Insider's Guide to Energy

This week, Marcelo Ortega is joined by Zoe Slattery an engineering project manager at Smart Villages Research Group, a company which uses energy as a catalyst for development impact across the sustainable development goals. Zoe shares how their community-led model helps address the specific needs and wants of a village through energy access while making their projects self-sustainable. She also comments on the need for local partnerships and how energy access is not only about electricity. 

This week Chris and Johan are joined by Christoph Bornschein, CEO of the TLGG Group. TLGG is a consultancy advising corporations on digital change. The three discuss the market disruption electric vehicles are causing in the energy and automotive industry. Listen in to find out whether vehicle-to-grid is just a fad and why Shell might actually be the most exciting e-mobility company right now. TLGG Group’s websitehttps://tlgg.de/

Chris Sass and Martin Hiller (Hosts of the ETRM Mini-Series) are talking to Jon Fox (Chief Executive Officer) of Topaz."Topaz provides advanced cross-commodity risk management and analytics for traders and risk teams. Built by a team of expert technologists, quants and traders, it combines the latest tech with an intuitive user experience.The platform gives trading organisations access to real-time valuations, exposure and risk metrics across the full spectrum of their trading activity, no matter how complex, enabling better decision making and market advantage."To get more insights about all the vendors that participated in the ETRM Mini-Series, check out https://insidersguidetoenergy.com/energy-podcast-education/etrm/If you want to find out more about Topaz, click https://insidersguidetoenergy.com/energy-podcast-education/etrm/topaz/

This week, Will is joined by Rebecca Goff, Transition Manager at Ørsted, who works to coordinate the future of Operations and Logistics for the Hornsea offshore wind farms. Becky discusses the vast scale of the farms and the maintenance work to keep them running. She also speaks passionately about how we're only scratching the surface on the energy transition and that she's excited to be part of what's to come.

This week Chris and Johan are joined by Assaad Razzouk, CEO of Gurin Energy. Gurin is a renewable energy company that develops solar, wind and battery assets across Asia. The three discuss the state of the energy transition in Asia and the role of corporates, government and citizens. Listen in to find out why gas might not actually be a suitable transitional energy source while nuclear might.Gurin Energy's webpage:https://gurinenergy.com/

Chris Sass and Martin Hiller (Hosts of the ETRM Mini-Series) are talking to Seenu Kaliamurthy (Managing Director - Power Solutions) and Ganesh Natarajan (Global Chief Operating Officer) of Enuit."Enuit was founded in 2008 with a single goal in mind: To bring to market affordable, functional trade management software. Entrade is all of this and more. And, it really works. It can help your company track its transactions through the entire deal life cycle: From done deal through sent bill.ENTRADE® supports Every commodity, every feature, and every user in one place. There’s no Third Party or Legacy System to integrate. We call it One Platform. "To get more insights about all the vendors that participated in the ETRM Mini-Series, check out https://insidersguidetoenergy.com/energy-podcast-education/etrm/If you want to find out more about Enuit, click https://insidersguidetoenergy.com/energy-podcast-education/etrm/enuit/

This week Johan and Marcelo are joined by James Geshwiler, Chief Strategy and Investment Officer at Catalyze. Catalyze builds and operates solar, battery storage and  electric vehicle (EV) charging systems for commercial and industrial customers.  The three discuss how to optimize energy use and add resilience to energy facilities and how to generate passive revenues by producing clean energy. Listen in to find out more about how to integrate renewable energy into real estate assets to tackle climate change while lowering the carbon footprint.  Catalyze’s homepage:  https://catalyze.com 

This week, Will is joined by Riccardo Ridolfi, co-founder and CEO at Equatorial Power, a company pioneering off-grid electrification in rural Africa. Riccardo talks about his transition from being a finance attorney into the energy sector, a move which was driven by a desire to use his knowledge of capital markets and infrastructure funding to do good for people. He also discusses how energy access is the best enabler for development, and how his company aims to catalyse local economies with energy-enabled infrastructure.

This week Chris and Johan are joined by Rod Adams, Managing Partner of Nucleation Capital, a fund focused on advanced nuclear technologies. The three discuss the competitiveness of nuclear power compared to other power sources and its suitability to serve in addition to and as a backup to renewable sources.  Listen in to find out more about nuclear-powered ships and the next generation nuclear reactors. https://nucleationcapital.com 

This week Chris and Johan are joined by Juergen Mayerhofer, the CEO of Enspired. Enspired offers fully automated trading optimization of flexible assets across various energy markets.  The three discuss the increased importance of including small decentralized assets into automated trading and why PPA’s might not always be the best choice for renewable energy production. Listen in to find out why batteries are the holy grail of the energy transition and why automakers have an advantageous point of entry in the future energy market.Enspired’s homepage:  https://www.enspired-trading.com