Net Hero Podcast – With Sumit Bose

In this podcast I speak to John Olav Tande Chief Scientist with SINTEF, one of Europe's biggest research organisations. We discuss how we optimise wind power, particularly offshore wind. How do we make it less disruptive and less harmful to the marine environment? Can offshore wind work everywhere or is it just limited to Europe? Why does it offer the best way to rapid decarbonisation? 

As the new department of Energy Security and Net Zero is launched this week, I chat to energy industry expert Wayne Mitchell about security in particular. At the start of this winter we were told to expect blackouts, the analysts predicted bills of 5-6K for households, the government pledged billions in support with the energy price guarantee. It was expected to be armageddon. But now wholesale en...

The launch of National Gas means the UK's gas network is now separate from the National Grid, nothing changes in terms of pricing or the delivery of gas but could it herald gas becoming an enabler of net zero? According to National Gas CEO Jon Butterworth, gas has more than a place as a future energy source for net zero, as it can offer a way to use green hydrogen for power. Also he says gas pipes...

This week I have been speaking to Dr David Pugh from Digital Catapult, about how digital technologies are, and will be even more so, at the forefront of getting us to net zero. We discuss how more and more tech will influence the way we work and also how to ensure this smart revolution is equitable, both here and across the globe. Listen now and do share on social media.    

In this episode I explore the realities of wind power, particularly at sea, is it really the greenest form of energy we have? Can it deliver the baseload we require? What about the environmental footprint of these huge turbines particularly on marine life? Guiding me through the pros and cons of wind is Ian Taylor from Thistle Wind Partners, who has been in the sector for 20+ years. We have an hon...

Listen to this week's future Net Zero Podcast to find out...

In this podcast Sumit sets out his vision for 23 and looks back on 22. What a big year it was, dominated by the Ukraine war and subsequent energy crisis that has led to economic turmoil here and around the world. So what can 2023 bring us and what will it mean for your business? Does net zero have as much importance as it once did? Or is this the time to seize the opportunities to live a cleaner l...

Driving us to despair or cleaner air? Could self driving cars and autonomous vehicles help us cut carbon and reach net zero faster or are they a dangerous folly? In this episode, the last this year, Sumit chats with logistics expert Ian Wainwright about the footprint of freight and if AI cars are really the answer?

Find out in this week’s future Net Zero podcast with Schneider Electric 

Space tech is so commonplace in our lives we hardly think of it. From baby milk to sat nav and cordless vacuum cleaners to memory foam mattresses. And of course, where would we all be without the ability to take a selfie? All these things were invented for our exploration of space. Now research says satellite tech could help us get to net zero a decade earlier! Listen to my out of this world chat...

The founder of the HUGO energy app explains why it’s been so successful in shifting people’s behaviour, so they become more energy conscious

For this week’s future Net Zero podcast we are joined by energy expert Vander Caceres, Market & Customer Intelligence Manager at  Centrica Business Solutions . He explains how the market is looking, as energy prices have risen substantially in the last year – and what people and businesses can do to combat this.

Join Sumit Bose and an expert from Firstport exploring the need to improve the buildings we live in

Biomass - chopping down trees for fire in simple terms. Is it right, does it make environmental sense, can it really be good for the planet? All questions I have asked and never really got unemotive, science based answers to, until now. Join my chat with Professor Patricia Thornley from Aston University, who takes me on a journey from the Carboniferous forests of millions of years ago to the bioma...

In this episode Sumit talks to Jamie Bursnell, from Bellway Homes. They are building new homes to be as energy efficient as possible, without looking like glass igloos or tellytubby grass mounds. How we can decarbonise housing and what we have to do to ensure new homes are built as net zero properties from now on, not as a fad but as standard?

Listen to this week’s future Net Zero podcast to learn more about how the way your business consumes electricity is changing    

Nokia expert tells Sumit Bose that a clean future relies on using telecoms to make things work more efficiently

In this episode we look at whether the grid will stop businesses getting to net zero due to lack of capacity and infrastructure. As more and more organisations not only use energy but produce it too, how will the grid cope. Could it block our net zero ambitions?

That's how you can navigate your way through this tricky winter, says Anton Roberts, Director of Commercial and Transformation from TotalEnergies.

Pascal Radue, CEO of GE’s Hydro Solutions for GE Renewable Energy spoke to FNZ about the role of hydropower in the current energy crisis.

In this episode I talk to two experts on how to navigate the crazy world of energy prices. With Russia continuing its war the price of energy is more volatile than ever. So what can you do and how can your business or public sector organisation survive ?

For Energy Markets week, Kiran Bose spoke with Gina Cohen, a Natural Gas Consultant for the Technion University in Israel on what the continent can do to combat the ongoing energy crisis. “There’s not much Europe can do in the short term,” she said.

You work up a sweat as you pound the pedals or the treadmill, 400 calories burned and then... you charge your phone with the energy you generated! That is already happening thanks to a bright idea from Will Flint the CEO of Energym! listen now to an amazing concept.

Water can cut carbon emissions linked to your organisation – and help reduce energy bills – and this really can involve just a few simple steps. The official water partner for Future Net Zero, Water Plus, outlines how. In this podcast, Barry McGovaney, Innovation and Technology Manager at Water Plus, the largest water retailer in the UK, covers practical steps that can make a big impact for organi...

Dan Hutchins, a Key Account Manager from Water Plus talks to us about how looking at water use can help public sector organisations with the climate emergency challenges to go Net Zero.