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Clean Integration

Bitcoin, crypto, and batchable computing – could they be the keys to scaling the renewables sector?

John Belizaire, CEO at Soluna Computing, sits down with experts to discuss the path to making renewables the primary, most affordable energy source.

Soluna (Nasdaq: SLNH) develops integrated, utility-scale projects that combine renewable energy power plants with high-performance computing facilities–turning curtailed or wasted energy into profits.

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Average duration
40 minutes
Episodes
47
Years Active
2022 - 2025
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How AI Will Transform the Energy Grid with Sean Murphy

How AI Will Transform the Energy Grid with Sean Murphy

The US passed the largest climate bill in American history this summer: The Inflation Reduction Act. With new energy sources, will come new challenges for our already-struggling grid.

Now more than ev…

00:49:35  |   Thu 10 Nov 2022
Recruitment & Diversity in Cleantech with Catherine McLean

Recruitment & Diversity in Cleantech with Catherine McLean

Soluna CEO John Belizaire meets with Catherine McLean, who has spent the past decade plus working in clean energy recruitment. 

Catherine is the founder and CEO of Dylan Green, a strategic talent acqu…

00:41:48  |   Thu 03 Nov 2022
Greening Bitcoin with Troy Cross

Greening Bitcoin with Troy Cross

Can Bitcoin catalyze the transition to renewable energy? 

Troy Cross joins us in this episode to discuss. Troy is a fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute. He holds a PhD in Philosophy, and is a profe…

01:21:56  |   Tue 25 Oct 2022
Inside the Industry’s Take on Bitcoin's Energy Use with Eliza and Aoyon of CoinDesk

Inside the Industry’s Take on Bitcoin's Energy Use with Eliza and Aoyon of CoinDesk

 Soluna Computing CEO John Belizaire is joined by Eliza Gkritsi and Aoyon  Ashraf, journalists at CoinDesk.

Eliza and Aoyon both cover crypto mining for the digital-currency-focused new site, CoinDesk…

00:45:00  |   Tue 18 Oct 2022
Beating the Bitcoin Energy FUD with Ali Chehrehsaz

Beating the Bitcoin Energy FUD with Ali Chehrehsaz

John Belizaire, CEO at Soluna Computing, sits down with Ali Chehrehsaz, the Co-founder and CEO of TerraVerde Energy, an independent energy advisor representing school districts, public agencies, and …

00:50:01  |   Tue 11 Oct 2022
Understanding Bitcoin's Climate Impact with Margot Paez

Understanding Bitcoin's Climate Impact with Margot Paez

John Belizaire, CEO at Soluna Computing, sits down with Margot Paez, a fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute specializing in renewable energy and environmental studies, to discuss the need for educa…

00:38:11  |   Tue 13 Sep 2022
Electrifying the Marine World with Ben Sorkin

Electrifying the Marine World with Ben Sorkin

At Soluna, we’ve always been interested in innovative solutions to some of renewable energy’s toughest problems. 

Last year, we wrote a series on our blog covering a few environmentally-sound companie…

00:34:53  |   Mon 08 Aug 2022
Managing Intermittent Power Risks with Lee Taylor

Managing Intermittent Power Risks with Lee Taylor

Intermittency. 

It’s a fancy word for describing this unique circumstance in renewable energy where the wind does not always blow and the sun does not always shine. 

It’s a major problem in the economi…

00:47:35  |   Tue 19 Jul 2022
The Bitcoin-Energy Debate with Lindsey Kelleher

The Bitcoin-Energy Debate with Lindsey Kelleher

Bitcoin’s energy consumption is a feature, not a bug. 

(This is what I testified before Congress in January 2022 when I had the opportunity to make the case for crypto mining as a catalyst for renewab…

00:31:14  |   Tue 05 Jul 2022
Institutional Investment in Crypto with Rene Ramirez

Institutional Investment in Crypto with Rene Ramirez

Recently, I talked about How Clean Energy Can Further the Mass Adoption of Crypto with Blockworks. 

I explained that Bitcoin is not just a store of value, but a catalyst for renewable energy developme…

00:21:07  |   Fri 10 Jun 2022
Soluna Raises $35M From Spring Lane Capital

Soluna Raises $35M From Spring Lane Capital

Soluna has recently secured $35 million in project financing to continue our mission of developing green data centers co-located with renewable energy assets.

We’re honored to have a pioneering sustai…

00:47:57  |   Mon 16 May 2022
Innovations in Energy Efficiency with Peter Kelly-Detwiler

Innovations in Energy Efficiency with Peter Kelly-Detwiler

In this episode, we’re talking about digitalization and energy.

Peter Kelly-Detwiler, author and energy expert, joins Soluna CEO John Belizaire to discuss the digitization of the energy grid over the …

00:39:32  |   Tue 10 May 2022
Five Orders of Clean-Tech Innovation with Bill Nussey

Five Orders of Clean-Tech Innovation with Bill Nussey

Bill Nussey and John Belizaire both share a passion for solving the climate crisis and driving the clean energy revolution. 

Their approaches differ–Bill has been dedicated to ramping up local-scale s…

00:37:03  |   Tue 26 Apr 2022
What We Can Learn from Texas' Energy Grid with Chris Tomlinson

What We Can Learn from Texas' Energy Grid with Chris Tomlinson

In February 2021, an extreme winter storm, the coldest in the last 50 years, caused a massive electricity generation failure in the state of Texas. 

It’s been referred to as The Great Texas Freeze

Th…

00:42:31  |   Tue 12 Apr 2022
Cleaning Up Crypto Mining with Steve Wright

Cleaning Up Crypto Mining with Steve Wright

In our last episode, we dove into the ongoing debate over crypto mining regulation and the types of incentives that could stabilize the grid and catalyze clean power growth. 

In this episode, we exami…

00:36:08  |   Tue 29 Mar 2022
The Future of Crypto and Energy Policy with Sanjeev Kumar and Kathryn Carpenter

The Future of Crypto and Energy Policy with Sanjeev Kumar and Kathryn Carpenter

Lawmakers are ramping up pressure on Bitcoin miners who use fossil fuels to operate. 

On January 20, 2022, CEO John Belizaire was invited to testify at the House Oversight Subcommittee hearing called,…

00:30:11  |   Tue 15 Mar 2022
Clean Integration Season 2 Coming March 15, 2022

Clean Integration Season 2 Coming March 15, 2022

We’ll be launching a new season of our podcast this month. 

(You might be familiar with previous Soluna podcast seasons, known as The Kingdom. )

This season, we’re focused on exploring the nexus of com…

00:02:33  |   Sun 13 Mar 2022
Why Buy Bitcoin? with Andy Edstrom

Why Buy Bitcoin? with Andy Edstrom

In this episode, we are talking to Andy Edstrom, CFA, CFP is a financial advisor and also Head of Institutional at Swan Bitcoin. He may be best known in Bitcoin for authoring the book Why Buy Bitcoin

00:59:18  |   Fri 11 Mar 2022
The Role of Energy Regulation in the Future of Climate Change with Jonny Sultoon

The Role of Energy Regulation in the Future of Climate Change with Jonny Sultoon

In this episode, we’re looking ahead at the role of government and technological innovation in the future of renewable energy. John, CEO of Soluna talks to Jonathan (Jonny) Sultoon, the Head of Marke…

01:01:37  |   Fri 11 Mar 2022
All About Batteries with Jeff Bishop

All About Batteries with Jeff Bishop

What solutions do batteries offer to renewable energy’s biggest problem?

In this episode, Jeff Bishop, CEO, and co-founder of KeyCapture Energy, a utility-scale battery provider, talked to John Beliza…

00:54:31  |   Fri 11 Mar 2022
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