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The Energy Gang

Bi-weekly discussions on the latest trends in energy, cleantech, renewables, and the environment from Wood Mackenzie. Hosted by Ed Crooks.

California’s grid under pressure: affordability, AI, and the future of electricity markets

09 December 2025

00:44:16

What happened at COP 30? The key points on cutting emissions, adapting to a warming world, and raising the finance to pay for it

25 November 2025

00:56:45

What happened in COP30’s first week? Support for energy efficiency and a status report on methane show which climate initiatives are still making progress

19 November 2025

00:52:49

The COP30 climate talks are under way In Brazil. What is the point of the conference?

13 November 2025

00:48:13

How are businesses rethinking energy and sustainability? COP30 starts in Belem as climate action falters

11 November 2025

00:31:01

Energy addition, not energy transition? What does it mean for the future of our energy system, and the climate? | Special episode recorded at ADIPEC, the world’s largest energy event

08 November 2025

00:45:16

Speed to power: how can America accelerate the build-out of the next grid? | special episode from the ACORE Grid Forum in Washington DC

04 November 2025

01:01:19

AI could break the electricity grid. What do regulators and the industry need to do to keep the lights on?

30 October 2025

00:59:47

How energy diversification can drive development | Special pre-ADIPEC preview episode

29 October 2025

00:28:01

Permitting reform and the politics of building the grid | Live from the ACORE Grid Forum in Washington, D.C.

23 October 2025

00:47:28

The new nuclear renaissance - real or rhetoric? | Special pre-ADIPEC preview episode

20 October 2025

00:38:07

The connected world of energy | Special episode from Wood Mackenzie

14 October 2025

00:44:05

Does low-carbon hydrogen still have a future? Special pre-ADIPEC preview episode

13 October 2025

00:39:50

How can the grid help AI, and how can AI help the grid? Live from NYU at New York Climate Week, featuring leaders from Nvidia and Amazon | Energy Gang Live from Climate Week

30 September 2025

01:08:25

What do China’s climate commitments mean for energy?

26 September 2025

00:50:41

Everyone is talking (again!) about a coming revival in nuclear power. What needs to change to make it happen? | More from New York Climate Week

25 September 2025

00:47:50

As the pressure for climate action fades, what is driving investment in clean energy? | The big talking points from New York Climate Week

24 September 2025

00:36:03

Carbon capture could be an important tool for tackling climate change. Can we find productive ways to use that carbon?

22 September 2025

00:42:58

AI will need to embrace flexibility if the grid is going to cope. What do flexible loads look like, and how do we get there?

16 September 2025

00:50:43

AI will need to embrace flexibility if the grid is going to cope. What do flexible loads look like, and how do we get there?

16 September 2025

00:50:43

What does the world need from COP30? Can we expect any meaningful change?

02 September 2025

00:49:58

Petrostates, electrostates, and the energy transition. Gerard Reid of the Redefining Energy podcast visits the Energy Gang

19 August 2025

01:03:57

Planning the grid to meet future energy demand | A discussion on the future of the grid, AI, energy innovation, and delivering the electricity supply we will need in the coming decades

05 August 2025

01:11:07

What will energy look like 5 years after the 'Big Beautiful Bill?' The Energy Gang report from 2030.

22 July 2025

01:14:57

Inside the ‘crazy grid’: why the future of energy needs everything, everywhere, all at once

08 July 2025

01:12:37

The Big Beautiful Bill is close to passing. What would it mean for clean energy in the US?

03 July 2025

01:09:38

EBOS: the unsung hero that’s accelerating clean energy deployment | How Shoals is improving utility-scale solar performance

24 June 2025

00:27:16

How do we adapt to a warming world?

18 June 2025

01:06:10

Geothermal, dealmaking, and the future of clean energy finance | live from the ACORE Finance Forum in New York

10 June 2025

01:11:40

Energy and the ‘big beautiful bill’ | live from day 2 of the ACORE Finance Forum in New York

06 June 2025

01:14:44

Clean energy finance in uncertain times – live from the ACORE Finance Forum in New York

05 June 2025

00:59:00

It’s looking bleak for clean energy in the US as Congress threatens to shred the Inflation Reduction Act

20 May 2025

01:15:13

Can we add dozens of giant new data centers to the electricity grid? New research says yes – if we embrace load flexibility.

13 May 2025

01:02:57

An energy podcast crossover: Energy Gang and Interchange Recharged join forces to discuss flexibility on the power grid: why it is so important, and how to create it

29 April 2025

00:39:29

What do the tariff wars mean for low-carbon energy? | Recorded live at Wood Mackenzie’s Solar & Energy Storage Summit

25 April 2025

00:30:13

Keeping cleantech investment alive | With technological, economic and policy challenges mounting, how can we keep energy innovation on track?

15 April 2025

00:53:10

How can the power industry meet the challenge of rising demand? | In a special live episode recorded at the American Clean Power association, we discuss how to meet America’s growing need for electricity

04 April 2025

00:41:11

Is the US being left behind in the race to develop new clean energy technologies? BYD is selling EVs that can charge in five minutes | China is streaking ahead of the US in the energy transition race

01 April 2025

00:58:08

What does financial market turmoil mean for low-carbon energy?

18 March 2025

01:16:06

Flexible, fast-responding and reliable – the growth of energy storage seems unstoppable. What could possibly go wrong?

04 March 2025

00:57:00

What do President Trump’s tariffs mean for energy? | The view from Washington and Canada

18 February 2025

01:00:12

What does DeepSeek AI mean for energy?

04 February 2025

01:03:25

Does clean hydrogen have a future?

22 January 2025

01:09:42

What can we expect from energy in 2025?

08 January 2025

01:05:49

The Energy Gang’s Review of the Year in energy

23 December 2024

01:02:42

Bonus episode from COP29: Getting real about methane emissions

10 December 2024

00:36:41

What happened at COP29?

27 November 2024

00:37:05

Live from COP29: One weird trick to solve our energy problem

21 November 2024

00:54:54

Live from COP29: Everyone is talking about climate finance. What do they mean?

18 November 2024

00:47:22

Live from COP29: Are businesses still driving the energy transition?

15 November 2024

00:57:48