Heat

What's the deal with district energy?

District energy -- in which a group of buildings share a common source of heating & cooling -- dates back at least to the Roman Empire, but the…

Oct 25, 2023 •

59:59

A super-battery aimed at decarbonizing industry

Storing electricity as heat! It's so, uh, hot right now. I talk with the head of a company that makes a thermal battery that outputs either heat or…

Oct 6, 2023 •

1:05:52

Enhanced geothermal power is finally a reality

A decade ago, engineer Tim Latimer moved from oil & gas into geothermal power with a plan to apply the latest technologies from the former to the…

Jul 21, 2023 •

1:20:59

Why electrifying industrial heat is such a big deal

A quarter of all energy humans use comes in the form of heat for high-temperature industrial processes. Industrial heat has long been considered…

Mar 24, 2023 •

1:25:41

The extraordinary potential value of enhanced geothermal power

Geothermal power has conventionally been viewed as a baseload, always-on resource, like nuclear. But new research suggests it could play a much more…

Sep 30, 2022 •

1:04:46

Volts podcast: Audrey Schulman and Zeyneb Magavi on how to replace natural gas with renewable heat

A visionary solution to America's aging, leaking natural gas infrastructure: replace it! In place of pipes carrying gas, lay pipes carrying water warmed…

Apr 1, 2022 •

1:06:07

Volts podcast: Rebecca Dell on decarbonizing heavy industry

Steel, cement, and chemicals -- collectively, "heavy industry" -- are some of the most difficult sectors to decarbonize. I talk with the head of…

Feb 11, 2022 •

1:32:11

Volts podcast: Panama Bartholomy on decarbonizing America's buildings

I talk to the head of the Building Decarbonization Coalition about the many technical, political, and financial challenges involved in decarbonizing…

Jan 28, 2022 •

1:22:21

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