Pirates of CleanTech

Lucas Finco and Eric Planey discuss each week's news in Clean Energy.

POCT - Charging HEVOlution Ep53

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of November 22nd, 2022.  Our guest is Jeremy McCool, Founder and CEO of HEVO, a wireless EV charging startup.   https://hevo.com/ https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct  Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 1:30 Jeremey McCool 53:50 Closing

11-22
58:46

POCT - Fab Solar Tech Ep61

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of June 6th, 2023. Our guest is Janette Freeman of Fabtech Solutions, a solar panel recycling company. https://fabtech.net/ https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct 0:00 Introduction 0:28 Janette Freeman 28:08 Eric's Articles 39:25 Lucas's Articles 45:23 Closing Links: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/03/electric-vehicles-early-adopter-petrol-car-ev-environment-rowan-atkinson |https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/05/16/the-hydrogen-stream-green-hydrogen-market-could-hit-850-billion-in-2050/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2023/05/17/from-luxury-to-necessity-how-data-can-help-democratize-green-buildings/ https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/08/abandoned-coal-mines-may-be-gold-mines-for-geothermal-energy.html https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/13/recycling-end-of-life-solar-panel-wind-turbine-is-big-waste-business.html https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/carbon-neutrality-china-carbon-capture-projects

06-08
49:03

POCT - Pirates IN the Caribbean 2 - The Sequeal Ep60

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of May 18th, 2023. Our guests are Kyle Fleming, Director of the Virgin Islands Energy Office and Megan Grant, Senior Energy Engineer at the VIEO. https://energy.vi.gov/ https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct Please support us! https://anchor.fm/poct/support 0:00 Introduction 1:15 Kyle and Megan from VEIO 40:45 Closing

05-19
46:15

POCT - Pirates IN the Carribbean Ep59

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of April 22nd, 2023. https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/poct Please support us! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/poct/support 0:00 Introduction 4:10 Lucas's Articles 10:43 Eric's Articles 21:48 Closing Links: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-17/pentagon-calls-biden-wind-farm-plans-problematic-for-us-military https://www.reuters.com/legal/fema-sued-over-lack-renewables-rebuilding-puerto-ricos-power-grid-2023-04-12/ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/us/california-solar-panels-canals.html https://thedriven.io/2023/04/21/worlds-largest-battery-maker-announces-major-breakthrough-in-battery-density/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2023/04/12/equatic-startup-co2-green-hydrogen/ https://stcroixsource.com/2023/04/20/vieo-breaks-ground-on-solar-and-battery-micro-grid-to-enhance-energy-resilience-at-hurricane-shelters/

04-23
24:00

POCT - Clean Progress Ep58

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of March 28th, 2023. https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct Please support us! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/poct/support0:00 Introduction 7:30 Eric's Article 10:30 Lucas's Article 14:00 Cars 20:30 Climate Deniers 24:30 Closing Links: https://cleanenergycanada.org/a-net-zero-canada-will-see-700000-more-energy-jobs-than-exist-today-as-clean-energy-job-gains-outpace-fossil-fuel-declines-report/ https://www.hagerty.com/media/magazine-features/these-two-affordable-classics-reveal-80s-america-and-germany-at-their-best/ https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/climate-change/energy-subsidies https://cleantechnica.com/2022/11/03/hey-bret-stephens/

03-29
29:32

POCT - Grid & Bacon with Jigar Ep50

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of September 20th, 2022.  Our guest is Jigar Shah, Director of the Loan Programs Office at the Department of Energy. https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct https://www.energy.gov/lpo/ Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support 0:00 Introduction 1:20 Jigar Shah 34:00 Eric's Articles 50:56 Lucas's Articles 56:15 Closing Links: https://www.thestar.com/business/mars/2022/08/23/cleantech-could-be-a-100-trillion-market-so-where-are-all-the-investors.html?rf https://www.svb.com/industry-insights/hardware-frontier-technology/construction-tech-startups-the-vc-funding-journey https://www.foreignaffairs.com/world/can-green-hydrogen-save-planet  https://www.greencarcongress.com/2022/09/20220912-sandia.html https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62892013

09-21
01:00:14

POCT - Season 5 Preview - Ep49.5

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of September 15th, 2022. https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support 0:00 Introduction 3:25 Eric's Article 10:10 Lucas's Article 15:20 Closing Links: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/13/why-toyota-the-worlds-largest-automaker-isnt-all-in-on-evs.html https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7z3yq/this-man-is-trying-to-put-mirrors-in-space-to-generate-solar-power-at-night

09-16
18:19

POCT - Brooklyn Calling Ep57

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco meet with 3 startups from Innovate UK from NYU's Urban Future Lab.   http://ufl.nyc http://smpnetworks.com/ https://www.teknobuilt.com/ https://electricmiles.com/ https://twitter.com/cleanpirates Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 1:05 UFL and Innovate UK 9:30 SMP Networks 17:45 Teknobuilt 28:25 Electric Miles 39:50 Closing

01-26
42:19

POCT - 2022 Recap of Recaps Ep56

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of December 30th, 2022.  https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct  Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 4:05 Eric's Articles 19:41 Lucas's Articles 31:54 Closing   Links: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/19/new-york-emissions-climate-change-00074600 https://www.greenbiz.com/article/green-construction-tech-firms-enjoy-vc-investment-boom https://www.eenews.net/articles/offshore-wind-in-2022-billions-in-bids-and-new-confidence/ https://agfundernews.com/how-agrifood-corporates-defined-regenerative-agriculture-in-2022 https://www.energy-storage.news/energy-storage-news-top-10-news-stories-of-the-year-2022/ https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2022-12-29/doom-isnt-inevitable-my-top-10-climate-lessons-from-2022-boiling-point

12-30
41:37

POCT - Fusion Badgers Ep55

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of December 15th, 2022.  Our guest is Stephanie Diem, Assistant Professor of Fusion Physics at the University of Wisconsin. https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support 0:00 Introduction 0:54 Stephanie Diem 22:00 Fusion Discovery Articles 26:10 Closing Links: https://usfusionenergy.org/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/scientists-achieve-breakthrough-nuclear-fusion https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/12/14/fusion-power-wont-be-widespread-for-at-least-a-decade.html https://news.wisc.edu/federally-funded-upgrade-reenergizes-fusion-experiment/

12-16
27:19

POCT - Buzzed 4 Lightyear Ep54

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of December 10th, 2022. https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct Please support us! https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 4:08 Eric's Articles 24:02 Lucas's Articles 33:40 Closing  Links: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/airbus-unveils-hydrogen-engine https://www.businessinsider.com/us-agrees-help-poorer-nations-address-climate-change-at-cop-27-2022-11 https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/sale-jumpstarts-floating-offshore-wind-power-us-waters-rcna60230 https://www.farmersjournal.ie/construction-starts-on-4-8m-agtech-innovation-centre-at-ucd-lyons-farm-738773 https://electrek.co/2022/11/30/lightyear-wins-race-to-market-with-start-of-solar-ev-production-in-finland/ https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=54939 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=54819 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=54739 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=54559 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=54479

12-12
36:09

POCT - We're #5! Why? Ep52

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of November 16th, 2022.   https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct  Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 4:20 Eric's Articles 19:31 Lucas's Articles 29:38 Closing  Links: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/01/us-and-uae-sign-strategic-partnership-deal-to-spur-100-billion-in-clean-energy-investment-.html https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/About/Newsroom/2022-Announcements/2022-11-09-GOVERNOR-HOCHUL-ANNOUNCES-MORE-THAN-3-7-MILLION-TO-BRING-CLIMATE-TECH-MANUFACTURING https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/12/green-hydrogen-project-aims-to-decarbonize-europes-industrial-north.html https://www.opb.org/article/2022/11/11/oregon-state-university-plans-to-develop-a-battery-that-would-not-rely-on-rare-minerals/ https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/utilities/hawaii-moves-to-time-varying-smart-rates-for-most-utility-customers https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-transmission-reform-biden-climate-goals-stall-miso-solutions/633664/

11-16
33:07

POCT - H Street Blues EP51

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the  most interesting clean energy news stories of Obtober 15th, 2022.   https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct   Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support   0:00 Introduction 5:32 Eric's Articles 22:50 Lucas's Articles 33:00 Closing   Links:  https://www.hydrogeninsight.com/analysis/liebreich-hydrogen-is-starting-to-look-like-an-economic-bubble-and-here-s-why/2-1-1334006  https://www.autoblog.com/2022/10/14/flooded-teslas-catch-fire-after-hurricane-ian/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/10/inflation-reduction-act-climate-economy/671659/   https://www.bcg.com/publications/2022/usa-competitive-advantage-in-key-emerging-clean-tech   https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/03/solarcycle-partners-with-sunrun-to-recycle-and-re-use-old-solar-panels.html   https://fortune.com/2022/10/06/low-mississippi-river-waters-deepen-europe-energy-crisis-coal/

10-17
35:48

POCT - GREEN Waves of Grain Ep48

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of June 17th , 2022.  Our guest is Katrina Stanislaw Head of Business Development & Partnerships at AgriDigital.   https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct  Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 1:10 Katrina Stanislaw 32:33 Eric's Articles 39:30 Lucas's Articles 46:00 Closing   Links:  https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/us-needs-tom-ridge-climate-eric-planey  https://startupgenome.com/article/global-agtech-and-new-food-ranking-top-25-plus-10-runners-up  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/engineers-look-to-river-and-ocean-currents-for-clean-energy/  https://allianceforscience.cornell.edu/blog/2022/05/finland-green-party-nuclear/  https://www.energy.gov/articles/president-biden-invokes-defense-production-act-accelerate-domestic-manufacturing-clean  https://world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/US-and-Canadian-regulators-complete-joint-review-o  https://www.autonews.com/editorial/big-chevy-bolt-price-cut-may-be-turning-point-auto-industry

06-17
47:05

POCT - Kauai Flow-OH! Ep47

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of May 24th, 2022.   https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct  Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 10:22 Lucas's Articles 20:44 Eric's Articles 35:00 Closing   Links: https://www.civilbeat.org/2022/03/kauai-quit-using-oil-to-produce-most-of-its-electricity-years-ago-thats-paying-off-now/ https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/05/firstenergy-corp-is-looking-at-combining-its-three-ohio-utilities.html https://pvbuzz.com/nrel-researchers-create-solar-cell-record-efficiency https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2022/05/16/electric-vehicle-registration-soars/9798645002/ https://www.greenbiz.com/article/whats-hot-corporate-renewable-energy-procurement https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19052022/inside-clean-energy-flow-battery/ https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/3492731-climate-lessons-from-faltering-texas-power-grid/

05-26
39:04

POCT - Just the (Green) Facts Ep46

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of May 7th, 2022.  The pirates remember Rachel Seraspe of Wildan Energy Solutions.   https://www.cancer.org/involved/donate.html https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct  Please support us!   https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 1:08 Rachel Seraspe 6:25 Eric's Articles 29:45 Lucas's Articles 41:04 Closing   Links: https://electrek.co/2022/04/28/the-us-generated-a-record-18-of-its-electricity-from-wind-and-solar-in-march/amp/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/04/22/for-earth-day-key-facts-about-americans-views-of-climate-change-and-renewable-energy/ https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/05/06/politics/solar-energy-china-investigation-climate/index.html https://agfundernews.com/we-must-scale-us-agtech-innovation-to-fight-the-looming-food-energy-crisis https://hydrogen-central.com/2g-energy-ag-hydrogen-order-north-america/ https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/did-california-actually-hit-97-renewables-in-april-yes-and-no https://www.utilitydive.com/news/the-fight-for-a-national-clean-energy-transmission-system-emerges-on-three/621720/

05-08
44:25

POCT - California Rolls Ep45

The Pirates of Clean Tech talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of April 21st, 2021.  Happy Earth Day!   https://cityparksfoundation.org/learn/  https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct  Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 1:17 Earth Day 4:17 Lucas's Articles 12:20 Eric's Articles 25:54 Closing   Links:   https://electrek-co.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/electrek.co/2022/04/18/the-first-us-offshore-wind-farm-has-had-no-negative-effect-on-fish-finds-groundbreaking-study/amp/ https://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/california-set-new-record-for-using-nearly-100-clean-energy/ https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/innovation-2022-reusable-jelly-ice-cubes https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/after-plotting-battery-electric-future-truck-maker-scania-hedges-bets-with-new-hydrogen-vehicles/2-1-1200800 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/plug-supplies-walmart-green-hydrogen-110000138.html https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-admin-launches-6-bln-nuclear-power-credit-program-2022-04-20/

04-22
29:29

POCT - Renewables deliver 10% Ep44

The Pirates of Clean Tech talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of April 8th, 2021.   https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct  Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 5:30 Eric's Articles 14:18 Lucas's Articles 23:31 Closing   Links: https://newatlas.com/energy/quaise-deep-geothermal-drilling-questions/ https://oilprice.com/Metals/Gold/High-Natural-Gas-Prices-Could-Lift-Green-Hydrogen-Investment.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/30/business/renewable-energy-wind-solar-electricity-climate-intl/index.html https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/hydrogen/experts-say-blending-hydrogen-into-gas-pipelines-wont-work https://www.utilitydive.com/news/new-york-adjusts-standby-buyback-rate-methodologies-sweetening-value-prop/620919/ https://electrek.co/2022/03/28/tesla-big-megapack-project-gigafactory-texas-avoid-unreliable-electric-grid/

04-09
28:10

POCT - German Green Stream Ep43

The Pirates of Clean Tech talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of March 25th, 2022.  Our guest is David Wortmann, CEO of DWR Eco, a cleantech consultancy in Berlin, Germany.   https://dwr-eco.com https://sunandwindbelt.com https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct  Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support  0:00 Introduction 1:02 David Wortman 42:36 Closing

03-26
48:02

POCT - Men at (Solar) Work Ep42

The Pirates of Clean Tech talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of February 10th, 2021.  Our guest is the CEO of GridSight.ai, Brendan Banfield. https://www.gridsight.ai https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct Please support us!  https://anchor.fm/poct/support 0:00 Introduction 1:22 Brendan Banfield 21:02 Eric's Articles 34:29 Lucas's Articles 48:15 Closing Links: https://businessjournaldaily.com/epa-takes-issue-with-usps-plan-for-next-generation-vehicles/ https://www.change.org/p/us-post-office-to-go-all-hybrid-electric-for-its-new-fleet/dashboard https://www.jns.org/new-york-launches-contest-for-israeli-startups-to-tackle-clean-energy-challenge/ https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/news/india-e2-80-99s-renewable-energy-sector-can-employ-1-mn-people-by-2030-study/ar-AATcgl2?ocid=BingNewsSearch https://finance.yahoo.com/news/government-canada-invests-clean-technology-153200550.html http://www.caiso.com/InitiativeDocuments/Draft20-YearTransmissionOutlook.pdf https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2022-02-03/california-utilities-commission-wont-vote-on-controversial-rooftop-solar-bill-until-further-notice https://www.gothamgazette.com/130-opinion/130-opinion/11064-lights-electricity-new-york-city-renewable-energy

02-10
50:54

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