101. Iron + Carbon = Innovations (Clean Power, LDES, Hydrogen, CCUS) - Jul23
Steel is essential for the equipment of the Energy Transition (Wind, EVs) but at the same time bears a very significant carbon footprint: 1.8tCO2/t steel. Pushed and/or incentivised by policies in the...
1 Juli 202329min
100. “2030: have we succeeded the Energy Transition?” with Katherine Hamilton and Jigar Shah - Jun23
What a pleasure, what an honor to have the original Energy Gang on our show to celebrate our 100th Episode.The wit of Katherine Hamilton and the laugh of Jigar Shah were our inspiration 5 years ago wh...
15 Juni 202330min
99. Operating a Grid in transition - Jun23
The electricity network is the bloodline of the economy. It is a very complex system, built over decades, with layers of technologies and it has to be reliable 24/7. We hardly talked about this networ...
1 Juni 202327min
98. Optimising solar fleets: the “secret sauce” - May23
How to optimise a fleet of hundreds of solar parks? And the work needs to start once the asset has been energised...and continue for decades. Plus, as with an iceberg, most of the work is below the su...
15 Maj 202329min
97. The endless conundrum of power markets reform - May23
The Power Markets have been created thirty years ago to respond to the Energy Deregulation drive. They have recently faced crisis, such as the Ukraine Russia war or storm Yuri in Texas, with power pri...
1 Maj 202331min
96. How to monetise large scale Batteries? - Apr23
The Energy Storage Market, namely large-scale batteries, is the fastest growing segment of the Energy transition. Texas, UK, California, and Australia are witnessing phenomenal deployment rates. We ar...
15 Apr 202328min
95. Zero Carbon Europe : Blue Pill or Red Pill? - Apr23
Can we really go to Net Zero and keep energy secure and affordable with current policies, or do we need to make hard choices that politicians might not be willing to sustain over the long term? Are th...
1 Apr 202331min
94. Heat Pumps are Hot - Mar23
3 million heat pumps were installed in Europe in 2022 (up 38% year on year) with some markets going crazy (Poland went up 120%). The movement is not limited to Europe, as US annual sales rose above 4 ...
15 Mars 202331min
