Conversations in Cleantech

In the latest episode of the Conversations in Cleantech podcast, your host, Jenny Gladman, is joined by Noureen Faizee, Global Director of Strategy and Growth for the Hydrogen Division at Worley.  Noureen has had a varied career path as a direct result of her seizing every, single opportunity she is presented with. Originally raised in India, she moved to the US to pursue her Masters in Chemical E...

In the latest episode of the Conversations in Cleantech podcast, we are thrilled to welcome Will Rowe, Founder and CEO of Octopus Hydrogen. Octopus Hydrogen are on a mission to play their part in the energy transition through decentralising production of green hydrogen via electrolysis, colocated with renewable energy generators to help balance the grid. Counting industry giants like Octopus Energ...

In the latest episode of the Conversations in Cleantech podcast, your host, Jenny Gladman, is joined by Kajsa Ryttberg-Wallgren, Head of Business Unit Hydrogen at H2 Green Steel.    Describing themselves as hydrogen accelerators, H2 Green Steel are on a mission to use hydrogen to help hard-to-abate industries to decarbonise starting with the steel sector. After the huge success of their pilot sche...

On the latest episode of the Conversations in Cleantech podcast, we are thrilled to be joined by Energy Transition Partner at PA Consulting, Rhys Vigna.    Rhys originally started his energy transition career in industry, working in business development for OCI N.V. before making the move into consulting. He is now an Energy Transition Partner at PA Consulting helping project developers to develop...

In the latest episode of the Conversations in Cleantech podcast, we are joined by Christopher Jackson, CEO and Founder of Protium.  Unlike many cleantech founders, Christopher comes from a commercially focused background - in his own words, his career has been esoteric. This somewhat unconventional path has allowed him to bring a new offering to the hydrogen space with Protium.  Protium is a full...

In the latest episode of the Conversations in Cleantech podcast, we are joined by Vaitea Cowan, Co-founder of Enapter.    After meeting co-founders Sebastian-Justus Schmidt and Jan-Justus Schmidt in Chang Mai, Thailand and inspired by technology in the Phi Suea - the world's first self-sustaining house, the idea for Enapter was born. With the values of urgency, simplicity and transparency underpin...

In this episode of Conversations in Cleantech we're joined by Amy Dobrikova, Vice President of Fleet Solutions at Blink Charging.  An entrepreneur at heart, Amy has ridden the rollercoaster of EV fleet start-ups since the beginning of her career - playing a pivotal role in helping them to accelerate, in turn hitting the gas on the electrification of fleets.  In her current role as Vice President o...

In the latest episode of the Conversations in Cleantech podcast, we are joined by Maryline Daviaud Lewett, Director of Business Development and Transformative Technologies at Black & Veatch.  Maryline's climb into cleantech could be described as somewhat unconventional. Maryline originally set out to pursue a career in journalism in her native France before she made the move across the pond. An ea...

In this episode of Conversations in Cleantech, co-hosts Jenny Gladman and Ben Sparks are joined by not one, but two brilliant guests - Sara Sloman, Director of Future Fleet at Paythru and Sam Clarke, Chief Vehicle Officer at Gridserve.    Passionate believers in the EV revolution, Sara and Sam have dedicated their careers to breaking down the barriers to ensure the successful electrification of tr...

In this episode of conversations in cleantech we’re joined by Michael Bakunin, Chairman of EpicCharging and Managing Director of Advanced Mobility at global consulting firm FTI Consulting.    After leaving a successful career in telecoms in Moscow, Michael decided to explore international opportunities by attending IE Business School in Madrid. It was here he discovered that Nissan was in the proc...

Hello and welcome back to Conversations in Cleantech - we hope you missed us as much as we missed doing the podcast! It's almost time to launch our thrilling third season, and we're delighted to share a little bit more about it…   As the podcast that celebrates the cleantech industry and the people that power it, for this season we want to take a deeper dive into an area which is increasingly infl...

in this episode of conversations in cleantech, we’re joined by caroline hargrove, cto of ceres energy.  ceres are pioneers of a unique technology that aims to deliver clean energy that addresses climate change and air quality. creating a fuel cell from ceramic and steel, ceres aim to provide a technology that ticks all the cleantech's fuel cell needs - cost-effective, robust, scalable and transiti...

in this episode of conversations in cleantech, we’re joined by carlton cummins, co-founder and cto of aceleron energy.   aceleron energy believe that it is their duty and responsibility to design products that meet the needs of both our present and our future.   guided by circular economy principles, they have created the world’s first battery that is fully maintainable, capable of upgrades and wi...

in this episode of conversations in cleantech, we’re joined by daria hedberg, business development and esg manager at geyser batteries.   geyser batteries are taking charge of the future by creating high-power, heavy-duty, energy storage solutions based on novel proprietary water-based electrolytes through unique engineering and manufacturing know-how.   energy storage is a key part of the clean p...

in this episode of conversations in cleantech, we’re joined by karl farrow, ceo of ceraphi energy.   ceraphi is on a mission to deliver an impactful change to carbon reduction, providing a decarbonising baseload 1-2-1 energy transition solution. to do this, ceraphi are actively counting down to net-zero 2050 and measuring the contribution their innovative technology solution and strategic approach...

in this episode of conversations in cleantech, we’re joined by juliette sanders, a self-proclaimed energy geek and head of communications at equinor.   after graduating with a masters in manufacturing engineering from the university of cambridge, juliette realised her passions lay in the communications side of the energy sector, tapping into her technical knowledge to creatively and effectively co...

in this episode of conversations in cleantech, we’re joined by christophe williams, co-founder and ceo of naked energy.   naked energy is revolutionising solar energy with the world's highest energy density solar technology, virtu. a whole new category of solar energy, naked energy's goal is to enable businesses around the world to cleverly use the space they have available to produce substantiall...

welcome to the first episode of season two of conversations in cleantech! in this instalment, we’re delighted to be joined by tomas edwards, head of marketing at GoWithFlow. a "newbie" to the cleantech sector, tomas left his corporate career to find a position with purpose earlier this year - which he has, as head of marketing at gowithflow. inspired by a conversation he had with his daughter, the...

Hello and welcome back to Conversations in Cleantech - I hope you missed us as much as we missed doing the podcast! It’s almost time to launch our exciting second season, and we're delighted to share a little more about it...   As the podcast that celebrates the cleantech industry and the people that power it, for this season we want to take a dive into one area which is hugely influential in driv...

in this episode of conversations in cleantech, we’re joined by georgia yexley, head of cities uki at tier .   If you’re not familiar with tier mobility, there’s a chance you soon will be. as one of the world’s fastest growing micro mobility companies, they’re arriving in new cities on an almost weekly basis!   as someone who has been on the bleeding edge of micro mobility from day one, this instal...

in this episode of conversations in cleantech, we’re joined by jane hoffer, ceo of gowithflow . jane shares her experience as a proven technology leader in scaling startups and growth-stage companies as well as the lessons she has learnt specifically at gowithflow as she manages the business’s global expansion. she also reflects on the colossal opportunity that electrification has to revolutionise...

in this episode of conversations in cleantech, we’re joined by siobhan clarke operating partner at bp launchpad . siobhan shares her practical insights into the scaling journey from zero to one, two to ten, and ten to 100 sized businesses as well as across seed-stage investment to series a, series b and series c level funding. siobhan discusses how launchpad as a platform enables startups to flour...

in this episode of conversations in cleantech, we’re joined by two guests from bramble energy : dr. vidal bharath, coo, and erik engebretsen, head of engineering.   vidal and erik share their story, touching on the work that bramble energy is doing to help drive the sustainable energy transition as a revolutionary fuel cell manufacturer. they speak about bramble’s mission to reduce the costs of fu...

in this episode of conversations in cleantech, we’re joined by dr nilofer christensen, ceo and founder of swap-studio . nilo shares her insights into the opportunities and challenges that female-owned startups encounter, the chicken and egg conundrum when it comes to investment, the need to tackle sustainability from multiple angles, and the importance of building diverse teams. she also reflects...

welcome to conversations in cleantech - the podcast that celebrates the cleantech industry and the people that power it, brought to you by brightsmith.   in this trailer episode, hear from your host, jenny gladman, one of the 3 directors of brightsmith who a cleantech search firm based in london.   brightsmith partner with people and organisations who are as passionate as we are about creating a c...