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/

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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

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0:00 Introduction

0:38 Josh Bode

23:14 Articles

36:42 Closing

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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/

The Pirates of Clean Tech talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of February 24th, 2021.  Our Guest is Gavin Dillingham, PhD. and Director of Clean Energy at the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC)

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0:00 Introduction

1:08 Gavin Dillingham

47:00 Lucas's Articles

51:12 Eric's Articles

56:45 Closing

Links:

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/power-experts-cite-gas-constraints-as-main-cause-of-ercot-outages-but-syst/595255/

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/16/texas-wind-turbines-frozen/

https://www.motortrend.com/news/2021-ford-f-150-powerboost-hybrid-powering-texas-homes-winter-weather/

https://mashable.com/article/wind-turbines-texas/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/paris-climate-agreement-france-court-government-guilty-failing-commitments/

https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/2021/02/19/there-are-opportunities-for-climate-livelihoods-in-developing-countries-column/

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/how-and-why-a-nuclear-reactor-shut-down-in-texas-cold-snap-when-energy-was-needed-most

https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/event-status/event/2021/20210216en.html

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=46836

https://harcresearch.org/

The Pirates of Clean Tech talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of February 16th, 2020.  Our special guest is Andy Palmer, former COO of Nissan and former CEO of Aston Martin.

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0:00 Introduction

0:56 Andy Palmer

41:34 Eric's Articles

52:30 Lucas's Articles

59:55 Closing

Links:

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/eu-drive-toward-sustainable-battery-framework-and-seeing-around-corner-us

https://www.power-technology.com/news/south-korea-plans-build-43bn-offshore-wind-farm/

https://www.autoblog.com/2021/02/13/uaw-uncertain-future-evs/

https://insideevs.com/news/475282/andy-palmer-open-letter-uk-battery-factories/

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/electric-vehicles-could-be-imperfect-substitutes-for-gas-powered-cars-ne/594665/

https://talkingbiznews.com/they-talk-biz-news/greentech-media-is-closing-in-mid-march/

The Pirates of Clean Tech talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of February 9th, 2021.  Our special guest this week is ESG expert Dana Villanova from IHS Markit.

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0:00 Introduction

3:28 Dana Villanova

30:45 Eric's Articles

51:07 Lucas's Articles

1:03:35 Closing

Links:

https://qz.com/1968184/biden-could-prove-the-solyndra-scandal-wasnt-a-failure/

https://cleantechnica.com/2021/02/06/whats-next-for-state-climate-action-in-the-us-7-areas-to-watch/

https://e360.yale.edu/digest/denmark-is-building-an-artificial-island-as-a-clean-energy-hub

https://www.iea.org/reports/direct-air-capture

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/feb/02/remote-tasmanian-island-to-be-powered-by-blowhole-energy-that-harnesses-waves

https://www.icmagroup.org/sustainable-finance/the-principles-guidelines-and-handbooks/

The Pirates of Clean Tech talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of February 3rd, 2020.  

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The Pirates of Clean Tech talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of January 26th, 2020.  Our special guest this week is FERC commissioner and former chairman Neil Chatterjee.

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0:00 Introduction

0:47 Neil Chatterjee

42:14 Lucas's Articles

50:15 Eric's Articles

1:08:20 Closing

Links:

https://cleanenergygrid.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Disconnected-The-Need-for-a-New-Generator-Interconnection-Policy-1.14.21.pdf 

https://www.tdworld.com/microgrids/article/21151798/alaskan-coop-optimizes-hybrid-microgrid-system

https://www.greencarcongress.com/2021/01/20210121-battman.html

https://www.google.com/amp/s/cleantechnica.com/2021/01/19/siemens-gamesa-and-siemens-energy-green-hydrogen-initiative-for-offshore-wind-and-middle-east/amp/

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2265449-people-buying-suvs-are-cancelling-out-climate-gains-from-electric-cars/

The Pirates of Clean Tech talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of January 19th, 2020.  Special thanks to our guest, Lorry Wagner, Director at Ventolines.

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0:00 Introduction

1:40 Lorry Wagner 

22:28 Eric's Articles

32:22 Lucas's Celebrations!

41:30 Closing

Links:

https://www.jpost.com/jerusalem-report/caribbean-environmental-disaster-meets-israeli-innovation-653536

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/15/climate/electric-car-cost.html

https://buffalonews.com/news/state-and-regional/cuomo-promotes-new-efforts-to-expand-renewable-energy-in-new-york/article_4a7d6894-55bc-11eb-8c5c-2721ad2f801c.html

https://www.pv-tech.org/news/53517

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2020/12/21/new-york-to-host-100-mw-400-mwh-battery/

https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/new-yorks-new-green-push-includes-2.5gw-of-offshore-wind-contracts-for-equinor-and-bp

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/federal-stimulus-includes-wind-solar-tax-credit-extensions-adds-first-us/592572/

https://www.energy-storage.news/news/battery-pack-prices-reported-below-us100kwh-for-first-time

https://www.environmentalleader.com/2021/01/worlds-largest-utility-scale-battery-energy-storage-system-now-online/

https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/01/pseg-expected-to-bring-smart-meters-to-new-jersey/

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/12/30/science/mass-require-all-new-cars-sold-be-electric-by-2035-part-climate-change-measures/

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a34980102/solar-cell-efficiency-record-perovskite-silicon/

The Pirates of Clean Tech talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of December 26th, 2020.  

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Links:

https://www.woodmac.com/news/opinion/ten-predictions-for-energy-in-2021/

https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/what-renewable-energy-and-energy-storage-did-and-didnt-get-from-congress-this-week

https://businessjournaldaily.com/ohio-lawmakers-fail-to-deal-with-tainted-energy-bill/

https://www.cpr.org/2020/12/25/rebates-for-electric-vehicle-charging-are-part-of-a-110-million-plan-approved-by-colorado-regulators/

https://www.denverpost.com/2020/12/24/colorado-puc-xcel-energy-electric-transportation-plan/

https://environmenthalfcentury.princeton.edu/sites/g/files/toruqf331/files/2020-12/Princeton_NZA_Interim_Report_15_Dec_2020_FINAL.pdf

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/08/quantumscape-building-electric-car-battery-that-charges-to-80percent-in-15-minutes.html

https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2020/12/09/georgia-power-vogtle-plant-unit-3-fuel-shipment.html

https://www.texasobserver.org/solar-energy-disinformation/

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ge-announces-first-us-wind-turbine-blade-recycling-program-with-veolia/591869/

The Pirates of Clean Tech talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of December 15th, 2020.  

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