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Otto Gunderson
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Otto Gunderson has been working in clean energy for the last 7 years, with the last two being spent split between South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia, reporting on the transition to clean energy. After traveling and writing for two years, his goal in founding The Energy Pioneer was to create a news outlet with a global approach to clean energy journalism. He particularly enjoys writing about entrepreneurship, investment, and innovations that are contributing to greenhouse gas reduction and clean energy development. He has spent the last several summers working as a wildland firefighter and enjoys writing about the climate impacts of fossil fuels.
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Dec 2, 2025 ∙ 4 min
A Crash Course in Climate Finance #1
The role that venture capital will play in developing early-stage clean energy technologies is likely to mirror its scale in developing AI, internet companies, and social media platforms. While many of the hallmarks of VC remain the same, including long-shot bets, radical new technologies, and high potential returns, many of the challenges are new.
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Aug 29, 2025 ∙ 4 min
Chile's Bet on Green Hydrogen
With the ambitious goal of becoming a world leader in green hydrogen and the renewable resources to achieve it, Chile's push for green hydrogen is poised for growth in the coming decade. Policies in The National Green Hydrogen Strategy and the Green Hydrogen Action Plan demonstrate the country's commitment to a reduction in green hydrogen cost as they aim to make it the cheapest in the world.
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Aug 1, 2025 ∙ 4 min
Spurring Solar Development in Thailand
Despite solar representing the cheapest form of electricity in Thailand since 2022, the roadblocks to solar having a substantial share of Thailand's energy matrix remain prevalent. This is particularly surprising because these solar projects, even when incorporated with batteries, represent a more economic alternative to thermal plants. A report from BloombergNEF found that a solar project with 4 hours of storage will be able to compete with existing thermal power plants this year.
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