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Covering breaking news in clean tech, going deep on global energy policy, and debating the levers that need to move to accelerate the energy transition. Energy Gang is the podcast covering clean energy technology, renewable energy, and the environment. The world of clean energy moves fast, and you need a reliable source to stay on top of the news that matters. You’ll find it on Wood Mackenzie’s Energy Gang.How will changes to the US government affect decarbonisation and energy security? When will hydrogen, nuclear and carbon capture deploy at scale? Where’s the money for the energy transitio...

The mother of all disruptions. What the war with Iran means for energy.

72 hours 55 mins; March 31, 2026

A power producer’s view of keeping the lights on. What does rising electricity demand from data centers mean for the US grid?

70 hours 50 mins; March 17, 2026

The war with Iran: what does the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz mean for global energy?

71 hours 12 mins; March 09, 2026

Are VPPs really a viable solution for easing strain on the grid? Tesla say yes, and they have big plans

57 mins; March 03, 2026

Data centers are adding an extra 220 gigawatts of electricity demand in the US. How can the grid cope? A second special episode from the ACORE Policy Forum

52 mins; February 26, 2026

How are energy supply chains changing as electricity demand surges? A special episode from the ACORE Policy Forum in Washington

48 mins; February 25, 2026

A solution to the problem of paying for data centre power? Unpacking AWS’s recent 3 gigawatt deal with NIPSCO

41 mins; February 17, 2026

Energy storage steps up: the growing role of batteries on the grid, and the challenge from winter storms

61 hours 8 mins; February 09, 2026

How a Texas electric co-op rebuilt for reliability | Sponsored content from Rayburn Electric

45 mins; January 26, 2026

Venezuela and what to expect from energy in 2026

51 mins; January 07, 2026

Electric vehicles create problems for the grid. Could they also help solve them? The plan to turn EVs into reliable grid infrastructure

54 mins; January 05, 2026

Energy Gang’s year in review: the highs, the lows, the people and the technologies of 2025

61 hours 9 mins; December 17, 2025

California’s grid under pressure: affordability, AI, and the future of electricity markets

44 mins; December 09, 2025

What happened at COP30? The key points on cutting emissions, adapting to a warming world, and raising the finance to pay for it

56 mins; November 25, 2025

What happened in COP30’s first week? Support for energy efficiency and a status report on methane show which climate initiatives are still making progress

52 mins; November 19, 2025

The COP30 climate talks are under way In Brazil. What is the point of the conference?

48 mins; November 12, 2025

How are businesses rethinking energy and sustainability? COP30 starts in Belem as climate action falters

31 mins; November 11, 2025

Energy addition, not energy transition? What does it mean for the future of our energy system, and the climate? | Special episode recorded at ADIPEC, the world’s largest energy event

45 mins; November 07, 2025

Speed to power: how can America accelerate the build-out of the next grid? | special episode from the ACORE Grid Forum in Washington DC

61 hours 19 mins; November 04, 2025

AI could break the electricity grid. What do regulators and the industry need to do to keep the lights on?

59 mins; October 30, 2025

How energy diversification can drive development | Special pre-ADIPEC preview episode

28 mins; October 29, 2025

Permitting reform and the politics of building the grid | Live from the ACORE Grid Forum in Washington, D.C.

47 mins; October 23, 2025

The new nuclear renaissance - real or rhetoric? | Special pre-ADIPEC preview episode

38 mins; October 20, 2025

The connected world of energy | Special episode from Wood Mackenzie

44 mins; October 14, 2025

Does low-carbon hydrogen still have a future? | Special pre-ADIPEC preview episode

39 mins; October 13, 2025

How can the grid help AI, and how can AI help the grid? Live from NYU at New York Climate Week, featuring leaders from Nvidia and Amazon | Energy Gang Live from Climate Week

68 hours 25 mins; September 30, 2025

What do China’s climate commitments mean for energy?

50 mins; September 25, 2025

Everyone is talking (again!) about a coming revival in nuclear power. What needs to change to make it happen? | More from New York Climate Week

47 mins; September 24, 2025

As the pressure for climate action fades, what is driving investment in clean energy? | The big talking points from New York Climate Week

36 mins; September 23, 2025

Carbon capture could be an important tool for tackling climate change. Can we find productive ways to use that carbon?

42 mins; September 21, 2025

Data centers for AI will need to embrace flexibility if our electricity system is going to cope. How can large loads support the grid?

50 mins; September 16, 2025

What will the COP30 climate talks mean for energy?

49 mins; September 01, 2025

Petrostates, electrostates, and the energy transition. Gerard Reid of the Redefining Energy podcast visits the Energy Gang

63 hours 57 mins; August 19, 2025

Planning the grid to meet future energy demand | A discussion on the future of the grid, AI, energy innovation, and delivering the electricity supply we will need in the coming decades

71 hours 7 mins; August 05, 2025

What will energy look like 5 years after the 'Big Beautiful Bill?' The Energy Gang report from 2030.

74 hours 57 mins; July 22, 2025

Inside the ‘crazy grid’: why the future of energy needs everything, everywhere, all at once

72 hours 37 mins; July 08, 2025

The Big Beautiful Bill is close to passing. What would it mean for clean energy in the US?

69 hours 38 mins; July 03, 2025

EBOS: the unsung hero that’s accelerating clean energy deployment | How Shoals is improving utility-scale solar performance

27 mins; June 24, 2025

How do we adapt to a warming world?

66 hours 10 mins; June 18, 2025

Geothermal, dealmaking, and the future of clean energy finance | live from the ACORE Finance Forum in New York

71 hours 40 mins; June 10, 2025

Energy and the ‘big beautiful bill’ | live from day 2 of the ACORE Finance Forum in New York

74 hours 44 mins; June 06, 2025

Clean energy finance in uncertain times | live from day 1 of the ACORE Finance Forum in New York

59 mins; June 05, 2025

It’s looking bleak for clean energy in the US as Congress threatens to shred the Inflation Reduction Act

75 hours 13 mins; May 20, 2025

Can we add dozens of giant new data centers to the electricity grid? New research says yes – if we embrace load flexibility.

62 hours 57 mins; May 13, 2025

An energy podcast crossover: Energy Gang and Interchange Recharged join forces to discuss flexibility on the power grid: why it is so important, and how to create it

39 mins; April 29, 2025

What do the tariff wars mean for low-carbon energy? | Recorded live at Wood Mackenzie’s Solar & Energy Storage Summit

30 mins; April 25, 2025

Keeping cleantech investment alive | With technological, economic and policy challenges mounting, how can we keep energy innovation on track?

53 mins; April 15, 2025

How can the power industry meet the challenge of rising demand? | In a special live episode recorded at the American Clean Power association, we discuss how to meet America’s growing need for electricity

41 mins; April 04, 2025

Is the US being left behind in the race to develop new clean energy technologies? BYD is selling EVs that can charge in five minutes | China is streaking ahead of the US in the energy transition race

58 mins; April 01, 2025

What does financial market turmoil mean for low-carbon energy?

73 hours 44 mins; March 18, 2025

Flexible, fast-responding and reliable – the growth of energy storage seems unstoppable. What could possibly go wrong?

57 mins; March 04, 2025

What do President Trump’s tariffs mean for energy? | The view from Washington and Canada

60 hours 12 mins; February 18, 2025

What does DeepSeek AI mean for energy?

63 hours 25 mins; February 04, 2025

Does clean hydrogen have a future? Finding a role for hydrogen in a low-carbon energy economy

68 hours 53 mins; January 22, 2025

What can we expect from energy in 2025? The people, places and technologies to watch this year

63 hours 56 mins; January 08, 2025

The Energy Gang’s Review of the Year in energy

62 hours 1 min; December 23, 2024

Bonus episode from COP29: Getting real about methane emissions

36 mins; December 10, 2024

What happened at COP29?

37 mins; November 27, 2024

Live from COP29: One weird trick to solve our energy problem

54 mins; November 21, 2024

Live from COP29: Everyone is talking about climate finance. What do they mean?

47 mins; November 18, 2024

Live from COP29: Are businesses still driving the energy transition?

57 mins; November 15, 2024

Live from COP29: How US states will keep up climate action under a Trump administration

53 mins; November 14, 2024

Live from COP29: climate finance at the forefront

26 mins; November 12, 2024

What’s next for energy after the US elections?

79 hours 4 mins; November 11, 2024

The trouble with transformers

83 hours 21 mins; October 29, 2024

Why is it so hard to find a charger for your electric vehicle?

61 hours 44 mins; October 15, 2024

The key takeaways from NY Climate Week, with Climate Group CEO Helen Clarkson

41 mins; October 01, 2024

Climate Week NYC special: Entrepreneurs in cleantech tell their stories

67 hours 47 mins; September 26, 2024

Climate Week NYC special: Can the US electricity system meet the challenges it faces?

74 hours 38 mins; September 25, 2024

What is the role that the oil and gas industry should play in the energy transition? Does it have one?

50 mins; September 24, 2024

How to stop America’s outdated grid holding back the deployment of clean energy

60 hours 0 mins; September 17, 2024

The rise of AI means surging investment in electricity supply. What will that mean for customers?

68 hours 0 mins; September 03, 2024

The next stage of the IRA: permitting reform

61 hours 16 mins; August 20, 2024

Can America build new energy projects faster? Should it?

61 hours 16 mins; August 20, 2024

The extraordinary resurgence of concentrated solar power

56 mins; August 06, 2024

How global trade can help build the clean energy economy

69 hours 10 mins; July 23, 2024

Are low profits to blame for the energy transition lagging?

57 mins; July 09, 2024

How can we finance the energy transition? Discussions from the final day of the Reuters Global Energy Transition Conference 2024

68 hours 25 mins; June 28, 2024

Day Two: The Energy Gang at The Reuters Global Energy Transition Conference 2024

76 hours 41 mins; June 27, 2024

The Energy Gang at the Reuters Global Energy Transition Conference - Day One

34 mins; June 26, 2024

Can capitalism save the planet?

51 mins; June 11, 2024

There’s no transition without transmission. How can we make it easier to build?

62 hours 25 mins; May 28, 2024

Google’s demanding goals for decarbonization

64 hours 7 mins; May 16, 2024

Jigar Shah returns to the Energy Gang

51 mins; May 09, 2024

Is there an energy transition?

57 mins; April 30, 2024

Rising electricity demand in Texas: the canary in the coalmine for the rest of the US? | Bonus Episode

62 hours 41 mins; April 22, 2024

2024 is a year of elections. What will they mean for clean energy?

54 mins; April 16, 2024

Everyone is worrying about rising demand for electricity. Do Microsoft and Google have an answer?

63 hours 42 mins; April 02, 2024

How will utilities meet surging power demand?

61 hours 22 mins; March 19, 2024

Bonus interviews from Distributech

64 hours 58 mins; March 08, 2024

How can we develop new energy technologies and get them deployed at scale?

62 hours 8 mins; March 05, 2024

Bonus Episode: Evolving Power: The Impact of Electric Vehicles on Energy Utilities

20 mins; March 01, 2024

The Energy Gang at Distributech 2024 in Orlando

57 mins; February 28, 2024

2023 was a tough year for clean energy investment. Will 2024 be better?

60 hours 45 mins; February 20, 2024

A pause in US gas export approvals: a big win for the climate?

54 mins; February 06, 2024

Is AI really a game-changer for energy?

54 mins; January 23, 2024

What does 2024 have in store for energy?

68 hours 49 mins; January 09, 2024

COP28 - Ed's notebook

51 mins; December 22, 2023

Be of good cheer! Reasons to feel optimistic about the energy transition at the end of 2023

44 mins; December 22, 2023

Was COP28 a huge success?

44 mins; December 14, 2023

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