Pirates of CleanTech

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/