158. COP – Resilience or Irrelevance?
As COP29 begins, the ripple effects of the re-election of Donald Trump are reaching the shores of the Caspian Sea. COP28 welcomed 85,000 delegates, within which a significant contingent of Oil lobbyi...
11 Nov 202428min
157. Mobile batteries, the ultimate flexibility - Nov24
First, Gerard is sorry, he couldn’t make it as he was on a ship in the Irish Sea, and his Starlink wouldn’t connect. So, it is just Laurent interviewing a young superstar, Peter Paul van Voorst, CEO o...
4 Nov 202426min
156. Zeroing in on Electrification with Eurelectric
Gerard and Laurent welcome Kristian Ruby, secretary general of Eurelectric, about their new report entitled “Power Barometer – Zeroing in on Electrification”. To quote the IEA, we enter in the “Age o...
28 Okt 202421min
155. VPP & DER - Oct24
What are VPP? Virtual Power Plants. What are DER? Distributed Energy Resources?As the grid becomes more intermittent while the load is growing, those VPP/DER platforms provide a critical role by shedd...
21 Okt 202429min
154. The people driving the EV revolution
While Gerard is doing his rock star concert at TedTalk Berlin, Laurent has invited an old friend, Roger Atkins, Top Voice on EVs to discuss the people behind the EV revolution. Roger has a 40 year ca...
14 Okt 202419min
153. The Battery-coaster - Oct24
The battery infrastructure is currently growing 3x faster than the solar industry. Records are beaten daily: in August 2024, for the first time, Chinese battery factories passed the 100GWh production ...
7 Okt 202425min
152. Energy Transition – the Global Investment Guide
Gerard is live on the Wisdom Tree Commodity Exchange podcast and delivers a masterclass on how to invest in the Energy Transition: Renewables, Equity, Innovation, Commodities. -----Laurent will be ke...
30 Sep 202432min
151. Peak Fossil Fuels - Sep24
ExxonMobil forecasts 2050 Oil demand be the same as today. We believe that they are just “talking their books.”To discuss the future of the Energy system as well as the fight against Climate Change, w...
23 Sep 202425min
