Episode Details

Disclaimer: This episode was produced when the laboratory operated as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The laboratory is now the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR).

Are you curious about new technologies that maximize performance while minimizing energy use and costs? If yes, this episode is for you. Learn about: 

• A tool package that is helping trucking companies reduce fuel usage and costs by streamlining their fleet design and logistics.  
• A breakthrough in air conditioning that transforms how we condition air and when we use electricity to do it. 
• A silicon-carbide-based power module with never-before-seen efficiency, power density, and low-cost manufacturability. 

This podcast is hosted by Jackson Fletcher, Kerrin Jeromin, Taylor Mankle, and Nataleah Small and written and produced by Hannah Halusker, Allison Montroy, and Kaitlyn Stottler. Editors are Joe DelNero, Brittany Falch, and Taylor Mankle. Graphics by Brittnee Gayet. Music by Ted Vaca and Chuck Kurnik, Jim Riley, and Mark Sanseverino of Drift BC. Peaks to Power is created by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Laboratory of the Rockies in Golden, Colorado. Email us at podcast@nlr.gov. Follow NLR on X, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Threads, and Facebook.