Electrification

Electrifying industrial steam with heat pumps

Addison Stark unpacks how geopolitical gas volatility is making electrified thermal energy an economic necessity for manufacturers.

May 13 • David Roberts

1:02:55

The big stories from the last year in electricity

The biggest stories from the global power sector in 2025, from India's new path to a possible plateau in fossil generation.

Apr 22 • David Roberts

1:07:17

A Tesla vet tries to master the VPP market

Kunal Girotra and I explore the massive potential of combining plug-and-play home batteries with smart enterprise software to stabilize the grid

Mar 18 • David Roberts

1:16:32

The fate of fossil fuel systems in the "mid-transition"

I talk with Emily Grubert about the hidden dangers of letting the free market manage the decline of our legacy energy infrastructure.

Mar 4 • David Roberts

1:14:39

US transit costs and how to tame them

Alon Levy explains how the US can build cheaper, better public transit by learning from the rest of the world.

Jul 30, 2025 • David Roberts

1:36:32

What's going on with electric boats?

Arc CEO Mitch Lee on building electric vehicles for lake sports.

Jul 18, 2025 • David Roberts

1:02:19

Making electric motors better

Tackling a billion small gas engines with electric motors

Jun 11, 2025 • David Roberts

54:17

Taming the hydrogen hype

Team Electron takes on the hydrogen hype and its underlying motivations.

May 14, 2025 • David Roberts

1:18:34

Trying to bring geothermal heat pumps to scale

Kathy Hannun on Dandelion’s Swedish drilling rigs, custom heat pumps, and a new 1,500-home partnership.

May 9, 2025 • David Roberts

1:02:50

The coolest new home electrification widget

Smart meters that accelerate electrification by going from a consumer-led to an infrastructure-driven approach.

May 2, 2025 • David Roberts

1:06:58

Me, on the Climate Papa podcast

I talk a bunch about my career, the evolution of the climate fight, distributed energy and political power, and more.

Apr 25, 2025 • David Roberts

1:25:19

What's up with hydrogen-electric aviation?

ZeroAvia CEO Val Miftakhov makes the case for hydrogen-electric aviation

Apr 23, 2025 • David Roberts

1:11:53

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