She is the Chair of the The Federation of Green Youth and Students in Finland and councillor of Espoo, the country’s second largest city, and proclaims nuclear energy to be our best transitional source of power. Peppi Seppälä certainly has a busy life and the fact that Finland has licenced the world’s first long-term storage facility for highly radioactive nuclear waste has increased the attention on Finland and her especially. Listen in, to find out how she aims to reach net-zero with Espoo by ...
Jul 04, 2022•23 min•Season 13Ep. 4
This week Chris, Johan and Marcelo are joined by Marianne Jenssen, the Director Markets at Nord Pool AS. Nord Pool runs the leading power market in Europe, which offers efficient and secure trading across Europe. The four discuss the challenges of the power market and new up-to-date products that shape the future of power trading. Listen in to find out more about the role of market-based transparent prices and how Nord Pool establishes the prices in the electricity market. Nord Pool’s homepage: ...
Jul 03, 2022•46 min•Season 3Ep. 78
One of the hard-to-decarbonize sectors is the heavy-duty trucking industry. Now, in a novel approach to permit these vehicles to run on hydrogen, Ted and his team at Verne are bringing a cryo-compressed hydrogen storage solution to the market. Ted shares his path from a chemistry degree to founding a company with his two colleagues. Listen in to find out how the hydrogen industry and policy is evolving in the US and why networking is an essential part of accelerating a young company. Links: http...
Jun 30, 2022•30 min•Season 13Ep. 3
Using concentrated solar power, carbon dioxide and water, Synhelion produces solar fuels for cars and jets. Lukas Geissbuehler, head of thermal systems, has been part of the company since the very beginning. He shares the story how he initially tested the thermal storage in a garage and what the transition from university to the start-up sphere has been like. Listen in to find out why he sometimes misses research and how Synhelion aims to also decarbonize the cement industry. Links: https://synh...
Jun 29, 2022•29 min•Season 13Ep. 2
Ever wondered if it's possible to buy your neighbour’s excess solar energy? In so-called energy communities, energy prosumers can share their energy amongst themselves. Anselma Wörner, co-founder of Exnaton, tells us how they are using this concept to create new business models together with utilities all over Europe to maximize the local consumption of decentralized renewable energy production. Listen in to find out what it's like to transition from the academic to the start-up sphere and why t...
Jun 27, 2022•30 min•Season 13Ep. 1
Together with Chris, Luca introduces the team around Jill, Joshua and Manuele that worked together for this mini-series. Chris shares the story how he and Luca came up with the idea and why this mini-series speaks to such a critical crowd. Listen in to find out what learnings the co-hosts take away from this journey and why every recent graduate and aspiring energy leader should tune in. https://www.linkedin.com/company/insiders-guide-to-energy/
Jun 27, 2022•20 min0
This week Chris is joined by Jemma Green, the Executive Chairman & Co-founder at Powerledger. Powerledger uses blockchain technology for energy and environment commodity trading. The two discuss how households and organizations can trade excess solar power peer-to-peer and how blockchain technology helps to securely track local energy trading. Listen in to find out more about the innovative environment commodity trading platform and its role in the democratisation of the energy market. Power...
Jun 26, 2022•49 min•Season 3Ep. 77
This week, Marcelo Ortega is joined by Tom Weirich Marketing Head at EDP Renewables North America, a leading company in renewable energy and the world’s fourth-largest wind energy producer. Tom explains how marketing in energy requires developing customer journeys for different stakeholders and how an honest dialogue is the best approach to tackle NIMBYism. Tom also shares how the passing of one of his mentors inspired him to write a book about pioneers in the renewable industry in hopes of pres...
Jun 22, 2022•41 min•Season 11Ep. 18
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Jeff McAulay, the COO & Co-Founder at Energetic Insurance. Energetic Insurance develops new risk management products to enable growth in the renewable energy industry. The three discuss how to deploy more capital in the solar industry and how to cover payment default risk. Listen in to find out more about the role of insurance companies in accelerating the clean energy transition and how to reach viable projects due to counterparty credit risk. Energet...
Jun 19, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 76
This week live from the DISTRIBUTECH trade show, Chris is joined by Bryan Friehauf and Phil Gruber, both working for Hitachi Energy. The three talk about how software and various sources of data can help utilities determine the state of health of their assets such as solar power plants, substations and transmission grids. Listen in to find out more about asset performance management why the real challenge is not gathering data but drawing conclusions and recommendations from it. Hitachi Energy's...
Jun 12, 2022•49 min•Season 3Ep. 75
This week, Marcelo Ortega is joined by Zoe Slattery an engineering project manager at Smart Villages Research Group, a company which uses energy as a catalyst for development impact across the sustainable development goals. Zoe shares how their community-led model helps address the specific needs and wants of a village through energy access while making their projects self-sustainable. She also comments on the need for local partnerships and how energy access is not only about electricity....
Jun 07, 2022•25 min•Season 11Ep. 17
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Christoph Bornschein, CEO of the TLGG Group. TLGG is a consultancy advising corporations on digital change. The three discuss the market disruption electric vehicles are causing in the energy and automotive industry. Listen in to find out whether vehicle-to-grid is just a fad and why Shell might actually be the most exciting e-mobility company right now. TLGG Group’s website https://tlgg.de/
Jun 05, 2022•51 min•Season 3Ep. 74
Chris Sass and Martin Hiller (Hosts of the ETRM Mini-Series) are talking to Jon Fox (Chief Executive Officer) of Topaz. " Topaz provides advanced cross-commodity risk management and analytics for traders and risk teams. Built by a team of expert technologists, quants and traders, it combines the latest tech with an intuitive user experience. The platform gives trading organisations access to real-time valuations, exposure and risk metrics across the full spectrum of their trading activity, no ma...
Jun 01, 2022•49 min•Season 12Ep. 15
This week, Will is joined by Rebecca Goff, Transition Manager at Ørsted, who works to coordinate the future of Operations and Logistics for the Hornsea offshore wind farms. Becky discusses the vast scale of the farms and the maintenance work to keep them running. She also speaks passionately about how we're only scratching the surface on the energy transition and that she's excited to be part of what's to come.
Jun 01, 2022•31 min•Season 11Ep. 16
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Assaad Razzouk, CEO of Gurin Energy. Gurin is a renewable energy company that develops solar, wind and battery assets across Asia. The three discuss the state of the energy transition in Asia and the role of corporates, government and citizens. Listen in to find out why gas might not actually be a suitable transitional energy source while nuclear might. Gurin Energy's webpage: https://gurinenergy.com/
May 29, 2022•55 min•Season 3Ep. 73
Chris Sass and Martin Hiller (Hosts of the ETRM Mini-Series) are talking to Seenu Kaliamurthy (Managing Director - Power Solutions) and Ganesh Natarajan (Global Chief Operating Officer) of Enuit. " Enuit was founded in 2008 with a single goal in mind: To bring to market affordable, functional trade management software. Entrade is all of this and more. And, it really works. It can help your company track its transactions through the entire deal life cycle: From done deal through sent bill. ENTRAD...
May 25, 2022•58 min•Season 12Ep. 14
This week Johan and Marcelo are joined by James Geshwiler, Chief Strategy and Investment Officer at Catalyze. Catalyze builds and operates solar, battery storage and electric vehicle (EV) charging systems for commercial and industrial customers. The three discuss how to optimize energy use and add resilience to energy facilities and how to generate passive revenues by producing clean energy. Listen in to find out more about how to integrate renewable energy into real estate assets to tackle clim...
May 22, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 72
This week, Will is joined by Riccardo Ridolfi, co-founder and CEO at Equatorial Power, a company pioneering off-grid electrification in rural Africa. Riccardo talks about his transition from being a finance attorney into the energy sector, a move which was driven by a desire to use his knowledge of capital markets and infrastructure funding to do good for people. He also discusses how energy access is the best enabler for development, and how his company aims to catalyse local economies with ene...
May 17, 2022•40 min•Season 11Ep. 15
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Rod Adams, Managing Partner of Nucleation Capital, a fund focused on advanced nuclear technologies. The three discuss the competitiveness of nuclear power compared to other power sources and its suitability to serve in addition to and as a backup to renewable sources. Listen in to find out more about nuclear-powered ships and the next generation nuclear reactors. https://nucleationcapital.com
May 15, 2022•47 min•Season 3Ep. 71
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Juergen Mayerhofer, the CEO of Enspired. Enspired offers fully automated trading optimization of flexible assets across various energy markets. The three discuss the increased importance of including small decentralized assets into automated trading and why PPA’s might not always be the best choice for renewable energy production. Listen in to find out why batteries are the holy grail of the energy transition and why automakers have an advantageous point o...
May 08, 2022•49 min•Season 3Ep. 70
This week, Will is joined by Eddie Obropta, co-founder and CTO of Raptor Maps, a provider of lifecycle management software for the solar industry. Eddie talks about the months that he and his co-founder Nikhil spent meeting farmers in Idaho and Saskatchewan as they tried to find the right product-market fit, before they settled in the solar industry. Despite solar's maturity, Eddie talks passionately about just how much room he sees left to run in the industry.
May 03, 2022•35 min•Season 11Ep. 14
This week Chris is joined by Meredith Angwin, author of the book “shorting the grid”. The two talk about the stability of the US grid, how the northeast was once on the brink of a rolling black-out and why gas power plants play such a crucial role in this. Listen in to find out how tax credits influence the occurrence of negative electricity prices and how grid costs are allocated to the consumers. Link to the book: https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Meredith-Angwin/dp/1735358002/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=sho...
May 01, 2022•49 min•Season 3Ep. 69
This week, Marcelo is joined by Jeremy Akin, a Development Analyst at ConnectGEN LLC, a utility-scale renewable energy and storage developer. Jeremy explains how a desire to enact change and a special book led him to pursue a career in renewable energy project development. He goes into the challenges and opportunities of starting his career in this industry and advises young professionals on how to break into the alternative energy space.
Apr 26, 2022•31 min•Season 11Ep. 13
In this week’s episode Chris is joined by Jereme Kent, the CEO of One Energy. One Energy builds and operates on-site wind turbines for industrial energy users. Chris and Jereme discuss the importance of wind energy in the global energy system and its potential as the largest source of renewable power in the United States. Listen in to find out more about how wind power can meet the world’s electricity needs and which challenges the wind resource development faces in the near to long-term. One En...
Apr 24, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 68
This week, Will is joined by Andrei Covatariu, a Senior Research Associate at the Energy Policy Group. Andrei shares how growing up in Cernavodă, a small city which is home to Romania's only nuclear power plant, led him to pursue a career in energy. He discusses his latest venture, a forum for sustainability knowledge-sharing that he co-founded called ECERA, and also the importance of being resilient for achieving success.
Apr 19, 2022•40 min•Season 11Ep. 12
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Harald Överholm, the CEO of Alight. Alight provides solar on-site and off-site PPA projects for corporations to accelerate the transition to solar energy. The three discuss about the main drivers of the solar market and its opportunities to save the money while hedging power against market volatility. Listen in to find out more about the business model transformation of PAA over time, current challenges and risks the solar industry faces and the future pro...
Apr 17, 2022•54 min•Season 3Ep. 67
This week, Marcelo is joined by Ana Teresa Moreno, a Climate Risk and ESG consultant at Hartree Partners, a global energy and commodities firm. Ana Teresa shares how growing up in a family of electrical engineers led her to a path in renewables and energy transition and how her early career evolved in tandem with the Mexican energy market. She contrasts her experiences working in the energy sector both in developing and developed countries and shows her perspective as a woman in energy
Apr 12, 2022•33 min•Season 11Ep. 11
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Peter Bance from Origami. Origami helps digitalize energy companies bringing together the physical and virtual worlds of energy. The three discuss the importance of early customers willing to do pilot projects and the need for real time data in today’s energy industry. Listen in, to find out how the required skill set in the industry has changed and what that has to do with streaming services. Origamis homepage https://www.origamienergy.com/...
Apr 10, 2022•49 min•Season 3Ep. 66
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Jan Skjoldhammer, the CEO of NoviOcean. NoviOcean has developed the wave energy converter which delivers stable energy to the grids. The three discuss the perspectives of wave energy in the global energy system and its potential as a viable energy source. Listen in to find out more about how wave energy can meet the world’s electricity needs and which difficulties the wave energy sector faces in attracting funds and financing. NoviOcean’ Homepage: https://...
Apr 03, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 65
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Robert Rapier, director of environment, health, and safety at Proteum Energy and author at various media outlets. Robert shares his insights on the oil and gas markets in context of today’s challenges such as the Keystone XL Pipeline and the trend towards energy independency. Listen in to find out why the sky rocketing oil prices are only partly a consequence of the war and where the oil prices will settle in half a year according to Robert’s prediction....
Mar 27, 2022•48 min•Season 3Ep. 64
