Best China Cleantech Podcasts (2025)

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China's Emissions Drop, Solar Soars - Tim Buckley Ep53 34:02

6h ago34:02

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The Highlights * Labor's re-election * Bradfield recount - a celebration of the integrity of our voting system * Labor's Residential Battery Program - Minister Bowen re-commits to his election pledge of $2.3bn home and business BESS subsidy * Australia on track to see utility BESS increase 8x to 16GW by end 2027 The Lowlights * The Albanese Governm…

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#247 Could EVs + Demand Response Solve Grid Flexibility? | Joseph Vellone (ChargeScape) 40:37

3d ago40:37

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What’s up, everyone! Today we’re sharing an episode with Joseph Vellone, the CEO of ChargeScape — a Joint Venture between Ford, Honda, BMW, and Nissan. ----- Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Pocket Casts ----- As the grid continues to buckle under the pressure of ever-increasing demand, it’s more important than ever to find ways to m…

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EOG UAE announcement, Trump's Middle East, Texas Energy Fund | BDE 05.23.25 52:57

9d ago52:57

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EOG just made a bold move in the UAE, locking down a massive 900,000-acre exploration deal that could change the energy game. We're breaking down how this huge partnership is shaking things up, from US energy diplomacy to Middle East investments, and what it means for the future of unconventional oil and gas. We’re talking tech transfer in the UAE,…

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#246 Sophie Purdom on Closing a $55M Fund I, the Future of Planeteer, & The 4 Types of Climate Founders 47:47

10d ago47:47

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Today, we’re speaking with Sophie Purdom, Managing Partner of Planeteer Capital. After co-creating CTVC with Kim Zou, the climate deals and deep-dives newsletter that has become canon in climate, with 75k+ readers, Sophie announced Planeteer Capital. (We discussed on the pod) They are going full speed with their investing thesis, investing in compa…

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It’s looking bleak for clean energy in the US as Congress threatens to shred the Inflation Reduction Act 1:15:13

12d ago1:15:13

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Legislation with massive implications for clean energy in the US has been making progress in Congress. The Republican party’s “big beautiful bill”, introducing sweeping changes to taxes and government spending, would phase out most of the tax credits for low-carbon energy that were created, expanded or extended in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) …

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Canadian Small and Mid Cap Growth Stocks with Jordan Zinberg, Bedford Park Capital | Ep.139 25:57

16d ago25:57

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Following the Canadian election we catch up with Jordan Zinberg, President & CEO of Bedford Park Capital to discuss the tariff wars, trends in the Canadian market, three of Jordan's favourite small and mid cap stocks and his post-election wishlist.For more great investing ideas, news and insight, sign up to our FREE newsletter at www.thearmchairtra…

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Can we add dozens of giant new data centers to the electricity grid? New research says yes – if we embrace load flexibility. 1:02:57

19d ago1:02:57

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It’s the most talked-about academic paper this year in the world of energy. Rethinking Load Growth, co-authored by Tyler Norris of Duke University has caused a stir in energy circles because it offers a new perspective on the hottest issue of the moment: how to provide power for new data centers and other large consumers. With new sources of electr…

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Shell and BP Acquisition Rumors? BDE 05.12.25 49:03

20d ago49:03

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We're talking tech and how it's totally shaking up the oil and gas world. From AI to game-changing software, and with moves from giants like Shell, BP, and ExxonMobil, we break down the trends and challenges that are reshaping the energy game. Digital Wildcatters is leading the charge on oilfield innovations, while Shell and BP’s strategies are giv…

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#245 The Future of Electrification & the Opportunity of Europe | Felix Krause (Vireo Ventures) 36:35

25d ago36:35

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Today’s episode features Felix Krause, founding partner of Vireo Ventures, one of Europe’s leading early-stage energy tech investors. Felix is based in Berlin and brings decades of experience across solar project development, corporate VC, and now independent fund management. We dig deep into why electrification is the real unlock for climate, and …

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Spain blackout, US & Ukraine, CCUS headwinds, Majors in Guyana | BDE 05.02.25 43:31

30d ago43:31

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Spain hit 100% renewables and then the lights went out. We’re unpacking what actually happened when the grid went sideways and why it rippled into Portugal and France. From the weird culprit (hello, atmospheric vibration?) to why renewables alone might not cut it, we’re talking inertia, batteries, nuclear, and what all this means for grids everywhe…

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#244 $1bn Pipeline for Solid State Transformers | Haroon Inam & Michael Wood III (DG Matrix) 35:55

1M ago35:55

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Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Pocket Casts In This Episode:* What is a Solid State Transformer * How Solid State Transformers are Reshaping the Energy Industry* How They Built a $1bn Pipeline Sponsors: Goodwin: The Law Firm of Choice for ClimateTech Entrepreneurs ErthTech Talent: Affordable CleanTech Search Firm What’s up, everyon…

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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 39:29

1M ago39:29

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They called the film Avengers: Infinity War the most ambitious crossover event in history. We can’t quite make the same claim, but at Wood Mackenzie’s 2025 Solar and Energy Storage Summit, we did record a crossover episode. Ed Crooks, host of Energy Gang, is joined by Sylvia Leyva Martinez, Wood Mackenz’s principal analyst for solar power and host …

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How to Lobby Canberra - Kylea Tink & Blair Palese Ep52 51:21

1M ago51:21

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Great conversation recorded at the How to Lobby Canberra at the live Spark Club event at EnergyLab in Sydney. Thanks to Kylea (Pronounced Kylie) Tink and Blair Palese for an open and honest scorecard on how the cleantech and climate sector is performing in Canberra. The 'Shine Baby Shine' side shone on the night. The Cleantech / Climate industry ha…

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Nuclear to cost Australian economy $4.3T - Tim Buckley - EP51 47:35

1M ago47:35

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Tim Buckley joins the Spark Club regular podcast in the lead up to the Australian Federal Election on the 3rd May 2025. Highlights China 1QCY2025 electricity statistics. Battery Energy Storage BESS announcements continue at a rapid speed and scale, with proposals advancing across Australia almost daily. China’s response to the US trade war Lowlight…

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Tesla Stock: Still a Smart Short or Bullish Buy? | Investor Insight 12:42

1M ago12:42

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On March 7, we tipped Tesla (TSLA) as a short opportunity when it was trading at $270, down sharply from its $488 post-election high. Since then, the stock has seesawed between $259 and $288, caught in a whirlwind of tariff uncertainty and market indecision.Now, following Tesla's latest earnings, we're diving deep into what’s really driving the sto…

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What do the tariff wars mean for low-carbon energy? | Recorded live at Wood Mackenzie’s Solar & Energy Storage Summit 30:13

1M ago30:13

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“With great uncertainty comes great opportunity”, says Abby Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, in this special episode of the Energy Gang, recorded live at Wood Mackenzie’s Solar & Energy Storage Summit. Is she right? And what are those opportunities? To find out, host Ed Crooks welcomed Abby and Shyam Sriniv…

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#243 Battery Storage Supply Chains & Future in US-China Trade War | Danny Lu | Powin 41:05

1M ago41:05

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Follow on YouTube | Listeners Survey Check Out Our Sponsors! * Goodwin: The Law Firm of Choice for ClimateTech Entrepreneurs * ErthTech Talent: Affordable CleanTech Search Firm What’s up, everyone! Today, we have a great episode with Danny Lu from Powin. Powin is a leading provider of BESS, w/ 8 GWh of systems built and 9 in the pipeline. As the Tr…

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Trump halts Empire Wind, China ceases exports, crude production plateauing | BDE 04.22.25 45:32

1M ago45:32

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Empire Wind just hit the brakes, and we’re breaking down why. From tangled-up environmental red tape to sky-high project costs, this offshore wind giant in New York is facing a major pause that’s sending shockwaves through the energy world. We’re talking rare earth minerals, China’s export power moves, and whether the U.S. is already peaking on oil…

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Trump Tariffs, Canadian Federalism, Mubadala | BDE 04.20.25 48:39

1M ago48:39

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Collide just pulled off a $5M seed raise and yeah, it’s kind of a big deal. We’re talking about a crew that started out making podcasts and is now building AI tools that are shaking up the energy world. From Mercury Ventures to some serious oil and gas backers, the investment is rolling in. We unpack what this means for automation, the inefficienci…

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#242 The 3 Most Common Mistakes Climate Founders Make | David Brekke, Goodwin 58:07

2M ago58:07

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In This Episode: The story of him co-launching the Goodwin climate practice What’s happening in climate tech right now? (Market update) The 3 Biggest Mistakes Climate Founders Make Check Out Our Sponsors! Goodwin: The Law Firm of Choice for ClimateTech Entrepreneurs ErthTech Talent: Affordable CleanTech Search Firm What’s up, everyone! Today’s epis…

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Keeping cleantech investment alive | With technological, economic and policy challenges mounting, how can we keep energy innovation on track? 53:10

2M ago53:10

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These are hard times for investment in low-carbon energy. The lack of progress in international climate negotiations, threats to policy support, and an increased awareness of the challenges of decarbonization, have created some strong headwinds. Everyone agrees that more breakthroughs in innovative emissions-reducing technologies are essential for …

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#241 The Biz Model Making eFuels Pencil Out | Joe Rodden (Lydian) 37:54

2M ago37:54

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Follow us on YouTube --------- Today, we have a great episode with Joe Rodden from Lydian. And we are talking all things eFuels and their story. Lydian uses Co2, Water, and abundant Green Energy to create eFuels/SAF. And because of their flexible run method, they can do it profitably, consistently. In the recent past there has been a huge demand fo…

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Energy Transformation Live Event - Danny Kennedy - Ep 50 44:58

2M ago44:58

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In our first Live Spark Club event for 2025 Danny Kennedy joins us to share his recent experience on the ground in Pakistan and Bangladesh where he witnessed first hand the Energy Transformation underway with rapid deployment of solar PV. Danny shares the positive effect of China's Five Year Plans and the flywheel effect of low cost solar PV, batte…

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This outperforming Asia fund is Overweight the IT sector. Here's why | Ep.136 31:52

2M ago31:52

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Stuart meets Richard Sennitt, fund manager of Schroder Oriental Income [LON:SOI] to discuss the Asia-Pacific outlook, how Asian companies pay dividends compared with US/UK firms, and what the future may hold for China and the greater region.For more great investing ideas, news and insight, sign up to our FREE newsletter at www.thearmchairtrader.com…

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Mining iron ore and transporting it to China - with John Welborn, Fenix Resources | Ep.137 21:45

2M ago21:45

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In this podcast, host Stuart Fieldhouse speaks with Fenix Resources Executive Chairman, John Welborn.John talks about Fenix's simple mining extraction, transport logistics and port services. and their part in Western Australia exporting $60bn of iron ore to China. Stuart and John also discuss how iron ore prices have continued to perform well but g…

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Five great stocks for investors during a trade war | Ep.135 16:41

2M ago16:41

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With the financial markets taking a hit as Trump's 'Liberation Day' tarrifs take effect, The Armchair Trader team take a look at five stocks from the UK and Europe that have very little exposure to US tariffs.Here's a link to our Defence Stocks podcast with Aneeka Gupta of WisdomTree - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCVP_65vAiAAs mentioned in the …

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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 ... 41:11

2M ago41:11

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If President Trump’s tariff strategy succeeds in sparking a revival in US manufacturing, one consequence will be surging demand for power. We are already seeing electricity demand starting to pick up after 15 years of stagnation, driven by new data centers for AI and a wave of factory-building for semiconductors and batteries that is already under …

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European stocks are benefitting from defence budget boost | Aneeka Gupta, WisdomTree Ep.134 19:33

2M ago19:33

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On the podcast in this episode, host Stuart Fieldhouse chats with Aneeka Gupta, Director of Macroeconomic Research at WisdomTree about the health of the European Defence sector and how governmental spending is impacting on defence stocks.For more great investing ideas, news and insight, sign up to our FREE newsletter at www.thearmchairtrader.com/ne…

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#240 Bulldozing in a New Era of Climate Tech Investing & Tech-Enabled Investing | Andrew Chan from Atas VC 39:18

2M ago39:18

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Today, we have a great episode with Andrew Chan from Atas Ventures. Surprise surprise…we’re continuing the conversation about the climate tech vibe shift, climate tech 3.0, climate risk…whatever you want to call it. However, our conversation with Andrew Chan of Atas Ventures is a little bit different. Andrew has, from the very beginning, thought ab…

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Australian Federal Election 2025 - Tim Buckley - Ep49 41:40

2M ago41:40

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Tim Buckley joins the Spark Club regular podcast on the day the Australian Federal Election is announced for 2025. Highlights Federal election has been called this morning - for 3rd May 2025 Budget - not much climate or energy information in the budget, perhaps there's more to be announced during the election. BYD’s amazing stats. Matt Pollard's op…

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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 58:08

2M ago58:08

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The Chinese car company BYD, the world’s top-selling manufacturer of electric vehicles, is launching two models that can charge in five minutes; about the time it takes to fill a tank with gasoline. It’s news that looks like a landmark moment in the energy transition, the way that the release of the DeepSeek model was for AI. It’s another eye-openi…

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#239 Climate Risk, a New Era for Climate Tech | Grace & Adam from Equal Ventures 33:34

2M ago33:34

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📺 Watch on YouTube What’s up, everyone! Today we have a great episode with Grace Penders and Adam Chadroff from Equal Ventures. If you're not familiar with Equal, I recommend checking out episode 116 where we had on Rick Zullo, the Founder of Equal. Today, we're continuing the conversation about the climate tech vibe shift. However, our conversatio…

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Australia's Strong China Relationship - Dr Zhengrong Shi Ep 48 32:30

2M ago32:30

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It's great to welcome Dr Zhengrong Shi onto the Spark Club podcast. We had some time before a UNSW Fireside Chat event with Professor Martin Green and Dr Shi. We open our conversation with Dr Shi’s thoughts on entrepreneurship and the six principles of what it takes to build a successful business. We discuss solar manufacturing from its infancy in …

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Trump & Putin, Houthis, Israel strikes, JFK files released | BDE 03.20.25 35:10

2M ago35:10

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We’re unpacking how influencers and shifting media landscapes are reshaping sports and energy, breaking down the latest headlines on Rory McIlroy, media monopolies, and even some classic Larry Bird smack talk. On the geopolitical front, we’re diving into US airstrikes in Iran, Trump’s latest call with Putin, and the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. Oh…

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#238 ClimateTech is Mainstream, so is The Vibe Shift | Tommy Leep (Jetstream) 37:01

2M ago37:01

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📺 Watch on YouTube Hey everyone! Today we’ve got a great episode with Tommy Leep from VC, Jetstream. Some of his PortCos include David Energy, Pachama, Rhizome, and past pod guests Pathways & Glacier. He’s been on the show in the past with some great advice on fundraising. Check it out — episode 85. #85 How to Raise Money for your ClimateTech Start…

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What does financial market turmoil mean for low-carbon energy? 1:13:44

3M ago1:13:44

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Investors have gone sour on clean energy. In a troubled time for stock markets in general, where is the capital for energy flowing now? Host Ed Crooks is joined by Shanu Mathew, Senior VP and Portfolio Manager at Lazard Asset Management, and Amy Myers Jaffe, Director of the Energy, Climate Justice, and Sustainability Lab at NYU. Shanu returns to th…

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Why you should be paying attention to the India equity markets with James Thom | Ep.133 19:27

3M ago19:27

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India has been one of the hottest global markets for some time, outperfoming China. Podcast host Stuart Fieldhouse meets James Thom, co-manager of the abrdn New India Investment Trust [LON:ANII] to find out how he selects Indian stocks for his portfolio, how the economy will develop and if the Indian success story can continue.For more great invest…

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CERAWeek Highlights, Iranian sanctions, Trump & Tesla | BDE 03.12.25 40:53

3M ago40:53

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AI is shaking up the energy world, and we’re here for it. Fresh off the MARC (Minerals and Royalties Conference), we’re unpacking the biggest shifts in energy, how AI is changing the game, why the IEA suddenly has a different tune on global energy policies, and what natural gas and EV adoption mean for US energy independence. We’ll also get into th…

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