Talking New Energy

Batteries go big in Great Britain

The installation and pipeline for large front-of-meter batteries in Great Britain has grown rapidly. In this episode, Jon Slowe is joined by LCP Delta experts Chris Matson, Jon Ferris and Rajiv Gogna to explore how and why this sector has developed, where it's headed, and whether we'll see similar growth in other countries. 

In conversation with...Tom Bean, ESB

The challenges of utilities and energy retailers to become more customer led, and develop compelling products and services for customers, is one of the biggest in the energy transition. In this episode, Jon Slowe talks to Tom Bean from the Irish utility ESB, where he’s responsible for innovation and new products for their customer-facing businesses.

In conversation with...Daniel Linden, Tibber

In this episode, Jon Slowe talks to Daniel Linden, Co-Founder and CPO at Tibber in Sweden, a company bringing together energy retail, digital technology and smarter electricity consumption. Jon and Daniel discuss Tibber's journey since launching and their future plans.

Green energy finance using energy insights

In this episode, Jon Slowe is talking with an organisation from the financial sector. For a successful energy transition there will need to be big changes and investments in how energy is used, stored and generated in homes and buildings – and that will need high levels of customer engagement. Jon is joined by Petra Eussen from Rabobank in the Netherlands, Berend Olde Rikkert from energy insights provider NET2GRID, and LCP Delta expert David Trevithick.

In conversation with... Nick Woolley, ev.energy

In this episode, Jon Slowe talks to Nick Woolley, CEO and Co-Founder of ev.energy. Nick last joined Talking New Energy in 2020, and talks us through the progress his company has made in their mission to deliver a simple, straightforward EV charging experience, enabling customers to recharge their electric vehicle at home and outside the home, using the cheapest and greenest energy from the grid.

In conversation with... Christian Deilmann, tado

In this episode, Jon Slowe catches up with Christian Deilmann, co-founder and managing director of tado. They discuss the growth of tado since its launch in 2011 to today, having sold close to 3 million smart thermostats across Europe, and explore where tado is headed.

Home energy management - a game of interoperability

Imagine a future where devices in our homes like heat pumps, batteries and electric vehicle charge points talk to each other and work out when to operate in response to the changing needs of the distribution network, the electricity system, and the intraday markets. How can we move towards this, from our current situation of having lot of closed systems that don't communicate with each other? Jon Slowe discusses this question with LCP Delta experts Arthur Jouannic and Zuoxiang Zhang.

 

Driving customer engagement at a Swedish energy retailer

In this episode, Jon Slowe talks with Daniel Snygg from Swedish energy retailer Halmstads Energi och Miljo (HEM), Thomas Forssell from digital service provider Bright, and LCP Delta expert David Trevithick, exploring how HEM and Bright have worked together to improve engagement with HEM's customers.

Exploring mobile energy storage and EV charging infrastructure in the USA

In this episode we’re looking at the intersection of electricity distribution networks, energy storage, and EV charging infrastructure in North America. Jon Slowe is joined by Dr Shihab Kuran, founder and CEO of Power Edison, as well as Executive Chairman of their sister company EV Edison, to discuss his work with energy storage – stationary and mobile – and EV charging infrastructure.

Energy Systems Toolkit: Supporting local Net Zero planning

This week we're discussing supporting local net zero planning the Energy Systems Toolkit. Host Jon Slowe is joined by Matthew Hindle, Head of Net Zero and Sustainability at Wales & West Utilities, and Andrew Conway, Principal Analyst LCP Delta.

The toolkit is a practical resource designed to offer organisations the opportunity to design an affordable and reliable future energy system to reach Net Zero. It combines Wales & West Utilities innovative whole systems simulator, the 2050 Energy Pathfinder, with supporting guidance documentation and an in-depth Net Zero and Energy knowledge base.