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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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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Emerging tech
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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Emerging tech
Heavy duty decarbonization

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

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Grid edge
Solar
Could VPPs save rooftop solar?

Jigar Shah, director of the DOE’s Loans Programs Office, said VPPs and batteries could boost the struggling rooftop solar market.

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Carbon removal
CO2 utilization

The crazy (and not so crazy) options for using captured carbon dioxide.

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Global markets
Building a supply chain for rare earth elements

China’s ban on the export of key technologies raises alarms about the supply of rare earth elements, which are used in EVs, turbines, and other electronics.

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Policy
How an obscure, 100-year old law is disrupting US energy

The 1920 Jones Act increases the costs of offshore wind, fossil fuels, and domestic shipping.

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U.S. market
STORAGE
Understanding the growing world of battery recycling

Will battery recyclers have enough used batteries to sustainably feed their operations?

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U.S. market
DATA + CLOUD
The US power demand surge: The electricity gauntlet has arrived

Utilities were already being squeezed by rising demand and stagnant supply. Then AI began supercharging load growth.