Shayle Kann
Shayle Kann

Shayle Kann

Shayle Kann is a partner at Energy Impact Partners, the leading venture capital fund investing in companies shaping the future of energy and infrastructure, where he leads the firm’s investments at the frontier of climate tech. He is also the host of Catalyst, a podcast from Latitude Media that tackles big questions about how to decarbonize the planet.

Shayle Kann is a contributing writer to Latitude Media.
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Emerging tech
The better mousetrap fallacy

Which industries need tech breakthroughs, and which need to scale existing solutions?

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VC
The rise of climate adaptation tech

A growing list of technologies could help us adapt to climate change — and potentially turn a profit, too.

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Emerging tech
Why are we still flaring gas?

Capturing natural gas from oil wells seems like a no-brainer. Why do oil producers still flare it?

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Hydrogen
Hunting for geologic hydrogen

Koloma CEO Pete Johnson says that geologic hydrogen, if proven out, would be “world-changing” for the energy transition.

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Emerging tech
The cost of nuclear

Building reactors in South Korea is far cheaper than building in the U.S., but why?

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U.S. market
Understanding the transmission bottleneck

The lack of transmission could severely limit the energy transition. What can we do to fix it?

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Pathways to decarbonizing steel

How direct reduced iron, electrolysis, and other technologies could help clean up a dirty industry

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STORAGE
The EV market’s awkward teenage years

The EV supply chain is navigating uneven growth, hesitant consumers, and excess production capacity.

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AI
DATA + CLOUD
Can chip efficiency slow AI's energy demand?

A former Microsoft VP weighs in on the advantages of more efficient chips.

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Decarbonizing the high seas

Unlike aviation, decarbonizing the world’s ocean-going ships may require a mix of low-carbon fuels.

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Going deep on next-gen geothermal

Three emerging technologies could help geothermal scale beyond its traditional geographies and drive down the cost of generation.

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Demystifying the Chinese EV market

While EV sales in the US and Europe are tempering, the Chinese EV market is growing fast.

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DATA + CLOUD
AI
Under the hood of data center power demand

Microsoft’s former VP of energy breaks down ways to deal with AI-driven load growth.

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Grid edge
Corporates
Drew Baglino on Tesla’s Master Plan

The former Tesla executive explains why he’s optimistic about renewables, transmission bottlenecks, and critical minerals.

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Heavy duty decarbonization

Batteries struggle to meet the needs of heavy transport. Can biofuels, hydrogen, and e-fuels fill in the gaps?