Ep 95: Michelle Patron - Senior Director, Sustainability Policy, Microsoft
Release Date: 07/11/2023
Ep 110: Michael Terrell - Senior Director for Energy and Climate, Google
Energy Impact
1. What drew Michael into Google and the early iterations of renewable energy 2. Google’s leadership in the energy procurement realm 3. What Michael has learned about driving innovation over the years and some valuable lessons for problem-solving 4. Taking a look at advanced technology and what the future holds for energy generation
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Ep 109: Charlie Donovan - Senior Economic Advisor, Impax Asset Management
Energy Impact
1. Why everyone should care about and be invested in energy and the progression of the energy industry 2. How the energy transition may fundamentally change the industry and how this intersects with finance 3. The ways in which interest in the sustainable finance space has increased exponentially in the past decade 4. How communities will interact with new forms of clean energy being deployed and what the future holds for this form of progression
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Ep 108: Zainab Gilani - Research Associate, Energy & Power, Cleantech Group
Energy Impact
1. Zainab’s background in Physics and English and how all roads eventually led back to Energy and Power 2. How important lower costs are to various energy industries and the common challenge of supply chain 3. Investment trends in the clean energy space and the kind of research the Cleantech Group completes 4. Hopes for the future of the energy transition and how large-scale vs. small-scale companies might handle the change
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Ep 107: Clay Dumas - General Partner, Lowercarbon Capital
Energy Impact
1. An important lesson Clay learned early in his career about destinations and opportunities 2. A deep dive into Lowercase and Lowercarbon Capital 3. The idea of improving existing processes versus fundamental breakthroughs in the issue of climate change 4. A debate on the future of the energy transition and different paths to tackling climate change
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Ep 106: Neal Dikeman - Partner, Energy Transition Ventures
Energy Impact
1. Neal Dikeman’s early career and his experience running for the U.S. Senate 2. How Neal made his way into the energy space 3. A deep dive into Energy Transition Ventures and the state of the energy landscape 4. Neal’s vision for the future and what Energy Transition Ventures is currently working on, as well as what we might see in the near future
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Ep 105: Brandon Hurlbut - Co-Founder, Boundary Stone Partners
Energy Impact
1. How Brandon made his way to Washington, D.C. and what landed him in the White House and the Department of Energy 2. The driving force behind Boundary Stone Partners and its initial goals and vision 3. The international client landscape and how Boundary Stone’s business model differentiates itself from other companies 4. The hurdles we might face in terms of the energy transition, what's new with battery storage, and what’s next for Boundary Stone Partners and Overture VC in 2024
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Ep 104: Mark Lewis - Managing Director, Lime Rock New Energy
Energy Impact
1. Mark’s interests in energy, business, and finance and how his time at GE sparked a long-time passion for energy transition work 2. How an idea turned into what is now Lime Rock New Energy 3. The three big areas of Lime Rock’s focus: Grid modernization, energy efficiency for the industry, and decarbonization of transportation 4. Carbon Enterprise Value, Lime Rock’s investments, and a look toward the future
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Ep 103: Jeanette Pablo - Director, Climate Equity Initiative, Clean Air Task Force
Energy Impact
1. Jeanette’s interest in history, her time at Mother Jones, getting a degree in law, and how it all led to her early career in energy 2. The start of PNM’s Washington D.C. office and the state of climate law in the early 2000’s 3. Jeanette’s road to the Clean Air Task Force and the development of environmental justice resources 4. Climate change vs. sustainability, as well as the work we will see from Jeanette and the Clean Air Task Force in the future
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Ep 102: Matt McGraw - Managing Partner, Anthropocene Ventures
Energy Impact
1. A monumental move to San Francisco and how it led Matt to computers and engineering 2. Matt’s story of founding companies, trying new things, and meeting interesting people in different industries 3. A discussion of pre-seed deep tech, the boom of investment, and what the technology industry is looking like in 2023, as well as Anthropocene Ventures 4. The universal truth about what it’s like to start a company and some words of advice for what’s important during the process
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Ep 101: Collin McLelland - Co-Founder and CEO, Digital Wildcatters
Energy Impact
1. How drilling oil rigs in West Texas jumpstarted Collin’s interest and career in energy 2. The mission of connecting people from different industries, starting podcasts, and Collin’s determination to start a company 3. Everything Digital Wildcatters and how they’re working towards a goal of creating a vertically integrated professional network for energy professionals 4. Breaking the barriers of professionalism to create relationships, as well as a discussion of various forms of energy
info_outline1. Michelle’s impressive background, two important catalysts, and the start of her journey in policy and sustainability
2. Microsoft’s history and the beginning of a path to decarbonization
3. How public and private sector solutions to decarbonization interact - Microsoft’s process and how it compares to the U.S. Government
4. Microsoft’s net zero initiatives, carbon reporting, and sustainability accounting, as well as what the future might look like