

Energy Transition Solutions
Joe Batir
Low carbon, high energy conversations hosted by Joe Batir. Humanity is growing and connecting. Tomorrow’s world needs more energy from more places. But to find our net-zero future we must overcome the natural constraints of many new energy sources. This is the show where we talk about the strategies and innovations powering a new future for global energy.
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Oct 4, 2023 • 0sec
The biggest fastest ramping natural gas turbine in the world | Ep 115
In this episode our host Joe Batir talks with Pratyush Nag, Managing Director, Controls and Digitalization at Siemens Energ y. They discuss the biggest natural gas turbine in the world and automation and forecasting. Specific topics include:
3 Guiness World Records in Energy
Why ramp up time is so important
Why high ramp up time is important with large power plants
The importance of automation and forecasting to reduce standby, which reduces emissions and wasted fuel
How Siemens Energy turbines are future ready
Hydrogen ready turbines
Pratyush’s book recommendations:
Anything by Richard Feynman like this – Six Easy Pieces.
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Sep 27, 2023 • 0sec
How to 10x your battery capacity with Matt Kappers of Coretec Group | Ep 114
In this episode our host Joe Batir talks with Matt Kappers, CEO of Coretec Group. They discuss battery anode technology and how Coretec is developing a Silicon anode that could increase battery capacity by 10x. Specific points they discuss:
What are the uses of batteries today
How big the battery market could become
How could we increase battery capacity with silicon
Why don’t we already have silicon in battery anodes
What is the Endurion material Coretec is developing
Why partnerships will lead to better batteries
Matt’s book recommendation:
Harlan Coben books such as the Mickey Bolitar series
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Sep 20, 2023 • 0sec
Turning Hazardous Waste into Value with Heather Johnson of Ingenium | Ep 113
In this episode our host Joe Batir talks with Heather Johnson, CEO at Ingenium. They discuss hazardous waste disposal for consumers and businesses alike.
Key discussion points include:
What exactly is hazardous waste.
How do you know what to do with hazardous waste.
How companies can navigate hazardous waste disposal.
New technology making waste disposal better
How you can turn hazardous waste into a value-add product
How much companies can reduce their waste
Heather’s book recommendation:
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
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Sep 13, 2023 • 0sec
Unlocking carbon value through utilization with Beena Sharma | Ep 112
In this episode our host Joe Batir talks with Beena Sharma, CEO and Co-Founder of CCU International. This discuss CCUS and how there is a vast opportunity for Carbon Utilization that can enable significant decarbonization and circular carbon economy growth.
Specific ideas they discuss include:
Beena’s background
What happens to Carbon after it is captured
Why we should put more effort into utilization
How utilization creates a circular Carbon economy
Beena’s book recommendation:
The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
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Sep 6, 2023 • 0sec
Making the case for fixed wing imagery with Thell Gillis of Prius Intelli | Ep 111
In this episode our host Joe Batir talks with Thell Gillis, Senior Account Manager at Prius Intelli. They talk about aerial imagery and the differences between satellites, drones, and fixed wing. Some of the topics they cover include:
• What is aerial imagery
• Similarities between drones, satellites, and fixed wing imagery
• Differences between drones, satellites, and fixed wing imagery
• What constraints are there on satellite derived imagery
• How Prius Intelli started
• Why fixed wing imagery data collection can collect better data
• Why fixed wing imagery can be better for the environment compared to drone imagery and satellite imagery
Thell’s book recommendation:
Selling the Invisible by Harry Beckwith
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Aug 30, 2023 • 0sec
Pressure reduction waste energy recovery—a GW scale opportunity with Gregg Semler of InPipe Energy | Ep 110
In this episode our host Joe Batir talks with Gregg Semler, CEO and Founder of InPipe Energy. They talk about water pressure reduction waste energy recovery and the opportunity this provides.
Specific points they discuss:
What is water pressure reduction
Why is this so pervasive
How big is the size of this opportunity
Why Gregg made the jump to this industry following his previous entrepreneurial experience
Previous case studies where InPipe Energy has operating systems and how these are producing low carbon energy
Gregg’s book recommendation:
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
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Aug 22, 2023 • 0sec
Better steering make better wells—which is better for energy and better for the environment—with Joel Gray of D-Tech Rotary Steerable | Ep 109
In this episode our host Joe Batir talks with Joel Gray, Vice President of Western Hemisphere at D-Tech Rotary Steerable. They talk about rotary steerable, how rotary steerable is unlocking better well performance, and how this knowledge can further advance the geothermal industry.
Questions they answer include:
What is rotary steerable?
How does rotary steerable technology make better wells?
How do better wells translate into lower environmental impact?
What is needed to incorporate this technology into geothermal drilling?
What is generally needed to see geothermal growth and become a significant power source for the world?
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Joel’s book recommendations:
The purpose driven life by Rick Warren
Dada by Jimmy Fallon
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Aug 15, 2023 • 0sec
Making Engineering Fun with Jordan Yates – Ep 108
In this episode our host Joe Batir talks with Jordan Yates, Marketing Engineer, content creator, and host of The Energy Pipeline podcast on OGGN. They talk about how Jordan got into engineering related content creation and how that has helped her personal career journey while also helping the companies she has worked with.
Specific topics they cover include:
Jordan’s background
Why she started creating content
What is the best content to create as a company
Why she podcasts
How folks in the energy transition can also use content
Jordan’s book recommendation:
7 Habits of Highly Successful People by Stephen Covey
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Aug 8, 2023 • 0sec
How to think about emissions reductions as a for-profit company with Delfina Govia – Ep 107
In this episode our host Joe Batir talks with Delfina Govia, Corporate Sustainability Expert and host of the OGGN EGS Energized Podcast.
They talk about emissions reductions and how companies can and should be approaching emissions reductions. Specifically, they discuss:
What are Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions?
How should a company approach emissions reductions
What’s the most important part of a business for reducing emissions?
Why you shouldn’t bring everything in-house.
Delfina’s book recommendations:
The Prize by Daniel Yergin
We Took the Risk by Tom Weirich
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Aug 1, 2023 • 0sec
The Future of Oil is Farming with Dr. Oli Peoples of Yield10 – Ep 106
In this episode our host Joe Batir talks with Dr. Oli Peoples, President and CEO of Yield10 Bioscience. They discuss Yield10’s biofuel seeds, specifically focused on the Camelina seed development. Topics discussed include:
What is Sustainable Aviation fuel (SAF)
How are we going to supply feedstock for the SAF demand
What exactly is the Camelina seed
How is the Camelina seed good for farming, environment, and energy companies
Why do we see oil companies investing in bioscience companies like Yield10
Oli’s book recommendation:
Churchill by Roy Jenkins
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