{"podcast":{"title":"Energy Evolution","slug":"energy-evolution-835633","podcast_index_feed_id":835633,"rss_url":"https://batterymetals.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/5/f/d/85fd2d008a71c0bc16c3140a3186d450/EE_Updated.png","author":"S&P Global Energy","episode_count":365,"summary":"Interviews, analysis and reporting from S&P Global Energy on energy and commodities' transition to a cleaner future. Host Eklavya Gupte speaks with policymakers, industry professionals and S&P Global Energy in-house experts worldwide on topics related to decarbonization, climate, emerging fuels and energy sources, and the outlook for commodity markets from oil to power to metals. The Energy Evolution podcast merged with the Platts Future Energy podcast in January 2025.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-08T16:21:11.367456+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/energy-evolution-835633"},"episode":{"title":"Moving beyond the grid bottleneck with smart technology","slug":"moving-beyond-the-grid-bottleneck-with-smart-technology","published_at":"2026-07-21T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/energy-evolution-835633/moving-beyond-the-grid-bottleneck-with-smart-technology","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/energy-evolution-835633","url":"https://batterymetals.libsyn.com/moving-beyond-the-grid-bottleneck-with-smart-technology","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/batterymetals/Energy-5638100_-_Energy_Evolution_Grid_Bottleneck_-_v2.mp3?dest-id=1681160","summary":"Smart technology is rapidly redefining the debate over grid infrastructure. Rather than spending millions on new transformers, transmission lines and generation capacity, a growing consensus suggests the answer lies in using existing resources more intelligently. In this episode, host Eklavya Gupte speaks with Devrim Celal , Chief Flexibility and Marketing Officer at Kraken Technologies, about how consumer devices are being transformed into virtual power plants managing gigawatts in real time. Celal explains how Kraken coordinates nearly 8 gigawatts across half a million devices, from utility-scale batteries to home EV chargers, turning flexibility into the new currency of power markets. He discusses why the shift from thermal to renewable generation has created unprecedented volatility, and how time-of-use tariffs and smart optimization are unlocking consumer participation at scale. The conversation also examines why batteries have become the fastest-growing energy technology globally, and how the dual pressures of electrification and data center growth are forcing a fundamental reimagining of the grid.","meta_description":"Smart technology is rapidly redefining the debate over grid infrastructure. Rather than spending millions on new transformers, transmission lines and gene…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1423,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/energy-evolution-835633/episodes/moving-beyond-the-grid-bottleneck-with-smart-technology/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/energy-evolution-835633/moving-beyond-the-grid-bottleneck-with-smart-technology.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}