Upgrading the grid for a net-zero world isn’t just a matter of building new infrastructure. Yes, miles of additional cables will be needed, as will more transformers, more substations and more engineers and technicians. But plenty of existing technology will also need to be updated. On the third episode of Zero’s grid series, TS Conductor founder Jason Huang discusses the material science breakthroughs that have enabled his company to create cables that have twice the conductivity of existing cables — and just as much strength. 

Explore further:
Past episode with grid expert Sanjeet Sanghera about the global challenge of updating the grid
Past episode with Scottish Power CEO Keith Anderson about the kinds of government interventions that can speed the march to electrification 
Past episode with Bill Gates about the tech startup investment landscape

Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks this week to Kira Bindrim, Matthew Griffin, and Jessica Beck. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green.

Upgrading the grid for a net-zero world isn’t just a matter of building new infrastructure. Yes, miles of additional cables will be needed, as will more transformers, more substations and more engineers and technicians. But plenty of existing technology will also need to be updated. On the third episode of Zero’s grid series, TS Conductor founder Jason Huang discusses the material science breakthroughs that have enabled his company to create cables that have twice the conductivity of existing cables — and just as much strength. 
Explore further:
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://omnystudio.com/p/zero/clips/4f043f5f-7195-4ac9-9f3e-b1b700a88eea">Past episode with grid expert Sanjeet Sanghera</a> about the global challenge of updating the grid</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://omnystudio.com/p/zero/clips/d18ce709-cef2-49fd-84c8-b1bd011e69aa">Past episode with Scottish Power CEO Keith Anderson</a> about the kinds of government interventions that can speed the march to electrification </li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://omnystudio.com/p/zero/clips/5c03674f-ef34-4279-81a9-b19a00c73e8a">Past episode with Bill Gates</a> about the tech startup investment landscape</li>
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Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks this week to Kira Bindrim, Matthew Griffin, and Jessica Beck. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/green">https://www.bloomberg.com/green</a>.

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