{"podcast":{"title":"Earthlings 2.0 Podcast","slug":"earthlings-2-0-podcast-4600078","podcast_index_feed_id":4600078,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/earthlings-podcast/","website_url":"https://earthlingspodcast.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/9634c355-9fe4-4214-93e5-7bb3143ec38a/4WlaceVSNYbn5pHhDYQz2w3E.jpg","author":"Lisa Ann Pinkerton","episode_count":170,"summary":"The Earthlings Podcast takes a look at the big issues facing humanity in the early 21st century and our relationship to our environment, technology, and each other. Each episode, award-winning journalist, and former NPR reporter Lisa Ann Pinkerton hosts experts, scientists, and leaders working to solve the world’s biggest challenges. Together, they cover wide-ranging topics including environmental solutions, emerging technologies, what the future might look like, and more. Support us on Patreon and receive exclusive content and benefits.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T16:17:47.073068+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/earthlings-2-0-podcast-4600078"},"episode":{"title":"#167: How Quantum Hydrogen Can Clean Up Industrial Heat Production With Clean Planet Inc.","slug":"167-how-quantum-hydrogen-can-clean-up-industrial-heat-production-with-clean-planet-inc","published_at":"2026-06-30T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/earthlings-2-0-podcast-4600078/167-how-quantum-hydrogen-can-clean-up-industrial-heat-production-with-clean-planet-inc","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/earthlings-2-0-podcast-4600078","url":"https://resourcelabs.co/earthlings-episodes/167-how-quantum-hydrogen-can-clean-up-industrial-heat-production-with-clean-planet-inc-","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/459e54e3-2594-48e3-b05d-a6da8f124768.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Masami Hayashi, Global Strategy Director at Clean Planet Inc., about the company's work developing solid-state fusion technology for industrial heat. While electricity often dominates clean energy discussions, industrial heat remains one of the largest sources of global energy consumption and emissions. Hayashi explains that Clean Planet's Quantum Hydrogen Energy (QHE) technology uses hydrogen and proprietary metal catalysts to generate heat via solid-state fusion, potentially producing significant thermal energy from minimal fuel inputs. The conversation explores industrial heat decarbonization, hydrogen energy, fusion commercialization, and the potential role of this technology in factories, commercial buildings, and other heat-intensive industries. Check out a few of our episodes on the built environment: #159 – Combining Robotics and Mass Timber For Modular Urban Buildings with Intelligent City #131 – Why AI + Robotics Could Be The Future of Reclaimed Lumber with Urban Machine #108 – Autonomous Robots Driving Down Costs for Sustainable Infrastructure with Civ Robotics #29 – Living, Breathing, Beautiful Buildings with Lindsay Baker Key Points: Industrial heat is a major climate challenge that receives less attention than electricity generation – Manufacturing, commercial buildings, refrigeration systems, logistics facilities, and data centers all require large amounts of thermal energy, much of which is still produced using fossil fuels. Solid-state fusion could provide a new pathway for clean industrial heat – Clean Planet's Quantum Hydrogen Energy technology uses hydrogen and engineered metal catalysts to generate excess heat through a low-temperature fusion process, potentially delivering significantly more energy…","meta_description":"In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Masami Hayashi, Global Strategy Director at Clean Planet Inc., about the company's work developing solid…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1970,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/earthlings-2-0-podcast-4600078/episodes/167-how-quantum-hydrogen-can-clean-up-industrial-heat-production-with-clean-planet-inc/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/earthlings-2-0-podcast-4600078/167-how-quantum-hydrogen-can-clean-up-industrial-heat-production-with-clean-planet-inc.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}