Good Clean Energy

Col. Terry Virts, a former NASA astronaut and commander of the International Space Station, believes we need to focus on smarter ways to abate carbon emissions. "In every way, if you can get clean, abundant energy, human life is better.”For a full transcript, head to the episode page.Listen and Follow 'Good Clean Energy' on Apple Podcasts Listen and Follow 'Good Clean Energy' on Spotify Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scientists at TAE and the National Institute for Fusion Science in Japan have demonstrated the first-ever hydrogen-boron fusion experiments in a magnetically confined fusion plasma. Rich Magee, Senior Director of Physics Research and Development at TAE, joins the show to break down this promising achievement in the development of fusion power with hydrogen-boron, the cleanest, most cost-competitive, and most sustainable fusion fuel.For a full transcript, head to the episode page Listen and Follow 'Good Clean Energy' on Apple Podcasts Listen and Follow 'Good Clean Energy' on Spotify Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kaylee Cunningham is a PhD student at MIT in nuclear engineering and a popular TikTok influencer who’s focused on communicating about the potential for nuclear power. She joins the show to talk about small modular reactors, how NRC regulations affect the nuclear industry, and how she addresses people's worries about nuclear waste and meltdowns.For a full transcript, head to the episode page Listen and Follow 'Good Clean Energy' on Apple Podcasts Listen and Follow 'Good Clean Energy' on Spotify Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rose Mutiso, research director for the D.C.-based think tank Energy for Growth Hub, joins the show to discuss the connection between access to affordable electricity and poverty and details a path forward for “energy poor” countries on the continent of Africa. Covered in this episode:The connection between access to electricity and povertyThe reality of living in an energy poor countryWhy modeling is important for energy policy makingHow the path to accessible energy in Africa will unwindWhy energy infrastructure is crucial to Africa’s futureFor a full transcript, head to the episode pageListen and Follow 'Good Clean Energy' on Apple Podcasts Listen and Follow 'Good Clean Energy' on Spotify Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eli Dourado is an economist and a senior research fellow at the Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University who believes that “energy superabundance” — access to an unlimited supply of cheap, clean energy— will drive dramatic increases in economic growth, improve human well-being and unlock solutions to many of the world’s biggest challenges. For a full transcript, head to the episode pageListen and Follow 'Good Clean Energy' on Apple Podcasts Listen and Follow 'Good Clean Energy' on Spotify Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we mark a momentous occasion in fusion, a breakthrough event that shows that we can do fusion on earth. To understand what this means and where it can take us and how we're going to get there, we have one of the world's foremost experts on building fusion solutions, Dr. Michl Binderbauer, the CEO of TAE Technologies, the world's largest and oldest private fusion company. We talk about the timeline between now and when we're going to have commercial fusion power plants deployed around the world and what it's going to take to make that happen. For a full transcript, head to the episode pageListen and Follow 'Good Clean Energy' on Apple Podcasts Listen and Follow 'Good Clean Energy' on Spotify Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ernest Moniz served as the 13th U.S. Secretary of Energy under President Obama and currently heads the Future Energy Initiative, a nonprofit working to accelerate the clean energy transition. Moniz joins our first episode to talk about the need for low-carbon firm power, the promise of fusion, and what will ultimately drive energy policy. For a full transcript, head to the episode pageListen and Follow 'Good Clean Energy' on Apple Podcasts Listen and Follow 'Good Clean Energy' on Spotify Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.