Pirates of CleanTech

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of June 6th, 2023. Our guest is Janette Freeman of Fabtech Solutions, a solar panel recycling company. https://fabtech.net/ https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct 0:00 Introduction 0:28 Janette Freeman 28:08 Eric's Articles 39:25 Lucas's Articles 45:23 Closing Links: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/03/electric-vehicles-early-adopter-petrol-car-ev-environment-rowan-atkinson |https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/05/16/the-hydrogen-stream-green-hydrogen-market-could-hit-850-billion-in-2050/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2023/05/17/from-luxury-to-necessity-how-data-can-help-democratize-green-buildings/ https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/08/abandoned-coal-mines-may-be-gold-mines-for-geothermal-energy.html https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/13/recycling-end-of-life-solar-panel-wind-turbine-is-big-waste-business.html https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/carbon-neutrality-china-carbon-capture-projects

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of May 18th, 2023. Our guests are Kyle Fleming, Director of the Virgin Islands Energy Office and Megan Grant, Senior Energy Engineer at the VIEO. https://energy.vi.gov/ https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct Please support us! https://anchor.fm/poct/support 0:00 Introduction 1:15 Kyle and Megan from VEIO 40:45 Closing

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of April 22nd, 2023. https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/poct Please support us! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/poct/support 0:00 Introduction 4:10 Lucas's Articles 10:43 Eric's Articles 21:48 Closing Links: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-17/pentagon-calls-biden-wind-farm-plans-problematic-for-us-military https://www.reuters.com/legal/fema-sued-over-lack-renewables-rebuilding-puerto-ricos-power-grid-2023-04-12/ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/us/california-solar-panels-canals.html https://thedriven.io/2023/04/21/worlds-largest-battery-maker-announces-major-breakthrough-in-battery-density/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2023/04/12/equatic-startup-co2-green-hydrogen/ https://stcroixsource.com/2023/04/20/vieo-breaks-ground-on-solar-and-battery-micro-grid-to-enhance-energy-resilience-at-hurricane-shelters/

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of March 28th, 2023. https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct Please support us! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/poct/support0:00 Introduction 7:30 Eric's Article 10:30 Lucas's Article 14:00 Cars 20:30 Climate Deniers 24:30 Closing Links: https://cleanenergycanada.org/a-net-zero-canada-will-see-700000-more-energy-jobs-than-exist-today-as-clean-energy-job-gains-outpace-fossil-fuel-declines-report/ https://www.hagerty.com/media/magazine-features/these-two-affordable-classics-reveal-80s-america-and-germany-at-their-best/ https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/climate-change/energy-subsidies https://cleantechnica.com/2022/11/03/hey-bret-stephens/

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco meet with 3 startups from Innovate UK from NYU's Urban Future Lab.   http://ufl.nyc http://smpnetworks.com/ https://www.teknobuilt.com/ https://electricmiles.com/ https://twitter.com/cleanpirates Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 1:05 UFL and Innovate UK 9:30 SMP Networks 17:45 Teknobuilt 28:25 Electric Miles 39:50 Closing

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of December 30th, 2022.  https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct  Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 4:05 Eric's Articles 19:41 Lucas's Articles 31:54 Closing   Links: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/19/new-york-emissions-climate-change-00074600 https://www.greenbiz.com/article/green-construction-tech-firms-enjoy-vc-investment-boom https://www.eenews.net/articles/offshore-wind-in-2022-billions-in-bids-and-new-confidence/ https://agfundernews.com/how-agrifood-corporates-defined-regenerative-agriculture-in-2022 https://www.energy-storage.news/energy-storage-news-top-10-news-stories-of-the-year-2022/ https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2022-12-29/doom-isnt-inevitable-my-top-10-climate-lessons-from-2022-boiling-point

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of December 15th, 2022.  Our guest is Stephanie Diem, Assistant Professor of Fusion Physics at the University of Wisconsin. https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support 0:00 Introduction 0:54 Stephanie Diem 22:00 Fusion Discovery Articles 26:10 Closing Links: https://usfusionenergy.org/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/scientists-achieve-breakthrough-nuclear-fusion https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/12/14/fusion-power-wont-be-widespread-for-at-least-a-decade.html https://news.wisc.edu/federally-funded-upgrade-reenergizes-fusion-experiment/

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of December 10th, 2022. https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct Please support us! https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 4:08 Eric's Articles 24:02 Lucas's Articles 33:40 Closing  Links: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/airbus-unveils-hydrogen-engine https://www.businessinsider.com/us-agrees-help-poorer-nations-address-climate-change-at-cop-27-2022-11 https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/sale-jumpstarts-floating-offshore-wind-power-us-waters-rcna60230 https://www.farmersjournal.ie/construction-starts-on-4-8m-agtech-innovation-centre-at-ucd-lyons-farm-738773 https://electrek.co/2022/11/30/lightyear-wins-race-to-market-with-start-of-solar-ev-production-in-finland/ https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=54939 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=54819 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=54739 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=54559 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=54479

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of November 22nd, 2022.  Our guest is Jeremy McCool, Founder and CEO of HEVO, a wireless EV charging startup.   https://hevo.com/ https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct  Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 1:30 Jeremey McCool 53:50 Closing

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of November 16th, 2022.   https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct  Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 4:20 Eric's Articles 19:31 Lucas's Articles 29:38 Closing  Links: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/01/us-and-uae-sign-strategic-partnership-deal-to-spur-100-billion-in-clean-energy-investment-.html https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/About/Newsroom/2022-Announcements/2022-11-09-GOVERNOR-HOCHUL-ANNOUNCES-MORE-THAN-3-7-MILLION-TO-BRING-CLIMATE-TECH-MANUFACTURING https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/12/green-hydrogen-project-aims-to-decarbonize-europes-industrial-north.html https://www.opb.org/article/2022/11/11/oregon-state-university-plans-to-develop-a-battery-that-would-not-rely-on-rare-minerals/ https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/utilities/hawaii-moves-to-time-varying-smart-rates-for-most-utility-customers https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-transmission-reform-biden-climate-goals-stall-miso-solutions/633664/

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the  most interesting clean energy news stories of Obtober 15th, 2022.   https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct   Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support   0:00 Introduction 5:32 Eric's Articles 22:50 Lucas's Articles 33:00 Closing   Links:  https://www.hydrogeninsight.com/analysis/liebreich-hydrogen-is-starting-to-look-like-an-economic-bubble-and-here-s-why/2-1-1334006  https://www.autoblog.com/2022/10/14/flooded-teslas-catch-fire-after-hurricane-ian/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/10/inflation-reduction-act-climate-economy/671659/   https://www.bcg.com/publications/2022/usa-competitive-advantage-in-key-emerging-clean-tech   https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/03/solarcycle-partners-with-sunrun-to-recycle-and-re-use-old-solar-panels.html   https://fortune.com/2022/10/06/low-mississippi-river-waters-deepen-europe-energy-crisis-coal/

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of September 20th, 2022.  Our guest is Jigar Shah, Director of the Loan Programs Office at the Department of Energy. https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct https://www.energy.gov/lpo/ Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support 0:00 Introduction 1:20 Jigar Shah 34:00 Eric's Articles 50:56 Lucas's Articles 56:15 Closing Links: https://www.thestar.com/business/mars/2022/08/23/cleantech-could-be-a-100-trillion-market-so-where-are-all-the-investors.html?rf https://www.svb.com/industry-insights/hardware-frontier-technology/construction-tech-startups-the-vc-funding-journey https://www.foreignaffairs.com/world/can-green-hydrogen-save-planet  https://www.greencarcongress.com/2022/09/20220912-sandia.html https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62892013

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of September 15th, 2022. https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support 0:00 Introduction 3:25 Eric's Article 10:10 Lucas's Article 15:20 Closing Links: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/13/why-toyota-the-worlds-largest-automaker-isnt-all-in-on-evs.html https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7z3yq/this-man-is-trying-to-put-mirrors-in-space-to-generate-solar-power-at-night

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of July 10th, 2022.   https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct  Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 3:37 Lucas's Articles 20:51 Eric's Articles 34:10 Closing   Links: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/06/europe-natural-gas-nuclear-are-green-energy-in-some-circumstances-.html https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/07/05/massachusestts-climate-change-timeline https://www.blackstone.com/news/press/blackstone-announces-400-million-investment-in-xpansiv-the-leading-global-carbon-and-environmental-commodities-exchange-platform/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/energyinnovation/2022/06/29/clean-energy-jobs-are-booming-making-up-for-rising-fossil-fuel-unemployment/?sh=2791bd021c13 https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/07/underwater-turbine-technology-clean-energy-source/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/france-to-nationalize-energy-giant-edf-to-help-it-combat-europes-energy-crisis-11657119239 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/20-1530_n758.pdf

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of June 17th , 2022.  Our guest is Katrina Stanislaw Head of Business Development & Partnerships at AgriDigital.   https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct  Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 1:10 Katrina Stanislaw 32:33 Eric's Articles 39:30 Lucas's Articles 46:00 Closing   Links:  https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/us-needs-tom-ridge-climate-eric-planey  https://startupgenome.com/article/global-agtech-and-new-food-ranking-top-25-plus-10-runners-up  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/engineers-look-to-river-and-ocean-currents-for-clean-energy/  https://allianceforscience.cornell.edu/blog/2022/05/finland-green-party-nuclear/  https://www.energy.gov/articles/president-biden-invokes-defense-production-act-accelerate-domestic-manufacturing-clean  https://world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/US-and-Canadian-regulators-complete-joint-review-o  https://www.autonews.com/editorial/big-chevy-bolt-price-cut-may-be-turning-point-auto-industry

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of May 24th, 2022.   https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct  Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 10:22 Lucas's Articles 20:44 Eric's Articles 35:00 Closing   Links: https://www.civilbeat.org/2022/03/kauai-quit-using-oil-to-produce-most-of-its-electricity-years-ago-thats-paying-off-now/ https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/05/firstenergy-corp-is-looking-at-combining-its-three-ohio-utilities.html https://pvbuzz.com/nrel-researchers-create-solar-cell-record-efficiency https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2022/05/16/electric-vehicle-registration-soars/9798645002/ https://www.greenbiz.com/article/whats-hot-corporate-renewable-energy-procurement https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19052022/inside-clean-energy-flow-battery/ https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/3492731-climate-lessons-from-faltering-texas-power-grid/

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of May 7th, 2022.  The pirates remember Rachel Seraspe of Wildan Energy Solutions.   https://www.cancer.org/involved/donate.html https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct  Please support us!   https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 1:08 Rachel Seraspe 6:25 Eric's Articles 29:45 Lucas's Articles 41:04 Closing   Links: https://electrek.co/2022/04/28/the-us-generated-a-record-18-of-its-electricity-from-wind-and-solar-in-march/amp/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/04/22/for-earth-day-key-facts-about-americans-views-of-climate-change-and-renewable-energy/ https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/05/06/politics/solar-energy-china-investigation-climate/index.html https://agfundernews.com/we-must-scale-us-agtech-innovation-to-fight-the-looming-food-energy-crisis https://hydrogen-central.com/2g-energy-ag-hydrogen-order-north-america/ https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/did-california-actually-hit-97-renewables-in-april-yes-and-no https://www.utilitydive.com/news/the-fight-for-a-national-clean-energy-transmission-system-emerges-on-three/621720/

The Pirates of Clean Tech talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of April 21st, 2021.  Happy Earth Day!   https://cityparksfoundation.org/learn/  https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct  Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 1:17 Earth Day 4:17 Lucas's Articles 12:20 Eric's Articles 25:54 Closing   Links:   https://electrek-co.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/electrek.co/2022/04/18/the-first-us-offshore-wind-farm-has-had-no-negative-effect-on-fish-finds-groundbreaking-study/amp/ https://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/california-set-new-record-for-using-nearly-100-clean-energy/ https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/innovation-2022-reusable-jelly-ice-cubes https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/after-plotting-battery-electric-future-truck-maker-scania-hedges-bets-with-new-hydrogen-vehicles/2-1-1200800 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/plug-supplies-walmart-green-hydrogen-110000138.html https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-admin-launches-6-bln-nuclear-power-credit-program-2022-04-20/

The Pirates of Clean Tech talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of April 8th, 2021.   https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct  Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 5:30 Eric's Articles 14:18 Lucas's Articles 23:31 Closing   Links: https://newatlas.com/energy/quaise-deep-geothermal-drilling-questions/ https://oilprice.com/Metals/Gold/High-Natural-Gas-Prices-Could-Lift-Green-Hydrogen-Investment.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/30/business/renewable-energy-wind-solar-electricity-climate-intl/index.html https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/hydrogen/experts-say-blending-hydrogen-into-gas-pipelines-wont-work https://www.utilitydive.com/news/new-york-adjusts-standby-buyback-rate-methodologies-sweetening-value-prop/620919/ https://electrek.co/2022/03/28/tesla-big-megapack-project-gigafactory-texas-avoid-unreliable-electric-grid/

The Pirates of Clean Tech talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of March 25th, 2022.  Our guest is David Wortmann, CEO of DWR Eco, a cleantech consultancy in Berlin, Germany.   https://dwr-eco.com https://sunandwindbelt.com https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct  Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 1:02 David Wortman 42:36 Closing

The Pirates of Clean Tech talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of February 10th, 2021.  Our guest is the CEO of GridSight.ai, Brendan Banfield. https://www.gridsight.ai https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support 0:00 Introduction 1:22 Brendan Banfield 21:02 Eric's Articles 34:29 Lucas's Articles 48:15 Closing Links: https://businessjournaldaily.com/epa-takes-issue-with-usps-plan-for-next-generation-vehicles/ https://www.change.org/p/us-post-office-to-go-all-hybrid-electric-for-its-new-fleet/dashboard https://www.jns.org/new-york-launches-contest-for-israeli-startups-to-tackle-clean-energy-challenge/ https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/news/india-e2-80-99s-renewable-energy-sector-can-employ-1-mn-people-by-2030-study/ar-AATcgl2?ocid=BingNewsSearch https://finance.yahoo.com/news/government-canada-invests-clean-technology-153200550.html http://www.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Draft20-YearTransmissionOutlook.pdf https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2022-02-03/california-utilities-commission-wont-vote-on-controversial-rooftop-solar-bill-until-further-notice https://www.gothamgazette.com/130-opinion/130-opinion/11064-lights-electricity-new-york-city-renewable-energy

The Pirates of Clean Tech talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of January 26th, 2021.  Our guest is Paul Vosper, the President & Chief Executive Officer of JuiceBar EV and Oasis Charger in Connecticut.   https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 1:20 Paul Vosper 27:18 Lucas's Articles 36:04 Eric's Articles 44:20 Closing   Links: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a38807463/tesla-model-3-climate-control-cold-weather-test/ https://www.tradewindsnews.com/esg/how-2023s-carbon-rules-could-be-a-game-changer-for-shipping-contracts/2-1-1142992 https://seekingalpha.com/news/3789964-solar-stocks-shine-as-white-house-says-clean-energy-bill-doable https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/01/13/carbon-sinks-are-growing-fastest-in-france-new-biomass-mapping-tool-reveals https://www.thedrive.com/tech/43592/heres-how-a-tesla-model-s-holds-up-after-424000-miles https://noahpinion.substack.com/p/americas-top-environmental-groups

The Pirates of Clean Tech talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of January 2nd, 2021.   https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct  Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 2:58 Andy's Message 5:06 Eric's Articles 22:09 Lucas's Articles 32:48 2022 Predictions 36:44 Closing   Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRqimvLSZ0s https://news.yahoo.com/tesla-owner-decides-blow-car-154102416.html https://www.popsci.com/technology/toyota-announces-electric-vehicle-concepts/ https://news.yahoo.com/hydrogen-powered-ferry-debut-san-005651825.html https://cleantechnica.com/2021/12/28/reports-claim-hyundai-has-closed-its-internal-combustion-engine-development-center/ https://www.donaldwatkins.com/post/alabama-power-co-paid-2-5-million-to-joe-perkins-without-invoicing https://twitter.com/JavierBlas/status/1472505786878287877?s=20

The Pirates of Clean Tech talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of December 13th, 2021.   https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct  Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 2:50 #WWC 10:30 Lucas's Articles 23:16 Eric's Articles 34:15 Closing   Links: https://carbuzz.com/news/toyota-hybrids-will-get-solid-state-batteries-first https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/09/world/australia/earth-black-box-climate-change.html https://www.eenews.net/articles/neb-decarbonization-vote-was-years-in-the-making/ https://theintercept.com/2021/12/08/oil-industry-wind-farm-prevent/ https://www.pv-tech.org/new-york-finalises-contracts-for-transmission-project-featuring-1-8gw-of-solar/ https://www.bakersfield.com/ap/news/exxonmobil-earns-a-d--on-mid-term-report-card-from-coalition-united-for-a/article_6f02dd7b-33aa-5fbd-88f4-28c2713d7477.html

The Pirates of Clean Tech talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of December 1st, 2021.   https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct  Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 2:00 Eric's Articles 15:05 Lucas's Articles 26:18 Coping with COP26 32:20 Closing   Links: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/17/samsung-panasonic-and-tesla-embracing-cobalt-free-batteries-.html https://www.environmentalleader.com/2021/11/house-passes-build-back-better-act/ https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/new-6gw-green-hydrogen-project-in-australia-eyes-ammonia-export-to-japan-and-korea/2-1-1101390 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/focus-during-cop26-facebook-served-165247529.html https://energyathaas.wordpress.com/2021/11/08/the-little-utility-that-could/ https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/19/construction-starts-at-americas-first-major-offshore-wind-farm.html https://www.utilitydive.com/news/congress-approves-infrastructure-bill-funding-transmission-hydrogen-ev/609649/

The Pirates of Clean Tech talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of October 31st, 2021.  This episode includes the return of POCT regular guest Rob Parker of Sif Capital. https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support 0:00 Introduction 6:40 Rob's Articles 25:18 Eric's Articles 28:10 Lucas's Articles 50:25 Closing Links: https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/hawaii-has-a-one-year-deadline-to-ditch-coal https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/21/us/politics/climate-change-cost-us.html https://www.vice.com/en/article/dyvqex/500000-public-electric-vehicle-chargers-is-the-wrong-goal https://www.postregister.com/news/local/inl-partners-with-arizona-company-to-produce-clean-hydrogen/article_ba63dcf8-0d14-5b28-bb31-c61f853d2bc6.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/25/blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-next-1000-unicorns-will-be-in-climate-tech.html https://insideevs.com/news/543353/hyundai-kia-solid-state-battery/  https://www.wsj.com/articles/exxon-debates-abandoning-some-of-its-biggest-oil-and-gas-projects-11634739779 https://twitter.com/AriPeskoe/status/1449009827771031554?s=20 https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/new-york-state-denies-permits-two-proposed-natural-gas-fired-power-plants-2021-10-27/

The Pirates of Clean Tech talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of October 7th, 2021.   Our guest this week is Ajay Kochhar, the President and CEO of Li-Cycle.  Learn more at https://li-cycle.com/.   https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct  Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 1:02 Ajay Kochhar 29:36 Eric's Articles 39:40 Lucas's Articles 45:50 Lucas calls it! 53:26 Closing   Links:   https://www.npr.org/2021/09/22/1039565488/a-colorado-coal-plant-could-help-solve-renewable-energys-storage-problem https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/construction-begins-on-world-s-largest-green-hydrogen-power-plant-part-of-unique-baseload-solar-project/2-1-1077815  https://www.google.com/amp/s/techcrunch.com/2021/10/06/gm-general-electric-agree-to-develop-rare-earth-materials-used-in-ev-manufacturing/amp/  https://www.popsci.com/environment/environmental-social-governance-investment/  https://www.utilitydive.com/news/fercs-danly-democrats-clean-electricity-plan-an-h-bomb-that-would-end/607346/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-29/tally-of-collapsed-u-k-suppliers-rises-as-three-more-fail

The Pirates of Clean Tech talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of September 21st, 2021.   https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct Please support us!   https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 9:20 Lucas's Articles 21:35 Eric's Articles 30:16 Closing   Links: https://www.utilitydive.com/news/house-committee-to-mark-up-150b-clean-electricity-performance-program-toda/606422 https://www.carbfix.com/how-it-works https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/oil-giant-shell-sets-sights-sustainable-aviation-fuel-take-off-2021-09-19/ https://news.yahoo.com/blowers-mowers-more-american-yards-133827846.html https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-14/australian-clean-cement-technology-gets-serious-about-scaling-up https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/high-risk-of-failure-at-critical-glasgow-climate-change-conference-un-secretary-general-warns/ar-AAODWNi?ocid=uxbndlbin

The Pirates of Clean Tech talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of September 10th, 2021.   https://twitter.com/cleanpirates  https://anchor.fm/poct  Please support us!   https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 7:20 Eric's Articles 19:12 Lucas's Articles 27:06 Closing   Links:  https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2021/08/30/gm-lg-chem-bolt-batteries/5652862001/  https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/how-climate-change-is-fueling-hurricanes-like-ida  https://www.economist.com/business/billions-are-pouring-into-the-business-of-decarbonisation/21803649  https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/shipping-industry-proposes-levy-speed-up-zero-carbon-future-2021-09-06/  https://www.fastcompany.com/90672135/this-wildly-reinvented-wind-turbine-generates-five-times-more-energy-than-its-competitors  https://newatlas.com/energy/stabilized-chlorine-battery-6-times-charge/

The Pirates of Clean Tech talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of April 15th , 2021.  Our guest for this week is Ravi Mikkelsen, Co-Founder of Atmos Financial, a clean finance startup.   You can sign up for Atmos Financial here: https://www.joinatmos.com?ref=c-pirates20210415  https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct   Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support   0:00 Introduction 0:36 Ravi Mikkelsen 22:58 Ravi's Articles 55:00 Lucas's Articles 1:05:42 Closing   Links: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-04-06/the-subprime-solar-trap-for-low-income-homeowners https://www.clientearth.org/latest/latest-updates/news/why-clientearth-is-suing-the-central-bank-of-belgium-for-climate-failings/ https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/corporate-net-zero-climate-goals-2030-game-changers-or-2050-greenwash/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-04-05/a-top-u-s-seller-of-carbon-offsets-starts-investigating-its-own-projects https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2021/04/13/u-s-power-sector-is-halfway-to-zero-carbon-emissions https://www.forbes.com/sites/woodmackenzie/2021/04/06/why-are-oil-majors-investing-in-offshore-wind/ https://www.energyandpolicy.org/entergy-role-stalling-miso-transmission-planning/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/for-hydrogen-to-dominate-the-low-carbon-world-batteries-must-fail/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-31/carcass-sniffer-dogs-find-big-wind-turbines-don-t-kill-more-bats

The Pirates of Clean Tech and the most interesting clean energy news stories of March 30th, 2021.  Our guest is Cynthia Adams, CEO of residential energy efficiency company Pearl Certifications.  https://pearlcertification.com/ https://www.greendoor.app/ https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support 0:00 Introduction 1:10 Cynthia Adams 29:04 Lucas's Articles 39:45 Closing Links: https://www.energyandpolicy.org/investors-utility-decarbonization/ https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/www.sierraclub.org/files/blog/Final%20Greenwashing%20Report%20%281.22.2021%29.pdf https://gresb.com/tcfd-framework-to-communicate-and-mitigate-climate-risks/ https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-open-to-revisiting-mopr-as-grid-operators-utilities-mull-future-of-w/597233/ https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/544963-key-republican-signals-support-for-augmenting-electric-vehicle

The Pirates of Clean Tech talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of March 19th, 2021.  Our guest is Josh Bode, Partner at Demand Side Analytics https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support 0:00 Introduction 0:38 Josh Bode 23:14 Articles 36:42 Closing Links: https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/new-plans-reveal-how-chinas-grid-is-prepping-for-net-zero https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05032021/gas-industry-fights-bans-in-homes-businesses/