Build, Repeat. (A Paces Podcast)

Fixing the Grid-Data Center Disconnect with Tony Wagler and Alex Oort Alonso

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, James talks with Tony and Alex from the Paces team about their recent white paper exploring the mismatch between data center growth p...

From Wall Street to Clean Energy: Investing in the AI-Powered Power Grid with Shanu Mathew

20 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, James talks with Shanu Mathew, Senior Vice President at Lazard, where he co-leads a U.S. sustainable equity strategy. With a backgrou...

Building Clean Data Center Infrastructure with Gabe Messercola

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, James talks with Gabe Messercola, Director of Data Center Solutions at EDF. Gabe shares his journey from studying environmental polic...

Master Planning the Energy Future with Nat Sahlstrom

09 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, James talks with Nat Sahlstrom, Chief Energy Officer at Tract, a data center developer enabling the next generation of digital infras...

Building Community Trust in Clean Energy with Hilary Clark

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, James talks with Hilary Clark, Senior Director of Social Licensing at the American Clean Power Association (ACP). With over two decad...

Orchestrating Power for Data Centers with Brian Janous of Cloverleaf

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, James talks with Brian Janous, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer at Cloverleaf Infrastructure and former Head of Energy at Micr...

Real-Time Clean Energy Insights

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, James talks with Michael Thomas, Founder of CleanView and creator of Distilled. Michael has built a career around impactful storytell...

Inside the Rapid Rise of Data Centers with Pat Lynch

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, James talks with Pat Lynch, Executive Managing Director and Global Head of Data Center Solutions at CBRE. With 30+ years in digital i...

Al and Early De-Risking: The Future of Solar Development

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, James sits down with Paces colleagues Kyle Baranko and Tony Wagler to discuss their new white paper, “Pre-Development at Scale: Mod...

Investing in Early-Stage Energy Developers with Christine Larson

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we sit down with Christine Larson, Head of Strategy & Operations at Modern Energy and interim COO at Industrial Sun, to explore h...

The AI Power Puzzle: Grid Flexibility vs. Off Grid Microgrids

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The power demands of AI data centers are skyrocketing—but how will we meet them?In this episode, James sits down with Tyler Norris (Duke University)...

Beyond the Grid: The Race to Reimagine Energy with Nan Ransohoff & Duncan Campbell - E140

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we sit down with Nan Ransohoff and Duncan Campbell to discuss the evolving landscape of solar microgrids, AI data centers, and the ur...

Unlocking Land for Solar with Scott Aaronson - E139

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we sit down with Scott Aaronson, founder and CEO of Demeter Land Development, to explore his unexpected path from criminal defense at...

Powering the Future: Data Centers, AI, and Energy with Peter Hans Hirschboeck - E138

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we sit down with Peter Hans Hirschboeck, founder and managing director of impactECI, to explore the rapidly evolving world of data ce...

Navigating the Future of Energy Storage with Paul Reed - E137

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Paul Reed, Founder and CEO of RSunrise Energy, joins host James McWalter to discuss his journey in energy storage and the evolving la...

Customer-Centric Solar Development with Erica Brinker - E136

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Erica Brinker, Chief Commercial and Sustainability Officer at Chaberton Energy and board member of the Coalition for Community Solar ...

Building Community Solar Success with Sarah Moon - E135

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Moon, Co-Founder of FieldWorks Power, shares her career journey and expertise in the renewable energy sector. The conversation covers:Sarah’s ...

Building a Sustainable Future with Ty Baccile - E134

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ty Baccile, Director of Solar Development at New Energy Equity and a Board Member of NYSEA, shares his career journey and insights from the renewable ...

Revolutionizing Thermal Energy Storage with Martin Schichtel - E133

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

 In this episode, Martin Schichtel, Founder and CEO of Kraftblock, shares his career journey and insights into the thermal energy storage sector.The ...

Innovations in Floating Solar with Ned Horneffer - E132

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, James McWalter interviews Ned Horneffer, Vice President of Development at Third Pillar Solar, to explore the exciting advancements an...

Driving Innovation in Renewable Energy: Insights from Paces' Solutions Engineers - E131

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, James McWalter interviews Paces's very own Solution Engineers, Gabby Stein and Tony Wagler, to discuss the latest developments i...

Mastering Land Acquisition for Renewable Energy: Insights from Land Acquisition LLC - E130

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this episode of the Clean Energy Chronicles! Today, we have Dillan Wilson and Mitch May, co-founders of Land Acquisition LLC, sharing their...

Journey in Renewable Energy with Riean Norman - E129

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Riean Norman, Senior Director at Crow Holdings, shares his journey and insights into the renewable energy sector.The conversation cov...

Paces What A Year! - E128

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this relaunch episode, James McWalter interviews Charles Bai, CTO & Co-Founder of Paces, to explore what’s changed over the past year in both...

Software Engineering at Paces - E127

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Wonderful to speak to Lena and Kevin, the first two software engineers at Paces! We discussed:Their path to joining PacesWhat drove you towards climat...

Modern Solar Development & GIS with Carson Weinand from CVE - E126

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Carson Weinand, Senior Project Developer at  CVE North America, about recent changes to solar development as well as the importanc...

From Brownfields to Brightfields - E125

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We sit down for an insightful conversation with Corey Hindin, Director of Business Development at AC Power, to talk about transforming brownfields int...

From Solar Farms to Sheep Farms with Ryan Kelliher & ASGA - E124

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We speak with Ryan Kelliher, VP of Renewable Solutions at Tradition Energy and Executive Director of the American Solar Grazing Association (ASGA). We...

Energy Data Science with Kyle Baranko - E123

15 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, James McWalter interviews Kyle Baranko, a data scientist at Paces, about the intersection of energy and data. They discuss:How renewa...

Build, Repeat - E122

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Carbotnic is now Act, Build, Repeat! Paces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suitable for renewable development. Interested in a call...

Transforming waste into energy - E121

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Paces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suitable for renewable development. Interested in a call with James, CEO @ Paces?

Liquid Air Energy Storage - E120

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Justin Scholz Ceo and founder of Phelas, Phelas develops the solution for the energy transition: A modular, mass-produced and cost-...

Repurposing EV Batteries - E119

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Edward Chiang, Co-Founder & CEO at Moment Energy! Moment Energy provides clean, affordable, and reliable energy storage by repu...

Formula E! - E118

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Cailey Patterson, Executive Director at Saints Performance Automotive Design, the University of St Andrews Formula Student E team! ...

Revenue-based financing - E117

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Dimitry Gershenson, Co-founder and CEO at Enduring Planet, Enduring Planet offers rapid financing for Climate Entrepreneurs without...

Becoming a Solar Developer - E116

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Tim Montague, Solar Developer, NABCEP trainer and host of the Clean Power Hour podcast! The Clean Power Hour is a weekly news round...

Utility Scale Solar Development - E115

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Timothy Kim, CEO at ibV Energy Partners! ibV Energy Partners is leading the clean energy revolution through full-service developmen...

Financial Carbon Accounting - E114

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Jonathan Nwosu, Co-Founder and CEO at ClimaView, software that analyzes financed emissions and enable sustainable finance products!...

Investing in Climate Tech - E113

05 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Matt Ward, partner at 4WARDVC and host at The Startup Tank Climate Investor Pitch Show! 4WARD.VC invests in mission-driven pre-seed...

Paces Demo Day

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

https://carbotnic.com/paces-2Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418Remember, If you want to support the podcast please rate and revie...

Replacing Plastics with Algae - E111

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Kim Pendergrass, Co-Founder of Algeon Materials, a biotech materials start-up on a mission to fight climate change and reduce plast...

Carbon Business Council - E110

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Ben Rubin Co-founder and Executive Director of the Carbon Business Council! The Carbon Business Council is comprised of leading car...

CO2 By Spend - E109

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Ted Power, Co-Founder at Bend! Bend tracks CO2 emissions by company spend! We discussed CO2 estimates, the growth of companies with...

Creating Net Zero Buildings - E108

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Peter Light, CEO and Co-founder of Lumen Energy, Lumen Energy enables commercial buildings to generate income from clean energy! We...

High-Density Hydrogen for Zero-Emission Transportation - E107

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with David Jaramillo, Co-founder & CTO at Verne! Verne is developing high-density and lightweight hydrogen storage systems for use i...

Fermenting Better Meat - E106

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Paul Shapiro, CEO and Co-founder of The Better Meat Co! The Better Meat Co. harnesses the amazing power of fermentation to make del...

Software Powered Grids - E105

19 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Brendan Banfield, Co-Founder & CEO at GRIDSIGHT, Gridsight is a cloud analytics platform that helps electrical utilities transi...

Building Energy Saving Software - E104

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with John Powers, Founder and CEO of Extensible Energy! Extensible Energy creates advanced demand management software to help commercial...

Carbon Capturing Membranes - E103

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Erica Nemser, CEO of Compact Membrane Systems, a company that creates membrane technology to capture and reduce greenhouse gas emis...

Solving Climate Change with 401Ks - E102

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Zach Stein, Cofounder of Carbon Collective! Carbon Collective is the first online investment advisor 100% focused on climate change...

Decarbonizing the Middle Market - E101

21 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Gabriel Phillips, CEO at Catalyst Power, Catalyst Power is an integrated provider of commercial energy, connected microgrid solutio...

Ask Me Anything - E100

14 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to be interviewed by Bridget Hickey, Director of Marketing of Cloud to Street ! We discussed why I started the carbotnic podcast, my background,...

Predicting Energy Markets - E99

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Lauren Kuntz, CEO and Co-Founder at Gaiascope, Gaiascope is dedicated to maintaining planetary balance and combating climate change...

Offsetting with Better Design - E98

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Andreas Homer, Co-Founder & CEO at Aerial! Aerial is the app with the easiest, most accurate way to manage your carbon footprin...

EV Charging Infrastructure for Fleets - E97

24 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Jules Brenner, Founder of Zeus Power, Zeus Power is changing the way facilities add EV charging! We discussed optimizing building i...

Hydrogen Mass Transit - E96

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Rainer Küngas, CTO at Stargate Hydrogen. Stargate Hydrogen delivers turn-key solutions for electrolysis plants and hydrogen trains...

Monitoring Electrical Assets - E95

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Priya Vijayakumar  Co-founder and CEO at WattIQ! WattIQ connects thousands of unconnected electrical assets, enabling better utili...

The Future of Energy Delivery - E94

03 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Jason Huang, Founder and TS Conductor, TS Conductor has developed a conductor that outperforms all current transmission & distr...

High Power Storage for EV Fast Charging - E93

26 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Quincy Edmund Lee, Founder & CEO at Electric Era, Electric Era engineers and manufactures AI-driven high-power storage systems ...

Drawing Down Refrigerant Emissions - E92

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Drawing Down Refrigerant Emissions - E92Great to chat with Louis Potok, Founder and CEO of Recoolit! Recoolit mitigates climate change by preventing r...

Sustainable Waste Streams - E91

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Joost Kamermans Co-Founder at Seenons, a platform that connects waste chains to new use cases as part of the circular economy! We d...

Paces Begins - E90

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is a slightly different episode, where I chatted with Charles Bai, CTO and cofounder of my startup Paces! Paces provides actionable data and anal...

Sustainability via Nanotechnology - E89

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Hunter McDaniel, founder and CEO of UbiQD! UbiQD is an advanced materials company powering innovations in agriculture and green bui...

EV Charging Infrastructure - E88

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Tomi Ristimäki CEO of Kempower! Kempower designs, manufactures and commercializes charging solutions and services for electric veh...

How to find a job in clean energy - E87

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Sam Steyer, Co-Founder and CEO at Greenwork, Greenwork is a software company that connects workforce training programs to employers...

Autonomous EV Сharging - E86

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Desmond Wheatley, CEO at Beam Global. Beam provides products for electric vehicle (EV) charging, energy storage, energy security an...

Energy from Waste Methane - E85

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Ory Zik, CEO at Qnergy, a company that uses a unique engine to convert normally vented methane to useful energy and reduce emission...

Energy Transparency - E84

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Deirdre Lord, Co-Founder of The Megawatt Hour, the Megawatt Hour’s software transforms data into energy analytics for fast, accur...

Solarpunk and Speculative Futurism - E82

15 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Andrew Dana Hudson a sustainability researcher and speculative fiction writer! We discussed solar punk, the future of capitalism, r...

Electrifying Rural Africa - E82

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Sebastian Manchester, Co-Founder and CTO at Jaza Energy. Jaza Energy is empowering the 1.3 billion people living without electricit...

Total Blackout Smart Windows - E81

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Ameen Saafir, CEO & Co-Founder at Tynt Technologies, Tynt is developing the next generation of smart windows, based on propriet...

Choosing clean energy for your home - E80

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Tom Matzzie Founder, President & CEO of CleanChoice Energy, a cleantech company that empowers people and businesses to easily a...

Stopping Food Waste With Imperfect Produce - E79

18 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Jan Heinvirta Co-Founder at Perfekto, a company that wants to change the broken food system by giving consumers access to edible fo...

Clean Energy Traceability - E78

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Grant McDowell, Co-Founder and Head of Commercialisation and Strategy at Enosi Energy, a company that unlocks the promise of clean ...

Next Generation Urban Materials - E77

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Greg Johnson, CEO at AquiPor Technologies. AquiPor developed an innovative hardscape material that is extremely permeable, while fe...

Carbotnic Annual Survey

28 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Please complete this 2 minute survey, we really appreciate it! SURVEY LINKPaces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suitable for renewa...

The Future of Roofing is Solar - E76

21 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Martin DeBono, President at GAF Energy. GAF Energy offers homeowners elegant, roof-integrated solar and is part of Standard Industr...

Shopping Sustainably Online - E75

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Lizzie Horvitz, Founder at Finch! Finch is a tool that educates people on the ins and outs of sustainability by turning complex sci...

Solving EV Grid Challenges - E74

07 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Apoorv Bhargava, CEO & Co-founder at Weave Grid! WeaveGrid works with utilities and electric vehicle (EV) owners to enable and ...

Recovering Minerals from E-waste - E73

30 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Megan O'Connor,  CEO and Co-founder of  Nth Cycle, a company recovers and recycles critical minerals from waste materials fo...

Responsible Venture Capital - E72

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Zécca J. Lehn, General Partner of Responsibly Ventures, a PreSeed VC Impact Fund, backing remarkable teams in both sustainability ...

Decarbonizing The Electric Grid - E71

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Matthew Plante, President and Co-Founder at Voltus! Voltus is a distributed energy platform that accelerates the energy transition!...

Sustainable Plastic from Seaweed - E70

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Julia Marsh, Co-Founder & CEO at Sway, a company that is building a plastic-free future with the regenerative power of seaweed!...

Can your boiler generate electricity for your house? - E69

26 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Tony Pan, CEO of Modern Electron, a sustainable heat and power technology company that helps buildings and homeowners save money, r...

How to Make Green Financial Decisions - E68

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Bonnie Gurry, Co-Founder at GreenPortfolio, a company that helps you know the climate impact of your finances! We discussed ESG sta...

Stopping Batteries Catching Fire - E67

12 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Brian Morin, CEO at Soteria Battery Innovation Group who make lithium-ion batteries dramatically safer! We discussed battery safety...

The Epic Quest for Cheap Solar Energy - E66

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Matt Campbell, CEO and Founder at Terabase Energy! Terabase accelerates the deployment of solar power plants! We discussed the adva...

Plastic in Concrete?! - E65

28 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Sebastian Sajoux, CEO at Arqlite, a recycling technology company developing high-efficiency materials, made from 100% recycled plas...

Net-zero energy communities - E64

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Sean Rodrigues, CEO at Sky Blue Impact, Sky Blue Impact develops and arranges the funding for net-zero energy social housing commun...

What I Have Learned From Carbotnic - E63

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Shorter episode this week as I am on vacation! I discuss what I have learned hosting the podcast over the last year, the podcast's future directi...

Charge Your Car While You Eat! - E62

07 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Rebecca Wolkoff, CTor at ChargeNet Stations, a cleantech SaaS company creating the EV charging experience of the future using renew...

Transforming waste into hydroponic nutrients - E61

31 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Tinia Pina, Founder & CEO of Re-Nuble, a company that uses organic cycling science technology to transform unrecoverable vegeta...

Carbon and climate toolset - E60

24 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Taylor Francis, Co-Founder at Watershed, Watershed helps companies get to net zero carbon faster! We discussed climate as a data pr...

For the Love of Garbage! - E59

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Oakley Jennings-Fast, Director of Circular Economy at Smart Waste Inc, a startup that offers sustainable waste management solutions...

Upcycling Urban Trees - E58

10 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Ben Christensen, CEO of Cambium Carbon, a circular economy startup reforesting America by enabling local wood economies! We discuss...

Carbon currencies and central banks - E57

03 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Delton Chen, Project Director of the Global Carbon Reward! The Global Carbon Reward (GCR) is a policy for a carbon currency that ca...

Decarbonizing Cement - E56

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Sherif Elsayed-Ali, Co-Founder and CEO at Carbon Re, Carbon Re’s mission is to enable the decarbonization of foundation industrie...

Sustainable Meal Delivery - E55

20 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Ellis Singer McCue, Chief Executive Officer at Territory Foods, a company that delivers delicious chef made meals designed for the ...

From Bedbugs to Soil Carbon - E53

13 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Daniel Penn, Head Of Business Development for Soil Carbon at Terramera, a technology company that is transforming how food is grown...

Blockchain & ESG - E52

06 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Great to chat with Kim Raath, Founder & CEO of Topl, an ESG tech company building a blockchain to help businesses prove their ethical and sustaina...