Cleantech Talk

Andy Tang is an avid skier, and this fueled his career transition out of finance and telcos and into demand management and then energy storage. Now he runs Wartsila’s energy storage and optimization business globally. From "microgrids" of 240,000 people in the Azores to utility-scale storage deployments around the world, Wartsila is a major player, just as they have been in the energy business with their engines for decades. Intelligent deployment of storage is a complex balancing act of asset lifetime and economic value, and Andy draws this out for us.

Part 2 — Andy Tang is an avid skier, and this fueled his career transition out of finance and telcos and into demand management and then energy storage. Now he runs Wartsila’s energy storage and optimization business globally. From "microgrids" of 240,000 people in the Azores to utility-scale storage deployments around the world, Wartsila is a major player, just as they have been in the energy business with their engines for decades. Intelligent deployment of storage is a complex balancing act of asset lifetime and economic value, and Andy draws this out for us.

Want easy, cheap, and safe EV fast charging at your house? Splitvolt may have the perfect solution for you. CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan talks with Dan Liddle, CEO & founder of Splitvolt, about its products. https://www.splitvolt.com/shop

CleanTechnica's Jo Borras talks with Macy Neshati, CEO of US Hybrid, about electrifying medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks partially, for now, in order to significantly cut trucking emissions and help lead into a fully electric future.

Solectrac CEO Mani Iyer talks with Jo Borras of CleanTechnica about electric tractors and smart farming.

CleanTechnica talks with Aaron Gillmore, CEO of WAVE, a wireless EV charging startup acquired by Ideanomics in January 2021.

Mayank Sikaria, President, Head of Technology, and Founder of Sibros, and CleanTechnica's Jo Borras talk in this episode about over-the-air updates for electric vehicles, which Sibros is offering to any automakers that have the interest.

CleanTechnica's Jo Borras talks with Snow Lake Lithium CEO and director Phil Gross about lithium, lithium, lithium.

CleanTechnica's Zach Shahan, Jo Borras, and Steve Hanley talk car subscriptions, the growing connected nature of cars (especially EVs), the consumer desire for simpler & cheaper & less connected cars, and much more. Tune in!

CleanTechnica's Jo Borras interviews Ferry Auto CEO & founder Kristian Russell about EV subscriptions, EV dealers, the evolving EV market, and ... Ferry Auto, of course. Listen in!

CleanTechnica's Scott Cooney interviews Livia Cevolini, CEO of Energica Motor Company, the 1st Italian manufacturer of high-performing electric motorcycles. They talk about the software in an Energica motorcycle as well as the Ideanomics majority acquisition of Energica Motor Company. They also talk about the joys, fun, challenges, and future of electric motorcycles and Energica Motor Company.

Tesla has never offered lease buyouts for the Model 3, and now it's dropped lease buyouts for all models. Jo Borras explains why this is not good for customers and why leasing is so useful and so often misunderstood. Zach Shahan also discusses Tesla's decision to drop the complimentary mobile charger, which many people (like him) use to charge at home or to charge on road trips.

CleanTechnica's Jo Borras talks with Rivian's Jason Cortes about the history and evolution of automobile fueling stations, even going back to 1905! They also take about EV charging safety and station UI.

CleanTechnica founder Scott Cooney and Ideanomics CEO Alf Poor talk about the latest Ideanomics acquisition — that of electric motorcycle leader Energica — and innovation in cleantech.

CleanTechnica's Jo Borras talks with Snow Lake Lithium CEO and director Phil Gross about EV growth, the lithium market, and Snow Lake Lithium's innovative approach to helping with lithium supply — eventually.

Big auto dealers are buying small auto dealers like the future is bright. Is it? Also, we chat about auto dealers balking at the high costs of installing EV fast chargers and whether that's the thing to do or not. Further, are they experiencing a kind of "karmic justice" with high installation fees?

Michael Barnard speaks with the two co-founders of Buzz Solutions, Kaitlyn Albertoli and Vik Chaudhry. They analyse terabytes of high-resolution images of power lines and towers captured by drones and helicopters for their clients, rapidly identifying failed or failing components, making linesman more productive, and giving utilities' workforces better job satisfaction.

Michael Barnard speaks with the two co-founders of Buzz Solutions, Kaitlyn Albertoli and Vik Chaudhry. They analyse terabytes of high-resolution images of power lines and towers captured by drones and helicopters for their clients, rapidly identifying failed or failing components, making linesman more productive, and giving utilities' workforces better job satisfaction.

CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan interviews Sebastian Lange, Vice President of Film Division at Brueckner Group, about the EV battery market, EV battery components, and EV battery component production equipment. Listen in for deep insights on the EV battery market!

There have been attacks on solar net metering for a decade or more, since net metering shifts revenue and profit from utilities to individual homeowners. An extreme attack on California solar net metering arose in the past year. Listen in as solar industry expert Alex Williams of Solar Energy Partners talks to CleanTechnica's Zach Shahan about these topics.