Cleantech Talk

In the second part of my two-part interview with Bill McKibben, we spent a lot of time talking about Elon Musk, Tesla, and social trust. That included getting into the topic of unions, the UAW itself, cryptocurrency, and whether or not people with nefarious — or at least selfish and greedy — motives have intentionally split the "climate solutions community." This is surely a topic I will come back to repeatedly, and I'm almost considering writing a book on it, but it was good to get into it a bit with someone as notable, influential, and intelligent as Bill McKibben.

In this episode of CleanTech Talk, CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan gets renowned climate author and social movement leader Bill McKibben to talk about the climate change crisis we're quickly rolling into, climate grief and how to deal with it, US climate policy, rampant conspiracy theories, the great energy transition, and more! Listen and share!

FLO Chief Product Officer Nathan Yang talks with CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan about EV charging station design, evolution, reliability, and the changing EV market. They also talk about differences in the customer base across the EV landscape.

Rodney Hooper of RK Equity gives us an update on what's happening in the EV battery market, EV battery mining world, and with Tesla's EV battery goals.

Rodney Hooper of RK Equity gives us an update on what's happening in the EV battery market, EV battery mining world, and with Tesla's EV battery goals.

Michael Liebreich has published a "hydrogen ladder" that tries to show where hydrogen is useful and likely to be used versus where it is useless and unlikely to be used. Chemical engineer Paul Martin and Michael Barnard discuss some of the ideas in detail here.

Michael Liebreich has published a "hydrogen ladder" that tries to show where hydrogen is useful and likely to be used and where it is useless and unlikely to be used. Hydrogen experts Paul Martin and Michael Barnard discuss some of the ideas in detail here.

Michael Barnard sits down with Karsten Temme, PhD, geneticist and CEO of PivotBio. His company, founded with his long term academic collaborator Alvin Tamsir, is based on a eureka moment. They'd been analysing nitrogen-fixing microbes in soil, with the intent of inserting the genetic codes in plants. The microbes naturally fix nitrogen from the air in return for sugars from the plant roots, but that's suppressed by fertilization. But changing plant genetics was hard. Then, as they walked out for coffee one day, they asked "What if we turned off the nitrogen sensors in the microbes instead?" And now they have a million acres under cultivation and $430 million in Series D funding.

Michael Barnard sits down with Karsten Temme, PhD, geneticist and CEO of PivotBio. His company, founded with his long term academic collaborator Alvin Tamsir, is based on a eureka moment. They'd been analysing nitrogen-fixing microbes in soil, with the intent of inserting the genetic codes in plants. The microbes naturally fix nitrogen from the air in return for sugars from the plant roots, but that's suppressed by fertilization. But changing plant genetics was hard. Then, as they walked out for coffee one day, they asked "What if we turned off the nitrogen sensors in the microbes instead?" And now they have a million acres under cultivation and $430 million in Series D funding.

The future of transportation is electric. The future of energy is clean renewables. The future — and increasingly the present — also requires connecting these two. EDF is well on its way in this marathon into the coming decades. Listen in for more details on it all.

Jose Pontes of EAFO and EV-Volumes runs through EV sales trends and policies that influence them in several European countries. CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan chimes in where it might be useful or funny.

In this episode, Travis Allan, Vice President of Public Affairs and General Counsel at FLO, and Zach Shahan, CEO of CleanTechnica, talk about the how, the when, and the where of US President Joe Biden's target to get 500,000 EV chargers installed by 2030.

In this episode of CleanTech Talk, CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan talked with Chanan Bos, CleanTechnica's Director of Digital Media, about autonomous and semi-autonomous driving systems, especially Tesla's approach.

Chanan Bos, Director of Digital Media at CleanTechnica, and Zach Shahan, CEO of CleanTechnica, discuss automotive infotainment systems of today and possibly tomorrow.

I recently discovered Camptoo, "the Airbnb of camper vans," and had a chat with Jacek Fior, an occasional CleanTechnica contributor who is helping to launch Camptoo in Poland. Learn much more and enjoy the fun chat here.

In this episode, Matt Pressman of EV Annex and I talk about the stunning to Tesla Model S Plaid, which comes with jaw-dropping record-fast acceleration (among other things). We also break the news about and discuss the 2021 CleanTechnica Car of the Year winner.

In the second part of a two-part interview with Sam Spofforth of Drive Electric USA and Clean Fuels Ohio, CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan talked with Sam about converting mainstream automobile buyers to electric vehicles and zero emissions.

Drive Electric USA head Sam Spofforth and CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan talk about Drive Electric USA, new EV models, and electric vehicle adoption trends in the USA.

CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan interviews Bill Loewenthal, Senior VP of Product at ChargePoint, regarding EV charging progress, holes, & opportunities in the United States. What does the EV charging landscape look like at 50% EV market share? Listen in to get Bill's expert opinion and a whole frunk full of facts.

Mike Barnard talks with Brenden Millstein, President of Carbon Lighthouse, in this episode of CleanTech Talk.