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Catalyst with Shayle Kann

A weekly podcast featuring veteran investor Shayle Kann interviewing experts about the state of the energy sector and the technologies powering decarbonization. Shayle Kann is asking the big questions about the ways we power our world: How cheap can clean energy get? Where is the smart money going on new technologies? How will the AI boom both help and hinder us on our journey to decarbonization? Every Thursday on Catalyst, Shayle dives deep into the world of energy with prominent experts, investors, researchers, and executives to unpack both the solutions and the challenges at play in this ever-changing landscape.

Episodes

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How China is reshaping the global auto market

11 Jun 2026
34m
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Surprising trends in global electricity generation

04 Jun 2026
44m
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Building inference data centers on the high seas

28 May 2026
48m
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A blueprint for scalable fusion power

21 May 2026
40m
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Inside the global fertilizer crunch

14 May 2026
36m
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Cracking the code on autonomous trucking

07 May 2026
43m
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How AI is modernizing EPCs

30 Apr 2026
34m
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The solar and storage construction market is experiencing sustained growth driven by significant load demand, shifting away from the cyclical boom-and-bust patterns typical of traditional construction. SOLV Energy CEO George Hershman highlights that as projects scale from 10-megawatt installations to gigawatt-level dev...

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Inside Google’s massive AI capex (live)

23 Apr 2026
35m
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AI infrastructure growth is currently driven by massive capital expenditure, with companies like Google allocating over $175 billion annually to support expanding compute needs. As the industry transitions from model training to inference, the requirement for gigawatt-scale data centers is evolving toward more flexible...

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How Base Power plans to use its fresh $1B [re-published]

16 Apr 2026
39m
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The rise of flexible data centers

09 Apr 2026
43m
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Frontier Forum: Why clean energy capital boomed in a volatile year [partner content]

06 Apr 2026
33m
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Building a domestic nuclear fuel supply chain

02 Apr 2026
38m
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The demand stack: Turning customers into grid capacity

30 Mar 2026
30m
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The state and future of nuclear waste

26 Mar 2026
34m
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Scaling America's domestic solar supply chain

19 Mar 2026
40m
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AI scaling pathways: on grid, on edge, off grid, off planet

12 Mar 2026
42m
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The discussion centers on how to meet the growing demand for compute capacity, particularly in the context of AI, by exploring various data center configurations. The limitations of relying solely on large, grid-connected hyperscale data centers are examined, including transmission bottlenecks, power quality concerns, ...

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Frontier Forum: How VPPs earn grid-scale trust [partner content]

10 Mar 2026
35m
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Digging deep for super hot geothermal

05 Mar 2026
36m
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Volts crossover: Six big energy questions

25 Feb 2026
1h 4m
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The rise of grid power electronics with Drew Baglino

19 Feb 2026
50m
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Power electronics serve as the critical foundation of the modern electrical grid, enabling dynamic control over voltage and current. While traditional grid infrastructure relies on slow, bulky mechanical switches and passive oil-filled transformers—many dating back to the 1970s—advancements in wide-bandgap semiconducto...

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