Direct Current - An Energy.gov Podcast

Direct Current - An Energy.gov Podcast


Latest Episodes

People Powered: Conrad Flowers, Lead Interconnection Engineer
April 13, 2022

Conrad Flowers wanted a more fulfilling career, so he followed his passion and took a job in solar energy. Now hes connecting solar farms to the electric grid and helping train the next generation of

People Powered: AlexAnna Salmon, Village Council President
February 17, 2022

AlexAnna Salmon is a fierce advocate for her home, a remote Alaskan town called Igiugig. As village council president, she's working to preserve her tribe's traditional way of life amid a warming clim

People Powered: Gaby Ibarra, Building Energy Analyst
January 21, 2022

Our series highlighting workers in clean energy continues! Gaby Ibarra, a first-generation college student and daughter of immigrants, shares her journey into a new career helping modernize heating and cooling systems for old buildings in New York City.

People Powered: Michael Flores, Wind Technician
December 21, 2021

In the latest episode of "People Powered," our new series on clean energy careers, wind technician Michael Flores shares what it's like to travel the country and scale 300-foot wind turbines for a liv

People Powered: Kaly Moore, Solar Construction Manager
November 29, 2021

Presenting "People Powered," a new series on clean energy careers! There are millions of good-paying jobs in energy, and we'll be introducing you to the folks who do them starting with Kaly Moore, c

Brewing Up Energy Savings
September 30, 2021

Contained within a single glass of beer is hundreds of hours of labor and vast amounts of resources. Join us as we go inside a popular craft brewery and learn how DOE programs are helping reduce costs while saving water and energy.

LCLS-II: Brighter, Faster, Smaller
July 09, 2021

Stretching nearly two miles under a freeway in Palo Alto, CA, the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) is a huge X-ray laser with the power to capture images of molecules in motion. Now, a big upgrade is taking this SLAC Lab facility to the next level.

LPO's New Look: A Conversation with Jigar Shah
June 14, 2021

With $40 billion in lending authority, the Loan Programs Office is one of the Energy Department's most powerful clean energy investment tools. We sat down with Director Jigar Shah to talk about how LP

Getting to Know Secretary Granholm
April 21, 2021

The nation's 16th Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm, sat down with Direct Current to talk clean energy, climate, her "obsession" with creating millions of good-paying union jobs, and her vision for the Department of Energy.

Mars 2020, Part 2: SuperCam Does It All
July 30, 2020

Developed by Los Alamos National Lab, SuperCam is the scientific “Swiss Army Knife” for NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover. In this episode, we hear from the SuperCam team what it's like shooting rocks with lasers, and how it could help us find