Energy Transition Now

In the final episode of the CCUS mini-series, we look at the role that carbon capture can play in a large scale and ‘so called’ hard to abate industry. David Linden spoke with Pavan Chilukuri , Group Head of CCUS Strategy at Holcim - a global leader in building solutions – who view CCUS as a key lever to accelerating its decarbonization journey. David and Pavan discuss the significance of CCUS to...

In this episode we shift our focus from the transport and storage of carbon to the capture side of the value chain. David Linden spoke with Mike Maudsely , the CEO of enfinium , a leading UK Energy from Waste (EfW) operator on the decarbonisation vision for enfinium and the EfW sector, and the central role that CCS plays in this. David and Mike discuss the technical and commercial balancing act th...

The third of our CCUS mini-series continues its focus on the United Kingdom through the lens of the energy company ENI. David Linden spoke with Martin Currie, Energy Transition Manager, ENI UK, on the importance of CCUS in ENI’s and the economy’s transition, the strength of the UK approach to developing CCUS, and the role that ENI is playing in the sector – both as an operator and developer of tra...

In the second episode of our CCUS mini-series, we turn our focus to the United Kingdom – a country with plans to be a global leader in CCUS. Olivia Powis, UK Director for the Carbon Capture and Storage Association, spoke with David Linden to explain the specific role that the technology plays in the UK, and why – after past failed attempts – the industry can now achieve its ambitious targets. Davi...

According to most IPCC climate mitigation pathways, Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) is essential to achieving a net-zero economy. The technology’s potential has been championed for years, but its development has lagged ambition. However, there now appears to be new momentum - is this the CCUS moment we have been waiting for?

National Gas currently operates the UK’s 7500km national transmission system – the backbone that is responsible for keeping the lights on, business running and warming homes in the winter. Jake Tudge, Corporate Affairs Director, explains why the company believes hydrogen has a critical part to play in its future transmission network and discusses some of the initiatives it is currently undertaking...

Given hydrogen’s nascency, there are specific hurdles that need to be overcome to win investors’ confidence and support the scale-up of technologies that are critical to the hydrogen economy. Michelle Robson, Senior Investment Manager at AP Ventures, shares her views on what criteria is important to consider from a venture capitalist’s perspective.

Closing out our first Energy Transition Now podcast mini-series, in this special Offshore Wind Series Review, Gareth Hector sits down with David Linden to discuss the rationale behind the series. Gareth and David and listen back over selected clips and discuss the key highlights and themes that have come out of this podcast series.

The offshore wind industry has a key role to play in creating a more sustainable energy system. A fundamental question the industry needs to ask itself really is how to scale while also maintaining its sustainability credentials? David spoke with Maximilian Schnippering, Head of Sustainability at Siemens Gamesa, to explore the current footprint of the industry, drivers and opportunities for sustai...

in this episode of the Offshore Wind Energy Transition Now mini-series, David spoke with Justine Burg, VP of Business Development, Europe Offshore Wind at Equinor , to discuss "Delivering Europe’s Offshore Wind Ambitions” Ambition is not something the Offshore Wind industry is lacking. The question is whether it can deliver on the targets being set. New and emerging markets are often singled...

For a technology that is essentially still in a pre-commercial phase, the expectation is high for floating wind to be the future of the offshore wind industry. But the technology landscape that is going to help floating scale is far from settled. With vertical axis wind turbines having been around for just as long as horizontal axis ones, floating also presents an opportunity for vertical turbines...

In this episode David Linden speaks with Liming Qiao , the Head of Asia from GWEC on unlocking the offshore wind potential of Southeast Asia. This is the time where the route to market for offshore wind is being developed in the region, setting it up for significant growth in the next decade. David and Liming explore the drivers for offshore wind investment, why Taiwan offers a template for the re...

Kicking off our Offshore Wind Energy Transition Now mini-series, David spoke with Mark Leybourne, the Offshore Wind Program Lead for the  World Bank , to discuss emerging Offshore Wind markets. The conversation explores the unique important and role of the World bank in expanding and supporting offshore wind globally, the opportunities and challenges governments with an emerging market face, as we...

 The oil and gas supply chain plays a key role in producers achieving both efficient operations and their net zero targets. David - and co-host Teresa Wilkie - spoke with Lola Caballero, Head of the Decarbonisation Task Force at Maersk Drilling to understand the opportunities and challenges faced by drillers - and Maersk specifically - as the industry transitions. 

Offshore wind is a renewable energy source that is set for dramatic growth. WGEG forecast that today we have just over 50 gigawatts of global installed capacity, which is set to increase to almost 350 gigawatts by the end of this decade.  The question on everyone's lips though is how are we going to deliver all of this capacity? To give us their perspective on things, David Linden from WGEG s...

In this episode David spoke with Thomas Boermans, Head of Foresight at E.ON on the relatively new discipline of strategic foresight. They consider the role foresight can play in organisations, and how E.ON embeds it into it's strategic thinking and business planning. David and Thomas then focus their discussion on the E.ON Trend Radar; an initiative that looks at the themes and topics shaping...

In this episode of Energy Transition Now David Linden speaks with Zeke Hausfather, the climate research lead at Stripe, to discuss the role of climate science amidst the real-world action on climate change. Hausfather is a climate scientist whose research focuses on observational temperature records, climate models, carbon removal, and mitigation technologies.

We kickstart Series Four of the Energy Transition Now podcast, just as RenewableUK begins first day of the Global Offshore Wind 2022 conference and exhibition in Manchester, UK. To keep on topic, this week we're delighted to be discussing the opportunities and challenges of floating offshore wind with Alex Gauntt, Supply Chain Director of Cierco Energy.

This week in the final episode of Series Three of Energy Transition Now , David Linden speaks with Libbe Skovgaard-Petersen, Vice President at Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, CIP, a renewable energy investment fund. Libbe speaks to CIP's goal of being a €100 billion fund by 2030 and the importance and focus on P2X - Power to X - particularly in reaching hard to abate sectors.

This week in Energy Transition Now we were joined by Tara Schmidt, Sustainability & ESG Finance Director, Lloyds Banking Group for a discussion on ‘ Financing the Energy Transition' . Tara and host David Linden, discuss the role that Lloyds is and can play in the UK around funding the energy transition, a critical part of ‘getting us where we need to be’. Tara goes on to speak about how L...

This week in Energy Transition Now David Linden speaks with Amy Bowe , VP of ESG Africa Oil Corp on the energy transition in Africa.   A lot of air time is given to the energy transition in Europe, Asia and North America, places where in theory the majority of today's GDP and emission sit. However, Africa clearly has its very own dynamics with 17% of the worlds population, but just 6% of glob...

In this episode of Energy Transition Now we speak with David Hughes , CEO of New Normal and a 35 year veteran of the global petrochemicals (petchems) industry, on why petchems won’t be saving oil demand.  The discussion includes a run through of the history and scale of the industry and why it has been a leading indicator for the economy, before exploring how the industry is changing within the co...

Recorded on Thursday 17th February, in this episode of Energy Transition Now David Linden speaks with Sally Walker, Consultant at Clarity Leadership and Founding Partner of Human Digital Thinking, on the topic of "The implications of an increasing dependency on data and technology."  The discussion covers Sally's background in cyber, the trust in technology and the opportunity that...