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Hosted by BioZen Batteries · technology · EN · 33 episodes
The success of renewable and green energy (like wind and solar) requires a diversity of energy storage options — beyond lithium-ion batteries. What will those alternatives look like? Each episode, we bring you a new perspective from a leading authority in batteries and energy storage focused on expanding the electrical grid with up-and-coming technology.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe success of renewable and green energy (like wind and solar) requires a diversity of energy storage options, beyond lithium-ion batteries. What will those alternatives look like? Each episode, we bring you a new perspective from a leading authority in batteries and energy storage focused on expanding the electrical grid with up-and-coming technology.
Beyond Lithium is hosted by BioZen Batteries. The show has published 33 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "33 | Battery Humanity: Ecosystem Gaps, Stereotypes, AI/ML, and Collaborative Scale-Up, with Dr. Sama Aghniaey, founder and president of The Battery Saloon and fractional CCO of Ion Gates Consulting" (6 July 2026, 31 minutes), "32 | Circular-Economy Truths, Purple Batteries, Low-V Backbone, & 45X, with Roger Miksad, President & Executive Director of Battery Council International" (5 December 2025, 38 minutes), and "31 | FBNA, Macro Shifts in Market/Policy/45X, Season 2 kickoff, with Russ Weed, President of CleanTech Strategies" (13 October 2025, 16 minutes).
Beyond Lithium publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 27 minutes across 33 episodes.
Booking probability for Beyond Lithium is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Beyond Lithium requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Beyond Lithium's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Beyond Lithium are Scientific Research & Development and Batteries, Cables & Other Electrical. Beyond Lithium has a technology audience.
BioZen Batteries hosts Beyond Lithium, a technology show with 33 episodes published.
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Episode #3
🌉 What are the biggest fatal mistakes battery startups make? How do we close battery ecosystem gaps and collaborate domestically to compete with China? How is AI being used in batteries? What actions combat stereotypes...
Episode #2
🪨 What product is the cornerstone of the US economy, enabling workers to commute every single day? What is the real trick to a truly circular economy? And how is this all tied to the end of World War I? For answers, we...
Episode #1
📈 Are Flow Batteries poised to break out in North America? How do AI and data centers compare to electric utilities in their priorities? What is FBNA and how can I attend? Kicking off Season 2 of Beyond Lithium...
Episode #30
🚒🧯 What’s the best strategy to prevent future battery fires? What type of energy storage system (ESS) does the fire department think is best? How do we build safe energy storage systems? For answers, we turn to Doug...
Episode #29
🐳 Why doesn’t Nature store energy using metal? And what does it use? And how many kWh of energy per liter is stored in a Blue Whale?! For answers, we turn to the dynamic duo of Constantin Eis (CEO, CMBlu Energy AG—the...
Episode #28
🧗♂️ What is Fourth Power’s Guinness World record? Can we make renewables just as dispatchable as fossil fuels? And how is a battery like a carabiner?! For answers, tune into this episode where Arvin Ganesan , CEO of...
Episode #27
🔋 What’s a 50 year old battery technology, made from abundant elements, with no risk of thermal runaway and no cycling degradation? Why was it originally targeted for EVs but now more for grid storage? What unique...
Episode #26
📊 What is impact , and how is it quantified? Why are 87% of clean energy projects severely delayed or failing? If current electricity consumption is 4000 TWh/year, what will it be in 2050 (hint: a lot more)? What is...
Episode #25
🚀 “ It’s not rocket science ,” someone once told Mike Berger, Stryten Energy’s Director of Product Engineering. "Yes," he agreed. “ It’s probably even a little more complicated than rocket science because really it...
Episode #24
🏭 For the electric utilities, what is the most important metric for energy storage technology? What is the rule of 17%? What is dunkelflaute?! For answers, we turn to Kieran Claffey of Southern Company in discussion...
Episode #23
🐝 What is >100X more energy dense (33 kWh/kg) than Li-ion batteries (0.3kW/kg), and why is it so hard to store it at room temperature? What is a naturally-occurring gas that can be uniquely compressed into a non-toxic...
Episode #22
🌡 What's the difference between a heat pump and a heat engine ? What is synchronous inertia ? What are the four horses pulling the chariot of a startup company? Why does a technology need its own sandbox? For answers...
Episode #21
🚗 What is the most recycled product in the world, with 99.7% being collected into the recycling stream? Where does it get used beyond the starter / lighting / ignition functions in your car? Why does it have such a bad...
Episode #20
💡 Can you trademark a sound? Why can you only patent "non-obvious" inventions? Who decides what is non-obvious? What is Enablement and how does the Supreme Court's ruling on it affect cleantech?! For answers to these...
Episode #19
♾ That's right: Invinity, with a V for vanadium. How many square meters does it take to set up 1 MWh of vanadium flow batteries? For the answer, we turn to Matt Harper , CCO and Co-founder at Invinity, in discussion...
Episode #18
🐻 The capybara is nature's ultimate collaborator, existing peacefully in diverse global ecosystems. That harmonious disposition is exactly what CapyBara Energy seeks to bring to the energy storage market with their...
Episode #17
0️⃣ What's your favorite zero-emission load following dispatchable resource to enable green baseload? What even *is* green baseload?! For this episode, Mark Wanamaker of Lockheed Martin Energy Storage joins BioZen...
Episode #16
🔥 Is it just a glorified toaster? Not quite: At more than 1500 °C (2700 °F), the carbon blocks inside Antora's unique thermal batteries are resistively heated (like toaster coils heat bread), storing energy glowing-hot...
Episode #15
🍣🐟 "Operating the electric grid without energy storage is sort of like operating a sushi restaurant without a refrigerator." Tune into this episode to find out what Otoro Energy's CEO Michael Marshak means by that in...
Episode #14
⚡ Which metal was used as far back as 1799 when Alessandro Volta invented the voltaic pile, the original battery? Hint: It's still in use today in single-use alkaline batteries, and it's gaining adoption for safe...
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