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Episodes
Episode 205: What’s the difference between first and second generation solar cells?
Episode 204: How can semiconductors bring electric vehicles to the next stage?
Episode 203: What are semiconductors?
Episode 202: How much data do smart grids collect?
Episode 201: Are researchers using smart grid data?
Episode 200: What is a smart grid?
Episode 199: Why is forecasting electricity demand hard?
Episode 198: How is demand for electricity forecasted?
Episode 197: Why do electric providers predict electricity demand?
Episode 196: Where was the first nuclear power plant built for domestic peacetime located?
Episode 195: What fuel did Pittsburgh’s first street lamps consume?
Episode 194: Were there ever natural gas wells within the city of Pittsburgh’s boundaries?
Episode 193: What cities used to be the nation’s centers for refining petroleum?
Episode 192: Which fuel sources were the most important in Pittsburgh’s history?
Episode 191: Is biomass a viable energy source?
Episode 190: What are biofuels and what are they used for?
Episode 189: Do you ever worry about the environmental impact of all the plastic we use?
Episode 188: Will we ever run out of fossil fuels?
Episode 187: What is crude oil and how do we turn it into useful products?
Episode 186: A lot of cities have goals to reduce greenhouse gases. What are they doing in Pittsburgh?
Episode 185: What exactly does the “metric global warming potential” entail?
Episode 184: As our population changes, how will energy use change?
Episode 181: What are variable electricity prices?
Episode 180: Does shopping online save energy?
Episode 179: What are vampire electrical loads?
Episode 178: How much electricity do data centers consume?
Episode 177: How do coastal towns feel about offshore wind projects compared to onshore ones in their community?
Episode 176: Where do most people prefer to have wind energy projects located?
Episode 175: What do people think about the prospect of a wind farm in their community?
Episode 174: What’s the advantage of adding energy storage to a wind project?
Episode 173: Where should we build wind energy projects?
Episode 172: Are biofuels good for the environment?
Episode 171: What are the true prices of alternative fuels?
Episode 170: Why does fuel contain 10% ethanol?
Episode 169: What are flex fuel vehicles?
Episode 168: Why aren’t alternative fuels more available?
Episode 167: How can we encourage renters and landlords to use less electricity?
Episode 166: Can we help low-income families use less electricity?
Episode 165: Why do people decide to put solar panels on their home?
Episode 164: How should your electricity bill show your consumption?
Episode 163: Can smart meters be hacked?
Episode 162: Where does energy go when we use it?
Episode 161: What are some of the options for using shale gas?
Episode 160: How are new materials important to our energy infrastructure?
Episode 159: How is solar thermal power generated and used?
Episode 158: How is solar electric power generated and captured?
Episode 157: Should I buy batteries for my home?
Episode 156: What are electric bikes?
Episode 155: What kind of batteries are used in drones?
Episode 154: Why do batteries catch fire?
Episode 153: How many miles can an electric vehicle go before running out of energy?
Episode 152: How do coal-fired power plants use water?
Episode 151: Are there any problems with using water desalination to increase our water supply?
Episode 150: Can hydraulic fracturing cause earthquakes & if so, what can we do about it?
Episode 149: What practices are available to better manage the wastewater from hydraulic fracturing?
Episode 148: Is it true that hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, uses a lot of water?
Episode 147: Which is better, a revenue-neutral carbon tax or a cap-and-trade program?
Episode 146: Why do environmental regulations tend to adversely affect firms that extract or use coal?
Episode 145: How does environmental policy affect measures like GDP?
Episode 144: I am considering buying an electric vehicle, should I?
Episode 143: Do markets tend to solve environmental problems without government regulation?
Episode 142: Is there one single technology or strategy that could solve the climate problem?
Episode 141: Is the environmental effect of renewables the same everywhere?
Episode 140: Do rebates for energy efficient appliances work?
Episode 139: Are natural gas vehicles a good idea?
Episode 138: What is energy storage?
Episode 137: Is it cost-effective to put solar panels on my roof?
Episode 136: What is a ground-source heat pump and should I install one in my house?
Episode 135: Should I get new windows to improve the energy efficiency of my home?
Episode 134: What is the most cost-effective way to improve the energy efficiency of my home?
Episode 133: Do homes use more energy today than in the 1980’s?
Episode 132: How Can Cities Prepare for Blackouts?
Episode 131: Can we prevent blackouts?
Episode 130: Why are some power companies charging a fee to customers who install solar panels?
Episode 129: What would it take to go off the grid entirely?
Episode 128: Where should wind and solar plants be located to best lower pollution?
Episode 127: Are wind and solar the only low-pollution sources of electricity generation?
Episode 126: How much of our electric power could be generated by renewables like wind and solar?
Episode 125: How have some new energy technologies influenced the global price of energy?
Episode 124: What can happen when businesses implement new technologies to increase energy efficiency?
Ep 123: Can the current price of energy influence our use of new energy technologies?
Episode 122: How can tax policy influence which energy technologies we use?
Ep 121: What are the impacts of energy on water?
Ep 120: What are the hidden costs of energy?
Ep 119: How can maximizing our energy and water efficiency bolster national security?
Episode 118: How is nuclear waste shipped and stored?
Episode 117: What are national energy labs and what do they do?
Episode 116: Will automated vehicles help save energy?
Episode 115: If I buy a plug-in electric vehicle, when is the most efficient time to charge it?
Episode 114: Will everyone be driving a plug-in electric vehicle in the future?
Episode 113: If I buy a plug-in electric vehicle, how much will it help the environment?
Episode 112: Are electric vehicles the right choice for you?
Episode 111: How can social networks affect energy investment decisions?
Episode 110: Default settings make things easy, but do they save us the most energy?
Episode 109: Would a display in your home providing information on how much energy you use influence your behavior?
Episode 108: Can knowing how much energy my neighbor uses affect my energy use?
Episode 107: Can the knowledge that we’re being watched change how we use energy?
Episode 106: Have you ever wondered how natural gas is used to make electricity?
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