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Australia leads the world in household solar, and has all the raw pieces needed to be a renewable energy superpower... And yet. In this podcast an early career energy professional talks to others in the wide, weird world of Australia's energy transition. If you're climate concerned, power cost conscious, an energy libertarian, or just a good ol' grid wonk - this one's for you.
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The electricity grid is at the centre of the energy transition, and our journey to net zero by 2050. This podcast from eSmart Networks is your guide to how the grid will support the biggest shift in energy usage since the 1950’s – join us for an exciting ride! Visit us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/esmart-networks, find our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm1xJpPsmcC2zrqg-6Qn-XQ
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The Renewable Energy SmartPod offers an inside look at the people, technologies and trends that are powering the energy transition. If you want to hear more about the role renewables are playing to decarbonize the global economy and combat climate change, this is the podcast for you. Follow us on Twitter @RenewablesPod or sign up for our newsletter: Renewable Energy SmartBrief.
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The SmallSat Revolution is a video and audio podcast that explores the foreseeable future of the Space Economy by bringing you insights and predictions from the leading minds in the satellite industry. Thought leaders from launch companies, satellite manufacturers, government agencies, service providers, university research institutions, and space startups join host Frank Felker to talk about what's happening today, and what the future holds, for The SmallSat Revolution.
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In this episode, I bring you another technology leader I met at the 2024 Space Symposium show in Colorado Springs. Amanda Koons-Stapf is Chief Digital Engineer and Technical Fellow at SAIC, the seven billion dollar Federal contractor headquartered in Reston, Virginia. Ms. Koons-Staph is a brilliant woman with a wealth of knowledge regarding SAIC’s …
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In this interview, done on the show floor at SATELLITE 2024 in Washington, DC, Dr. Wei Shu, CTO and cofounder of Zero Error Systems, explains his company's proprietary method radiation hardening of spacecraft components. For more information, visit their website: https://zero-errorsystems.com/ Or follow/connect with them on LinkedIn: https://www.li…
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In this interview, done on the show floor at Satellite 2024, in Washington, DC, Jean-François Morizur shared a wide variety of technologies and applications made available by his company's proprietary optical/laser data transmission technology. Learn more at https://www.cailabs.com/By Frank Felker
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This episode is sponsored by EDF Renewables Rob Gramlich, the founder and president of Grid Strategies, discusses the challenges faced by the US grid in accommodating increasing demand for renewable energy sources, including power demand growth, limited grid capacity, and constraints in the interconnection process. Rob highlights the importance of …
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With the American Clean Power Association’s brand new RECHARGE conference taking place this week in Portland, Oregon, we decided to bring on a guest who is the leader of a battery energy storage company that just so happens to be headquartered in The Rose City. Chris Taylor, the CEO of GridStor, has been in the renewables industry for a long time, …
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Delve into part 2 of our connections reform recap! Fundamental Connection Reform to change GB's 'First come, first serve' system to 'First ready, First Connect' targets implementation from January 2025. This is big...it will directly or indirectly impact anyone seeking to connect to the Grid and will significantly change how many projects get conne…
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Fundamental Connection Reform to change GB's 'First come, first serve' system to 'First ready, First Connect' targets implementation from January 2025. This is big...it will directly or indirectly impact anyone seeking to connect to the Grid and will significantly change how many projects get connected. In this two-part episode Brian and David walk…
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Brian Moorhead & David McDonald talk you through the major changes that are just around the corner for grid connections in the UK. For anyone with export capacity connections in the queue (connection offer accepted): we strongly recommend starting to do your homework for the recent Distribution and Transmission Networks Operators joint call to acti…
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This episode is sponsored by EDF Renewables. Leaders from across the renewable energy industry are gathered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this week for the CLEANPOWER conference. This annual gathering, hosted by the American Clean Power Association, is always a great chance to check in on the key issues and trends that are driving the energy transitio…
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This episode is sponsored by KPMG More resources from KPMG: Transferable Tax Credits Energy & Chemicals It's tax season, so it's time to once again hear from Lauren Collins, a partner at the law firm of Vinson & Elkins. Lauren has become a regular guest on this podcast as she stops by about once a year to share her insights on all the tax issues re…
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David Hauser knows industrial tool-making, project management, and nearly caught the incredible Aussie solar wave. Now, he's working on accelerating decentralized energy resources (DER) into the sectors often overlooked; restaurants, convenience stores, petrol stations. Tune into this transmission for what David is doing, why he's doing it, and how…
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Many thanks to Ryan Melton, CEO of OpenC3, for this great interview from the floor of the Satellite 2024 exhibition in Washington, DC. If you aren't aware of his company's open source command and control software that can scale from one satellite to an entire constellation, you should check out this short interview.…
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Lars K. Alminde, Co-Founder and Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for Danish satellite manufacturer GomSpace, discusses recent milestones achieved by their GOMX-1 and GOMX-4 missions from 2013 and 2018 respectively. Lars also shares what he has learned over the past 17 years at GomSpace and what he believes the foreseeable future …
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After recognizing that finding the right product and service providers is extremely difficult in the SmallSat industry, Narayan Prasad and his co-founders committed themselves to creating the solution. The result was SatSearch, The Global Marketplace For Space. Essentially an Amazon.com for the space industry, SatSearch serves over 25,000 active mo…
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We can produce all the renewable energy we want, but the march to net zero will take an unnecessarily long time if all that power is being used in inefficient buildings. Buildings are responsible for about 40% of energy related carbon emissions around the world. That means any conversation about reducing emissions and achieving net-zero goals will …
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2023 Grid Connections Reform Review: 2023 could have been one of the busiest years in living memory for reforms around how all types of new development connect to the Grid. In Part 1, Grid Consultancy Director Brian Moorhead and Technical Director David McDonald look back at the key changes announced throughout 2023, along with some highlights on w…
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Tracks Played:1. Wendy Carlos – March2. Boan – Secretos3. O. – Atm4. FUSE - Dimension Intrusion5. Benjamin Zephaniah - Rudie dead6. Poppy Family – Free from the City7. The Pogues - The Sickbed of Cuchulainn 8. Allah Las - No Werewolf9. Suburban Lawns – unable10. Boris with Merzbow - Akuma no Uta11. Coco Bryce - Carol of the Drums12. Patrick Vian – …
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Tracks Played:1. Orchestra Peter Thomas – Umpta Lady2. DJ Shadow – Ozone Scraper3. Minami Deutsch - Your Pulse4. The Mary Wallopers - The Idler 5. Susan Christie – Paint a Lady6. M.I.A – Born Free7. Kettel – Krabs8. Dubkasm Ishmael Ensemble, Rider Shafique - New Era (Dub Mix) 9. Fórn - Ritual Ascension Through a Weeping Soul10. Sqürl – Berlin ‘8711…
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The battery energy storage sector was already in a strong position before the Inflation Reduction Act. Now, the industry is charging up for a boom. Mike Wietecki, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Regulatory Affairs at Powin, joins the show to share his insights on the technology and trends that are driving energy storage growth. Mike does a de…
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Sponsored by: KPMG The Statistical Review of World Energy, which is compiled by the Energy Institute, offers a comprehensive look at global energy production, consumption, trade and emissions. Energy Institute Chief Executive Nick Wayth joins the show to discuss some of the key takeaways from the most recent edition of the review, including region-…
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Sponsored by: KPMG It's time to talk about sustainable fuels; specifically sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Dr. Patrick Gruber is the Chief Executive Officer of Gevo, where he and the team are at forefront of sustainable fuel development. Patrick is here to outline the basics of those fuels, how they fit into a wider energy ecosystem, what it will …
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Sponsored by Deloitte Environmental liability (E-liability) introduces a simple, accurate, and verifiable calculation for the total cradle-to-gate emissions of any product or service. Karthik Ramanna is the Co-founder and Principal Investigator at the E-liability Institute . He's also the Professor of Business & Public Policy and Director of the Ma…
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In this episode, we discuss the transition away from SF6 in switchgear across all voltages and how this might impact grid connections for energy transition projects such as EV charging, Renewables and Industrial Electrification. Whilst transitioning away from SF6 is necessary, managing the impact of the transition and its impact on projects and the…
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Sponsored by: KPMG Much-anticipated guidance coming down the pipeline from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury Department is set to define how clean hydrogen can be produced in the US. Amid furious lobbying efforts, the release of this guidance has already been delayed once. With potentially hundreds of billions of dollars on the line, …
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Tracks Played:1. Just Brothers - Sliced Tomatoes2. Kap Bambino – Batcaves3. Naked Lungs - River (Down) 4. Dakar & Grinser - I Wanna Be Your Dog5. John Francis Flynn - My Son Tim 6. Viva La Fete – Exactment7. Effy - Stone (feat. Flowdan)8. Still Corners – Dreamhorse9. The Revolutionaries - Kunta Kinte (Dub Plate Version 2)10. Adult. – Side Swiped (e…
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Sponsored by: ExxonMobil Climate Week is about to kick off in New York, so Lauren Collins and Michael Joyce, who are both partners at the law firm of Vinson and Elkins, join the show to talk about what to expect from Climate Week, what kinds of news and announcements they will be keeping an eye on and how the overall conversation about Climate Week…
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Sponsored by: ImpactAISummit It's time for Part 2 of our back-to-back episodes focused on trends that are shaping the solar sector. On our last episode, Daniel Cruise from Lium Research discussed what's going on in the solar market here in the United States. Today, we hear from Harald Overholm, the co-founder and CEO of Alight Energy. Alight is a s…
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This is the first transmission from a new podcast, exploring Australia's energy transition, through chats with early to mid career professionals working towards our renewably-powered future. Tune in for a taste of what's to come, and get in touch at hello@heremedia.studio. Credits: Host - Mark Spencer Music - Tom Day…
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Welcome to the trailer for Transmission, a podcast on Australia's energy transition Australia leads the world in household solar, and has all the raw pieces needed to be a renewable energy superpower... And yet. In this podcast an early career energy professional talks to others in the wide, weird world of Australia's energy transition. If you're c…
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Sponsored by Deloitte According to a recent report from the Solar Energy Industries Association, US solar and storage companies have announced more than $100 billion in private sector investments since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in August of 2022. So while there's certainly momentum (and capital) flowing in the right direction for s…
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Sponsors: CDMSmith.com/Webinars CDMSmith.com/Energy ImpactAISummit.com When you think of the company 3M, you probably think of Post-it notes. But 3M produces a lot more products than Post-it notes. In fact, 3M is very active in the energy sector. Terry Collier, Vice President of Research and Development for 3M's Electrical Markets Division, joins t…
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In this new episode, Brian Moorhead and David McDonald from eSmart Networks get together to discuss the capacity issues facing new renewable connections. With a large chunk of requests and enquiries to assist with 'Private wire' or 'behind the meter' connections. This episode summarises the potential grid issues with these installs and what you nee…
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In this new collaboration episode, Brian Moorhead and David McDonald from eSmart Networks get together with Chris Doré, Business Development Director of both eSmart Networks and sister company TriConnex to discuss the challenges house builders are facing when connecting their schemes to the grid. Get an insight into leading UK multi-utility company…
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This episode will put you ahead of the curve on some key conversations taking place these days in the renewables sector. Numerous companies are striving to match their energy consumption – on a daily, intraday or evenly hourly basis – with renewable energy sources. It’s an ambitious goal, so today's guests are Gridmatic Founder and CEO Matt Wytock …
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Tracks Played:1. AK/DK – Morphology 2. Boylan – germs (feat. Trends)3. Axes – Fleetwood Math4. ASC – Landslide5. Bicurious - We're All Totally Fucked6. Lisa O'Neill - Old Note7. ’68 - The Storm, The Storm, The Storm8. Teresa Khoo & Her Five Notes - You Don't Know, Baby9. Bo Ningen - △10. Pozi – Faulty Receiver11. Bossk – Lira12. Sabres Of Paradise …
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Sponsored by Deloitte There’s been a lot of buzz about the role hydrogen stands to play in the energy transition. Alan Alexander, a partner at Vinson & Elkins, joins the show to help separate the signal from the noise. V&E just released a paper ("Unlocking the Opportunity of Low-Carbon Hydrogen: Investment, Incentives, and Collaboration") that outl…
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This quick podcast offers a taste of what went on today at Day Three of the American Clean Power Association's CLEANPOWER conference, including insights from: Magic Johnson Leo Moreno from AES Clean Energy Armando Pimentel from Florida Power & Light Jesse Gronner from Triple Oak Power Sign up for the Renewable Energy SmartBrief Follow the show on T…
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The show keep marching along in NOLA! This quick podcast offers a taste of what went on at Day Two of the American Clean Power Association's CLEANPOWER conference, including insights from: Governor John Bel Edwards Former Senator Mary Landrieu Susan Nickey from HASI Jason Grumet from ACP Art Del Rio from EDF Renewables Sign up for the Renewable Ene…
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Things are cooking in New Orleans! This quick podcast offers a taste of what went on at Day One of the American Clean Power Association's CLEANPOWER conference, including insights from: Retired US Army General Stanley McChrystal John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation Mark Bradley, President of Bradley Construction…
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Workforce development is a crucial step along the path to a clean energy future. Proponents of the energy transition can't stop talking about all the jobs, jobs, jobs that the transition will bring, but what exactly will that workforce look like? Jasmine Robinson, a project manager at IHI Terrasun Solutions, joins the show to talk about what the en…
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Tracks Played:1. Uranium Club - Black Semen2. Party Dozen – Auto Loser3. Pop Group - Thief of fire4. Yamasuki – Yama Yama5. Death and Vanilla – Rituals6. Brighde Chaimbeul - Tha Fonn Gun Bhi Trom (I Am Disposed of Mirth)7. Jah Shaka – Verse 68. Josefus – Jimmy, Jimmy9. Kim Gordon – Hungry Baby10. Lankum – Go Dig my Grave11. Nina Nastasia – Supersta…
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When many people think of solar power, they think of rooftop solar panels or massive, utility-scale solar farms. But there are more options. Kacie Peters, senior director of communications at Pivot Energy, joins the show to explain the basics of community solar. Peters highlights the momentum this segment of the renewables industry is enjoying -- a…
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From the 1st of April 2023, grid connection regulation has changed significantly. On the whole, the headline is very positive in that demand connections no longer pay for reinforcement costs, subject to some exceptions. However the exceptions are more complicated than you might think. Whilst commercial feasibility should increase for many projects.…
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If you've flown on American Airlines recently, there's a chance your plane was fueled by a small amount of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Jill Blickstein, Vice President of Sustainability at American Airlines, joins the show to talk about the latest advancements in SAF, how the carrier leverages renewables to power its operations and fleet upgrad…
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While most of the listeners of this podcast might work in the renewable energy industry, ALL of the listeners of this podcast are energy consumers. And let’s be honest … even some of the most die-hard members of the renewables industry probably have at least one or two things about their home that they wish were more sustainable. With that in mind,…
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With all new #Renewable and #BatteryStorage projects in GB being quoted connection dates of 2028-2038 and beyond due to Transmission Capacity Issues, Brian and David delve into the challenges driving this. One episode wouldn’t cut it as this is probably the biggest topic in Renewable or BESS Development right now, so we’ll be stepping through the i…
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From Russia's invasion of Ukraine to the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in the US, numerous major events have transpired during the last couple of years that have had an impact on the global energy landscape. Luke Brett from Reuters joins the show to talk about how leading policymakers and key industry executives are keeping pace with such …
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No matter which renewable energy generation or storage technology -- or combination of technologies -- an end-user chooses to deploy, it's crucial that the output and capabilities of those technologies are optimized. To reach peak optimization, more and more organizations are turning to digitalization. Krishna Vanka, Senior Vice President and Chief…
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​Brian Moorhead from eSmart Networks interviews Derek Roddy from Energy Cloud on how they started their not-for-profit company, the journey so far, potential future uses of the technology and growth plans for the UK. £10M’s of green clean electricity is regularly being dumped on the Ireland Electricity System whilst people struggle to heat their ho…
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Now that the calendar has turned to 2023, it’s time to look ahead to what the coming year might have in store for the renewable energy industry. To peer into that crystal ball, a pair of executives from EDF Renewables join the show. Tristan Grimbert is the President and CEO of EDF Renewables. Raphael Declercq is Executive Vice President and serves …
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