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
150. The new Valuation of Wind Assets
As Europe has reached 270GW wind power (vs 150GW USA), corresponding to a value of 500bnEUR, we dig into the value of those assets. Gerard being out, Laurent brought his friend Mortimer Menzel, Managi...
16 Sep 202413min
149. Hydropower in a 24/7 Clean Energy System - Sep24
As wind and solar become ubiquitous, the value of hydropower goes up. Hydropower is becoming the ultimate clean energy, as it is flexible and easily dispatchable.Hydropower is concentrated in certain ...
9 Sep 202430min
148. Batteries: the Great Consolidation
“Summer has come and passed / The innocent can never last / Wake me up when September ends”. Like John Wick, Laurent thinks he is back.So we have a very energetic Minutes to start September. With Gera...
2 Sep 202412min
