The topic of cost-competitiveness is a central focus in the podcast episodes, as it is identified as a key challenge for emerging clean technologies and alternative energy solutions to overcome.

In Startup Series: Cleaner Chemicals with Dioxcycle, the CEO of Dioxycle discusses the company's efforts to develop an electrolysis technology that can produce sustainable ethylene at a cost that is competitive with fossil-based production. Similarly, the episodes The Energy Gang at the London Hydrogen Conference - Part 1 and Unlocking Hydrogen's Potential highlight the need for green and blue hydrogen to become cost-competitive with conventional fuels and fossil-based hydrogen in order to drive wider adoption.

The episodes also touch on the role of government policies, subsidies, and investment in helping to bridge the cost gap between emerging clean technologies and incumbent fossil-based solutions.