Podcast Episodes

863: Unlocking Tesla's Secrets to Battery Firefighting: An Insider's Story

Season 17 Episode 863

Landfill explosions, lithium-ion firestorms, and CIA briefings—today’s guest has seen it all - or so she thought!

Kathleen McCaffery’s illustrious firefighting career includes crawling throug…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Debunking Battery Myths: How Software-Driven Innovations Will Power the Future

Season 17 Episode 862

More batter density = more value, right? Not so fast.

In this episode, we challenge the hype around energy storage density—and reveal what really drives value for battery storage assets.

At RE…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

1 in 5 Solar Panels Are Failing — Here’s Why

Season 17 Episode 861

1 in 5 solar panels are failing—and it’s not because of hail.

A quiet reliability crisis is cracking open across the industry, and it starts with glass.

In this eye-opening conversation, Nico…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Natural Gas is Surging Again (and What It Means for Solar); Justin Locke | Global Energy Monitor

Season 17 Episode 860

Is the world’s most powerful energy data set hiding in plain sight?

Justin Locke, former RMI leader and now Executive Director of Global Energy Monitor, joins Nico to uncover how real data—no…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Patrick Crane’s Plan to Cut Solar Costs in Half

Season 17 Episode 859

The $2/Watt Challenge: Can We Get There?

Is $2/watt solar a pipe dream—or a real target we can hit in the next few years?

Patrick Crane, Global Head of Growth at OpenSolar (and solar pioneer s…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

This Nonprofit is Revolutionizing Solar Permitting | Nick Josefowitz

Season 17 Episode 858

Why is solar so expensive in the U.S.?

Nick Josefowitz has the receipts—and a plan to fix it.

In this episode, we dig into one of the largest hidden reasons rooftop solar costs $35,000+ for th…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Unofficial Playbook to NYC Climate Week | Silas Mähner & Steven Zhang

Season 17 Episode 857

Planning to attend NYC Climate Week?

Already there!? 

When Nico realized he had to make a last-minute trip to NYC this week during climate week, he reached out to two friends who could give hi…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ending Energy Poverty: Nedjip Tozun’s Vision to Reach 1 Billion Lives

Season 17 Episode 856

Nearly 1 billion people still live without reliable electricity. Nedjip Tozun co-founded d.light to change that—starting with a $10 solar lantern and growing into one of the world’s most inf…

Published on 3 months ago

Jigar Shah on <$2.50/Watt Solar + Storage, and Resisting Trump’s Anti-Renewable Push

Season 17 Episode 855

The Wake-Up Call We Can’t Ignore

Clean energy isn’t losing the economics game—it’s losing the political one.

Jigar Shah returns to SunCast live at RE+ 2025 with an urgent message: the energy t…

Published on 3 months ago

RE+ Day 3: Dean Solon, American-Made Inverters, Clean Tech for Native Americans, and More!

Season 17 Episode 854

Straight from Day 3 at RE+ 2025, this replay of the PowerUp Live Morning Show and Daily Round Up wraps up an incredible week of insights from the clean energy leaders driving the industry forward.

Nic…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago