Talking New Energy

151. Energy transition and investors: how are the two worlds meeting?

In this episode we explore how the worlds of the energy transition and investors are meeting. We’re joined by two guests – Mark Watts, Partner at LCP, who has a long career in the investment world, and and Sam Hollister, Head of Market Insight who has a background in energy but recently been working closely with investors.
As a partner in LCP’s investment team, Mark supports the provision of solutions for our clients as they grapple with the energy transition and the path to net zero. He is a former Chief Investment officer and CEO at a number of firms and has 35 years of investment experience. We work closely with the LCP Delta team to ensure that we offer seamless advice to our clients in this area and are able to help them navigate the critical issues and deploy their capital effectively. 
Sam works within LCP Delta analytics team and leads on our external engagement and market insight. He has over 10 years’ experience within energy policy and public affairs having been a Senior Director at the leading energy trade association and most recently leading the policy team at one of the UK’s largest energy retailers. 
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150. In conversation with... Jamie Heywood, zolar

In this episode Jon and Sandra talk with Jamie Heywood, CEO at zolar. They explore how Jamie, with a background in tech, media, and telecom sectors, sees the PV sector; trends in the wider European PV space; and the opportunities for zolar.
Jamie Heywood is CEO of zolar, Germany’s largest residential green energy marketplace. Before taking the reins at zolar, Jamie had over 30 years experience leading growing technology companies across Europe and Asia. His varied career includes running Uber’s business in UK and Northern Europe in the years after Travis Kalanick’s tumultuous departure, leading Amazon’s UK Electronics divisions through its hyper-growth stage in the UK, and launching Virgin Mobile’s businesses in both India and China. Jamie has an MBA from INSEAD, studied Psychology and Philosophy at Oxford University, and loves reading, hiking and playing squash.
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149. Takeaways from LCP Delta’s 2023 New Energy Summit

In this episode, Jon Slowe and Sandra Trittin discussed key takeaways from LCP Delta’s 2023 New Energy Summit. Over 100 people from the leading edge of the downstream energy transition gathered in Frankfurt to share, discuss and explore key industry trends and issues. 
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148. Hydrogen storage: where’s it at?

Clean hydrogen is becoming an important elements of many country’s decarbonisation strategies. As supply and demand grows, so will storage requirements. In this episode, Jon and Sandra talk with LCP Delta experts Nerea Martinez and Brendan Murphy to explore the role of hydrogen storage, where it’s at, and how it will develop.
Nerea manages the Hydrogen Intelligence Service at LCP Delta. Before joining LCP Delta, she worked as a consultancy engineer in building services, designing low-carbon buildings.
Brendan leads our hydrogen team. He has spent over 10 years in the energy and low carbon sectors, with extensive policy and regulation, programme management, and commercial experience across a wide range of areas.
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147. Skills, human capital and the energy transition

The energy transition is becoming one of the world’s big industrial trends. It’s being embraced by governments, the energy sector, households, industry and more. But it will only succeed if we have the skills and human capital to drive it forwards. In this episode explore these challenges and what’s being done to address them.
In this episode, Jon Slowe and Sandra Trittin are joined by Charmaine Coutinho, Head of Client Training at LCP Delta; Phil Beach, CEO, Energy & Utility Skills and Leon Trippel, Initiator & Co-Lead, #OHKW - Ohne Hände keine Wende.
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146. The Dawn of a Customer Centric Revolution?

In this episode, Jon Slowe and Sandra Trittin are joined by LCP Delta experts Jennifer Arran and Nigel Timperley as they explore how the energy retail sector is ready to be transformed – from a traditional, volume-based commodity sales business model to one which has an unwavering commitment to customer empowerment; uses advanced risk management tools to reassure and protect customers; and provides transformational energy services.
Read our whitepaper ‘The Dawn of a Customer-Centric Transition’, to learn more.
‘The Dawn of a Customer-Centric Transition’ whitepaper serves as a precursor to our forthcoming 2023 New Energy Summit in Frankfurt on October 4-5.
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145. Lifting the lid on decarbonising gas in Great Britain

In this episode, Jon and Sandra delve into decarbonising the gas sector – exploring what’s top of mind in Great Britain, as well as some of the less well-known data-related challenges. Guest Victoria Mustard shines a light on some of the issues and digs into some of the data-related challenges from her perspective as Decarbonisation Strategy Lead at gas industry body Xoserve.  
Xoserve occupy a critical and unique position within the heart of Great Britain’s gas industry as the Central Data Service Provider (CDSP). Their role is to facilitate the accurate and efficient flow of information between their customers and other market participants across the gas industry. They are a not-for-profit company, funded, governed and owned by the gas industry. The work they do helps to ensure that Great Britain’s gas market is efficient, transparent and reliable. 
Listen to a similar episode from the Talking New Energy podcast: The future of gas distribution | LCP Delta. 
Future Energy Scenarios of the National Grid ESO (Electricity System Operator)  
LCP Delta’s Hydrogen research service  
Electrification of heat whitepaper 
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144. Shaping Energy efficiency: The Brussels Debate on heating appliances

In Brussels there is a growing debate about whether regulations should be introduced that require households to replace a gas boiler with a more efficient solutions. In this episode, Jon Slowe explores the nature of the discussion in Brussels with Mélanie Auvray, Senior EU Affairs Advisor, and Jozefien Vanbecelaere, Head of EU Affairs from the European Heat Pump Association.

143. The future of hydrogen distribution

In this episode, we explore the future of gas networks and their role in the energy transition, and how the clean hydrogen industry is developing in the UK, with Angela Needle, Director of Strategy at Cadent Gas as Vice-President of Hydrogen UK, and Brendan Murphy, hydrogen expert at LCP Delta. 

142. Clean hydrogen: the top three trends

In this episode, Jon explores the leading trends in the clean hydrogen. With growing attention on this emerging area, Jon is joined by LCP Delta experts Nerea Martinez Hipolito and Brendan Murphy, who share their views on the leading trends and what we'll see in the next few years.