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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.
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The EV supply chain is navigating uneven growth, hesitant consumers, and excess production capacity.
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A former Microsoft VP weighs in on the advantages of more efficient chips.
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Unlike aviation, decarbonizing the world’s ocean-going ships may require a mix of low-carbon fuels.
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Three emerging technologies could help geothermal scale beyond its traditional geographies and drive down the cost of generation.
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While EV sales in the US and Europe are tempering, the Chinese EV market is growing fast.
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Microsoft’s former VP of energy breaks down ways to deal with AI-driven load growth.
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The former Tesla executive explains why he’s optimistic about renewables, transmission bottlenecks, and critical minerals.
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Batteries struggle to meet the needs of heavy transport. Can biofuels, hydrogen, and e-fuels fill in the gaps?
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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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In this episode of Catalyst: understanding SAF buyers
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The crazy (and not so crazy) options for using captured carbon dioxide.
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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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The 1920 Jones Act increases the costs of offshore wind, fossil fuels, and domestic shipping.
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Will battery recyclers have enough used batteries to sustainably feed their operations?
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Utilities were already being squeezed by rising demand and stagnant supply. Then AI began supercharging load growth.