Catalyst w/ Shayle Kann
@catalyst-pod.bsky.social
Shayle Kann asks big questions about how to decarbonize the planet. Produced by @latitudemedia.bsky.social. Listen to new episodes on latitudemedia.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
🎧 Can AI discover a room-temperature superconductor?
Shayle Kann talks with Ekin Dogus Cubuk, co-founder of Periodic Labs, about a $300M bet to merge frontier AI with frontier science.
“People want to see LLMs impact the atoms, not just the digital world.”
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Shayle Kann talks with Ekin Dogus Cubuk, co-founder of Periodic Labs, about a $300M bet to merge frontier AI with frontier science.
“People want to see LLMs impact the atoms, not just the digital world.”
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Inside a $300 million bet on AI for materials discovery
Better AI and smarter robots could mean better materials discovery. The co-founder of Periodic Labs explains how.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
🎧 Can AI discover a room-temperature superconductor?
Shayle Kann talks with Ekin Dogus Cubuk, co-founder of Periodic Labs, about a $300M bet to merge frontier AI with frontier science.
“People want to see LLMs impact the atoms, not just the digital world.”
www.latitudemedia.com/news/catalys...
Shayle Kann talks with Ekin Dogus Cubuk, co-founder of Periodic Labs, about a $300M bet to merge frontier AI with frontier science.
“People want to see LLMs impact the atoms, not just the digital world.”
www.latitudemedia.com/news/catalys...
The DOE proposed a new rule that could transform how large loads like data centers connect to the grid.
@allisonclements.bsky.social, former FERC Commissioner, @tnorris.bsky.social + Shayle Kann unpack what this could mean in a world of AI-driven energy demand
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@allisonclements.bsky.social, former FERC Commissioner, @tnorris.bsky.social + Shayle Kann unpack what this could mean in a world of AI-driven energy demand
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Unpacking DOE's proposal to transform data center interconnection
Former FERC commissioner Allison Clements and Duke researcher Tyler Norris break down the potential for federal interconnection reform.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The DOE proposed a new rule that could transform how large loads like data centers connect to the grid.
@allisonclements.bsky.social, former FERC Commissioner, @tnorris.bsky.social + Shayle Kann unpack what this could mean in a world of AI-driven energy demand
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@allisonclements.bsky.social, former FERC Commissioner, @tnorris.bsky.social + Shayle Kann unpack what this could mean in a world of AI-driven energy demand
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This week: Shayle Kann talks with the Head of Research at EIP to unpack five questions facing the future of energy including load growth, oversupply risks, nuclear, geothermal, and grid-enhancing tech.
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Five big questions about the future of energy
Energy Impact Partners’ research head weighs in on AI load growth, what could turn the electricity crunch into oversupply, and more.
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October 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This week: Shayle Kann talks with the Head of Research at EIP to unpack five questions facing the future of energy including load growth, oversupply risks, nuclear, geothermal, and grid-enhancing tech.
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🎧 Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.latitudemedia.com/news/catalys...
🎉 We’re excited to announce that Latitude’s podcast Catalyst with Shayle Kann has been recognized as a Bronze winner at the Signal Awards 2025 in the Technology category! 🏆
Thank you to the Signal Awards and the production team! 🎙️
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Thank you to the Signal Awards and the production team! 🎙️
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October 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
🎉 We’re excited to announce that Latitude’s podcast Catalyst with Shayle Kann has been recognized as a Bronze winner at the Signal Awards 2025 in the Technology category! 🏆
Thank you to the Signal Awards and the production team! 🎙️
www.signalaward.com/winners/deta...
Thank you to the Signal Awards and the production team! 🎙️
www.signalaward.com/winners/deta...
In the latest episode, KR Sridhar, CEO of Bloom Energy, shares his belief that many data centers will ultimately operate like refineries — powered by captive, off-grid generation that prioritizes resilience, speed, and local control.
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Frontier Forum: The new power map for AI infrastructure
Bloom Energy’s KR Sridhar on why data centers are rewriting the rules of electricity — and how onsite generation could define future growth.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
In the latest episode, KR Sridhar, CEO of Bloom Energy, shares his belief that many data centers will ultimately operate like refineries — powered by captive, off-grid generation that prioritizes resilience, speed, and local control.
🎧 Listen here: www.latitudemedia.com/news/frontie...
🎧 Listen here: www.latitudemedia.com/news/frontie...
In the newest Catalyst episode, Shayle Kann teams up with @akshatrathi.bsky.social of @bloomberg.com to evaluate what climate-tech is overhyped, underhyped, or hyped just right.
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Calibrating hype with Akshat Rathi
We run through a list of hot topics and debate which ones are overhyped, underhyped, and hyped just right.
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October 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
In the newest Catalyst episode, Shayle Kann teams up with @akshatrathi.bsky.social of @bloomberg.com to evaluate what climate-tech is overhyped, underhyped, or hyped just right.
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🎧 Listen here: www.latitudemedia.com/news/catalys...
In our latest episode of Catalyst, Jamie Daggett — the energy storage and fuel cell lead at Ariel Green — talks with Stephen Lacey about how insurance is helping the energy storage sector mature and scale faster.
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How insurance can narrow the Valley of Death
Why technology performance insurance could unlock trillions in private capital for the energy transition.
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October 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
In our latest episode of Catalyst, Jamie Daggett — the energy storage and fuel cell lead at Ariel Green — talks with Stephen Lacey about how insurance is helping the energy storage sector mature and scale faster.
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🎧 Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.latitudemedia.com/news/how-ins...
A conversation with the CEO of Advanced Energy United on why states are the center of gravity for clean energy policy.
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Listen now to the partner episode: www.latitudemedia.com/news/frontie...
Frontier Forum: A new playbook for clean energy growth
A conversation with the CEO of Advanced Energy United on why states are the center of gravity for clean energy policy.
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October 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
A conversation with the CEO of Advanced Energy United on why states are the center of gravity for clean energy policy.
Listen now to the partner episode: www.latitudemedia.com/news/frontie...
Listen now to the partner episode: www.latitudemedia.com/news/frontie...
On today's Catalyst episode: Dana Guernsey, CEO & Co-Founder of Voltus, shares how DERs have evolved from emergency tools into automated, grid assets serving a broad spectrum of customers.
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The new wave of DERs
Voltus' CEO explains how DERs have evolved from an emergency tool to a true grid resource.
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October 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
On today's Catalyst episode: Dana Guernsey, CEO & Co-Founder of Voltus, shares how DERs have evolved from emergency tools into automated, grid assets serving a broad spectrum of customers.
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🎧 Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts:
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Reposted by Catalyst w/ Shayle Kann
Must-listen new @catalyst-pod.bsky.social interview w/ @brianjanous.bsky.social. "I don't think there's a credible argument for behind the meter nuclear at data centers in the near future, and by near future, I mean the next couple of decades." 🔌💡 www.latitudemedia.com/news/catalys...
September 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Must-listen new @catalyst-pod.bsky.social interview w/ @brianjanous.bsky.social. "I don't think there's a credible argument for behind the meter nuclear at data centers in the near future, and by near future, I mean the next couple of decades." 🔌💡 www.latitudemedia.com/news/catalys...
In the latest Catalyst episode, Shayle Kann and Peter Reinhardt dig into the complexities of using ag residue for biomass-based carbon removal. They explore trade-offs as well as where opportunities lie if feedstocks are sourced smartly.
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Ag residue and carbon removal
Charm Industrial’s CEO lays out the case for making use of agricultural residue for everything from iron to SAFs.
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September 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
In the latest Catalyst episode, Shayle Kann and Peter Reinhardt dig into the complexities of using ag residue for biomass-based carbon removal. They explore trade-offs as well as where opportunities lie if feedstocks are sourced smartly.
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🎧 Listen here:
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In this week’s Catalyst podcast, Shayle Kann sits down with Brian Janous, CCO at Cloverleaf Infrastructure, to break down the trade-offs between on-site generation vs. alternatives like batteries, grid-enhancing tech, and existing grid capacity.
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When to colocate data centers with generation
Cloverleaf Infrastructure’s CCO discusses when colocating data centers with on-site generation makes sense — and when it doesn’t.
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September 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
In this week’s Catalyst podcast, Shayle Kann sits down with Brian Janous, CCO at Cloverleaf Infrastructure, to break down the trade-offs between on-site generation vs. alternatives like batteries, grid-enhancing tech, and existing grid capacity.
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In this episode of Catalyst: what do geoengineering, nuclear power, rising electricity prices, and plastic waste all have in common? They’re the big, thorny questions shaping the future of climate tech.
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AMA: Geoengineering, nuclear, power prices, and more
Shayle Kann and Lara Pierpoint take on your toughest questions.
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September 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
In this episode of Catalyst: what do geoengineering, nuclear power, rising electricity prices, and plastic waste all have in common? They’re the big, thorny questions shaping the future of climate tech.
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🎧 Listen here: www.latitudemedia.com/news/catalys...
This week on Catalyst: Can data centers become grid allies instead of power hogs? Unpack how even a tiny shift in load during peak hours could open up a staggering 98 GW of additional capacity across the U.S. grid.
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The mechanics of data center flexibility
The industry is starting to put its early demand-shifting capabilities to the test. But how does data center flexibility actually work?
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August 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This week on Catalyst: Can data centers become grid allies instead of power hogs? Unpack how even a tiny shift in load during peak hours could open up a staggering 98 GW of additional capacity across the U.S. grid.
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www.latitudemedia.com/news/catalys...
This week on Catalyst: Peak Energy’s CEO outlines a pathway to cost competitiveness.
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The case for sodium-ion
Peak Energy’s CEO outlines a pathway to cost competitiveness.
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August 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This week on Catalyst: Peak Energy’s CEO outlines a pathway to cost competitiveness.
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Listen now: www.latitudemedia.com/news/catalys...
The PJM capacity auction this month broke records with sky-high wholesale power prices — and that was by design. So will higher wholesale prices incentivize enough generation to meet load growth without provoking the public with higher bills?
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PJM and the capacity crunch
The ISO had a blockbuster capacity auction.
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July 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The PJM capacity auction this month broke records with sky-high wholesale power prices — and that was by design. So will higher wholesale prices incentivize enough generation to meet load growth without provoking the public with higher bills?
Listen now: www.latitudemedia.com/news/catalys...
Listen now: www.latitudemedia.com/news/catalys...
This week, Redwood Materials CTO gives you a behind-the-scenes look at how repurposing second-life EV batteries for grid storage actually works. 🔋
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Repurposing EV batteries for grid storage
Redwood Materials’ CTO explains the innovations and improving economics behind second-life batteries.
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July 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This week, Redwood Materials CTO gives you a behind-the-scenes look at how repurposing second-life EV batteries for grid storage actually works. 🔋
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Listen here or wherever you get your pods: www.latitudemedia.com/news/catalys...
This week on Catalyst, Andy Lubershane and Shayle Kann unpack FEOC, construction guidance, and other changes in the new law.
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Listen now: www.latitudemedia.com/news/catalys...
Five big questions emerging from the OBBB
Andy Lubershane and Shayle unpack FEOC, construction guidance, and other changes in the new law.
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July 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This week on Catalyst, Andy Lubershane and Shayle Kann unpack FEOC, construction guidance, and other changes in the new law.
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Listen now: www.latitudemedia.com/news/catalys...
This week on Catalyst, Jeffries’ Julien Dumoulin-Smith talks about what Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill means for residential solar:
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Tumult in residential solar
Jeffries’ Julien Dumoulin-Smith talks about what Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill means for residential solar.
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July 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This week on Catalyst, Jeffries’ Julien Dumoulin-Smith talks about what Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill means for residential solar:
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Reposted by Catalyst w/ Shayle Kann
I had fun as always on @catalyst-pod.bsky.social this week. There's just so much power sector information to wrassle with these days, some of it deeply useful, some of it silly, all of it public and accessible if you can apply technology to it. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
Fresh intel from state utility regulatory filings
Podcast Episode · Catalyst with Shayle Kann · 07/03/2025 · 39m
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July 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I had fun as always on @catalyst-pod.bsky.social this week. There's just so much power sector information to wrassle with these days, some of it deeply useful, some of it silly, all of it public and accessible if you can apply technology to it. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
GM plans to start producing LMR batteries in 2028. It could shake up the battery landscape.
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This week on Catalyst: www.latitudemedia.com/news/catalys...
GM's big new battery tech push
GM plans to start producing LMR batteries in 2028. It could shake up the battery landscape.
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June 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
GM plans to start producing LMR batteries in 2028. It could shake up the battery landscape.
This week on Catalyst: www.latitudemedia.com/news/catalys...
This week on Catalyst: www.latitudemedia.com/news/catalys...
Steam production hasn’t evolved much in a century. Heat pumps, electric furnaces, and thermal storage could change that. On the latest Catalyst:
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The story of steam
Steam production hasn’t evolved much in a century. Heat pumps, electric furnaces, and thermal storage could change that.
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June 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Steam production hasn’t evolved much in a century. Heat pumps, electric furnaces, and thermal storage could change that. On the latest Catalyst:
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www.latitudemedia.com/news/catalys...
Evolving AI workloads are reshaping where and how data centers get built, with big implications for the grid:
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The state of play of data center development
Evolving AI workloads are reshaping where and how data centers get built, with big implications for the grid.
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June 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Evolving AI workloads are reshaping where and how data centers get built, with big implications for the grid:
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Demand for fossil gas turbines is up but supply is tight, causing multi-year delays. This week on Catalyst:
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The gas turbine crunch
Demand for fossil gas turbines is up but supply is tight, causing multi-year delays.
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June 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Demand for fossil gas turbines is up but supply is tight, causing multi-year delays. This week on Catalyst:
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In April, Trump issued an executive order to accelerate the development of deep-sea minerals.
In today's episode, Shayle Kann talks to Hans Smit, CEO of Ocean Minerals, a company participating in exploration of the Cook Islands. www.latitudemedia.com/news/catalys...
In today's episode, Shayle Kann talks to Hans Smit, CEO of Ocean Minerals, a company participating in exploration of the Cook Islands. www.latitudemedia.com/news/catalys...
What to make of Trump's deep-sea minerals push
The Trump administration is trying to fast-track deep-sea mining. A mining CEO explains what that would mean for the industry.
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May 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
In April, Trump issued an executive order to accelerate the development of deep-sea minerals.
In today's episode, Shayle Kann talks to Hans Smit, CEO of Ocean Minerals, a company participating in exploration of the Cook Islands. www.latitudemedia.com/news/catalys...
In today's episode, Shayle Kann talks to Hans Smit, CEO of Ocean Minerals, a company participating in exploration of the Cook Islands. www.latitudemedia.com/news/catalys...