Podcast Episodes

219: Shrouded Rooftop Wind Turbines

Episode 219

https://youtu.be/JPGMBbBt9s8

Matt and Sean talk about old designs, new designs, and the coincidences linking them. Wind turbine design goes back centu…

2 years, 2 months ago

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218: Building Smarter Cities

Episode 218

https://youtu.be/OP5ME-rLN5Y

Matt talks to Fanni Melles about her PhD research into the future of smarter cities.  Her research focused on Melbourne-b…

2 years, 2 months ago

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217: Heat Pump Teamwork - Are They Worth It?

Episode 217

https://youtu.be/ie48sOqBfJI

Matt and Sean talk about whether or not networked, cascading heat pumps are viable for home use. Are they worth it?

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2 years, 2 months ago

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216: Solar Panel Scam?

Episode 216

https://youtu.be/m0GfWX5sT4o

Matt and Sean talk about whether or not the distrust in sustainable tech, like home solar panels, is based on fact or fic…

2 years, 2 months ago

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215: Perovskite - The Future of Solar?

Episode 215

https://youtu.be/uiFa3ThFvlw

Matt and Sean talk about perovskite breakthroughs and changes in solar energy production. Is it really the future of sola…

2 years, 2 months ago

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214: Analog Computers - Old is New Again

Episode 214

https://youtu.be/n37PpuaADEY

Matt and Sean talk about analog computing, but these aren’t your grandparents’ analog computers. Why is old new again? An…

2 years, 3 months ago

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213: Low Light Solar Panel’s Big Advancement

Episode 213

https://youtu.be/dd_qcqlWUZ0

Matt interviewed Bates Marshall, Co-Founder and CEO of Ambient Photonics, which manufactures a cutting edge high power, l…

2 years, 3 months ago

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212: Sand Batteries - It’s Getting Hot

Episode 212

https://youtu.be/fcyyrM3_Aks

Matt and Sean talk about using sand to cut down on energy storage costs.  Thermal energy storage is getting really hot no…

2 years, 3 months ago

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211: Tesla Solar Roof vs. Solar Panels

Episode 211

https://youtu.be/rfYpCM_GAu8

Matt and Sean are joined by Paul Braren, from TinkerTry.com, to talk about Tesla Solar Roof vs. regular solar panels. Why…

2 years, 3 months ago

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210: Round and Round we go - Small Hydro Power

Episode 210

https://youtu.be/xdUohMUCd7U

Matt and Sean talk about small hydro turbines and where they might make the most sense. Should we give a dam?

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2 years, 4 months ago

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