Hosted by Peak Energy Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer, Cam Dales, IONS will bring you energetic and informative conversations across a wide range of topics with industry thought leaders from the world of energy storage and renewable energy.
Technological Pragmatism - A Conversation with Adrian Yao of EnPower & STEER
Host Cam interviews Dr. Adrian Yao, founder of EnPower and STEER, about achieving technological pragmatism for battery commercialization in the West.
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From Fluence to the Future - A Conversation with Energy Storage Pioneer Dr. Marek Kubik
In this episode of the IONS podcast, host Cam Dales sits down with energy storage pioneer Marek Kubik to discuss the past, present, and future of the grid-scale energy storage industry. Drawing on over 16 years of experience, from the early commercial projects at AES to the scaling of Fluence, Marek provides a unique perspective on how storage has evolved from a niche grid-stabilization tool into a cornerstone of the global energy transition. The episode explores several key themes: The Middl...
4 Dec 2025
An Energizing Career - A Conversation with Industry Legend Bob Galyen
In this episode, we talk with battery industry legend Bob Galyen. Reflecting on his nearly 50 years in the battery industry, Bob shares his career journey from the US automotive industry to last week’s announcement of his receiving the Benchmark Lifetime Achievement Award. He details his experience as an early executive at CATL, where he played an instrumental role in building what is now the world’s biggest battery company. We discuss batteries' role in saving the planet by reducing po...
16 Sept 2025
The Grid is Ripe for Innovation - A Discussion with Argonne National Laboratory's Dr. Venkat Srinivasan
This episode of the IONS podcast features host Cam Dales of Peak Energy with Dr. Venkat Srinivasan, a prominent battery scientist at Argonne National Lab. Dr. Srinivasan, an electrochemist with 30 years in the field, explains Argonne's "big science" mission to solve national problems like energy storage, also aiding industry. His industry sabbatical reinforced his dedication to fundamental scientific inquiry. The conversation highlights a shift in battery applications: beyond mature ele...
12 Aug 2025
A View From the Hill - A Policy Conversation with Venn Strategies
This IONS podcast episode features Cam Dales (Peak Energy) with Ben Steinberg and Carly Good from Venn Strategies, a lobbying and consulting firm based in Washington DC. They delve into how policy significantly impacts the energy and battery storage industry. The discussion traces US energy policy evolution from the Obama administration's Recovery Act and its early battery manufacturing investments to the current era of industrial policy. Key legislation highlighted includes the Bipartisan In...
5 Jun 2025
Safety First - A Conversation with Matthew Paiss of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Matthew Paiss of PNNL discusses battery safety codes and standards, sharing his expertise in energy storage safety during an interview with the host.
1 May 2025
Investing In Energy - A Conversation with VC Anil Achyuta Formerly of TDK Ventures
In this episode, host Cam Dales of Peak Energy speaks with Anil Achuta, an early investor in Peak from TDK Ventures. TDK Ventures, the corporate VC arm of TDK Corporation, invests in deep tech/frontier tech within energy and mobility, characterized by a long-term, patient approach. We discuss TDK's significant role in batteries back to the 2004/2005 acquisition of Chinese company ATL, whose pouch cell technology, propelled by the iPhone's success, led to the spin-off and rise of CATL. A key f...
13 Mar 2025
You down with NFP? Yeah you know me. Sodium-ion Deep Dive with Dr. Brandon Kelly.
In this episode of the IONS Podcast, host Cam Dales talks with Peak Energy’s VP of Cell Engineering, Brandon Kelly, PhD, about the potential of sodium-ion batteries, with a focus on the NFPP (sodium iron phosphate pyrophosphate) chemistry that Peak Energy is developing for grid storage. Dr. Kelly explains how NFPP is particularly well-suited for stationary energy storage, offering strong stability, safety advantages over certain lithium-ion chemistries, and long cycle life. While NFPP cells c...
27 Feb 2025
Northvolt from an Insider - What Went Wrong, What Went Right and Lessons Learned
On this episode of the IONS podcast, we talk with Landon Mossburg, co-founder of Peak Energy, who shares his experiences helping Northvolt grow from a team of 20 people to become Europe's largest battery manufacturer. Now, having declared bankruptcy, Northvolt's meteoric rise and tragic fall begs the question: how can western companies compete with the Chinese and Korean companies that dominate the industry today? Host Cam Dales explores what went right, what went wrong, and what lesson...
23 Jan 2025
It All Started with Trampolines
This episode’s guest is Geoff Brown, former CEO of Powin and now Chief Strategy Officer at Peak Energy. A veteran of the renewable energy sector, Geoff discusses his journey and the evolution of energy storage with host Cam Dales, Chief Commercial Officer at Peak. Geoff recounts his early career and his time at Powin, a company that grew from a trampoline importer to a major battery system integrator.Key topics include the crucial role of system integrators, the impact of Chinese cell ma...
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Technological Pragmatism - A Conversation with Adrian Yao of EnPower & STEER
Published 13 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I mean, that industry academia divide, I think, needs to be worked on. I totally agree with you. And, you know, so just to summarize for our listeners, so STEER is an acronym. What does it stand for? STEER is not an acronym. It started off as an acronym, but I don't like it. So now it's actually just a verb. Exactly. It's STEER. It's a way to help guide what to build, where to innovate, and how to invest. Where to steer the ship in research and in company building and in where we want to put our development dollars, right? Exactly. I think noble goal and absolutely needed as we think about sort of industrial policy and um, how to be competitive in the world. […]
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