Daniel Woldorff
Daniel Woldorff

Daniel Woldorff

Daniel Woldorff is a podcast producer for Catalyst, Columbia Energy Exchange, and With Great Power. He previously worked on The Big Switch and the Webby-award-winning Where the Internet Lives. He helped to launch three of Latitude's shows, including Catalyst, and previously worked on The Interchange, The Energy Gang, ModeShift, Illuminators, and Climate2020.

He has covered climate technology and business for five years and was the Latitude Media's first employee. Before getting his start in audio at D.C.’s NPR station WAMU, he worked in sustainable food as the first employee of sustainable food company Seal the Seasons. He has a B.A. in public policy from Duke University and lives in Durham, North Carolina.

Daniel Woldorff is a contributing writer to Latitude Media.
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Scaling DAC? It's complicated, says Climeworks CFO

Andreas Aepli said transparency about specific project challenges is critical for gaining public’s trust.

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AI
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AI models haven’t discovered any new deployable materials yet — but they might improve the ones we use already.

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STORAGE
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Hydrogen
Koloma CEO: Geologic hydrogen could be 'world-changing'

Pete Johnson says we are several years from definitive answers about geologic hydrogen’s future role in the energy system.

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Drew Baglino countered concerns about rising load growth, transmission bottlenecks, and mineral requirements.

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U.S. market
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A syngas facility in South Africa.
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U.S. market
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Columbia University's Dan Steingart talks about the shortage of end-of-life lithium-ion cells — and why battery recycling is hard right now.

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Emerging tech
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Battery workers in California
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U.S. market
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Global markets
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Hydropower in Brazil
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Research
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Green steel production
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Research
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Aerial view of the forest in Guatemala, post-reforestation
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