This week Chris and Johan are joined by Niall Riddell, CEO and co-founder of Paua Tech. He aims to make every electric vehicle owner’s life a bit easier by simplifying the charging and payment process of charging events. The three discuss the peculiarities of such an early development sector and what challenges lie ahead. Listen in to find out why tariff incentives and smart charging will ease the integration of electric vehicles into the grid and what it’s like starting a company whilst providi...
Nov 28, 2021•53 min•Season 2Ep. 48
This week, Will is joined by Rob Kabera, President and COO at Sync Energy AI. Rob shares that a staggering 92% of power outages are caused by vegetation, a problem which his company uses Artificial Intelligence to solve. He also discusses how the effective provision of finance to developing communities is the single most important tool for their empowerment, and about his desire to use credit finance and energy systems to bring 500-million small-holder farmers out of poverty in the next 10 years...
Nov 24, 2021•40 min•Season 11Ep. 9
On time for his publication called "12 Insights on Hydrogen", Gniewomir Flis joins Chris and Johan to talk about his findings. This episode is a deep dive on various topics including the role of hydrogen for climate neutrality, geological hydrogen storage and its future use cases. Listen in, to find out more about grey, blue and green hydrogen as well as the the potential of ammonia. Agora Energiewende and the publication can be found here: https://www.agora-energiewende.de/en/projects/12-insigh...
Nov 21, 2021•51 min•Season 2Ep. 47
What sounds like an easy question, can be difficult to answer for laypersons. This week Chris is joined by Chris Hopper, who does a good job answering this question. German-born Chris Hopper has come a long way from installing off-grid solar systems in Rwanda as a student to co-founding a software company in California. With Aurora solar he and his team are able to support solar professionals in the design process of solar installations. Listen in to find out why developing an AI for years is fi...
Nov 14, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 46
This week, Will is joined by Dr Julia Song, Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of ESS Inc. They discuss the company's flagship low-cost, environmentally sustainable battery technology, which uses only earth-abundant iron, salt and water for the electrolyte. Julia also shares some engaging and amusing stories about the early days of the startup which she co-founded with her husband, Craig.
Nov 10, 2021•36 min•Season 11Ep. 8
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Nicolas Crettenand who is in charge of operations at hydrospider. The company has a subtle business model by which they supply Switzerland’s fuel cell lorries with hydrogen. They discuss the advantages over batteries and the chicken and egg problem of hydrogen. Listen in to find out why Switzerland is a perfect home market and what this has to do with the heavy-duty tax on lorries. Link to Hydrospider AG: https://hydrospider.ch/en/...
Nov 07, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 45
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Adam Kingdon. He founded Utonomy Ltd, which at its heart addresses the methane leakages in the gas distribution networks. With a combination of specialized hardware and IoT they can drive down costs for their customers. The three discuss physical and cyber hazards associated to this critical infrastructure and how machine learning is implemented in the system. Listen in, to find out how the company optimizes biomethane distribution and how it’s adapting to...
Oct 31, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 44
This week, Will is joined by Sharon Mustri, a battery storage analyst at Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Sharon discusses the role for economics in protecting the environment, a cause that's close to her heart. She also shares whether the world is likely to run out of Lithium any time soon.
Oct 27, 2021•40 min•Season 11Ep. 7
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Marco Terruzzin, Chief Product Officer at Energy Vault SA. Their technology uses the basic idea of potential and kinetic energy to lift and lower bricks to store and retrieve energy. Energy Vault has experienced very steep growth, they have recently raised $100 Mio. in capital through a Series C fundraising round followed by an announcement to list on the NYSE. Listen in, to find out what use cases they are aiming for and why software is so essential....
Oct 24, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 43
This week Chris and Will are joined by Chris Gribben live from ETOT to discuss the challenges and opportunities the pandemic has brought to the working environment and the recruiting process. Further, Chris Gribben elaborates on what he looks for in graduates and talents as well as SOCAR Trading’s role to meet the expectations the new generation of traders and analysts might have. Listen in to find out why HR is playing a more vital role than ever in the industry and what privacy regulations hav...
Oct 17, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 42
This week, Will is joined by Tony Pan, CEO and co-founder of Modern Electron, a sustainable heat and power company. Tony shares how there wasn't really a Eureka! moment in the early days of his start-up, just the natural evolution of a good idea. He also explains that he sees energy as the most important driver of modern civilisation and energy access as the key predictor of quality of life, two facts that drive his passion for the work he does.
Oct 13, 2021•35 min•Season 11Ep. 6
This week Chris and Johan talk to Melissa Lindsay who founded a virtual marketplace for LNG. She aims to team natural gas with carbon offsets for customers to compensate for the emissions. They discuss the inefficiency and opacity within the energy industry as well as peculiarities of the LNG market. Listen in to find out how to spin off successfully and why quality matters in carbon offsets.
Oct 10, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 41
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Christopher Engman, co-founder of Megadeals and chairman of MINE STORAGE. He aims to use old mines as a hydro power reservoir thereby revolutionizing the grid storage industry. Listen in to find out what this has to do with the old romans and swiss cheese and how his expertise can help fellow entrepreneurs and investors.
Oct 03, 2021•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 40
This week, we are joined by David Reid, the Chief Technology Officer and Chief Marketing Officer at NOV. David shares his story of the unique challenges and opportunities he faced within the technology space of the energy industry and how his creativity and passion for people and innovation helped him produce unique solutions for his team and company.
Sep 28, 2021•38 min•Season 11Ep. 5
This week Chris and Will talk to Jonah Margulis, Senior Vice President of Aker Offshore Wind and Vice Chair Board of Directors at Offshore Wind California. Jonah talks about how floating wind compares to fixed bottom in terms of installation, O&M and cost competitiveness. Find out how digital twins are used for predictive maintenance and whether floating represents the future of offshore wind technologies.
Sep 26, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Amy Francentic from buoyant ventures talks about the investments into start-ups that use machine learning and advanced data analytics to foster new business opportunities arising with climate change mitigation and adaptation. The energy transformation takes investors willing to invest in solutions making immediate impact and Amy shares success stories she has uncovered.
Sep 19, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 38
This week, Will is joined by Olivier Corradi, CEO and co-founder of Tomorrow, a company helping people take data-driven climate action. Olivier shares the motivations behind starting his own company and gives us a glimpse into what life was like in the early startup days. He also discusses how, if the world is to limit temperature rise to 2°C, we need the equivalent emissions degrowth of 30 Covid-19 lockdown years in a row.
Sep 15, 2021•41 min•Season 11Ep. 4
This week Chris and Johan speak with Eric Dresselhuys the CEO of ESS Inc. Eric shares his knowledge of energy storage and the different types of batteries. The energy transition demands storage for grid stabilty as well as industrial uses. Have a listen and learn about flow batteries and why ESS batteries are ecolocially sound. If you thought lithium batteries were the only key to the energy transfromation you are missing a big part of the puzzle.
Sep 12, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Chris and Will are joined by Pietro Rabassi from Nord Pool. Pietro shares their vision for Power trading in 2030. The 3 + 3 (6) current trends: European power markets in 2030 Integration/connecting of power markets: why and what benefits for market participants? Competition between NEMOs: what benefits for market participants?
Sep 05, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 36
This week, Will is joined by Ambuj Gupta, a Power Systems Software Engineer at Siemens India. Ambuj shares that his desire to work in the electricity sector came almost instinctively, but he only began writing code once he joined the workforce. He shares his visions for artificial intelligence and blockchain technology in the electricity sector, and speaks about how he is driven by the fact that his code helps keep the power on across the world.
Aug 31, 2021•36 min•Season 11Ep. 3
The $90 trillion gap to net zero is an exciting episode where Chris and Johan are joined by the CEO of Enian Phillip Bruner. He shares his experience building maps and other important data to help renewable project leaders and investors expidite the process. With better data risk of failure decreases and investors have a better chance of success.
Aug 28, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 35
This week Chris and Johan speak with Teague Egan CEO of EnergyX. He shares his story of how he came to find a better way to extract Lithium and why that is so important. He has built an amazining company which is looking to go public in the very near future. Come find out more about EnergyX and how their process is changing the game.
Aug 21, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 34
This week, Will is joined by Oyin Talabi, a Management Consultant in the areas of Energy, Sustainability and Infrastructure. Oyin shares how growing up in Nigeria influenced her initial plan to join the oil & gas sector, before a desire to have a more positive impact on the world drew her towards sustainable energy. She also explains why she thinks targets of Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050 are unrealistic for much of the developing world, including large parts of Africa.
Aug 18, 2021•45 min•Season 11Ep. 2
Chris interview's Todd Garland founder of Great American Mining. Todd sees Bitcoin mining as something that is good for the Grid. He suggests all power companies should mine Bitcoin. He shares his views about the benefits to power producers and society. This show is likely controversial and a far step from Carbon neutrality and sustainabilty most of our guests bring to the conversation.
Aug 14, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 33
Juan Pablo Cerda joins Chris and Johan to discuss how to improve the PPA process. This episode helps provide a deeper dive into PPAs and Zeigo's vision to improve the process. Technology allows enterprises a better way of obtaining PPAs.
Aug 09, 2021•54 min•Season 2Ep. 32
This week, Will is joined by Alicia Green, Delivery Coordinator at the UK Offshore Wind Industry Council. She shares the unique route she took towards her current role, her work supporting women in energy, and where she sees herself in the journey towards achieving the UK's ambitious targets for offshore wind.
Aug 04, 2021•41 min•Season 11Ep. 1
Wondering where the new CEO of EFET plans to take the organization? Join us this week to get a feel for the new direction of EFET. How does a former regulator plan to increase competition and meet the needs of European Energy traders as our industry evolves?
Aug 02, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 31
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Olivier Vinciguerra, Chairman of Green RWA, to talk about how he co-founded an organisation that helps banks model climate risk when it comes to making big decisions with the banking industry. Listen to find out more...
Jul 25, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 30
This founder saw an opportunity to help companies capture and use energy that typically goes up the chimney. Imagine producing heat or A/C only to have it pulled up a chimney without benefit. Jesper and his team have developed tech that enables dirty airflow businesses to capture the energy that otherwise would be released. Burger Kings adopted this tech across Sweden, cumulative saving significant energy. It is hard to imagine new construction not considering energy capture tech in the design. ...
Jul 18, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Ever wonder where politicians and regulators go for advice? Working in a public/private role, our guest shares stories of helping development banks, OECD, EU commission, and governments develop policies. As an advisor, Andreas Pointvogl, Managing Partner at Omnia Energy, shares his experience working with many European companies as they align energy policies for the future.
Jul 12, 2021•53 min•Season 2Ep. 28
