In this episode Jon and Sandra explore the journey of an energy insights scale-up, talking with NET2GRID founder and CEO Bert Lutje Berenbroek who has led the company since its inception in 2012. Bert Lutje Berenbroek has 20 years of experience in the semiconductor business, working with innovative companies in Silicon Valley and Boston. He founded…

In this episode, Jon and Sandra talk with two people steeped in the world of flexibility and aggregation: Daniele Andreoli, Head of Flexibility Solutions, Enel X, and Jan-Willem Rombouts, who set up one of the early aggregators ReStore, and has now founded Beebop. We explore how the business of flexibility and aggregation has changed, where it’s at…

In this episode, we explore how ZeroAvia are working on decarbonising aviation using hydrogen. Jon and Sandra talk with Sergey Kiselev, Chief Business Officer at ZeroAvia, a UK/US-based company developing a hydrogen-fuel cell powertrain for light and medium-sized aircraft and Brendan Murphy, Head of Hydrogen at LCP Delta. Sergey Kiselev is Chief Bu…

In this episode, we speak to Centre for Net Zero, a non-profit, impact-driven energy research institute founded by renewable energy group Octopus Energy, we discuss the Centre's work on intelligent demand, exploring recent experiences with GB’s Demand Flexibility Service, the growing role of automation, and CNZ’s work with open and synthetic smart …

In this episode Jon and Sandra talk with Alex Schoch, Global Head Flexibility & Electrification, Octopus Energy. They explore how Octopus is driving change in the energy sector, and Alex’s perspectives on the energy transition. Alex Schoch has over 15 years’ worth of experience in growing and scaling transformative sustainable businesses. Most nota…

In this episode Jon Slowe and Sandra Trittin, explore how power-hungry data centres can minimise their environmental impact with Ciaran Flanagan, Global Head of Datacenter Solutions & Services at Siemens and Stefanie Casall, Director Brand & Marketing, AQ Compute. Ciaran is VP and Global Head of Siemens’ Datacenter Solutions business; he is tasked …

In this episode, Jon Slowe and Sandra Trittin are joined by Peter Journeay-Kaler, Energy Analyst from International Energy Agency (IEA) and Sam Hollister, Head of Economics and Finance at LCP Delta exploring energy policy developments in several European countries. Peter Journeay-Kaler has directly advised governments on how they can improve energy…

In this episode, Jon Slowe is joined by two members of our EV team, Oliver McHugh, EV Charging Research Manager and Kate Armitage, EV Contractor at LCP Delta to explore a slowdown in the rate of growth of electric vehicles, its implications for the EV charging sector, and look at battery-powered trucks. Oliver manages LCP Delta’s EV Charging Servic…

In this episode, Jon Slowe and Sandra Trittin are joined by David Watson, CEO of Ohme - the EV chargepoint manufacturer. They discuss Ohme’s rapid growth and scale-up, flexibility, and David’s other roles – as Chief Investment Officer of Temporis Capital, and owner of a cider-producing orchard. Catch-up on our on-demand webinar for predictions for …

In this episode, we explore the challenges of keeping transmission networks stable as levels of renewable generation grow and grow. To discuss this we’re joined by Duncan Burt, previously Director of Operations at National Grid ESO in the UK and now Chief Strategic Growth Officer at Reactive Technologies, and LCP Delta Flexibility & Storage expert …

In this episode, Jon Slowe and Sandra Trittin are joined by Marcus Fendt, Managing Director, and Chief sales Officer from The Mobility House. They explore how The Mobility House has positioned itself uniting the automotive and energy industries, what Marcus has learned as he’s led the company to grow to over 350 employees, and what he sees as the k…

In this episode, Jon Slowe and Sandra Trittin are joined by Teddy Flatau, Founder and CEO from wevo energy, a company with a mission to bring simple, efficient and cost-effective charging to the most energy-demand environments. Jon, Sandra and Teddy discuss Teddy’s experiences as a serial entrepreneur, starting and growing wevo, and the EV charging…

As heat pumps, solar panels (often with batteries), and EV chargers sales grow, we’re seeing the emergence of ‘one-stop shops’ providing customers with a portfolio of low carbon products and services for their homes. In this episode, Jon and Sandra, explore the rise of one-stop shops with Leonardo Melo, Business Development/Product Specialist at Sa…

In this episode we talk with Christina Hepp, Director of Innovation and Intelligence at sonnen and New Energy Business Models Research Manager, Nigel Timperley. We’re circling back to LCP Delta’s ‘Energy Supplier of the Future’ narrative and exploring sonnen’s journey – and Christina’s own thoughts – in relation to the growing convergence between e…

In this episode, we explore what the upcoming winter is likely to mean for European and British energy markets. How are we positioned this winter compared to going into last winter? Are we likely to see big price spikes? How big is the risk to security of supply? And to what extent is demand-side response now part of the toolbox of solutions? Jon S…

Heat pumps sales are growing across Europe. In this episode we explore whether we are at an inflexion point in the heating transition in Europe – and the key factors that will determine how quickly heat pump sales accelerate. In this episode, Jon Slowe and Sandra Trittin are joined by Thomas Nowak, Secretary General of the European Heat Pump Associ…

In this episode we explore how the worlds of the energy transition and investors are meeting. We’re joined by two guests – Mark Watts, Partner at LCP, who has a long career in the investment world, and and Sam Hollister, Head of Market Insight who has a background in energy but recently been working closely with investors. As a partner in LCP’s inv…

In this episode Jon and Sandra talk with Jamie Heywood, CEO at zolar. They explore how Jamie, with a background in tech, media, and telecom sectors, sees the PV sector; trends in the wider European PV space; and the opportunities for zolar. Jamie Heywood is CEO of zolar, Germany’s largest residential green energy marketplace. Before taking the rein…

In this episode, Jon Slowe and Sandra Trittin discussed key takeaways from LCP Delta’s 2023 New Energy Summit. Over 100 people from the leading edge of the downstream energy transition gathered in Frankfurt to share, discuss and explore key industry trends and issues. Check out our event page to find out more about 2023 New Energy Summit Download o…

Clean hydrogen is becoming an important elements of many country’s decarbonisation strategies. As supply and demand grows, so will storage requirements. In this episode, Jon and Sandra talk with LCP Delta experts Nerea Martinez and Brendan Murphy to explore the role of hydrogen storage, where it’s at, and how it will develop. Nerea manages the Hydr…

The energy transition is becoming one of the world’s big industrial trends. It’s being embraced by governments, the energy sector, households, industry and more. But it will only succeed if we have the skills and human capital to drive it forwards. In this episode explore these challenges and what’s being done to address them. In this episode, Jon …

In this episode, Jon Slowe and Sandra Trittin are joined by LCP Delta experts Jennifer Arran and Nigel Timperley as they explore how the energy retail sector is ready to be transformed – from a traditional, volume-based commodity sales business model to one which has an unwavering commitment to customer empowerment; uses advanced risk management to…

In this episode, Jon and Sandra delve into decarbonising the gas sector – exploring what’s top of mind in Great Britain, as well as some of the less well-known data-related challenges. Guest Victoria Mustard shines a light on some of the issues and digs into some of the data-related challenges from her perspective as Decarbonisation Strategy Lead a…

In Brussels there is a growing debate about whether regulations should be introduced that require households to replace a gas boiler with a more efficient solutions. In this episode, Jon Slowe explores the nature of the discussion in Brussels with Mélanie Auvray, Senior EU Affairs Advisor, and Jozefien Vanbecelaere, Head of EU Affairs from the Euro…

In this episode, we explore the future of gas networks and their role in the energy transition, and how the clean hydrogen industry is developing in the UK, with Angela Needle, Director of Strategy at Cadent Gas as Vice-President of Hydrogen UK, and Brendan Murphy, hydrogen expert at LCP Delta.By LCP Delta

In this episode, Jon explores the leading trends in the clean hydrogen. With growing attention on this emerging area, Jon is joined by LCP Delta experts Nerea Martinez Hipolito and Brendan Murphy, who share their views on the leading trends and what we'll see in the next few years.By LCP Delta

In the following episode, Jon Slowe engages in a compelling conversation with Andrew Middleton, the esteemed Managing Director of British Gas Zero, joined by Nigel Timperley, a respected expert. Jon, Nigel, and Andrew delve into a comprehensive exploration of the myriad opportunities and formidable challenges that energy retailers encounter when co…

In this episode, Jon talks with Kristina Rabecaite, founder and CEO of PPAYA, a company helping renewable generators get the best price for their power. Jon and Kristina explore the market for PPAs, as well as what it takes to start a new business in this dynamic part of the energy transition.By LCP Delta

Interest in heat pumps is growing in Europe, with a focus on actual installations in Germany and the UK. Guests include Jens Dertenkötter, a German heating installation business owner, Tessa Clark, an LCP Delta expert, and Daniel Logue, an Energy Systems Catapult consultant. They discuss installation rates, the proportion of heat pumps, and compare…

In this episode, Jon talks with Jannik Schall, Co-Founder and CPO of 1KOMMA5°, the international installer of PV and other low carbon products that has raised €300M since its inception in 2021. LCP Delta expert Dina Darshini provides expert opinion on how these markets are developing.By LCP Delta

Electricity distribution networks will face increasing challenges as electrification gathers pace and more and more distributed generation emerges. In this episode, Jon Slowe explores both these challenges and how a ground-breaking innovation project, Community DSO, is set to address these challenges, with guests from Northern Powergrid, consultanc…

In this episode LCP Delta's heat team discuss their key takeaways from ISH, Europe's leading heating exhibition, held every two years in Frankfurt. The team explore what these takeaways mean for the evolution of Europe's heating sector, and look into the crystal ball to see what they expect to see at the next ISH. Submit your questions for future e…

Demand side flexibility is much talked about, and growing in many parts of Europe. In this episode Jon Slowe talks to LCP Delta experts Lucy Murley and Jon Ferris about where it’s at and where it’s headed, using findings from the recently published Market Monitor for Demand Side Flexibility.By LCP Delta

Using gas as efficiently as possible has come into even more focus in the current energy crisis. While electrification will continue to be the broad thrust of decarbonisation efforts, gas will have a role to play - particularly in some types of buildings - for many years to come. So it makes sense to use gas as efficiently as possible. In this epis…

The installation and pipeline for large front-of-meter batteries in Great Britain has grown rapidly. In this episode, Jon Slowe is joined by LCP Delta experts Chris Matson, Jon Ferris and Rajiv Gogna to explore how and why this sector has developed, where it's headed, and whether we'll see similar growth in other countries.…

The challenges of utilities and energy retailers to become more customer led, and develop compelling products and services for customers, is one of the biggest in the energy transition. In this episode, Jon Slowe talks to Tom Bean from the Irish utility ESB, where he’s responsible for innovation and new products for their customer-facing businesses…

In this episode, Jon Slowe talks to Daniel Linden, Co-Founder and CPO at Tibber in Sweden, a company bringing together energy retail, digital technology and smarter electricity consumption. Jon and Daniel discuss Tibber's journey since launching and their future plans.By LCP Delta

In this episode, Jon Slowe is talking with an organisation from the financial sector. For a successful energy transition there will need to be big changes and investments in how energy is used, stored and generated in homes and buildings – and that will need high levels of customer engagement. Jon is joined by Petra Eussen from Rabobank in the Neth…

In this episode, Jon Slowe talks to Nick Woolley, CEO and Co-Founder of ev.energy. Nick last joined Talking New Energy in 2020, and talks us through the progress his company has made in their mission to deliver a simple, straightforward EV charging experience, enabling customers to recharge their electric vehicle at home and outside the home, using…

In this episode, Jon Slowe catches up with Christian Deilmann, co-founder and managing director of tado. They discuss the growth of tado since its launch in 2011 to today, having sold close to 3 million smart thermostats across Europe, and explore where tado is headed.By LCP Delta

Imagine a future where devices in our homes like heat pumps, batteries and electric vehicle charge points talk to each other and work out when to operate in response to the changing needs of the distribution network, the electricity system, and the intraday markets. How can we move towards this, from our current situation of having lot of closed sy…

In this episode, Jon Slowe talks with Daniel Snygg from Swedish energy retailer Halmstads Energi och Miljo (HEM), Thomas Forssell from digital service provider Bright, and LCP Delta expert David Trevithick, exploring how HEM and Bright have worked together to improve engagement with HEM's customers.By LCP Delta

In this episode we’re looking at the intersection of electricity distribution networks, energy storage, and EV charging infrastructure in North America. Jon Slowe is joined by Dr Shihab Kuran, founder and CEO of Power Edison, as well as Executive Chairman of their sister company EV Edison, to discuss his work with energy storage – stationary and mo…

This week we're discussing supporting local net zero planning the Energy Systems Toolkit. Host Jon Slowe is joined by Matthew Hindle, Head of Net Zero and Sustainability at Wales & West Utilities, and Andrew Conway, Principal Analyst LCP Delta. The toolkit is a practical resource designed to offer organisations the opportunity to design an affordab…

In this episode, we look at the world of green energy certificates, which is getting more complex. Many companies and individuals on green energy tariffs want reassurance that they use 100% renewable energy, but with the current methods of matching supply and demand over a 12-month period this is not possible. Jon is joined by Toby Ferenczi. Toby i…

In this episode, Jon Slowe is joined by Philipp Pausder, founder and CEO of Thermondo, Germany’s largest installer of heating systems. They discuss the current energy crisis, what Thermondo are seeing from customers, and how they’re responding. They also discuss whether energy as a service can accelerate the uptake of high-efficiency products in cu…

In this episode, Jon talks to Sandra Trittin, who founded tiko in Switzerland. They explore Sandra's journey since founding tiko in 2012 to now, when she is moving on. Jon talks to Sandra about her takeaways, her observations on the journey she's been on and her view for the future.By Delta-EE

In this episode, we discuss the impact of the energy crisis in the heating markets. Are rising gas prices causing big changes in how people are buying appliances, and what sort of heat appliances are they buying? Are people avoiding buying new heating appliances to save money? To explore these questions, Jon Slowe is joined by Delta-EE's Head of He…

In this episode we’re looking at electricity networks, and the increasing stresses and strains that they’re going to be under as more renewable generation is connected, and heat and transport is increasingly electrified. To explore this, and some of the solutions, Jon Slowe is joined by Susanne Nies, General Manager for Germany at Smart Wires, a US…

In this episode, host Jon Slowe, together with Nigel Timperley - Principal Analyst at Delta-EE, talks with Andreas Thorsheim, Founder and CEO of Otovo, an organisation providing solar photovoltaics to households across several European countries.By Delta-EE