Grid

Can "second life" EV batteries work as grid-scale energy storage?

Colin Campbell explains how Redwood drains every drop of capacity from used batteries before they are recycled.

Oct 22 •

59:07

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 •

1:02:18

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 •

1:18:32

A "Google Maps for electrons"

Can a comprehensive map of every wire and transformer unclog the world's grid interconnection queues?

May 21 •

51:34

The coolest new home electrification widget

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

May 2 •

1:06:58

Making sure smart devices can talk to each other and the grid

How the Mercury Consortium wants to prevent your smart devices from becoming expensive paperweights.

Mar 14 •

56:34

The cybersecurity implications of a clean-energy grid

A conversation with Harry Krejsa about why clean energy might be the key to defending our grid against Chinese cyberattacks.

Feb 5 •

1:09:34

Assembling diverse resources into super-powered "energy parks"

Could supersized microgrids be the key to faster clean energy deployment? Eric Gimon explains the promise of "energy parks."

Jan 15 •

1:09:21

Tying utility profits to actually doing a good job

A conversation with Cara Goldenberg of RMI and Laura Gonzalez of Clean Virginia about "performance-based regulation."

Oct 23, 2024 •

1:02:00

What Allison Clements thinks about the grid

I talk with former FERC commissioner Allison Clements about the challenges of grid modernization, clean energy integration, and where FERC can — and…

Oct 9, 2024 •

1:10:17

A clever new way to distribute storage on the grid

A new startup called Base Power aims to bring more stability to the volatile Texas grid by selling customers oversized home batteries at minimal costs…

Jul 3, 2024 •

1:12:47

Managing a distributed grid

Astrid Atkinson helped move Google search from a centralized, top-down system to a massively distributed system. Now she wants to do the same thing to…

Nov 22, 2023 •

1:21:11

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