Energy Terminal

In Episode 9, Hope and Michael are joined by Adam Williams, former VP of Renewable Development at Shell who recently joined solar development company Savion as their VP of Development. We start off with the role of oil & gas companies in the energy transition and the specific strengths they can leverage to maximize impact, then move on to how they can attract the next generation of leaders who pri...

In Episode 8, Hope and Michael change things up a bit with a special episode featuring themselves! They go into more detail about their own backgrounds and journeys within the energy space, specifically around the paths toward their unique interests. They also reflect on Energy Terminal's progress over the last few months and some exciting future plans. Keynotes: Personal journeys in energy How we...

In this episode, Hope and Michael are joined by Mike Brownell, Founder of Dayaway Careers, a platform for students and young professionals to find jobs in clean energy. The conversation covers all aspects of the job search along with networking tips, career advice, and much more. Tune in to find out how to jumpstart your energy career!

In Episode 6, Michael and Hope talk with Dr. Eric Rohlfing, former acting director of ARPA-E and executive-in-residence at the Duke Energy Initiative. In his time at ARPA-E, Dr. Rohlfing oversaw dozens of projects across all areas of the energy space that received billions of dollars of follow-on funding. Tune in to hear about the most important trends and emerging technologies that will transform...

In this episode, Michael and Hope talk with Trevor Best, Founder and CEO of revolutionary hydrogen startup Syzygy Plasmonics. They discuss hydrogen's potential to play a massive role in decarbonization, Syzygy's game-changing technology, and the rapidly developing cleantech ecosystem as well as big energy companies' roles within it.   Tune in for a fantastic episode with the CEO who has successful...

In this episode, Hope and Michael talk to Dexter Liu, Director of Renewable Development at NextEra Energy. Hear him talk about his journey to working at NextEra, including his early career decisions and how he knew graduate school was right for him. With Dexter, we learn about networking, getting involved in energy outside of the classroom, and other ways to get involved in the energy industry. Tu...

In this episode, guest Rotimi Thomas, CEO and Co-Founder of  SunFI.co , discusses energy access in developing countries, focusing on Nigeria, and the many ways students and young professionals can get involved in increasing energy access. Also, he discusses the environmental impacts of different kinds of energy, and how he is trying to encourage the use of cleaner energy in Nigeria.    Rotimi has...

In this episode, Michael Wood's guest Anna Dai will talk about how her time in college shaped her career path. Anna Dai elaborates and shares some of the most important aspects of the startup world and how she ended up in the direction that she is in right now. Aside from that, Anna also shares some advice for students who are thinking of starting their own company and how to manage that balance....

In this episode, Michael Wood together with his guest Dan Vermeer will talk about what are the initial motivations to get involved in energy and environmental issues and how those motivations have changed over time. "We're really talking about the future prosperity of people in the world and who has access to that and who doesn't. You would want to be part of that discussion, right? If you care ab...

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