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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An ode to electrochemistry
A six-time co-founder and MIT professor explains the applications of electrochemistry across climate tech.
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A skeptic’s take on AI electricity load growth
Jonathan Koomey thinks energy constraints will incentivize efficiency for data centers.
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Cultivated meat’s ‘trough of disillusionment’
The industry fell short of the hype. What’s holding it back?
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The promise and perils of sodium-ion batteries
What breakthroughs do sodium-ion batteries need to become competitive? This new tech could accelerate the energy transition.
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The case for colocating data centers and generation
How siting renewables and storage behind-the-meter at data centers can enable larger projects and faster connection to power.
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More 2025 trends: DeepSeek, plug-in hybrids, and curtailment
Part two of our conversation with Nat Bullard about his 200-slide presentation on the most important trends in decarbonization.
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2025 trends: aerosols, oil demand, and carbon removal
Nat Bullard is back at it again, releasing a massive deck on the most important trends in decarbonization.
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The climate-ag grab bag
Mike Grunwald breaks down solutions to the food system’s climate problem — including industrial ag’s surprising role.
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FOAK tales
Lessons on winning over infrastructure investors from the head of Breakthrough Energy’s first-of-a-kind financing program.
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Making DERs work for load growth
Though more expensive, DERs could come online to meet rising load growth faster than large, centralized power plants.
