Concentrated Solar Power...Can Save the World?
We started our series on solar energy at a small scale. This time, we are going big -- the Al Kharsaah Solar Plant in Qatar is one of the largest solar farms in the world. In this episode, we're going to take a closer look at solar at scale—exploring the limits to scaling up this seemingly unlimite…
Big Dam, Little Dam: Meet the New Hydropower
Hydropower comes in many forms, though most people still associate it with big dams. In the heyday of dam building, projects like Grand Coulee Dam and Boulder Dam in the American West were monumental efforts. But back then, we didn't fully understand how dams could disrupt ecosystems; now we do, an…
Harnessing the Maelstrom: Tidal Energy
Water is 800 times denser than air and when large volumes start moving in a single direction with force and purpose, it becomes virtually unstoppable. And that force represents an opportunity to harness the power of water in a way that's different from conventional hydropower. Instead of relying on…
A Nuclear Reactor for Alaska's F-35s
The multi-million dollar fighter jets that roar over the local tennis court where I coach the high school team is a daily reminder that Fairbanks is home to one of the most strategically important Air Force bases in the world. And now, Eielson Air Force Base is about to make history on a very diffe…
Passive Cooling
On this podcast, we spend a lot of time talking about electricity — how to generate it, store it, and use less of it. But the truth is, the bigger share of our energy use often goes to heating and cooling — the invisible comfort systems that keep us alive in the places we choose to live.
Humans ar…
The Last Coal Mine in Svalbard
Norway is determined to move away from coal and other fossil fuels entirely, but the town of Longyearbyen in the Arctic outpost of Svalbard is literally built around coal and has identified strongly as a coal town for more than 100 years. This year, the last coal mine in Longyearbyen shut down — no…
Coal-Powered Energy Research at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
In Fairbanks, four trainloads of coal arrive every day to power and heat the University of Alaska campus that's known for its cutting-edge research on integrating renewable energy technologies. Building a brand new coal-fired power plant in the 21st century was, to put it mildly, a controversial de…
Listen to Gwen on the Fissionary Podcast
Gwen, Jennifer, and Tony have spent this spring and summer traveling around reporting for an exciting new season of Closing the Gap that will tell the entire history of nuclear energy over 10 episodes-- from neutron star collisions to the most recent test reactors that just went critical by Presid…
The Story of Nuclear Power: Coming this Fall from Closing the Gap
The award-winning Closing the Gap podcast is returning for a third season with a special series. It's a sweeping look at the past, present, and future of nuclear energy—one of the most promising, controversial, and misunderstood technologies of the modern age. We're traveling the world to trace the…
Fleet Costs Don’t Just Disappear
Fleet costs money. Trying to minimize those expenses can cost far more.
Jennifer Pemberton, Senior Manager of Fleet and Routing at Alsco Uniforms, explains why the cheapest decision in the short term is not always the least expensive one in the long term.
From maintaining aging fleets to making the…
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