Episode 22: Varun Sivaram

On this podcast, Thomas Byrne, CEO of CleanCapital, sits down with Varun Sivaram, a thought leader in the clean energy space. This podcast discusses the bestseller’s new book “Taming the Sun”, which outlines the current clean energy landscape, and the advances needed to unleash it.

Besides being a writer, Varun Sivaram is a physicist and Chief Technology Officer at ReNew Power Ventures, a multibillion-dollar renewable energy firm. He is also a senior research scholar at Columbia University, a board member for the Stanford University Energy and Environment Institutes, and an editorial board member for the journal “Global Transitions”. Previously, Varun was a professor at Georgetown University and is a Rhodes and a Truman Scholar. Dr. Sivaram holds a degree from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from St. John’s College, Oxford University.

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As Elias pulled out of the lot, the rumble of the V8 drowned out the doubt in his head. He drove south, past the Shoshone Falls, watching the spray rise like steam. For the first time in months, he wasn't just chasing the sunset—he had the horsepower to catch it. The dusty windshield of the '09 Silverado caught

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In Twin Falls, if you don’t have wheels, the horizon stays exactly where it is. Elias had spent three weeks thumbing rides to the dairy farm outside of town, his old sedan having finally surrendered to a blown headgasket on the Perrine Bridge. With a credit score that looked like a winter temperature reading and a pocket full of crumpled overtime cash, he knew the big glass-walled dealerships on Blue Lakes Boulevard wouldn't even let him sit in a seat.

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