Today we have a very special episode talking to Michael Liebreich from the podcast, Cleaning Up, about a wide variety of energy topics. Everything from public policy to new tech that’s coming out to help the energy transition. Check out the Cleaning Up podcast here: https://www.cleaningup.live/

Matt and Sean talk about solar energy advances, perovskites, and when we’ll see them on the market (hint: sooner than you think).

Matt and Sean talk about whether salt water based batteries will be able to push it without peppa.

Matt and Sean talk about the buzz around toroidal propellers and the ever evolving research.

Matt and Sean talk about the size and impact of floating wind turbines. Does it really make sense to make wind turbines this large?

Matt and Sean revisit advances in nuclear energy and talk to Bret Kugelmass, co-founder and CEO of Last Energy, about why nuclear energy is still so expensive to build out, the fears around the technology, and what can be done to change all of that.

Matt and Sean revisit thermal energy storage (TES) and interview Andrew Ponec, co-founder and CEO of Antora Energy, about what they’re doing.

Matt and Sean talk about breakthroughs in the breakdown of plastics and what it means for the future.

Matt and Sean talk about farming techniques that incorporate AI, solar panels, and a whole lot of science. Agrivoltaics is a promising technique … with some nuance.

Matt and Sean talk about water-based agricultural approaches to save healthy food production in climate-changing times. Combining aquaculture with hydroponics has some interesting benefits.