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Recharge: Talking New Energy

Adam Carabettawww.formativesearch.com
Recharge: Talking New Energy is a monthly podcast hosted by Adam Carabetta, Director of Renewable Energy at Formative Search. Join us to hear stories from industry executives that are making a difference in the new energy sector.
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Episodes

Episode 19: Jan Holm | Advisory Board Member of Seaborg Technologies

In this latest episode of Recharge: Talking New Energy, we are pleased to feature Jan Holm, the Advisory Board Member of Seaborg Technologies. Jan is also the Co-Founder of Centre for Strategic Energy & Resources Ltd. As the Head of Renewable Energy Solutions at a leading global energy company, Jan is actively involved in the development of a molten salt reactor, and advocates for the practical applications of SMRs in addressing rising electricity demand and reducing CO2 emissions across var...

Nov 26, 202357 min

Episode 18: Abhi Bhuchar | Head of Energy and Natural Resources, Asia Pacific at Oliver Wyman

In this latest episode of Recharge: Talking New Energy, we are joined by Abhi Bhuchar, the Head of Consumer and Industrials, South East Asia, and Energy and Natural Resources, Asia Pacific at Oliver Wyman. With an educational background in engineering, Abhi is a Partner leading the Manufacturing, Transportation, and Energy practice in Asia Pacific, attributing his success to his interpersonal skills and ability to connect with people. Abhi and Adam delve into the motivation behind addressing cli...

Sep 20, 202349 min

Episode 17: Yulanda Chung | Head of Sustainability at DBS Bank

In this latest episode of Recharge: Talking New Energy, we had the privilege of hosting Yulanda Chung, the Head of Sustainability at DBS Bank. Yulanda's role at DBS Bank revolves around spearheading sustainable practices within the organization, integrating environmental, social, and governance considerations into their operations and decision-making processes. Yulanda captivates us with her extraordinary career journey, beginning as a journalist in Hong Kong and later embarking on a transformat...

Jul 14, 202348 min

Episode 16: Matthew Taylor | Green Giraffe

In this latest episode of Recharge: Talking New Energy, we were joined by Matthew Taylor who is a passionate and driven leader at Green Giraffe, a pioneering financial advisory in climate and finance. Green Giraffe is focused on helping clients around the world shape the energy transition, and Matthew Taylor has been instrumental in their success across both Europe and now Asia. Matthew faced numerous challenges during his transition, navigating uncharted waters and pushing the boundaries of tra...

May 29, 20231 hr 8 min

Episode 15: Grace Sai | CEO and Co-Founder of Unravel Carbon

Welcome back to episode 15 of Recharge: Talking New Energy. In this episode, we had the privilege of Grace Sai joining us, in our office treehouse at Formative Search. Grace Sai is the CEO and Co-Founder of Unravel Carbon – a very impressive tech-based platform that’s helping corporations to decarbonize. Grace is a very impressive individual who has actually done this before, but not in climate tech. This is her third entrepreneurial venture, where she previously had very successful exits from a...

Nov 30, 202242 min

Episode 14: Mathew Howe | CEO and Founder of Grobrix

Welcome back to Recharge: Talking New Energy. For this episode, we had Mathew Howe, the CEO and founder of Grobrix join us. Grobrix is in the agritech space, and a Singapore based, very unique and innovative start-up, which is essentially providing vertical indoor farms to the business community across the Singapore landscape. Mathew had quite an extensive and successful career in banking before he decided to quit and build what he thinks is going to be the ‘LEGO’ for vertical farming. Mathew ha...

Oct 10, 202246 min

Episode 13: Steve Melhuish | Founder of PropertyGuru

Welcome back to Recharge: Talking New Energy. For the lucky number 13th episode, we are joined by Steve Melhuish, the founder of PropertyGuru in Singapore. As a lot of you probably know, Steve was the co-founder, and now still advisor of what is perhaps the biggest property tech business in Asia Pacific, and has an amazing success story. Steve is a very genuine, open, honest, transparent and direct individual who wasn’t afraid to share some of his vulnerabilities, learnings and hardships being t...

Aug 31, 20221 hr 22 min

Episode 12: Aliza Knox | Best-Selling Author of Don't Quit Your Day Job

Welcome back to Recharge: Talking New Energy, and for this very special episode, we were absolutely thrilled to have the best-selling author Aliza Knox join us. Aliza is the author of Don't Quit Your Day Job, the best-selling book which discusses the six mindshifts you need to rise and thrive at work. But what makes Aliza's background incredibly relevant, and extremely valuable for our audience, is that she's had a very illustrious, very accomplished and successful career transitioning from the ...

Aug 11, 202255 min

Episode 11: Cindy Lim | CEO of Keppel Infrastructure Holdings

It was an incredible pleasure to have Cindy Lim as our most recent guest for Recharge: Talking New Energy. Cindy is the CEO of Keppel Infrastructure Holdings in Singapore, and apart from being a very accomplished female leader in Energy, she has perhaps one of the most interesting progressions in her career. Cindy started work as a Quality Engineer, before moving to HR, and rising in the ranks to become a CEO of one of Singapore’s longest standing companies. Cindy’s powerful empathy has no doubt...

Mar 07, 20221 hr 6 min

Episode 10: Kunal Mehta | Managing Director of Berkeley Energy

In this episode of Recharge: Talking New Energy, Adam Carabetta interviews Kunal Mehta. Kunal is a Managing Director of Berkeley Energy in Singapore, and ex-CEO of BECIS, a unique platform that provides clean and renewable energy solutions to corporate customers around the world. Both dissected the choices that Kunal made at the start of his career to enter the field of Environmental Science, when it was not popular to do so, especially when growing up in India. Alongside this, they digested on ...

Feb 18, 20221 hr 3 min

Episode 9: Andrew Koscharsky | Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Jade Energy Holdings

​In this episode of Recharge: Talking New Energy, Adam Carabetta - Director of Renewable Energy, interviews Andrew Koscharsky, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Jade Energy Holdings. They discussed a range of topics such as making energy and electricity accessible and reliable, making the switch from old energy to new energy on both corporate and household levels, and even the future with hydrogen energy and electric vehicles.

Apr 12, 20211 hr

Episode 8: Cheryl Chan | Head of APAC Clean Hydrogen

In this episode of Recharge: Talking New Energy, Adam Carabetta - Director of Renewable Energy, interviews Cheryl Chan, Head of APAC Clean Hydrogen, Linde. They discussed the effects and impacts of climate change and how changes can be made at different organisational levels. They also went over how the world is gradually making a transition into renewables and provided advice on how one can join the industry.

Mar 29, 202159 min

Episode 7: Tim Rockell| Founder Director of Energy Strat Asia

In this episode of Recharge: Talking New Energy, Adam Carabetta - Director of Renewable Energy, interviews the Founder Director of Energy Strat Asia, Tim Rockell. They discussed about how the energy industry has changed, the steps needed for professionals and corporations to transition into renewables and how the current Covid-19 pandemic has impacted all industries and what that means for us.

Feb 01, 202146 min

Episode 6: Cath'rine Gan | Head of Talent at Engie APAC

In this episode of Recharge: Talking New Energy, Adam Carabetta - Director of Renewable Energy, interviews the Head of Talent at Engie APAC, Cath'rine Gan. They discussed HR challenges such as gender diversity in the workplace and talked about initiatives to attract talents from other industry to come into the renewable energy space.

Jan 06, 202152 min

Episode 5: Mitesh Patel | Director of Renewables Energy at Black & Veatch

In this episode of Recharge: Talking New Energy, Adam Carabetta - Director of Renewable Energy, interviews the Director of Renewables Energy at Black & Veatch, Mitesh Patel Mitesh shared his experience in advising companies on sustainable strategies and addressed concerns that one might have about moving into consultancy. They also discussed opportunities in the new energy landscape and Mitesh shared his take on the growth of energy storage in 2021 and beyond. You can check out Black & V...

Dec 03, 202040 min

Episode 4: Henning Gloystein | Director of Climate, Energy and Natural Resources at Eurasia Group

Adam Carabetta, Director of Renewable Energy at Formative Search, interviews Henning Gloystein the Director of Climate, Energy and Natural Resources at Eurasia Group, based in Singapore. Over the years, he has been reporting on oil, gas, and coal and now, reporting about renewables around the globe. He has an interesting take on energy transition and shared some advice for professionals in the oil and gas industry who are interested in transiting to the renewable energy industry

Oct 29, 202049 min

Episode 3: Lorena Paglia | APAC Sustainability Lead at Microsoft

Adam Carabetta, Director of Renewable Energy at Formative Search, interviews the Worldwide Sustainability Community Chapter Lead of Microsoft, Lorena Paglia, in Singapore. Lorena shared with us about her experience working in the sustainability sector and the changes she has witnessed over the years. Finally, they discussed what needs to happen from here on amongst the global community when it comes to sustainability

Sep 17, 202040 min

Episode 2: Clive Turton | CEO of Vesta Asia Pacific

In this episode of Recharge: Talking New Energy, Adam Carabetta - Director of Renewable Energy, interviews the CEO of Vesta Asia Pacific, Clive Turton . They discussed Clive's transition to the Renewable Energy sector from the Legal sector, the challenges he faced and how the renewable transition played out over the years. Finally, Clive shares some insights to people who want to make the transition.

Aug 20, 20201 hr 4 min

Episode 1: Gavin Adda | CEO of Total Solar

Adam Carabetta, Director of Renewable Energy at Formative Search, interviews the CEO of Total Solar, Gavin Adda, in Singapore. They discuss how corporates like Nike, Google, and Amazon are driving the global Energy transition. Both of them went into detail about the importance of the South East Asia region in relation to the Renewable Energy industry. Finally, Gavin Adda shared advice for professionals who wish to become part of the New Energy movement.

Jul 23, 202054 min
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