Explaining nuclear energy to the TikTok generation, with Kaylee Cunningham

Explaining nuclear energy to the TikTok generation, with Kaylee Cunningham

Good Clean Energy is a podcast that tackles one of the most existential questions of our time: how to build a world with abundant, affordable, carbon-free electricity. TAE’s Jim McNiel dives into deep conversations with experts ranging from scientists to innovators to changemakers about the challenges our current electricity systems face and updates on the race for game-changing, clean ways to power our lives.

In this episode, McNiel is joined by Kaylee Cunningham, a first-year PhD student at MIT in nuclear engineering and a popular TikTok influencer who’s focused on communicating about the potential for nuclear power. The pair discuss Cunningham’s efforts to educate her generation about nuclear energy in a relatable, fast-paced way.

How to End Energy Poverty in Africa

How to End Energy Poverty in Africa

Good Clean Energy is a podcast about how to build a world with abundant, affordable, carbon-free electricity. TAE’s Jim McNiel hosts in-depth conversations with scientists, innovators and energy experts about the challenges our electricity systems face and the race for game-changing, clean ways to power our lives.

In this episode, Jim is joined by Rose Mutiso, research director for the D.C.-based think tank Energy for Growth Hub, to discuss her work and the path forward for “energy poor” countries on the continent of Africa.

Fusion Tech in Medicine, Industry May Fund Path to Power Plants

Fusion Tech in Medicine, Industry May Fund Path to Power Plants

With more than a dozen companies working on different designs to trigger and control fusion reactions, researchers have also come up with innovative systems that can be used in applications from medicine to industrial imaging to electric vehicles. Creating businesses around these products can generate revenue now that will help support the end-goal of a fusion power plant, said Michl Binderbauer, chief executive officer of TAE Technologies Inc.