

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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Jun 20, 2023 • 0sec
Better Computing is Better Sustainability with Jen Huffstetler of Intel Corporation – Ep 100
In this episode our host Joe Batir talks with Jen Huffstetler, Chief Product Sustainability Officer at Intel Corporation. They talk about Intel Corporation and the ways Intel is promoting and developing sustainable computing power now and into the future.
Topics covered include:
How much energy is used annually by computing
What is the growing role of computing and specifically AI throughout all aspects of everyday life
How AI is being used to make computing more efficient
How efficiency gains are being made at the various levels of the computing industry, from data centers to household causal users
Integration of Carbon aware software and Carbon efficient software into daily operations to further produce energy and carbon efficient computing
Jen’s book recommendations:
Speed and Scale by Jon Doerr
Chip War by Chris Miller
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Jun 13, 2023 • 0sec
Diversity helps drive Decarbonization with Golnaz Yekrangian and Kim Waller of Korn Ferry – Ep 99
In this episode our host Joe Batir talks with Golnaz Yekrangian, Senior Client Partner, North America Head of Infrastructure and Energy Investing, and Kim Waller, Senior Client Partner, North America DEI Leader, both at Korn Ferry. In this show, they discuss talent, talent retention, the role of companies and DEI in talent retention, and how this all relates to the energy transition.
Specific questions answered include:
How the workforce changed?
What does the workforce want or desire from a job these days?
What are companies doing to attract and retain talent?
What does it mean to have purpose at work?
Who controls the change within companies?
Golnaz’s book recommendation:
All books by Louis Penny, the first one linked here.
Kim’s book recommendation:
Blink by Malcom Gladwell
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Jun 6, 2023 • 0sec
Episode Energy Recovery Opportunities and Critical Infrastructure with Nate Turner of NLine Energy – Ep 98
In this episode our host Joe Batir talks with Nate Turner, President of Thermal Energy at NLine Energy. Here, they talk about back pressure steam turbine energy recovery units and how this is a significant opportunity to decarbonize existing, critical infrastructure. Specific questions they discuss include:
How did NLine Energy go from the hydropower industry into steam turbines.
What is the difference between a backpressure steam turbine and a condensing steam turbine.
Where there are opportunities to generate power using a system like this.
Why there are so many opportunities.
Just how big this waste energy opportunity is in the US.
Nate’s Book Recommendation:
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig
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May 30, 2023 • 0sec
Fast Charging is not about the Charger, it’s about Energy Storage with Patrick Flam of Revterra – Ep 97
In this episode, our host, Joe Batir, speaks with Patrick Flam, CFO of Revterra. Patrick explains what fast charging is and how Revterra is trying to make fast charging accessible to all.
Topics they cover include:
What is fast charging.
How fast charging impacts EV adoption.
Why fast charging is more difficult than you think.
How the right kind of energy storage enables extensive fast charging growth without increasing electricity costs.
How the mechanical energy storage supply chain is inherently more secure and more sustainable than some other energy storage supply chains
Patrick’s book recommendation:
The Originals by Adam Grant
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May 23, 2023 • 0sec
Revolutionizing Industrial Operations through Cloud enabled Prescriptive Maintenance with Pratibha Pillalamarri of AspenTech and David Daines of AWS – Ep 96
In this episode our host Joe Batir talks with Pratibha Pillalamarri, Senior Product Marketing Manager at AspenTech and David Daines, Global Alliance Manager at AWS Energy. They discuss industrial manufacturing, some of the inherent challenges, and AspenTech’s Mtell solution being applied to this space.
Topics covered include:
What are the current ways manufacturing facilities operate
What problems exist in large scale manufacturing and how those are currently handled
How AI and prescriptive maintenance can extend equipment life and increase performance
Which industries would benefit from AI and prescriptive maintenance monitoring
What Mtell is and how it solves these challenges
How increasing operational efficiencies can lead to decarbonized and more environmentally friendly manufacturing
Pratibha’s Book Recommendations:
How Big Things Get Done by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner
David’s Book Recommendations:
Good to Great by Jim Collins
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May 16, 2023 • 0sec
Talking Geothermal with an Oil and Gas Equipment Provider at the Offshore Technology Conference with Patrick Hanson of Expro – Ep 95
In this episode our host Joe Batir talks with Patrick Hanson, Senior Geothermal Development Manager from Expro. Joe and Patrick talk about geothermal energy, Expro’s experience and role in geothermal energy, and why we are talking about all this at OTC.
Topics covered include:
Patrick’s background
Expro’s experience in geothermal energy
How oil and gas equipment, hardware, and infrastructure easily transfer to the geothermal industry
What is Geothermal Rising (GR)
Why does GR have a booth at the Offshore Technology Conference
Patrick’s book recommendation:
Relentless by Tim Grover
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May 9, 2023 • 0sec
Why is Mitsubishi Helping Build a Hydrogen Hub? With Michael Ducker of Mitsubishi Power Americas – Ep 94
In this episode our host, Joe Batir, talks with Michael Ducker, Senior Vice President, Head of Hydrogen Infrastructure at Mitsubishi Power Americas.
Topics covered include:
What is a Hydrogen Hub.
What it takes to build a Hydrogen Hub.
Why ACES Deltas is an ideal location for a western US Hydrogen Hub.
How Mitsubishi Power Americas ended up in a joint venture with Magnum Development to build ACES Delta.
How big ACES Delta will be when complete and how that compares to other energy storage and other Hydrogen projects currently in operation.
Michael’s Book Recommendations:
Forces for Good by Leslie Crutchfield
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May 2, 2023 • 0sec
Holistic Solutions are the Best Solutions for Decarbonization with Damian Beauchamp of 8Rivers – Ep 93
In this episode, our host Joe Batir talks with Damian Beauchamp, President and Chief Development Officer of 8Rivers. They discuss 8Rivers and their holistic approach to decarbonization.
Topics covered include:
How decarbonization can be profitable
How the IRA will produce significant opportunities
How a holistic systems approach drives better business decisions, which can also be good for the environment
Deep dive theories on some recent investments by the oracle of Omaha (Warren Buffett)
Damian’s book recommendations:
The New Map by Daniel Yerguin
Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance? By Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
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Apr 25, 2023 • 0sec
Are our students ready? Or, How does Geothermal Compare to Oil and Gas? With Kassem Alokla of TAMU SPE – Ep 92
In this episode, our host Joe Batir talks with Kassem Alokla, President of the Texas A&M SPE Student Chapter and PhD Student. They record a double episode where Kassem asks Joe about the Geothermal Industry and Joe asks Kassem how he feels as a student preparing for a career in energy.
Topics covered include:
The role of Geothermal Energy in the future energy mix.
The role of Oil and Gas in the future energy mix.
How the conversation is between the oil and gas and geothermal industry
Does a traditional Petroleum Engineering degree prepare you well for the future of energy?
How are energy focused study programs changing?
Kassem’s Book Recommendation:
You are a badass by Jen Sincero
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If you found the conversation interesting, go check out the other episodes Kassem has recorded on the TAMU Energy Matters Podcast.
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Apr 18, 2023 • 0sec
Waste Methane is a big opportunity, with Matt Watson of EDF – Ep 91
In this episode, our host Joe Batir talks with Matt Watson, Vice President of Energy Transition at EDF. They talk about a recent study performed by S&P Global, commissioned by EDF, that quantified waste methane and the potential financial opportunity associated with this waste methane.
Matt’s blog post about the work can be found here.
Topics covered in this episode:
What is waste methane?
Just how big of a market opportunity is this?
If these are all opportunities, why aren’t they being done?
What’s next?
Matt’s book recommendations:
Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (translated by James Harris)
Coyote America by Dan Flores
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