EnergyCents

Energy Recovery, with roots in the desalination industry, designs and manufactures energy-efficiency technology solutions to generate cost savings and support environmental sustainability for its global set of customers. Rodney Clemente, Energy Recovery Senior Vice President of Water, joins Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss how the company is using its membrane-separation technologies to imp...

Oxford Policy Management (OPM) is a global consultancy working across climate policy, finance, disaster risk, energy, and urban planning helping governments and communities build resilience and reduce emissions.  Katherine Cooke , Principal Consultant and Hub Lead for Climate Finance, and Apar Paudyal , Senior Consultant for Climate Resilience and Sustainability, join Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys...

The United States in 2025 surpassed the technical milestone of more than one gigaton of CO2 injected due, in large part, to CO2's use in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations. Oilfield expert Derek Gonsuron joins EnergyCents with hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss how EOR is helping to pioneer carbon capture and utilization technologies that can help mitigate the emissions from hard-to...

ENFRA, formerly Bernhard, provides energy-as-a-service solutions for customers in the healthcare, higher education, hospitality, and industrial market segments. ENFRA CEO Rob Guthrie joins EnergyCents with hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss his experience leading the 106-year-old company through its rebranding to ENFRA and how its energy-as-a-service model helps health care and higher e...

Carbon differentiation allows market participants to assign value to the role of greenhouse gas emissions associated with an economy's goods and services. Carbon markets experts Kevin Birn and Jonty Rushforth join EnergyCents with hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss the evolution of differentiated carbon markets and how consistency in measurement and reporting can align participants' eco...

Annual coal use in U.S. power generation has declined since the early 2000s as plants retire and renewables and natural gas win market share. However, 2025 may pause or slow the trend, if only temporarily. Coal-markets expert Wendy Schallom joins EnergyCents with hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss how two years of stockpile build and higher gas prices in 2025 have increased the near-ter...

The data-hungry upstream sector has been working with artificial intelligence for more than 40 years to, among other things, mitigate subsurface risks and predict production. Upstream expert Rachael Moreland joins EnergyCents with hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss the oil and gas industry's history with AI adoption and where in the upstream value chain she's most excited about the appl...

Global crude demand begins to peak in 2027 despite longer-term growth trajectories for both jet fuel and naphtha, according to the most recent update of S&P Global Commodity Insights' Annual Strategic Workbook covering oil markets. Oil and refined products experts Matt Andre and Shiva Gupta join EnergyCents hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss the key messages from their updated long-term...

Lazard Inc. is one of the world's leading financial advisory and asset management firms. The company's Financial Advisory practice supports its clients on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, debt and capital structure and capital raising. Its Asset Management segment provides a range investment solutions to institutions, corporations, governments, partnerships, family offices, and high net w...

The US biofuels industry begins 2025 facing significant policy uncertainty, despite having produced record volumes of ethanol, renewable diesel, and sustainable aviation fuel in 2024. Biofuels expert Corey Lavinsky joins EnergyCents hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss the current state of US biofuels and the implications of evolving federal policies on developers and their projects. For...

The role of North American gas is set to expand as LNG exports and domestic power demands increase the call on the domestic supply. However, there remains uncertainty in both the timing and levels of expected demand growth.  North America gas expert Sara Hakim joins EnergyCents with hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss the current state of North America gas and how the sector will respond...

As adoption of AI expands across the globe, through LLMs, Cloud services, inferencing, and network hubs, more power-hungry data centers are needed to meet this demand. With this expansion of technology, regions are taking different approaches on how to build out this infrastructure, with plans for new hubs being announced regularly.   AI and Datacentre Research Director Kelly Morgan joins hosts Hi...

Canadian-based Ideon Technologies is revolutionizing the exploration of subsurface resources through its use of cutting edge, cosmic-ray muon tomography. The company provides customers innovative solutions for sustainable and efficient resource discovery, making signiificant strides in reducing environmental impact whilst enhancing operational efficiency.  Gary Agnew, CEO and co-founder, joins Ene...

Europe is making progress against its net-zero ambitions and is generating about 70% of its electricity from carbon-free sources, including nuclear. However, wholesale prices remain high following the 2022 energy crisis, and demand has yet to return to pre-Covid levels. European power market experts Sylvain Cognet-Dauphin and Coralie Laurencin join EnergyCents with hosts Hill Vaden and Samantha Hu...

Denver-based Redaptive is an energy-as-a-service company that works with commercial and industrial customers to fund and install energy-cost saving equipment. The self-described 'one stop shop' was founded in 2015 and provides its customers access to three core services: capital for energy-cost saving equipment installations, a data platform measuring the impact of those installations on utility e...

Led by corporate mergers, nearly $160 billion in merger-and-acquisition activity took place within the global upstream sector in 2024. Producers will continue to use acquisitions to grow their portfolios going forward as they bid for scale in a dynamic, and fragmenting, energy landscape. Upstream expert Chris Sheehan joins EnergyCents with hosts Hill Vaden and Samantha Humphreys to discuss the rol...

About 10,000 people attended S&P Global's annual CERAWeek conference in Houston last week to participate in dialogue around the event's organizing principle, "Moving Ahead: Energy strategies for a complex world." Sam Humphreys hosts this week's episode alone as Hill Vaden joins Naki Mendoza CERAWeek Programs Director to discuss their experiences and observations while attending the week-long "Supe...

A Day One executive order from Donald Trump's new administration aims to utilize Alaska's abundant natural resources, including oil and gas. This includes prioritizing the development and export of LNG to domestic and international parties. S&P Global upstream expert Cody Schulte joins host Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to explore the role Alaska currently plays in the North American oil and gas ma...

(B)energy is a German company that has developed backpacks to store and transport biogas that can be used to displace firewood and coal in cooking. The company is an affiliate of BiogasUnite, a digital platform that bridges gaps in the installation, maintenance, and repair of biogas systems. Katrin Puetz, founder and managing director of (B)energy and co-founder of BioGasUnite, joins EnergyCents w...

Global metal markets are facing massive opportunities and challenges as the world transitions to green technology. Recent and ongoing changes in the US administration have wide-ranging implications for metal markets, the economy, and the future of sustainable energy solutions. S&P Global expert Nick Trickett joins EnergyCents hosts Sam Humphreys and Hill Vaden to explore the critical role of metal...

The global electricity landscape is undergoing a period of profound change as conventional resources compete with renewable supply to meet expectations of broad demand growth. S&P Global experts Etienne Gabel and Doug Giuffre join EnergyCents with hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss the top trends that will define global power markets in 2025. And, yes, the rise of datacenters is one of...

Oil markets begin the year with OPEC+ sitting on more than 5.5 million barrels per day of spare capacity and the incoming Trump Administration wants to see US producers 'drill, baby, drill.' S&P Global expert Jim Burkhard joins EnergyCents with hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss these, and other, top trends that will define global oil markets in 2025. Learn more about S&P Global Commodi...

Germany grew to become Europe's largest economy on the back of an export-led manufacturing sector. The energy-hungry economy is now trying to maintain its competitiveness after losing access to Russian gas pipeline imports in 2022, phasing out its nuclear capacity in 2023, and retiring its coal-fired power fleet by 2038. S&P Global expert Daniel Muir joins EnergyCents with hosts Hill Vaden and Sam...

Trade wars, US policy upheavals, China's clean energy blitz, a crude market under pressure and the convergence of AI and the energy sector will define 2025 for energy investors. S&P Global experts Justin Jacobs joins EnergyCents with hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss the top trends that will influence energy investors in 2025. Learn more about S&P Global Commodity Insights energy cover...

As Donald Trump returns to office the landscape of natural gas in the US, and LNG in particular, is expected to shift both domestically and globally. S&P Global gas market experts Laurent Ruseckas and Matthew Palmer join EnergyCents with hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss the top trends that will shape global gas markets in 2025. Learn more about S&P Global Commodity Insights energy cov...