Energy Cast

Celebrating their 25th anniversary, we discuss the evolving energy efficiency sector with Wisconsin-based Franklin Energy’s Founder and CEO Paul Schueller. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/59-franklin.html

We explore the potential to refine coal with New York-based Clean Coal Technologies, Inc., who have their sights set on world markets as power proliferates abroad. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/57-apex.html

We meet the Texas developer planning the world’s first compressed air energy storage (CAES) facility in 30 years, which will be the largest storage facility of any kind ever constructed. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/57-apex.html

In D.C., we speak to NRL Researcher Debra Rolison, whose team has developed a way to safely recharge zinc alkaline batteries, which could possibly have several advantages over lithium ion cells in our greater energy needs. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/56-zinc.html

We discuss how this Durham-based capital firm was able to develop a functional, low-cost, carbon capture technology, and why the initial pivot to natural gas might have been an unintended gamechanger. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/55-netpower.html

In D.C., we discuss the potential to capture CO2 directly from the ocean and convert it to fuel with research chemist Dr. Heather Willauer. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/54-ecem.html

We meet the entrepreneur of an Alabama startup who is converting discarded automotive parts into low-sulfur diesel at a fraction of the cost of conventional production. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/53-neowaste.html

In Washington, we explore the possibilities of using the ocean’s natural chemistry to power a fuel cell that can operate indefinitely on the sea floor. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/52-benthic.html

We critique The China Syndrome at 40 and discuss why nuclear power is the key for a carbon-free future for both the developed and developing world. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/51-bright.html

At the historic Naval Center for Space Technology in Washington, we explore the potential for solar power to provide abundant baseload energy if it can be beamed down from orbit. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/50-space.html

In Washington, we discuss the technological and political future for energy storage, and how this “industry within an industry” can benefit both traditional and emerging energy technologies. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/49-esa.html

We discuss Shell Energy Inside, a new subscription-based energy efficiency program on offer from the longtime supermajor. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/48-shell.html

UNL Professor Paul Blum explains how they smashed a theoretical record for producing hydrogen out of Thermotoga maritima, the bacteria found in underwater thermal vents. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/47-unl.html

We explore the potential of Conduit Hydroelectric, producing energy from existing municipal water infrastructure, with California-based NLine Energy. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/46-nline.html

We discuss nuclear fusion’s path to commercialization, the need for public acceptance, and the opportunities this power source can provide for a low-carbon future with TAE Technologies CEO Michl Binderbauer. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/45-tae.html