Grid

Taiwan's energy dilemma

Yeh-Tang "Ricky" Huang and I discuss the struggle to build renewables, the nuclear debate, and the promise of geothermal power.

Feb 4 • David Roberts

1:09:45

Let's dig a little deeper into virtual power plants (VPPs)

EnergyHub CEO Seth Frader-Thompson joins me to distinguish between old-school demand response and true virtual power plants (VPPs).

Jan 21 • David Roberts

1:15:18

Making the electricity grid work like the internet

Jonas Birgersson joins me to explain how "packet-switching" for electrons can lead to energy abundance and grid resilience.

Jan 14 • David Roberts

1:29:10

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, 2025 • David Roberts

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, 2025 • David Roberts

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, 2025 • David Roberts

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, 2025 • David Roberts

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, 2025 • David Roberts

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, 2025 • David Roberts

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, 2025 • David Roberts

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, 2025 • David Roberts

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 • David Roberts

1:02:00

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