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Conversations in Cleantech

Conversations in Cleantech offers insight into the opportunities, challenges and rewards of working in the cleantech space from the investors, leaders, entrepreneurs, accelerators & technologists within it. We talk all things cleantech, sustainability, renewables, agritech, solar, wind, e-mobilty, hydrogen & energy storage. The time for cleantech is now – join the revolution and live your purpose.
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Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

Karl Andersen, Founder & CEO at Lektra: on AI Growth, Decentralised Energy & Rethinking the Grid | Season Eleven, Episode Two 07.07.2026

Welcome to Season Eleven of Conversations in Cleantech!   This season, we're exploring the talent equation, examining the people, skills, and leadership required to accelerate the energy transition. From workforce strategy and culture, to talent development and organisational growth, we'll explore what it really takes to build the teams driving the sector forward.   In this episode, Jenny Gladman...

Arne Weinig, Managing Partner at Tauber Solar & Tauber Energy: on Career Reinvention, Leadership & Building the Teams Behind the Energy Transition | Season Eleven, Episode One 23.06.2026

Welcome to Season Eleven of Conversations in Cleantech! This season, we're exploring the talent equation, examining the people, skills and leadership required to accelerate the energy transition. From workforce strategy and culture to talent development and organisational growth, we'll explore what it really takes to build the teams driving the sector forward. In this episode, Jenny Gladman and Pa...

John Belizaire, CEO at Soluna: on Renewable-Powered AI, Curtailment & Building the Future of Sustainable Compute | Season Ten, Episode Nine 26.05.2026

Welcome to Season Ten of Conversations in Cleantech!   This season, we’re deconstructing digital infrastructure - one of the fastest-growing and most influential parts of the energy transition. From hyperscalers and AI demand to talent, capital, software and sustainability, we’ll explore how data infrastructure gets built, powered, financed, staffed and scaled. In this episode, Chloe England is jo...

David Miller, Chief Commercial Officer at Gridmatic: on AI, Grid Flexibility & Powering the Data Centre Boom | Season Ten, Episode Eight 12.05.2026

Welcome to Season Ten of Conversations in Cleantech!   This season, we’re deconstructing digital infrastructure - one of the fastest-growing and most influential parts of the energy transition. From hyperscalers and AI demand to talent, capital, software and sustainability, we’ll explore how data infrastructure gets built, powered, financed, staffed and scaled. In this episode, our hosts Joe Riley...

Dr Ryan Hatcher, CEO & Founder at Phoenix Semiconductor: on Legacy Chips, Supply Chain Fragility & the Hidden Foundations of Digital Infrastructure | Season Ten, Episode Seven 28.04.2026

Welcome to Season Ten of Conversations in Cleantech!   This season, we’re deconstructing digital infrastructure - one of the fastest-growing and most influential parts of the energy transition. From hyperscalers and AI demand to talent, capital, software and sustainability, we’ll explore how data infrastructure gets built, powered, financed, staffed and scaled.   In this episode, Jenny Gladman and...

Patrick Lynch, Executive Managing Director at CBRE: on Power, Pace & the Reality of Scaling Digital Infrastructure | Season Ten, Episode Six 14.04.2026

Welcome to Season Ten of Conversations in Cleantech!   This season, we’re deconstructing digital infrastructure - one of the fastest-growing and most influential parts of the energy transition. From hyperscalers and AI demand to talent, capital, software and sustainability, we’ll explore how data infrastructure gets built, powered, financed, staffed and scaled.   In this episode, our host Jenny Gl...

Sofie Käll, CIO and Anna Søndergaard, Co-Founder & CEO at The Footprint Firm: on Early-Stage Risk, System Innovation & Investing Beyond the Data Centre | Season Ten, Episode Five 31.03.2026

Welcome to Season Ten of Conversations in Cleantech! This season, we’re deconstructing digital infrastructure - one of the fastest-growing and most influential parts of the energy transition. From hyperscalers and AI demand to talent, capital, software and sustainability, we’ll explore how data infrastructure gets built, powered, financed, staffed and scaled. In this episode, hosts Jenny Gladman a...

Gene Alessandrini, Senior Vice President of Energy at CyrusOne: on Grid Constraints, Power Strategy & Delivering Energy for Hyperscale Data Centres | Season Ten, Episode Four 17.03.2026

Welcome to Season Ten of Conversations in Cleantech!   This season, we’re deconstructing digital infrastructure - one of the fastest-growing and most influential parts of the energy transition. From hyperscalers and AI demand to talent, capital, software and sustainability, we’ll explore how data infrastructure gets built, powered, financed, staffed and scaled. In this episode, Jenny Gladman and C...

Sue Ennis, Head of Investor Relations & Government Affairs at Hut 8: on Power Arbitrage, AI Demand & Turning Stranded Energy into Strategic Infrastructure | Season Ten, Episode Three 03.03.2026

Welcome to Season Ten of Conversations in Cleantech!   This season, we’re deconstructing digital infrastructure - one of the fastest-growing and most influential parts of the energy transition. From hyperscalers and AI demand to talent, capital, software and sustainability, we’ll explore how data infrastructure gets built, powered, financed, staffed and scaled. In this episode, hosts Jenny Gladman...

Neha Palmer, CEO at TeraWatt Infrastructure: on Fleet Electrification, Utility-Grade Thinking & Building the Backbone of AV Charging | Season Ten, Episode Two 17.02.2026

Welcome to Season Ten of Conversations in Cleantech!   This season, we’re deconstructing digital infrastructure - one of the fastest-growing and most influential parts of the energy transition. From hyperscalers and AI demand to talent, capital, software and sustainability, we’ll explore how data infrastructure gets built, powered, financed, staffed and scaled. In this episode, our hosts Jenny Gla...

Phillip Sandino, SVP of Utility Development at Tract: on Master Planning, Hyperscale Demand & Delivering Power Infrastructure for the Long Game | Season Ten, Episode One 03.02.2026

Welcome to Season Ten of Conversations in Cleantech!   This season, we’re deconstructing digital infrastructure - one of the fastest-growing and most influential parts of the energy transition. From hyperscalers and AI demand to talent, capital, software and sustainability, we’ll explore how data infrastructure gets built, powered, financed, staffed and scaled.   In this inaugural episode, our hos...

Abby Hopper, President & CEO of Solar Energy Industries Association, on Policy, People & the Leadership Required for a Resilient Solar Future | Season Nine, Episode Ten 09.12.2025

Welcome to Season Nine of Conversations in Cleantech!   This season, we’re going behind the scenes of transition infrastructure - speaking with the investors shaping how, where and why climate capital flows. From decarbonisation and energy security to technology maturity and policy gaps, we’re unpacking what it really takes to fund the systems that underpin a net-zero future.   And we’re closing o...

Ishan Jaithwa, Vice President of Data Centre and Utility at Cypress Creek Renewables on AI-Driven Demand, Grid Readiness & Building Energy Infrastructure at Speed | Season Nine, Episode Nine 25.11.2025

Welcome to Season Nine of Conversations in Cleantech!   This season, we’re going behind the scenes of transition infrastructure - speaking with the investors shaping how, where and why climate capital flows. From decarbonisation and energy security to technology maturity and policy gaps, we’re unpacking what it really takes to fund the systems that underpin a net-zero future. In this episode, our...

Anmay Dittman, Managing Director and Head of the Climate Finance Partnership at BlackRock: on Blended Finance, Emerging Markets & Redefining Risk in Climate Infrastructure | Season Nine, Episode Eight 11.11.2025

Welcome to Season Nine of Conversations in Cleantech!   This season, we’re going behind the scenes of transition infrastructure - speaking with the investors shaping how, where and why climate capital flows. From decarbonisation and energy security to technology maturity and policy gaps, we’re unpacking what it really takes to fund the systems that underpin a net-zero future.   In this episode, ou...

David Bird, Managing Director and Head of the Climate Finance Partnership at ORIT, on Reframing Renewables, Resilient Infrastructure & Real-World Investment Strategies | Season Nine, Episode Seven 28.10.2025

Welcome to Season Nine of Conversations in Cleantech!   This season, we’re going behind the scenes of transition infrastructure - speaking with the investors shaping how, where and why climate capital flows. From decarbonisation and energy security to technology maturity and policy gaps, we’re unpacking what it really takes to fund the systems that underpin a net-zero future.   In this episode, ou...

Laurie Menoud, Founding Partner & Helen Lin, Partner At One Ventures: Scaling Science, Grounding Impact & Rewiring Climate Tech Investing | Season Nine, Episode Six 14.10.2025

Welcome to Season Nine of Conversations in Cleantech!   This season, we’re going behind the scenes of transition infrastructure - speaking with the investors shaping how, where and why climate capital flows. From decarbonisation and energy security to technology maturity and policy gaps, we’re unpacking what it really takes to fund the systems that underpin a net-zero future.   In this episode, ou...

Marieke Beeuwkes Spence, Executive Director at Impact Capital Managers, on Mobilising Private Capital for Long-Term Impact | Season Nine, Episode Five 30.09.2025

Welcome to Season Nine of Conversations in Cleantech!   This season, we’re going behind the scenes of transition infrastructure - speaking with the investors shaping how, where and why climate capital flows. From decarbonisation and energy security to technology maturity and policy gaps, we’re unpacking what it really takes to fund the systems that underpin a net-zero future.   In this episode, Je...

Mona Dajani, Global Co-Chair at Baker Botts, on De-Risking Climate Deals, Policy Certainty & the Energy Demands of AI | Season Nine, Episode Four 16.09.2025

Welcome to Season Nine of Conversations in Cleantech!   This season, we’re going behind the scenes of transition infrastructure - speaking with the investors shaping how, where and why climate capital flows. From decarbonisation and energy security to technology maturity and policy gaps, we’re unpacking what it really takes to fund the systems that underpin a net-zero future.   In this episode, Je...

Heidi Lindvall, Co-founder of Pale Blue Dot, on Founder-First Investing, Climate Storytelling & Rewriting the VC Playbook | Season Nine, Episode Three 02.09.2025

Welcome to Season Nine of Conversations in Cleantech!   This season, we’re going behind the scenes of transition infrastructure - speaking with the investors shaping how, where and why climate capital flows. From decarbonisation and energy security to technology maturity and policy gaps, we’re unpacking what it really takes to fund the systems that underpin a net-zero future.   In this episode, He...

Bielenis Villanueva Triana, Venture Builder at WIN Ventures, on Hydrogen, Nordic Innovation & Investing with Intention | Season Nine, Episode Two 19.08.2025

Welcome to Season Nine of Conversations in Cleantech!   This season, we’re going behind the scenes of transition infrastructure - speaking with the investors shaping how, where and why climate capital flows. From decarbonisation and energy security to technology maturity and policy gaps, we’re unpacking what it really takes to fund the systems that underpin a net-zero future.   In this episode, Je...

David Giordano, former Global Head of Climate Infrastructure at BlackRock, on Investment Gaps & Scaling Impact | Season Nine, Episode One 05.08.2025

Welcome to Season Nine of Conversations in Cleantech! This season, we’re going behind the scenes of transition infrastructure - speaking with the investors shaping how, where and why climate capital flows. From decarbonisation and energy security to technology maturity and policy gaps, we’re unpacking what it really takes to fund the systems that underpin a net-zero future.   In this inaugural epi...

Brian Sheng, Co-founder & CEO at Aquaria, on Resilience & Reimagining Water Infrastructure | Season Eight, Episode Fourteen 24.06.2025

Welcome to Season Eight of Conversations in Cleantech!   From inspiring stories and words of wisdom to conversations on overcoming obstacles and fostering innovation, you can expect to learn from the trailblazers who are navigating the complexities of change to build a cleaner, more sustainable future.   In this episode of Conversations in Cleantech, our host Olivia Morgan speaks with Brian Sheng,...

Alice Vallienne, Head of Commercial Management at Topsoe, on Scaling Innovation and Purpose in Power-to-X | Season Eight, Episode Thirteen 27.05.2025

Welcome to Season Eight of Conversations in Cleantech!   From inspiring stories and words of wisdom to conversations on overcoming obstacles and fostering innovation, you can expect to learn from the trailblazers who are navigating the complexities of change to build a cleaner, more sustainable future.   In this episode of Conversations in Cleantech, hosts Jenny Gladman and Hetty Lowther are joine...

Henrik Lundgren, CTO at Capture Energy, on Agility, Adaptation & Energy Storage Innovation | Season Eight, Episode Twelve 06.05.2025

Welcome to Season Eight of Conversations in Cleantech!   From inspiring stories and words of wisdom to conversations on overcoming obstacles and fostering innovation, you can expect to learn from the trailblazers who are navigating the complexities of change to build a cleaner, more sustainable future.   In this episode of Conversations in Cleantech, our host Olivia Morgan sits down with Henrik Lu...

Elizabeth Gilligan, CEO, & Hayley Moller, Director of Marketing at Material Evolution, on Reimagining Green Cement | Season Eight, Episode Eleven 22.04.2025

Welcome to Season Eight of Conversations in Cleantech!   From inspiring stories and words of wisdom to conversations on overcoming obstacles and fostering innovation, you can expect to learn from the trailblazers who are navigating the complexities of change to build a cleaner, more sustainable future.   In this episode of Conversations in Cleantech, our hosts Jenny Gladman and Jo Clarke are joine...

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