Podcasts about Energy development

Hosts: Adam Gardiner and Rusty Cannon  Governor Spencer Cox joined governors from Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, asking the incoming president to focus on energy and land management in the western states. Specifically, they’re asking Trump to allow states more control over their own resources. Emy Lesofski, Energy Advisor to the Govenor and Director of the Office of Energy Development joins Inside Sources to share more of the governor’s plans for these issues. 

Hosts: Adam Gardiner and Rusty Cannon  Senator Romney holds final press conference discussing his political past and future  Senator Mitt Romney spoke to Utahns for the final time today, reminiscing about the things he learned during his 20+ years in politics. He spoke about President-elect Trump, the state of the federal budget, and the future of the Republican Party. Inside Sources hosts Adam Gardiner and Rusty Cannon break down their favorite parts from Senator Romney’s remarks and discuss what his political future looks like, or if it even exists at all.    Guests at President-elect Trump’s inauguration  Controversy erupted this week when news came out that Donald Trump had invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration. We’ve now learned that President Xi will not attend. Many Democrats also say they won’t attend the inauguration out of protest against the incoming president. The Inside Sources host talk about inauguration attendees and whether they matter.    Trump continues showing support for working class families  News this week about President-elect Trump opposing more automation for dockworkers has led to a conversation about Republicans supporting the “working class.” What even is the “working class?” Rusty and Adam discuss how Republicans have shifted their platform to be more inclusive of working-class folks and members of unions.    Gov. Cox joins other western governors in asking Trump to prioritize energy, land management  Governor Spencer Cox joined governors from Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, asking the incoming president to focus on energy and land management in the western states. Specifically, they’re asking Trump to allow states more control over their own resources. Emy Lesofski, Energy Advisor to the Govenor and Director of the Office of Energy Development joins Inside Sources to share more of the governor’s plans for these issues.    Democrats upset at outgoing Senators Sinema and Manchin  Outgoing Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin aren’t receiving any warm wishes from their Democratic colleagues in the Senate. It comes following some of their recent votes, which were different from the rest of the caucus. The hosts discuss the volatile history between Sinema, Manchin, and the Democratic Party.   

Dec. 2, 2024 - Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha, a Hudson Valley Democrat, argues the Hochul administration could be more aggressive in its development of state-owned renewable energy projects and defends the costs associated with taking on more projects.

Advocacy group Protect NL have been rallying outside confederation building this week, voicing their concerns about wind energy projects. We spoke with Brenda Kitchen, one the of organizers of the “Rally for the Rock," and Christine Burke, a special guest at the rally who came here from Ontario.

Meet Benjamin Lee, a retired Air Force bomb squad technician who has transformed his dedication to service into a mission that could change the future of energy in America.   After his military career, Benjamin channeled his skills as a carpenter and electrician's apprentice to create Solar Security Net, a nonprofit organization focused on providing sustainable, zero-cost energy to American households.   Join us as we explore his incredible journey—how his diverse experience led him to tackle one of the nation's most urgent challenges: affordable and renewable energy for all.   Tune in now to hear how Benjamin's innovative vision is paving the way for a brighter, energy-independent future.   Don't miss this inspiring conversation and learn how you can be part of the clean energy movement!   Learn More Here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/solarsecuritynet   Wanna be a guest on the Witnesses Podcast?  NB: We only accept guests via PodMatch  Click here to send a request: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/ambelisha  

The Bureau of Land Management's proposal would make over 31 million acres of federal public land available for solar development applications. It identifies areas where large, utility-scale, solar installations could be built. The lands span across 11 western states, including Montana.

This series of radio programs is produced by Samadh Radio in Nepal and discusses matters pertaining to the Indigenous Peoples of India and their mining rights when it comes to Transition Minerals Producer: Kumar Prasad Tamang, Tanka Raj Sunuwar, Sarala Chaudhary (Tharu), Sarala Chaudhary (Tharu) Interview: Jayaraj Ghimire and Harichan Chhantyal, Dil Bahadur Thapa and Shova Sunuwar, Music: “Whispers” by Ziibiwan, used with permission. "Burn your village to the ground", by The Halluci Nation, used with permission.

This series of radio programs is produced by Samadh Radio in Nepal and discusses matters pertaining to the Indigenous Peoples of India and their mining rights when it comes to Transition Minerals Producer: Kumar Prasad Tamang, Tanka Raj Sunuwar, Sarala Chaudhary (Tharu), Sarala Chaudhary (Tharu) Interview: Jayaraj Ghimire and Harichan Chhantyal, Dil Bahadur Thapa and Shova Sunuwar, Music: “Whispers” by Ziibiwan, used with permission. "Burn your village to the ground", by The Halluci Nation, used with permission.

In this exclusive interview, discover the journey of Alberta's Minister of Environment and Protected Areas, Rebecca Schulz, a dedicated public servant who has been serving as the MLA for Calgary-Shaw since 2019 and was re-elected in 2023. This episode with Rebecca Schulz was recorded a few months ago. and we are excited to release it today. As Alberta's Minister of Environment and Protected Areas, Schulz brings a wealth of experience from her roles in Municipal Affairs and Children's Services. With a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University and a background in communications, Minister Schulz is committed to implementing common-sense policies that will drive Alberta's economy, protect natural landscapes, and foster innovation. As a wife and mother of two, Minister Rebecca Schulz deeply understands the challenges Albertan families face and passionately advocates for their needs. Learn more about her vision for Alberta's future in this conversation, and share your thoughts below as we continue to learn, grow, and share to break barriers and understand one another a bit better.

July 26, 2024 - Rory Christian, chair and CEO of the state Public Service Commission, explains how the state's energy utility regulator is helping advance New York's green energy goals and responds to an audit by the state comptroller's office that was critical of the PSC's planning practices.

In the past few weeks, China's relations with Latin America and the Caribbean have been making headlines. Newsweek published an exclusive story about plans to create a Chinese-run special economic zone on the island of Antigua that will have a port, a dedicated airline, its own customs and immigration procedures, and be able to issue passports. An international crypto services zone will offer opportunities to participate in cryptocurrency operations from mining to dealing.The Americas Quarterly reported that China has expressed interest in building a port complex near the Strait of Magellan at the southern tip of South America, which is considered the most important natural passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. From there, according to the Americas Quarterly, Beijing could grow its presence in the region and also project influence in Antarctica.And in late April, China held the first China-Latin American and Caribbean States Space Cooperation Forum, which opened with a congratulatory letter from Xi Jinping applauding the high-level space cooperation partnership in which he emphasized the benefits of marrying China's mature space technology with the unique geographic advantage of the countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region.To discuss Chinese interests in and strategy toward the Latin America and Caribbean region–known as the LAC–host Bonnie Glaser is joined by Leland Lazarus. He is the Associate Director of National Security at Florida International University's Jack D. Gordon Institute of Public Policy and an expert on China-Latin America relations. He formerly served as the Special Assistant and Speechwriter to the Commander of US Southern Command and as a State Department Foreign Service Officer, with postings in Barbados and China.  Timestamps[02:30] China's Interest in LAC Countries[04:44] Implementation of BRI in LAC Countries[07:23] China's Investment in Energy Development[09:39] Huawei's Penetration into LAC Countries[11:57] Role of Perú in Beijing's Regional Strategy[14:56] China-LAC Cooperation in Space[20:56] Receptivity of China to LAC Countries[25:30] How should the US compete against China in LAC? 

This is Derek Miller, Speaking on Business. The Utah Office of Energy Development takes a thoughtful, measured approach to energy policy — prioritizing affordability, reliability and sustainability. They are also a Presenting Sponsor for the upcoming One Utah Summit, our state's premier business summit. Deputy Director Harry Hansen joins us with more. Harry Hansen: Energy seems so simple: We flip a switch, and there is light. We turn a key or press a button, and the car engine starts. But behind this simplicity is a complex world of infrastructure and delivery systems. Today, we are managing rapidly changing energy technologies and priorities while working to keep our energy affordable and reliable because that's the foundation of strong economies. It's also the key to our national security. In this evolving world of energy, there are opportunities and challenges, too. At the One Utah Summit, we'll be untangling some of these complexities during our presentation titled “Powering Our Future: The Relationship Between Energy, the Economy, and Security.” We'll also celebrate OxEon Energy, a local energy pioneer that is taking its technologies to new worlds, literally, and actively creating the energy future of tomorrow. To register for the One Utah Summit, visit one utah summit dot utah dot gov. Derek Miller: Join the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, Utah Office of Energy Development, World Trade Center Utah, and Salt Lake Chamber for these important global discussions. For more information, visit the One Utah Summit website. I'm Derek Miller with the Salt Lake Chamber, Speaking on Business. Originally aired 3/27/24

This is Derek Miller Speaking on Business. The Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity manages programs and initiatives that provide Utah entrepreneurs and businesses with distinct advantages. They're also a presenting sponsor for the upcoming One Utah Summit, our state's premier business summit. Executive Director Ryan Starks joins us with more. Ryan Starks: At the One Utah Summit, the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity convenes the state's top leaders in politics, business, energy, and community, and provides a platform for meaningful conversations around key economic initiatives. This year's summit includes experts from multiple industries who will provide an exchange of ideas, insights, and strategies around economic growth. Attendees will hear from Governor Cox about his Disagree Better initiative and priorities for 2024. We'll also be joined by powerhouse speakers including author and leadership expert Jason Hewlett, ambassador of Ukraine Oksana Markarova, and many others. Discussion topics will range from AI and energy, to entrepreneurship and International trade missions. The One Utah Summit provides unique opportunities to network, collaborate, and learn from leading Utah organizations. Join us on April 11th and 12th at the Grand America Hotel to be part of creating the world's best economy. Tickets are available now at oneutahsummit.com. Derek Miller: Join the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, the Utah Office of Energy Development, World Trade Center Utah, and the Salt Lake Chamber for these important global discussions. For more information, visit the One Utah Summit website. I'm Derek Miller with the Salt Lake Chamber, Speaking on Business. Originally aired on 3/19/24

This is Derek Miller, Speaking on Business. World Trade Center Utah works to accelerate growth for Utah businesses through their global network, programs and services. They are also a Presenting Sponsor for the upcoming One Utah Summit, our state's premier business summit. World Trade Center Utah President & CEO Jonathan Freedman joins us with more. Jonathan Freedman: In today's increasingly interconnected world, understanding international business is crucial for Utah's economy. At World Trade Center Utah, we not only take Utah businesses abroad, but we also have the honor of hosting and assisting diplomats and other influential leaders from all over the world who are eager to connect with our economy. On April 12th, we will welcome Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova as a keynote speaker at the One Utah Summit. The ambassador will share her perspective on the war in Ukraine, including the progress made and the challenges the country continues to face. Governor Cox will also share remarks about Utah's unique startup ecosystem that allows us to champion entrepreneurial spirit. We invite our business community to attend the Summit to hear from Ambassador Markarova and leaders from across our state who are dedicated to positioning Utah as the crossroads of the world. Derek Miller: Join the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, Utah Office of Energy Development, World Trade Center Utah, and Salt Lake Chamber for these important global discussions. For more information, visit the One Utah Summit website. I'm Derek Miller with the Salt Lake Chamber, Speaking on Business. Originally aired: March 11, 2024

We're excited to introduce Renewables developers to Dudley Select Title. Title for renewables projects can completed more efficiently and with more certainty by integrating title insurance with experienced land services. Listen in to learn more!Time Stamps00:33 - Dudley's New Endeavors in Alternative Energy02:47 - The Importance of Title Insurance in Energy Projects05:05 - The Birth of Dudley Select Title05:49 - The Benefits of the Agency Model06:25 - The Challenges of the Direct Model09:18 - The Unique Approach of Dudley Select Title22:19 - The Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on Business Opportunities22:52 - The Challenges and Opportunities in the Regulatory Environment30:37 - The Impact of Regulatory Orders on Project Development33:15 - The Role of Underwriters in Risk Tolerance41:19 - The Future of Dudley Select Title and its Potential for GrowthSnippets From the Episode"What else do our clients need from us? How else can we serve? Title insurance is a big part of it. You know, we're largely an acquisition and title-based company. That's the services we provide. And one thing that's unique in the alternative space, and particularly with some of the large utility-scale projects that we see, you know, the big solar fields, some of the battery storage sites, the wind projects - they all get a Title policy." - Brent Broussard"Our goal and what we are shooting for and what, our primary, end game is when you get that title commitment back from Dudley Select title, not only is it addressing the needs in any situation you might have with your surface ownership, but it's also gonna incorporate, the mineral title review into that process." - Brent Broussard"We're being conservative about how we approach growth here. You know, we wanna do that organically. We want to do that with good partners going forward. That doesn't mean don't call us and ask us if you've got a project wherever, but we do want to ensure that we are delivering the best service. And we wanna be able to control in terms of delivering that good product back to our owners. And being that partner with them throughout the full scale of the project." - Spencer CearlyResourcesConnect with Dudley Select TitleNeed Help With A Project? Meet With DudleyWatch On YoutubeFollow Dudley Land Co. On LinkedInHave Questions? Email usMore from Spencer CearlySelect Title WebsiteSpencer on LinkedInMore from Our HostsConnect with Brent on LinkedInConnect with Khalil on LinkedIn

The 2023 draft Integrated Resources Plan (IRP) has received the thumbs up from the South African National Energy Development Institute's Energy Secretariat. Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe gazetted the 2023 draft IRP for public comments this week. Ray speaks to Prof Sampson Mamphweli - who heads up the Energy Secretariat at the South African National Energy Development Institute who says it's a good draft plan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nowadays, the conversation of solar energy is a hot-button topic. We hear from landowners constantly who are curious about the possibility of leasing their land for solar energy. Today Mac Christian is talking with Texas Land Professional, Wayne Dunson, an expert on the topic. Wayne is here today to discuss what you need to know if you are considering leasing your land for solar energy development. If solar development is something you've considered, this episode is for you.  Talk to Wayne Dunson about solar leasing Buy, Sell, Lease, or Auction Land

Dwayne Sabine is a wildlife biologist with NB's Natural Resources and Energy Development.

This week we sat down with Andrew Munoz from 4Cast, who shares his journey from studying geophysics to spearheading advancements in the oil and gas sector. He draws insightful parallels between geology and medical sonograms, stressing the importance of understanding geological structures.This episode dives into:Munoz's academic background in geophysicsDevelopment of revolutionary software for oil and gas project valuationsThe significance of geologists in drilling operationsThe role of seismic data in mapping the Earth's subsurfaceAddressing challenges and misconceptions in the energy industryThe importance of mentorship for industry newcomersJoin the largest gathering of earth scientists and energy professionals in the world at the International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE) 28th August – 1 September at the George R. Brown Convention Center.Grab your tickets at https://bit.ly/45w0dzY

In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Department advisory board landowner representatives, Cody Sand and Beau Wisness, about what the advisory board even is, what they've learned about the Department since starting their terms and Cody's impressive Snapchat streak.

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Roger Collett, forest ranger with the Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development, tells us what we need to know before lighting a campfire this holiday weekend.

This month, Reid sits down with Dr. Chuck Bangley to discuss all things spiny dogfish. Listen in to hear about the potential for sustainable shark fisheries, the intersections of social and natural science, the importance of local knowledge and perspective in fisheries research and management, and the impetus for equity, diversity, and inclusion in research. Not to be forgotten is a discussion of tidal energy demonstration sites in The Minas Basin, and ensuing public perception.  Remember: collaboration is key.  Get in touch with us! The Fisheries Podcast is on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @FisheriesPod  Become a Patron of the show: https://www.patreon.com/FisheriesPodcast Buy podcast shirts, hoodies, sticker, and more: https://teespring.com/stores/the-fisheries-podcast-fan-shop Thanks as always to Andrew Gialanella for the fantastic intro/outro music. The Fisheries Podcast is a completely independent podcast, not affiliated with a larger organization or entity. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the podcast. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by the hosts are those of that individual and do not necessarily reflect the view of any entity with those individuals are affiliated in other capacities (such as employers).

The German Ambassador to the United States, Emily Haber, is in Alaska for the first time this week, while participating in the Arctic Encounter Symposium in Anchorage.In this episode, host Elizabeth Harball talks to Ambassador Haber about her visit, changing dynamics in the Arctic, energy development, climate change, and how Russia's invasion of Ukraine is affecting those issues.For more local and state news, subscribe to the Anchorage Daily News today.This episode of ADN Politics is sponsored by SteamDot Coffee.

This episode is part two of conversations featuring the partners presenting Gov. Cox's Spring One Utah Summit at the Davis Conference Center in Layton on May 1-2, 2023. In this episode, listen to Linda Cabrales, director of the Utah Innovation Center at the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, Derek Miller, president and CEO of the Salt Lake Chamber, and Greg Todd, executive director of the Utah Office of Energy Development. Cabrales informs listeners of the summit's entrepreneur startup pitch competition featuring Utah's best and brightest, how it helps support Utah's startup ecosystem and why entrepreneurs should participate. She also describes how the Utah Innovation Center works with Brad Bonham, the state's first Entrepreneur-in-Residence. Next, Miller tells listeners about the Salt Lake Chamber's history with the Economic Opportunity office's annual economic summit and why it is vital to the Chamber, what it means to businesses in northern Utah for the summit to be held in Davis County, and his thoughts about the 2023 legislative session. Todd shares how Utah's economic well-being is intertwined with the work of the Utah Office of Energy Development, the energy-related topics that will be discussed at this year's summit, initiatives aimed at diversifying Utah's energy portfolio, and how vital rural Utah is to the state's energy supply. Join podcast host Pete Codella and leaders from these partner organizations to learn more about what's planned for #1UTspring and why business and civic leaders should participate.

Welcome to the Clean Power Hour! On today's show we are joined by Robin Laine, CEO of Transect. Transect empowers solar and wind energy developers to take control of the environmental permitting process, delivering due diligence in minutes - not weeks or months. Robin Laine is the CEO, and Founder of Transect, Inc., a SaaS-based software platform. She is an environmental subject matter expert with decades of national experience managing natural resources compliance and permitting projects.Robin served as a field biologist, project manager, division director, and national program manager for local, regional, and national environmental consulting firms. In addition to advising her clients on environmental requirements, Robin established in-house natural resource compliance processes for numerous enterprise energy companies. She gave presentations across the U.S. educating various industries on managing federal and state environmental regulations. She currently leads Transect and its mission to accelerate how we consume environmental data now and into the future. Robin earned a B.S. in Biology with a concentration in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior from the University of Texas at Austin and a business certificate from the McCombs School of Business. Today Robin joins Tim Montague to discuss the importance of environmental permitting and conducting due diligence before starting a project, Robin's history that led her to co-founding Transect, what Transect does, and how they automate due diligence to reduce the wait time from weeks to just a few minutes, the advantage of using Transect over using the public database to conduct due diligence and much more. Key TakeawaysHow Robin came to the Clean Energy Industry and co-founding Transect The importance of environmental permitting and conducting your due diligence before starting a projectWhat Transect does and how they are able to automate the due diligence to reduce the wait time from weeks to just a few minutesThe advantage of using Transect over using the public database to conduct due diligenceConnect with Robin LaineTransectFollow Transect on LinkedIn Connect with Tim Clean Power Hour Clean Power Hour on YouTube Tim on Twitter Tim on LinkedIn Email tgmontague@gmail.com Review Clean Power Hour on Apple PodcastsThe Clean Power Hour is produced by the Clean Power Consulting Group and created by Tim Montague. Please subscribe on your favorite audio platform and on Youtube: bit.ly/cph-sub | www.CleanPowerHour.com | Contact us by email: CleanPowerHour@gmail.com | Speeding the energy transition! Corporate sponsors who share our mission to speed the energy transition are invited to check out https://www.cleanpowerhour.com/support/Twice a week we highlight the tools, technologies, and innovators that are making the clean energy transition a reality - on Apple,The Clean Power Hour is brought to you by CPS America, maker of North America's number one 3-phase string inverter, with over 6GW shipped in the US. With a focus on commercial and utility-scale solar and energy storage, the company partners with customers to provide unparalleled performance ...

Gov. Cox's spring One Utah Summit is coming up May 1-2, 2023, at the Davis Conference Center in Layton. The One Utah Summit is a biannual conference that brings together the state's top leaders in the public and private sectors. The Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity partners with the Salt Lake Chamber, Utah Office of Energy Development, and World Trade Center Utah to present the summit. In this episode, listen to Ryan Starks, executive director of the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, Miles Hansen, chief executive officer and president of World Trade Center Utah, and Utah's first lady, Abby Cox.  Starks describes how the One Utah Summit is a meaningful event for public and private business leaders and the reason for moving the location outside of the Salt Lake Valley. He details his experience on how the biannual summits changed over time and what he hopes the 2023 summit will accomplish.   Next, Hansen explains why the summit is important to World Trade Center Utah, highlights global trade aspects that will be discussed on May 2, and discusses upcoming 2023 trade missions. Cox shares why she created Show Up Utah and how it will be part of this year's summit programming with opportunities for summit attendees to participate in service projects. The discussion includes Utah's reputation as the most charitable state in the nation and the annual Show Up For Teachers conference organized by her office. Join podcast host Pete Codella and leaders from these partner organizations to learn more about what's planned for #1UTspring and why business and civic leaders should participate.

Mi'kmaw chiefs in southwestern Newfoundland are asking for the help of a mediator to resolve conflicts over wind energy. We hear from Jasen Benwah of the Benoit First Nation, and Peggy White of Three Rivers Mi'kmaw band.

Dr. Jenkins sits down with Dr. Josh Parker to talk about one the most fascinating rattlesnakes, the Midget Faded Rattlesnake. Josh has an interesting life story - he overcame a fear of snakes and has never looked back, building a career and life around keeping and studying these amazing animals. They discuss this relatively small and obscure rattlesnake's natural history covering distribution, movement, habitat, diet, venom and much more. They also spend quite a bit of time discussing Josh's long-term research in Wyoming and Colorado. Finally, they talk about two threats to the species, collection and energy development. Connect with Josh at Fresno City College.Connect with Chris on Facebook, Instagram or at The Orianne Society.Shop Snake Talk merch.

Jefferson Public Radio's Roman Battaglia reports on the first auction of its kind on the West Coast.

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Friday, November 18, 20224:20 pm: Greg Todd, Director of the Utah Office of Energy Development and the Energy Advisor to Governor Spencer Cox joins Rod for a conversation about a recent study showing the reasons behind Utah's high gas prices4:38 pm: Kaylee McGhee White, Deputy Editor of the Restoring America series at the Washington Examiner and a Visiting Fellow at the Independent Women's Forum joins the program for a conversation about a Texas judge dealt the first blow against Joe Biden's attempts to rewrite Title IX6:05 pm: Tiffany Pocock, Project Manager at the Utah Department of Transportation, joins Rod to discuss a proposal to widen I-15 from North Salt Lake to Farmington6:20 pm: Benji Backer, President of the American Conservative Coalition, joins Rod for a conversation about why he says “just stopping oil” isn't a good climate plan because the world would lose 80?% of its power source6:38 pm: We'll listen back to Rod's conversations this week with American Political Philosopher Paul Gottfried about his piece in American Greatness about the national appeal of Ron DeSantis, and (at 6:50 pm) with E.J. Antoni of the Heritage Foundation on why inflation didn't play a bigger role with voters in the midterm elections

Central and Eastern Washington are the sunniest areas of the state, with several large solar farms already in place. But as the energy grid overgoes a

On this week's episode of Inside West Virginia Politics, Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis talks to leaders across the Mountain State. In segments one and two, Mark talks to the mayors of two of West Virginia's largest cities: Mayor Steve Williams of Huntington and Mayor Amy Goodwin of Charleston. In segment three, Mark speaks with Secretary of State Mac Warner about voter registration. In segment four, Mark talks to attorney Rusty Webb about the Thunder in the Mountains Tennis Tournament.

In this episode, we talked about Vikaram Sarabhai's passion for Indian Space research and his role as a chair of the Atomic energy commission after the death of Dr. Homi Bhabha. Source: Vikram Sarabhai- A life by Amrita Shah https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2189595.Vikram_Sarabhai ------------------------- Co-host Nizil Shah's Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ei5gRFc62FmsTo99Px4nw?si=a0cb8e960b7345f9 ------------------------- About Scientific Gujarati Show: જો તમને ગુજરાતી માં science , technology, history અને mystery ની વાતો કરવી કે સાંભળવી ગમતી હોઈ તો આ પોડકાસ્ટ (audio show) તમારા માટે છે. New Episode Every Sunday and sometimes on Thursday across all podcast platforms. Scientific Gujarati Show is a Gujarati Science Podcast. This podcast talks about science, technology, history, and anything we find interesting in this pale blue dot. This is primarily Gujarati podcast, but we also enjoy insightful conversations in Hindi and English. If you are reading this far, Join us on Telegram: https://t.me/Scientific_Gujarati Contact: Notes4podcast@gmail.com Also, please follow us on Instagram, because why not? We are good and kind people—કરી લેજો. Scientific Gujarati: https://www.instagram.com/scientificgujarati/ Ankit - @ankit.m101 Yash - @yashfafola ------------------------------- Time Stamps : (0:00) Intro (1:00) Vikram Sarabhai's ‘Practical સ્વદેશી' approach (6:00) Multiple successful careers of Dr. Sarabhai (9:30) Management style (10:15) Incredible Vision (15:45) How was Dr. Vikram Sarabhai involved in the Nuclear program? (22:00) Managing personal interests with national duty (28:30) Relentless Optimism (30:00) Nuclear Bomb (34:40) Family life and death (45:15) We need more Bio-pics of scientists (47:00) Conclusion and બીજી બધી વાતો Join us in building and growing the Scientific Gujarati Community. https://www.facebook.com/groups/scientificgujarati મળીએ નવા episode માં, નવી વાતો સાથે ..! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/scientificgujarati/message

Andrew Sprott, practice leader of Castalia, joins hosts Sarah Devine and Rebecca Abou-Chedid on Earth, Wind and Solar for a conversation about sustainable energy development in the Caribbean. They discuss the current state of the market, an $11 billion need for financing and how Caribbean countries are doing in terms of attracting investment. They also touch on recent successes and challenges, energy resiliency and opportunities in private finance of renewable energy in the region.

The World's Memorial Day special is focusing on energy. Much of the world is working to wean itself off of Russian energy in the short-term, which in some cases means building up new fossil fuel infrastructure to secure supplies from different countries. At the same time, countries are struggling to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but falling behind on climate targets. Which raises a question: Will the move away from Russian energy speed up the development of renewable energy sources, or lock-in dependency on fossil fuels for longer? Also, since Russia's invasion of Ukraine this year, many European countries are refocusing their energy independence efforts to nuclear power. And, here's what we largely know how to decarbonize, and what we don't — yet.

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John's parents escaped Haitian dictatorship and potential death before reuniting and coming to the United States. Since the age of 14 selling floppy discs in high school, John has had an entrepreneurial spirit and interest in technology. He was a recipient of the Intel Scholarship Program and he went on to receive a computer science and engineering degree from Cornell University.    When he was 28 years old, he sold his first start-up company for $150 million. He has gone on to become a versatile CEO and serial entrepreneur who has successfully founded and scaled several multi-million dollar technology and fintech companies. He is currently the CEO of Soluna, a computing company helping to shape the future of renewable energy development. His expertise as both a highly effective business leader and technology strategist has enabled his new venture and operational success steering complex initiatives from concept to funding to launch to growth.   I speak with John about cryptocurrency mining, stranded renewable energy, the future of the grid, and their very clever solution to utilize batchable computing to accelerate the renewable energy transition. Here is our interview.    Show Notes:   Be sure to visit:   SolunaComputing.com Personal Blog: ceoplaybook.co   Social Media:  LinkedIn:  www.linkedin.com/company/solunaholdings/ Twitter: @solunaholdings     Visit Coolperx® home page: Coolperx®   Reach out to Coolperx®: Phone: 1 (855) 429-0455 email: hello@coolperx.com     Plus, don't forget to follow or sign up for my newsletter here: PODCAST WEBSITE     Show Transcript:   Seth Cysewski: Welcome John, thank you so much for for being here today.     John Belizaire: Thanks for having me Seth. It's a pleasure looking forward to this conversation.     Seth Cysewski: Absolutely. So I'm very fascinated about what you're doing. But, why don't we start just with the basics. Maybe if you could tell me more about John the person and and how and then maybe eventually how you ended up working around clean energy challenges.     John Belizaire: I like to say I'm not an energy guy I'm actually a software guy I yeah studied computer science undergrad started my career at Intel really helping bring software to the personal computer and for the next. Twenty plus years I was ah following my passion really creating new companies I've been an entrepreneur. I hate to say serial entrepreneur because it's so cliche. But, it's true I started my career in the e-commerce space and primarily focus on selling technology to large enterprises I used to carry around lego blocks to big financial services companies and and explain to them the future of software will be built like this you know and they're like well how much are those lego blocks these these are five bucks but the ones I'm gonna sell you. They're like a million dollars and so enterprise software has really been my focus and and most recently I was in the insurance software space did some work helping insurance the insurance industry sort of transition into the digital realm using data and analytics to make better decisions and then about four years ago I had just finished that experience and I was taking a bit of a break doing some writing I pen a blog where I sort of write down all my learnings and a close friend of mine and mentor who had been an investor in a number of my companies suggested that I look at this business that he was working on. And I said what business would you be doing that I would be focused on because you always do industrial companies. I'm a software guy and he explained well you've got to look at this one. It's the intersection between renewable energy and blockchain. And the only thing I heard in that sentence was blockchain I heard of that and that might be interesting and that started a 4 year journey until today where I am the CEO of Soluna Computing, a company focused on unlocking the potential of renewable energy. And by using computing as a catalyst so that's a quick tour. I'm from New York originally father of 2 two girls, extra data there.     Seth Cysewski: It's awesome. I'm a father of one daughter and daughters are amazing. They are the best for sure. So you got a good computing background and so they're bringing you into Soluna.     John Belizaire: Exactly.       Seth Cysewski: Tell me more about Soluna Computing and I mean obviously the intersection of blockchain and renewable energy sounds very fascinating. So tell me about the problem. Maybe that Soluna is setting out to solve and a little bit more about that.     John Belizaire: Exactly, you know I get that a lot. You know we don't really have lots of cocktail parties these days given when we're recording this this podcast, but the questions I get when people sort of asking me what are you doing now is like "What are you up to?" and "What does the Soluna do?" "What's the problem you solve?" and what I explained to them is that we solve a little unknown problem which happens to be a huge problem for renewable energy and the renewable energy transition. And that is that most renewable power plants, up to 30% of their power production never actually make it to the grid. Let me say that again over $700 to $ 750 billion dollars has been spent in the last two years alone clean tech clean energy infrastructure and a host of technology to bring more green electrons to the grid. But when you zoom in on the power plants that are actually producing those electrons big wind farms big solar farms spread around the country and around the world, up to about 30% of their power never makes it to the grid and the reason is because the grid was designed based on this concept that energy the energy that's produced must be synchronized with the energy that's used this concept of sort of direct synchronization. So it that grid infrastructure which is which is very brittle and inflexible. At this point really was focused on ah power plants that can be dispatched by the grid operator and controlled and fired on literally you know fired on right? And as you begin to replace those old legacy fuels, coal plants etc, with green power plants, well the grid is no longer in charge of dispatching those power plants mother nature sets that schedule if the wind is blowing really heavily in Oklahoma, there'll be lots of energy produced by the big wind farms out in the field there and there may not be any users of that because people might be asleep at night in Oklahoma and they're not. Many large pipes or transmission lines to take that power perhaps to down south where people might be ready at a party and use that energy. So that's the problem. There is lots of wasted energy which reduces the amount of renewable energy that you can actually bring on grid. That's the problem.     How do we solve it the way we solve it is we bring ah another interesting user of energy that happens to be quite flexible right? What their grid needs is a user of power that can ramp up and ramp down if they can control that part of the equation. Then they can bring more power to the grid. So what we're bringing is these specially built onsite scalable data centers that absorb that wasted energy. We actually will use that energy instead of spilling it and we convert it to global, clean low-cost computing and what type of computing are we focused on? Well, we're not going to run your email. We're not going to run your e-commerce applications, your mission-critical applications. What we run are what we call batchable applications, anything that can be paused and restarted, put to sleep, that sort of thing because power might not be available. The types of applications that do that or any or anything that are highly compute-intensive, okay, and have this ability to sort of pause themselves and examples of that are bitcoin mining. And kind of crypto mining application, AI, and machine learning. So I you know ride my Peloton in the morning as lots of data collected on me and then the next day it's better. It's a better ride that's happening in the background in a model or AI system that we never see but it's become a big part of just about every application out there. Scientific computing, for example, is a host of different applications that represent a sizable slice of computing these days that is perfect for this type of data center and that's what we put inside of our facilities. And then we build these facilities around these green, these green power plants all around the world and that adds retroactively to flexibility that the grid needs.     Seth Cysewski: Thank you, I have some follow up so that's really great. So just so I understand this, when I think about traditional legacy power generation, and we were just in Tennessee and they have peaker plants there using natural gas, right? They're just designed to fire up when they're needed and so traditionally what you're saying is the energy generation was the one that was flexible but with renewables, it's not as flexible. So in turn you're making the usage flexible and we're not quite there with.     John Belizaire: Exactly.     Seth Cysewski: Batteries which would be another solution with this wasted or stranded energy which we could store and so essentially we're just repurposing computing. That's already going to be done and just moving it into that 30% that normally they wouldn't hit the grid typically.     John Belizaire: Exactly, you got it Seth, basically, computing is a capability something that you can do anywhere in the world. It is flexible in the sense that you can run a computing process just about anywhere. Not every computing application is resilient enough to be put in an environment where it's not running in a 24 by 7 facility, but there are now a host of applications that are perfect for that environment. And what we're doing is basically taking the insatiable demand for energy created by computing because we all walk around with computers in our in our pockets, we talk to magic assistants at home that use computing somewhere in the cloud, and it just so happens that with a little lateral thinking, that opportunity or that technology can be applied here where a solution is needed today. It needs to be scalable and it needs to solve this wasted energy problem in the near term not in the long term. You're right Seth, batteries are also a solution. They're perfect. You can store the energy deploy it but there are some problems there because batteries are companies too. They have to at some point pull the power down when the power is cheap and that's usually when all that congestion and mismatches and then they need to put the power back on the grid at some point. The power is high so they work on an arbitrage model. Most people don't know that and so if you're in a situation where there's lots of renewables in a particular area, well the power is not going to be high very often and so it becomes very hard for the battery to actually be profitable and they're not scalable from a cost perspective yet. So we're not saying we're a replacement for batteries and transmission. What we're saying is, flexible computing is another somewhat counterintuitive solution to the problem.     Seth Cysewski: Now that's very fascinating. So then who would your, it seems like to me that maybe you would have customers on both ends right? So you're either, you're probably working either and you can correct me, either with the owners of these power generations or maybe even the people that sign these PPAs. I don't know if you work with them at all on the one end and then on the other end, you're working with computing companies or people that can then utilize your computing you call it, batchable? Maybe you can tell me more about your customers on both ends and how that works from their perspective.     John Belizaire: That's right. Yeah sure on the power side. We work with what we call power partners they're exactly as you described, they're independent power producers,  they're large utilities that have big, you know, assets that are renewable around the country, and big funds, infrastructure funds who deploy capital to build out projects. They may not be the development company. So sometimes they buy a site from a developer and then they build it out. Finance it and operate it. Those are the folks that are our power counterparties if you will on the other side. We focus on large enterprises that have a big data science arm or a growing one. And, they are really concerned about 2 things. Number 1: the rising cost of the computing as a percentage of their total revenue. Those Amazon bills start to add up after a while and the second is since what they're doing, this computing is so intense, is very compute intense. It's big. You know the data corps they're dealing with are quite large constantly processing them. The data scientists are now within their communities talking about whether you know are we destroying the world I mean pretty much every application has a data element to it. And are we essentially subsidizing the continuation of legacy fuels because we live inside of these not so flexible data centers that have to be on 24 7, 5 to 9. etc. But what if I told you I can take that slice of compute load, or that slice of computing processes? We like to call them jobs and maybe they represent single digits 2% to 3% of your total computing within an enterprise and move them over to these data centers that are catalyzers for renewable energy, that could be pretty compelling for a company that helps them with their ESG goals. They can point to their applications being directly powered by green electrons and, you know from a data scientist perspective, they just want to have lower-cost access to computing that is good for the planet.     Seth Cysewski: That makes sense. This reminds me, so this I probably is a good segue to talk about, you mentioned Blockchain and I think when most people think of, or maybe I don't know about most people, think a lot of people that hear blockchain think of bitcoin and cryptocurrency. You know some people are really into it and others are, you know, a little further out and so and they're just hearing about it, but I'm wondering, I was listening to your recent financial call, and whatnot, so you guys are scaling pretty quickly which is really awesome, and I believe that bitcoin mining or cryptocurrency mining probably makes up a majority ah of your business right now.      John Belizaire: Yes.     Seth Cysewski: We're talking about like the intersection of how these come together and you're mentioning some of these companies are a little concerned about their data usage. I think you know bitcoin so I'm just going to point out critics point out I guess that bitcoin can be really detrimental towards climate progress. Not that anyone's going to stop it necessarily, but a recent Columbia paper noted that but bitcoin's currently using over 20 million metric tons of CO2 each year, and China alone could be up to 130 million metric tons by itself in 2024. So these are like super big numbers and I'm wondering about. It makes sense what you're doing and why that would be a really good for that. So that's awesome. But maybe you could talk to me more about like from your perspective what is bitcoin or cryptocurrencies' role in a clean energy future.     John Belizaire: Fantastic! So there are 2 narratives Seth around bitcoin 1 narrative is that it's an incredibly novel technology that could reshape the future of financial services but it's got this terrible side effect. And you've alluded to a number of examples of that. The other narrative is that it is an incredible catalyzer for the future of financial services that are not tied to authoritarian governments and gives people financial freedom money and wealth preservation is now democratized on a global basis and that's made possible by an incredible technology. And, the energy use is a feature, it is not a bug. It's a feature and so I want to talk about the second narrative because it's very easy to get access to information about the first narrative. It's sexy. It sells papers and online clicks and so forth and unfortunately it's a snapshot of the truth. The truth is that the young bitcoin industry was not very focused on its effect on climate and. Probably wasn't really aware of the eventual effect on climate and the reason was because it was a very small network really driven by a vision of really you know, bringing back the control of financial services and money to the people. And it was also driven by cracking some pretty challenging problems to create a decentralized form of money and you've got to solve some real challenges, right? So as a result you started to see essentially two bitcoins. In fact, there are really 2 bitcoins. One is Bitcoin the capital B the other is bitcoin the lowercase b. Bitcoin capital B is the protocol that powers the global Bitcoin network which is now approaching over close to $1 Trillion in total value. It is used by hundreds of millions of people around the world and the underlying capabilities for providing security is what the crypto mining aspect or bitcoin mining aspect of the platform is, the platform is designed or the protocol, is designed to use mining as a mechanism to protect the blockchain. Transactions that occur on it and thereby protecting the assets that people are trusting the platform to deliver and so mining has as the value of the of the currency. The lower case b has increased mining has become a larger and larger enterprise if you will around the platform, and as a result it's matured significantly over the last decade. Number one, you're starting to see a re-shift. There's a movement underway, literally, of companies leaving China. Mostly driven by China kicking them out. They're, you know, domiciling themselves, repatriating themselves around the world in all sorts of different places. They're primarily first driven by where can I find cheap power. But now there's a sentiment around a really want to find the cheapest green power there is. Over $100 Million approaching over $1 Billion invested in very mature companies run by professionals. You know, some of the early versions of the company were run by young folks who didn't have a sort of, you know, business acumen, and they were not backed by institutional capital that asked really tough questions about what you're doing, and so as a result you now have companies much like ourselves out there that are taking a completely different approach to reshaping the next chapter in the Bitcoin landscape. And so the positive narrative is that the bitcoin mining is now seeing its role as a dual purpose one is protecting the Bitcoin network and the second is finding a way to become more sustainable. And catalyzed to renewable energy ah transform transition and bitcoin small b, by the way, is gone from, you know, being really so you know this speculative asset, actually playing a very important role in the global economy in asset allocations for some of the largest asset management companies in the world. It's now made its way into pension plans people are getting paid in it. It's maturing. It's a young thirteen-year-old technology.     And it reminds me of another technology. That's a little older. It started when I started my entrepreneurship career, it had this sort of similar concept of you know capital letter lowercase letter, and it was focused on bringing the world's information to 1 digital place, and it eventually evolved to e-commerce, and then it evolved to connecting people, and it evolved to pretty much everything, and by now you can guess who the character is I'm describing, and that's the internet. It has the same characteristics as Bitcoin. It evolved over a 20 year period and most of that development happened in the last decade or so, and we now take for granted the role. The internet has played, and so I often say you should never underestimate the potential technology and the fact that it can really advance way beyond your current expectations, and it can happen very quickly and Bitcoin is gaining momentum and we're proud to be helping to make that happen.     Seth Cysewski: That's fascinating. I thought I was there, I used to dial into my local BBS and I remember Prodigy. I remember when we got my first Encarta CD, it changed all my school projects. Yeah, it's interesting and I hear what you're saying about as it becomes, I almost say more legitimate, but maybe more mature, as a process and as a currency that the stakeholders are more mature too and the things that they're looking for and their external pressures are are different.     John Belizaire: Exactly. That's exactly right. You know the public companies that are doing this for example, their shareholders put tremendous pressure on them, like we need to know where your powers are sources. And you now need to be carbon zero or negative right? And so there's a lot of pressure.     And as more of the industry moves to countries that have rule of law that have access to these renewable resources and this pressure to put to leverage those over others that industry you know has no choice but to mature and sort of accept those things. So it's interesting to see the transition over to in the short four years that I've been involved.     Seth Cysewski: Yeah, no, that that makes a lot of sense. We were just out in rural America, and we have some direct solar investments for our company, and I remember talking to some of the economic development officials out there and they were saying that it's not even a competitive advantage. It's a requirement now. So their communities need to have green power. Otherwise, you're not going to recruit in any sort of job-creating companies, because that's a requirement from them, and so I see that parallel as just being really a requirement moving forward, and that's everywhere. So it's a very exciting I think trajectory that we're starting to see. Maybe tell me a little bit more. This is all really fascinating, can you tell me more about maybe your company and the challenges you guys face right now like as you as you guys are scaling?     John Belizaire: Indeed.     Seth Cysewski: And, what are you guys running into and what are you doing about it.     John Belizaire: Yeah, good. Good, great question. Once a year Seth, I write what I like to call sort of the kickoff letter, and it's usually right after the holidays we have this shutdown period where we really encourage everyone to sort of take a real break. You know, stay off of email and whatnot and I try to be an example, but usually, I fail, but recently, I guess I would say but before when there was travel, I'd force myself to go someplace where there's only but just rocks and sand around and you know there's nothing to connect to. But after that, after that break, I feel that it's really important to give the team sort of 1 focusing message around what's going to be important in this coming year as we execute and build out the next phase of our business and in my note this year, the overarching word if you will and it's usually 1 word that I sort of sort zoom around, and is called scale. How do you scale the business that we're in, and I used a question that Peter Thiel asks a lot too. Set up what I wanted to ask the team to do and the question is if let's say you have a 10-year vision you know everybody sort of sees a picture of themselves a few years out if you have a 10-year vision to do something. Why can't you do it in six months another way, to ask the question is what's the 1 thing you can do in the next six months to get you closer or to ensure that you'll reach that 10-year vision? Everything we're doing right now as an organization going from 50 Megawatts, you know, about 3 data centers around the country, to building an entire fleet of hundreds to if not Gigawatts of facilities around the world is going to be focused on finding new and clever ways to scale our operations the way we operate our facilities the way we manage inventory. We have thousands of pieces of equipment in our data centers. The way we recruit employees, the way we communicate as a very large distributed organization, the way we raise capital at scale, you know, going from tens of millions of dollars of financing to hundreds of millions of dollars of of financing, this is a very capital intensive business to build data centers and operate them., these are all things that we need to figure out. How do you create an iconic brand around renewable energy and catalyzing renewables using the blockchain and crypto without that brand being associated with hubris right? We have to be a humble participant in the new community that we're part of to help to drive the future of this industry. These are the questions that we pose ourselves here at Soluna, that I asked the team to think about, and on a regular basis. We generate ideas on how to tackle those gnarly problems around scale. And that's what we've been working on. Yeah, it's hard to tell how long it's been in '22, but I feel like a year has passed already in the in the short two weeks that we've been back to the office but, there's a lot to do Seth, and you know, our big challenges are really around scaling the operation in a way that is repeatable, we learn from quickly, and continue to grow.     Seth Cysewski: Is the grid and the way it's structured one of them for you?     John Belizaire: Yeah, so the grid is a is a very rigid thing in many ways right? So it's technically architected for a legacy approach to grid a lot of the laws that govern grid operations in just about every region around the country are also legacy and they actually create barriers to innovation and they also ah slow down. Very much the rate with which you can deploy new and interesting approaches to actually bring the very thing that the grid needs which is the flexibility and so, there is a lot of challenge related to that we ah spent a lot of our time as a company. Educating, and this isn't new to me, when you're when you're a new technologist. You're constantly a missionary. You've got to train folks and explain to them why they should do something different than they that they've always done. You know all that. All that smells is risk for them and when you're in the business of providing reliable always-on power to the country, one of the greatest countries in the world, risk is not something that's in your vocabulary and so, what we've done in addition to the technology that we use for our data centers, the way we, you know, manage the facilities the way we deal with jobs and everything we've actually built a set of principles structures both financial and technical in nature. To mitigate a lot of the risk associated with placing ours next to the power plants, tying it into the grid, we spend a lot of time, you know, talking to the grid operators and, you know, government officials associated with the regions that we're in to make sure we're not doing anything that threatens the service that they are mandated to deliver, but only enhancing it right? That's improving it and making it more flexible and actually allowing them to deliver I like to say that you know what's our mission, our mission is to help deliver clean green low-cost power locally, and deliver clean, sustainable computing on a global basis and so that does require lots of education especially when you have words like blockchain and crypto and anything, any of your marketing materials. Forget about it. You better be ready to do a lot of education.      Seth Cysewski: I hear you, so I guess maybe, if you could, you have a very unique perspective and a lot of experience here, especially with what you're doing looking into your crystal ball. You're talking about a tenure-like exercise. But maybe you could tell me what you think for you, the next five and 10 years looks like, either for the grid or you could even add in or talk about maybe the future of how computing is either executed or powered?     John Belizaire: Yeah, you know I think that there are 2 perspectives we have on the future over here. Number one is that the transition to green power is inevitable at this point. We're basically all sitting in a fast-moving Tesla heading toward the renewable energy transition, and by the way, we're probably nobody's probably driving the car. We're just hanging out there talking about how, you know, can you believe we used to power the world by burning old pieces of, you know, households, and now it's completely powered by electrons that are powered by Mother Nature essentially because that is the case you're going to see massive amounts of change. You know who are in the back of that who are in the back of that vehicle? They're not energy experts, they're like, you know, dumb guys like me who don't know anything about energy but have brought sort of experience from other places to really help fight the the the good climate fight. So their technologists PHDs, data scientists, software engineers, all sorts of people who usually don't have anything to do with power will become about computing. And that's because you're going to see more ah science and technology inserted into the grid to improve its flexibility. Its ability to sort of evolve almost future-proofing, if you will, the grid and I see that in a short period of time. All utilities are now sort of waking up. You're also seeing a change of the guard, Seth, at these places. Even legacy people need to be moved out, I hate to say, and new open-minded people around technology and sort of finding ways to address things. For example, I met an amazing young entrepreneur who built this drone system powered by AI that flies over the power lines to evaluate maintenance and things that can be done to reduce forest fires and potential issues that could significantly impact grid stability. But never thought about that right? You're just used to guys drive around trucks. They're on a maintenance and they'll eventually get to no. But if you had these systems that are constantly checking, you could you could prevent a lot of things happening so we're seeing that you know that that fast-moving Tesla sort of evolving on the on the energy side. On the compute side I think you're going to see a step change in what we describe as data centers today. Data centers are these you know Ferraris, fast-moving cars, super resilient. And we're building a truck. We're building a facility that is specifically designed to be in the rugged environments far away from ah metro places super flexible and and and and resilient and agile in these environments. And it's going to be powering what will be and I believe today is probably 1 of the fastest-growing segments in computing today and that's all of these batchable and AI-based environments. I read something that described it as somewhere around 20% is where it is today but it's growing at 40 to 50%. I don't think I know a single software company that doesn't have some sort of data science behind their business. Actually, it sort of you got to ask the question if they don't right? Compass Real Estate, one of the most amazing real estate companies I was reading about a fact, the founder found it has a Masterclass, you know, the Masterclass app, and a very good friend of mine heads up data science for him, and he explained to me how that whole thing works. And it's more of a data science company than it is a real estate company. To be honest, and it's just fascinating to me, that that is really touching just about everything in the world at this point. And so in 10 years, that's going to be an immutable truth and it will spawn these different types of platforms where you can run those things in a way that is good for the planet. So that's our perspective on it and I really hope you know that the young folks, anybody who was young, you know, technologist or if you're in school listening to this, I think there's a lot of opportunity to jump into this industry. You know I talk a lot about the need for some sort of climate Peace Corps or something like that, you know, where before you go work for Google or go work for Google for a year but then come back and just like jump in and see if you can bring a fresh look at, the energy systems of the world and see if you can help to make that. Part of helping us survive all of these climate issues.     Seth Cysewski: I love how youth is just so open. They just haven't been taught. They haven't learned what's what they can and cannot do yet. Yeah, the sky's the limit.     John Belizaire: Exactly. Nobody's pounded into them. They know we don't do it like that, we do not do that. So don't even think about it. You know and learn behavior is what I like to call it. You know they haven't exposed a lot of learned behavior yet they're just raw and that's what you need when you're looking at hard problems like this.     Seth Cysewski: Well, I think that leads me into my last question then, and maybe it's along these lines maybe not. What advice would you have for you know any business leaders or people that want to make a difference entering maybe emerging markets, either in the sustainability space, you know, in the future space?     John Belizaire: Yeah. So the way I got into the Soluna business, I didn't share at the beginning, but that project my friend asked me to go run it. It was actually in Southern Morocco and it was in a place otherwise known as the kite surfing capital of the world. Amazing wind, really high speed. I don't really keep my hair very long. So it's hard to show you film of how fast but when you go to the airport. There are really 2 types of...     Seth Cysewski: You look aerodynamic.     John Belizaire: There are only 2 types of people at the airport. Renewable energy people and kite surfers. I'm talking about Olympic-class kite surfers in Dakhla, Morocco, and what was fascinating to me spending time trying to develop a wind farm there, and develop, you know, and get the idea for shifting our whole focus during the pandemic to this computing company, was that there is so much energy poverty on that continent, really caused by 2 important things. Number 1, you don't have an economy to support the energy so you have this sort of chicken and egg problem like why are you building power, there's not enough use for the power. And 2, bringing in financial constructs. You know, attracting capital to build out resources is very challenging. And, by the way, it's not like there aren't resources to be developed. There's and there's an incredible abundance of natural resources hydro, wind, solar that can be turned into. Ah, economic growth. You know by building power plants and the solution we've developed helps to drive that. That's really what got me super passionate about that. This could be a new way to build renewable energy and so I think the message for folks out there is spend some time over there. If you really want to understand what it's like to not experience what you enjoy here, which is you know, clean, eventually green power that is consistent and persistent that helps to drive our economy, go to a place where a young child doesn't have access to medical services because there's no power to provide it and see if there's a way for you to help there. I would encourage everyone to do that to get a real sense of the opportunities for changing the world in a major way by solving problems at home that can be brought elsewhere. And that's the message I would leave with folks out there.     Seth Cysewski: Thank you for sharing that. That's great. Well John it has been really lovely. I just want to tell you I don't think I was aware of the solution, and not really so much. The problem outside of batteries before kind of looking into what you were doing and I just think it's it's a very clever and a needed solution. So I'm glad you're doing it and I and I appreciate you coming on and and and sharing.   John Belizaire: Thank you. Thanks, Seth I really enjoyed the time great questions and thank you so much for the opportunity.     Support Coolperx®'s podcast by subscribing and reviewing!   Music is considered “royalty-free” and discovered on Audio Blocks.   Technical Podcast Support by: Jon Keur at Wayfare Recording Co.   © 2022 Coolperx®. All Rights Reserved.

Season 4 Episode 6: Gov. Cox's One Utah Summit is coming up on May 10, 2022, at The Grand America Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City. It will be Gov. Cox's first One Utah Summit in Northern Utah. The state's southern One Utah Summit was held last October at Southern Utah University. The new One Utah Summit series will alternate northern and southern locations every six months, providing opportunities to discuss the day's important topics and how government and the private sector work together to create an even better Utah, with economic opportunity and unparalleled quality of life for Utahns.   The Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity is responsible for the governor's One Utah Summit series. In this episode, part one of the entire conversation, you'll hear from Go Utah's Executive Director Dan Hemmert, the Utah Office of Energy Development's Executive Director Thom Carter, and First Lady Abby Cox.   The Go Utah and Energy teams partner in organizing and presenting the One Utah Summit. First Lady Abby Cox joins the conversation because, for the first time, the summit will include an opportunity for participants to give back by donating time and money as part of the First Lady's #ShowUpForService initiative. Summit organizers have planned afternoon service activities, including: Service projects assembling food and hygiene kits and student supply backpacks, Visiting with Utah nonprofits to learn more about their work and find ways to engage, and Participating in a new children's book drive.   Learn more about the summit's Show Up For Service initiative here.   Join podcast host, Go Utah's Communications Director Pete Codella, executive directors Hemmert and Carter, and Utah's First Lady, to learn more about what's planned for #1UTspring and why business and civic leaders should participate.

Patrick, Andrew, and Kat have a conversation about living near oil and gas and setbacks for new development from housing. Later they are joined by Mayor Jan Kulmann of Thornton, CO for a detailed conversation about how a front range community thinks about growing in the same location as Colorado's largest oil field. Questions or comments about the episode? Reach us at:www.EnergyStrong.com/podcastwww.linkedin.com/company/energy-strong-usawww.twitter.com/EnergyStrongPodIf you would like to sponsor the podcast, please reach out at any of the links above. All sponsorship proceeds go to our quarterly non-profit partner.Resources mentioned in the episode:SB 181 - https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb19-181CU Study - https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.7b05983