EPRI Current
Episodes
Grid Talk Series – Unlocking the Power of DER for a Flexible Future
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this second episode of the GridTalk Series on the EPRI Current, host Marty Rosenberg speaks with Audrey Zibelman – former Chair of the New York ...
65. Exploring the AI-EFFECT on Europe’s Energy Future
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As artificial intelligence is transforming the energy sector, Europe is laying the groundwork for secure and scalable innovation. The AI-EFFECT projec...
Grid Talk Series – Meeting Surging Energy Demand with Innovation and Resilience
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Marty Rosenberg and Samantha Gilman introduce the Grid Talk Series on the EPRI Current. In this inaugural episode, Marty speaks with Gil Quinion...
64. Resilience in the Power Sector: Insights from Industry Leaders
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ahead of the Power Resilience Forum (PRF), industry leaders reflect on what it takes to build a climate-ready grid. In this episode of The EPRI Curre...
63. A Bat Week Special: Fat Bats and the Electric Sector’s Role in Conservation
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The EPRI Current celebrates Bat Week by highlighting a surprising yet vital connection: the electric sector is working with conservationists to p...
62. What’s Next for Advanced Reactors? EPRI’s 2025 AR Roadmap Update
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The nuclear industry is in an era of rapid innovation and deployment. In this episode of The EPRI Current, host Samantha Gillman is joined by Ali...
61. Hydrogen on the Horizon: Inside Ireland’s SH2AMROCK Hydrogen Valley Initiative
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hydrogen is gaining momentum in Europe as a potential strategic energy carrier, and Ireland is stepping into the spotlight with its first hydrogen ...
60. Weathering the Storm: Hydropower and Climate Resilience
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hydropower plays a vital role in the U.S. energy mix, but how will its infrastructure hold up under a changing climate with evolving weather patterns...
59. What’s an Energy Wallet? Exploring EPRI’s Tool for Tracking Household Energy Spending
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As energy demand rises and electrification accelerates, understanding household energy affordability is more important than ever. In this episode of t...
58. Tracking Tomorrow’s Tech: Inside EPRI’s Technology Radar and Pulse Report
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two years ago, EPRI launched the Technology Radar, an interactive resource for identifying and assessing emerging technologies shaping the energy indu...
57. The Inflection Point: Accelerating Efficiency with AI
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The energy sector is at a critical inflection point, defined by automation, intelligence, and the integration of AI into energy systems. As grid deman...
56. The Balancing Act: Legacy Assets, Renewables, and Reliability
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With an evolving energy landscape, utilities are navigating the complex challenge of balancing legacy assets with the growing integration of renewable...
55. Powering Through: How Power Companies Can Weather the 2025 Hurricane Season
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As of June 1, the North Atlantic Basin officially entered the 2025 hurricane season. NOAA’s 2025 forecasts project a 60% chance of an above-normal s...
54. Balancing AI Growth with Grid Flexibility: Inside EPRI’s DCFlex Initiative
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) is propelling us into a new era of innovation that has the potential to transform daily life and driv...
53. Why the Wait? Unpacking Gas Turbine Delays
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Around the world, the energy sector faces a shared challenge: significant delays in acquiring gas turbines, a critical technology for grid expansion. ...
52. What is the AI EFFECT on Europe’s Power Industry?
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The AI EFFECT project aims to establish a European Testing and Experimentation Facility (TEF) for the energy sector to develop, test, and validate AI ...
51. Lights out! Understanding the Iberian Peninsula Blackout
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
More than 52 years after EPRI was born as a result of a massive North American blackout, EPRI Current host Samantha Gilman speaks with Eamonn Lanno...
50. We’re at DistribuTECH Talking Microgrids!
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded live from the show floor at DistribuTECH 2025 in Dallas, this episode of the EPRI Current examines microgrids and how utilities are using the...
49. Powering Europe’s Future: Innovation Through Collaboration
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Samantha Gilman explores the energy innovation landscape in Europe with her guests Consuelo Fierro from National Grid, and Mark McGranaghan from ...
48. Battery Energy Storage Safety: From Cells to Systems
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join EPRI experts Stephanie Shaw and Lakshmi Srinivasan of EPRI’s Energy Storage research area, and Southern Company’s Kieran Claffey to learn how...
47. Just Keep Swimming: New Tech Enables Fish Migration at Hydro Dams
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Teach a person to fish, and they’ll teach the rest of us how to innovate to preserve the species. Hydropower is one of the world’s oldest low-carb...
46. The Quantum Challenge: Pioneering Fusion Technology
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we explore how quantum computing could help solve key fusion hurdles—from plasma control to materials engineering—bringing us clo...
45. Harvesting Energy and Crops: Exploring Agrivoltaics
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, EPRI experts examine a new corner of the energy industry: agrivoltaics. Agrivoltaics is when solar PV panels are installed above crop...
44. Best of 2024: From AI to Electric Trucks
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our first podcast episode of 2025. We’re taking a look back at 2024 and sharing the highlights. You’ll hear segments from several episo...
43. Harnessing the Wind: The Future of Offshore Energy
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this EPRI Current episode, host Bill Florence is joined by experts Curtiss Fox, Nikolay Dimitrov, and Clément Jacquet, who share insights on globa...
42. From the Gulf: Powering the Future
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this EPRI Current podcast episode, host Samantha Gilman speaks with the head of the GCCIA, Eng. Ahmed Ebrahim and EPRI’s SVP Daniel Brooks to dis...
41. Empowering Energy Citizens: A New Era in Europe’s Energy Evolution
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Europe is leading the way in citizen-driven energy transformation. Through new projects like @ENPOWER, #CreteValley, and #EUDream, Europeans are explo...
40. From Reactors to Roles: The Future of Nuclear Power
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this celebration of Nuclear Science Week, we invited two chief nuclear officers to chat about what inspired their interest in the nuclear industry,...
39. AI and Generative AI: Potential Cybersecurity Impacts to the Energy Industry?
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AI and generative AI are transforming the energy industry but also bringing new cybersecurity challenges. In the newest EPRI Current podcast episode, ...
38. Electrifying the Future of Fleets
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join EPRI Current host, Samantha Gilman, and guests Britta Gross, EPRI’s Director of Transportation, and Daimler Truck’s Diego Quevedo, Charging I...
37. How Innovative R&D at EPRI’s Laboratories Improves Our Energy Future
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the EPRI Current, Bill Florence is joined by EPRI's Dr. John Shingledecker and Diedrich Golden of Capital Power. The discussion rev...
36. H2EDGE: Developing a Qualified Workforce for the Growing Hydrogen Economy
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the EPRI Current, Bill Florence and guests discuss the ambitious goals and initiatives of The Hydrogen Education for a Decarbonized...
35. Industrial Clusters: How Cooperation Can Empower Emission Solutions
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the EPRI Current, host Bill Florence leads a discussion with Sean Bushart and Jonathan Oxley on the concept of industrial clusters ...
34. Host to Host: Reflecting on the Global Forum for Nuclear Innovation
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The EPRI Current, hosts Samantha Gilman and Bill Florence are joined by guest hosts Dan Moneghan and Wynter McGruder to discuss the...
Ambition Into Action - From the FAA to the NRC: Managing Evolution in Safety Regulation
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Dan Moneghan and his guest Abby Smith for this episode recorded live from the Global Forum for Nuclear Innovation. Abby shares experiences l...
33. Voices of Electrification – Part 2
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the EPRI Current, host Samantha Gilman is interviewing more thought leaders from the Electrification 2024 exhibit hall. From transp...
32. The Science Behind the Buzz: 2024 BioBlitz
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, learn how citizen scientists play an important role in wildlife observation and conservation efforts no matter what the species. As p...
Ambition Into Action - Safe Doesn't Have to Be Slow
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Dan Moneghan discusses balancing safety and innovation in regulated industries with Steve Rader from NASA and engineering consultant David Smeath...
31. Practical Realities of the Clean Energy Transition
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Achieving bold decarbonization goals requires transforming how economies around the world make, move, and use energy. However, the net-zero energy tra...
Ambition Into Action - Operating a Lean Machine
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dan Monaghan, Kimberly Cook-Nelson, and Brendan Hall as they uncover the similarities between operating a nuclear facility and a small-crewed com...
30. Wildfires & Climate: Building for Resilience
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Threats to the power delivery systems and the built environment from climate change and increasingly frequent extreme weather events means that the en...
29. Navigating Europe’s Energy Transition
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Addressing region-specific challenges to the clean energy transition requires structured collaboration among research and innovation experts, policy d...
28. EV Efficiency Gains - What’s Down the Road?
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the EPRI Current, host Samantha Gilman discusses EV efficiency with guests Geoff Blandford from EPRI and Luke Tonachel from Natural...
Ambition Into Action - Nuclear Beyond Electricity
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode titled “Nuclear Beyond Electricity,” Ville Tulkki, Lead of SMR technologies at VTT, and Mark Feltner, Sr. Nuclear Technology Manag...
27. EPRI Current Exclusive: Energy Roundtable with World Energy Council, USEA, and EPRI
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join EPRI Current host Bill Florence as he welcomes three global energy leaders: Angela Wilkinson, Secretary General of the World Energy Council; Neil...
26. Voices of Electrification - Part 1
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the EPRI Current, host Samantha Gilman is at Electrification 2024 speaking with different thought leaders to discuss how advancemen...
Ambition Into Action - No Talent, No Sector
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dive into this episode where Sanjay Sarma, VP of Open Learning at MIT, and Steve Layton, Head of Engineering at Rolls Royce, discuss the topic of "No ...
25. Carbon Capture and Storage: The Path to 2050
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The topic of today’s episode is Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and our guest is Abhoyjit Bhown, Senior Program Manager of Advanced Generation and ...
24. From Emissions to Solutions: Unpacking the IRA’s Impact on Climate Change
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
According to the Department of Energy, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 “makes the single largest investment in climate and energy in Ameri...
23. Currents of Change: Navigating Hydropower’s Future
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hydropower is a vital component of clean energy. In this episode of the EPRI Current, host Bill Florence is joined by two experts, Francisco Kuljevan ...
22. Building a Sustainable Future: A 15-Year Research Journey
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joining the show today to discuss EPRI's sustainability initiatives and the industry's efforts towards a more sustainable future are Jessica Fox, Prin...
21. EPRI Current Introduces Ambition into Action
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of the EPRI Current, hosts Samantha Gilman and Bill Florence introduce a new podcast series in collaboration with the Global F...
20. Best of 2023
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our first podcast of 2024. In this episode, we are taking a look back at the inaugural year of the EPRI Current. You’ll hear segments fro...
19. Heats Pumps: A Piece of the Building Decarbonization Puzzle
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the EPRI Current, host Samantha Gilman speaks with EPRI's expert on heat pumps, Ron Dimitrovic. Ron, the Senior Program Manager for...
18. Understanding 24/7 Carbon Free Energy
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The EPRI Current, host Samantha Gilman discusses the concept of 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy (24/7 CFE) with two guests, Arin Kaye from ...
17. Innovation, Energy Startups, and the Path to Decarbonization
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The EPRI Current, host Bill Florence welcomes Dan Killoren, the Program Manager for EPRI's Global Innovation Hub. In their conversa...
16. Training the Energy Workforce of the Future
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dive into an inspiring conversation with interns from EPRI's Rotational Internship Program. In this episode of the EPRI Current, host Bill Florence si...
15. What is Advanced Nuclear, and Why Do We Need a Roadmap?
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The EPRI Current, host Samantha Gillman is joined by Craig Stover, EPRI's Senior Program Manager for Advanced Nuclear, and Marc Nic...
14. Embracing the Power of Large Language Models: Shaping the Future of AI
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're diving into the remarkable world of artificial intelligence and language technology. ChatGPT has taken the tech world by storm demonstrati...
13. Supply Chain Opportunities for Clean Energy Technologies
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we welcome guest Robin Bedilion, Principal Project Manager at EPRI, to discuss the topic of supply chains and their impact on the ene...
12. Extreme Heat: How the Changing Climate Raises the Risk
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The EPRI Current, host Samantha Gilman is joined by Erik Smith, a climate resilience analyst, and Dan Kirk-Davidoff, an atmospheric...
11. Securing Our Energy Future: The Value of Resource Adequacy
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the EPRI Current Podcast dives into the crucial and timely topic of Resource Adequacy, exploring the process of ensuring that energy s...
10. Energy Storage: Global Opportunities
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The topic of this episode is energy storage and the road to COP28. We are joined by two EPRI experts, Andrew Maxon and Zaid Al Ansari, for this conver...
9. Blowing in the Wind: Wind Energy’s Growth as a Global Clean Energy Source
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our guests on this episode of The EPRI Current are Renewable Energy R&D Program Manager, Brandon Fitchett, and Offshore Wind R&D Lead, Curtiss...
8. From Phishing to Fences: A Look at Cyber and Physical Grid Security
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Cyber Security Program manager, Ben Sooter and Substations Program Manager Erika Willis talk about security, both the physical secu...
7. Pollinator Power Party Preview
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, join EPRI’s Jessica Fox and Pollinator Partnership’s Kelly Bills as we discuss the upcoming Pollinator Power Party and the resear...
6. Fusion: A Game-Changing Clean Energy Technology?
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fusion is a potentially game changing technology that offers the promise of an unlimited supply of clean energy in the future. On this episode, we are...
5. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – The Circular Economy
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this special Earth Month edition of the EPRI Current we are joined by EPRI Experts Dr. Stephanie Shaw, Technical Executive at EPRI and Cara Libby P...
4. EPRI’s Mission in a Clean Energy Future
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the EPRI Current we sit down with EPRI’s VP of Corporate Affairs, Katie Jereza. Katie comes from extensive background in the energy industr...
3. DISTRIBUTECH International Conference 2023 Recap
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the EPRI Current we are joined by EPRI’s Director of Energy Storage and DER, Haresh Kamath about the recent DISTRIBUTECH International® Co...
2. Climate READi
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
EPRI’s new, three-year initiative, Climate READi: Power (REsilience and ADaptation initiative), brings global thought leaders and industry stakehold...
1. Introducing the EPRI Current Podcast
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The EPRI Current Podcast! Get to know our hosts, who EPRI is, and what you can expect to hear on the podcast. EPRI Current examines key ...