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Interchange Recharged

Clean tech, green finance and energy innovation are the three lanes on the road to a successful global energy transition. At the intersection of these lanes is a place where ideas on finance, technology and policy are shared and debated. That intersection is Interchange Recharged.  

Sylvia Leyva Martinez, principal analyst at Wood Mackenzie, invites visionaries, entrepreneurs, policy-makers and energy analysts to explore the newest developments in renewable technology, explain the ideas on global energy policy that could accelerate the energy transition, and identify new funding and financial models that could solve the biggest challenges we face on the way to net zero.  

Sylvia and her guests bring you data and forecasts on clean technology, climate science, and offer predictions on the build out of utility-scale projects and the future of green finance. 

What impacts do the annual UN Conference of the Parties have on decarbonisation goals and climate change? What will COP30 bring? What’s happening in global EV adoption and development? What’s the forecast for solar energy, one of the major success stories of renewable energy in the last ten years? What does the data tell us about the future of hydrogen, of nuclear, or of low-carbon power?  These are examples of the insights and detailed analyses you can expect bi-weekly on Tuesdays at 7am ET.  


If you like The Energy Transition ShowCatalyst with Shayle Kann, The Big Switch from Columbia University, Open Circuit  with Jigar Shah or The Green Blueprint, you’ll enjoy Interchange Recharged. 

 

Want to get involved with the show? Reach out to [email protected] to: 

Bring Sylvia and Interchange Recharged to your event 

Be a guest on the show 

Sponsor an episode 

Ask a question to Sylvia or one of our guests 

 

Check out another leading clean tech global podcast by Wood Mackenzie, Energy Gang, at woodmac.com/podcasts/the-energy-gang 

Wood Mackenzie is the leading global data and analytics solutions provider for renewables, energy and natural resources. Learn more about Wood Mackenzie on the official website: https://www.woodmac.com/ 

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The State of Distributed Energy Aggregation: How Is It Working?

The State of Distributed Energy Aggregation: How Is It Working?

This week, we’re talking about a trend that’s picking up in electricity markets: aggregation of distributed resources. Utilities have been remotely switching off air conditioners to manage demand fo…
00:56:36  |   Tue 13 Aug 2019
The Surprising Public Opinion Trends Behind the Green New Deal

The Surprising Public Opinion Trends Behind the Green New Deal

Note: after this episode, we will be on hiatus for a few weeks while Stephen Lacey goes on paternity leave. This week, a conversation about what the Green New Deal reveals about public opinion on cl…
00:45:39  |   Mon 15 Jul 2019
The Complexity of NYC’s Green New Deal [Special Content From Centrica]

The Complexity of NYC’s Green New Deal [Special Content From Centrica]

This week, we present a special episode on behalf of Centrica Business Solutions. The Green New Deal is now a driving force in climate politics. But up until now, it’s been mostly theoretical. And …
00:24:28  |   Thu 11 Jul 2019
Where Is the Global Energy System Headed?

Where Is the Global Energy System Headed?

Every year, we see a wide range of models for the future global energy system. The scenarios come from a wide array of organizations: International Energy Agency and the Energy Information Administr…
00:30:49  |   Tue 09 Jul 2019
Solar & Wind Curtailment: A Liability or Asset for Grid Decarbonization?

Solar & Wind Curtailment: A Liability or Asset for Grid Decarbonization?

On the docket this week: curtailment of renewable energy. Historically, we’ve thought about curtailment as a waste of valuable clean electricity — a financial penalty for renewable generators who ne…
00:38:34  |   Wed 26 Jun 2019
Challenging Our Beliefs, Part 2: Do Individual Actions Matter for Climate?

Challenging Our Beliefs, Part 2: Do Individual Actions Matter for Climate?

This week, we’re challenging our long-held beliefs about whether individual actions matter. Even if we drastically altered our lifestyles, would it do anything to address climate change? We all want…
00:33:13  |   Tue 18 Jun 2019
Challenging Our Beliefs, Part 1: Do People Care About Energy?

Challenging Our Beliefs, Part 1: Do People Care About Energy?

Over the next two weeks, we are challenging our long-held assumptions about energy. We’re going to take the opposite stance of an argument that we agree with. Can we change our minds? In part 1, we…
00:27:54  |   Wed 05 Jun 2019
The Epochal Shift in Commercial Energy [Special Content From Centrica]

The Epochal Shift in Commercial Energy [Special Content From Centrica]

We present a special episode produced in collaboration with Centrica Business Solutions. In 2006, Kate Sherwood left her job in strategy consulting to work in solar.  “I realized what I had been do…
00:12:50  |   Wed 29 May 2019
Jay Inslee's Climate Plan Is Every Wonk's Dream

Jay Inslee's Climate Plan Is Every Wonk's Dream

What would a truly bold presidential plan to decarbonize the economy look like? Democratic candidates are offering up their visions. Elizabeth Warren is focusing on banning fossil fuel extraction o…
00:35:22  |   Tue 28 May 2019
Are Uber and Lyft Bad for Energy and Climate?

Are Uber and Lyft Bad for Energy and Climate?

Uber and Lyft are now public — and now under more investor pressure to expand quickly. What does that mean for energy use and carbon emissions as more cars hit the roads? Multiple new studies show t…
00:41:33  |   Wed 15 May 2019
Big Companies Quietly Embracing the Energy Transition

Big Companies Quietly Embracing the Energy Transition

Big energy giants around the world are investing heavily in renewables and cleantech. But there’s a whole class of companies making moves in the sector behind the scenes. In this episode, we’re look…
00:29:54  |   Fri 03 May 2019
A Futurist’s Take on ‘Exponential’ Energy Shifts

A Futurist’s Take on ‘Exponential’ Energy Shifts

It’s taken decades for renewables to compete with fossil fuels. But we’re now entering the third phase of the clean energy transition, when new renewables are beating existing coal and gas plants on …
00:52:51  |   Tue 23 Apr 2019
PG&E's Wildfire Saga

PG&E's Wildfire Saga

This week: we dig into the causes of PG&E’s latest bankruptcy: wildfires. PG&E’s restructuring is one of the biggest in U.S. history — and it could be considered the first climate bankruptcy.  The …
00:30:32  |   Wed 17 Apr 2019
Why Shell Is Pouring Billions Into Batteries, Microgrids, EVs and Electrification

Why Shell Is Pouring Billions Into Batteries, Microgrids, EVs and Electrification

Global energy giants have been on a distributed energy acquisition spree over the last few years. With the formation of its New Energies unit in 2016, Shell is leading the oil & gas majors in investm…
00:36:51  |   Wed 10 Apr 2019
Which Legacy Automaker Is Leading the Electric Vehicle Race?

Which Legacy Automaker Is Leading the Electric Vehicle Race?

Within the next decade, automakers will invest up to $300 billion in electric models, according to a recent tally from Reuters. These automakers are also spending billions more on autonomy to complim…
00:27:43  |   Thu 04 Apr 2019
Transmission: The 800kV Gorilla

Transmission: The 800kV Gorilla

We asked on a recent Interchange episode: how are we going to manage all this distributed energy on the grid? This week, we’re asking: how to we manage all this centralized renewable energy hitting …
00:36:11  |   Tue 26 Mar 2019
Replay: Ode to the Pivot!

Replay: Ode to the Pivot!

We're on spring break this week. So we're offering a replay of an earlier episode -- it's all about pivots. Did you know that Nokia started out as a paper mill in Finland? Or that Nintendo once made…
00:36:39  |   Mon 18 Mar 2019
What’s Up With Tesla’s Energy Business?

What’s Up With Tesla’s Energy Business?

This week, the history and future of Tesla Energy. Back in 2006, Elon Musk posted a manifesto outlining his vision for a high-end sports car that would push unit volume and lower costs. It also incl…
00:40:37  |   Tue 12 Mar 2019
What Should We Do With All This Distributed Energy?

What Should We Do With All This Distributed Energy?

Distributed energy resources (DERs) are going to double on the U.S. grid by 2023, according to our researchers at Wood Mackenzie.  By then, we’ll likely have somewhere around 100 gigawatts of flexib…
00:50:40  |   Tue 05 Mar 2019
The Accidental Green Job Counselors

The Accidental Green Job Counselors

This week, Shayle and Stephen stumble into career counseling. There are now 3.4 million people in America working in clean energy, spanning across transportation, renewable energy, energy efficienc…
00:35:03  |   Wed 27 Feb 2019
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