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Energy Impact

Bret Kugelmass, Energy Impact Center

The Energy Impact Podcast features world-renowned experts across international energy policy and project finance along with regular news updates leading journalists specializing in energy innovation.

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Ep 58: Robert Bryce - Author, A Question of Power:...

Energy Impact ·

2022/01/27

1. Robert Bryce gives a behind the scenes look at his new book & documentary analyzing the impact of electricity on global poverty 2. Why power density matters and a comparison of the power density of different energy sources 3. The effect that government stability – or lack thereof – has on the availability of electricity 4. Risks of grid fragilization as baseload power plants shut down and how nuclear can help the US recover

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44:17

Ep 57: Christophe Defert - HSBC Asset Management

Energy Impact ·

2022/01/19

1. Christophe Defert walks through his finance career, from investment banking to venture capital 2. The impact of bringing energy knowledge to the global investment regions to find the next category winners 3. Why different forms of financing are necessary to drive the energy transition 4. How Christophe is building a network of collaborators to work together towards climate goals

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40:45

Ep 56: Jennifer Hiller - Wall Street Journal

Energy Impact ·

2022/01/11

1. Jennifer Hiller’s history in the oil and gas industry and how it prepared her for coverage of the energy transition 2. A behind-the-scenes look at how a Wall Street Journal article comes to be 3. Challenges with transforming the country’s electrical grid as electrification scales up 4. The current state of the global supply chain and what experts are saying needs to change to be more resilient in the future

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50:08

Ep 55: Rokas Peciulaitis - Contrarian Ventures

Energy Impact ·

2022/01/04

1. Rokas Peciulaitis explains how a video game sparked his interest in investing & led him to a career in finance 2. Disruption in energy mobility: decentralization, deregulation, digitalization, and decarbonization 3. How Contrarian Ventures is building a community and platform to help climate tech entrepreneurs 4. The value of interdisciplinary talent coming in to expand technology that fights climate change

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52:11

Ep 54: Katherine Blunt - Wall Street Journal

Energy Impact ·

2021/12/21

1. Katherine’s background working in journalism and her work at the WSJ covering renewable energy utilities during California's Camp Fire 2. How Katherine’s reporting led her to write her new book about the history of PG&E 3. The impact the push for renewables has on the energy grid 4. A deep dive into Katherine’s recent article on the closure of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant

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56:54

Ep 53: Christine Lam - Equilibrium Capital

Energy Impact ·

2021/12/14

1. Christine Lam reflects on her personal journey towards making a global impact through sustainable investments 2. Why Equilibrium Capital views sustainability as an economic drive and a competitive advantage 3. Where growth is happening in the carbon transition infrastructure space and what to look for next 4. An inside look at the dairy-to-renewable natural gas (RNG) process, including challenges and opportunities

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49:51

Ep 52: Ben Morris - BBC

Energy Impact ·

2021/12/07

1. Ben Morris breaks down his strategy for making technical-based topics accessible to the BBC audience 2. An update on some of the UK’s fusion projects and how the global industry is changing 3. The business of commercializing new energy technology and how to create a product that is buildable 4. How to balance the ethics of technology and why climate change must be attacked on a global scale

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50:12

Ep 51: Daniel Goldman - Clean Energy Ventures

Energy Impact ·

2021/11/23

1. Dan Goldman on the beginnings of Clean Energy Ventures as an early-stage technology investor 2. Why Clean Energy Ventures focuses on advising and mentoring leadership teams in order to bring the right technologies to market 3. A deep dive on the route to commercialization and factors that affect a company’s ability to scale up 4. How strategic exit plans can help a company scale up more quickly and more effectively

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36:46

Ep 50: Olivia Columbus - Energy Impact Center

Energy Impact ·

2021/11/11

1. Olivia Columbus on how a strategic communications emphasis led her to the Energy Impact Center 2. The development of Energy Impact which focuses on energy finance, policy, and journalism 3. A behind-the-scenes look at the lifecycle of a podcast, from brainstorming to publishing 4. Challenges and strategies for pushing rapid decarbonization of the energy industry in today’s world

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Ep 49: Juan Muldoon - Energize Ventures

Energy Impact ·

2021/11/02

1. Juan Muldoon reflects on navigating his finance career in search of a high impact platform 2. How the role of software in the world of energy infrastructure and hardware has evolved 3. The importance of why Energize Ventures is focused on representing the entire value chain in its investments 4. Four keys to accelerating the energy transition through best-in-class technology

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Ep 48: Michael Liebreich - Liebreich Associates

Energy Impact ·

2021/10/26

1. Michael Liebreich walks through how the dot-com boom-bust cycle led him to found energy information technology giant, New Energy Finance 2. How New Energy Finance was able to turn data into reports and insights about energy trends 3. The story of how New Energy Finance turned into Bloomberg NEF, further expanding the company’s global impact 4. Introduction to Michael’s newest projects, an advisory firm and the Cleaning Up podcast

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37:28

Ep 47: Andrew Herscowitz - International Development...

Energy Impact ·

2021/10/19

1. Andy Herscowitz reflects on the experiences that led him to dedicate his career to world development 2. How the Power Africa project was launched, helping 100 million people get access to electricity 3. A breakdown of the climate targets set by the Development Finance Corporation and what that means for global impact 4. Strategies for managing risk as a public institution to reach long-term impact goals

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Ep 46: Dave Parkin - Progressive Energy

Energy Impact ·

2021/10/13

1. Dave Parkin’s transition from aerospace to energy in pursuit of making a difference for climate change 2. Hydrogen’s role in decarbonizing the UK’s domestic heat system & its different hydrogen manufacturing methods 3. How HyNet is utilizing industrial clusters to facilitate the creation & transportation of hydrogen, and storage of carbon dioxide in empty oil reserves 4. Ways decarbonization can build & maintain strong economies in local communities

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Ep 45: Mie Holstad - Norges Bank Investment Management

Energy Impact ·

2021/10/05

1) Mie’s background in unlisted real estate and how she was able to translate that experience into the renewable energy space 2) An overview of the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund and the responsibility Norges Bank Investment Management has when investing the fund 3) The fund’s renewable energy mandate and the considerations they must undertake when evaluating new opportunities 4) A look at the fund’s first clean energy investment in an offshore wind farm

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52:46

Ep 44: Dominik Thumfart - Deutsche Bank

Energy Impact ·

2021/09/29

1) How Europe’s early leadership in renewable energy exposed Dominik to the forefront of clean energy finance 2) Dominik’s role at Deutsche Bank and the shift towards broader clean energy investments with a range of clients 3) How Deutsche Bank leverages its size and scale to finance clean energy projects 4) The rapid expansion of renewables across the globe and how Deutsche Bank utilizes its resources to work across many geographies

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30:44

Ep 43: Emily Kirsch - Powerhouse

Energy Impact ·

2021/09/07

1) How Emily Kirsch brought to life her vision for a global innovation and venture capital hub 2) Ways Powerhouse is connecting corporations with outside innovators to drive towards ambitious climate goals 3) Why software is the key to getting existing clean technology to scale quickly 4) The story behind the launch of Powerhouse's Watt it Takes podcast. Listen to Watt it Takes here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1554962073

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49:25

Ep 42: Brian Lehman - JPMorgan Chase Commercial Banking

Energy Impact ·

2021/08/31

1) Brian Lehman breaks down how companies can use convertible financing to raise capital 2) How companies can strategically become more investable 3) The four verticals of the green economy and how it intertwines finance with renewables & other sustainability sectors 4) How JP Morgan is breaking the mold of venture investing and what it means for up-and-coming companies

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Ep 41: Reid Spolek - Google

Energy Impact ·

2021/08/24

1) Reid Spolek breaks down Google’s 2030 goal of 100% renewable energy matching on a 24/7 basis 2) How expanding data centers into historically fossil-reliant areas helped regions work towards carbon neutrality 3) Google’s innovative partnerships with TVA and AES are opening the doors for more companies to achieve sustainability goals 4) Why deal structuring and policy making are equally impactful as clean technology to achieving net-zero

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Ep 40: Stephen Trauber - Citigroup

Energy Impact ·

2021/08/17

1) The role of mergers & acquisitions across all stages of the energy business 2) How Stephen Trauber, along with his existing team, made the transition to pursue energy investment at Citigroup 3) A comparison of risk at different entrepreneurial levels & how that affects clean tech financing 4) Clean energy’s projected fivefold growth over five years and where the capital is going to come from

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55:44

Ep 39: Jake Levine - US International Development...

Energy Impact ·

2021/08/11

1. Jake’s early involvement in international energy working at Opower 2. The DFC's goals to reach net-zero emissions and increase climate-focused investments 3. How policy and finance structures can be utilized to address climate change with already existing technologies 4. The nuanced approach the DFC takes in identifying opportunities for investment

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