Talking New Energy

57. A spotlight on hydrogen in Scotland

The spotlight on hydrogen is getting ever stronger. It will, for sure, play a role in the energy transition. The precise size and nature of that role is still to be determined. Today we’re focusing on Scotland, where clean hydrogen definitely exists on the ground, and where hydrogen is likely to have a significant role in the future. Host Jon Slowe is joined by Nigel Holmes, CEO of the Scottish Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Association; Neil Kermode,  Managing Director of the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney; and Delta-EE expert Jeremy Harrison.
Visit www.delta-ee.com/hydrogen to find out more about our hydrogen research.

56. In conversation with Arjan van der Eijk, CEO of innogy eMobility Solutions GmbH

In this episode, Jon Slowe explores how incumbent energy retailers are navigating the energy transition, moving away from focusing only on selling kWh, and becoming more agile and customer centric. He is talking to Arjan Van Der Eijk, who is currently CEO of Innogy eMobility Solutions. Before that, he worked for several years in the retail businesses of Essent in the Netherlands and Innogy in Germany and beyond.
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55. Venture Capital Firms: opportunities from the energy transition

In this episode, we’re taking a step into the investment world. Change and disruption from the energy transition means opportunity. And there’s no shortage of start-ups, new entrants and emerging companies seeking to capture these opportunities. But, these companies typically require cash to grow and have an impact in the transition to a cleaner, greener energy future. What’s it like from an investor perspective?To explore this, host Jon Slowe is joined by two people who have been investing in the energy sector for many years - René Savelsberg, Co-Founder and Managing Partner SET Ventures; Charles Vaslet, Partner at Emerald Technology Ventures, and Delta-EE's Head of Consulting, Charmaine Coutinho. 

54. The Debate: Who will win the battle for the EV customer?

Join us for The Debate, our new episode format, as the team decides who will win the battle for the EV customer? Listen to learn how OEMs, utilities and big oil are entering the EV charging space, and which competitor will come out on top.
Host Jon Slowe is joined by Abhishek Sampat, Principal Analyst, Kate Armitage, Associate, and Alex Lewis-Jones, EV Research Manager, all from Delta-EE.

53. How to connect and communicate with connected home assets

In this episode, we revisit home energy management from a different angle. We speak about companies like E.ON and Centrica, connecting to and communicating with the growing number of controls and assets in our homes. It's all very well having a connected smart thermostat, EV charger and inverter for your PV system, for example, but what if they all have their own communication protocols and companies cannot reach them? Jon Slowe is joined by Niklas Arpula, Key Account Manager at KEO GmbH; Joscha Koellner, Director of Product Strategy, Business Development & Sales at Kiwigrid; and Delta-EE Analyst, Alix Weil.

52. How is Artificial Intelligence (AI) being used in the energy transition?

In this episode, we are discussing artificial intelligence (AI) and clean energy, exploring how AI is being used in the energy transition. AI will impact all industrial sectors – and is already playing a role in the energy transition.Jon Slowe is joined by three guests to get under the skin of exactly how the energy transition is unfolding. He is joined by Dave Boundy, Chief Technology Officer and General Manager Europe at Innowatts; Geraldine McBride, CEO at MyWave; and Delta-EE Principal Analyst, David Trevithick.

51. How is Heat as a Service emerging in the European heating market?

In this episode, we look at Heat as a Service, which is emerging across the European heating market. The macro-trend from products to services can be seen across many different industries, and is now starting to pick up more momentum in the heating sector, causing disruption in the relatively conservative heating industry. Host Jon Slowe looks at the leading edge of some of this disruption from Denmark and Germany, from the perspective of Andreas Ballhausen, Managing Director of Viessmann Solutions and Services; Nicolai Kipp, Chief Consultant at Dansk Fjernvarme, and Delta-EE Heat as a Service expert, Roxanne Pieterse.

50. Energy retailers' perspective on home energy management

In this episode, we talk about Home Energy Management (HEM) from the perspective of two large European energy retailers: Centrica and E.ON. We discuss how home energy management will grow over the coming years and what propositions and services customers will want.
Host Jon Slowe is joined by Alex Cirlan, Founder of E.ON Home, and Director of Product Development and Software and E.ON Group, and Neal Coady, Director of Product, HEM, at Centrica. Alix Weil, Delta-EE connected home expert, also joins.

49. The role of policy and regulation in the energy transition

In this episode, we’re looking at the topic of regulation and the role it plays in the transition to new energy. Although many aspects of energy markets have been liberalised in many ways in many countries, energy is certainly not a completely free market. Regulation plays a critical role, both with competitive markets, and of course networks which are more heavily regulated as natural monopolies. Regulations – and the policies underpinning them – have, naturally, been built around ‘old energy’. It now needs to evolve and facilitate, even lead the transition to ‘new energy’. We are joined by Jan Rosenow, Director of European Programmes, Zsuzsanna Pató, Senior Advisor, and Richard Sedano, President and CEO, at Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP).
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48. How utilities are re-inventing their digital infrastructures

In this episode we're going to look at how incumbent utilities are re-inventing their digital infrastructures in response to the many changes that are happening throughout the energy system and in customers’ homes. In response to these changes, how are utilities going about transforming the way they interact with customers and wholesale markets through the redevelopment of their CRM and billing systems, or new digital platforms to offer innovative services into the market? What are the main challenges they need to overcome? And what are the experiences to date? Andy Bradley, Delta-EE Director is standing in for Jon Slowe, talking to Wytse Kaastra, Managing Director of Accenture.