Energy Impact Podcast

1. Robert Bryce gives a behind the scenes look at his new book & documentary analyzing the impact of electricity on global poverty
2. Why power density matters and a comparison of the power density of different energy sources
3. The effect that government stability – or lack thereof – has on the availability of electricity
4. Risks of grid fragilization as baseload power plants shut down and how nuclear can help the US recover

1. Christophe Defert walks through his finance career, from investment banking to venture capital
2. The impact of bringing energy knowledge to the global investment regions to find the next category winners
3. Why different forms of financing are necessary to drive the energy transition
4. How Christophe is building a network of collaborators to work together towards climate goals

1. Jennifer Hiller’s history in the oil and gas industry and how it prepared her for coverage of the energy transition
2. A behind-the-scenes look at how a Wall Street Journal article comes to be
3. Challenges with transforming the country’s electrical grid as electrification scales up
4. The current state of the global supply chain and what experts are saying needs to change to be more resilient in the future

1. Rokas Peciulaitis explains how video games sparked his interest in investing & led him to a career in finance
2. Disruption in energy mobility: decentralization, deregulation, digitalization and decarbonisation
3. How Contrarian Ventures is building a community and platform to help climate tech entrepreneurs
4. The value of interdisciplinary talent coming in to expand technology that fights climate change

1. Katherine’s background working in journalism and her work at the WSJ covering renewable energy utilities during California's Camp Fire
2. How Katherine’s reporting led her to write her new book about the history of PG&E
3. The impact the push for renewables has on the energy grid
4. A deep dive into Katherine’s recent article on the closure of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant

1. Christine Lam reflects on her personal journey towards making a global impact through sustainable investments
2. Why Equilibrium Capital views sustainability as an economic drive and a competitive advantage
3. Where growth is happening in the carbon transition infrastructure space and what to look for next
4. An inside look at the dairy-to-renewable natural gas (RNG) process, including challenges and opportunities

1. Ben Morris breaks down his strategy for making technical-based topics accessible to the BBC audience
2. An update on some of the UK’s fusion projects and how the global industry is changing
3. The business of commercializing new energy technology and how to create a product that is buildable
4. How to balance the ethics of technology and why climate change must be attacked on a global scale

1. Daniel Goldman on the beginnings of Clean Energy Ventures as an early-stage technology investor
2. Why Clean Energy Ventures focuses on advising and mentoring leadership teams in order to bring the right technologies to market
3. A deep dive on the route to commercialization and factors that affect a company’s ability to scale up
4. How strategic exit plans can help a company scale up more quickly and more effectively

1. Olivia Columbus on how a strategic communications emphasis led her to the Energy Impact Center
2. The development of Energy Impact which focuses on energy finance, policy, and journalism
3. A behind-the-scenes look at the lifecycle of a podcast, from brainstorming to publishing
4. Challenges and strategies for pushing rapid decarbonization of the energy industry in today’s world

1. Juan Muldoon reflects on navigating his finance career in search of a high impact platform
2. How the role of software in the world of energy infrastructure & hardware has evolved
3. The importance of why Energize Ventures is focused on representing the entire value chain in its investments
4. Four keys to accelerating the energy transition through best-in-class technology

1. Michael Liebreich walks through how the dot-com boom-bust cycle led him to found energy information technology giant, New Energy Finance
2. How New Energy Finance was able to turn data into reports and insights about energy trends
3. The story of how New Energy Finance turned into Bloomberg NEF, further expanding the company’s global impact
4. Introduction to Michael’s newest projects, an advisory firm and the Cleaning Up podcast

1. Andrew Herscowitz reflects on the experiences that led him to dedicate his career to world development
2. How the Power Africa project was launched, helping 100 million people get access to electricity
3. A breakdown of the climate targets set by the Development Finance Corporation and what that means for global impact
4. Strategies for managing risk as a public institution to reach long-term impact goals