Tim Montague

Streamlining Clean Energy Finance with Amanda Li | EP179

Please take our listener survey. The clean energy transition requires an unprecedented deployment of wind, solar, storage, and emerging technologies across the globe. However, friction and complexity in financing these projects remain key obstacles to reaching scale. Our guest today sees a major opportunity for software innovation to unlock abundant capital and accelerate the energy…

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Navigating Complex Regulations to Drive Clean Energy with Nancy LaPlaca | EP178

Please take our listener survey. The promise of “clean” natural gas has led many U.S. utilities to bet big on gas infrastructure, but how clean is gas? In this episode, we dive into the risks utilities are taking with massive investments in natural gas, which may be far worse for the climate than coal once…

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How AI and Data are Transforming Power Grids with Astrid Atkinson | Ep177

Please take our listener survey. The renewable energy transition requires a massive overhaul of power grid operations and infrastructure. While utilities will play a critical role in this transformation, many face challenges integrating distributed resources like rooftop solar, batteries, and electric vehicles. How can legacy grid operators embrace the distributed energy future? Our guest today,…

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How AI and Data are Transforming Power Grids with Astrid Atkinson | Ep177

Please take our listener survey. The renewable energy transition requires a massive overhaul of power grid operations and infrastructure. While utilities will play a critical role in this transformation, many face challenges integrating distributed resources like rooftop solar, batteries, and electric vehicles. How can legacy grid operators embrace the distributed energy future? Our guest today,…

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Accelerating Clean Energy Deployment and Innovation with Dr. Becca Jones-Albertus | EP176

Please take our listener survey. The Biden administration has set an ambitious goal of decarbonizing the US grid by 2035. Achieving this target will require rapidly scaling up renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and battery storage. The DOE has a little-known office called the Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) that “accelerates the advancement and…

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From Coal Country to Solar – How Complete Solar is Helping Homeowners Go Renewable | EP175

Please take our listener survey. The residential solar market has come a long way since the early 2000s, but there’s still ample room for growth. Our guest today on the Clean Power Hour is a true veteran of the industry who’s been innovating in rooftop solar for over 14 years. Dave Anderson, founder and Chief…

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How to Green the Grid by 2035 with Patrick Hogan of Black & Veatch | EP174

Please take our listener survey. How is one of the world’s leading engineering firms driving the clean energy revolution? Today on the Clean Power Hour Patrick Hogan, Chief Client Officer at Black & Veatch, joins Tim Montague to discuss how utilities and other stakeholders can work together to green the grid by 2035. He provides…

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Long Duration Storage – Iron Flow Batteries with Hugh McDermott, ESS | EP173

Please take our listener survey. Today on the Clean Power Hour, Hugh McDermott, Senior VP of Sales at ESS Inc., joins Tim Montague for an illuminating conversation on long-duration energy storage. Hugh has dedicated his entire career to the energy transition. He shares how he went from advising companies on cleantech to developing infrastructure for…

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Powering the Energy Transition with Lion Energy’s Tyler Hortin | EP172

Please take our listener survey. Today on the Clean Power Hour Tim Montague is joined by Tyler Hortin, president and co-founder of Lion Energy. Lion Energy is an American company focused on making smart energy storage solutions to enable buildings and homes to become energy-independent. They manufacture lithium-ion phosphate batteries and battery control systems that…

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Decarbonizing the World Economy: A Conversation with Gregor Macdonald | EP171

Please take our listener survey. Today on the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague speaks with Gregor Macdonald, author of Oil Fall (ebook) and The Gregor Letter, a weekly publication about the global energy transition. Gregor provides a big-picture perspective on how wind, solar, batteries, and electric vehicles are disrupting the fossil fuel industry. Gregor Macdonald…

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