Cleantech Talk

Avangrid and ev.energy talk about smart EV charging, and how a smarter grid can be more resilient and responsive than you might think.

Accela’s Amber D’Ottavio, Vice President of Product Management, joins us to discuss their new rooftop solar power permitting platform that helps contractors and municipalities get on the same page and make greener choices.

CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan interviews Mangrove Lithium CEO and cofounder Dr. Saad Dara about lithium resources, lithium refining, and localization of the EV battery supply chain.

Dr. Jane Meila is the CEO and co-founder of Harvest Thermal, a growing San Francisco Bay Area manufacturer and distributor of heat pump based home heating systems. Michael Barnard explores Melia’s experiences in fluid dynamics, quantum cybersecurity and wind turbine flow modeling before explore Harvest Thermal’s solution. That solution intelligently uses a hot water tank with a heat pump to time shift the lowest cost, lowest emissions electricity into optimized hot water and heating for homes. They’ve just inked a big deal with BlocPower and are expanding rapidly out of their pocket of the future into the rest of the USA. This is part one of a two-part interview.

This is part two of our interview with Dr. Jane Meila, CEO and co-founder of Harvest Thermal, a growing San Francisco Bay Area manufacturer and distributor of heat pump based home heating systems. Michael Barnard explores Melia’s experiences in fluid dynamics, quantum cybersecurity and wind turbine flow modeling before explore Harvest Thermal’s solution. That solution intelligently uses a hot water tank with a heat pump to time shift the lowest cost, lowest emissions electricity into optimized hot water and heating for homes. They’ve just inked a big deal with BlocPower and are expanding rapidly out of their pocket of the future into the rest of the USA.

Brian Menell, CEO and Chairman of TechMet, talks with CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan about the lithium market, broader EV battery mineral market, and US Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. This is actually perhaps the best discussion we've had on these matters, thanks in good part to TechMet's unique position in the market investing in lithium mines and lithium mining startups.

Dianne Martinez, Chair of East Bay Community Energy (EBCE), talks EV subsidies, EV charging infrastructure, public health equity, and more.

CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan talks with East Bay Community Energy CEO Nick Chaset about virtual power plants, clean and distributed renewable energy, solar net metering, and more.

Aaron Smith, CEO of the Energy and Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA), recently took delivery of his Ford F-150 Lightning, and he already used it to power some essentials during an electricity outage, and also some of his neighbors' stuff. However, first, we talked about his experiences with his other EV, the Ford Mustang Mach-E.

Jo Borras, Zach Shahan, and Steve Hanley discuss electric vehicles and the grid, including flexibility & resiliency enabled by EVs as well as myths about the grid's ability to integrate EVs. They also discuss electric hypercars.

Legrand Crewse is one of the leaders of the e-bike revolution in America — and his company, SUPER73, is bringing established gearhead brands like Hot Wheels and Indian Motorcycles as well as celebrities like Lil Nas X along for the ride!

Xendee co-founder and CTO Michael Stadler talks with CleanTechnica CEO Zachary Shahan about microgrids and Xendee's "microgrid as a service" technology.

Duncan McIntyre, Founder and CEO of Highland Electric Transportation, talks with CleanTechnica's Jo Borras about electrifying school bus fleets for municipalities.

Florida solar energy experts and political experts on the right and the left discuss Ron DeSantis' decision to veto a bill that would have harmed rooftop solar net metering in the Sunshine State. Why did he do it?

Jo Borras and Loren McDonald dive into the intricacies of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, and discuss who gets what when it comes to rebates, incentives, and tax credits.

We discuss the various clean energy benefits available to people via the new Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

Tesla has become the 2nd best selling auto brand in California, only trailing Toyota. It also has the 1st and 2nd best selling vehicles in the state (the Tesla Model Y and Tesla Model 3). How high can Tesla fly?

Tesla is clearly the king of electric vehicles today, but what does it need to do to go from 1–2% of the auto market to 10%+ of the auto market?

Braintrust Partners CEO Tim Hayden discusses all the data that you might, or might NOT, expect your car to be sharing with the world, from biometrics and purchase history to location history and where you’re speeding. Be careful out there, kids.

Steve Hanley, Jo Borras, and Zach Shahan talk about the new Dodge Charger Daytona SRT (bleh) concept electric vehicle as well as true EV innovation coming out of Chinese smart electric vehicle startups like NIO and XPeng.