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Podcast · 60 episodes

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by Wood Mackenzie · English

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 transition green finance coming from and how much more is needed? What’s the outlook for EVs? What are the energy predictions for solar energy? What's the latest on climate change? Get answers to questions like these, bi-weekly on Tuesdays at 7am ET. Plus, get special live episodes recorded at the biggest climate and energy events throughout the year, like COP30 and Climate Week NYC. Don’t worry if you can’t make it in person, Energy Gang brings you all the updates on energy policy, energy finance and energy innovation you need to hear. Energy Gang is presented by Wood Mackenzie and hosted by Ed Crooks, Vice-Chairman of Energy at Wood Mackenzie and a former Financial Times and BBC News journalist. Regular guests are Amy Myers-Jaffe (Director of NYU’s Energy, Climate Justice and Sustainability Lab), and Dr Melissa Lott (Partner at Microsoft) – plus a roster of industry leaders and policy influencers, like Jigar Shah (Industry figurehead and former director of the Loan Programs Office in the US Department of Energy), Caroline Golin (Head of North America, Global Energy Market Development and Policy at Google) and Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt (Former Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources). If you like The Energy Transition Show, Catalyst with Shayle Kann, The Big Switch from Columbia University, Open Circuit with Stephen Lacey or The Green Blueprint, you’ll enjoy Energy Gang. Want to get involved with the show? Reach out to podcasts@woodmac.com to: Bring Energy Gang to your event Be a guest on the show Sponsor an episode Ask a question to Ed Crooks or one of our guests Check out another leading clean tech global podcast by Wood Mackenzie, Interchange Recharged: https://www.woodmac.com/podcasts/the-interchange-recharged/ Wood Mackenzie is the leading global data and analytics solutions provider for renewables, energy and natural resources. Learn more about Wood Mackenzie on the official website: https://www.woodmac.com/

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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 WeekHow AI-driven data center growth can help “green” and modernize the power grid, and how grid constraints and regulation (especially rate design) affect AI expansion; includes examples of AI improving…30 Sep 2025 · 1 h 8 min · 27 chapters
What do China’s climate commitments mean for energy?China’s climate commitments (its delayed NDC) and what they mean for energy, especially electricity demand for AI/data centers, the pace of coal vs renewables, and global knock-on effects via cheap…26 Sep 2025 · 51 min · 20 chapters
Everyone is talking (again!) about a coming revival in nuclear power. What needs to change to make it happen? | More from New York Climate WeekA nuclear “revival” discussion focused on what must change to build new nuclear power in the US—especially to supply fast-growing electricity demand from data centers—while balancing renewables, grid…25 Sep 2025 · 48 min · 23 chapters
As the pressure for climate action fades, what is driving investment in clean energy? | The big talking points from New York Climate WeekClimate Week NYC coverage on why clean-energy investment is shifting as AI-driven electricity demand dominates, creating a “speed to power” race and a potential emissions tradeoff; plus debate over…24 Sep 2025 · 36 min · 14 chapters
Carbon capture could be an important tool for tackling climate change. Can we find productive ways to use that carbon?Carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) as part of decarbonisation, especially for “hard-to-abate” carbon-dependent industries like chemicals; policy, measurement, economics, and scaling compared with…22 Sep 2025 · 43 min · 17 chapters
Data centers for AI will need to embrace flexibility if our electricity system is going to cope. How can large loads support the grid?How AI data centers can provide grid flexibility (reducing load during peak stress) so the US can build AI “factories” faster without higher bills or reliability risks.16 Sep 2025 · 51 min · 20 chapters
What will the COP30 climate talks mean for energy?What COP30 in Belém, Brazil (Nov) could mean for energy, amid weak/late climate pledges, climate-finance deadlocks, and growing momentum from carbon pricing and clean-tech investment.1 Sep 2025 · 50 min · 24 chapters
Petrostates, electrostates, and the energy transition. Gerard Reid of the Redefining Energy podcast visits the Energy GangHow AI is driving an “energy revolution” that accelerates electrification, reshapes clean-tech investment, and creates geopolitical splits between “petrostates” (oil-based) and “electrostates”…19 Aug 2025 · 1 h 4 min · 30 chapters
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 decadesPlanning the electricity grid for decades of rising demand (including AI/data centers) while retiring dispatchable fossil generation, managing climate-driven peak stress, and improving…5 Aug 2025 · 1 h 11 min · 26 chapters
What will energy look like 5 years after the 'Big Beautiful Bill?' The Energy Gang report from 2030.A “2030 Energy Gang report” on how the US “Big Beautiful Bill” (signed July 4 by President Donald Trump) reshapes energy investment, technology deployment, and geopolitics—especially EVs,…22 Jul 2025 · 1 h 15 min · 30 chapters
Inside the ‘crazy grid’: why the future of energy needs everything, everywhere, all at onceThe “crazy grid” and how the US energy system must handle multiple disruptions at once—electrification (EVs, heat pumps), variable renewables, extreme weather, data-center growth, and reduced…8 Jul 2025 · 1 h 13 min · 28 chapters
The Big Beautiful Bill is close to passing. What would it mean for clean energy in the US?The episode first reviews how Iran-related geopolitical risk affected oil and gas prices (especially fears of closing the Strait of Hormuz), then shifts to the near-passage of the “Big Beautiful…3 Jul 2025 · 1 h 10 min · 24 chapters