The Clean Energy Show
Episodes
How the World is in Chaos Due to Fossil Fuel Fight
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How clean energy is driving real-world economic shifts—from industries flocking to renewable-powered grids to homeowners rushing toward energy indep...
BYD Announces a Total Canadian Invasion. Good.
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A major shift in the EV landscape as Chinese automakers—led by BYD—prepare a rapid expansion into Canada. What once seemed like a slow rollout is ...
Just Shovel In More Coal: Our Government Sells Out to A.I.
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Your hosts are shocked to find a massive AI data center planned for their backyard. What it means for their neighbours, their grid and their planet. ...
The Next Generation of Electric Car Batteries Are Here!
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
BYD has unveiled its second-generation Blade battery along with ultra-fast flash chargers that can take an EV from 10% to nearly full in under ten min...
Oil Shockwaves Fuel the Clean Energy Surge
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How attacks in the Middle East sent oil prices up 10% and why the Strait of Hormuz matters so much, with roughly 20% of the world's oil flowing throug...
Battery Swaps, Pipeline Explosions & Ethiopia's EV Gamble
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Record-breaking EV milestones, the hidden dangers of fossil fuel crime, and a real-world test of what happens when a country bans new gas cars. In Chi...
Solar Might Save Communism in Cuba
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A sixth-anniversary edition packed with clean energy wins, grid chaos, and a few absurd tech headlines. Brian and James start with a major electrifica...
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Nod to the Peurto Rican Power Grid
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show included a very real reference to the fragility of Puerto Rico's power grid, and what that says about outages...
The Robots Have Arrived
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
India is electrifying its economy faster than China did at a similar stage of development — and doing it with far fewer fossil fuels. We break down ...
Big Oil Antitrust Allegations Shake Energy Industry
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Big Oil gets caught trying to inhibit EVs and renwables. What starts as a climate investigation turns into allegations of a decades-long antitrust con...
Chinese EVs Coming to North America in March
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Canada's upcoming allowance of lower-cost Chinese EVs and the politics swirling around it, to real-world winter EV performance, portable batteries qui...
Airborne Wind Turbines in the Sky
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Solar panels could deliver nearly twice today's energy by 2050, according to new research projecting efficiencies above 35%. This week on The Clean En...
Coming to America: Chinese EVs (Abridged bonus episode)
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this abridged January 2026 bonus episode of The Clean Energy Show, Brian Stockton and James Whittingham kick off the first podcast of 2026 with a p...
The Clean Energy Show Holiday Grab Bag!
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
• U.S. Electric Vehicle Debate James breaks down the ongoing American EV culture wars, why they feel stuck, and how much is political theatre vs. re...
The Most Important Stories of 2025
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A look back at the biggest clean energy developments of 2025 — and we reveal why electric trucking in China may be the most important story of the y...
The End of Daytime-Only Solar Has Arrived
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How plunging battery costs are turning solar into reliable, around-the-clock power that can compete directly with fossil fuels. Brian Stockton and Jam...
How Kenya's EV Revolution Is Changing Urban Transport
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nairobi's ride-hailing sector hits 40% electric motorcycles as Bolt logs 4.8 million EV rides. Financing from M-KOPA and Watu helps riders switch to c...
Solar Brings Dignity to Village Devastated by Chemical Weapons
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Solar power brings new dignity to a Kurdish village devastated by a chemical attack 38 years ago. Steven Guilbeault resigns from cabinet over a pipeli...
Al Gore is Angry at COP30 Fossil Fuel Lobbyists
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The COP30 climate conference ended without references to fossil fuels after lobbying pressure. Al Gore criticized petrostates for blocking progress an...
COP30: Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Fight a Phase Out of Fossil Fuels
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brazil's environment minister Marina Silva is calling on nations to commit to a voluntary and "self-determined" fossil-fuel phaseout roadmap at COP30....
The Vape-Powered House and Germany's Terrible Solar
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A YouTuber powers his entire home using batteries pulled from disposable vapes. It's an ingenious (if slightly dangerous) recycling project that shows...
Australians Get Three Hours of Daily Solar Power
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia's new "solar sharer" program will give every household three hours of free solar power a day—even if they don't have panels! It's a bold e...
Google Bets on Nuclear Again
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
European automakers are scrambling to form new alliances to dodge massive EU fines for missing EV targets. Tesla sits at the center of an ever-growing...
Uber Electric, World's Largest Heat Battery and Floating Wind Turbine
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Uber Green gets a new name as Uber doubles down on electric rides, the world's largest heat battery comes online in California, a massive new floating...
He Lives In a Data Center Under the Sea
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
China opens the world's first underwater data center — and it's using 90% less energy. The Boston Housing Authority tries out saddle-shaped window h...
Conservatives Care About Climate
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Conservatives actually support climate action. Nigeria goes big on solar, Santiago's air gets cleaner, and renewables finally overtake coal worldwide...
China May Help with Renewables in Ultra Cold Climates
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Carrier, the company that invented air conditioning, is now adding batteries to its HVAC systems to help stabilize the grid. James compares clean ener...
Saskatchewan Renewables: Interview with Economist Brett Dolter
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special interview episode, we sit down with economist Brett Dolter to explore the future of clean energy in Saskatchewan and beyond. From the ...
Too Cold to Decarbonize
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The future of batteries—including a surprising chemistry that works all the way down to –50°C. We'll also look at New York City's new speed limit...
The Dire Situation We Face
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A listener letter dives deep into climate despair and tough questions about our future, Newark's historic airport terminal gets an all-electric makeov...
Barbie EV Driver Gets DUI in Heroic Slurpee Quest
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New York just made history as the first U.S. state to officially ban fossil fuels in most new building construction, setting the stage for an all-elec...
The Next Greta Thunberg
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kiké Dueck, a twelve-year-old climate activist from Canada who is already making waves in the fight for a sustainable future, sits down with James. K...
Alzheimer Risk Reduced By Cycling; Big Oil's Frivolous Suits
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How Big Oil is fueling much of the legal opposition to offshore wind in the U.S.—using environmental laws to stall clean energy progress. We break d...
EVs Everywhere, But No Chargers at Home? James' West Coast Trip
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
James takes us on his 4,000 km electric vehicle odyssey to the West Coast—an audio vacation slideshow with EVs, chargers, and road trip surprises. B...
Encore: The Palisades Fires
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, focusing on the Pacific Palisades community and the implications for urban areas as climate change intensifi...
David Suzuki Throws in the Towel on Climate Change
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Suzuki stuns with a message of climate defeat—but is he right? Brian and James unpack Suzuki's pessimism and a powerful rebuttal from climate ...
Renewable Energy Misinformation to Get Clicks
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A viral meme claims Norway installed sea-life-friendly underwater turbines. It's AI-generated nonsense—though there have been real tidal power proje...
UN Declares Fossil Fuels Are "Running Out of Road"
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
UN Secretary General António Guterres proclaims that the fossil fuel era is fading and the clean energy age is rising. Vietnam is banning gas-powered...
Football Fanaticism Meets Climate Reality
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A Canadian Football League game was cancelled after fans waited six hours in thick wildfire smoke—smoked sausages, indeed. We dig into why air quali...
E-bikes and the Amish; Brian Returns from the U.K.; Djibouti a Renewable Powerhouse
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amish E-Bikes, Balcony Solar, and a Djibouti Wind Boom E-bikes are quietly transforming Amish communities, balcony solar panels are powering up UK hom...
Full Self-Driving Test: Our Tesla Drives Itself!
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're bringing a special treat to the public: a previously exclusive Patreon bonus episode! Brian and James take a October, 2024 road trip ...
Solar is the Newly-Affordable 24/7 Baseload
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New groundbreaking new data on solar-plus-battery affordability, community-driven efforts to fight wildfire smoke, and the global decline of coal powe...
Pollution From Your Local Garbage Dump
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Smoke from wildfires in the Canadian prairies drifts all the way to Switzerland, ruining a listener's hike—and James feels personally responsible. M...
Fighting Pollution with Our Own Air Quality Monitoring Station
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our listeners bought an air quality monitoring station for the podcast and we plan to make the most out of it! Already, James is learning about some b...
Canada Burns While We Win Sustainability Awards
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our city had the worst air quality in the world at the time of recording, with an Air Quality Index of 446 (that's like smoking over 60 cigarettes a d...
Engineering Polar Sea Ice with Underwater Drones & Penguins
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Penguin poop might be cooling the planet by seeding clouds over Antarctica! A new study shows how ammonia from penguin guano helps form reflective clo...
Ford Joins Tesla, Scientists Face Threats & Wind Turbines for Americans
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on a special encore episode of The Clean Energy Show, Brian is recovering from surgery, and James wonders if he's truly on the mend—or if...
Small Modular Nuclear Comes to Canada; Plug 'n' Play Solar Comes to the U.S.
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Canada approves its first Small Modular Reactor (SMR), but critics argue it's a costly, high-risk distraction from cheaper, proven renewables. Ont...
Thorium Dreams, Landfill Solar & EVs That Just Keep Going
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We dive into thorium nuclear reactors — a long-dormant technology with huge safety and environmental potential, now being revived by China. What are...
Electric Vehicle Range May Need to Equal Gas Cars
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A massive blackout brought Spain and Portugal to a standstill this week, reminding us just how deeply modern life depends on electricity. The outage d...
Pope Francis: The First Climate Pope
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pope Francis had become one of the most influential voices on the moral side of climate change. Back in 2015, he released an encyclical called Laudato...
Solar Saving Lives in Emerging Economies (Remixed)
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Sierra Leone, solar power is saving lives—literally. A neonatal intensive care unit that once faced constant blackouts is now powered by a solar ...
Hydrogen Cruise Ship Sails Next Year; Delhi Bans Gas and Diesel
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Texas offers billions to build gas power plants—but no one wants the cash. Developers say renewables are just too cheap. Meanwhile, Delhi cracks dow...
Lives Changed by a Solar Panel; USB-C for Ebikes
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 256 of The Clean Energy Show! This week, we explore the challenges of allowing Chinese EVs into Canada, the arrival of USB-C chargi...
Solar Plus Batteries Proven As the New Baseload
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Solar plus batteries are having a breakthrough moment, signaling a major shift in global energy. An aluminum plant in Australia is moving to solar plu...
Five Minute EV Charging: RIP Internal Combustion Engine
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
James goes on a well-deserved rant about his local government doubling the road tax on electric vehicles. Despite rarely using highways, his Nissan LE...
Why U.S. Refineries May Drop Alberta Oil
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alberta has long believed its oil would sell forever, but U.S. refineries are signaling they could drop Alberta crude in a heartbeat. Looks like "fore...
Solar Boom in Pakistan from the Ground Up
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The develping country of Pakistan has a terrible power grid but that's why it is experiencing a massive shift to solar, from the ground, up! With a pa...
Nuclear Stalemate, Solar Breakthrough
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Clean Energy Show, James and Brian explore a groundbreaking startup backed by OpenAI's Sam Altman that's turning sunlight into ...
Palm Oil Without the Deforestation? It's Here.
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Palm oil is one of the biggest environmental villains, but now a Dutch biotech company has scaled up a breakthrough yeast-based alternative that could...
5th Anniversary Special! Clean Energy Progress Since 2020
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our special fifth-anniversary episode! This week, we take a trip down memory lane to reflect on five years of clean energy news, predictions, and surp...
Canada in Crisis, China Dominating Electric Vehicle and Self-Driving
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Canada's unprecedented existential crisis caused by bizarre actions from the White House. It could be worse—we could be Greenland. Meanwhile, the lo...
Solar Goes Nuclear
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The United Arab Emirates is building the world's largest solar farm with battery storage, capable of providing 1 GW of consistent baseload power, just...
Fireproofing Homes in a World on Fire and Construction Goes Electric
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast Show Notes for Episode 246 of The Clean Energy Show In this week's episode of The Clean Energy Show, we explore the intersection of climate, t...
Fire Weather: Urban Wildfires are Climate Change's Biggest Threat
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, focusing on the Pacific Palisades community and the implications for urban areas as climate change intensifi...
Remembering Jimmy Carter, 1970s Energy Crises, and a New Era in Clean Energy
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We honor the life and legacy of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who passed away last week at the age of 100. Carter's visionary actions, from inst...
2024 Year in Review Special
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special year-end episode of The Clean Energy Show, we reflect on the remarkable progress in clean energy throughout 2024. From groundbreaking ...
Sharing Power Between North America and Europe is Possible
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 242 of The Clean Energy Show! This week, we explore a groundbreaking proposal to connect Europe's and North America's power grids u...
EV Charging Gets Smarter, Solar Power Prescriptions, and the Earth's Dimming Albedo
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we dive into the latest advancements in clean energy and sustainability! A universal 'Plug and Charge' protocol for EVs is set to roll out ...
NFL Sunday Night Football Backed Up By Batteries; Geoengineering Warning System
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Scientists in the Rockies are developing technology to detect attempts to dim the sun—a safeguard against rogue geoengineering experiments. A propos...
Nuclear V.4 U.S. Approval; A Citizen's Utility Takes Charge
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The latest developments from COP29, the annual climate summit, where world leaders committed $300 billion per year to help developing nations combat c...
Wave Power from the Ocean; COP 29 Infiltration; Solar vs Utilities
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
California is embracing wave power technology to generate electricity from ocean waves, which will help power thousands of homes. A new study challen...
Solar Panels Get a Second Life in Developing Countries
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Solar panels are built to last, often functioning for decades beyond their warranty. When they're replaced, many are finding a second life in energy...
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Could Collapse in 15 Years
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sheep grazing under solar panels in Australia are producing higher-quality wool! Could agrivoltaics be the future of sustainable farming? Scientists p...
Hey, Politicians
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Louisville has launched America's first 100% electric garbage truck fleet. These trucks are perfectly suited for waste collection with heavy loads, st...
The Clean Energy Show - Promo: Norway
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
145. Apple Inc. will Heat A Small Town; Uganda to Give Away Free E-Motorcycles; Hyundai EVs only for Norway
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Apple will use its waste heat from a data processing center to heat a small town. Uganda will swap out gas two wheelers for E-motorcycles for free. An...
144. 2022 Year End Spectacular! The Year in Clean Energy and Electrified Transportation
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why 2022 was a good year for clean energy (thanks Putin!), our EV of the year, solar on an abandoned nuclear power plant site, Brian gets stranded by ...
143. The Fusion Energy Breakthrough vs. Climate Change
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A net energy gain for fusion in a lab is a landmark scientific achievement but we're decades away from commercialization according to experts. We have...
142. Tesla Proves Long Distance Semis Can Be Electrified; Fossil Fuel's Campaign Against the Planet
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tesla released their 500 mile/800 KM battery electric semi truck, proving that long-haul tranport can be electrified. A Texas fossil fuel foundation i...
141. When Electric Cars Aren't Reliable; The Benefits of Processed Foods
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brian talks about Wired.com's story on the benefits of processed foods. James is depressed because his beloved Nissan LEAF needs a new PTC cabin heat...
140. Oil's Last Lavish Party: The 2022 World Cup in Qatar
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Two hundred billion dollars of oil and gas money to through The World Cup in Qatar. Turns out Qatar is 'new money' and yet has a huge sovereign fund o...
The Clean Energy Myths Holding Us Back
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Debunking the myths that say we can't live without carbon. Plus, plug-in hybrids and wooden sky scrapers. James and Brian attend Drive Electric Week e...