PI Energy Podcast
The PI Energy Podcast is hosted by Founder & COO Phil Layton. Phil invites scientists and leaders in clean technology and renewable energy to discuss the latest trends, technology seen in the industry, and solutions for helping global climate change. PI Energy is developing a thin-film solar PV that enables solar energy that is low-cost, non-toxic, flexible, and globally scalable. This solution has the potential to expand the solar energy market globally to electric vehicles and surfaces that are not practical for today's solar PV. Our goal is to expand renewable energy globally, creating a positive impact to billions of individuals. More information about PI Energy can be found here www.pienergy.com.
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What the Inflation Reduction Act Means for Solar Technology - Timothy Kim
On this episode of the PI Energy Podcast, we talk to Timothy Kim, founder and CEO of ibV Energy Partners. They are a utility-scale solar and storage company who collaborate with businesses and local energy providers to expand solar. Before founding ibV Energy, Timothy was a Lieutenant in the US Navy, held senior roles
On this episode of the PI Energy Podcast, Phil interviews Dr. Raj DasGupta, CEO of Electrovaya. Electrovaya produces lithium ion batteries, named the Infinity Battery, and is working on a next generation solid state battery technology. They’re looking to bring this technology to E-buses and trucks, autonomous guided
Financing Companies That Do Good and Do Green - James Regulinski
This week, PI Energy CEO Phil Layton interviews James Regulinski, CEO and co-founder of The Carbon Collective. Their mission is to make investing in companies that promote a better future-- whether through low-carbon energy, technology, or even meatless products--easy and simple for the end user. Phil and James discuss
Energy Policy, US Utilities, and Climate Change - Charles Bayless
This week, Phil interviews Charles Bayless, a retired utility executive, lecturer on energy policy and climate change, former provost of West Virginia Institute of Technology, and business advisor to PI Energy. They discuss some of the over-arching issues with utility-scale energy, and how this leaves a lot of room for
This week Phil interviews Desmond Wheatley, CEO of Beam Global. Desmond gives us his take on the future of electrification of the transportation sector, and how Beam is making that possible. He tells us about the first commercial sunshine-powered plane, the need and want for new car-charging solutions, and the inevitab
Physics, Lasers, and the Technology to Change the World - Scott Cushing
This week Phil interviews Dr. Scott Cushing, an assistant professor at Caltech University and Technical Advisor to PI Energy. They discuss lasers, plasmonics, and the PIRET (plasmon-induced resonance energy transfer) project untaken together at PI Energy. See more about Dr. Cushing’s work here: https://cushinglab.calte
