The Energy Industry is uniquely evolving as traders are under increasing pressure to manage costs, cash, limits, and risks. The Insider’s Guide to Energy Podcast addresses current and emerging challenges business executives face daily through stories shared from peers and industry experts while covering topics such as innovation, disruptive technologies, and emerging trends.
Jay Bhatty, CEO of NatGasHub.com joins us today to discuss natural gas in the North American market and why it's here to stay. With high current demand in North America and abroad, natural gas is consistent and plentiful with an integral role in energy transformation. Join us as we discuss the demand, infrastructure and technology considerations as natural gas shepherds us into the future.
This week Chrs is joined by Brian Wilkie of National Grid joins us to discuss grid infrastructure on highways in the United States for electric vehicles and truck fleets. What does the solution look like for the electrification of highways for personal vehicles and truck fleets? Following the completion of a joint study by National Grid and Hitachi Energy ( https://www.nationalgridus.com/media/pdfs/microsites/ev-fleet-program/understandinggridimpactsofelectricfleets.pdf ), Brian discusses the st...
Today we celebrate our 100th Episode by speaking with Lara Cottingham of Greentown Labs. Described as “climatetech pioneers” working to design a more sustainable world, Greentown Labs has incubators in Boston and Houston. With many IGTE guest connections to Greentown Labs, we discuss what Greentown is all about, their connection to academia, trends in funding and the latest ideas.
This week, Chris is joined by Arina Khotimsky, Co-President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Energy & Climate Club and a Senior at MIT. She attended the COP27 Conference in Egypt at the beginning of November 2022. In this episode, Arina discusses her perspective as a student and first-time attendee. We will delve into some hot topics, speakers and her perspective on this yearly United Nations Climate Change Conference.
Today Chris and Johan are joined by James Van Nostrand, Director at the Center for Energy and Sustainable Development, Professor of Law at West Virginia University and author of The Coal Trap: How West Virginia Was Left Behind in the Clean Energy Revolution. Professor Van Nostrand discusses the political and environmental landscape in West Virginia, a state holding on to their coal mining past and present, even as the world is moving on to renewable energies.
This week, Chris is joined by Joe Catarella, Partner at North America Energy & Resources at Baringa. With more than 18 years experience in the energy sector in the US and abroad, Joe discusses the range of considerations within the energy transformation process. Where does the US stand in the transformation process and what can they learn from other nation’s approaches?
This week, Chris and Johan were joined by Seth Frader-Thompson, founder and president of EnergyHub. We talked about how decarbonizing the US power system by 2035 will require massive load flexibility - on the order of 500 GW. To get there, we need distributed energy resources in nearly every living room and garage to be part of virtual power plants. The key? Building customer-centric flexibility programs that deliver grid reliability, reduce costs for customers, and enable the clean energy trans...
This week Chris is joined by Dr. Christian Schaffner, Executive Director of the Energy Science Center (ESC) of ETH Zurich in Switzerland. Dr. Schaffner discusses the ESC’s inter-disciplinary work facilitating the collaboration of the education, research and industry sectors in bringing cutting edge solutions to energy related issues.
This week Chris Sass is joined by Sarah Barber to discuss wind energy. Topic range from how researchers are using data to help drive the industry. Attracting students to wind energy and open projects they can participate in immediately.
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Colin Gounden CEO of VIA. VIA’s main mission is to help clean energy companies and government agencies unlock the value of their data by bringing AI everywhere, and in this episode, they go in detail on blockchains, the important things about data and how to even get your own company started.
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Eric Gosseye from Engie. Eric has an engineering background, with record in project management in the energy sector. In this episode they discuss how green energy is changing the renewable energy sector and even coming close to the solar energy competitor.
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Jeffrey Goldmeer from GE Power. Jeff shares GE's vision toward a renewable future including the announcement of a new GE business unit focused on renewable energy.
This week Johan and William are joined by David Schlosberg. David has a big passion on environmental energy, and has gone from PV systems to EV systems, he is vice president of Energy and Utilities in TeraWatt Infrastructure. In this field, David focuses on large infrastructures and on big transportation vehicles, and this is what is discussed in this weeks episode.
Chris and Selina are joined today by Sven Przywarra, he started-up Live EO, wich uses artificial intelligence to analyze satellite data, they have recently generated over 1.5 million dollars in sales and have around 50 employees. In this episode they discuss data science and monitoring assets from space.
Chris and Johan are joined today by Tucker Perkins, he is president and chief executive officer of the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), an organization authorized by the U.S. Congress with passage of the Propane Education and Research Act (PERA), Public Law 104-284, signed into law on October 11, 1996.
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Marc Ostwald, the Chief Economist & Global Strategist at ADM Investor Services International Limited (ADMISI). ADMISI offers clearing and brokerage services in all major investment markets. The three discuss the latest updates in the energy market and new solutions for efficient energy trading. Listen in to find out more about challenges facing the energy supply security and infrastructure and what impact it has on the energy transition. ADMISI’s homep...
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Dr. Shibab Kuran from EV Edison. Shibab is Executive Chairman for EV Edison. The two discuss what interesting developments are happening in EV Edison. Listen in to get an insight into what is in the works for EV Edison. EV Edison Homepage: https://www.poweredison.com
This week Chris is joined our special guest, Joel Obillo from Enel. Joel is Head of Sales and Marketing for Enel North America. The two discuss what Enel has gone through, and what they have planned for the future. Listen in to get an insight into what is in the works for Enel. Enel's Homepage: https://www.enel.com
This week, Will is joined by Craig Taylor, founder and CEO of a portfolio of energy services businesses at Iapetus Holdings. Craig shares passionately his take on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and how important it is to his organisations. He also speaks frankly about his own background and its influence on his professional life.
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Christian Jacobsson, who has been in the energy industry for around 20 years and is a particle physicist but is now vice president in energy intelligence at Fortum. The three discuss the future of the PowerGrid and how energy transition is being done at Fortum. Listen in to hear more about the energy transition and the future of our power grids. Fortrum's homepage: https://fortrum.com...
This week Marcelo Ortega is joined by Surojit Sen , Hugo Stephens and Shreeja Basak members of the University of Nottingham Racing team. The team shares the complexities of designing and building electric vehicles optimized for different characteristics to compete in student events, from prioritizing endurance and range in a solar PV-powered car for the Solar Challenge to designing electric vehicles focused on speed and manoeuvrability for the Formula Student....
This week Chris is joined by Gregg Dixon, the Chief Executive Officer of Voltus Inc. Voltus is a Distributed Energy Resources platform allowing consumers to act as the supplier in local energy markets. The two discuss the environmental benefits of DERs, the future of local energy markets, the challenges DER platforms face today and how a DER company operates. Listen in to hear more about the green energy transition and distributed energy resources. Voltus’s homepage: https://www.voltus.co...
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Katherine Blunt, the author of California Burining: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric—and What It Means for America’s Power Grid. In the book, Blunt chronicles the evolution of PG&E’s shareholder base, from innovators who built some of California's first long-distance power lines to aggressive investors keen on reaping dividends. The three discuss the history of the PG&E company and how the company was somewhat accountable for the California Cam...
This week Chris and Johan are joined by David Leevan, the CEO and Founder of cQuant.io. cQuant.io provides a sophisticated analytics platform for the energy industry’s most challenging data-driven problems. The three discuss how cQuant is filling the gap of “quants” in the energy industry with their innovative energy solutions. Listen in to find out more about cQuant’s models, which integrate with up- and down-stream business processes that are causing the company’s impressive YoY growth. cQuant...
How do we know the best technology mix to achieve the energy transition? With the collaborative project Nexus-e Marius and fellow researchers are developing an open-source modelling platform aiming to reflect the complete energy system from ground up. The software which includes modules from engineering to markets, investment and policy interventions is run on the university’s supercomputer and aims to guide our path towards a zero-emission society. Listen in, to find out how Marius’ transition ...
This week, Will is joined by Jo-Jo Hubbard, co-founder and CEO at Electron, a provider of digital energy marketplaces. Jo-Jo shares how the problem of integrating renewable energy onto electricity systems has long inspired her and ultimately led to the creation of Electron. She also shares her view on markets as a conversation about price, and how the ultimate goal is an economically rational net zero energy system.
This week Chris is joined by Melissa Lindsay, the Founder of Emstream & Emsurge.Emstream is the world’s first technology-backed physical LNG and Environmental Products brokerage, powered by its tech platform, Emsurge. The two discuss the latest updates on the carbon market and new solutions for cleaner and more efficient LNG trading. Listen in to find out more about how to embrace digitalization to drive efficient markets and how carbon offsets drive the faster reduction of GHG emissions. Em...
Using the process of desalination, Desolenator contributes to solving global water scarcity issues. Supriya shares her story how she joined the company as a post-graduate intern and subsequently become an R&D engineer at the firm, responsible for the design and optimization of its plants. Listen in to hear about the projects they are running across the globe and what advice she has for young engineers. Links: https://www.desolenator.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/desolenator/ https://...
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Paris Smalls, the CEO at Eden GeoTech. Eden develops a new Electrical Reservoir Simulation Technology to fracture reservoir rock. The three discuss the environmental and technical benefits of a first-of-its-kind technology of recovering Earth’s natural resources and its role in achieving carbon neutrality. Listen to find out more about how the Electrical Reservoir Simulation improves renewable geothermal power generation and it decreases the ecological foo...
From building electric scooters at the age of twelve to being a member of a solar car racing team Damian has always been an extraordinary engineer. Together with his team, the Solar Energy Racers at Buhler, he constantly works to design and improve the solar powered race car. With the vehicle they partake in races in Belgium, South Africa and Australia. Listen in to find out more about each component of these cars and why sometimes only half of the participants make it to the finish line. Links:...
