Battery + Storage Podcast
Battery + Storage Podcast
Bill Derasmo, Troutman Pepper Locke
Troutman Pepper Locke energy attorneys sit down with battery energy storage professionals from across the industry. The podcast shares the perspectives of industry veterans and thought leaders as they discuss how energy storage technologies are being developed, financed, and deployed in today's power markets.
Vanadium Has Entered the Chat
Bill Derasmo sits down with Shane McBee, vice president of business development at Invinity Energy Systems, to unpack why vanadium may hold the key to solving one of the grid's most persistent challenges.
Jun 23
25 min
Solid Flow, Strong Future
Join Vaughn Morrison for a conversation with Giovanni Damato, president of CMBlu Energy U.S., as they dig into the company's long‑duration, water‑based battery technology.
Jun 3
31 min
The Silicon Switch-Up
Bill Derasmo and Jonathan Tan, CEO and co‑founder of Coreshell, discuss how U.S.-made silicon anodes could reshape the global battery industry.
May 12
30 min
Soaking Up the Sun
Vaughn Morrison and Darin Green of Array Technologies explore how "engineered simplicity" in solar trackers is reshaping the economics of utility‑scale solar and storage.
Apr 15
31 min
Go Big and Go BESS
Host Bill Derasmo is joined by Chris McKissack, CEO of Fullmark Energy, to unpack the rise of standalone storage and the complexities of energy storage projects.
Mar 11
27 min
Battery Chemistry's AI Era
Bill Derasmo sits down with ZincFive's vice president of global sales and product management, Brandon Smith, to talk about why nickel-zinc battery chemistry is built for the AI era.
Jan 28
28 min
Watt's Up, ERCOT?
Bill Derasmo and Casey Bell sit down with OCI Energy President Sabah Bayatli to unpack OCI's approach to utility‑scale solar and four‑hour battery storage.
Dec 5, 2025
36 min
NASA to Grid: The Journey of Nickel-Hydrogen Batteries With Majid Keshavarz, EnerVenue
Bill Derasmo chats with Dr. Majid Keshavarz, chief technology officer at EnerVenue, about the evolution of nickel-hydrogen batteries from their NASA origins in the 1970s to today’s grid applications.
Nov 11, 2025
20 min
Navigating the Energy Frontier With Aric Zurek, Fluence
Bill Derasmo chats with Aric Zurek, president of Fluence Digital and SVP of Fluence. Aric shares insights from his diverse career in nuclear, gas, oil, and battery storage, and discusses Fluence's strategic acquisitions of AMS and Nispera.
Sep 23, 2025
37 min
Creating Solid-State Solutions: Todd Crescenzo, Clear Creek Investments and Jorge Diaz Schneider, ION Storage Systems
Bill Derasmo and John Leonti sit down with Todd Crescenzo, managing partner at Clear Creek Investments, and Jorge Diaz Schneider, CEO of ION Storage Systems.
Sep 10, 2025
31 min
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