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A list of essential episodes & a tool to search the Volts library
Aug 15
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Samuel R (Volts team)
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49:54
How to get New York back on track toward its climate targets
NYSERDA President Doreen Harris joins me to discuss the reality of trying to reach ambitious climate goals
Oct 17
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David Roberts
21
2
1:08:16
Seattle mayoral candidate Katie Wilson on governing a blue city in 2025
NIMBYs below, Trumpies above, oh my.
Oct 15
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David Roberts
28
2
44:40
Super-deep geothermal drilling ... with microwaves
I talk with Quaise CEO Carlos Araque about a technology that could persuade the oil and gas industry to drill for heat instead of fuel.
Oct 10
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David Roberts
29
11
1:03:30
Pay attention to the most important political race of 2025
With energy affordability set to dominate national politics, Peter Hubbard and Brionté McCorkle explain why a down-ballot Georgia race is ground zero…
Oct 8
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David Roberts
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4
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36:56
Can advance market commitments jumpstart climate’s hardest sectors?
How advance market commitments can de-risk investment and jumpstart innovation in tricky sectors.
Oct 3
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David Roberts
20
2
1:06:57
Could we get hyperscalers to buy heat pumps for households?
Ari Matusiak and Carla Peterman join me to discuss a wild new idea: getting data centers to pay for your next heat pump.
Oct 1
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David Roberts
32
7
1:00:38
How to clean up beer brewing and other low-temperature industries
Teresa Cheng and Richard Hart join me to discuss how to decarbonize industries that run on industrial boilers, like beer and paper.
Sep 24
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David Roberts
22
2
39:47
How can Africa benefit from the critical-minerals rush?
Patrick Kipalu joins me to discuss how African nations can leverage their valuable critical minerals to benefit their own people.
Sep 19
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David Roberts
20
8
54:19
Are we finally getting 3D-printed batteries?
Sakuu's Karl Littau joins me to discuss how 3D-printing is poised to make battery manufacturing cheaper and more adaptable.
Sep 17
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David Roberts
25
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Volts community thread #22
Open to all free & paid subscribers.
Sep 15
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David Roberts
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Samuel R (Volts team)
27
31
1:15:51
The debate over renewable energy certificates (RECs)
What does "100% renewable" really mean? A look inside the REC debate with Michael Leggett and Peggy Kellen
Sep 10
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David Roberts
28
17
1:02:18
How inverters can stabilize a renewables-heavy grid
Daniel Duckwitz and Catarina Augusto explain how we can run stable electricity grids on inverter-based clean energy resources.
Sep 5
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David Roberts
43
6
1:18:32
What's the deal with sodium-ion batteries?
Landon Mossburg on beating lithium-ion on cost and safety with a grid storage system that has no moving parts.
Sep 3
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David Roberts
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