144. Bill Gates and Energy (2/2) – the Investments / Breakthrough Energy Ventures
In episode 143, Gerard, Laurent and Michael have discussed the philosophy of Bill Gates when it comes to the Energy Transition, and the root causes of his flawed thesis. Let see now if this transpires...
4 Elo 202418min
143. Bill Gates and Energy (1/2) – the Thesis
Bill Gates is sucking a lot of oxygen in the Energy Transition. Is he a force for good, or a nuisance? What is his thesis and where does it come from? And is the thesis still valid in 2024 or obsolete...
29 Heinä 202419min
142. Batteries vs Hydrogen (Gerard is Live at EcoSummit 2024)
This week, it is a solo by Gerard Reid.This is the audio of its remarkable presentation at EcoSummit Berlin in June 2024. The topic is “Batteries vs Hydrogen”Link to the YouTube https://www.youtube....
22 Heinä 202415min
141. Texas, California: From Renewable Energy developer to IPP - Jul24
Texas and California have witnessed a crazy growth in Solar and Batteries in recent years. In 2024 California has 24GW of Solar and 9GW of batteries on its grid; Texas has grown even faster with 31GW ...
15 Heinä 202429min
140. SolarPower Europe introduces the "Flexibility Revolution"
After a crazy Intersolar in Munich which welcomed more than 120,000 visitors, the pace of Solar deployment in Europe is going exponentially.Gerard and Laurent bring in Walburga Hemetsberger, CEO of So...
8 Heinä 202411min
139. The ESG label is outdated. What now? - Jul24
Glencore’s CEO Gary Nagle has once described ESG as “some person in the basement in office number 27 engaged in a box-ticking exercise.” And a lot of fossil fuel companies – while being less explicit ...
1 Heinä 202431min
138. The Energy Institute’s Statistical Review of World Energy
We bring in Nick Wayth, CEO of Energy Institute (EI), for the release of the 73rd Edition of the Statistical Review of World Energy. The Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy™ analyses d...
24 Kesä 202415min
137. Subsea interconnectors: new horizons - Jun24
UK is at the nexus of the subsea interconnector’s new economy. Great Britain is connected to Continental Europe by 8 interconnectors representing up to 15% of its power consumption.Subsea cables are n...
17 Kesä 202427min
