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Catalyst in 2026

51 episodes, newest first.

  1. 29 OctThe new landscape for gas turbines31m
  2. 27 OctThe battery boom behind the AI buildout [partner content]29m
  3. 22 OctData centers’ looming methane surge31m
  4. 15 OctCan natural gas supply handle the AI boom?35m
  5. 8 OctThe truth about data center water usage44m
  6. 1 OctERCOT batteries: boom, bust, or rebound?37m
  7. 28 SeptThe rush for clean, on-site power [partner content]31m
  8. 24 SeptAnduril's vision for powering maritime defense32m
  9. 17 SeptAMA: Fuel cells, geopolitics, and the solar growth curve23m
  10. 10 SeptDo data centers actually increase electricity prices? No...and yes42m
  11. 3 SeptWhat comes after the data center backlash?47m
  12. 27 AugThe rise of metal fuels40m
  13. 20 AugCan AI revolutionize grid operations?39m
  14. 13 AugIs now the time for DERs to scale? [re-published]42m
  15. 11 AugCritical Capital: Senator Tillis' case for "all-of-the-above" energy31m
  16. 6 AugThe electrician shortage slowing the AI boom34m
  17. 30 JulThe commercial battery comeback44m
  18. 23 JulThe multi-billion dollar promise of vehicle-to-grid integration34m
  19. 16 JulWhen will quantum computing have its breakout moment?40m
  20. 9 JulInside the AI power wars43m
  21. 1 JulInside the most sophisticated plan for solar geoengineering37m
  22. 25 JunHow data centers are complicating transmission expansion30m
  23. 18 JunEnter the electric supercycle36m
  24. 11 JunHow China is reshaping the global auto market34m
  25. 4 JunSurprising trends in global electricity generation44m
  26. 28 MayBuilding inference data centers on the high seas48m
  27. 21 MayA blueprint for scalable fusion power40m
  28. 14 MayInside the global fertilizer crunch36m
  29. 7 MayCracking the code on autonomous trucking43m
  30. 30 AprHow AI is modernizing EPCs34m
  31. 23 AprInside Google’s massive AI capex (live)35m
  32. 16 AprHow Base Power plans to use its fresh $1B [re-published]39m
  33. 9 AprThe rise of flexible data centers43m
  34. 6 AprFrontier Forum: Why clean energy capital boomed in a volatile year [partner content]33m
  35. 2 AprBuilding a domestic nuclear fuel supply chain38m
  36. 30 MarBattery booms and the rise of flexibility [partner content]30m
  37. 26 MarThe state and future of nuclear waste34m
  38. 19 MarScaling America's domestic solar supply chain40m
  39. 12 MarAI scaling pathways: on grid, on edge, off grid, off planet42m
  40. 10 MarFrontier Forum: How VPPs earn grid-scale trust [partner content]35m
  41. 5 MarDigging deep for super hot geothermal36m
  42. 25 FebVolts crossover: Six big energy questions1h 04m
  43. 19 FebThe rise of grid power electronics with Drew Baglino50m
  44. 12 FebPJM and ERCOT navigate a capacity rollercoaster40m
  45. 5 FebThe path to market for new nuclear reactors34m
  46. 29 JanThe rise of permissionless DERs35m
  47. 22 JanMore 2026 trends: Solar costs, oil oversupply, and the startup slump25m
  48. 20 JanA ‘rain delay’ for the energy transition [partner content]19m
  49. 15 Jan2026 trends: Gas turbines, Texas’ load queue and China electrifies46m
  50. 8 JanThe VC case for 'full stack deeptech'52m
  51. 2 JanHow AI is changing weather forecasting44m