t Enough for Fortescue

109

Under the Hood of Emerging Markets’ Energy Transition

110

Climate-Tech Finance: India Surges, China Slumps

111

Burning Issue: Peak Coal Close But Demand Lingers

112

Gone With the Wind: Turbine Additions Still Fall Short

113

Current Investments: Expanding the World’s Power Grids

114

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

115

Heavy Transport Maps Out a Low-Carbon Future

116

Who Gives a COP? UN Biodiversity Summit Expectations

117

Rocky Markets Undermine Energy Transition Metal Demand

118

BNEF Pioneers Award: Net-Zero Fuels and Nature Data

119

Growing Problems: Food Companies’ Environmental Impact

120

Satellites Zero In on Elusive Methane Emissions

121

Scaling Clean Energy to Power India’s Growing Demand

122

Big Oil Pumps the Brakes on Its Dirty Asset Divestment

123

Carbon Capture: Innovation Rises as Investment Stalls

124

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

125

With Great Power Markets Comes Great Responsibility

126

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

127

New Energy Storage Solutions Test Lithium-Ion’s Reign

128

EV Sales Growth Cools But Some Markets Still Run Hot

129

US Leads Clean Hydrogen Charge But Who Will Buy It?

130

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

131

US Tariff Threat Risks Own Goal in Solar Trade War

132

Does Europe Need to Become More Protectionist?

133

Nuclear Harbors Big Dreams Despite Hurdles

134

Strained Power Grids Test Flexible Market Solution

135

Rooftop Solar Boom Turns Australian Power Prices Red

136

Self-Driving Vehicles Navigate Funding Speed Bumps

137

US ESG Backlash Steps Up as EU Strengthens Standards

138

Brazil Harnesses Natural Capital to Fuel Green Future

139

US Hydrogen Industry at Odds Over Tax Credit Rules

140

Green Jet Fuel Mandates Lift Demand for Scarce Supply

141

China’s Clean-Tech Glut Undercuts US Onshoring Hopes

142

Do or Die: Carbon Offset Markets Face Critical Year

143

Methanol Sets Sail as EU Targets Shipping Emissions

144

Canada Tops China for Battery Supply Chain Potential

145

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

146

Plastics Greenium Boosts Chemical Recycling Outlook

147

Mind the EV Battery Recycling Gap

148

Wind and Solar Scale Up as China Builds Megabases

149

EVs Race Ahead of Renewables in Transition Investment

150

Are We Addicted to Cars? The Case for Public Transport

151

Things to Watch: Hydrogen

152

Wall Street Gets Greener But Fossil-Fuel Habit Lingers

153

Things to Watch: Industrial Decarbonization

154

Things to Watch: Wind

155

Election Fever: Fate of Climate Fight Hangs in Balance

156

Things to Watch: Aluminum, Copper and Steel

157

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

158

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

159

Fires, Floods and Freezes: The Cost of Climate Change

160

BNEF Pioneers Award 2023: Metals and Materials

161

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

162

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

163

Guarding the Grid: Hackers Target Smarter Power System

164

US Offshore Wind Blows Cold as Interest Rates Heat Up

165

Cruising to a Million: US EV Sales Near Key Milestone

166

Solar Supply Glut Crushes Margins But Buildout Booming

167

Gridlock: US Struggles to Make Enough Transformers

168

CCS Extends Its Reach Beyond Oil and Gas

169

Retreat or Engage? Green Investors’ Big Oil Dilemma

170

Climate Risks and Rewards: Rating Companies’ Exposure

171

Crises Collide: Balancing Net Zero and Energy Security

172

Pulling Carbon From the Sky: A Pricey Climate Solution

173

Japan Revisits Nuclear But Solar and Wind Are Future

174

Winter Gas Outlook: Cautious Optimism as LNG Steps Up

175

Lithium Rush: The Key Metal Powering the EV Revolution

176

Domino Effect: How Tesla Is Winning the Charging War

177

Ammonia: From Fertilizer to Fuel of the Future

178

G-20 Sherpa Sees India as a Global Hydrogen Champion

179

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

180

Power Grids: The Backbone of the Race to Net Zero

181

Ercot’s Extremes: Weather, Solar and Bitcoin

182

Forging a Clean Future: The Challenge for Steelmakers

183

Mining for Scrap: The Future of Green Aluminum

184

Embracing Imperfectionism, with Charles Conn

185

Electric Vehicle Outlook 2023: On the Road to Net Zero

186

Sun, Wind and Pink Tides in Latin America

187

Resourceful Diplomacy with Helaina Matza

188

Perennial Possibilities for Agriculture

189

G-20 Climate Policy in Focus

190

DOE Loans and How to Get Them, with Jigar Shah

191

Webber on Entrepreneurship in the Energy Transition

192

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

193

What's in a Name? ESG and Greenwashing

194

Powering the World’s Most Populous Country

195

CEPSA Sets A New Strategy in ‘Positive Motion’

196

Presidential Hopeful Baswedan on a Net-Zero Indonesia

197

Biofuels and EV Charging in Carbon Credit Tussle

198

Google Shakes Up Corporate Renewable Energy Purchasing

199

Graichen on Germany’s Way Out of the Energy Crisis

200

Electrolyzers Help Heat Up the Great Hydrogen Debate

201

Expanding Charging Networks with Melanie Lane, Shell Recharge

202

Shifting Supply Chains for Batteries and Solar

203

COP27 Scorecard Comes Up Short After Overtime

204

Rewiring the European Electricity Grid with Chris Peeters, Elia Group

205

Europe Breaks Up With Natural Gas

206

Sowing Seeds of Innovation with Agriculture Offsets

207

Africa and The Road Not Taken

208

Solar Shines Bright in the Energy Crisis

209

Scramble for Battery Metals Puts Chemistries in Focus

210

Whatever Floats Your Wind Turbine

211

Nuclear Stages a Comeback

212

Getting Fit for 55

213

EV Chargers, Coming to a Street Near You

214

Irene Feige from BMW on Designing a Circular Economy Vehicle

215

Europe's Energy Future in Focus

216

Mark Carney on the Energy Transition

217

Sustainable Finance Gets Organized

218

Consumers and Climate Action

219

Movie Marathons and Grid Flexibility

220

Decarbonizing Petrochemicals

221

Carbon Offsets and the New Wild West

222

How to Think About the Future

223

Natural Gas Is Wishing for a Warm Winter

224

The Future of Geothermal Part 2: The Business Case

225

The Future of Geothermal Part 1: Technology Development

226

Rio Tinto Turns to Carbfix to Bury CO2

227

Government Net-Zero Strategy Playbook

228

Methane's Big Moment

229

The Final Countdown: Biden's Last Push Before Glasgow

230

Europe Energy Crunch, Explained

231

Hydrogen 101

232

Glencore on Net-Zero Mining

233

Technology for Greener Cities

234

The Coming Boom in Offshore Wind

235

EV Future so Bright Biden Wears Shades

236

Energy Transition Fund Frenzy

237

AES Chief on the Transition to Net Zero

238

Tesla Crushing it in China's Car Cap and Trade

239

U.S. Shale Oil Walks the Line

240

BP EVP of Sustainability Giulia Chierchia on Net-Zero Ambitions

241

The Cost of Clean, Green Aluminum

242

Carbon to Hit 100 Euros Sooner Than You Think

243

Opel CEO Lohscheller on the Transition to Electric Vehicles

244

Cutting Carbon with Giant Mechanical Trees: Direct Air Capture

245

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

246

It's Biden Time for Global Climate

247

Wind Power Boom of Today Is Just the Start

248

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

249

The Energy Transition Fuels Competition in European Utilities

250

VW and GM Revv Up to Challenge Tesla in Electric Vehicles

251

Europe Must Go 'Ludicrous Speed' to Meet Climate Targets

252

Texas Winter Storm – Lessons for Power, Gas, Oil

253

How New EU Sustainability Disclosure Rules Will Affect Companies

254

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

255

In 2020 Vietnam Put Solar Panels on Everything

256

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

257

Peak Oil and the Long Descent Down the Mountain

258

Fake Meat, Real Food

259

Greasing the Way to Sustainable Transport

260

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

261

Airbus on Ambitions for Zero Emissions Flight

262

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

263

Ex-BP CEO Bob Dudley on Big Oil Going Green

264

Digital Supply Chains Know Where Your Lettuce Comes From

265

Sustainable Finance Outlook, Way Up and to the Right

266

California’s Paradox: Cutting Power to Protect Public Safety

267

Biden, Trump and the U.S. Energy Transition

268

Sparks Fly -- Are Lithium-Ion Batteries Safe?

269

Deliveroo and DoorDash, You Mean So Much to Me

270

Mini-Grids, Mighty Power

271

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

272

The Fight for Mexico's Energy Future

273

Tiny Satellites: Eyes in the Sky, Thousands of Them

274

Green Stimulus: Nice Work, If EU Can Get It

275

A Coal-Free Europe Could Be Sooner Than You Think

276

Asia's Roads Go From Rumble to Whirr

277

To Save on Lithium, Buy Local

278

When Enough's Not Enough, Try Carbon Offsets

279

CCUS: Clean Coal Is So Last Season

280

Solar Cars: The Future Now May Be Now, Almost

281

Digital Strategies in the Time of Covid

282

In Stockpiles and Order Backlogs We Trust

283

To go Carbon Neutral, Electrify (All Of) It

284

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

285

Coronavirus Blew Up Your Forecast – Now What?

286

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

287

Making Room for Renewables in Sub-Saharan Africa

288

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

289

When Mines Are Hedges, Cars Get Cheaper

290

Aviation Demand: Come Fly With Me, and Everyone Else

291

EVs in 2020: Buckle Up for Twists and Turns

292

Chemical Recycling: Break It Down

293

IMO 2020: Holiday Gift Guide, No SOx

294

A Solar Boom Without the Subsidy Gloom

295

Ethical Cobalt: Feel Good About Your Batteries

296

Asia Outlook: The Biggest of Everything

297

Solar Thermal: All Night Long

298

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

299

Who's Boring Now: Utilities vs Oil

300

Big Business Says: I've Got the Power

301

Should We Take My Car, or Get a Robotaxi?

302

Battery Metals - A Nickel for Your Thoughts

303

The Hydrogen Economy: It's a Gas

304

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

305

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

306

Climate Insurance and Chasing Ducks Across the Street

307

Oil Majors Going Digital: Personality Test

308

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

309

Because Why Not? Floating and Airborne Wind

310

Bioplastics: Beyond recycling

311

The loud hum of air conditioning in global electricity demand

312

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

313

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

314

Oil Demand for Transport: Stronger for Longer