Catalyst with Shayle Kann

A weekly podcast with climatetech veteran Shayle Kann interviewing experts about the future of decarbonization.

Investor Shayle Kann is asking the big questions about how to decarbonize the planet: How cheap can clean energy get? Will artificial intelligence speed up climate solutions? Where is the smart money going into climate technologies?

Every Thursday on his new podcast Catalyst, Shayle explains the world of climatetech with prominent experts, investors, researchers and executives.

The show is a co-production of Latitude Media and Canary Media.

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Financing first-of-a-kind climate assets

Before any novel technology can make it big, its very first project needs to be finished — and financed.

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By Shayle Kann, 46 min . 21 December 2023
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What do you do with a 100-hour battery?

Form Energy’s Mateo Jaramillo argues that utilities can use multiday storage to do more than balance intermittent renewables.

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By Shayle Kann, 46 min . 14 December 2023
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Update: What the new Treasury rules mean for EV supply chains

The rules will likely reshape battery supply chains and restrict Chinese companies from benefiting from the IRA’s EV tax credits.

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By Shayle Kann, 47 min . 7 December 2023
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EV charging on both sides of the pond

What can the U.S. learn from EV charging in Europe and vice versa?

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By Shayle Kann, 39 min . 1 December 2023
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The cost of nuclear

Building reactors in South Korea is far cheaper than building in the U.S., but why?

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By Shayle Kann, 48 min . 16 November 2023
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Mailbag episode! Interest rates, carbon dioxide removal, load growth and more

It’s another 'ask me anything' episode with Shayle.

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By Shayle Kann, 55 min . 9 November 2023
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The Volts crossover episode

Thermal storage, small modular reactors, onshoring and more with David Roberts, host of Volts.

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By Shayle Kann, 70 min . 3 November 2023
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The market for microgrids

What supply shortages, new policies and a changing view of resilience mean for the microgrid market.

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By Shayle Kann, 45 min . 27 October 2023
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Ramping up the pace of home electrification

How fast do we need to install energy-efficient home appliances to reach net zero by midcentury?

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By Shayle Kann, 37 min . 19 October 2023
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How has US industrial policy impacted climatetech investment?

The $213 billion in new climatetech investment made over the past year seems to have had mixed results so far.

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By Shayle Kann, 52 min . 12 October 2023