
Insider's Guide to Energy
The Energy Industry is uniquely evolving as traders are under increasing pressure to manage costs, cash, limits, and risks. The Insider’s Guide to Energy Podcast addresses current and emerging challenges business executives face daily through stories shared from peers and industry experts while covering topics such as innovation, disruptive technologies, and emerging trends.
Latest episodes

Jul 5, 2021 • 53min
27 - Renewable energy accurately reflected requires new tools to avoid greenwashing.
Not all energy offsets are created equal. Therefore, it is essential to understand the properties of the "renewable energy" offset one uses to claim carbon neutrality. Lincoln Payton, CEO of Clear Trace, explains how aligning renewable energy from its source to use is an accurate representation of a companies carbon footprint.

Jun 27, 2021 • 53min
26 - Love Ted Talks, then this week's episode is for you.
How do places like Greenland, Maldives, Jamaica, and the Scottish Isles expedite their energy transition? James Ellesmoor believes by learning the lesson from their peers. Although each nation-state has unique characteristics, much can be known simply by establishing an open dialog with other island nations. Conferences and a digital bridge between these nations are fostering a cooperative environment that is accelerating their paths toward sustainable energy.

Jun 20, 2021 • 51min
25 - Lawson Steele Talks Carbon Trading
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Lawson Steele, Head of Carbon and Utilities Research at Berenberg Bank. Lawson talks about the future of the carbon markets and reasons the price of Carbon could be heading for well over €100. Listen to today's episode to find out.

Jun 13, 2021 • 52min
24 - EMP Threats with Dr. Peter Pry
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Dr. Peter Pry, Executive Director of Task Force on National and Homeland Security, a Congressional Advisory Board dedicated to achieving protection of the United States from electromagnetic pulse (EMP), cyber-attack, mass destruction terrorism and other threats to civilian critical infrastructures on an accelerated basis.

Jun 7, 2021 • 42min
23 - Branding in the Energy Industry
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Fridrik Larsen PhD, CEO at Larsen Energy Branding. Fridrik breaks down the future of the energy industry and how brands must evolve for a very different future in energy.

May 30, 2021 • 54min
22 - CEO of Orbital Marine Power, Andrew Scott
This week Chris and Johan are lucky to be joined by Andrew Scott, the CEO of Orbital Marine Power. Andrew talks about the amazing revolutionary technology that is taking place at Orbital Marine Power to ensure that homes around the world will have access to clean, sustainable and cheap energy through the tidal forces of the oceans.

May 23, 2021 • 45min
21 - Energy as Critical Infrastructure (Cybersecurity)
On what promises to be a great episode, Chris and Johan are joined by Shawn Wallace, VP of Energy at IronNet Cybersecurity. Shawn talks about some of the biggest pressing issues that the Energy industry continues to face when in comes to its Cybersecurity. He gives us the inside scoop on what's going on.

May 17, 2021 • 51min
20 - Cybersecurity in the Energy Industry
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Mex Martinot, Vice President & Head of APAC, Industrial Cyber & Digital Security at Siemens. Mex tells us about the increasing regulation in the energy markets, how the Siemens Cybersecurity division are adapting to the day to day changes and the challenges he is currently facing.

May 16, 2021 • 37min
19 - Horváth Panel Discussion
This week Chris and Johan are joined by Richard Pohl, Senior Project Manager at Horváth & Partners Management Consultants and Andreas Schwenzer, Principal also at Horváth & Partners Management Consultants. The discussion evolves around the digitalisation of the energy industry, how it helps their clients and the challenges they are facing now and in the future.

May 9, 2021 • 39min
18 - Energy Trading & Market Balancing
This week Chris and Johan talk with Taimoor Zaman, Head of Energy Trading & Balancing Markets - CBS Optimisation UK&I at Centrica. Topic of discussion ranges from some of the newest emerging technologies in energy trading, how this effects the market and of course cricket!