Catalyst with Shayle Kann
Expert conversations about emerging climate technologies, markets and the practical path from invention to deployment.
- Host
- Shayle Kann
- Published by
- Canary Media
- Topic
- Energy & Electrification
- Format
- Interview
- Orientation
- Sustainability
- Themes
- Net Zero
- Made for
- Professional / Practitioner, Founder / Entrepreneur, Investor
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1 Oct 2026 · 38 min
ERCOT batteries: boom, bust, or rebound?
It’s been a wild few years for grid-scale batteries in Texas. At the start of the decade, the Lone Star State was home to roughly 200 megawatts of battery capacity. Today, that number has skyrocketed to seventeen gigawatts…with at least five more gigawatts expected to come online by the end of 2026. But this rapid buildout quickly led to market saturation. In the past year alone, revenues plummeted by more than 80%, far below the threshold needed for fleet operators to stay in the black. The future of the battery market in Texas remains murky. Will the depression continue? Or will the imminent
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28 Sept 2026 · 31 min
The rush for clean, on-site power [partner content]
This is a partner episode, brought to you by Bloom Energy. Long interconnection queues, fragile supply chains, and a lack of grid capacity are pushing a wide range of C&I customers to invest in distributed, on-site power. But as data centers and other industrial facilities build more power behind the meter, new challenges have emerged. Air quality, noise, and water use are top concerns for local communities, making cleaner solutions like fuel cells much more attractive. This shift within the data center industry is starting to shape energy decisions in the broader C&I sector across retail, hea
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24 Sept 2026 · 32 min
Anduril's vision for powering maritime defense
Dual-use technologies and the rise of defense tech are having a moment. But how does the defense sector approach innovations in energy that may be necessary to optimize its fleets? To help answer that question, Shayle turns to the maritime sector to explore how advanced batteries, nuclear propulsion, and autonomous capabilities are shaping the future of defense. Unlike conventional EVs, maritime vehicles and drones must compete with the challenges presented by the sea in order to complete surveillance and reconnaissance-related missions, as well as direct attacks. Saltwater corrodes hardware,