Ep 15: Richard Powell, Clearpath

Episode Content:

• The origin story of Clearpath and politics role in the climate divide

• The "full toolkit" solution to world energy

• The "more innovation and less regulation" approach to federal policy

• An explanation of Production Tax credits and how they fit into energy markets

• "Leveling the playing field" for zero emissions standards

• How they focus on the innovation and the government's role in R&D

• Refocusing the Department of Energy's R&D efforts with moonshot initiatives

• Changing the paradigm of how we build new nuclear

• Three other research groups intensely focused on understanding construction costs

• China - and the risks of us ceding world nuclear leadership to them

• Energy's role in international political relationships

• The three things we need to move the industry forward...