The Freeing Energy Podcast
By Bill Nussey - Author, TED Speaker, and Climate Investor
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Episodes: 99
Oct 13, 2019
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Hear from energy pioneers and visionaries from across the globe who are accelerating the shift to clean energy by making their own electric power for their homes, offices, and communities. Join TED speaker, author, and climate investor, Bill Nussey and co-host Sam Easterby as they talk to the people who are disrupting the century-old grid monopoly and making clean, local energy a reality. Visit FreeingEnergy.com for more.
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Tom Jensen/FREYR Battery: From Giga Arctic to Giga Americas - the most capital and operationally efficient battery plant in Europe is headed for the US State of Georgia.
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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John Berger and Michael Grasso: Sunnova wants to build a ground breaking local energy powered neighborhood and that is rattling cages. Will regulators let them?
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Donnel Baird/BlocPower: His boyhood Brooklyn apartment was heated with an oven. Now he is pursuing a bold, gutsy vision of how entire cities can retrofit buildings and save on energy costs.
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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Jacqueline Novogratz: Two decades of hard-edged hope coupled with off- grid solar changed the lives of hundreds of millions. What’s next?
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Michelle Moore/Groundswell: Will America’s smaller, rural communities have to wait for the far reaching benefits of clean power?
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Astrid Atkinson/Camus Energy: What do Capybaras and Google’s famous reliability have to do with managing a dynamic, zero carbon electric grid?
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Catherine Von Burg: Can climate tech founders achieve success without compromising on their mission?
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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Patrick Walsh & Anish Thakkar: How is this solar+battery startup improving tens of millions of lives while simultaneously creating one of the hottest companies in climate tech?
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Jennifer Garson/DOE: Is water power innovation dead in the water? Innovators and this DOE Team are charting a very different course that suggests anything but.
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Bonus Content: Podcasters Roundtable - Experts Navigate Politics and Energy Transformation
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Sophie Purdom and Kim Zou: An insider's peek into the eye-opening report on 2022 climate tech venture investing.
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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Greg Wetstone: How does this powerful Washington, DC renewable energy group connect the dots between local energy and the US transmission grid?
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Jeff Cramer/CCSA: How community solar can make local energy accessible to everyone.
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Titiaan Palazzi: How is AI reshaping the grid, and how will that affect local energy?
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Arshad Mansoor: What is the grid’s biggest R&D team planning for the future and how does local energy fit?
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May 24, 2022 |
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Jigar Shah:The US Department of Energy is breaking down barriers to Local Energy and the story goes way beyond science and technology.
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May 10, 2022 |
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Ben Polito of Generac: How a 60-year-old industrial company is transforming itself into a leader in the clean, local energy market.
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Amory Lovins: Local energy was born 20 years ago with the book Small is Profitable. Where will it go from here?
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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Bryan Hannegan: Can the electric utility industry reinvent itself? One small utility in Colorado is proving it can.
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Gabriela Herculano: What’s behind the first ever publicly traded fund (SHFT) for local energy?
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Erwin Spolders: Learn how renting solar power in a box is revolutionizing energy access for businesses across Africa.
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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Danny Kennedy: An inside look at the amazing California clean tech ecosystem that’s reshaping how startups are built.
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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Michael Barnard: Nuclear, solar, wind, hydrogen, batteries? This expert predicts the winners and the losers.
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Tim Echols: How does this Georgia Public Service Commissioner see net metering and its future?
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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Nico Johnson and Bill Nussey: What’s the connection between Tequila and Freeing Energy?
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Esteban Gast: Is there anything to laugh about from the clean energy headlines in 2021?
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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Bill and Melinda Nussey: Write a book about clean energy? Some thought he was nuts but she said let’s go for it!
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Bryan Hassin: An inside look at a radical new approach to building climate tech companies.
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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Tim Montague: How is good old fashioned midwestern grit helping shape a clean energy future in Illinois?
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Andy Klump: What do stuck boats, melted rocks, and geopolitics have to do with US efforts to transition away from fossil fuels?
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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Wendy Philleo: How can a little sunshine in our schools speed the adoption of local energy?
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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Karl Rabago: Does adding local distributed energy defy conventional wisdom and save money for everyone?
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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Peter Kelly-Detwiler: What does a reimagined electric grid look like and what does it mean for all of us?
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Michael Liebreich: What are the biggest opportunities in our clean energy future?
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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Michael Liebreich: Is it time to go big or go home? Which renewable energy solutions should we pay attention to?
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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Jorge Elizondo: How computer science is radically simplifying the design and operation of micro-grids..
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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Bill Nussey: The vision behind Freeing Energy and lessons learned from three clean energy entrepreneurs.
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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Loren McDonald: Could the new Ford electric pickup truck disrupt the century old electric grid?
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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Garrett Nilsen: The DOE may be the best way to fund energy tech startups that no one knows about.
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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Dr. Jemma Green: Will peer-to-peer electricity trading unlock local energy and transform the grid?
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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Steph Speirs: Not everyone can afford solar. Here’s what one visionary company is doing to change that.
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May 25, 2021 |
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Samir Ibrahim: The story behind an affordable solar-powered irrigation system that is changing the lives of smallholder farmers in Africa.
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May 11, 2021 |
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John Farrell: Monopoly utilities and consumers are headed for a collision over local energy. The rules must change, but how?
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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John Farrell: One organization is working to bring power to the people. Literally.
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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Steve LeVine - Batteries were invented 220 years ago. Why are they suddenly critical to our grid?
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Abigail Ross Hopper: What are the top policy priorities shaping the future of the solar industry?
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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Bernadette Del Chiaro: could a change in California net metering policy cripple residential solar?
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Yann Brandt and Mike Casey: Is creating a surge in solar jobs easier than we think?
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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Michael Chanin: Emory University is going solar and doing it in a surprising way.
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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Andrew Birch: Can Cutting Red Tape Lower the Cost of Residential Solar in the United States?
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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Nussey and Easterby: Local Renewable Energy - 2020 favorites and an informed peek Into 2021
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Jan 05, 2021 |
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Martin DeBono: Why add solar panels if your roof can capture solar energy all by itself?
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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Dr. Becca Jones-Albertus: The government’s surprising role in supercharging solar technology innovation.
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Ryan Goodman: Are microgrids the future of reliable, clean energy?
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Vikram Aggarwal: Why are millions of people putting solar on their roofs?
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Mike Casey: What is strategic brevity and how can it amplify the local energy story?
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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Michael Sachse: Is part of the local renewable energy solution right under our feet?
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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Charlie Gay: How Can the United States re-establish leadership in solar manufacturing?
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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James Marlow: Are rules and regulations keeping pace with innovation in solar energy?
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Jun 23, 2020 |
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Dr. Nick Engerer: How does having precise weather data change the way we manage solar energy?
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Jun 09, 2020 |
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Nussey and Easterby: How Is Covid-19 Impacting the Grid and Renewable Energy?
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May 26, 2020 |
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John Powers: Can software supercharge financial returns for commercial solar projects?
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May 12, 2020 |
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Laura Sartore: What happens when we ditch panels and let our roofs, walls, and windows make affordable solar directly?
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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Joshua D. Rhodes: How will massive new data sets and some rational thinking shape the future of clean local energy?
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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Ashvin Dayal: How is the Rockefeller Foundation using mini-grids to tackle energy poverty in Africa and India?
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Mar 31, 2020 |
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Andy Klump: An insider’s look at how COVID-19 is impacting the global clean energy supply chain.
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Mar 17, 2020 |
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Dr. Peter Fox-Penner: What must change to move our electric power system beyond carbon?
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Mar 03, 2020 |
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Expert tips: What you can do to help get to a clean energy future faster.
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Feb 18, 2020 |
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Nussey and Easterby: Innovation in the power industry is harder than you think, but that is about to change.
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Feb 04, 2020 |
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Dr. Greg Nemet: How solar became cheap and the lessons for other clean energy technologies.
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Jan 21, 2020 |
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Nussey and Easterby: Unpacking solar myths around land use, raw materials and agriculture.
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Jan 07, 2020 |
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Top Experts: What were the biggest headlines for local energy in 2019 and what has experts most excited about 2020?
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Dec 17, 2019 |
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Sunnova CEO John Berger: Will a rapidly evolving residential solar + battery story reshape energy markets?
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Dec 03, 2019 |
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Ana Sophia Mifsud: Her story from ground zero - shaping the energy future of Puerto Rico with microgrids.
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Nov 19, 2019 |
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Roy Torbert: Can tapping people power shape a local energy revolution in Puerto Rico?
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Nov 12, 2019 |
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After Maria: How solar microgrids are helping remote mountain schools in Puerto Rico stay open during outages.
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Nov 05, 2019 |
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Jereme Kent: Can small-scale distributed wind allow companies to embrace clean energy and lower the electric bills at the same time?
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Oct 22, 2019 |
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Peter Heintzelman: Can electric membership cooperatives light the way for clean local energy in the utility industry?
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Oct 08, 2019 |
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Emily Morris: Can distributed hydropower provide clean local energy 24/7 without expensive dams?
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Sep 24, 2019 |
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Alan Russo: Can artificial intelligence turbocharge local energy?
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Sep 10, 2019 |
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Mike Dudgeon: An insider’s guide to navigating the state politics of clean energy policy.
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Aug 27, 2019 |
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Bill Nussey and Sam Easterby: Separating fact from fiction about renewable energy.
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Aug 13, 2019 |
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Anya Schoolman and Solar United Neighbors: Can we change the future of energy at the community level?
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Jul 30, 2019 |
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Paul Gibbs & Paul Grana – Folsom Labs: Can software help accelerate adoption of Solar Power?
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Jul 16, 2019 |
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Marc Perez: Can we capture more sunshine and save big on energy storage?
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Jul 02, 2019 |
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Finn Findley and Will Arnold – Quest Renewables: Can 1 Billion Parking Spots Help Power The US?
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Jun 18, 2019 |
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Steve Kalland and Autumn Proudlove: The Fifty States of Solar, EVs, and the Grid.
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Jun 04, 2019 |
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Dr. Deepak Divan: The century-old grid is evolving. How will we manage it?
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May 21, 2019 |
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Jeff Chamberlain: Are batteries the final puzzle piece for a clean energy grid?
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May 07, 2019 |
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Andy Klump: Inside China’s impact on the global renewable energy business.
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Apr 23, 2019 |
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Bill Nussey: The clean energy renaissance and what it means for all of us.
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Apr 09, 2019 |
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Susan Kennedy: The future of energy will be distributed, digitized, and much, much smarter
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Mar 26, 2019 |
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February Clean Energy Headlines - Green New Deal
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Mar 19, 2019 |
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Greg Robinson: Learn how you can have clean renewable energy 24/7.
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Mar 12, 2019 |
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Amar Inamdar: One man's journey to end energy poverty.
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Feb 26, 2019 |
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Mary Anne Hitt: How A Grassroots Organization Stopped Coal Burning Power Plants
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Feb 12, 2019 |
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Chris Riley: A Coal Miner's Son Takes on a Giant Utility
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Jan 29, 2019 |
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Luis Reyes: David Takes on Goliath in Local Energy
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Jan 15, 2019 |
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Bill Nussey: Tech CEO Turned Local Energy Leader
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Jan 09, 2019 |