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    <description><![CDATA[<p>Howard Johns has spent more than two decades doing exactly one thing: putting clean energy in the hands of people. POP is the natural culmination of that work.</p><p>Following a degree in Energy and Environmental Technology, his journey began in the 90s as an activist and protestor - trying to stop a coal mine in South Wales and various roads across the UK. Realising you can’t solve the problem by saying no he set about building solutions; building his first solar PV system in 1999. His journey transformed in 2002 when he founded Southern Solar, growing it from a one-man operation into one of the UK’s leading solar development and installation businesses — 120 employees, eight offices, and thousands of projects delivered across homes, councils, commercial organisations and for investors. </p><p>He helped build the industry too, serving as Chairman of the Solar Trade Association for five years, leading the campaign to protect the Feed-in Tariff and becoming the sector’s most prominent public voice at the time.</p><p>But Howard has always known that solar on rooftops is only the beginning. In 2007, he founded Ovesco CIC — a pioneering community-owned energy company that delivered the UK’s first community-funded solar power station and won an Ashden Award.</p><p>For the last decade Howard has focused on large scale renewables developing and managing over 900MW of solar and wind assets worth £1.5bn as CEO of Bluefield Services, and developing two new companies whilst there, an O&amp;M business which grew to 650MWs under management and a development business. And alongside all of this he has been delivering solar projects in Africa, and authored <em>Energy Revolution</em>, written to inspire communities worldwide to take ownership of their energy.</p><p>Howard understands the technology, the finance, the policy and the human story behind the energy transition, and POP is his latest attempt to build a company that puts people at the centre of the energy transition.</p><p><b>About POP Energy:</b></p><p>People Owned Power empowers communities to install, generate, store and share their own renewable energy, street by street, neighbourhood by neighbourhood. Bills go down, energy security goes up, and power flows to where it belongs: in the hands of people. </p><p>We are retrofitting the energy system from the bottom up: focusing on generating and storing energy where it’s used, in homes and businesses. We take a consultative approach to proposing a full renewables system for customers that meets their needs and goals, and suits their budget and property. This can be any combination of solar panels, batteries, heat pumps, insulation and electric vehicle chargers.</p><p>Each system we install reduces a household’s reliance on the grid whilst increasing local renewable energy generation, cutting emissions linked to fossil fuels. On average, households reduce their grid reliance by 80%, with others generating up to 120% of their energy needs, with the excess clean energy exported back to the grid. Some of our fully-electrified homes have reached ‘zero bills.’ Energy generated and used locally is 3 to 5 times more effective than centralised systems, therefore these systems deliver an outsized impact. Many households report that producing their own power has changed how they think about and use energy, reducing consumption even further.</p><p>Moreover, we support communities to take back the power over their resources. Keeping money flowing locally, instead of to fossil fuel companies. By reducing demand, and building local generation and storage, we can, collectively, meet a high proportion of our energy needs. To advance this mission, we are developing financial and digital tools to help households profit from the abundant renewable power on their roof through the flexibility aggregation markets. The first step on this journey is launching locally owned financing mechanisms where local people can invest in their community&apos;s en</p>]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[<p><b>About our Guest</b></p><p>Dr. Pete Armstrong: </p><p>Dr.Pete Armstrong is the CEO/CTO and co-founder of Mixergy, a smart hot water technology company reshaping how we heat and store energy. After completing his PhD on intelligent hot water systems at Oxford University with co-founder Ren Kang, Pete helped pioneer Mixergy’s technology that makes hot water smart and a connected energy asset. Today, Mixergy leads the shift to smart, connected hot water systems across social housing, new build and commercial developments, setting a new standard for the industry.</p><p><b>About Mixergy:</b></p><p>Mixergy transforms hot water from a passive utility into an intelligent, connected energy asset. By placing hot water at the heart of energy management, we help create smarter homes, more efficient buildings, and a more flexible grid.  This lowers bills, improves comfort, and enable greater use of renewables.</p><p>Our patented technologies power an intelligent operating system built into next-generation hot water storage for new build, social housing and commercial buildings. This system gives users and providers greater control over energy use, enables seamless grid connectivity, and optimises performance, without compromising on comfort.</p><p><b>Connect with Pete Armstrong and Mixergy</b></p><ul><li>LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/pete-armstrong-45039136/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/pete-armstrong-45039136/</a> </li><li>Company: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/mixergy-ltd/about/'>https://www.linkedin.com/company/mixergy-ltd/about/</a> </li><li>Website: <a href='https://www.mixergy.co.uk/'>https://www.mixergy.co.uk/</a> </li></ul><p><b>About the Host</b></p><p><b>David Hunt</b></p><p>David Hunt is a cleantech thought leader, podcast host, and former executive search and solar EPC founder. As Non-Executive Chair and a long-time advisor to growth-stage and scaling businesses, he brings deep insight into leadership, energy transition, and the future of climate-focused industries. David supports businesse as a NED and Advisor via Stoa Advisory, and through his podcast and writing, David explores the people, ideas, and innovations shaping a more sustainable world. </p><p>LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/</a> </p><p><b>About the Podcast</b></p><p><em>Leaders in Cleantech</em> explores the people, ideas, and decisions shaping the energy transition. Through in-depth conversations with founders, CEOs, investors, and industry leaders, the podcast focuses on leadership, scaling companies, and the realities of building in a complex and rapidly evolving sector.</p><ul><li>LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/'>https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/</a> </li><li>Website: <a href='https://leadersincleantech.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com'>https://leadersincleantech.com/</a> </li></ul><p>🎧<b> Sponsored by Hyperion Search</b></p><p><b>Hyperion Search</b> is a specialist executive search firm focused on the cleantech sector.</p><p>The firm partners with startups, scaleups, investors, and corporates to build leadership teams and boards across clean energy, mobility, and infrastructure.</p><ul><li>LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/hyperion-search-ltd'>https://www.linkedin.com/company/hyperion-search-ltd</a> </li><li>Website: <a href='http://www.hyperionsearch.com'>www.hyperionsearch.com</a> </li></ul><p><b>Feedback &amp; Community</b></p><p>I’m always keen to hear feedback, guest suggestions, or topics you’d like explored in future episodes.</p><p>If you enjoy the podcast, please consider subscribing or leaving a review — it helps the show reach more people across the cleantech community.</p><p><br/></p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>About our Guest</b></p><p>Dr. Pete Armstrong: </p><p>Dr.Pete Armstrong is the CEO/CTO and co-founder of Mixergy, a smart hot water technology company reshaping how we heat and store energy. After completing his PhD on intelligent hot water systems at Oxford University with co-founder Ren Kang, Pete helped pioneer Mixergy’s technology that makes hot water smart and a connected energy asset. Today, Mixergy leads the shift to smart, connected hot water systems across social housing, new build and commercial developments, setting a new standard for the industry.</p><p><b>About Mixergy:</b></p><p>Mixergy transforms hot water from a passive utility into an intelligent, connected energy asset. By placing hot water at the heart of energy management, we help create smarter homes, more efficient buildings, and a more flexible grid.  This lowers bills, improves comfort, and enable greater use of renewables.</p><p>Our patented technologies power an intelligent operating system built into next-generation hot water storage for new build, social housing and commercial buildings. This system gives users and providers greater control over energy use, enables seamless grid connectivity, and optimises performance, without compromising on comfort.</p><p><b>Connect with Pete Armstrong and Mixergy</b></p><ul><li>LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/pete-armstrong-45039136/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/pete-armstrong-45039136/</a> </li><li>Company: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/mixergy-ltd/about/'>https://www.linkedin.com/company/mixergy-ltd/about/</a> </li><li>Website: <a href='https://www.mixergy.co.uk/'>https://www.mixergy.co.uk/</a> </li></ul><p><b>About the Host</b></p><p><b>David Hunt</b></p><p>David Hunt is a cleantech thought leader, podcast host, and former executive search and solar EPC founder. As Non-Executive Chair and a long-time advisor to growth-stage and scaling businesses, he brings deep insight into leadership, energy transition, and the future of climate-focused industries. David supports businesse as a NED and Advisor via Stoa Advisory, and through his podcast and writing, David explores the people, ideas, and innovations shaping a more sustainable world. </p><p>LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/</a> </p><p><b>About the Podcast</b></p><p><em>Leaders in Cleantech</em> explores the people, ideas, and decisions shaping the energy transition. Through in-depth conversations with founders, CEOs, investors, and industry leaders, the podcast focuses on leadership, scaling companies, and the realities of building in a complex and rapidly evolving sector.</p><ul><li>LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/'>https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/</a> </li><li>Website: <a href='https://leadersincleantech.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com'>https://leadersincleantech.com/</a> </li></ul><p>🎧<b> Sponsored by Hyperion Search</b></p><p><b>Hyperion Search</b> is a specialist executive search firm focused on the cleantech sector.</p><p>The firm partners with startups, scaleups, investors, and corporates to build leadership teams and boards across clean energy, mobility, and infrastructure.</p><ul><li>LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/hyperion-search-ltd'>https://www.linkedin.com/company/hyperion-search-ltd</a> </li><li>Website: <a href='http://www.hyperionsearch.com'>www.hyperionsearch.com</a> </li></ul><p><b>Feedback &amp; Community</b></p><p>I’m always keen to hear feedback, guest suggestions, or topics you’d like explored in future episodes.</p><p>If you enjoy the podcast, please consider subscribing or leaving a review — it helps the show reach more people across the cleantech community.</p><p><br/></p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Philipp Man – terralayr In this episode of Leaders in Cleantech, I’m joined by Philipp Man, co-founder and CEO of terralayr, a company building a new kind of energy infrastructure platform focused on flexibility and battery storage. Philipp shares his journey from commodities and entrepreneurship into the energy sector, and the insight that led to terralayr: the growing flexibility gap in power systems as renewable generation scales. As he puts it: “We wanted to build something akin to the AW...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><b>Philipp Man – terralayr</b></p><p>In this episode of Leaders in Cleantech, I’m joined by Philipp Man, co-founder and CEO of terralayr, a company building a new kind of energy infrastructure platform focused on flexibility and battery storage. Philipp shares his journey from commodities and entrepreneurship into the energy sector, and the insight that led to terralayr: the growing flexibility gap in power systems as renewable generation scales.</p><p>As he puts it:</p><p>“We wanted to build something akin to the AWS for power.”</p><p>terralayr combines battery asset development with a software platform that virtualises and commercialises storage capacity, enabling customers to access flexibility without owning and operating assets themselves. The conversation explores how this model sits at the intersection of infrastructure and technology — and why that distinction may become less relevant as energy systems evolve.</p><p>We also discuss the state of the European storage market. Despite the growing focus on batteries, Philipp is clear that we are still early:</p><p>“We’re really just at the beginning… you need to grow over 10x in the next four years.”</p><p>From there, we move into some of the real-world constraints holding the sector back — particularly grid access and bureaucracy, and what needs to change to accelerate deployment.</p><p>The discussion also touches on broader themes shaping the energy transition, including:</p><ul><li>The role of battery storage in enabling renewable integration</li><li>Why flexibility is becoming a critical part of the energy system</li><li>The shift from asset ownership to access and platform models</li><li>The impact of geopolitics and energy security on policy direction</li><li>The need to reframe the transition around energy sovereignty and abundance</li></ul><p>On the talent side, Philipp shares a disciplined approach to building teams, with a strong emphasis on hiring quality over speed and creating a culture where high performers set the standard:</p><p>“The most important thing you can control is who comes through the door.”</p><p>He also reflects on the realities of building a company in this space, from landmark commercial deals and fundraising milestones to the operational challenges that come with scaling infrastructure.</p><p>Finally, we discuss leadership, resilience, and the importance of mindset, seeing challenges not as problems, but as opportunities to build capability and long-term advantage.</p><p><b>Philipp Man:</b></p><p>Philipp Man is co-founder and CEO of terralayr, an energy flexibility company founded in late 2022. Prior to terralayr, Philipp founded and ran CHRONEXT, a leading online marketplace for luxury watches, which he sold in early 2023 to focus on terralayr. Philipp started his career at Glencore in the middle distillates division and within BCG’s Energy Practice. Born in Cologne, he studied in the UK at King&apos;s College and the University of Cambridge and lives in Switzerland.</p><p><b>About terralayr: </b></p><p>terralayr provides energy flexibility services on demand. terralayr is a fully integrated energy flexibility provider, aggregating its own and third-party battery storage assets through a cloud-like aggregation platform. Customers such as power producers, traders, grid operators, and energy-intensive businesses gain access to flexibility without having to own or operate assets themselves. Asset owners tap into top-tier flexibility off-takers, can optimise their revenue mix between merchant and contracted revenues, and benefit from a streamlined asset infrastructure setup. terralayr develops and operates its own battery storage portfolio, with multiple assets currently live in Germany, several more under construction, and a multi-GW pipeline in development.</p><p><b>Social links: </b> </p><ul><li><b>Philipp Man</b>on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippman/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippman/</a> </li><li>ter</li></ul>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>Philipp Man – terralayr</b></p><p>In this episode of Leaders in Cleantech, I’m joined by Philipp Man, co-founder and CEO of terralayr, a company building a new kind of energy infrastructure platform focused on flexibility and battery storage. Philipp shares his journey from commodities and entrepreneurship into the energy sector, and the insight that led to terralayr: the growing flexibility gap in power systems as renewable generation scales.</p><p>As he puts it:</p><p>“We wanted to build something akin to the AWS for power.”</p><p>terralayr combines battery asset development with a software platform that virtualises and commercialises storage capacity, enabling customers to access flexibility without owning and operating assets themselves. The conversation explores how this model sits at the intersection of infrastructure and technology — and why that distinction may become less relevant as energy systems evolve.</p><p>We also discuss the state of the European storage market. Despite the growing focus on batteries, Philipp is clear that we are still early:</p><p>“We’re really just at the beginning… you need to grow over 10x in the next four years.”</p><p>From there, we move into some of the real-world constraints holding the sector back — particularly grid access and bureaucracy, and what needs to change to accelerate deployment.</p><p>The discussion also touches on broader themes shaping the energy transition, including:</p><ul><li>The role of battery storage in enabling renewable integration</li><li>Why flexibility is becoming a critical part of the energy system</li><li>The shift from asset ownership to access and platform models</li><li>The impact of geopolitics and energy security on policy direction</li><li>The need to reframe the transition around energy sovereignty and abundance</li></ul><p>On the talent side, Philipp shares a disciplined approach to building teams, with a strong emphasis on hiring quality over speed and creating a culture where high performers set the standard:</p><p>“The most important thing you can control is who comes through the door.”</p><p>He also reflects on the realities of building a company in this space, from landmark commercial deals and fundraising milestones to the operational challenges that come with scaling infrastructure.</p><p>Finally, we discuss leadership, resilience, and the importance of mindset, seeing challenges not as problems, but as opportunities to build capability and long-term advantage.</p><p><b>Philipp Man:</b></p><p>Philipp Man is co-founder and CEO of terralayr, an energy flexibility company founded in late 2022. Prior to terralayr, Philipp founded and ran CHRONEXT, a leading online marketplace for luxury watches, which he sold in early 2023 to focus on terralayr. Philipp started his career at Glencore in the middle distillates division and within BCG’s Energy Practice. Born in Cologne, he studied in the UK at King&apos;s College and the University of Cambridge and lives in Switzerland.</p><p><b>About terralayr: </b></p><p>terralayr provides energy flexibility services on demand. terralayr is a fully integrated energy flexibility provider, aggregating its own and third-party battery storage assets through a cloud-like aggregation platform. Customers such as power producers, traders, grid operators, and energy-intensive businesses gain access to flexibility without having to own or operate assets themselves. Asset owners tap into top-tier flexibility off-takers, can optimise their revenue mix between merchant and contracted revenues, and benefit from a streamlined asset infrastructure setup. terralayr develops and operates its own battery storage portfolio, with multiple assets currently live in Germany, several more under construction, and a multi-GW pipeline in development.</p><p><b>Social links: </b> </p><ul><li><b>Philipp Man</b>on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippman/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippman/</a> </li><li>ter</li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Adrien Pinsard – Telis</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of Leaders in Cleantech, I’m joined by Adrien Pinsard, CEO of Telis Energy, a Carlyle-backed renewable energy platform targeting a 10GW development pipeline across Europe by 2030. Adrien reflects on nearly two decades in the renewables sector, moving from private equity investor to platform builder and entrepreneur. Before launching Telis in 2022, Adrien spent 14 years investing in renewable projects at Platina Energy Partners and later served as Interim CEO of Macquarie’s 11G...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of <em>Leaders in Cleantech</em>, I’m joined by <b>Adrien Pinsard, CEO of Telis Energy</b>, a Carlyle-backed renewable energy platform targeting a <b>10GW development pipeline across Europe by 2030</b>.</p><p>Adrien reflects on nearly <b>two decades in the renewables sector</b>, moving from private equity investor to platform builder and entrepreneur. Before launching Telis in 2022, Adrien spent 14 years investing in renewable projects at Platina Energy Partners and later served as Interim CEO of Macquarie’s 11GW European solar developer, Cero Generation.</p><p>We discuss the thinking behind Telis’ <b>decentralised development model</b>, with dedicated local teams operating across the UK, France, Germany and Italy, and how that structure helps navigate the realities of developing infrastructure in different markets. As Adrien explains:</p><p>“To be a successful developer, you need a very strong local presence. You have to understand communities and the local market.”</p><p>The conversation also explores how the European renewables landscape is evolving. Adrien highlights two key shifts in recent years: the <b>growing saturation of solar in some markets</b>, and the rapidly increasing role of <b>battery storage</b>, driven by falling costs and rising power market volatility.</p><p>We also discuss broader themes shaping the next phase of the energy transition, including:</p><ul><li>The changing economics of renewable development</li><li>Why batteries and hybrid energy hubs are becoming central to projects</li><li>How grid constraints are shaping development strategy</li><li>The importance of capital discipline in a tougher investment environment</li><li>The impact of geopolitical volatility on energy security and renewable deployment</li></ul><p>Looking ahead, Adrien sees renewables playing an increasingly important role in Europe’s energy resilience:</p><p>“Renewables are very well placed to provide energy security. Once the assets are in the ground, they’re homegrown.”</p><p>Finally, Adrien reflects on the entrepreneurial journey of building a platform from scratch, and the importance of <b>trust and culture when building teams across multiple markets</b>.</p><p><b>Adrien Pinsard:</b></p><p>Adrien Pinsard has a 17-year track record of renewable energy investment and development.</p><p>Prior to founding Telis, Adrien was Interim CEO of the Macquarie Group 11GW European solar energy developer, Cero Generation. Adrien spent 14 years at Platina Energy Partners, led the energy team as a partner and deployed €1bn in renewables<b> </b></p><p><b>About Telis: </b></p><p>Telis seeks to play a significant role in the European energy transition targeting a 10GW renewable energy pipeline by 2030 delivered through subsidiaries across Europe’s key markets. Backed by The Carlyle Group, Telis couples the scale and synergy of an international platform with an emphasis on local knowledge and networks, sector expertise and an entrepreneurial mindset to capture emerging opportunities across the green energy segments.</p><p><b>Social links: </b> </p><ul><li><b>Adrien Pinsard</b>on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrien-pinsard-5b77471a/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrien-pinsard-5b77471a/</a> </li><li><b>Telis </b>on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/telis-energy1/'>https://www.linkedin.com/company/telis-energy1/</a> </li><li><b>Telis</b> website: <a href='https://telisenergy.com/'>https://telisenergy.com/</a> </li></ul><p>Episode Links: </p><p>The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership - Patrick M. Lencioni</p><p> <a href='https://amzn.eu/d/0dyAuxb9'>https://amzn.eu/d/0dyAuxb9</a> </p><p><b>About Hyperion Search:</b></p><p>At Hyperion Search, we specialize in building world-class teams for the cleantech and energy transition sectors. We focus on leadership roles but also recruit strategically critical individual contributors who drive business grow</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of <em>Leaders in Cleantech</em>, I’m joined by <b>Adrien Pinsard, CEO of Telis Energy</b>, a Carlyle-backed renewable energy platform targeting a <b>10GW development pipeline across Europe by 2030</b>.</p><p>Adrien reflects on nearly <b>two decades in the renewables sector</b>, moving from private equity investor to platform builder and entrepreneur. Before launching Telis in 2022, Adrien spent 14 years investing in renewable projects at Platina Energy Partners and later served as Interim CEO of Macquarie’s 11GW European solar developer, Cero Generation.</p><p>We discuss the thinking behind Telis’ <b>decentralised development model</b>, with dedicated local teams operating across the UK, France, Germany and Italy, and how that structure helps navigate the realities of developing infrastructure in different markets. As Adrien explains:</p><p>“To be a successful developer, you need a very strong local presence. You have to understand communities and the local market.”</p><p>The conversation also explores how the European renewables landscape is evolving. Adrien highlights two key shifts in recent years: the <b>growing saturation of solar in some markets</b>, and the rapidly increasing role of <b>battery storage</b>, driven by falling costs and rising power market volatility.</p><p>We also discuss broader themes shaping the next phase of the energy transition, including:</p><ul><li>The changing economics of renewable development</li><li>Why batteries and hybrid energy hubs are becoming central to projects</li><li>How grid constraints are shaping development strategy</li><li>The importance of capital discipline in a tougher investment environment</li><li>The impact of geopolitical volatility on energy security and renewable deployment</li></ul><p>Looking ahead, Adrien sees renewables playing an increasingly important role in Europe’s energy resilience:</p><p>“Renewables are very well placed to provide energy security. Once the assets are in the ground, they’re homegrown.”</p><p>Finally, Adrien reflects on the entrepreneurial journey of building a platform from scratch, and the importance of <b>trust and culture when building teams across multiple markets</b>.</p><p><b>Adrien Pinsard:</b></p><p>Adrien Pinsard has a 17-year track record of renewable energy investment and development.</p><p>Prior to founding Telis, Adrien was Interim CEO of the Macquarie Group 11GW European solar energy developer, Cero Generation. Adrien spent 14 years at Platina Energy Partners, led the energy team as a partner and deployed €1bn in renewables<b> </b></p><p><b>About Telis: </b></p><p>Telis seeks to play a significant role in the European energy transition targeting a 10GW renewable energy pipeline by 2030 delivered through subsidiaries across Europe’s key markets. Backed by The Carlyle Group, Telis couples the scale and synergy of an international platform with an emphasis on local knowledge and networks, sector expertise and an entrepreneurial mindset to capture emerging opportunities across the green energy segments.</p><p><b>Social links: </b> </p><ul><li><b>Adrien Pinsard</b>on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrien-pinsard-5b77471a/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrien-pinsard-5b77471a/</a> </li><li><b>Telis </b>on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/telis-energy1/'>https://www.linkedin.com/company/telis-energy1/</a> </li><li><b>Telis</b> website: <a href='https://telisenergy.com/'>https://telisenergy.com/</a> </li></ul><p>Episode Links: </p><p>The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership - Patrick M. Lencioni</p><p> <a href='https://amzn.eu/d/0dyAuxb9'>https://amzn.eu/d/0dyAuxb9</a> </p><p><b>About Hyperion Search:</b></p><p>At Hyperion Search, we specialize in building world-class teams for the cleantech and energy transition sectors. We focus on leadership roles but also recruit strategically critical individual contributors who drive business grow</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Mike Nakrani – VEV</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode I’m Joined by Mike Nakrani, CEO of VEV. Mike is an OG in the electrification of transport, and that’s ignoring the milk float joyride! We talk about the challenges, opportunities and many converging technologies and factors that impact fleet electrification. There are of course many examples now that light and heavy-duty electric fleets are here and scaling. Grid connections aside, the biggest challenges is to demonstrate and achieve better TCO and true commercial viability. A...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode I’m Joined by Mike Nakrani, CEO of VEV. Mike is an OG in the electrification of transport, and that’s ignoring the milk float joyride! We talk about the challenges, opportunities and many converging technologies and factors that impact fleet electrification.</p><p>There are of course many examples now that light and heavy-duty electric fleets are here and scaling. Grid connections aside, the biggest challenges is to demonstrate and achieve better TCO and true commercial viability. As Mike said during our conversation,  “Electrification only works when it works commercially.”.  We also talk about how having worked in behemoths like Ford and BP have been a positive rather than a negative as he leads a nimble start-up, taking the good and the bad, and how he sees and leads innovation at speed.</p><p>We talked through:</p><ul><li>The new economics of fleet electrification</li><li>What genuinely drives ROI</li><li>Why scaling is very different from running a pilot</li><li>Financing models and infrastructure ownership</li><li>The role of software and optimisation</li><li>And what kind of leadership this next phase requires</li></ul><p>It’s a thoughtful conversation about what it really takes to move from ambition to operational reality, from pilots to scale.</p><p>I hope you enjoy it.</p><p>Mike Nakrani:<br/><br/>With more than two decades of experience spanning automotive OEMs, mobility services and energy transition, Mike Nakrani is steering VEV’s mission to support commercial fleets in moving to electric power.  <br/><br/>He stands at the intersection of automotive, mobility services and the energy transition – three sectors converging rapidly. Through his role at VEV, he represents how commercial fleet electrification must be executed at scale: not just with EVs, but with systems, infrastructure and business models that work. His leadership offers insight into how fleets can drive real-world decarbonisation.<br/><br/>Nakrani promotes a pragmatic, ‘technology-neutral’ view of fleet decarbonisation – emphasising the transitional role that fuels such as HVO have to play, while reinforcing the scale and operational efficiency electrification delivers in the long term, delivering the most compelling business case for organisations needing to decarbonise.<br/><br/>About VEV: <br/><br/>VEV helps organisations deliver on their carbon reduction ambitions with an end-to-end fleet electrification solution that integrates across vehicles, charging infrastructure and power. VEV is owned by Vitol, a world leader in energy, which to date has committed circa $2 billion to sustainable energy initiatives worldwide.  <br/><br/>VEV navigates the complexities of EV transformation to design and implement cost-effective EV fleets optimised for specific fleet requirements. It supports EV fleet operations to guarantee resilience and keep mission-critical fleets running at scale. Bespoke, scalable business solutions are designed around the customer’s own fleet data analysed by a powerful assessment tool, VEV-IQ, and VEV’s experts in energy and sustainable e-mobility. VEV sets businesses up for success in an electrified future. <br/><br/>Social links:  <br/><br/>Mike Nakrani on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-nakrani-28400012/ <br/>VEV on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vev-services/ <br/>VEV website: https://www.vev.com/ </p><p>Episode Links: </p><p><b>From Good to Great- Jim Collins </b><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_to_Great'><b>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_to_Great</b></a><b> </b></p><p><b>Benjamin Graham- The intelligent investor </b><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Intelligent_Investor'><b>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Intelligent_Investor</b></a><b> </b></p><p><b>About Hyperion Search:</b></p><p>At Hyperion Search, we specialize in building world-class teams for the cleantech and energy transition sectors. We focus on leadership </p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode I’m Joined by Mike Nakrani, CEO of VEV. Mike is an OG in the electrification of transport, and that’s ignoring the milk float joyride! We talk about the challenges, opportunities and many converging technologies and factors that impact fleet electrification.</p><p>There are of course many examples now that light and heavy-duty electric fleets are here and scaling. Grid connections aside, the biggest challenges is to demonstrate and achieve better TCO and true commercial viability. As Mike said during our conversation,  “Electrification only works when it works commercially.”.  We also talk about how having worked in behemoths like Ford and BP have been a positive rather than a negative as he leads a nimble start-up, taking the good and the bad, and how he sees and leads innovation at speed.</p><p>We talked through:</p><ul><li>The new economics of fleet electrification</li><li>What genuinely drives ROI</li><li>Why scaling is very different from running a pilot</li><li>Financing models and infrastructure ownership</li><li>The role of software and optimisation</li><li>And what kind of leadership this next phase requires</li></ul><p>It’s a thoughtful conversation about what it really takes to move from ambition to operational reality, from pilots to scale.</p><p>I hope you enjoy it.</p><p>Mike Nakrani:<br/><br/>With more than two decades of experience spanning automotive OEMs, mobility services and energy transition, Mike Nakrani is steering VEV’s mission to support commercial fleets in moving to electric power.  <br/><br/>He stands at the intersection of automotive, mobility services and the energy transition – three sectors converging rapidly. Through his role at VEV, he represents how commercial fleet electrification must be executed at scale: not just with EVs, but with systems, infrastructure and business models that work. His leadership offers insight into how fleets can drive real-world decarbonisation.<br/><br/>Nakrani promotes a pragmatic, ‘technology-neutral’ view of fleet decarbonisation – emphasising the transitional role that fuels such as HVO have to play, while reinforcing the scale and operational efficiency electrification delivers in the long term, delivering the most compelling business case for organisations needing to decarbonise.<br/><br/>About VEV: <br/><br/>VEV helps organisations deliver on their carbon reduction ambitions with an end-to-end fleet electrification solution that integrates across vehicles, charging infrastructure and power. VEV is owned by Vitol, a world leader in energy, which to date has committed circa $2 billion to sustainable energy initiatives worldwide.  <br/><br/>VEV navigates the complexities of EV transformation to design and implement cost-effective EV fleets optimised for specific fleet requirements. It supports EV fleet operations to guarantee resilience and keep mission-critical fleets running at scale. Bespoke, scalable business solutions are designed around the customer’s own fleet data analysed by a powerful assessment tool, VEV-IQ, and VEV’s experts in energy and sustainable e-mobility. VEV sets businesses up for success in an electrified future. <br/><br/>Social links:  <br/><br/>Mike Nakrani on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-nakrani-28400012/ <br/>VEV on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vev-services/ <br/>VEV website: https://www.vev.com/ </p><p>Episode Links: </p><p><b>From Good to Great- Jim Collins </b><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_to_Great'><b>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_to_Great</b></a><b> </b></p><p><b>Benjamin Graham- The intelligent investor </b><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Intelligent_Investor'><b>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Intelligent_Investor</b></a><b> </b></p><p><b>About Hyperion Search:</b></p><p>At Hyperion Search, we specialize in building world-class teams for the cleantech and energy transition sectors. We focus on leadership </p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Johannes Kirnberger– Delta Charge</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, I’m joined by Johannes Kirnberger, co-founder and Managing Director of Delta Charge, a Swedish-German company building Europe’s next-generation charging and battery infrastructure for electric freight. Johannes shares his journey from advising global institutions like the OECD and World Bank to co-founding a startup that's tackling one of Europe’s most complex infrastructure challenges—how to electrify heavy-duty transport at scale.  Johannes Kirnberger is the co-founder and ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, I’m joined by Johannes Kirnberger, co-founder and Managing Director of Delta Charge, a Swedish-German company building Europe’s next-generation charging and battery infrastructure for electric freight. Johannes shares his journey from advising global institutions like the OECD and World Bank to co-founding a startup that&apos;s tackling one of Europe’s most complex infrastructure challenges—how to electrify heavy-duty transport at scale.<br/><br/>Johannes Kirnberger is the co-founder and managing director of Delta Charge, a Swedish-German energy company pioneering integrated charging and battery storage solutions for European industry and electric fleet. He previously advised the OECD, the World Bank and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on energy, digital, and climate policy. Johannes serves as a guest lecturer at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and holds a Bachelor of Science in Management from ESCP Business School, a Master of International Public Management from Sciences Po, and a Master in International Affairs, Energy and Environment from Columbia University.</p><p>About Delta Charge: <br/>Headquartered in Munich, Delta Charge is a Swedish-German energy infrastructure company pioneering end-to-end charging and battery storage solutions for Europe’s freight sector. The company develops and finances a pan-European network of truck-charging depots and battery-enabled industrial hubs. Its platform combines intelligent software, grid-connected batteries, and fixed-price charging services to help fleet operators electrify their operations while supporting a more flexible and resilient power grid. Backed by Delta Capacity, one of Scandinavia’s leading battery energy storage developers, the company aims to deploy over €300 million in infrastructure and deliver 1.8 TWh of clean energy annually by 2030, anchoring the backbone of Europe’s zero-carbon freight future.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Johannes Kirnberger LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanneskirnberger/ <br/>Delta Charge on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/deltacharge/ <br/>Delta Charge website: https://www.deltacharge.com/ <br/><br/>Episode Links: <br/>Book Recommends:<br/>Termination Shock- Neil Stephenson - https://amzn.eu/d/1XmpfDC <br/>About Hyperion Search:<br/>At Hyperion Search, we specialize in building world-class teams for the cleantech and energy transition sectors. We focus on leadership roles but also recruit strategically critical individual contributors who drive business growth. Whether you’re a founder scaling a startup, a board member guiding a scaleup, a VC/PE investor, or a corporation committed to energy and mobility transitions, we find the talent that will deliver impactful, sustainable results.</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, I’m joined by Johannes Kirnberger, co-founder and Managing Director of Delta Charge, a Swedish-German company building Europe’s next-generation charging and battery infrastructure for electric freight. Johannes shares his journey from advising global institutions like the OECD and World Bank to co-founding a startup that&apos;s tackling one of Europe’s most complex infrastructure challenges—how to electrify heavy-duty transport at scale.<br/><br/>Johannes Kirnberger is the co-founder and managing director of Delta Charge, a Swedish-German energy company pioneering integrated charging and battery storage solutions for European industry and electric fleet. He previously advised the OECD, the World Bank and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on energy, digital, and climate policy. Johannes serves as a guest lecturer at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and holds a Bachelor of Science in Management from ESCP Business School, a Master of International Public Management from Sciences Po, and a Master in International Affairs, Energy and Environment from Columbia University.</p><p>About Delta Charge: <br/>Headquartered in Munich, Delta Charge is a Swedish-German energy infrastructure company pioneering end-to-end charging and battery storage solutions for Europe’s freight sector. The company develops and finances a pan-European network of truck-charging depots and battery-enabled industrial hubs. Its platform combines intelligent software, grid-connected batteries, and fixed-price charging services to help fleet operators electrify their operations while supporting a more flexible and resilient power grid. Backed by Delta Capacity, one of Scandinavia’s leading battery energy storage developers, the company aims to deploy over €300 million in infrastructure and deliver 1.8 TWh of clean energy annually by 2030, anchoring the backbone of Europe’s zero-carbon freight future.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Johannes Kirnberger LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanneskirnberger/ <br/>Delta Charge on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/deltacharge/ <br/>Delta Charge website: https://www.deltacharge.com/ <br/><br/>Episode Links: <br/>Book Recommends:<br/>Termination Shock- Neil Stephenson - https://amzn.eu/d/1XmpfDC <br/>About Hyperion Search:<br/>At Hyperion Search, we specialize in building world-class teams for the cleantech and energy transition sectors. We focus on leadership roles but also recruit strategically critical individual contributors who drive business growth. Whether you’re a founder scaling a startup, a board member guiding a scaleup, a VC/PE investor, or a corporation committed to energy and mobility transitions, we find the talent that will deliver impactful, sustainable results.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Hyperion Q4 Market and Talent Review</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, David Hunt discusses the key insights from the Hyperion Q4 Market and Talent Review, highlighting the significant shifts in the cleantech sector during 2025. The conversation covers the maturation of the industry, the focus on execution over exuberance, and the evolving demands for leadership and talent across various sectors, including energy storage, EVs, and renewables. The episode also touches on the challenges faced by hard tech and the implications for the future as the...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, David Hunt discusses the key insights from the Hyperion Q4 Market and Talent Review, highlighting the significant shifts in the cleantech sector during 2025. The conversation covers the maturation of the industry, the focus on execution over exuberance, and the evolving demands for leadership and talent across various sectors, including energy storage, EVs, and renewables. The episode also touches on the challenges faced by hard tech and the implications for the future as the market prepares for 2026. </p><p>T<b>akeaways</b></p><ul><li>2025 was a year of maturity in cleantech.</li><li>The focus has shifted from technology to execution.</li><li>Nearly 50% fewer companies reached seed to Series A rounds.</li><li>Talent demand is focused on operational discipline and execution.</li><li>AI-driven optimization is becoming crucial in mobility.</li><li>Solar has overtaken coal as the EU&apos;s largest electricity source.</li><li>The pilot to readiness gap in hard tech is widening.</li><li>Boards need to be operator-led for effective scaling.</li><li>Talent markets are becoming more selective with higher expectations.</li><li>The next phase of the transition is about delivery, not invention.</li><li>Navigating the Cleantech Landscape: Insights from Hyperion</li><li>2025: The Year Cleantech Matures</li></ul><p><b>Sound Bites</b></p><ul><li>&quot;The pilot to readiness gap is widening.&quot;</li><li>&quot;Boards need operators, not just advisors.&quot;</li><li>&quot;AI becomes invisible infrastructure.&quot;</li></ul><p><b>Chapters</b></p><p>00:00Introduction to the Hyperion Q4 Review</p><p>01:212025: A Year of Maturity in Cleantech</p><p>03:20Energy Storage and Grid Market Insights</p><p>05:09EV and Future Mobility Developments</p><p>07:01Renewables: Milestones and Talent Trends</p><p>08:35Challenges in Hard Tech and Funding</p><p>09:55Looking Ahead: Key Themes for 2026 </p><p><b>Links</b></p><ul><li>Hyperion Q4 Market and Talent Review - <a href='https://hyperionsearch.com/market-reviews/'>https://hyperionsearch.com/market-reviews/</a></li><li>Net Zero Insights -State of Cleantech 2025 - <a href='https://stateofclimatetech.com/'>https://stateofclimatetech.com/</a></li></ul>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, David Hunt discusses the key insights from the Hyperion Q4 Market and Talent Review, highlighting the significant shifts in the cleantech sector during 2025. The conversation covers the maturation of the industry, the focus on execution over exuberance, and the evolving demands for leadership and talent across various sectors, including energy storage, EVs, and renewables. The episode also touches on the challenges faced by hard tech and the implications for the future as the market prepares for 2026. </p><p>T<b>akeaways</b></p><ul><li>2025 was a year of maturity in cleantech.</li><li>The focus has shifted from technology to execution.</li><li>Nearly 50% fewer companies reached seed to Series A rounds.</li><li>Talent demand is focused on operational discipline and execution.</li><li>AI-driven optimization is becoming crucial in mobility.</li><li>Solar has overtaken coal as the EU&apos;s largest electricity source.</li><li>The pilot to readiness gap in hard tech is widening.</li><li>Boards need to be operator-led for effective scaling.</li><li>Talent markets are becoming more selective with higher expectations.</li><li>The next phase of the transition is about delivery, not invention.</li><li>Navigating the Cleantech Landscape: Insights from Hyperion</li><li>2025: The Year Cleantech Matures</li></ul><p><b>Sound Bites</b></p><ul><li>&quot;The pilot to readiness gap is widening.&quot;</li><li>&quot;Boards need operators, not just advisors.&quot;</li><li>&quot;AI becomes invisible infrastructure.&quot;</li></ul><p><b>Chapters</b></p><p>00:00Introduction to the Hyperion Q4 Review</p><p>01:212025: A Year of Maturity in Cleantech</p><p>03:20Energy Storage and Grid Market Insights</p><p>05:09EV and Future Mobility Developments</p><p>07:01Renewables: Milestones and Talent Trends</p><p>08:35Challenges in Hard Tech and Funding</p><p>09:55Looking Ahead: Key Themes for 2026 </p><p><b>Links</b></p><ul><li>Hyperion Q4 Market and Talent Review - <a href='https://hyperionsearch.com/market-reviews/'>https://hyperionsearch.com/market-reviews/</a></li><li>Net Zero Insights -State of Cleantech 2025 - <a href='https://stateofclimatetech.com/'>https://stateofclimatetech.com/</a></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Devrim Celal – Kraken</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Devrim Celal– Kraken In this episode of Leaders in Cleantech, David Hunt is joined once again by Devrim Celal, Chief Flexibility &amp; Marketing Officer at Kraken, nearly six years after their first conversation in 2019—back when Devrim was CEO of Upside Energy.  Since then, Upside Energy was acquired by Octopus Energy and evolved into Kraken, now one of the world’s leading energy technology platforms, serving tens of millions of customers and optimising flexible power at global scale.  Rathe...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Devrim Celal– Kraken</p><p>In this episode of Leaders in Cleantech, David Hunt is joined once again by Devrim Celal, Chief Flexibility &amp; Marketing Officer at Kraken, nearly six years after their first conversation in 2019—back when Devrim was CEO of Upside Energy.<br/><br/>Since then, Upside Energy was acquired by Octopus Energy and evolved into Kraken, now one of the world’s leading energy technology platforms, serving tens of millions of customers and optimising flexible power at global scale.<br/><br/>Rather than a linear success story, Devrim reflects on the last decade as a series of distinct phases: early uncertainty, pivotal strategic pivots, the acquisition decision, rapid scaling within Octopus, and now Kraken’s transition into a fully independent global company.<br/><br/>The conversation explores leadership at scale, the reality of building culture through growth, the trade-offs founders face between conviction and adaptability, and what the future holds for flexibility, storage, EVs, data centres and grid optimisation.<br/><br/>This is a thoughtful, honest discussion about long-term impact, not short-term hype—and what it really takes to build enduring companies in the energy transition. <br/><br/>Devrim Celal:<br/>Devrim is the Chief Flexibility and Marketing Officer at Kraken. Overseeing Kraken’s flexibility and product capabilities, the cloud-based flexibility platform controls and optimizes distributed energy resources such as batteries of all sizes, EVs, solar and wind generation or heat pumps with machine learning and AI to match electricity supply and demand, helping the electricity grid deal with the natural volatility of renewable generation. Kraken is currently contracted to manage over 42 GW of power.<br/><br/>Previously, Devrim was the CEO of Upside Energy, which was acquired by Kraken in 2020. Before starting Upside Energy, Devrim’s professional career saw him take up executive roles with blue chip management consultancies and finance companies such as Publicis Sapient, Kearney and Lansdowne. He also holds an MBA from Yale University. In 2023, Devrim joined the Elexon Board, which manages the Balancing and Settlement Code of Great Britain’s energy system, as a Non-Executive Director. </p><p>About Kraken: <br/>Vienna-based innovator enspired is known for pioneering automated energy trading and Kraken is the most-loved operating system for energy. <br/><br/>Powered by Utility-Grade AI™ and deep industry expertise, we help utilities modernize their entire operations – from their customers relationships and billing to generation, through to optimising when your EV or heating and cooling at home uses energy.<br/><br/>Kraken uses this powerful technology to analyse more than 15 billion data points a day, coordinating across the whole energy system to bring down costs, revolutionise customer service, and make energy more reliable, efficient and resilient.<br/><br/>Kraken has grown in just a few years to manage over 70 million customer accounts, quadrupling our contracted revenue in the last three years, to $500m.<br/><br/>The technology is proven across major global utilities in 30 countries, bringing down cost-to-serve by 40%, delivering best-in-class customer service and employee satisfaction at utilities – three of the UK’s top ten best employers amongst big companies run on Kraken. <br/><br/>And we manage the largest virtual power plant of residential assets in the world, over 2.5GW, enough to power a city of around 3 million people.<br/><br/>Created as part of the Octopus Energy Group in 2016, Kraken has been operationally independent for some time and officially announced its separation from its parent company in September this year. This strategic move allows Kraken to fast-track investments into its technology, expand into new energy markets and regions, and drive innovation – all while building on its utility roots.<br/><br/><b>Social links: </b></p><ul><li><b>Devrim Celal</b> on LinkedIn: <a href='https://&lt;/truncato-artificial-root&gt;'></a></li></ul>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Devrim Celal– Kraken</p><p>In this episode of Leaders in Cleantech, David Hunt is joined once again by Devrim Celal, Chief Flexibility &amp; Marketing Officer at Kraken, nearly six years after their first conversation in 2019—back when Devrim was CEO of Upside Energy.<br/><br/>Since then, Upside Energy was acquired by Octopus Energy and evolved into Kraken, now one of the world’s leading energy technology platforms, serving tens of millions of customers and optimising flexible power at global scale.<br/><br/>Rather than a linear success story, Devrim reflects on the last decade as a series of distinct phases: early uncertainty, pivotal strategic pivots, the acquisition decision, rapid scaling within Octopus, and now Kraken’s transition into a fully independent global company.<br/><br/>The conversation explores leadership at scale, the reality of building culture through growth, the trade-offs founders face between conviction and adaptability, and what the future holds for flexibility, storage, EVs, data centres and grid optimisation.<br/><br/>This is a thoughtful, honest discussion about long-term impact, not short-term hype—and what it really takes to build enduring companies in the energy transition. <br/><br/>Devrim Celal:<br/>Devrim is the Chief Flexibility and Marketing Officer at Kraken. Overseeing Kraken’s flexibility and product capabilities, the cloud-based flexibility platform controls and optimizes distributed energy resources such as batteries of all sizes, EVs, solar and wind generation or heat pumps with machine learning and AI to match electricity supply and demand, helping the electricity grid deal with the natural volatility of renewable generation. Kraken is currently contracted to manage over 42 GW of power.<br/><br/>Previously, Devrim was the CEO of Upside Energy, which was acquired by Kraken in 2020. Before starting Upside Energy, Devrim’s professional career saw him take up executive roles with blue chip management consultancies and finance companies such as Publicis Sapient, Kearney and Lansdowne. He also holds an MBA from Yale University. In 2023, Devrim joined the Elexon Board, which manages the Balancing and Settlement Code of Great Britain’s energy system, as a Non-Executive Director. </p><p>About Kraken: <br/>Vienna-based innovator enspired is known for pioneering automated energy trading and Kraken is the most-loved operating system for energy. <br/><br/>Powered by Utility-Grade AI™ and deep industry expertise, we help utilities modernize their entire operations – from their customers relationships and billing to generation, through to optimising when your EV or heating and cooling at home uses energy.<br/><br/>Kraken uses this powerful technology to analyse more than 15 billion data points a day, coordinating across the whole energy system to bring down costs, revolutionise customer service, and make energy more reliable, efficient and resilient.<br/><br/>Kraken has grown in just a few years to manage over 70 million customer accounts, quadrupling our contracted revenue in the last three years, to $500m.<br/><br/>The technology is proven across major global utilities in 30 countries, bringing down cost-to-serve by 40%, delivering best-in-class customer service and employee satisfaction at utilities – three of the UK’s top ten best employers amongst big companies run on Kraken. <br/><br/>And we manage the largest virtual power plant of residential assets in the world, over 2.5GW, enough to power a city of around 3 million people.<br/><br/>Created as part of the Octopus Energy Group in 2016, Kraken has been operationally independent for some time and officially announced its separation from its parent company in September this year. This strategic move allows Kraken to fast-track investments into its technology, expand into new energy markets and regions, and drive innovation – all while building on its utility roots.<br/><br/><b>Social links: </b></p><ul><li><b>Devrim Celal</b> on LinkedIn: <a href='https://&lt;/truncato-artificial-root&gt;'></a></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Juergen Mayerhofer – enspired</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of Leaders in Cleantech, I speak with Juergen Mayerhofer, CEO and co-founder of enspired, the Vienna-based company using fully automated, AI-driven trading to optimise flexible power assets – especially grid-scale batteries – across multiple European markets.  Juergen shares how he stumbled into energy via Austrian gas market liberalisation, fell in love with physical energy systems, and eventually founded enspired in early 2020 with the simple but powerful idea that flexibili...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of Leaders in Cleantech, I speak with Juergen Mayerhofer, CEO and co-founder of enspired, the Vienna-based company using fully automated, AI-driven trading to optimise flexible power assets – especially grid-scale batteries – across multiple European markets.<br/><br/>Juergen shares how he stumbled into energy via Austrian gas market liberalisation, fell in love with physical energy systems, and eventually founded enspired in early 2020 with the simple but powerful idea that flexibility is the key resource for integrating more renewables. We talk about how the company has scaled from its first pump storage and thermal assets in Germany to managing ~5 GW of flexibility (including over 1.3 GW of batteries), now active across ten markets and expanding into new geographies.<br/><br/>We dig into why enspired thinks like a software and R&amp;D company rather than a classic trading house, how they use automation, machine learning and reinforcement learning in practice, and why they’ve chosen to publish independently verified revenue performance instead of leaning on AI buzzwords. Juergen also reflects on the realities of founding just before COVID, expanding rapidly across borders, and building a diverse, high-performance culture designed to move into new countries in weeks, not years.</p><p>About Juergen Mayerhofer:</p><p>enspired CEO and co-founder Juergen Mayerhofer holds an MBA in energy management and has worked in the energy sector for over 20 years, contributing to the expansion of renewables in the grid in various expert positions. Under his bold and devoted leadership, enspired evolved from a small-scale startup with a workforce in the single digits into a successful institution with global recognition. As an enthusiast and first mover in BESS optimization, Juergen is a highly respected and trusted figure in his field as well as the power industry at large.</p><p>About enspired:</p><p>Vienna-based innovator enspired is known for pioneering automated energy trading and cross-market battery storage optimization across Europe with an advanced technical infrastructure running on billions of data points, AI, machine learning, and reinforcement learning. The self-developed optimization platform is operated 100% in-house, which makes it highly flexible in adapting to new markets and changing market conditions. By optimizing the power assets of their customers across all available energy markets, enspired unlocks essential flexibility to integrate more renewables while providing grid stability, enspired&apos;s commercial strategy achieves maximum revenues with minimum degradation, extending asset life and profit over time. As the first and only BESS optimizer with published portfolio performance, enspired is tackling the lack of monetary transparency in the industry by granting insight into real, independently confirmed revenues. In 2024 alone, enspired enabled 2.5 million tons of emission savings and aims to integrate 50 GW of flexibility by 2035 to achieve the ultimate goal of accelerating the energy transition. <br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Juergen Mayerhofer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juergenmayerhofer/ <br/>enspired on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/enspired/ <br/>enspired website: https://www.enspired-trading.com/ <br/><br/>About Hyperion Search:<br/>At Hyperion Search, we specialize in building world-class teams for the cleantech and energy transition sectors. We focus on leadership roles but also recruit strategically critical individual contributors who drive business growth. Whether you’re a founder scaling a startup, a board member guiding a scaleup, a VC/PE investor, or a corporation committed to energy and mobility transitions, we find the talent that will deliver impactful, sustainable results.<br/><br/>Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hyperion-search-ltd <br/>Website: www.hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or </p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of Leaders in Cleantech, I speak with Juergen Mayerhofer, CEO and co-founder of enspired, the Vienna-based company using fully automated, AI-driven trading to optimise flexible power assets – especially grid-scale batteries – across multiple European markets.<br/><br/>Juergen shares how he stumbled into energy via Austrian gas market liberalisation, fell in love with physical energy systems, and eventually founded enspired in early 2020 with the simple but powerful idea that flexibility is the key resource for integrating more renewables. We talk about how the company has scaled from its first pump storage and thermal assets in Germany to managing ~5 GW of flexibility (including over 1.3 GW of batteries), now active across ten markets and expanding into new geographies.<br/><br/>We dig into why enspired thinks like a software and R&amp;D company rather than a classic trading house, how they use automation, machine learning and reinforcement learning in practice, and why they’ve chosen to publish independently verified revenue performance instead of leaning on AI buzzwords. Juergen also reflects on the realities of founding just before COVID, expanding rapidly across borders, and building a diverse, high-performance culture designed to move into new countries in weeks, not years.</p><p>About Juergen Mayerhofer:</p><p>enspired CEO and co-founder Juergen Mayerhofer holds an MBA in energy management and has worked in the energy sector for over 20 years, contributing to the expansion of renewables in the grid in various expert positions. Under his bold and devoted leadership, enspired evolved from a small-scale startup with a workforce in the single digits into a successful institution with global recognition. As an enthusiast and first mover in BESS optimization, Juergen is a highly respected and trusted figure in his field as well as the power industry at large.</p><p>About enspired:</p><p>Vienna-based innovator enspired is known for pioneering automated energy trading and cross-market battery storage optimization across Europe with an advanced technical infrastructure running on billions of data points, AI, machine learning, and reinforcement learning. The self-developed optimization platform is operated 100% in-house, which makes it highly flexible in adapting to new markets and changing market conditions. By optimizing the power assets of their customers across all available energy markets, enspired unlocks essential flexibility to integrate more renewables while providing grid stability, enspired&apos;s commercial strategy achieves maximum revenues with minimum degradation, extending asset life and profit over time. As the first and only BESS optimizer with published portfolio performance, enspired is tackling the lack of monetary transparency in the industry by granting insight into real, independently confirmed revenues. In 2024 alone, enspired enabled 2.5 million tons of emission savings and aims to integrate 50 GW of flexibility by 2035 to achieve the ultimate goal of accelerating the energy transition. <br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Juergen Mayerhofer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juergenmayerhofer/ <br/>enspired on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/enspired/ <br/>enspired website: https://www.enspired-trading.com/ <br/><br/>About Hyperion Search:<br/>At Hyperion Search, we specialize in building world-class teams for the cleantech and energy transition sectors. We focus on leadership roles but also recruit strategically critical individual contributors who drive business growth. Whether you’re a founder scaling a startup, a board member guiding a scaleup, a VC/PE investor, or a corporation committed to energy and mobility transitions, we find the talent that will deliver impactful, sustainable results.<br/><br/>Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hyperion-search-ltd <br/>Website: www.hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or </p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Gregory Dewerpe – Noa</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode I’m joined by Gregory Dewerpe, Founder of NOA  (formerly A/O), to cut through the noise on climate investing. We talk about the shift from abundance to discipline, why Europe and the US are now playing different games, and how AI will matter in the physical world—grids, buildings, materials—rather than the hype layer. Candid, practical, and economics-first: adoption wins when solutions are cheaper, smarter, and scale.  What we cover Why A/O became NOA: moving from “propte...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode I’m joined by Gregory Dewerpe, Founder of NOA  (formerly A/O), to cut through the noise on climate investing. We talk about the shift from abundance to discipline, why Europe and the US are now playing different games, and how AI will matter in the physical world—grids, buildings, materials—rather than the hype layer. Candid, practical, and economics-first: adoption wins when solutions are cheaper, smarter, and scale.<br/><br/>What we cover</p><ul><li>Why A/O became NOA: moving from “proptech” to a broader physical world mandate; why naming and focus matter for specialist funds; being memorable and thesis-true.</li><li>Specialist &gt; generalist: generating alpha by doing the less obvious in crowded markets; why NOA prefers hard tech and infrastructure over “consensus safe” deals.</li><li>How NOA deploys: flexible first cheques ($2–15m), stage-agnostic from seed to B; focusing on capital actually at work by Series B rather than chasing ownership optics.</li></ul><p>Some of Greg’s quotes </p><ul><li>“We won’t generate alpha by doing what everyone else does. Being a specialist lets us have a qualified, differentiated opinion.”</li><li>“The built world doesn’t need to be greener — it needs to be smarter. Make it smarter and it will be greener.”</li><li>“We shouldn’t build climate on altruism. Adoption happens when solutions are cheaper and more efficient.”</li></ul><p>About Gregory Dewerpe</p><p>Gregory Dewerpe is the Founder and Managing Partner of noa, Europe’s largest built world venture capital firm. He oversees the firm’s vision and strategy, manages partnerships with portfolio companies and LPs, and is a recognised voice in tech and climate—particularly around decarbonisation and the energy transition in real estate.</p><p>He founded noa (formerly A/O) after more than a decade of deep investment in the real estate sector, identifying it as a key vector for climate innovation. This insight stemmed from his previous work founding AMD Capital, a specialist real estate investment and advisory firm.</p><p>Earlier in his career, Gregory worked in investment banking at Credit Suisse and Citigroup, where he structured over $30bn in new investments. He holds an MSc in Business &amp; Finance from HEC Lausanne and has attended executive education programmes at LSE and Harvard Business School. </p><p>About Noa: </p><p>noa is Europe’s largest built world VC firm and a global sustainability tech leader, focused on transforming real estate and construction—the world’s most polluting and least digitised industry.<br/><br/>noa backs breakthrough innovations across the full lifecycle of the built world—from raw materials and design to energy, operations, and urban transformation. Its mission is to improve quality of life, accelerate decarbonisation and climate resiliency, and drive automation and sustainable living.<br/><br/>The firm invests across software, hardware, deep tech, AI, and new materials, including overlaps with fintech and insurtech.<br/><br/>Social links:  </p><p>Gregory Dewerpe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregorydewerpe/ <br/>Noa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/noavc/ <br/>Noa website: https://www.noavc.com/ </p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode I’m joined by Gregory Dewerpe, Founder of NOA  (formerly A/O), to cut through the noise on climate investing. We talk about the shift from abundance to discipline, why Europe and the US are now playing different games, and how AI will matter in the physical world—grids, buildings, materials—rather than the hype layer. Candid, practical, and economics-first: adoption wins when solutions are cheaper, smarter, and scale.<br/><br/>What we cover</p><ul><li>Why A/O became NOA: moving from “proptech” to a broader physical world mandate; why naming and focus matter for specialist funds; being memorable and thesis-true.</li><li>Specialist &gt; generalist: generating alpha by doing the less obvious in crowded markets; why NOA prefers hard tech and infrastructure over “consensus safe” deals.</li><li>How NOA deploys: flexible first cheques ($2–15m), stage-agnostic from seed to B; focusing on capital actually at work by Series B rather than chasing ownership optics.</li></ul><p>Some of Greg’s quotes </p><ul><li>“We won’t generate alpha by doing what everyone else does. Being a specialist lets us have a qualified, differentiated opinion.”</li><li>“The built world doesn’t need to be greener — it needs to be smarter. Make it smarter and it will be greener.”</li><li>“We shouldn’t build climate on altruism. Adoption happens when solutions are cheaper and more efficient.”</li></ul><p>About Gregory Dewerpe</p><p>Gregory Dewerpe is the Founder and Managing Partner of noa, Europe’s largest built world venture capital firm. He oversees the firm’s vision and strategy, manages partnerships with portfolio companies and LPs, and is a recognised voice in tech and climate—particularly around decarbonisation and the energy transition in real estate.</p><p>He founded noa (formerly A/O) after more than a decade of deep investment in the real estate sector, identifying it as a key vector for climate innovation. This insight stemmed from his previous work founding AMD Capital, a specialist real estate investment and advisory firm.</p><p>Earlier in his career, Gregory worked in investment banking at Credit Suisse and Citigroup, where he structured over $30bn in new investments. He holds an MSc in Business &amp; Finance from HEC Lausanne and has attended executive education programmes at LSE and Harvard Business School. </p><p>About Noa: </p><p>noa is Europe’s largest built world VC firm and a global sustainability tech leader, focused on transforming real estate and construction—the world’s most polluting and least digitised industry.<br/><br/>noa backs breakthrough innovations across the full lifecycle of the built world—from raw materials and design to energy, operations, and urban transformation. Its mission is to improve quality of life, accelerate decarbonisation and climate resiliency, and drive automation and sustainable living.<br/><br/>The firm invests across software, hardware, deep tech, AI, and new materials, including overlaps with fintech and insurtech.<br/><br/>Social links:  </p><p>Gregory Dewerpe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregorydewerpe/ <br/>Noa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/noavc/ <br/>Noa website: https://www.noavc.com/ </p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[About Liliane Ableitner: Liliane is the co-founder and CEO of the climate tech startup exnaton. In 2019, she graduated with a PhD in information systems from one of Europe’s most renowned universities ETH Zurich. In 2020, she co-founded a startup with her two fellow PhD colleagues and was listed on the Forbes 30 under 30 list for young entrepreneurs. Until today, the startup has received Venture Capital from Silicon Valley based True Ventures, Germany’s largest VC GFC, and the Zurich climate ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><b>About Liliane Ableitner:</b></p><p>Liliane is the co-founder and CEO of the climate tech startup exnaton. In 2019, she graduated with a PhD in information systems from one of Europe’s most renowned universities ETH Zurich. In 2020, she co-founded a startup with her two fellow PhD colleagues and was listed on the Forbes 30 under 30 list for young entrepreneurs. Until today, the startup has received Venture Capital from Silicon Valley based True Ventures, Germany’s largest VC GFC, and the Zurich climate tech fund übermorgen. The startup has won numerous awards such as the SAP Innovation Awards 2022 and Liliane was a speaker at TEDxZurich in 2022. Among others, the following media has covered Liliane, her two co-founders and the climate tech startup Exnaton: Handelsblatt, NZZ, SRF, Handelszeitung, VSE, Blick, Energate and PV Magazine. </p><p><b>About Exnaton: </b></p><p>exnaton is a multi-award-winning spin-off company from ETH Zurich, founded by three former PhD students and colleagues with a shared vision for a sustainable energy future. Building on their research in the software and energy sectors, they developed an AI-powered white-label billing platform designed to accelerate the transition to renewable energy. Today, exnaton supports more than 50 utilities across five countries. The platform enables utilities to launch and scale Distributed Energy Resources (DER) offerings by transforming complex energy data into clear customer invoices and delivering actionable insights. Exnaton powers use cases such as energy sharing, dynamic tariffs, EV smart charging, and more – empowering utilities and their customers to actively participate in the energy transition.</p><p><b>Social links: </b> </p><ul><li><b>Liliane Ableitner</b> on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilianeableitner/ </li><li><b>Exnaton </b>on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/exnaton/ </li><li>Exnaton website: https://www.exnaton.ai/en </li></ul><p><b>About Hyperion Search:</b></p><p>At Hyperion Search, we specialize in building world-class teams for the cleantech and energy transition sectors. We focus on leadership roles but also recruit strategically critical individual contributors who drive business growth. Whether you’re a founder scaling a startup, a board member guiding a scaleup, a VC/PE investor, or a corporation committed to energy and mobility transitions, we find the talent that will deliver impactful, sustainable results.</p><ul><li>Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hyperion-search-ltd </li><li>Website: www.hyperionsearch.com </li></ul><p><b>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe</b></p><p>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. </p><p>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.</p><ul><li>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ </li><li>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/</li></ul><p>Also follow our podcast handles to stay up to date. </p><ul><li>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/ </li><li>Instagram: Leaders in Cleantech Podcast (@leadersincleantech.podcast) | Instagram </li><li>Website: https://leadersincleantech.com/ </li></ul>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>About Liliane Ableitner:</b></p><p>Liliane is the co-founder and CEO of the climate tech startup exnaton. In 2019, she graduated with a PhD in information systems from one of Europe’s most renowned universities ETH Zurich. In 2020, she co-founded a startup with her two fellow PhD colleagues and was listed on the Forbes 30 under 30 list for young entrepreneurs. Until today, the startup has received Venture Capital from Silicon Valley based True Ventures, Germany’s largest VC GFC, and the Zurich climate tech fund übermorgen. The startup has won numerous awards such as the SAP Innovation Awards 2022 and Liliane was a speaker at TEDxZurich in 2022. Among others, the following media has covered Liliane, her two co-founders and the climate tech startup Exnaton: Handelsblatt, NZZ, SRF, Handelszeitung, VSE, Blick, Energate and PV Magazine. </p><p><b>About Exnaton: </b></p><p>exnaton is a multi-award-winning spin-off company from ETH Zurich, founded by three former PhD students and colleagues with a shared vision for a sustainable energy future. Building on their research in the software and energy sectors, they developed an AI-powered white-label billing platform designed to accelerate the transition to renewable energy. Today, exnaton supports more than 50 utilities across five countries. The platform enables utilities to launch and scale Distributed Energy Resources (DER) offerings by transforming complex energy data into clear customer invoices and delivering actionable insights. Exnaton powers use cases such as energy sharing, dynamic tariffs, EV smart charging, and more – empowering utilities and their customers to actively participate in the energy transition.</p><p><b>Social links: </b> </p><ul><li><b>Liliane Ableitner</b> on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilianeableitner/ </li><li><b>Exnaton </b>on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/exnaton/ </li><li>Exnaton website: https://www.exnaton.ai/en </li></ul><p><b>About Hyperion Search:</b></p><p>At Hyperion Search, we specialize in building world-class teams for the cleantech and energy transition sectors. We focus on leadership roles but also recruit strategically critical individual contributors who drive business growth. Whether you’re a founder scaling a startup, a board member guiding a scaleup, a VC/PE investor, or a corporation committed to energy and mobility transitions, we find the talent that will deliver impactful, sustainable results.</p><ul><li>Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hyperion-search-ltd </li><li>Website: www.hyperionsearch.com </li></ul><p><b>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe</b></p><p>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. </p><p>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.</p><ul><li>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ </li><li>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/</li></ul><p>Also follow our podcast handles to stay up to date. </p><ul><li>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/ </li><li>Instagram: Leaders in Cleantech Podcast (@leadersincleantech.podcast) | Instagram </li><li>Website: https://leadersincleantech.com/ </li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders In Clean Tech #156: Andrew Gilligan – Fluence</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Join David Hunt, host of the Leaders in Cleantech podcast, as he delves into the future of battery storage with Andrew Gilligan, Senior Director of Global Markets and Development at Fluence. In this episode, Andrew shares his journey from the solar industry to joining Fluence, insights about global storage markets, and the evolving supply chains required to support large-scale battery deployments. They discuss the economic and regulatory factors driving storage adoption, particularly in the U...]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of Leaders in Cleantech, I speak with Joachim Lohse, CEO and co-founder of Ampcontrol, about his journey from writing LinkedIn blog posts as a young consultant to founding one of Europe’s most innovative smart charging software companies. We discuss the technical and leadership challenges of scaling a company at the heart of the EV transition, and what it really takes to support the electrification of critical infrastructure like logistics fleets, ports, and buses. Ampcontrol ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of Leaders in Cleantech, I speak with Joachim Lohse, CEO and co-founder of Ampcontrol, about his journey from writing LinkedIn blog posts as a young consultant to founding one of Europe’s most innovative smart charging software companies. We discuss the technical and leadership challenges of scaling a company at the heart of the EV transition, and what it really takes to support the electrification of critical infrastructure like logistics fleets, ports, and buses.</p><p>Ampcontrol is tackling some of the most complex problems in fleet electrification—from grid constraints and site-level optimisation, to uptime, scheduling, and energy cost reduction—and Joachim shares both the strategic decisions and hard-won lessons from the last six years of building the business.</p><p>We also touch on the importance of predictable policy, the rising complexity of fleet charging logistics, and the cultural principles that shape his international team.</p><p>Joachim Lohse is the founder and CEO of Ampcontrol, the leading AI-powered smart charging software that optimizes electric fleets. Since 2019, Joachim has collaborated with charging networks, utilities, and fleet operators worldwide to lower total charging costs and ensure reliable operations during the transition to electric vehicles.</p><p>Joachim is a recognized leader in the e-mobility space, working closely with key stakeholders to shape the future of electric transportation around the world.  </p><p><b>About Ampcontrol: </b></p><p>Ampcontrol is a leading AI-powered software for electric fleets. Fleet operators use Ampcontrol to reduce EV charger downtime and electric fueling costs. The software connects to the EV charging hardware and vehicle telematics to make real-time decisions and provide detailed monitoring tools to fleet operators. Benefits are on-time departures, a low peak power demand, energy cost reductions, fully charged vehicles, and more. Ampcontrol’s API-based platform allows easy and seamless compatibility with existing software systems. The VC-backed company deploys in the US, Europe, LATAM, and Africa.</p><p><b>Social links: </b> </p><ul><li><b>Joachim Lohse </b>on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/joachim-lohse-4629a7102/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/joachim-lohse-4629a7102/</a> </li><li><b>Ampcontrol </b>on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/ampcontrol-io/'>https://www.linkedin.com/company/ampcontrol-io/</a> </li><li><b>Ampcontrol</b> website: <a href='https://www.ampcontrol.io/'>https://www.ampcontrol.io/</a> </li></ul><p>Episode Links: </p><p>📍<b>Join Joachim and others at the Ampcontrol-hosted EV Fleet Summit in Rotterdam:<br/></b><a href='https://www.ampcontrol.io/company-news/ampcontrol-hosts-ev-fleet-summit-in-rotterdam-to-advance-electric-fleet-management-in-europe'><b>https://www.ampcontrol.io/company-news/ampcontrol-hosts-ev-fleet-summit-in-rotterdam-to-advance-electric-fleet-management-in-europe</b></a><b> </b></p><p><b>About Hyperion Search:</b></p><p>At Hyperion Search, we specialize in building world-class teams for the cleantech and energy transition sectors. We focus on leadership roles but also recruit strategically critical individual contributors who drive business growth. Whether you’re a founder scaling a startup, a board member guiding a scaleup, a VC/PE investor, or a corporation committed to energy and mobility transitions, we find the talent that will deliver impactful, sustainable results.</p><ul><li>Linked In: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/hyperion-search-ltd'>https://www.linkedin.com/company/hyperion-search-ltd</a> </li><li>Website: <a href='http://www.hyperionsearch.com/'>www.hyperionsearch.com</a> </li></ul><p><b>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe</b></p><p>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitt</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of Leaders in Cleantech, I speak with Joachim Lohse, CEO and co-founder of Ampcontrol, about his journey from writing LinkedIn blog posts as a young consultant to founding one of Europe’s most innovative smart charging software companies. We discuss the technical and leadership challenges of scaling a company at the heart of the EV transition, and what it really takes to support the electrification of critical infrastructure like logistics fleets, ports, and buses.</p><p>Ampcontrol is tackling some of the most complex problems in fleet electrification—from grid constraints and site-level optimisation, to uptime, scheduling, and energy cost reduction—and Joachim shares both the strategic decisions and hard-won lessons from the last six years of building the business.</p><p>We also touch on the importance of predictable policy, the rising complexity of fleet charging logistics, and the cultural principles that shape his international team.</p><p>Joachim Lohse is the founder and CEO of Ampcontrol, the leading AI-powered smart charging software that optimizes electric fleets. Since 2019, Joachim has collaborated with charging networks, utilities, and fleet operators worldwide to lower total charging costs and ensure reliable operations during the transition to electric vehicles.</p><p>Joachim is a recognized leader in the e-mobility space, working closely with key stakeholders to shape the future of electric transportation around the world.  </p><p><b>About Ampcontrol: </b></p><p>Ampcontrol is a leading AI-powered software for electric fleets. Fleet operators use Ampcontrol to reduce EV charger downtime and electric fueling costs. The software connects to the EV charging hardware and vehicle telematics to make real-time decisions and provide detailed monitoring tools to fleet operators. Benefits are on-time departures, a low peak power demand, energy cost reductions, fully charged vehicles, and more. Ampcontrol’s API-based platform allows easy and seamless compatibility with existing software systems. The VC-backed company deploys in the US, Europe, LATAM, and Africa.</p><p><b>Social links: </b> </p><ul><li><b>Joachim Lohse </b>on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/joachim-lohse-4629a7102/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/joachim-lohse-4629a7102/</a> </li><li><b>Ampcontrol </b>on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/ampcontrol-io/'>https://www.linkedin.com/company/ampcontrol-io/</a> </li><li><b>Ampcontrol</b> website: <a href='https://www.ampcontrol.io/'>https://www.ampcontrol.io/</a> </li></ul><p>Episode Links: </p><p>📍<b>Join Joachim and others at the Ampcontrol-hosted EV Fleet Summit in Rotterdam:<br/></b><a href='https://www.ampcontrol.io/company-news/ampcontrol-hosts-ev-fleet-summit-in-rotterdam-to-advance-electric-fleet-management-in-europe'><b>https://www.ampcontrol.io/company-news/ampcontrol-hosts-ev-fleet-summit-in-rotterdam-to-advance-electric-fleet-management-in-europe</b></a><b> </b></p><p><b>About Hyperion Search:</b></p><p>At Hyperion Search, we specialize in building world-class teams for the cleantech and energy transition sectors. We focus on leadership roles but also recruit strategically critical individual contributors who drive business growth. Whether you’re a founder scaling a startup, a board member guiding a scaleup, a VC/PE investor, or a corporation committed to energy and mobility transitions, we find the talent that will deliver impactful, sustainable results.</p><ul><li>Linked In: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/hyperion-search-ltd'>https://www.linkedin.com/company/hyperion-search-ltd</a> </li><li>Website: <a href='http://www.hyperionsearch.com/'>www.hyperionsearch.com</a> </li></ul><p><b>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe</b></p><p>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitt</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hydrogen has for decades been talked about as the fuel of the future, the economics, among other things stand it’s way, producing cheap hydrogen isn’t easy, but what if nature has already done the hard work for us? In this episode of Leaders in Cleantech, I speak with Emmanuel Masini, founder and CEO of Mantle8, a pioneering natural hydrogen exploration company. We dive into Emmanuel’s journey from geologist to entrepreneur, why natural hydrogen could be a game-changing addition to the energy...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Hydrogen has for decades been talked about as the fuel of the future, the economics, among other things stand it’s way, producing cheap hydrogen isn’t easy, but what if nature has already done the hard work for us? In this episode of Leaders in Cleantech, I speak with Emmanuel Masini, founder and CEO of Mantle8, a pioneering natural hydrogen exploration company. We dive into Emmanuel’s journey from geologist to entrepreneur, why natural hydrogen could be a game-changing addition to the energy mix, and how Mantle8’s technology is accelerating the race to unlock this overlooked resource.</p><p><b>Episode Notes</b></p><p>In this conversation, Emmanuel and I explore the promise of natural hydrogen — also called geological or white hydrogen. Unlike green or blue hydrogen, natural hydrogen is formed by the Earth itself, waiting to be discovered and harnessed.</p><p><b>About Emmanuel (Manu) Masini</b></p><p>Emmanuel Masini is a geoscientist, entrepreneur and founder of Mantle8 – a pioneering energy company advancing the exploration and extraction of natural hydrogen as a low-cost, ultra-low-emissions energy source.</p><p>With more than a decade of experience in structural geology, subsurface modelling and energy systems, Emmanuel has led geoscience projects across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Before founding Mantle8, he co-founded the geology-focused research and consulting company M&amp;U and worked with Total on applied geoscience projects. Of note, is Masini’s leadership of the &quot;Orogen Research&quot; program, whilst at M&amp;U and at Total. This program is a collaborative effort between Total, the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), and the French Geological Survey (BRGM) involving approximately one hundred researchers, which focuses on the study of orogens, which are mountain ranges formed by the collision of tectonic plates. He also contributed to major research initiatives with the Strasbourg, Grenoble, Toulouse and Austin Universities.</p><p>He holds a PhD in structural geology from the University of Strasbourg.</p><p><b>About Mantle8</b></p><p>Mantle8 is a natural hydrogen exploration company based in France. Founded by Emmanuel Masini in 2024, Mantle8 brings together a team of geoscientists with 20 years of experience in the field that has previously worked together as M&amp;U, a geology research and consulting company. Mantle8 has developed geoscience-based technologies that detect the best natural hydrogen locations with world-first accuracy.</p><p>Mantle8’s validated technologies visualise the entire hydrogen-generating system, including the amount and quality of hydrogen present, at an unparalleled level of detail. The company already holds a number of exploration permits for some of the largest natural hydrogen reservoirs close to demand and works towards making €0.80/kg hydrogen a reality.</p><p><b>Social links</b></p><ul><li>Emmanuel Masini on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuel-masini-273251132/</li><li>Mantle8 on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mantle8/</li><li>Mantle8 website: https://mantle8.com/</li></ul><p><b>Episode Links</b></p><ul><li>The precious &apos;white gold&apos; fuel buried in the Earth-</li><li>https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20250723-the-worlds-race-to-drill-for-natural-white-hydrogen</li></ul><p><b>About Hyperion Search</b></p><p>At Hyperion Search, we specialize in building world-class teams for the cleantech and energy transition sectors. We focus on leadership roles but also recruit strategically critical individual contributors who drive business growth. Whether you’re a founder scaling a startup, a board member guiding a scaleup, a VC/PE investor, or a corporation committed to energy and mobility transitions, we find the talent that will deliver impactful, sustainable results.</p><ul><li>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hyperion-search-ltd</li><li>Website: www.hyperionsearch.com</li></ul><p><b>Follow us online, write a review (please) or</b></p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hydrogen has for decades been talked about as the fuel of the future, the economics, among other things stand it’s way, producing cheap hydrogen isn’t easy, but what if nature has already done the hard work for us? In this episode of Leaders in Cleantech, I speak with Emmanuel Masini, founder and CEO of Mantle8, a pioneering natural hydrogen exploration company. We dive into Emmanuel’s journey from geologist to entrepreneur, why natural hydrogen could be a game-changing addition to the energy mix, and how Mantle8’s technology is accelerating the race to unlock this overlooked resource.</p><p><b>Episode Notes</b></p><p>In this conversation, Emmanuel and I explore the promise of natural hydrogen — also called geological or white hydrogen. Unlike green or blue hydrogen, natural hydrogen is formed by the Earth itself, waiting to be discovered and harnessed.</p><p><b>About Emmanuel (Manu) Masini</b></p><p>Emmanuel Masini is a geoscientist, entrepreneur and founder of Mantle8 – a pioneering energy company advancing the exploration and extraction of natural hydrogen as a low-cost, ultra-low-emissions energy source.</p><p>With more than a decade of experience in structural geology, subsurface modelling and energy systems, Emmanuel has led geoscience projects across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Before founding Mantle8, he co-founded the geology-focused research and consulting company M&amp;U and worked with Total on applied geoscience projects. Of note, is Masini’s leadership of the &quot;Orogen Research&quot; program, whilst at M&amp;U and at Total. This program is a collaborative effort between Total, the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), and the French Geological Survey (BRGM) involving approximately one hundred researchers, which focuses on the study of orogens, which are mountain ranges formed by the collision of tectonic plates. He also contributed to major research initiatives with the Strasbourg, Grenoble, Toulouse and Austin Universities.</p><p>He holds a PhD in structural geology from the University of Strasbourg.</p><p><b>About Mantle8</b></p><p>Mantle8 is a natural hydrogen exploration company based in France. Founded by Emmanuel Masini in 2024, Mantle8 brings together a team of geoscientists with 20 years of experience in the field that has previously worked together as M&amp;U, a geology research and consulting company. Mantle8 has developed geoscience-based technologies that detect the best natural hydrogen locations with world-first accuracy.</p><p>Mantle8’s validated technologies visualise the entire hydrogen-generating system, including the amount and quality of hydrogen present, at an unparalleled level of detail. The company already holds a number of exploration permits for some of the largest natural hydrogen reservoirs close to demand and works towards making €0.80/kg hydrogen a reality.</p><p><b>Social links</b></p><ul><li>Emmanuel Masini on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuel-masini-273251132/</li><li>Mantle8 on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mantle8/</li><li>Mantle8 website: https://mantle8.com/</li></ul><p><b>Episode Links</b></p><ul><li>The precious &apos;white gold&apos; fuel buried in the Earth-</li><li>https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20250723-the-worlds-race-to-drill-for-natural-white-hydrogen</li></ul><p><b>About Hyperion Search</b></p><p>At Hyperion Search, we specialize in building world-class teams for the cleantech and energy transition sectors. We focus on leadership roles but also recruit strategically critical individual contributors who drive business growth. Whether you’re a founder scaling a startup, a board member guiding a scaleup, a VC/PE investor, or a corporation committed to energy and mobility transitions, we find the talent that will deliver impactful, sustainable results.</p><ul><li>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hyperion-search-ltd</li><li>Website: www.hyperionsearch.com</li></ul><p><b>Follow us online, write a review (please) or</b></p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rewiring Energy: Disruption, Transparency, and Scaling with Purpose – Joe McDonald, TEM In this energised episode, David Hunt is joined by Joe McDonald, Co-founder and CEO of TEM – a fast-scaling UK energytech startup reshaping how energy transactions are done. From his early days at LimeJump and the acquisition by Shell, to co-founding TEM and challenging the very core of how electricity is bought, sold, and valued – Joe shares a story of timing, execution, and bold ambition. Joe and David d...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><b>Rewiring Energy: Disruption, Transparency, and Scaling with Purpose – Joe McDonald, TEM</b></p><p>In this energised episode, David Hunt is joined by Joe McDonald, Co-founder and CEO of TEM – a fast-scaling UK energytech startup reshaping how energy transactions are done. From his early days at LimeJump and the acquisition by Shell, to co-founding TEM and challenging the very core of how electricity is bought, sold, and valued – Joe shares a story of timing, execution, and bold ambition.</p><p><b>Joe and David dive into:</b></p><ul><li>The broken nature of the wholesale electricity market – and how TEM is fixing it with AI-driven infrastructure</li><li>Why energy transparency is the antidote to greenwashing</li><li>How scaling culture and teams in a remote-first world requires deep intentionality</li><li>Lessons from Shell, LimeJump, and what it really means to build a challenger business</li><li>Fundraising, lucky timing, and the power of storytelling in startup success</li></ul><p>From disrupting energy incumbents to reimagining organisational design, this is a deep and inspiring episode for cleantech entrepreneurs, investors, and energy innovators alike.</p><p>🔑<b> Key Quotes:</b></p><p>“We’re not trying to be greedy – we’re trying to build something enduring. That means picking the right people, partners, and investors.” – Joe McDonald</p><p>“We’re not just innovating around the edges; we’re replacing the wholesale electricity market itself.” – Joe McDonald</p><p>“Remote-first doesn’t mean working from your bedroom – it means being intentional about culture, connection, and collisions.” – Joe McDonald</p><p>“This is about power – both in electrons and in people. Rewiring how energy is transacted is a chance to redistribute both.” – Joe McDonald</p><p><b>About Joe McDonald:</b></p><p>Joe McDonald is a seasoned energy entrepreneur with over 12 years of experience in the sector. He co-founded tem. in 2021, aiming to revolutionize the way renewable energy is bought and sold. Prior to tem., Joe held leadership roles at Limejump, including Vice President of Sales and Product, where he was instrumental in developing virtual power plants that enabled small renewable energy assets to access market opportunities akin to larger utilities. His efforts contributed to Limejump&apos;s successful acquisition by Shell in 2019, earning him a spot on Forbes&apos; 30 Under 30 Europe list. </p><p>At tem., Joe leverages his deep expertise in product development, sales, and business development to drive the company&apos;s mission of transforming the renewable energy landscape. The platform uses a unique AI-powered matching algorithm to facilitate transparent, affordable, and direct energy transactions between businesses and renewable energy generators across the UK. </p><p>Joe is passionate about democratizing access to clean energy and believes in creating systems that serve not just large corporations but also small and medium-sized enterprises. His vision is to build an energy market that is transparent, efficient, and equitable for all participants.</p><p><b>About tem: </b></p><p>TEM (The Energy Market) is a new energy infrastructure company challenging the traditional wholesale market by creating a transparent, machine-learning-powered transaction layer. It enables both independent generators and business consumers to bypass costly middlemen – creating a smarter, fairer, and more efficient energy system for all.</p><p><b>Social links: </b> </p><ul><li><b>Joe McDonald </b>on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-mcdonald-energy/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-mcdonald-energy/</a> </li><li><b>tem </b>on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/temmarketplace/'>https://www.linkedin.com/company/temmarketplace/</a> </li><li><b>tem</b> website: <a href='https://www.tem.energy/'>https://www.tem.energy/</a> </li></ul><p><b>About Hyperion Search:</b></p><p>At Hyperion Search, we specialize in buildi</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>Rewiring Energy: Disruption, Transparency, and Scaling with Purpose – Joe McDonald, TEM</b></p><p>In this energised episode, David Hunt is joined by Joe McDonald, Co-founder and CEO of TEM – a fast-scaling UK energytech startup reshaping how energy transactions are done. From his early days at LimeJump and the acquisition by Shell, to co-founding TEM and challenging the very core of how electricity is bought, sold, and valued – Joe shares a story of timing, execution, and bold ambition.</p><p><b>Joe and David dive into:</b></p><ul><li>The broken nature of the wholesale electricity market – and how TEM is fixing it with AI-driven infrastructure</li><li>Why energy transparency is the antidote to greenwashing</li><li>How scaling culture and teams in a remote-first world requires deep intentionality</li><li>Lessons from Shell, LimeJump, and what it really means to build a challenger business</li><li>Fundraising, lucky timing, and the power of storytelling in startup success</li></ul><p>From disrupting energy incumbents to reimagining organisational design, this is a deep and inspiring episode for cleantech entrepreneurs, investors, and energy innovators alike.</p><p>🔑<b> Key Quotes:</b></p><p>“We’re not trying to be greedy – we’re trying to build something enduring. That means picking the right people, partners, and investors.” – Joe McDonald</p><p>“We’re not just innovating around the edges; we’re replacing the wholesale electricity market itself.” – Joe McDonald</p><p>“Remote-first doesn’t mean working from your bedroom – it means being intentional about culture, connection, and collisions.” – Joe McDonald</p><p>“This is about power – both in electrons and in people. Rewiring how energy is transacted is a chance to redistribute both.” – Joe McDonald</p><p><b>About Joe McDonald:</b></p><p>Joe McDonald is a seasoned energy entrepreneur with over 12 years of experience in the sector. He co-founded tem. in 2021, aiming to revolutionize the way renewable energy is bought and sold. Prior to tem., Joe held leadership roles at Limejump, including Vice President of Sales and Product, where he was instrumental in developing virtual power plants that enabled small renewable energy assets to access market opportunities akin to larger utilities. His efforts contributed to Limejump&apos;s successful acquisition by Shell in 2019, earning him a spot on Forbes&apos; 30 Under 30 Europe list. </p><p>At tem., Joe leverages his deep expertise in product development, sales, and business development to drive the company&apos;s mission of transforming the renewable energy landscape. The platform uses a unique AI-powered matching algorithm to facilitate transparent, affordable, and direct energy transactions between businesses and renewable energy generators across the UK. </p><p>Joe is passionate about democratizing access to clean energy and believes in creating systems that serve not just large corporations but also small and medium-sized enterprises. His vision is to build an energy market that is transparent, efficient, and equitable for all participants.</p><p><b>About tem: </b></p><p>TEM (The Energy Market) is a new energy infrastructure company challenging the traditional wholesale market by creating a transparent, machine-learning-powered transaction layer. It enables both independent generators and business consumers to bypass costly middlemen – creating a smarter, fairer, and more efficient energy system for all.</p><p><b>Social links: </b> </p><ul><li><b>Joe McDonald </b>on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-mcdonald-energy/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-mcdonald-energy/</a> </li><li><b>tem </b>on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/temmarketplace/'>https://www.linkedin.com/company/temmarketplace/</a> </li><li><b>tem</b> website: <a href='https://www.tem.energy/'>https://www.tem.energy/</a> </li></ul><p><b>About Hyperion Search:</b></p><p>At Hyperion Search, we specialize in buildi</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[🎧 Episode and guest overview In this episode of Leaders in Cleantech, David Hunt is joined by Danijel Visevic, Managing Partner of World Fund, Europe’s largest climate tech VC. Danijel shares his personal and professional journey — from journalism and politics to launching a €300M venture fund dedicated to decarbonisation. They explore the challenges of scaling deep tech and hardware-centric startups, the urgent funding gaps at Series B, and how Europe risks losing its most promising IP to th...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><b>🎧 Episode and guest overview</b></p><p>In this episode of <em>Leaders in Cleantech</em>, David Hunt is joined by Danijel Visevic, Managing Partner of World Fund, Europe’s largest climate tech VC. Danijel shares his personal and professional journey — from journalism and politics to launching a €300M venture fund dedicated to decarbonisation. They explore the challenges of scaling deep tech and hardware-centric startups, the urgent funding gaps at Series B, and how Europe risks losing its most promising IP to the US or China. With thoughtful insights on talent, climate urgency, and the real impact of aligned capital, this is a must-listen for founders, investors, and anyone passionate about climate innovation.</p><p><b>About Danijel Višević:</b></p><p>Danijel Višević is a General Partner at World Fund. He is a recognised climate tech thought leader, policy professional and journalist by vocation. Before co-founding World Fund, he was Director of Communications at Project A Ventures, co-founder of Zetra Project and Krautreporter. Danijel was also co-responsible for the audio-visual appearance of Angela Merkel for nearly half a decade.</p><p><b>About World Fund: </b></p><p>World Fund is a leading European venture capital fund investing in climate tech companies with significant decarbonisation potential. Their portfolio spans key sectors, such as energy, industry, built environment, transportation, food, agriculture, and biotech. World Fund has backed prominent companies such as cylib, Vaeridion, Planet A Foods, IQM and Space Forge. The firm manages a €300m fund and focuses on bridging the financing gap in the early growth stage.</p><p><b>Social links: </b> </p><ul><li><b>Danijel Višević</b>on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/visevic/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/visevic/</a> </li><li><b>World Fund </b>on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/worldfund/'>https://www.linkedin.com/company/worldfund/</a> </li><li><b>World Fund</b> website: <a href='https://www.worldfund.vc/'>https://www.worldfund.vc/</a> </li></ul><p><b>⏱️ Chapter Notes / Markers</b></p><p><b>00:00 – Introduction &amp; First Meeting</b><br/>David and Danijel recall their first meeting and set the stage for the conversation.</p><p><b>01:00 – Danijel’s Mission &amp; the Origins of World Fund</b><br/>How purpose, politics, and journalism led to founding Europe’s largest climate tech VC.</p><p><b>04:00 – Investment Thesis: Deep Tech for Deep Decarbonisation</b><br/>World Fund&apos;s criteria: 100Mt CO₂e/year mitigation potential, across verticals.</p><p><b>06:00 – Hardware vs Software &amp; Deep Tech Talent</b><br/>Why World Fund leans heavily into hardware and deep scientific talent.</p><p><b>09:00 – The Series B Funding Gap in Europe</b><br/>Danijel explains why scaling remains Europe’s biggest cleantech bottleneck.</p><p><b>12:00 – Policy, Regulation &amp; Risk Aversion</b><br/>Why EU regulation and risk frameworks (e.g., Solvency II) hinder growth.</p><p><b>17:00 – US vs Europe: A Tale of Two Capital Ecosystems</b><br/>A data-driven comparison of funding scale and fund maturity between regions.</p><p><b>20:00 – Scaling Challenges Beyond Capital</b><br/>Permitting, regulation, offtakers, and IP protection—all barriers to scale.</p><p><b>23:00 – Communications, Lobbying, and Public Awareness</b><br/>Why cleantech still loses the narrative battle to incumbents.</p><p><b>32:00 – What World Fund Looks for in Founders</b><br/>Team, mission alignment, honesty, resilience—and healthy boundaries.</p><p><b>35:00 – Investing in People: Talent as a Core Value</b><br/>Danijel underscores the irreplaceable value of great leadership hires.</p><p><b>37:00 – Final Reflections</b><br/>The importance of role modelling and supporting the next generation of climate leaders.</p><p><b>💬 Key Quotes</b></p><p><b>On Founders:</b></p><p>“Even in Series B, the founders are still the essential part of the company. Of course it&apos;s the tech, but the founde</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>🎧 Episode and guest overview</b></p><p>In this episode of <em>Leaders in Cleantech</em>, David Hunt is joined by Danijel Visevic, Managing Partner of World Fund, Europe’s largest climate tech VC. Danijel shares his personal and professional journey — from journalism and politics to launching a €300M venture fund dedicated to decarbonisation. They explore the challenges of scaling deep tech and hardware-centric startups, the urgent funding gaps at Series B, and how Europe risks losing its most promising IP to the US or China. With thoughtful insights on talent, climate urgency, and the real impact of aligned capital, this is a must-listen for founders, investors, and anyone passionate about climate innovation.</p><p><b>About Danijel Višević:</b></p><p>Danijel Višević is a General Partner at World Fund. He is a recognised climate tech thought leader, policy professional and journalist by vocation. Before co-founding World Fund, he was Director of Communications at Project A Ventures, co-founder of Zetra Project and Krautreporter. Danijel was also co-responsible for the audio-visual appearance of Angela Merkel for nearly half a decade.</p><p><b>About World Fund: </b></p><p>World Fund is a leading European venture capital fund investing in climate tech companies with significant decarbonisation potential. Their portfolio spans key sectors, such as energy, industry, built environment, transportation, food, agriculture, and biotech. World Fund has backed prominent companies such as cylib, Vaeridion, Planet A Foods, IQM and Space Forge. The firm manages a €300m fund and focuses on bridging the financing gap in the early growth stage.</p><p><b>Social links: </b> </p><ul><li><b>Danijel Višević</b>on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/visevic/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/visevic/</a> </li><li><b>World Fund </b>on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/worldfund/'>https://www.linkedin.com/company/worldfund/</a> </li><li><b>World Fund</b> website: <a href='https://www.worldfund.vc/'>https://www.worldfund.vc/</a> </li></ul><p><b>⏱️ Chapter Notes / Markers</b></p><p><b>00:00 – Introduction &amp; First Meeting</b><br/>David and Danijel recall their first meeting and set the stage for the conversation.</p><p><b>01:00 – Danijel’s Mission &amp; the Origins of World Fund</b><br/>How purpose, politics, and journalism led to founding Europe’s largest climate tech VC.</p><p><b>04:00 – Investment Thesis: Deep Tech for Deep Decarbonisation</b><br/>World Fund&apos;s criteria: 100Mt CO₂e/year mitigation potential, across verticals.</p><p><b>06:00 – Hardware vs Software &amp; Deep Tech Talent</b><br/>Why World Fund leans heavily into hardware and deep scientific talent.</p><p><b>09:00 – The Series B Funding Gap in Europe</b><br/>Danijel explains why scaling remains Europe’s biggest cleantech bottleneck.</p><p><b>12:00 – Policy, Regulation &amp; Risk Aversion</b><br/>Why EU regulation and risk frameworks (e.g., Solvency II) hinder growth.</p><p><b>17:00 – US vs Europe: A Tale of Two Capital Ecosystems</b><br/>A data-driven comparison of funding scale and fund maturity between regions.</p><p><b>20:00 – Scaling Challenges Beyond Capital</b><br/>Permitting, regulation, offtakers, and IP protection—all barriers to scale.</p><p><b>23:00 – Communications, Lobbying, and Public Awareness</b><br/>Why cleantech still loses the narrative battle to incumbents.</p><p><b>32:00 – What World Fund Looks for in Founders</b><br/>Team, mission alignment, honesty, resilience—and healthy boundaries.</p><p><b>35:00 – Investing in People: Talent as a Core Value</b><br/>Danijel underscores the irreplaceable value of great leadership hires.</p><p><b>37:00 – Final Reflections</b><br/>The importance of role modelling and supporting the next generation of climate leaders.</p><p><b>💬 Key Quotes</b></p><p><b>On Founders:</b></p><p>“Even in Series B, the founders are still the essential part of the company. Of course it&apos;s the tech, but the founde</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? In this episode, I’m joined by Monica Collings—former CEO of Vattenfall UK and ESB Energy, and now a board chair, non-exec, and strategic advisor across the energy transition space. We discuss her journey from executive leadership to a portfolio career, lessons from leading through the energy crisis, building resilient cultures in volatile times, and why diversity, inclusion, and human-centred leadership are critical to the future of cleantech and utilities. A thoughtful,...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><b>What’s it all about?</b></p><p>In this episode, I’m joined by Monica Collings—former CEO of Vattenfall UK and ESB Energy, and now a board chair, non-exec, and strategic advisor across the energy transition space. We discuss her journey from executive leadership to a portfolio career, lessons from leading through the energy crisis, building resilient cultures in volatile times, and why diversity, inclusion, and human-centred leadership are critical to the future of cleantech and utilities. A thoughtful, honest, and inspiring conversation on what it really takes to lead—especially when the pressure is on.</p><p><b>About Monica Collings:</b></p><p>Monica Collings, an influential portfolio Chair and Non-Executive, brings exceptional expertise in business transformation, engagement, and leadership to drive meaningful change and deliver lasting value through the transition to net zero.</p><p>As the award-winning Chief Executive of retail energy innovator So Energy, Monica led the successful merger with ESB Energy, showcasing her ability to navigate complex industry landscapes. Her extensive experience spans executive roles at Vattenfall and transformative positions across the retail, home improvement, property, and automotive sectors.</p><p>Monica now holds an array of board and strategic advisory roles, including serving as Chair of the international charge point operator Plug-N-Go, and as a Non-Executive Director at Adler &amp; Allen and Dalcour Maclaren. Recognised on the prestigious Involve x YouTube 100 Global Role Model List and recently appointed Chair of POWERful Women, Monica is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion. Her tenure as the sole female Chief Executive of a domestic energy supplier during the energy crisis highlights her unwavering commitment to amplifying well represented customer voices in the boardroom, fostering gender diversity in leadership, and championing equitable solutions within the energy sector.</p><p><b>Social links: </b> </p><ul><li><b>Monica Collings</b> on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicacollings/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicacollings/</a> </li><li><b>Monica on Instagram</b>: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/circles_in_a_circle?igsh=MWhzbzBsamhtaGg5ZQ=='>https://www.instagram.com/circles_in_a_circle?igsh=MWhzbzBsamhtaGg5ZQ==</a></li></ul><p>Episode Links: </p><p><b>About Hyperion Search:</b></p><p>At Hyperion Search, we specialize in building world-class teams for the cleantech and energy transition sectors. We focus on leadership roles but also recruit strategically critical individual contributors who drive business growth. Whether you’re a founder scaling a startup, a board member guiding a scaleup, a VC/PE investor, or a corporation committed to energy and mobility transitions, we find the talent that will deliver impactful, sustainable results.</p><ul><li>Linked In: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/hyperion-search-ltd'>https://www.linkedin.com/company/hyperion-search-ltd</a> </li><li>Website: <a href='http://www.hyperionsearch.com/'>www.hyperionsearch.com</a> </li></ul><p><b>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe</b></p><p>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. </p><p>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.</p><ul><li>LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/</a> </li><li>Instagram: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/'>https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/</a></li></ul><p>Also follow our podcast handles to stay up to date. </p><ul><li>LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/'>https://www.linkedin.co</a></li></ul>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>What’s it all about?</b></p><p>In this episode, I’m joined by Monica Collings—former CEO of Vattenfall UK and ESB Energy, and now a board chair, non-exec, and strategic advisor across the energy transition space. We discuss her journey from executive leadership to a portfolio career, lessons from leading through the energy crisis, building resilient cultures in volatile times, and why diversity, inclusion, and human-centred leadership are critical to the future of cleantech and utilities. A thoughtful, honest, and inspiring conversation on what it really takes to lead—especially when the pressure is on.</p><p><b>About Monica Collings:</b></p><p>Monica Collings, an influential portfolio Chair and Non-Executive, brings exceptional expertise in business transformation, engagement, and leadership to drive meaningful change and deliver lasting value through the transition to net zero.</p><p>As the award-winning Chief Executive of retail energy innovator So Energy, Monica led the successful merger with ESB Energy, showcasing her ability to navigate complex industry landscapes. Her extensive experience spans executive roles at Vattenfall and transformative positions across the retail, home improvement, property, and automotive sectors.</p><p>Monica now holds an array of board and strategic advisory roles, including serving as Chair of the international charge point operator Plug-N-Go, and as a Non-Executive Director at Adler &amp; Allen and Dalcour Maclaren. Recognised on the prestigious Involve x YouTube 100 Global Role Model List and recently appointed Chair of POWERful Women, Monica is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion. Her tenure as the sole female Chief Executive of a domestic energy supplier during the energy crisis highlights her unwavering commitment to amplifying well represented customer voices in the boardroom, fostering gender diversity in leadership, and championing equitable solutions within the energy sector.</p><p><b>Social links: </b> </p><ul><li><b>Monica Collings</b> on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicacollings/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicacollings/</a> </li><li><b>Monica on Instagram</b>: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/circles_in_a_circle?igsh=MWhzbzBsamhtaGg5ZQ=='>https://www.instagram.com/circles_in_a_circle?igsh=MWhzbzBsamhtaGg5ZQ==</a></li></ul><p>Episode Links: </p><p><b>About Hyperion Search:</b></p><p>At Hyperion Search, we specialize in building world-class teams for the cleantech and energy transition sectors. We focus on leadership roles but also recruit strategically critical individual contributors who drive business growth. Whether you’re a founder scaling a startup, a board member guiding a scaleup, a VC/PE investor, or a corporation committed to energy and mobility transitions, we find the talent that will deliver impactful, sustainable results.</p><ul><li>Linked In: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/hyperion-search-ltd'>https://www.linkedin.com/company/hyperion-search-ltd</a> </li><li>Website: <a href='http://www.hyperionsearch.com/'>www.hyperionsearch.com</a> </li></ul><p><b>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe</b></p><p>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. </p><p>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.</p><ul><li>LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/</a> </li><li>Instagram: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/'>https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/</a></li></ul><p>Also follow our podcast handles to stay up to date. </p><ul><li>LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/'>https://www.linkedin.co</a></li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Jan Lozek – Future Energy Ventures</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[🎙 Episode 150 – Jan Lozek, Managing Director &amp; Founder, Future Energy Ventures In this milestone episode of Leaders in Cleantech, David Hunt is joined by Jan Lozek, a veteran investor and the founder of Future Energy Ventures, one of Europe’s largest and most influential climate tech VCs. Together, they explore the evolution of cleantech investment, the challenges and opportunities facing founders today, and why Europe is uniquely positioned to lead the energy transition—despite global he...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>🎙 Episode 150 – Jan Lozek, Managing Director &amp; Founder, Future Energy Ventures<br/>In this milestone episode of Leaders in Cleantech, David Hunt is joined by Jan Lozek, a veteran investor and the founder of Future Energy Ventures, one of Europe’s largest and most influential climate tech VCs.<br/>Together, they explore the evolution of cleantech investment, the challenges and opportunities facing founders today, and why Europe is uniquely positioned to lead the energy transition—despite global headwinds.<br/> <br/>🔥 In this episode, we discuss:<br/>Jan’s personal journey from the 1980s Green movement to launching Future Energy Ventures<br/>The shift from hardware-heavy to software- and AI-led cleantech startups<br/>Why team dynamics and diversity are critical investment criteria<br/>The growing competition and collaboration in the VC ecosystem<br/>U.S. unpredictability, Trump tariffs, and why Europe must seize the moment<br/>The importance of long-term thinking, founder resilience, and learning from failure<br/>What excites Jan most for 2025 in EVs, heating, and AI in energy<br/> <br/>🧠 Quote of the episode:<br/>“Deploying new technology is change—and change is done by people, through people.” – Jan Lozek<br/> <br/>💡 Who should listen?<br/>Cleantech founders, VC &amp; PE professionals, climate tech enthusiasts, policy influencers, and anyone curious about scaling sustainable innovation.<br/> <br/>🔗 Connect with Jan &amp; Future Energy Ventures:<br/>[Website] https://www.fev.vc<br/>[LinkedIn] https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-energy-ventures/<br/>[Jan Lozek on LinkedIn] https://www.linkedin.com/in/janlozek/</p><p>🌍 About the podcast:<br/>Leaders in Cleantech brings you insightful conversations with the people driving the clean energy and sustainability revolution—founders, investors, and changemakers shaping our net zero future.</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>🎙 Episode 150 – Jan Lozek, Managing Director &amp; Founder, Future Energy Ventures<br/>In this milestone episode of Leaders in Cleantech, David Hunt is joined by Jan Lozek, a veteran investor and the founder of Future Energy Ventures, one of Europe’s largest and most influential climate tech VCs.<br/>Together, they explore the evolution of cleantech investment, the challenges and opportunities facing founders today, and why Europe is uniquely positioned to lead the energy transition—despite global headwinds.<br/> <br/>🔥 In this episode, we discuss:<br/>Jan’s personal journey from the 1980s Green movement to launching Future Energy Ventures<br/>The shift from hardware-heavy to software- and AI-led cleantech startups<br/>Why team dynamics and diversity are critical investment criteria<br/>The growing competition and collaboration in the VC ecosystem<br/>U.S. unpredictability, Trump tariffs, and why Europe must seize the moment<br/>The importance of long-term thinking, founder resilience, and learning from failure<br/>What excites Jan most for 2025 in EVs, heating, and AI in energy<br/> <br/>🧠 Quote of the episode:<br/>“Deploying new technology is change—and change is done by people, through people.” – Jan Lozek<br/> <br/>💡 Who should listen?<br/>Cleantech founders, VC &amp; PE professionals, climate tech enthusiasts, policy influencers, and anyone curious about scaling sustainable innovation.<br/> <br/>🔗 Connect with Jan &amp; Future Energy Ventures:<br/>[Website] https://www.fev.vc<br/>[LinkedIn] https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-energy-ventures/<br/>[Jan Lozek on LinkedIn] https://www.linkedin.com/in/janlozek/</p><p>🌍 About the podcast:<br/>Leaders in Cleantech brings you insightful conversations with the people driving the clean energy and sustainability revolution—founders, investors, and changemakers shaping our net zero future.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders In Cleantech #148 Quentin &#39;Q&#39; Scrimshire – Modo Energy</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Energy Storage, to infinity and beyond!  How do you forecast and predict revenues from your energy storage assets, even if not built yet? Modo have a range of solutions to help asset owners, developers and investors to answer these questions. We also dive into the challenges and experiences of high growth, from pivoting and fundraising to new market entry and building and retaining high performing teams.  About Quentin Scrimshire: Quentin ‘Q’ Scrimshire has over a de...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Energy Storage, to infinity and beyond!  How do you forecast and predict revenues from your energy storage assets, even if not built yet? Modo have a range of solutions to help asset owners, developers and investors to answer these questions. We also dive into the challenges and experiences of high growth, from pivoting and fundraising to new market entry and building and retaining high performing teams.<br/><br/>About Quentin Scrimshire:<br/>Quentin ‘Q’ Scrimshire has over a decade of experience working in battery energy storage and power markets, covering asset development, financing, construction, trading and optimisation. Before co-founding Modo Energy in 2019, he led Kiwi Power’s European energy storage business (acquired by ENGIE). Previously, he was an engineer at Centrica PLC working on capital projects across offshore wind, oil &amp; gas, thermal power, peaking plant and energy storage. He holds his Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Manchester. <br/>About Modo Energy: <br/>Modo Energy is a B2B SaaS platform that helps renewable energy companies, funds, utilities, and banks manage and value their energy assets. The company specializes in batteries and provides data, analytics, and forecasting to help customers understand the financial performance of their energy assets.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Quentin &apos;Q&apos; Scrimshire on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/quentinscrimshire/'>Quentin &apos;Q&apos; Scrimshire</a><br/>Modo Energy on LinkedIn: Modo Energy: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/modo-energy/'>Overview</a><br/>Modo Energy website: <a href='https://modoenergy.com/'>Home</a><br/><a href='https://modoenergy.com/research/channels/transmission'>Podcast</a><br/><br/>Chapters:<br/>00:00 Introduction<br/>00:40 Meet Quentin Scrimshire of Modo Energy<br/>01:11 The Vision and Mission of Modo Energy<br/>02:19 Global Expansion and Market Focus<br/>02:56 Quentin&apos;s Journey in Energy Storage<br/>04:48 Founding Modo Energy: Challenges and Pivots<br/>15:37 Leadership and Company Culture<br/>27:13 Customer-Centric Approach and Community Building<br/>35:57 Future Plans and Closing Remarks</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Energy Storage, to infinity and beyond!  How do you forecast and predict revenues from your energy storage assets, even if not built yet? Modo have a range of solutions to help asset owners, developers and investors to answer these questions. We also dive into the challenges and experiences of high growth, from pivoting and fundraising to new market entry and building and retaining high performing teams.<br/><br/>About Quentin Scrimshire:<br/>Quentin ‘Q’ Scrimshire has over a decade of experience working in battery energy storage and power markets, covering asset development, financing, construction, trading and optimisation. Before co-founding Modo Energy in 2019, he led Kiwi Power’s European energy storage business (acquired by ENGIE). Previously, he was an engineer at Centrica PLC working on capital projects across offshore wind, oil &amp; gas, thermal power, peaking plant and energy storage. He holds his Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Manchester. <br/>About Modo Energy: <br/>Modo Energy is a B2B SaaS platform that helps renewable energy companies, funds, utilities, and banks manage and value their energy assets. The company specializes in batteries and provides data, analytics, and forecasting to help customers understand the financial performance of their energy assets.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Quentin &apos;Q&apos; Scrimshire on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/quentinscrimshire/'>Quentin &apos;Q&apos; Scrimshire</a><br/>Modo Energy on LinkedIn: Modo Energy: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/modo-energy/'>Overview</a><br/>Modo Energy website: <a href='https://modoenergy.com/'>Home</a><br/><a href='https://modoenergy.com/research/channels/transmission'>Podcast</a><br/><br/>Chapters:<br/>00:00 Introduction<br/>00:40 Meet Quentin Scrimshire of Modo Energy<br/>01:11 The Vision and Mission of Modo Energy<br/>02:19 Global Expansion and Market Focus<br/>02:56 Quentin&apos;s Journey in Energy Storage<br/>04:48 Founding Modo Energy: Challenges and Pivots<br/>15:37 Leadership and Company Culture<br/>27:13 Customer-Centric Approach and Community Building<br/>35:57 Future Plans and Closing Remarks</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title> Leaders In Cleantech #147 Joost Kruytzer – Big Circle Ventures</itunes:title>
    <title> Leaders In Cleantech #147 Joost Kruytzer – Big Circle Ventures</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Building cleantech start-ups, at scale. It can be confusing, the world of Incubators, accelerators and venture builders, also known as start-up studios. Who does what, how and why? In this episode we clarify some of those things, but discuss so much more about the why and how of new cleantech venture builder Big Circle Ventures, with founder CEO Joost Kruytzer. Joost is a very experienced venture builder, recently moving from healthtech to cleantech following a passion to...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Building cleantech start-ups, at scale. It can be confusing, the world of Incubators, accelerators and venture builders, also known as start-up studios. Who does what, how and why? In this episode we clarify some of those things, but discuss so much more about the why and how of new cleantech venture builder Big Circle Ventures, with founder CEO Joost Kruytzer. Joost is a very experienced venture builder, recently moving from healthtech to cleantech following a passion to address some of our biggest challenges. I hope you enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>Chapters: <br/>00:00 Introduction<br/>00:46 Understanding Venture Building<br/>02:13 The Genesis of Big Circle Ventures<br/>03:57 Scaling Startups: The Big Circle Approach<br/>05:35 Clarifying Venture Builders vs. Accelerators and Incubators<br/>07:24 The Journey from IP to Startup<br/>13:59 The Importance of Culture in Startups<br/>18:28 Ambitions and Future Plans for Big Circle Ventures<br/>24:29 Challenges and Rewards in Venture Building<br/>32:52 Focus Areas and Opportunities in Climate Tech<br/>35:21 Call to Action: Collaborate with Big Circle Ventures<br/>39:56 Conclusion and Final Thoughts<br/><br/>About Joost Kruytzer:<br/>Theoretical physicist turned management consultant turned deeptech venture builder. Driven by positive impact. Built up NLC as its COO, to become Europe’s largest healthtech venture builder, creating over 100 ventures along the way. Earlier this year he founded BigCircle Ventures, applying a similar model to tackle the world’s climate and circularity challenges<br/>About BigCircle Ventures: <br/>BigCircle Ventures scouts promising deeptech and turns this into successful startups that tackle the world&apos;s climate and circularity challenges. BigCircle Ventures is set up to become the world’s largest greentech venture builder. We bring a unique flow of early stage innovations to the market, to boost the world’s journey towards net zero and circularity. The world needs greentech, but promising inventions often stay untouched on a shelf, hidden in a university, research institute or company. We will tackle this problem by using our proven venture building model and fund.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/joostkruytzer/'>Joost Kruytzer on LinkedIn</a><br/><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/bigcircle-ventures/'>BigCircle Ventures on LinkedIn</a><br/><a href='https://www.bigcircle.ventures/'>BigCircle Ventures website</a></p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Building cleantech start-ups, at scale. It can be confusing, the world of Incubators, accelerators and venture builders, also known as start-up studios. Who does what, how and why? In this episode we clarify some of those things, but discuss so much more about the why and how of new cleantech venture builder Big Circle Ventures, with founder CEO Joost Kruytzer. Joost is a very experienced venture builder, recently moving from healthtech to cleantech following a passion to address some of our biggest challenges. I hope you enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>Chapters: <br/>00:00 Introduction<br/>00:46 Understanding Venture Building<br/>02:13 The Genesis of Big Circle Ventures<br/>03:57 Scaling Startups: The Big Circle Approach<br/>05:35 Clarifying Venture Builders vs. Accelerators and Incubators<br/>07:24 The Journey from IP to Startup<br/>13:59 The Importance of Culture in Startups<br/>18:28 Ambitions and Future Plans for Big Circle Ventures<br/>24:29 Challenges and Rewards in Venture Building<br/>32:52 Focus Areas and Opportunities in Climate Tech<br/>35:21 Call to Action: Collaborate with Big Circle Ventures<br/>39:56 Conclusion and Final Thoughts<br/><br/>About Joost Kruytzer:<br/>Theoretical physicist turned management consultant turned deeptech venture builder. Driven by positive impact. Built up NLC as its COO, to become Europe’s largest healthtech venture builder, creating over 100 ventures along the way. Earlier this year he founded BigCircle Ventures, applying a similar model to tackle the world’s climate and circularity challenges<br/>About BigCircle Ventures: <br/>BigCircle Ventures scouts promising deeptech and turns this into successful startups that tackle the world&apos;s climate and circularity challenges. BigCircle Ventures is set up to become the world’s largest greentech venture builder. We bring a unique flow of early stage innovations to the market, to boost the world’s journey towards net zero and circularity. The world needs greentech, but promising inventions often stay untouched on a shelf, hidden in a university, research institute or company. We will tackle this problem by using our proven venture building model and fund.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/joostkruytzer/'>Joost Kruytzer on LinkedIn</a><br/><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/bigcircle-ventures/'>BigCircle Ventures on LinkedIn</a><br/><a href='https://www.bigcircle.ventures/'>BigCircle Ventures website</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders In Cleantech #146 Malin Carlstrom – Climentum Capital</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Investing in Hardtech! Yes, it’s true, some VC’s do invest in hardtech/deeptech, knowing the specific challenges of supporting companies of this nature to scale. This week I speak with Malin Carlstrom of Danish VC Climentum Capital about scaling deeptech, the importance of team, the usefulness (and otherwise) of advisors and NED’s, and the ‘perfect storm’ giving optimism about the chances for climatetech to have its’ day.  About Malin Carlstrom: Malin has spent the last t...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Investing in Hardtech! Yes, it’s true, some VC’s do invest in hardtech/deeptech, knowing the specific challenges of supporting companies of this nature to scale. This week I speak with Malin Carlstrom of Danish VC Climentum Capital about scaling deeptech, the importance of team, the usefulness (and otherwise) of advisors and NED’s, and the ‘perfect storm’ giving optimism about the chances for climatetech to have its’ day.<br/><br/>About Malin Carlstrom:<br/>Malin has spent the last two decades investing for leading financial and corporate Venture Capital funds. She is an engineer with a passion for deep-tech and energy transformation, and she is deeply connected in the Nordic VC ecosystems. Malin has previously worked as an investor at Industrifonden, Verdane, SEB, and ABB, building extensive experience in sourcing, deal-making, portfolio management and exiting. As of 2022, Malin is a General Partner at Article 9 fund Climentum Capital, which focuses on hardtech companies that abate large scale CO2 emissions.<br/><br/>About Climentum Capital: <br/>Climentum Capital is a Venture Capital firm based in Copenhagen, Berlin and Stockholm. The General Partners Malin Carlström, Dörte Hirschberg, Morten Halborg and Stefan Maard invest in European B2B climate hard tech startups. <br/>Climentum targets late Seed and Series A investments in the five sectors that generate more than 90% of emissions in Europe: energy, industry, food &amp; agriculture, buildings and transportation. <br/><br/>The pioneering Article 9 fund has a double incentives structure, with carry indexed on both CO2 emissions reductions and financial returns. <br/>Climentum’s portfolio includes Qvantum, Aegir Insights and Jolt.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Malin Carlstrom on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/malin-carlstrom/<br/>Climentum Capital on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/climentum/<br/>Climentum Capital website: https://www.climentum.com/</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Investing in Hardtech! Yes, it’s true, some VC’s do invest in hardtech/deeptech, knowing the specific challenges of supporting companies of this nature to scale. This week I speak with Malin Carlstrom of Danish VC Climentum Capital about scaling deeptech, the importance of team, the usefulness (and otherwise) of advisors and NED’s, and the ‘perfect storm’ giving optimism about the chances for climatetech to have its’ day.<br/><br/>About Malin Carlstrom:<br/>Malin has spent the last two decades investing for leading financial and corporate Venture Capital funds. She is an engineer with a passion for deep-tech and energy transformation, and she is deeply connected in the Nordic VC ecosystems. Malin has previously worked as an investor at Industrifonden, Verdane, SEB, and ABB, building extensive experience in sourcing, deal-making, portfolio management and exiting. As of 2022, Malin is a General Partner at Article 9 fund Climentum Capital, which focuses on hardtech companies that abate large scale CO2 emissions.<br/><br/>About Climentum Capital: <br/>Climentum Capital is a Venture Capital firm based in Copenhagen, Berlin and Stockholm. The General Partners Malin Carlström, Dörte Hirschberg, Morten Halborg and Stefan Maard invest in European B2B climate hard tech startups. <br/>Climentum targets late Seed and Series A investments in the five sectors that generate more than 90% of emissions in Europe: energy, industry, food &amp; agriculture, buildings and transportation. <br/><br/>The pioneering Article 9 fund has a double incentives structure, with carry indexed on both CO2 emissions reductions and financial returns. <br/>Climentum’s portfolio includes Qvantum, Aegir Insights and Jolt.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Malin Carlstrom on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/malin-carlstrom/<br/>Climentum Capital on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/climentum/<br/>Climentum Capital website: https://www.climentum.com/</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders In Cleantech #145 Keith Bradbury – Ember</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders In Cleantech #145 Keith Bradbury – Ember</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Clean, efficient, reliable, electric public transport. After traveling by Bus and Coach across five continents, Keith Bradbury and Co-Founder Pierce Glennie made the switch from Fintech to Cleantech, with a solution to the cost, pollution and unreliability and hassle of public transport. Ember was born, you can hear the story from inception to recent A-round fundraise, and plans for the future. Enjoy the episode.  About Keith Bradbury: Deep generalist. Hopeful sceptical e...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Clean, efficient, reliable, electric public transport. After traveling by Bus and Coach across five continents, Keith Bradbury and Co-Founder Pierce Glennie made the switch from Fintech to Cleantech, with a solution to the cost, pollution and unreliability and hassle of public transport. Ember was born, you can hear the story from inception to recent A-round fundraise, and plans for the future. Enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>About Keith Bradbury:<br/>Deep generalist. Hopeful sceptical empiricist. Rock climber. Wants to go to space. <br/><br/>About Ember: <br/>Ember is building the future of intercity transport – fully electric and tech enabled. Our goal is to replace the private car with a better alternative which makes your whole journey, from A to B, seamless. Our full stack platform powers the operations, the charging infrastructure, and the entire customer experience. As a result, we&apos;re running the highest mileage EV&apos;s in the world on the most demanding routes. <br/><br/>We’re a tech company, not a traditional bus operator. We&apos;ve built a platform that coordinates our entire operation – everything from monitoring vehicles and controlling chargers to selling tickets and calculating ETAs. This allows us to use electric buses more intensively than anyone else in the world, leading to a massive emissions reduction. It also helps us provide a much better passenger experience, with innovative features like demand-responsive stops<br/><br/>Chapters:<br/>00:00:00 - Introduction to Ember: Revolutionizing Inter City Transport<br/>00:05:01 - The Genesis of the Idea of Electric Coaches<br/>00:09:47 - Delivering a Better Passenger Experience<br/>00:14:32 - The Ember Platform and Managing the Customer Experience<br/>00:19:35 - Starting and Scaling the Business<br/>00:24:31 - Developing our own charging Hub<br/>00:29:23 - Long-termism and Commitment in Startups<br/>00:33:59 - Scaling the Business and Future Opportunities<br/>00:39:06 - Delivering a Great Experience<br/>00:43:58 - Ember Buses in the Future<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithbradbury/'>Keith Bradbury on LinkedIn</a><br/><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/rideember/'>Ember on LinkedIn</a><br/><a href='https://www.ember.to/'>Ember Website<br/></a><br/></p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Clean, efficient, reliable, electric public transport. After traveling by Bus and Coach across five continents, Keith Bradbury and Co-Founder Pierce Glennie made the switch from Fintech to Cleantech, with a solution to the cost, pollution and unreliability and hassle of public transport. Ember was born, you can hear the story from inception to recent A-round fundraise, and plans for the future. Enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>About Keith Bradbury:<br/>Deep generalist. Hopeful sceptical empiricist. Rock climber. Wants to go to space. <br/><br/>About Ember: <br/>Ember is building the future of intercity transport – fully electric and tech enabled. Our goal is to replace the private car with a better alternative which makes your whole journey, from A to B, seamless. Our full stack platform powers the operations, the charging infrastructure, and the entire customer experience. As a result, we&apos;re running the highest mileage EV&apos;s in the world on the most demanding routes. <br/><br/>We’re a tech company, not a traditional bus operator. We&apos;ve built a platform that coordinates our entire operation – everything from monitoring vehicles and controlling chargers to selling tickets and calculating ETAs. This allows us to use electric buses more intensively than anyone else in the world, leading to a massive emissions reduction. It also helps us provide a much better passenger experience, with innovative features like demand-responsive stops<br/><br/>Chapters:<br/>00:00:00 - Introduction to Ember: Revolutionizing Inter City Transport<br/>00:05:01 - The Genesis of the Idea of Electric Coaches<br/>00:09:47 - Delivering a Better Passenger Experience<br/>00:14:32 - The Ember Platform and Managing the Customer Experience<br/>00:19:35 - Starting and Scaling the Business<br/>00:24:31 - Developing our own charging Hub<br/>00:29:23 - Long-termism and Commitment in Startups<br/>00:33:59 - Scaling the Business and Future Opportunities<br/>00:39:06 - Delivering a Great Experience<br/>00:43:58 - Ember Buses in the Future<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithbradbury/'>Keith Bradbury on LinkedIn</a><br/><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/rideember/'>Ember on LinkedIn</a><br/><a href='https://www.ember.to/'>Ember Website<br/></a><br/></p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders In Cleantech #144 Joachim Rupp – Detra Solar</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders In Cleantech #144 Joachim Rupp – Detra Solar</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?  Solar, and moving from corporate life to a start up. I first met my guest today, Joachim Rupp at a start-up within a corporate, building Viessmann’s Photovoltaic business, before that he’d been in some big corporate roles, more recently we helped him secure the CEO role at a Lithuanian solar scale-up, Detra Solar. We talk solar evolution and trends, but also the challenges and rewards of a career transition. Enjoy the episode.  Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction and Backg...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/><br/>Solar, and moving from corporate life to a start up. I first met my guest today, Joachim Rupp at a start-up within a corporate, building Viessmann’s Photovoltaic business, before that he’d been in some big corporate roles, more recently we helped him secure the CEO role at a Lithuanian solar scale-up, Detra Solar. We talk solar evolution and trends, but also the challenges and rewards of a career transition. Enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>Chapters:<br/>00:00:00 - Introduction and Backgrounds<br/>00:03:43 - The Role of Engineering in Solar Projects<br/>00:07:37 - Consistency and Documentation<br/>00:11:53 - Collaboration and Unity across a Growing Team<br/>00:15:39 - Human Resources<br/>00:23:56 - Transitioning from Corporate to Startup<br/>00:27:56 - Concerns and Excitements in the Solar Industry<br/>00:36:14 - Closing Words<br/><br/>About Joachim Rupp:<br/>Joachim Rupp has a strong background in Electrical Engineering and Business, with over 20 years of experience in the renewable energy field. His expertise covers Solar Energy, Energy Storage, EV Charging, Heating and Cooling Systems, Energy Management, and Systems Integration.<br/>Throughout his career, Joachim has made significant contributions to leading companies like Hitachi and Samsung. He uses his technical and business skills to drive innovation and improve operations. Joachim is deeply committed to the Energy Transition and actively works to reduce CO2 emissions, promoting a cleaner and more sustainable planet. His dedication helps address current energy challenges and lays the foundation for a sustainable future.<br/><br/>About Detra Solar: <br/>Detra Solar is a leading ISO 9001:2015 certified Solar &amp; Storage design, engineering, and consulting firm. Over the 13 years of our experience we have delivered 45 GWp worth of projects across 50+ countries which equals to providing power to over 21 million households. Proudly, we are the birthplace of PVcase, the industry-standard solar engineering software.<br/>Specializing in Solar &amp; Storage designs, we prioritize quality offering a unique blend of short-term savings and long-term profitability. Through our boutique approach, we provide highly optimized, tailor-made solutions, setting us apart in the solar engineering landscape. <br/><br/>Social links:  <br/><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrupp/'>Joachim Rupp on LinkedIn</a><br/><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/detra/'>Detra Solar on LinkedIn</a><br/><a href='https://detrasolar.com/'>Detra Solar website </a></p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/><br/>Solar, and moving from corporate life to a start up. I first met my guest today, Joachim Rupp at a start-up within a corporate, building Viessmann’s Photovoltaic business, before that he’d been in some big corporate roles, more recently we helped him secure the CEO role at a Lithuanian solar scale-up, Detra Solar. We talk solar evolution and trends, but also the challenges and rewards of a career transition. Enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>Chapters:<br/>00:00:00 - Introduction and Backgrounds<br/>00:03:43 - The Role of Engineering in Solar Projects<br/>00:07:37 - Consistency and Documentation<br/>00:11:53 - Collaboration and Unity across a Growing Team<br/>00:15:39 - Human Resources<br/>00:23:56 - Transitioning from Corporate to Startup<br/>00:27:56 - Concerns and Excitements in the Solar Industry<br/>00:36:14 - Closing Words<br/><br/>About Joachim Rupp:<br/>Joachim Rupp has a strong background in Electrical Engineering and Business, with over 20 years of experience in the renewable energy field. His expertise covers Solar Energy, Energy Storage, EV Charging, Heating and Cooling Systems, Energy Management, and Systems Integration.<br/>Throughout his career, Joachim has made significant contributions to leading companies like Hitachi and Samsung. He uses his technical and business skills to drive innovation and improve operations. Joachim is deeply committed to the Energy Transition and actively works to reduce CO2 emissions, promoting a cleaner and more sustainable planet. His dedication helps address current energy challenges and lays the foundation for a sustainable future.<br/><br/>About Detra Solar: <br/>Detra Solar is a leading ISO 9001:2015 certified Solar &amp; Storage design, engineering, and consulting firm. Over the 13 years of our experience we have delivered 45 GWp worth of projects across 50+ countries which equals to providing power to over 21 million households. Proudly, we are the birthplace of PVcase, the industry-standard solar engineering software.<br/>Specializing in Solar &amp; Storage designs, we prioritize quality offering a unique blend of short-term savings and long-term profitability. Through our boutique approach, we provide highly optimized, tailor-made solutions, setting us apart in the solar engineering landscape. <br/><br/>Social links:  <br/><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrupp/'>Joachim Rupp on LinkedIn</a><br/><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/detra/'>Detra Solar on LinkedIn</a><br/><a href='https://detrasolar.com/'>Detra Solar website </a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders In Cleantech #143 Dr. Ian Campbell – Breathe Battery Technologies </itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders In Cleantech #143 Dr. Ian Campbell – Breathe Battery Technologies </title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Batteries. More specifically, software enabled batteries helping to make Electric vehicles, consumer electronics, and wearables, more efficient, providing better customer experiences. I speak to another start-up spun out of Imperial College London, with a novel and proven set of products and technologies moving forward the transition towards better, longer lasting and faster charging vehicles and devices. A great spin-out journey. I hope you enjoy the episode.  Chapters: ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Batteries. More specifically, software enabled batteries helping to make Electric vehicles, consumer electronics, and wearables, more efficient, providing better customer experiences. I speak to another start-up spun out of Imperial College London, with a novel and proven set of products and technologies moving forward the transition towards better, longer lasting and faster charging vehicles and devices. A great spin-out journey. I hope you enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>Chapters:<br/>00:00:00 - Introduction and Background<br/>00:04:54 - Technological Developments and Investments<br/>00:09:48 - Enabling More with Power and Materials<br/>00:14:35 - Expanding Battery Attributes for Customer Satisfaction<br/>00:19:28 - The Importance of Translation in Battery Systems<br/>00:24:06 - Establishing Technical Credibility with Large Players<br/>00:29:03 - The Challenge of Talent Acquisition and Culture Building<br/>00:34:11 - Focus and Timing in Business Growth<br/>00:39:10 - Shifting Priorities in the Automotive Sector<br/>00:44:08 - Ian&apos;s Journey and Future Plans<br/><br/>About Dr. Ian Campbell:<br/>Ian is passionate about mathematics, computing and batteries. He cares about climate protection and dreams of a world with clean air. He’s excited by a future with electric cars, boats and aircraft but frustrated by the barriers imposed by current battery technologies. In response, he began researching lithium-ion batteries at Imperial College London in 2015. In 2019 he graduated with a PhD in the topic and experience consulting to a range of industries. Today, he merges his passions at Breathe, where he and his team are working to overcome those barriers.<br/>Outside of work, he enjoys competing in motorsport and triathlons. Since 2019 he prepares, runs and drives a Formula Ford in events such as the Walter Hayes Trophy at Silverstone.<br/>• PhD in lithium-ion battery engineering<br/>• Consulted on vehicle electrification to a range of industries<br/>• Produced battery modelling codes used around the world<br/>• Published in leading electrochemistry journals on optimal cell design using physics-based battery models and cell-health evaluation using real-time capable methods <br/><br/>About Breathe Battery Technologies: <br/>Breathe Battery Technologies (“Breathe”) is more than a battery performance company. Since being spun out of Imperial College in 2019, Breathe’s focus has been on building battery technology to contribute to a faster, better and more sustainable electrification of the world.<br/>Today, it provides physics-based battery management software that helps the world’s most iconic electric vehicle and consumer electronics brands do more with the power they have. Breathe Battery Technologies’ dream is that one day everyone will breathe clean air. That&apos;s why it makes batteries better. Social links:  <br/>• <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/icampbell1/'>Ian Campbell on LinkedIn</a><br/>• <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/breathebt/'>Breath Battery Technologies on LinkedIn</a><br/>• <a href='https://breathebatteries.com/'>Technologies website</a><br/>• <a href='https://x.com/BreatheBT'>On X</a><br/>• <a href='https://breathebatteries.com/'>Breath Battery Technologies website</a></p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Batteries. More specifically, software enabled batteries helping to make Electric vehicles, consumer electronics, and wearables, more efficient, providing better customer experiences. I speak to another start-up spun out of Imperial College London, with a novel and proven set of products and technologies moving forward the transition towards better, longer lasting and faster charging vehicles and devices. A great spin-out journey. I hope you enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>Chapters:<br/>00:00:00 - Introduction and Background<br/>00:04:54 - Technological Developments and Investments<br/>00:09:48 - Enabling More with Power and Materials<br/>00:14:35 - Expanding Battery Attributes for Customer Satisfaction<br/>00:19:28 - The Importance of Translation in Battery Systems<br/>00:24:06 - Establishing Technical Credibility with Large Players<br/>00:29:03 - The Challenge of Talent Acquisition and Culture Building<br/>00:34:11 - Focus and Timing in Business Growth<br/>00:39:10 - Shifting Priorities in the Automotive Sector<br/>00:44:08 - Ian&apos;s Journey and Future Plans<br/><br/>About Dr. Ian Campbell:<br/>Ian is passionate about mathematics, computing and batteries. He cares about climate protection and dreams of a world with clean air. He’s excited by a future with electric cars, boats and aircraft but frustrated by the barriers imposed by current battery technologies. In response, he began researching lithium-ion batteries at Imperial College London in 2015. In 2019 he graduated with a PhD in the topic and experience consulting to a range of industries. Today, he merges his passions at Breathe, where he and his team are working to overcome those barriers.<br/>Outside of work, he enjoys competing in motorsport and triathlons. Since 2019 he prepares, runs and drives a Formula Ford in events such as the Walter Hayes Trophy at Silverstone.<br/>• PhD in lithium-ion battery engineering<br/>• Consulted on vehicle electrification to a range of industries<br/>• Produced battery modelling codes used around the world<br/>• Published in leading electrochemistry journals on optimal cell design using physics-based battery models and cell-health evaluation using real-time capable methods <br/><br/>About Breathe Battery Technologies: <br/>Breathe Battery Technologies (“Breathe”) is more than a battery performance company. Since being spun out of Imperial College in 2019, Breathe’s focus has been on building battery technology to contribute to a faster, better and more sustainable electrification of the world.<br/>Today, it provides physics-based battery management software that helps the world’s most iconic electric vehicle and consumer electronics brands do more with the power they have. Breathe Battery Technologies’ dream is that one day everyone will breathe clean air. That&apos;s why it makes batteries better. Social links:  <br/>• <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/icampbell1/'>Ian Campbell on LinkedIn</a><br/>• <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/breathebt/'>Breath Battery Technologies on LinkedIn</a><br/>• <a href='https://breathebatteries.com/'>Technologies website</a><br/>• <a href='https://x.com/BreatheBT'>On X</a><br/>• <a href='https://breathebatteries.com/'>Breath Battery Technologies website</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders In Cleantech Bitesize #142 Federico Cristoforoni – Net Zero Insights - Q1 Funding Trends</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders In Cleantech Bitesize #142 Federico Cristoforoni – Net Zero Insights - Q1 Funding Trends</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In start-up world everyone wants to know about the deals. Who raised what, which VC's are spending some of that 'dry powder' all these things are important, but looking at the bigger trends is perhaps more useful.  In this Bitesize episode I speak with Federico Cristoforoni of Net Zero Insights about some of the trends is their Q! Quarterly Report. We discuss some of the key themes, but you can access the full report here.  Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Federico 00:01:40 - State of the...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>In start-up world everyone wants to know about the deals. Who raised what, which VC&apos;s are spending some of that &apos;dry powder&apos; all these things are important, but looking at the bigger trends is perhaps more useful.<br/><br/>In this Bitesize episode I speak with Federico Cristoforoni of Net Zero Insights about some of the trends is their Q! Quarterly Report. We discuss some of the key themes, but you can access the full report <a href='https://netzeroinsights.com/state-of-climate-tech-q1-2024/ '>here</a>.<br/><br/>Chapters:<br/>00:00:00 - Introduction to Federico<br/>00:01:40 - State of the Industry Update<br/>00:03:27 - Economic Uncertainty and Investment Trends<br/>00:05:24 - Changing Dynamics and Mega Deals in the Marketplace<br/>00:07:20 - Scaling up Technologies for the Future<br/>00:09:12 - Increasing Non-Dilutive Rounds in the Industry<br/>00:11:24 - European Clean Tech and US Investment<br/>00:13:30 - Analysis of Funding for Physical vs. Digital Solutions<br/>00:15:18 - The Skew Towards Larger Infrastructure and Scale<br/>00:16:53 - Deep Dive into the Clean Tech Market</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In start-up world everyone wants to know about the deals. Who raised what, which VC&apos;s are spending some of that &apos;dry powder&apos; all these things are important, but looking at the bigger trends is perhaps more useful.<br/><br/>In this Bitesize episode I speak with Federico Cristoforoni of Net Zero Insights about some of the trends is their Q! Quarterly Report. We discuss some of the key themes, but you can access the full report <a href='https://netzeroinsights.com/state-of-climate-tech-q1-2024/ '>here</a>.<br/><br/>Chapters:<br/>00:00:00 - Introduction to Federico<br/>00:01:40 - State of the Industry Update<br/>00:03:27 - Economic Uncertainty and Investment Trends<br/>00:05:24 - Changing Dynamics and Mega Deals in the Marketplace<br/>00:07:20 - Scaling up Technologies for the Future<br/>00:09:12 - Increasing Non-Dilutive Rounds in the Industry<br/>00:11:24 - European Clean Tech and US Investment<br/>00:13:30 - Analysis of Funding for Physical vs. Digital Solutions<br/>00:15:18 - The Skew Towards Larger Infrastructure and Scale<br/>00:16:53 - Deep Dive into the Clean Tech Market</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders In Cleantech #141 David Trainavicius – PVCase</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders In Cleantech #141 David Trainavicius – PVCase</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Solar. Another part of the value-chain explored by this BNEF award-winning, Mega-funding round landing solar SaaS start-up/scale-up. We speak with founder and CEO David Trainavvicius about the journey so far.  About David Trainavicius: David is the Founder and CEO of PVcase. He has been involved with a wide variety of solar projects since 2009, gaining expertise in the European solar power market and regulations. He has an in-depth knowledge of solar energy systems, inclu...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Solar. Another part of the value-chain explored by this BNEF award-winning, Mega-funding round landing solar SaaS start-up/scale-up. We speak with founder and CEO David Trainavvicius about the journey so far.<br/><br/>About David Trainavicius:<br/>David is the Founder and CEO of PVcase. He has been involved with a wide variety of solar projects since 2009, gaining expertise in the European solar power market and regulations. He has an in-depth knowledge of solar energy systems, including roof mounts, ground mounts and façades.<br/>Under his leadership, PVcase has become a leading design software in the PV market. <br/><br/>About PVCase: <br/>PVcase creates advanced software to break logjams in the engineering and construction of renewable energy projects, making them less labor-intensive, time-consuming, and complicated. Our technology enables developers to complete projects faster, more efficiently, and more precisely – accelerating the global transition to clean energy. It’s the top choice of renewable energy design professionals and development companies in nearly 80 countries. PVcase puts an end to clunky processes and corrupted data and clears our path to a net-zero economy.<br/><br/>In 2024 PVcase was recognized as #104 in the Financial Time’s index of Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies and selected for. and winning the Bloomberg NEF’s prestigious Pioneer Award. David recently penned a byline for Renewable Energy World on what he believes to be the most pressing issue constraining renewable energy growth, data risk.<br/><br/>Chapters:<br/>00:00:00 - Introduction to David<br/>00:03:24 - The Birth of PVCase and the Challenges<br/>00:07:17 - Transitioning from Engineering to SaaS Business<br/>00:14:29 - Maintaining Culture During Growth<br/>00:17:48 - Building a Strong Company Culture<br/>00:21:14 - Disrupting Incumbents in the Market<br/>00:25:13 - The Growth of the Solar Industry<br/>00:29:12 - Hybrid Projects and the Combination of Different Types of Renewable Energy<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidtrainavicius/'>David Trainavicius on LinkedIn</a><br/><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/pvcase/'>PVCase on LinkedIn</a><br/><a href='https://www.youtube.com/@PVcase'>PVCase on YouTube</a><br/><a href='https://twitter.com/WeArePVcase'>PVCase on X</a><br/><a href='https://pvcase.com/'>PVCase website: </a></p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Solar. Another part of the value-chain explored by this BNEF award-winning, Mega-funding round landing solar SaaS start-up/scale-up. We speak with founder and CEO David Trainavvicius about the journey so far.<br/><br/>About David Trainavicius:<br/>David is the Founder and CEO of PVcase. He has been involved with a wide variety of solar projects since 2009, gaining expertise in the European solar power market and regulations. He has an in-depth knowledge of solar energy systems, including roof mounts, ground mounts and façades.<br/>Under his leadership, PVcase has become a leading design software in the PV market. <br/><br/>About PVCase: <br/>PVcase creates advanced software to break logjams in the engineering and construction of renewable energy projects, making them less labor-intensive, time-consuming, and complicated. Our technology enables developers to complete projects faster, more efficiently, and more precisely – accelerating the global transition to clean energy. It’s the top choice of renewable energy design professionals and development companies in nearly 80 countries. PVcase puts an end to clunky processes and corrupted data and clears our path to a net-zero economy.<br/><br/>In 2024 PVcase was recognized as #104 in the Financial Time’s index of Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies and selected for. and winning the Bloomberg NEF’s prestigious Pioneer Award. David recently penned a byline for Renewable Energy World on what he believes to be the most pressing issue constraining renewable energy growth, data risk.<br/><br/>Chapters:<br/>00:00:00 - Introduction to David<br/>00:03:24 - The Birth of PVCase and the Challenges<br/>00:07:17 - Transitioning from Engineering to SaaS Business<br/>00:14:29 - Maintaining Culture During Growth<br/>00:17:48 - Building a Strong Company Culture<br/>00:21:14 - Disrupting Incumbents in the Market<br/>00:25:13 - The Growth of the Solar Industry<br/>00:29:12 - Hybrid Projects and the Combination of Different Types of Renewable Energy<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidtrainavicius/'>David Trainavicius on LinkedIn</a><br/><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/pvcase/'>PVCase on LinkedIn</a><br/><a href='https://www.youtube.com/@PVcase'>PVCase on YouTube</a><br/><a href='https://twitter.com/WeArePVcase'>PVCase on X</a><br/><a href='https://pvcase.com/'>PVCase website: </a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #140 - Davor Sutija – NexWafe</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders in Cleantech #140 - Davor Sutija – NexWafe</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Solar. But not rooftops this time, the other end of the value-chain. Wafers are not only a large part of the cost of solar modules, producing them is also very energy intensive, and therefore carbon emitting. Through innovation in this part of the process Nexwafe hope to make the manufacture of solar modules, cheaper, cleaner, and to bring manufacturing at scale to Europe, North America, and India, and beyond. We need how much solar? We’re heading to Terawatt territory. W...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Solar. But not rooftops this time, the other end of the value-chain. Wafers are not only a large part of the cost of solar modules, producing them is also very energy intensive, and therefore carbon emitting. Through innovation in this part of the process Nexwafe hope to make the manufacture of solar modules, cheaper, cleaner, and to bring manufacturing at scale to Europe, North America, and India, and beyond. We need how much solar? We’re heading to Terawatt territory. We need innovations like this. Enjoy the episode<br/><br/>About Dr Davor Sutija:<br/>Dr. Davor Sutija&apos;s serial entrepreneurial goal is to inject radical go-to-market strategies into companies with potentially game-changing technology, repositioning them for success. He has shown the ability to help companies capture market share in a number of seminal industries, such as Enterprise Search, Photovoltaics, MEMS sensors, Printed Electronics and Industrial AI, and has a proven track record of success. Davor joined NexWafe in 2020 as CEO and has successfully secured $75M in private equity funding to assist with the company’s pivot to accelerate technology development with a view to rapid product commercialization. Previously, Davor was co-founder and CEO of SiNor AS, the sister company of ScanWafer in REC, and CEO of publicly traded Thinfilm. He was also SVP Enterprise Products at FAST, when it was acquired by Microsoft for $1.3B USD. Davor is a graduate of the Jerome Fisher Management and Technology program at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and holds M.S./Ph.D. Chemical Engineering degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was a Hertz Foundation Fellow.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Andres Anijalg on LinkedIn:<a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/davorsutija/'> https://www.linkedin.com/in/davorsutija/</a><br/>NexWafe on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/nexwafe/'>https://www.linkedin.com/company/nexwafe/</a><br/>NexWafe website: <a href='https://www.nexwafe.com/'>https://www.nexwafe.com/</a><br/><br/></p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Solar. But not rooftops this time, the other end of the value-chain. Wafers are not only a large part of the cost of solar modules, producing them is also very energy intensive, and therefore carbon emitting. Through innovation in this part of the process Nexwafe hope to make the manufacture of solar modules, cheaper, cleaner, and to bring manufacturing at scale to Europe, North America, and India, and beyond. We need how much solar? We’re heading to Terawatt territory. We need innovations like this. Enjoy the episode<br/><br/>About Dr Davor Sutija:<br/>Dr. Davor Sutija&apos;s serial entrepreneurial goal is to inject radical go-to-market strategies into companies with potentially game-changing technology, repositioning them for success. He has shown the ability to help companies capture market share in a number of seminal industries, such as Enterprise Search, Photovoltaics, MEMS sensors, Printed Electronics and Industrial AI, and has a proven track record of success. Davor joined NexWafe in 2020 as CEO and has successfully secured $75M in private equity funding to assist with the company’s pivot to accelerate technology development with a view to rapid product commercialization. Previously, Davor was co-founder and CEO of SiNor AS, the sister company of ScanWafer in REC, and CEO of publicly traded Thinfilm. He was also SVP Enterprise Products at FAST, when it was acquired by Microsoft for $1.3B USD. Davor is a graduate of the Jerome Fisher Management and Technology program at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and holds M.S./Ph.D. Chemical Engineering degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was a Hertz Foundation Fellow.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Andres Anijalg on LinkedIn:<a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/davorsutija/'> https://www.linkedin.com/in/davorsutija/</a><br/>NexWafe on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/nexwafe/'>https://www.linkedin.com/company/nexwafe/</a><br/>NexWafe website: <a href='https://www.nexwafe.com/'>https://www.nexwafe.com/</a><br/><br/></p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #139 - Andres Anijalg – Roofit</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders in Cleantech #139 - Andres Anijalg – Roofit</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?  Solar. Beautiful Solar roofs. This harks back to my early days in solar, founding a solar EPC which initially at least focused of residential roofs, before expanding to include large commercial installations. Roofit have a unique, aesthetic solar roof solution, just at a time when both energy costs and EU legislation are driving the uptake of retrofit and newbuild solar rooftop installations. Our entrepreneur in the episode is a former banker and dirty energy developer t...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/><br/>Solar. Beautiful Solar roofs. This harks back to my early days in solar, founding a solar EPC which initially at least focused of residential roofs, before expanding to include large commercial installations. Roofit have a unique, aesthetic solar roof solution, just at a time when both energy costs and EU legislation are driving the uptake of retrofit and newbuild solar rooftop installations. Our entrepreneur in the episode is a former banker and dirty energy developer turned cleantech pioneer and Founder. We take a dive into his and his companies growth story, and some of the key elements behind their success so far, and the journey ahead, including another funding round.<br/><br/>About Andres Anijalg:<br/>Andres Anijalg is the co-founder and CEO of Roofit.solar. He has been active in the power industry since 2007 as the head of international development projects at Enefit, the biggest renewable energy producer in Baltics. He was leading the development of a $2.3 billion, 500MW greenfield power plant project in Jordan (middle east) as the CEO of Attarat Power Company. This is where he also understood that fossil fuel does not have a future and started with Roofit.Solar. Andres has been also working almost 10 years in the Scandinavian banking sector, holds his MBA degree from the University of Tartu and has been studying at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Proud father of 3 children. <br/>About Roofit: <br/>It all started with dissatisfaction with what traditional solar panels look like. Now we assist homeowners around the world to convert their homes into sustainable net-zero buildings.<br/><br/>Chapters:<br/>00:00:00 - From Banker to Solar Entrepreneur: Introducing Andres<br/>00:04:27 - The Innovation in Roofing Technology<br/>00:08:43 - Starting from Scratch: Funding and Manufacturing Challenges<br/>00:12:38 - Contract Manufacturing and Lower Costs<br/>00:16:56 - The Benefits and Challenges of Rooftop Solar Installation<br/>00:20:58 - The Estonian Startup Ecosystem<br/>00:25:01 - Current Status of Fundraising and Expansion Plans<br/>00:29:08 - Building Awareness of Solar Solutions<br/>00:33:29 - Organizational Structure and Company Culture<br/><br/>We bring 2-in-1 solar roofs to homes and businesses all over the world, helping to build renewable electricity production. We give you solar energy from your rooftop without a compromise on aesthetics. <br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Andres Anijalg on LinkedIn: (6) Andres Anijalg | LinkedIn<br/>Roofit on LinkedIn: (6) Roofit.Solar: About | LinkedIn<br/>Roofit on YouTube: Roofit.Solar - an award-winning 2-in-1 integrated solar roof company (youtube.com)<br/>Roofit website: Integrated Solar Roof | Nordic Design | Roofit.Solar<br/><br/>Episode Links: <br/>Roofit at EcoSummit: https://youtu.be/vXlzg3ympSI?si=nwwAI1Zy9t_AaaEP <br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ <br/>Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch <br/>Instagram: https://www.insta&lt;</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/><br/>Solar. Beautiful Solar roofs. This harks back to my early days in solar, founding a solar EPC which initially at least focused of residential roofs, before expanding to include large commercial installations. Roofit have a unique, aesthetic solar roof solution, just at a time when both energy costs and EU legislation are driving the uptake of retrofit and newbuild solar rooftop installations. Our entrepreneur in the episode is a former banker and dirty energy developer turned cleantech pioneer and Founder. We take a dive into his and his companies growth story, and some of the key elements behind their success so far, and the journey ahead, including another funding round.<br/><br/>About Andres Anijalg:<br/>Andres Anijalg is the co-founder and CEO of Roofit.solar. He has been active in the power industry since 2007 as the head of international development projects at Enefit, the biggest renewable energy producer in Baltics. He was leading the development of a $2.3 billion, 500MW greenfield power plant project in Jordan (middle east) as the CEO of Attarat Power Company. This is where he also understood that fossil fuel does not have a future and started with Roofit.Solar. Andres has been also working almost 10 years in the Scandinavian banking sector, holds his MBA degree from the University of Tartu and has been studying at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Proud father of 3 children. <br/>About Roofit: <br/>It all started with dissatisfaction with what traditional solar panels look like. Now we assist homeowners around the world to convert their homes into sustainable net-zero buildings.<br/><br/>Chapters:<br/>00:00:00 - From Banker to Solar Entrepreneur: Introducing Andres<br/>00:04:27 - The Innovation in Roofing Technology<br/>00:08:43 - Starting from Scratch: Funding and Manufacturing Challenges<br/>00:12:38 - Contract Manufacturing and Lower Costs<br/>00:16:56 - The Benefits and Challenges of Rooftop Solar Installation<br/>00:20:58 - The Estonian Startup Ecosystem<br/>00:25:01 - Current Status of Fundraising and Expansion Plans<br/>00:29:08 - Building Awareness of Solar Solutions<br/>00:33:29 - Organizational Structure and Company Culture<br/><br/>We bring 2-in-1 solar roofs to homes and businesses all over the world, helping to build renewable electricity production. We give you solar energy from your rooftop without a compromise on aesthetics. <br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Andres Anijalg on LinkedIn: (6) Andres Anijalg | LinkedIn<br/>Roofit on LinkedIn: (6) Roofit.Solar: About | LinkedIn<br/>Roofit on YouTube: Roofit.Solar - an award-winning 2-in-1 integrated solar roof company (youtube.com)<br/>Roofit website: Integrated Solar Roof | Nordic Design | Roofit.Solar<br/><br/>Episode Links: <br/>Roofit at EcoSummit: https://youtu.be/vXlzg3ympSI?si=nwwAI1Zy9t_AaaEP <br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ <br/>Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch <br/>Instagram: https://www.insta&lt;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #138 - Gavin White - About:Energy</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about  Batteries, patents, entrepreneurship, and the founder’s journey. I first met my guest Gavin White at Energy Tech Summit in Warsaw a little over a year ago. So much has happened in that time, and he and business partner Kieran O’Regan have built an outstanding team and offering to the battery and automotive sector, with clients including Porsche. From PhD student to patents to a lifelong ambition to build a company. I hope you enjoy the conversation.  About Gavin White:  G...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about<br/><br/>Batteries, patents, entrepreneurship, and the founder’s journey. I first met my guest Gavin White at Energy Tech Summit in Warsaw a little over a year ago. So much has happened in that time, and he and business partner Kieran O’Regan have built an outstanding team and offering to the battery and automotive sector, with clients including Porsche. From PhD student to patents to a lifelong ambition to build a company. I hope you enjoy the conversation.<br/><br/>About Gavin White:<br/><br/>Gavin White is the co-founder and CEO of About:Energy, a leading battery data and software company he started in 2022 together with Kieran O&apos;Regan. Their shared mission is to accelerate the transition to electrification by providing the tools and data needed to optimise battery design.<br/>During his PhD research on measuring lithium-ion battery thermal properties at Imperial College London, Gavin invented a novel testing method and obtained a patent. Recognising the commercial potential, he joined forces with Kieran, an expert in electrochemical modelling, to launch About:Energy.<br/>As co-founders Gavin and Kieran lead the company&apos;s vision to transform battery testing and modelling. Their aim is to become the central hub for battery data, where any company can access the information they need to build the right battery for their specific application.<br/>Beyond his pioneering technology work, Gavin is deeply passionate about STEM education and equal opportunities. He volunteers extensively as a STEM ambassador and exemplifies how combining technical expertise, business acumen and values with the right partnership can create transformative solutions to global challenges.<br/><br/>About About:Energy: <br/><br/>About:Energy is the leading battery software company headquartered in London. The company has focused on building a portfolio of battery measurement and modelling capabilities to provide a software solution for battery design and use. About:Energy provides organisations with the tools to streamline their R&amp;D, reducing time-to-market and enhancing battery system performance. About:Energy’s data informs better decision-making across the value chain, from mine to end-of-life. These activities include battery system design, lifetime prediction, and cell optimization.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/><br/></p><ul><li>Gavin White on <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavinwhite-eng/'>LinkedIn</a></li><li>About:Energy on <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/about-energy/'>LinkedIn</a></li><li>About:Energy on <a href='https://twitter.com/boutenergy'>Twitter/X</a></li><li>About:Energy <a href='https://www.aboutenergy.io/'>website</a></li></ul><p>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/><br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit <a href='http://www.hyperionsearch.com'>www.hyperionsearch.com</a>, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/><br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on Apple Podcasts, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.</p><ul><li><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ '>LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href='https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch '>Twitter</a></li><li><a href='https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/'>Instagram</a></li></ul><p>Also follow our p</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about<br/><br/>Batteries, patents, entrepreneurship, and the founder’s journey. I first met my guest Gavin White at Energy Tech Summit in Warsaw a little over a year ago. So much has happened in that time, and he and business partner Kieran O’Regan have built an outstanding team and offering to the battery and automotive sector, with clients including Porsche. From PhD student to patents to a lifelong ambition to build a company. I hope you enjoy the conversation.<br/><br/>About Gavin White:<br/><br/>Gavin White is the co-founder and CEO of About:Energy, a leading battery data and software company he started in 2022 together with Kieran O&apos;Regan. Their shared mission is to accelerate the transition to electrification by providing the tools and data needed to optimise battery design.<br/>During his PhD research on measuring lithium-ion battery thermal properties at Imperial College London, Gavin invented a novel testing method and obtained a patent. Recognising the commercial potential, he joined forces with Kieran, an expert in electrochemical modelling, to launch About:Energy.<br/>As co-founders Gavin and Kieran lead the company&apos;s vision to transform battery testing and modelling. Their aim is to become the central hub for battery data, where any company can access the information they need to build the right battery for their specific application.<br/>Beyond his pioneering technology work, Gavin is deeply passionate about STEM education and equal opportunities. He volunteers extensively as a STEM ambassador and exemplifies how combining technical expertise, business acumen and values with the right partnership can create transformative solutions to global challenges.<br/><br/>About About:Energy: <br/><br/>About:Energy is the leading battery software company headquartered in London. The company has focused on building a portfolio of battery measurement and modelling capabilities to provide a software solution for battery design and use. About:Energy provides organisations with the tools to streamline their R&amp;D, reducing time-to-market and enhancing battery system performance. About:Energy’s data informs better decision-making across the value chain, from mine to end-of-life. These activities include battery system design, lifetime prediction, and cell optimization.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/><br/></p><ul><li>Gavin White on <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavinwhite-eng/'>LinkedIn</a></li><li>About:Energy on <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/about-energy/'>LinkedIn</a></li><li>About:Energy on <a href='https://twitter.com/boutenergy'>Twitter/X</a></li><li>About:Energy <a href='https://www.aboutenergy.io/'>website</a></li></ul><p>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/><br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit <a href='http://www.hyperionsearch.com'>www.hyperionsearch.com</a>, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/><br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on Apple Podcasts, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.</p><ul><li><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ '>LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href='https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch '>Twitter</a></li><li><a href='https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/'>Instagram</a></li></ul><p>Also follow our p</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #137 - Akshat Rathi - Bloomberg News</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? People, Policies and Technology. Unsung cleantech heroes, why we shouldn’t worry too much about Trump in the Whitehouse, at least where the IRA is concerned. I take a deep dive into the economic and technological drivers of the energy and mobility transition with Bloomberg Climate reporter and Author of Climate Capitalism, Akshat Rathi, it’s a great episode, Take a watch/listen.  About Akshat Rathi: Akshat Rathi is an award-winning senior climate reporter for Bloomberg Ne...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>People, Policies and Technology. Unsung cleantech heroes, why we shouldn’t worry too much about Trump in the Whitehouse, at least where the IRA is concerned. I take a deep dive into the economic and technological drivers of the energy and mobility transition with Bloomberg Climate reporter and Author of Climate Capitalism, Akshat Rathi, it’s a great episode, Take a watch/listen.<br/><br/>About Akshat Rathi:<br/>Akshat Rathi is an award-winning senior climate reporter for Bloomberg News. He is the host of Zero, a weekly climate podcast for Bloomberg Green and writes a weekly newsletter on climate solutions.<br/>He has a PhD in chemistry from the University of Oxford, and a BTech in chemical engineering from the Institute of Chemical Technology in Mumbai. He has worked for Quartz and The Economist.<br/>About Climate Capitalism: <br/>Our age will be defined by the climate emergency. But contrary to the doomist narrative that’s taken hold, the world has already begun deploying the solutions needed to deal with it.<br/><br/>On a journey across five continents, Climate Capitalism tracks the unlikely heroes driving the fight against climate change. From the Chinese bureaucrat who did more to make electric cars a reality than Elon Musk, to the Indian entrepreneur showing how to deploy solar on a tight budget, or the American oil executive building the technology that can reverse climate damages, we meet the people working to scale technologies that are finally able to bend the emissions curve.<br/><br/>Through stories that bring people, policy and technology together, Akshat Rathi reveals how the green economy is not only possible, but profitable. This inspiring blend of business, science, and history provides the framework for ensuring that future generations can live in prosperity and that the wheels of progress don’t falter.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshatrathi/'>Akshat Rathi on LinkedIn</a><br/><a href='https://pod.link/1621556928'>ZERO Podcast: Zero</a><br/><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/net-zero-6640600928812617729/'>ZERO Newsletter on Linked In</a><br/><a href='https://akshatrathi.com/book/ Chapters:  00:00:00 - Introduction to Akshat'>Climate Capitalism book</a><br/><br/>Chapters:<br/><br/>00:04:13 - Unlikely Heroes in the Clean Tech Industry<br/>00:09:08 - Overcoming Industry Resistance<br/>00:18:58 - Hope for Climate Change Solutions<br/>00:24:02 - Disinformation on Heat Pump Deployment in Germany<br/>00:28:46 - The Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on the Job Market<br/>00:33:54 - Accelerating Breakthroughs in Technology<br/>00:38:42 - Funding and Finance in the Clean Tech Sector</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>People, Policies and Technology. Unsung cleantech heroes, why we shouldn’t worry too much about Trump in the Whitehouse, at least where the IRA is concerned. I take a deep dive into the economic and technological drivers of the energy and mobility transition with Bloomberg Climate reporter and Author of Climate Capitalism, Akshat Rathi, it’s a great episode, Take a watch/listen.<br/><br/>About Akshat Rathi:<br/>Akshat Rathi is an award-winning senior climate reporter for Bloomberg News. He is the host of Zero, a weekly climate podcast for Bloomberg Green and writes a weekly newsletter on climate solutions.<br/>He has a PhD in chemistry from the University of Oxford, and a BTech in chemical engineering from the Institute of Chemical Technology in Mumbai. He has worked for Quartz and The Economist.<br/>About Climate Capitalism: <br/>Our age will be defined by the climate emergency. But contrary to the doomist narrative that’s taken hold, the world has already begun deploying the solutions needed to deal with it.<br/><br/>On a journey across five continents, Climate Capitalism tracks the unlikely heroes driving the fight against climate change. From the Chinese bureaucrat who did more to make electric cars a reality than Elon Musk, to the Indian entrepreneur showing how to deploy solar on a tight budget, or the American oil executive building the technology that can reverse climate damages, we meet the people working to scale technologies that are finally able to bend the emissions curve.<br/><br/>Through stories that bring people, policy and technology together, Akshat Rathi reveals how the green economy is not only possible, but profitable. This inspiring blend of business, science, and history provides the framework for ensuring that future generations can live in prosperity and that the wheels of progress don’t falter.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshatrathi/'>Akshat Rathi on LinkedIn</a><br/><a href='https://pod.link/1621556928'>ZERO Podcast: Zero</a><br/><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/net-zero-6640600928812617729/'>ZERO Newsletter on Linked In</a><br/><a href='https://akshatrathi.com/book/ Chapters:  00:00:00 - Introduction to Akshat'>Climate Capitalism book</a><br/><br/>Chapters:<br/><br/>00:04:13 - Unlikely Heroes in the Clean Tech Industry<br/>00:09:08 - Overcoming Industry Resistance<br/>00:18:58 - Hope for Climate Change Solutions<br/>00:24:02 - Disinformation on Heat Pump Deployment in Germany<br/>00:28:46 - The Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on the Job Market<br/>00:33:54 - Accelerating Breakthroughs in Technology<br/>00:38:42 - Funding and Finance in the Clean Tech Sector</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #136 - Stephen Brittain - Insurtech Gateway</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders in Cleantech #136 - Stephen Brittain - Insurtech Gateway</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?  The perhaps surprising insurtech solution to unlocking innovation and scaling for clean technology deployment. We've often discussed how business model innovation can be as important if not more so, than technological innovation. Fundability and risk can be inhibitors, can insurance innovation solve that problem? Take a listen as I explore this topic the with co-founder of Insurtech Gateway.   About Stephen Brittain:  Stephen co-founded the Insurtech Gateway in 2016,&nbs...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/><br/>The perhaps surprising insurtech solution to unlocking innovation and scaling for clean technology deployment. We&apos;ve often discussed how business model innovation can be as important if not more so, than technological innovation. Fundability and risk can be inhibitors, can insurance innovation solve that problem? Take a listen as I explore this topic the with co-founder of Insurtech Gateway. <br/><br/>About Stephen Brittain:<br/><br/>Stephen co-founded the Insurtech Gateway in 2016,  using his 15 years of innovation experience to help bring disruptive insurtech businesses like FloodFlash, By Miles, Collective Benefits and IBISA to market.  Previously, as Hambro Perks first Creative Director, he supported their growing portfolio (including Sipsmiths, Laundrapp, Takumi, TheDots) through early-stage development and testing. This, combined with previous agency projects (including Native, SeymourPowell, BBC, Nike, DEFRA) gave Stephen a deep understanding of startups, strategic innovation and translating this to investors. As an avid designer and entrepreneur himself, Stephen has won several awards including Sunday Times Ski Product of the Year, for his map business MountMaps. Stephen is now focused on supporting Insurtech Gateway’s founders tackling complex climate and social challenges.<br/><br/>About Insurtech Gateway: <br/><br/>The specialist insurtech investor. Insurtech Gateway is on a mission to support founders tackling complex climate and social challenges. <br/> <br/>The Gateway incubates early-stage founders to de-risk their regulatory and insurance metrics. Founded in 2016, the Gateway has authorised incubators in London and Sydney, supporting 28 portfolio companies, live in 97 countries, working with 26 insurers. The Gateway would like to meet early-stage founders with game-changing ideas or products, and progressive (re)insurers who are interested in collaboration.<br/><br/>Chapters: <br/>00:00:00 - Introduction and Background of Insurtech Gateway<br/>00:07:41 - Enabling Smart People to Succeed<br/>00:15:47 - Unlocking Opportunities in the Renewable Energy Industry<br/>00:23:15 - Mitigating Risk in the Insurance Sector<br/>00:30:57 - Global Solutions for Global Problems<br/>00:38:23 - Unlocking Solutions for Risk Prevention and Innovation<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Stephen Brittain on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenbrittain/'>Stephen Brittain | LinkedIn</a><br/>Insurtech Gateway on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/insurtech-gateway/'>Insurtech Gateway: Overview | LinkedIn</a><br/>Insurtech Gateway on Twitter/X: <a href='https://twitter.com/Ideas_Gateway'>Insurtech Gateway (@Ideas_Gateway) / X (twitter.com)</a><br/>Insurtech Gateway website: <a href='https://www.insurtechgateway.com/'>Insurtech Gateway</a><br/><br/></p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/><br/>The perhaps surprising insurtech solution to unlocking innovation and scaling for clean technology deployment. We&apos;ve often discussed how business model innovation can be as important if not more so, than technological innovation. Fundability and risk can be inhibitors, can insurance innovation solve that problem? Take a listen as I explore this topic the with co-founder of Insurtech Gateway. <br/><br/>About Stephen Brittain:<br/><br/>Stephen co-founded the Insurtech Gateway in 2016,  using his 15 years of innovation experience to help bring disruptive insurtech businesses like FloodFlash, By Miles, Collective Benefits and IBISA to market.  Previously, as Hambro Perks first Creative Director, he supported their growing portfolio (including Sipsmiths, Laundrapp, Takumi, TheDots) through early-stage development and testing. This, combined with previous agency projects (including Native, SeymourPowell, BBC, Nike, DEFRA) gave Stephen a deep understanding of startups, strategic innovation and translating this to investors. As an avid designer and entrepreneur himself, Stephen has won several awards including Sunday Times Ski Product of the Year, for his map business MountMaps. Stephen is now focused on supporting Insurtech Gateway’s founders tackling complex climate and social challenges.<br/><br/>About Insurtech Gateway: <br/><br/>The specialist insurtech investor. Insurtech Gateway is on a mission to support founders tackling complex climate and social challenges. <br/> <br/>The Gateway incubates early-stage founders to de-risk their regulatory and insurance metrics. Founded in 2016, the Gateway has authorised incubators in London and Sydney, supporting 28 portfolio companies, live in 97 countries, working with 26 insurers. The Gateway would like to meet early-stage founders with game-changing ideas or products, and progressive (re)insurers who are interested in collaboration.<br/><br/>Chapters: <br/>00:00:00 - Introduction and Background of Insurtech Gateway<br/>00:07:41 - Enabling Smart People to Succeed<br/>00:15:47 - Unlocking Opportunities in the Renewable Energy Industry<br/>00:23:15 - Mitigating Risk in the Insurance Sector<br/>00:30:57 - Global Solutions for Global Problems<br/>00:38:23 - Unlocking Solutions for Risk Prevention and Innovation<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Stephen Brittain on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenbrittain/'>Stephen Brittain | LinkedIn</a><br/>Insurtech Gateway on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/insurtech-gateway/'>Insurtech Gateway: Overview | LinkedIn</a><br/>Insurtech Gateway on Twitter/X: <a href='https://twitter.com/Ideas_Gateway'>Insurtech Gateway (@Ideas_Gateway) / X (twitter.com)</a><br/>Insurtech Gateway website: <a href='https://www.insurtechgateway.com/'>Insurtech Gateway</a><br/><br/></p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #135 - Bill Esterson - MP Shadow Minister</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Policy and government. For a long time I’ve said that the cleantech sector has done well despite, not because of politics and policy. I do however think that to truly scale we do need politicians and policies to support the energy and mobility transitions, and over the last years we have seen this increase. But we still have a deeply entrenched fossil fuel funded government in the UK, and in many partsof the world, and the Orange buffoon lurking again in the US.  I’v...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Policy and government. For a long time I’ve said that the cleantech sector has done well despite, not because of politics and policy. I do however think that to truly scale we do need politicians and policies to support the energy and mobility transitions, and over the last years we have seen this increase. But we still have a deeply entrenched fossil fuel funded government in the UK, and in many partsof the world, and the Orange buffoon lurking again in the US.  I’ve recently seen a number of posts from the Labour Party, and Bill Esterson in particular that gave me hope for the UK at least, when and if they get elected. I thought I’d ask Bill to join me to share some thoughts, as a former entrepreneur turned Shadow Minister/Minister. A bit different but I hope you enjoy the episode. <br/><br/>About Bill Esterson:<br/>Bill Esterson was first elected Labour MP for Sefton Central in 2010 and is Shadow Minister for Roads. His brief includes the automotive sector, roads and motoring, logistics, decarbonisation, air quality and integrated transport. <br/><br/>Mr Esterson has previously served on the frontbench as Shadow Minister for Business and Industry, Shadow Minister for Small Business, and Shadow Minister for International Trade. He was a member of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Education, Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government and Treasury Committees between 2010 and 2015, is Treasurer of the Tribune group of Labour MPs, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, vice-chair of the All Party Group for Children in Care and Care Leavers, vice chair of the All Party Group on Carbon Capture and Underground Storage and vice-chair of the All Party Group on Hydrogen. <br/><br/>Before entering Parliament, Mr Esterson started and grew a number of businesses between 1995 and 2010, alongside serving as a local councillor. He graduated from Leeds University in 1990 with BSc Hons in Maths and Philosophy and trained as an accountant after graduating.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Bill Esterson on LinkedIn: Bill Esterson | LinkedIn<br/>Bill Esterson on X: (16) Bill Esterson (@Bill_Esterson) / X (twitter.com)<br/>Bill Esterson website: Bill Esterson<br/><br/>Chapters: <br/><br/>00:00:00 - Introduction to Bill<br/>00:04:28 - Recovering from the financial crisis<br/>00:09:20 - Becoming a Clean Energy Superpower<br/>00:14:11 - Grid Connection Challenges in the UK Energy Sector<br/>00:18:58 - Financial Stability and Planning Speed<br/>00:24:02 - The Urgency of Addressing the Climate Crisis<br/>00:28:45 - Integrated Transport Strategy and Bus Improvement</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Policy and government. For a long time I’ve said that the cleantech sector has done well despite, not because of politics and policy. I do however think that to truly scale we do need politicians and policies to support the energy and mobility transitions, and over the last years we have seen this increase. But we still have a deeply entrenched fossil fuel funded government in the UK, and in many partsof the world, and the Orange buffoon lurking again in the US.  I’ve recently seen a number of posts from the Labour Party, and Bill Esterson in particular that gave me hope for the UK at least, when and if they get elected. I thought I’d ask Bill to join me to share some thoughts, as a former entrepreneur turned Shadow Minister/Minister. A bit different but I hope you enjoy the episode. <br/><br/>About Bill Esterson:<br/>Bill Esterson was first elected Labour MP for Sefton Central in 2010 and is Shadow Minister for Roads. His brief includes the automotive sector, roads and motoring, logistics, decarbonisation, air quality and integrated transport. <br/><br/>Mr Esterson has previously served on the frontbench as Shadow Minister for Business and Industry, Shadow Minister for Small Business, and Shadow Minister for International Trade. He was a member of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Education, Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government and Treasury Committees between 2010 and 2015, is Treasurer of the Tribune group of Labour MPs, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, vice-chair of the All Party Group for Children in Care and Care Leavers, vice chair of the All Party Group on Carbon Capture and Underground Storage and vice-chair of the All Party Group on Hydrogen. <br/><br/>Before entering Parliament, Mr Esterson started and grew a number of businesses between 1995 and 2010, alongside serving as a local councillor. He graduated from Leeds University in 1990 with BSc Hons in Maths and Philosophy and trained as an accountant after graduating.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Bill Esterson on LinkedIn: Bill Esterson | LinkedIn<br/>Bill Esterson on X: (16) Bill Esterson (@Bill_Esterson) / X (twitter.com)<br/>Bill Esterson website: Bill Esterson<br/><br/>Chapters: <br/><br/>00:00:00 - Introduction to Bill<br/>00:04:28 - Recovering from the financial crisis<br/>00:09:20 - Becoming a Clean Energy Superpower<br/>00:14:11 - Grid Connection Challenges in the UK Energy Sector<br/>00:18:58 - Financial Stability and Planning Speed<br/>00:24:02 - The Urgency of Addressing the Climate Crisis<br/>00:28:45 - Integrated Transport Strategy and Bus Improvement</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #134 - Anton Arts SET Ventures</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders in Cleantech #134 - Anton Arts SET Ventures</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? An end of year reflection on the cleantech funding landscape during 2023, and a view of a leading European Cleantech VC on what will be the defining technologies for investment in 2024. Some tips for founders who need to raise in the first half of 2024, and some optimistic thoughts to end the year.  About Anton Arts:   Anton Arts is a Managing Partner at SET Ventures since 2018. He is a board member of Green Eagle Solutions, ESFORIN, instagrid and GreenFlux (acquired...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>An end of year reflection on the cleantech funding landscape during 2023, and a view of a leading European Cleantech VC on what will be the defining technologies for investment in 2024. Some tips for founders who need to raise in the first half of 2024, and some optimistic thoughts to end the year.<br/><br/>About Anton Arts: <br/><br/>Anton Arts is a Managing Partner at SET Ventures since 2018. He is a board member of Green Eagle Solutions, ESFORIN, instagrid and GreenFlux (acquired by DKV). From 2010 until 2018, he was an independent advisor providing strategic advisory and corporate finance services to deeptech companies. Before that, Anton was a Partner at US firm New Venture Partners where he worked closely with the R&amp;D organizations of major European technology companies such as Philips to incubate and invest in spin-out transactions. Prior to NVP, Anton was a Partner at Gilde IT Fund, a leading international venture capital fund based in the Netherlands that he joined in 1997. His track record includes 20+ investments and exit transactions valued at €1B+. He started his career at Uniface, a successful Dutch software company acquired <br/>by Compuware in 1994. Anton holds a degree in Business Administration from <br/>Nyenrode University.<br/><br/>About SET Ventures:<br/>Since 2007, Amsterdam-based SET Ventures has invested in digital technology for a carbon-free energy system by backing pioneering founders with capital, community, and insights. SET Ventures invests in companies with sustainable solutions and a strong digital DNA leading the systemic change of how energy is <br/>generated, distributed, stored, and consumed in sectors such as distributed infrastructure, energy retail, buildings, mobility, and industry as well as enabling technologies.<br/><br/><br/>Social links: <br/>Anton Arts on LinkedIn: (99+) Anton Arts | LinkedIn <br/>SET Ventures website: HOME - SET Ventures<br/>SET Ventures on Linked In: (99+) SET Ventures: Overview | LinkedIn<br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion Executive Search is a global executive search firm, who specialise in hiring C-suite, Board, VP’s, Heads of, and other Leadership roles in the cleantech sector. We work with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. We work across EMEA and NORAM.<br/><br/>Hyperion Executive Search is a retained search firm operating at Board, NED, C-Suite, VP and Heads of… level www.hyperionsearch.com <br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe <br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated. <br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/>Linked In: (1) Leaders in Cleantech #podcast: Overview | LinkedIn Chapters:<br/>00:00:00 - Highlights of the Year and New Fund Introduction<br/>00:03:07 - Focusing on scaling and market applications<br/>00:06:20 - Private Equity Interest in Climate Tech and Clean Tech Space<br/>00:09:30 - The Role of Government in Energy Policies<br/>00:12:49 - Fundraising in a Changing Market<br/>00:15:52 - The Power of Centralization and New Business Models in the Energy Sector<br/>00:19:33 - Making Digital Infrastructure More Energy Efficient<br/>00:22:29 - Articulating the Problem and Solution<br/>00:25:53 - Staying Laser Focused on Clean Tech<br/>00:28:34 - End of the Year Break</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>An end of year reflection on the cleantech funding landscape during 2023, and a view of a leading European Cleantech VC on what will be the defining technologies for investment in 2024. Some tips for founders who need to raise in the first half of 2024, and some optimistic thoughts to end the year.<br/><br/>About Anton Arts: <br/><br/>Anton Arts is a Managing Partner at SET Ventures since 2018. He is a board member of Green Eagle Solutions, ESFORIN, instagrid and GreenFlux (acquired by DKV). From 2010 until 2018, he was an independent advisor providing strategic advisory and corporate finance services to deeptech companies. Before that, Anton was a Partner at US firm New Venture Partners where he worked closely with the R&amp;D organizations of major European technology companies such as Philips to incubate and invest in spin-out transactions. Prior to NVP, Anton was a Partner at Gilde IT Fund, a leading international venture capital fund based in the Netherlands that he joined in 1997. His track record includes 20+ investments and exit transactions valued at €1B+. He started his career at Uniface, a successful Dutch software company acquired <br/>by Compuware in 1994. Anton holds a degree in Business Administration from <br/>Nyenrode University.<br/><br/>About SET Ventures:<br/>Since 2007, Amsterdam-based SET Ventures has invested in digital technology for a carbon-free energy system by backing pioneering founders with capital, community, and insights. SET Ventures invests in companies with sustainable solutions and a strong digital DNA leading the systemic change of how energy is <br/>generated, distributed, stored, and consumed in sectors such as distributed infrastructure, energy retail, buildings, mobility, and industry as well as enabling technologies.<br/><br/><br/>Social links: <br/>Anton Arts on LinkedIn: (99+) Anton Arts | LinkedIn <br/>SET Ventures website: HOME - SET Ventures<br/>SET Ventures on Linked In: (99+) SET Ventures: Overview | LinkedIn<br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion Executive Search is a global executive search firm, who specialise in hiring C-suite, Board, VP’s, Heads of, and other Leadership roles in the cleantech sector. We work with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. We work across EMEA and NORAM.<br/><br/>Hyperion Executive Search is a retained search firm operating at Board, NED, C-Suite, VP and Heads of… level www.hyperionsearch.com <br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe <br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated. <br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/>Linked In: (1) Leaders in Cleantech #podcast: Overview | LinkedIn Chapters:<br/>00:00:00 - Highlights of the Year and New Fund Introduction<br/>00:03:07 - Focusing on scaling and market applications<br/>00:06:20 - Private Equity Interest in Climate Tech and Clean Tech Space<br/>00:09:30 - The Role of Government in Energy Policies<br/>00:12:49 - Fundraising in a Changing Market<br/>00:15:52 - The Power of Centralization and New Business Models in the Energy Sector<br/>00:19:33 - Making Digital Infrastructure More Energy Efficient<br/>00:22:29 - Articulating the Problem and Solution<br/>00:25:53 - Staying Laser Focused on Clean Tech<br/>00:28:34 - End of the Year Break</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #133 - David Watson – Ohme</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders in Cleantech #133 - David Watson – Ohme</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Flexibility, the energy transition, the mobility transition, convergence, entrepreneurship, luck, customer focus and Apples!! There is a whole lot to unpack in this episode, and some great insights and advice into the energy and mobility transitions, entrepreneurship, and the joys, challenges and opportunities that come with them all. Enjoy the episode.  About David Watson: David Watson worked in the financial markets as a risk manager and portfolio manager at investment ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Flexibility, the energy transition, the mobility transition, convergence, entrepreneurship, luck, customer focus and Apples!! There is a whole lot to unpack in this episode, and some great insights and advice into the energy and mobility transitions, entrepreneurship, and the joys, challenges and opportunities that come with them all. Enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>About David Watson:<br/>David Watson worked in the financial markets as a risk manager and portfolio manager at investment banks and a hedge fund, focused on asset-backed securities and credit instruments.<br/>He co-founded Temporis with business partner Derry Guy in 2010, investing in renewable energy and clean technology to help create a positive impact for the environment.<br/>In 2017, he co-founded Ohme also with Derry Guy when researching clean energy projects and saw an opportunity to adjust demand to meet supply using electric vehicles. He envisioned a smart charging system that would encourage customers to charge at off-peak times by reduced rates with suppliers even sometimes paying them to charge during times of over-supply.<br/>He bought a Tesla and came up with the idea of controlling charging with a smart cable and giving customers better and more visible control. The first working prototype for the Ohme Home Charger was produced in 2018 (it’s still in David’s office today) and Octopus was the first supplier with the final production version in 2019 taking advantage of Octopus’s agile overnight tariffs for EV drivers.<br/>Ohme has also been named by outside investors as a ‘gigacorn’ – a company that has the potential to get rid of one gigatonne of CO2 from the atmosphere per year.<br/>About Ohme: <br/>At the forefront of EV charging, Ohme offers a dynamic smart charging system solution for consumers, business and fleets that enables consumers to charge at off-peak times and reduce their charging costs and environmental impact. Ohme has been named by outside investors as a ‘gigacorn’ – a company that has the potential to get rid of one gigatonne of CO2 from the atmosphere per year.<br/>Ohme is the official charger provider for Mercedes-Benz UK, Polestar and the Volkswagen Group in the UK and Ireland, Volvo Car Ireland, the NHS and customers on the Motability scheme, the largest UK fleet operator in the UK, and has been named as 2023 Fast Track Company of the Year by UK Green Business and the Best Electric Charging Point Provider by Business Motoring.<br/>Ohme is the official charger provider for Motability Operations and the NHS as well as for many housing developers such as Harron Homes and Hollins Homes. Ohme has just passed the rigorous industry standard certifications for ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 for monitoring quality processes and information security.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>David Watson on LinkedIn: David Watson | LinkedIn <br/>Ohme on LinkedIn: Ohme: Overview | LinkedIn<br/>Ohme on Twitter: Ohme (@OhmeEV) / X (twitter.com) <br/>Ohme website: Home - Ohme EV (ohme-ev.com) <br/><br/><br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Flexibility, the energy transition, the mobility transition, convergence, entrepreneurship, luck, customer focus and Apples!! There is a whole lot to unpack in this episode, and some great insights and advice into the energy and mobility transitions, entrepreneurship, and the joys, challenges and opportunities that come with them all. Enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>About David Watson:<br/>David Watson worked in the financial markets as a risk manager and portfolio manager at investment banks and a hedge fund, focused on asset-backed securities and credit instruments.<br/>He co-founded Temporis with business partner Derry Guy in 2010, investing in renewable energy and clean technology to help create a positive impact for the environment.<br/>In 2017, he co-founded Ohme also with Derry Guy when researching clean energy projects and saw an opportunity to adjust demand to meet supply using electric vehicles. He envisioned a smart charging system that would encourage customers to charge at off-peak times by reduced rates with suppliers even sometimes paying them to charge during times of over-supply.<br/>He bought a Tesla and came up with the idea of controlling charging with a smart cable and giving customers better and more visible control. The first working prototype for the Ohme Home Charger was produced in 2018 (it’s still in David’s office today) and Octopus was the first supplier with the final production version in 2019 taking advantage of Octopus’s agile overnight tariffs for EV drivers.<br/>Ohme has also been named by outside investors as a ‘gigacorn’ – a company that has the potential to get rid of one gigatonne of CO2 from the atmosphere per year.<br/>About Ohme: <br/>At the forefront of EV charging, Ohme offers a dynamic smart charging system solution for consumers, business and fleets that enables consumers to charge at off-peak times and reduce their charging costs and environmental impact. Ohme has been named by outside investors as a ‘gigacorn’ – a company that has the potential to get rid of one gigatonne of CO2 from the atmosphere per year.<br/>Ohme is the official charger provider for Mercedes-Benz UK, Polestar and the Volkswagen Group in the UK and Ireland, Volvo Car Ireland, the NHS and customers on the Motability scheme, the largest UK fleet operator in the UK, and has been named as 2023 Fast Track Company of the Year by UK Green Business and the Best Electric Charging Point Provider by Business Motoring.<br/>Ohme is the official charger provider for Motability Operations and the NHS as well as for many housing developers such as Harron Homes and Hollins Homes. Ohme has just passed the rigorous industry standard certifications for ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 for monitoring quality processes and information security.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>David Watson on LinkedIn: David Watson | LinkedIn <br/>Ohme on LinkedIn: Ohme: Overview | LinkedIn<br/>Ohme on Twitter: Ohme (@OhmeEV) / X (twitter.com) <br/>Ohme website: Home - Ohme EV (ohme-ev.com) <br/><br/><br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #132 - Joshua Aviv – SparkCharge</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders in Cleantech #132 - Joshua Aviv – SparkCharge</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Speeding the mobility transition where grid connections and EV infrastructure are lacking, expensive or flaky. Award winning entrepreneur Josh Aviv has developed both a unique product and business model that delivers electrons where you are. This is not so much for drivers who run low on range, although that too, but about getting fleet users up and running quickly, smoothly and reliably with a Charging as a service (CaaS) solution.   About Joshua Aviv: Joshua Aviv is a c...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Speeding the mobility transition where grid connections and EV infrastructure are lacking, expensive or flaky. Award winning entrepreneur Josh Aviv has developed both a unique product and business model that delivers electrons where you are. This is not so much for drivers who run low on range, although that too, but about getting fleet users up and running quickly, smoothly and reliably with a Charging as a service (CaaS) solution. <br/><br/>About Joshua Aviv:<br/>Joshua Aviv is a certified data scientist and the founder and CEO of SparkCharge. His experience in the cleantech and automotive OEM Industry spans 10 years, and he is a dynamic figure in the cleantech community. Aviv has raised over $50 million to advance EV charging infrastructure and clean initiatives across the country.<br/><br/>About SparkCharge: <br/>SparkCharge is a pioneering technology company at the forefront of revolutionising the electric vehicle (EV) charging landscape. With a commitment to making EV charging accessible, convenient, and efficient, SparkCharge has developed innovative solutions that address the challenges faced by both EV owners and the broader charging infrastructure. They have created the world&apos;s first portable DC fast charger, the Roadie. The Roadie powers its charging-as-a-service programs that deliver the EV charge to the vehicle wherever it is parked. By bringing the DC fast charge to the vehicle, regardless of grid access, SparkCharge can help accelerate the adoption of EVs for businesses and consumers. Learn more on sparkcharge.io<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Joshua Aviv on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-aviv/   <br/>SparkCharge on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sparkcharge/ <br/>SparkCharge on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sparkcharge?s=20 <br/>SparkCharge website: sparkcharge.io<br/><br/><br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ <br/>Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch <br/>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/>Also follow our podcast handles to stay up to date. <br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/ <br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Instagram: Leaders in Cleantech Podcast (@leadersincleantech.podcast) | Instagram <br/>Website: https://leadersincleantech.com/ <br/><br/><br/>Chapters:<br/><br/>00:00:00 - Introduction to Joshua, SparkCharge &amp; the Concept of Charging as a Service<br/>00:07:14 - Decentralized vs Centralized Fleets<br/>00:14:10 - Building a Strong Company Culture<br/>00:20:59 - Meeting Joe Biden and the Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act<br/>00:27:45 - Letting Go as an Entrepreneur<br/>00:34:38 - International Expansion and the Future of EV Adoption</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Speeding the mobility transition where grid connections and EV infrastructure are lacking, expensive or flaky. Award winning entrepreneur Josh Aviv has developed both a unique product and business model that delivers electrons where you are. This is not so much for drivers who run low on range, although that too, but about getting fleet users up and running quickly, smoothly and reliably with a Charging as a service (CaaS) solution. <br/><br/>About Joshua Aviv:<br/>Joshua Aviv is a certified data scientist and the founder and CEO of SparkCharge. His experience in the cleantech and automotive OEM Industry spans 10 years, and he is a dynamic figure in the cleantech community. Aviv has raised over $50 million to advance EV charging infrastructure and clean initiatives across the country.<br/><br/>About SparkCharge: <br/>SparkCharge is a pioneering technology company at the forefront of revolutionising the electric vehicle (EV) charging landscape. With a commitment to making EV charging accessible, convenient, and efficient, SparkCharge has developed innovative solutions that address the challenges faced by both EV owners and the broader charging infrastructure. They have created the world&apos;s first portable DC fast charger, the Roadie. The Roadie powers its charging-as-a-service programs that deliver the EV charge to the vehicle wherever it is parked. By bringing the DC fast charge to the vehicle, regardless of grid access, SparkCharge can help accelerate the adoption of EVs for businesses and consumers. Learn more on sparkcharge.io<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Joshua Aviv on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-aviv/   <br/>SparkCharge on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sparkcharge/ <br/>SparkCharge on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sparkcharge?s=20 <br/>SparkCharge website: sparkcharge.io<br/><br/><br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ <br/>Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch <br/>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/>Also follow our podcast handles to stay up to date. <br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/ <br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Instagram: Leaders in Cleantech Podcast (@leadersincleantech.podcast) | Instagram <br/>Website: https://leadersincleantech.com/ <br/><br/><br/>Chapters:<br/><br/>00:00:00 - Introduction to Joshua, SparkCharge &amp; the Concept of Charging as a Service<br/>00:07:14 - Decentralized vs Centralized Fleets<br/>00:14:10 - Building a Strong Company Culture<br/>00:20:59 - Meeting Joe Biden and the Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act<br/>00:27:45 - Letting Go as an Entrepreneur<br/>00:34:38 - International Expansion and the Future of EV Adoption</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:author>David Hunt</itunes:author>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #131 - Alexander Helling – Baseload Capital</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders in Cleantech #131 - Alexander Helling – Baseload Capital</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?   Geothermal. How big is the opportunity to exploit this renewable resource for heating, cooling and for power generation? Where are the hot spots (excuse the pun), what are the business models and use cases? How can we use heat to cool a warming world! This and all things Geothermal.   About Alexander Helling:   As CEO, Alexander is in charge of Baseload Capital’s investments and overall portfolio performance. He has extensive experience in international projec...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about? <br/><br/>Geothermal. How big is the opportunity to exploit this renewable resource for heating, cooling and for power generation? Where are the hot spots (excuse the pun), what are the business models and use cases? How can we use heat to cool a warming world! This and all things Geothermal. <br/><br/>About Alexander Helling: <br/><br/>As CEO, Alexander is in charge of Baseload Capital’s investments and overall portfolio performance. He has extensive experience in international project finance as well as founding, operating, and running companies. Alexanders key competence lies in equity and debt finance having spent more than 20 years of raising capital and structuring corporate debt and project finance structures for projects and companies. He is motivated by working with companies that have a higher purpose like the energy transition and how we can speed the transition up by new technologies, smart funding solutions and motivated teams.<br/><br/>About Baseload Capital <br/>Baseload Capital is a specialized investment entity that leads partnerships to scale up geothermal power deployment worldwide. Geothermal power comes from the Earth’s inner core and provides a fossil-free, stable, 24/7 available baseload for electricity and heating and cooling. We work with like-minded investors to fund geothermal energy projects and tap into the planet’s largest renewable energy source that lies right beneath our feet. <br/><br/>We establish operating companies in global locations, which comprise the Baseload Power organization. They partner with local communities and power providers to commission, permit and build Baseload Capital-funded geothermal power plants. <br/>Together we dream of a planet in balance with resilient societies that run on renewable energy.<br/>We will be part of this transition by leading partnerships to scale up geothermal project development.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Alexander Helling on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-helling-177140a/<br/>Baseload Capital on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/baseload-cap/<br/>Baseload Capital website: https://www.baseloadcap.com/<br/><br/><br/>Episode Links:<br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ <br/>Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch <br/>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/>Also follow our podcast handles to stay up to date. <br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/ <br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadersincleantech.podcast/<br/>Website: https://leadersincleantech.com/ <br/><br/>Chapters: <br/>00:00:00 - I</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about? <br/><br/>Geothermal. How big is the opportunity to exploit this renewable resource for heating, cooling and for power generation? Where are the hot spots (excuse the pun), what are the business models and use cases? How can we use heat to cool a warming world! This and all things Geothermal. <br/><br/>About Alexander Helling: <br/><br/>As CEO, Alexander is in charge of Baseload Capital’s investments and overall portfolio performance. He has extensive experience in international project finance as well as founding, operating, and running companies. Alexanders key competence lies in equity and debt finance having spent more than 20 years of raising capital and structuring corporate debt and project finance structures for projects and companies. He is motivated by working with companies that have a higher purpose like the energy transition and how we can speed the transition up by new technologies, smart funding solutions and motivated teams.<br/><br/>About Baseload Capital <br/>Baseload Capital is a specialized investment entity that leads partnerships to scale up geothermal power deployment worldwide. Geothermal power comes from the Earth’s inner core and provides a fossil-free, stable, 24/7 available baseload for electricity and heating and cooling. We work with like-minded investors to fund geothermal energy projects and tap into the planet’s largest renewable energy source that lies right beneath our feet. <br/><br/>We establish operating companies in global locations, which comprise the Baseload Power organization. They partner with local communities and power providers to commission, permit and build Baseload Capital-funded geothermal power plants. <br/>Together we dream of a planet in balance with resilient societies that run on renewable energy.<br/>We will be part of this transition by leading partnerships to scale up geothermal project development.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Alexander Helling on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-helling-177140a/<br/>Baseload Capital on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/baseload-cap/<br/>Baseload Capital website: https://www.baseloadcap.com/<br/><br/><br/>Episode Links:<br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ <br/>Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch <br/>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/>Also follow our podcast handles to stay up to date. <br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/ <br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadersincleantech.podcast/<br/>Website: https://leadersincleantech.com/ <br/><br/>Chapters: <br/>00:00:00 - I</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #130 - Ulrich Seitz – Climate Impact Investor</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders in Cleantech #130 - Ulrich Seitz – Climate Impact Investor</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? The A-Bomb- No not that one. Why does no one talk about Adaptation? Of course we should and must keep working on inventing, scaling and investing in technologies that combat climate change, and help prevent the worst outcomes, but we’re already well down the path of negative climate feedback loops. We have to talk about, and invest in technologies that help mitigate the worst of what is already happening, and what’s to come. Floods, water shortages, food disruption, clima...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>The A-Bomb- No not that one. Why does no one talk about Adaptation? Of course we should and must keep working on inventing, scaling and investing in technologies that combat climate change, and help prevent the worst outcomes, but we’re already well down the path of negative climate feedback loops. We have to talk about, and invest in technologies that help mitigate the worst of what is already happening, and what’s to come. Floods, water shortages, food disruption, climate refugees and extreme weather events. They are here, we can’t ignore it.  <br/>About Ulrich Seitz:<br/>Entrepreneurial and purpose driven business leader with 15+ years of experience in clean-tech and sustainability. Thereof 10 years as venture capital investor, managing director and board member of various growth companies to reduce CO2 emissions and deliver financial returns with proven track record and impact. Co-Founder of several deep tech companies in the cleantech and semiconductor industry. Set up the corp. venture investor BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures GmbH and managing it for 6 years. Currently active as advisor for cleanech investors on the topics of climate adaptaton and portfolio management.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Ulrich Seitz on LinkedIn: (2) Ulrich Seitz | LinkedIn     <br/>BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures on LinkedIn: (2) BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures: Overview | LinkedIn <br/>BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures website: BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures GmbH (baywa-re.com)<br/>(3) Oxfordshire Greentech: Overview | LinkedIn<br/><br/>Episode Links:<br/>Climate Adaptation Climate Adaptation | United Nations<br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ <br/>Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch <br/>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/>Also follow our podcast handles to stay up to date. <br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/ <br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Instagram: Leaders in Cleantech Podcast (@leadersincleantech.podcast) | Instagram <br/>Website: https://leadersincleantech.com/ <br/><br/>Chapters: <br/><br/>00:00:00 - Introduction to Ulrich Seitz<br/>00:03:09 - The Fear of Admitting Failure in Climate Adaptation<br/>00:06:54 - Unknowns in Climate Change Adaptation<br/>00:10:28 - Positive impact of the oil and gas industry<br/>00:13:58 - Challenges in Managing Water Resources<br/>00:17:13 - Impact on Poor Rural Areas<br/>00:20:50 - The Importance of Helping Others<br/>00:24:10 - Opportunities in the European Ecosystem<br/>00:27:35 - Directing Entrepreneurial Activity towards Climate Adaptation</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>The A-Bomb- No not that one. Why does no one talk about Adaptation? Of course we should and must keep working on inventing, scaling and investing in technologies that combat climate change, and help prevent the worst outcomes, but we’re already well down the path of negative climate feedback loops. We have to talk about, and invest in technologies that help mitigate the worst of what is already happening, and what’s to come. Floods, water shortages, food disruption, climate refugees and extreme weather events. They are here, we can’t ignore it.  <br/>About Ulrich Seitz:<br/>Entrepreneurial and purpose driven business leader with 15+ years of experience in clean-tech and sustainability. Thereof 10 years as venture capital investor, managing director and board member of various growth companies to reduce CO2 emissions and deliver financial returns with proven track record and impact. Co-Founder of several deep tech companies in the cleantech and semiconductor industry. Set up the corp. venture investor BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures GmbH and managing it for 6 years. Currently active as advisor for cleanech investors on the topics of climate adaptaton and portfolio management.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Ulrich Seitz on LinkedIn: (2) Ulrich Seitz | LinkedIn     <br/>BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures on LinkedIn: (2) BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures: Overview | LinkedIn <br/>BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures website: BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures GmbH (baywa-re.com)<br/>(3) Oxfordshire Greentech: Overview | LinkedIn<br/><br/>Episode Links:<br/>Climate Adaptation Climate Adaptation | United Nations<br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ <br/>Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch <br/>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/>Also follow our podcast handles to stay up to date. <br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/ <br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Instagram: Leaders in Cleantech Podcast (@leadersincleantech.podcast) | Instagram <br/>Website: https://leadersincleantech.com/ <br/><br/>Chapters: <br/><br/>00:00:00 - Introduction to Ulrich Seitz<br/>00:03:09 - The Fear of Admitting Failure in Climate Adaptation<br/>00:06:54 - Unknowns in Climate Change Adaptation<br/>00:10:28 - Positive impact of the oil and gas industry<br/>00:13:58 - Challenges in Managing Water Resources<br/>00:17:13 - Impact on Poor Rural Areas<br/>00:20:50 - The Importance of Helping Others<br/>00:24:10 - Opportunities in the European Ecosystem<br/>00:27:35 - Directing Entrepreneurial Activity towards Climate Adaptation</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #129 - Hannah Scott – Climate Tech Supercluster</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Innovation and University spin-outs! In particular we look at the UK scene and support in the Oxford, Cambridge, London triangle. I had a great conversation with CEO of Oxfordshire Greentech, Hannah Scott about the support and challenges and opportunities facing founders, universities and the ecosystems that support them. Enjoy the episode.  About Hannah Scott: Hannah Scott is the Co-Founder and CEO of business network Oxfordshire Greentech, which aims to grow and support...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Innovation and University spin-outs! In particular we look at the UK scene and support in the Oxford, Cambridge, London triangle. I had a great conversation with CEO of Oxfordshire Greentech, Hannah Scott about the support and challenges and opportunities facing founders, universities and the ecosystems that support them. Enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>About Hannah Scott:<br/>Hannah Scott is the Co-Founder and CEO of business network Oxfordshire Greentech, which aims to grow and support the county’s low-carbon economy. Hannah leads the organisation in managing and engaging Oxfordshire Greentech’s members, connecting them with funding, identifying new customers, technologies and business expertise as well as facilitating scale-up innovation. She also works with key institutions across Oxfordshire to advocate for more ambition around net zero in strategies for the county.<br/>Since launching Oxfordshire Greentech in 2019, Hannah has led the team in delivering numerous successful events, commercial opportunities, and projects for an ever-growing community of over 100 members.<br/><br/>About Climate Tech Supercluster/Oxfordshire Greentech: <br/>Climate Tech Supercluster is an ecosystem of talent, technology and investment across the UK, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Co-founded by Oxfordshire Greentech, Cambridge Cleantech and Liminal, Climate Tech Supercluster’s mission is to showcase, develop and scale climate-critical technologies by bringing together innovators, investors and institutions across the region and globally.<br/>Oxfordshire Greentech is a business network supporting the growth of the low-carbon sector in Oxfordshire. Started as part of the OxFutures programme, a £3.2m project to boost low carbon economic development in Oxfordshire, it was supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and run through a collaborative partnership between the Low Carbon Hub, Cherwell District Council, Bioregional, Oxford City Council, the University of Oxford, and Oxford Brookes University. Now a separate entity, we’ve been flourishing as our own network since March 2020. <br/>Social links:  <br/>Hannah Scott on LinkedIn: Hannah Scott | LinkedIn     <br/>Climate Tech Supercluster on LinkedIn: Climate Tech Supercluster: Overview | LinkedIn<br/>Climate Tech Supercluster website: ClimateTech SuperCluster<br/>Oxfordshire Greentech on LinkedIn: (3) Oxfordshire Greentech: Overview | LinkedIn<br/><br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ <br/>Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch <br/>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/>Also follow our podcast handles to stay up to date. <br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/ <br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Instagram: Leaders in Cleantech Podcast (@leadersincleantech.podcast) </p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Innovation and University spin-outs! In particular we look at the UK scene and support in the Oxford, Cambridge, London triangle. I had a great conversation with CEO of Oxfordshire Greentech, Hannah Scott about the support and challenges and opportunities facing founders, universities and the ecosystems that support them. Enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>About Hannah Scott:<br/>Hannah Scott is the Co-Founder and CEO of business network Oxfordshire Greentech, which aims to grow and support the county’s low-carbon economy. Hannah leads the organisation in managing and engaging Oxfordshire Greentech’s members, connecting them with funding, identifying new customers, technologies and business expertise as well as facilitating scale-up innovation. She also works with key institutions across Oxfordshire to advocate for more ambition around net zero in strategies for the county.<br/>Since launching Oxfordshire Greentech in 2019, Hannah has led the team in delivering numerous successful events, commercial opportunities, and projects for an ever-growing community of over 100 members.<br/><br/>About Climate Tech Supercluster/Oxfordshire Greentech: <br/>Climate Tech Supercluster is an ecosystem of talent, technology and investment across the UK, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Co-founded by Oxfordshire Greentech, Cambridge Cleantech and Liminal, Climate Tech Supercluster’s mission is to showcase, develop and scale climate-critical technologies by bringing together innovators, investors and institutions across the region and globally.<br/>Oxfordshire Greentech is a business network supporting the growth of the low-carbon sector in Oxfordshire. Started as part of the OxFutures programme, a £3.2m project to boost low carbon economic development in Oxfordshire, it was supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and run through a collaborative partnership between the Low Carbon Hub, Cherwell District Council, Bioregional, Oxford City Council, the University of Oxford, and Oxford Brookes University. Now a separate entity, we’ve been flourishing as our own network since March 2020. <br/>Social links:  <br/>Hannah Scott on LinkedIn: Hannah Scott | LinkedIn     <br/>Climate Tech Supercluster on LinkedIn: Climate Tech Supercluster: Overview | LinkedIn<br/>Climate Tech Supercluster website: ClimateTech SuperCluster<br/>Oxfordshire Greentech on LinkedIn: (3) Oxfordshire Greentech: Overview | LinkedIn<br/><br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ <br/>Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch <br/>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/>Also follow our podcast handles to stay up to date. <br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/ <br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Instagram: Leaders in Cleantech Podcast (@leadersincleantech.podcast) </p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:author>David Hunt</itunes:author>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2023 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #128 - Marc Multin - Switch</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders in Cleantech #128 - Marc Multin - Switch</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? A seamless e-mobility experience!  From Phd to Founder, solving some of the key technical aspects of a fully integrated user experience for changing at all scales, public, fleet, residential and all of these combined. We talk company culture, talent, hiring better than yourself, motivation on dark days, optimism for the future, fundraising, expansion and much more besides. Enjoy the episode. About Marc Multin: Marc is the CEO and visionary force behind Switch, a deep...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>A seamless e-mobility experience!  From Phd to Founder, solving some of the key technical aspects of a fully integrated user experience for changing at all scales, public, fleet, residential and all of these combined. We talk company culture, talent, hiring better than yourself, motivation on dark days, optimism for the future, fundraising, expansion and much more besides. Enjoy the episode.<br/>About Marc Multin:<br/>Marc is the CEO and visionary force behind Switch, a deep-tech company in founded in 2020 to reshape the EV charging landscape. Armed with over 13 years of experience in the EV industry and a PhD in Computer Science, he has become a global authority in EV communication standards. Switch has forged an innovative, vertically integrated solution encompassing the cutting-edge EV charger OS, Josev, and the transformative Switch cloud platform. As a co-author of ISO 15118, Marc has trained over 100 companies worldwide on this future-proof technology.<br/><br/>About Switch: <br/>Switch is a fast-growing deep tech and knowledge company offering the only future-proof and backwards-compatible EV charging system on the market. The combined Switch system is set to heal the globally fragmented ecosystem across locations and operators. It brings unmatched customer convenience and the potential to increase revenue with Plug &amp; Charge, Vehicle-to-Grid and Advanced Diagnostics. Its vertically integrated architecture helps EV charging businesses improve customer retention, match the reliability of fueling stations and exceed them in return on investment. The company, based in London, is a team of 35+ with a growing list of high-profile clients which includes charge point OEMs and charging networks. Founded in 2020 by Dr Marc Mültin, a world-renowned leader in the communication standards that underpin the global EV charging ecosystem.<br/>Social links:  <br/>Marc Multin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcmueltin/    <br/>Switch on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/switch-ev/  <br/>Switch website: https://www.switch-ev.com/ <br/><br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ <br/>Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch <br/>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/>Also follow our podcast handles to stay up to date. <br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/ <br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Instagram: Leaders in Cleantech Podcast (@leadersincleantech.podcast) | Instagram <br/>Website: https://leadersincleantech.com/<br/><br/>Chapters:<br/>00:00:00 - Introduction to Hyperion Cleantech Group<br/>00:02:25 - From PhD to Self-Employment<br/>00:04:58 - The Birth of the Switch Idea<br/>00:07:31 - Initial Steps and Funding of the Business<br/>00:10:19 - Building a Core Team and Company Culture<br/>00:12:51 - Fostering Open Communication</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>A seamless e-mobility experience!  From Phd to Founder, solving some of the key technical aspects of a fully integrated user experience for changing at all scales, public, fleet, residential and all of these combined. We talk company culture, talent, hiring better than yourself, motivation on dark days, optimism for the future, fundraising, expansion and much more besides. Enjoy the episode.<br/>About Marc Multin:<br/>Marc is the CEO and visionary force behind Switch, a deep-tech company in founded in 2020 to reshape the EV charging landscape. Armed with over 13 years of experience in the EV industry and a PhD in Computer Science, he has become a global authority in EV communication standards. Switch has forged an innovative, vertically integrated solution encompassing the cutting-edge EV charger OS, Josev, and the transformative Switch cloud platform. As a co-author of ISO 15118, Marc has trained over 100 companies worldwide on this future-proof technology.<br/><br/>About Switch: <br/>Switch is a fast-growing deep tech and knowledge company offering the only future-proof and backwards-compatible EV charging system on the market. The combined Switch system is set to heal the globally fragmented ecosystem across locations and operators. It brings unmatched customer convenience and the potential to increase revenue with Plug &amp; Charge, Vehicle-to-Grid and Advanced Diagnostics. Its vertically integrated architecture helps EV charging businesses improve customer retention, match the reliability of fueling stations and exceed them in return on investment. The company, based in London, is a team of 35+ with a growing list of high-profile clients which includes charge point OEMs and charging networks. Founded in 2020 by Dr Marc Mültin, a world-renowned leader in the communication standards that underpin the global EV charging ecosystem.<br/>Social links:  <br/>Marc Multin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcmueltin/    <br/>Switch on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/switch-ev/  <br/>Switch website: https://www.switch-ev.com/ <br/><br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ <br/>Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch <br/>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/>Also follow our podcast handles to stay up to date. <br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/ <br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Instagram: Leaders in Cleantech Podcast (@leadersincleantech.podcast) | Instagram <br/>Website: https://leadersincleantech.com/<br/><br/>Chapters:<br/>00:00:00 - Introduction to Hyperion Cleantech Group<br/>00:02:25 - From PhD to Self-Employment<br/>00:04:58 - The Birth of the Switch Idea<br/>00:07:31 - Initial Steps and Funding of the Business<br/>00:10:19 - Building a Core Team and Company Culture<br/>00:12:51 - Fostering Open Communication</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #127 - Christoph Berger - vilisto</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders in Cleantech #127 - Christoph Berger - vilisto</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Christoph Berger - vilisto   What’s it all about? Renewable Heat, as we’ve featured recently, so often the elephant in the room. Addressing the needs of decarbonising heat is critical to the clean energy transition. In this episode we address heating and inefficiency in commercial and public buildings as I speak to CEO and Founder of Vilisto, Christophe Berger. Having recently raised a £5m they are focused on scaling to bring their solutions to a wider audience.  About Christoph Berger: Chris...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Christoph Berger - vilisto<br/><br/><br/>What’s it all about?<br/>Renewable Heat, as we’ve featured recently, so often the elephant in the room. Addressing the needs of decarbonising heat is critical to the clean energy transition. In this episode we address heating and inefficiency in commercial and public buildings as I speak to CEO and Founder of Vilisto, Christophe Berger. Having recently raised a £5m they are focused on scaling to bring their solutions to a wider audience.<br/><br/>About Christoph Berger:<br/>Christoph Berger is Co-Founder and CEO of vilisto. During his studies of Energy Systems at the TU Hamburg and UC Berkeley, Christoph first came into contact with the topic of heat management. His scientific research focused on evaluating and implementing methods of predicting future energy demand in buildings. He soon realised that especially non-residential buildings are often heated inefficiently and that the solutions available on the market were not able to comfortably solve this challenge. Backed up by the results of his study and based on his expertise in energy systems, Christoph then founded vilisto in 2016 with co-founders Christian Brase and Lasse Stehnken.<br/><br/>About vilisto: <br/>vilisto digitizes the heat management of non-residential buildings and in turn helps companies and public clients reduce their heating costs and CO₂ emissions by up to 32%. At the heart of their digital heat management solution is the intelligent thermostats with an integrated, patented presence detection and learning algorithms that automatically manages the individual room temperature. In addition, a connected online platform allows for a central and efficient management of property portfolios. So far vilisto has optimized a wide range of customer buildings across the DACH-region with convincing savings results and won prestigious awards like the German Innovation Prize for Climate and Environment, demonstrating an essential path that realizes both – the ecological and the economic dimension of a sustainable energy transition.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Christoph Berger on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christoph-berger/ <br/>vilisto on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vilisto/ <br/>vilisto website: https://www.vilisto.de/ <br/><br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ <br/>Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch <br/>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/>Also follow our podcast handles to stay up to date. <br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/ <br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Instagram: Leaders in Cleantech Podcast (@leadersincleantech.podcast) | Instagram <br/>Website: https://leadersincleantech.com/ <br/><br/>Chapters:<br/><br/>0:00 |  | Introduction<br/>0:31 |  | Christoph’s Background<br/>3:04 |  | How early did the journe</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Christoph Berger - vilisto<br/><br/><br/>What’s it all about?<br/>Renewable Heat, as we’ve featured recently, so often the elephant in the room. Addressing the needs of decarbonising heat is critical to the clean energy transition. In this episode we address heating and inefficiency in commercial and public buildings as I speak to CEO and Founder of Vilisto, Christophe Berger. Having recently raised a £5m they are focused on scaling to bring their solutions to a wider audience.<br/><br/>About Christoph Berger:<br/>Christoph Berger is Co-Founder and CEO of vilisto. During his studies of Energy Systems at the TU Hamburg and UC Berkeley, Christoph first came into contact with the topic of heat management. His scientific research focused on evaluating and implementing methods of predicting future energy demand in buildings. He soon realised that especially non-residential buildings are often heated inefficiently and that the solutions available on the market were not able to comfortably solve this challenge. Backed up by the results of his study and based on his expertise in energy systems, Christoph then founded vilisto in 2016 with co-founders Christian Brase and Lasse Stehnken.<br/><br/>About vilisto: <br/>vilisto digitizes the heat management of non-residential buildings and in turn helps companies and public clients reduce their heating costs and CO₂ emissions by up to 32%. At the heart of their digital heat management solution is the intelligent thermostats with an integrated, patented presence detection and learning algorithms that automatically manages the individual room temperature. In addition, a connected online platform allows for a central and efficient management of property portfolios. So far vilisto has optimized a wide range of customer buildings across the DACH-region with convincing savings results and won prestigious awards like the German Innovation Prize for Climate and Environment, demonstrating an essential path that realizes both – the ecological and the economic dimension of a sustainable energy transition.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Christoph Berger on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christoph-berger/ <br/>vilisto on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vilisto/ <br/>vilisto website: https://www.vilisto.de/ <br/><br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ <br/>Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch <br/>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/>Also follow our podcast handles to stay up to date. <br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/ <br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Instagram: Leaders in Cleantech Podcast (@leadersincleantech.podcast) | Instagram <br/>Website: https://leadersincleantech.com/ <br/><br/>Chapters:<br/><br/>0:00 |  | Introduction<br/>0:31 |  | Christoph’s Background<br/>3:04 |  | How early did the journe</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #126 - Helen Czerski</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders in Cleantech #126 - Helen Czerski</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Helen Czerski  What’s it all about? Letting lose my inner nerd! I’ve known Helen for some time, known in a loose sense, we shared a panel session at a Fully Charged event some years ago, and I’ve watched with enthusiasm much of her TV and Fully Charged presenting, When I saw she’d written a book about a gigantic solar powered machine, I needed to know more! But seriously, the topic of how our planet works has held my interest and curiosity since I was a child. Helen’s latest book, ‘The Blue M...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Helen Czerski<br/><br/>What’s it all about?<br/>Letting lose my inner nerd! I’ve known Helen for some time, known in a loose sense, we shared a panel session at a Fully Charged event some years ago, and I’ve watched with enthusiasm much of her TV and Fully Charged presenting, When I saw she’d written a book about a gigantic solar powered machine, I needed to know more! But seriously, the topic of how our planet works has held my interest and curiosity since I was a child. Helen’s latest book, ‘The Blue Machine’ was a must read, and inviting her to the podcast to share more really is me indulging that inner nerd, and hopefully yours too. Enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>About Helen Czerski: <br/>Helen was born in Manchester. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University College London. As a physicist, she studies the bubbles generated by breaking waves in the ocean to understand their influence on weather and climate. <br/><br/>Helen has been a regular presenter of BBC TV science documentaries since 2011. She also hosts the Ocean Matters podcast, is part of the Cosmic Shambles network, and is one of the presenters for the Fully Charged Show. She has been a science columnist for the Wall Street Journal since 2017 and she is the author of the bestselling Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life, Bubbles: A Ladybird Expert Book, and Blue Machine: how the ocean works.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Helen Czerski on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-czerski-045b956/  <br/>Helen Czerski on Twitter: https://twitter.com/helenczerski   <br/>Helen Czerski on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/helen_czerski/ <br/>Helen Czerski Website: https://www.helenczerski.net/ <br/><br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/><br/>Episode Links:<br/>Blue Machine: Blue Machine by Helen Czerski | Waterstones <br/>The fascinating physics of everyday life TedX The fascinating physics of everyday life | Helen Czerski - YouTube<br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ <br/>Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch <br/>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/>Also follow our podcast handles to stay up to date. <br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/ <br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Instagram: Leaders in Cleantech Podcast (@leadersincleantech.podcast) | Instagram <br/>Website: https://leadersincleantech.com/ <br/><br/>Chapters: <br/><br/>0:00 | Introduction<br/>0:51 | What Helen enjoys the most out of all her endeavours<br/>6:33 | Helen’s book Blue Machine<br/>18:49 | The importance of the polar regions<br/>22:18 | Harnessing the power of the ocean<br/>29:22 | Helen’s background<br/>32:33 | Making science more accessible<br/>35:59 | How can we be better for the planet<br/>47:25 | Most remote place Helen’s ever been<br/>47:25 | Orca insights<br/>51:22 | Science </p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Helen Czerski<br/><br/>What’s it all about?<br/>Letting lose my inner nerd! I’ve known Helen for some time, known in a loose sense, we shared a panel session at a Fully Charged event some years ago, and I’ve watched with enthusiasm much of her TV and Fully Charged presenting, When I saw she’d written a book about a gigantic solar powered machine, I needed to know more! But seriously, the topic of how our planet works has held my interest and curiosity since I was a child. Helen’s latest book, ‘The Blue Machine’ was a must read, and inviting her to the podcast to share more really is me indulging that inner nerd, and hopefully yours too. Enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>About Helen Czerski: <br/>Helen was born in Manchester. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University College London. As a physicist, she studies the bubbles generated by breaking waves in the ocean to understand their influence on weather and climate. <br/><br/>Helen has been a regular presenter of BBC TV science documentaries since 2011. She also hosts the Ocean Matters podcast, is part of the Cosmic Shambles network, and is one of the presenters for the Fully Charged Show. She has been a science columnist for the Wall Street Journal since 2017 and she is the author of the bestselling Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life, Bubbles: A Ladybird Expert Book, and Blue Machine: how the ocean works.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Helen Czerski on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-czerski-045b956/  <br/>Helen Czerski on Twitter: https://twitter.com/helenczerski   <br/>Helen Czerski on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/helen_czerski/ <br/>Helen Czerski Website: https://www.helenczerski.net/ <br/><br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/><br/>Episode Links:<br/>Blue Machine: Blue Machine by Helen Czerski | Waterstones <br/>The fascinating physics of everyday life TedX The fascinating physics of everyday life | Helen Czerski - YouTube<br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ <br/>Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch <br/>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/>Also follow our podcast handles to stay up to date. <br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/ <br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Instagram: Leaders in Cleantech Podcast (@leadersincleantech.podcast) | Instagram <br/>Website: https://leadersincleantech.com/ <br/><br/>Chapters: <br/><br/>0:00 | Introduction<br/>0:51 | What Helen enjoys the most out of all her endeavours<br/>6:33 | Helen’s book Blue Machine<br/>18:49 | The importance of the polar regions<br/>22:18 | Harnessing the power of the ocean<br/>29:22 | Helen’s background<br/>32:33 | Making science more accessible<br/>35:59 | How can we be better for the planet<br/>47:25 | Most remote place Helen’s ever been<br/>47:25 | Orca insights<br/>51:22 | Science </p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #125 - Jo-Jo Hubbard - Electron</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders in Cleantech #125 - Jo-Jo Hubbard - Electron</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Flexibility, curtailment and how to use software, as well as new infrastructure to create the resilient, flexible, fit for purpose grid we need now and for the future. We also talk co-founding a company at 21, the challenges and opportunities this brings, building teams, culture, and how an English Literature graduate falls in love with energy and builds a cleantech business.   About Jo-Jo Hubbard: Jo-Jo started her energy career in cleantech financing and investment...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Flexibility, curtailment and how to use software, as well as new infrastructure to create the resilient, flexible, fit for purpose grid we need now and for the future. We also talk co-founding a company at 21, the challenges and opportunities this brings, building teams, culture, and how an English Literature graduate falls in love with energy and builds a cleantech business. <br/><br/>About Jo-Jo Hubbard:<br/>Jo-Jo started her energy career in cleantech financing and investment, specialising in solar, wind and batteries. She spent 2 years at McKinsey focusing on digital transformation before co-founding Electron. <br/>As well as being Co-Founder and CEO of Electron, Jo-Jo also acts as: <br/>A UK Government advisor on Net Zero (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-holds-first-net-zero-council)<br/>A UK regulator advisor on network regulations (https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/docs/2021/01/biogs_updated_for_ed2_final_1.pdf)<br/>A member of the National Grid Technology Advisory Council (https://www.nationalgrideso.com/what-we-do/our-people/esos-stakeholder-groups/eso-technology-advisory-council-tac)<br/><br/>About Electron: <br/>Electron is a tech start-up which enables grid operators, local energy markets and distributed energy assets to unlock value in decarbonising energy systems, believing that energy systems need digitally optimised marketplaces to deliver net zero in a cost efficient and resilient way for generators, operators and consumers.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Jo-Jo Hubbard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-jo-hubbard-76bb7723/ <br/>Electron on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/electron-platform/ <br/>Electron website: https://electron.net/ <br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>Chapters:<br/><br/>0:00 | Introduction to Jo-Jo<br/>0:27 | Jo-Jo&apos;s journey to founding Electron<br/>5:49 | The evolution of Electron<br/>14:47 | Implications &amp; complications of owning a business in the UK<br/>18:23 | Jo-Jo&apos;s thoughts on the energy transition<br/>26:58 | Time and use tariffs<br/>30:36 | Diversity within the clean energy sector<br/>38:06 | What has Jo-Jo learned as an entrepreneur?<br/>41:22 | Closing words</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Flexibility, curtailment and how to use software, as well as new infrastructure to create the resilient, flexible, fit for purpose grid we need now and for the future. We also talk co-founding a company at 21, the challenges and opportunities this brings, building teams, culture, and how an English Literature graduate falls in love with energy and builds a cleantech business. <br/><br/>About Jo-Jo Hubbard:<br/>Jo-Jo started her energy career in cleantech financing and investment, specialising in solar, wind and batteries. She spent 2 years at McKinsey focusing on digital transformation before co-founding Electron. <br/>As well as being Co-Founder and CEO of Electron, Jo-Jo also acts as: <br/>A UK Government advisor on Net Zero (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-holds-first-net-zero-council)<br/>A UK regulator advisor on network regulations (https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/docs/2021/01/biogs_updated_for_ed2_final_1.pdf)<br/>A member of the National Grid Technology Advisory Council (https://www.nationalgrideso.com/what-we-do/our-people/esos-stakeholder-groups/eso-technology-advisory-council-tac)<br/><br/>About Electron: <br/>Electron is a tech start-up which enables grid operators, local energy markets and distributed energy assets to unlock value in decarbonising energy systems, believing that energy systems need digitally optimised marketplaces to deliver net zero in a cost efficient and resilient way for generators, operators and consumers.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Jo-Jo Hubbard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-jo-hubbard-76bb7723/ <br/>Electron on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/electron-platform/ <br/>Electron website: https://electron.net/ <br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>Chapters:<br/><br/>0:00 | Introduction to Jo-Jo<br/>0:27 | Jo-Jo&apos;s journey to founding Electron<br/>5:49 | The evolution of Electron<br/>14:47 | Implications &amp; complications of owning a business in the UK<br/>18:23 | Jo-Jo&apos;s thoughts on the energy transition<br/>26:58 | Time and use tariffs<br/>30:36 | Diversity within the clean energy sector<br/>38:06 | What has Jo-Jo learned as an entrepreneur?<br/>41:22 | Closing words</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #124 - Christophe Williams - Naked Energy</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders in Cleantech #124 - Christophe Williams - Naked Energy</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? The often overlooked issue of renewable heat. I take dive into the world of solar thermal with Hyperion client Naked Energy. Co-founder and CEO Christophe Williams has a great founder story too, from inventors genes to global advertising exec, to cleantech founder. Christophe shares about the Cinderella story of solar thermal, and well as the trials and tribulations of founding and scaling a tech business.  About Christophe Williams: Christophe is the CEO and Co-Founder a...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>The often overlooked issue of renewable heat. I take dive into the world of solar thermal with Hyperion client Naked Energy. Co-founder and CEO Christophe Williams has a great founder story too, from inventors genes to global advertising exec, to cleantech founder. Christophe shares about the Cinderella story of solar thermal, and well as the trials and tribulations of founding and scaling a tech business.<br/><br/>About Christophe Williams:<br/>Christophe is the CEO and Co-Founder at Naked Energy. Prior to that, Christophe has been connected to the renewable energy industry for generations. His first inspiration was his grandfather Peter Williams who worked with renowned engineer Stephen Salter in the 1970s to develop &apos;the oscillating duck&apos;, a form of oscillating wave technology generating clean electricity. <br/><br/>Christophe previously worked as a senior creative executive in the advertising industry for over fifteen years, gaining many awards from prestigious organisations such as ‘Creative Circle’ and ‘Clio’. He has worked with major blue-chip clients and global brands such as Microsoft, Barclays, BMW, Sony and also directly with a number of UK government bodies, including DEFRA and the Central Office of Information on high profile advertising campaigns on sustainability.<br/><br/>About Naked Energy: <br/>Naked Energy is a British design and engineering business, leading the global innovation in solar heat and solar PVT. Naked Energy’s mission is to change energy for good, by decarbonising heat, the largest global energy end use in buildings across the world. Naked Energy’s high energy density solutions are capable of decarbonising heat cost-effectively and with limited space; its solar PVT technology delivers up to 3.5 times the carbon savings per m2 in comparison to conventional solar PV.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Christophe Williams on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophe-williams-3b12102b/ <br/>Christophe Williams on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Xtophe_Williams <br/>Naked Energy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/naked-energy-limited/ <br/>Naked Energy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NakedEnergyLtd <br/>Naked Energy website: http://www.nakedenergy.com/ <br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/><br/>Episode links:<br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ <br/>Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch <br/>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/>Also follow our podcast handles to stay up to date. <br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/ <br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Instagram: Leaders in Cleantech Podcast (@leadersincleantech.podcast) | Instagram <br/>Website: https://leadersincleantech.com/ </p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>The often overlooked issue of renewable heat. I take dive into the world of solar thermal with Hyperion client Naked Energy. Co-founder and CEO Christophe Williams has a great founder story too, from inventors genes to global advertising exec, to cleantech founder. Christophe shares about the Cinderella story of solar thermal, and well as the trials and tribulations of founding and scaling a tech business.<br/><br/>About Christophe Williams:<br/>Christophe is the CEO and Co-Founder at Naked Energy. Prior to that, Christophe has been connected to the renewable energy industry for generations. His first inspiration was his grandfather Peter Williams who worked with renowned engineer Stephen Salter in the 1970s to develop &apos;the oscillating duck&apos;, a form of oscillating wave technology generating clean electricity. <br/><br/>Christophe previously worked as a senior creative executive in the advertising industry for over fifteen years, gaining many awards from prestigious organisations such as ‘Creative Circle’ and ‘Clio’. He has worked with major blue-chip clients and global brands such as Microsoft, Barclays, BMW, Sony and also directly with a number of UK government bodies, including DEFRA and the Central Office of Information on high profile advertising campaigns on sustainability.<br/><br/>About Naked Energy: <br/>Naked Energy is a British design and engineering business, leading the global innovation in solar heat and solar PVT. Naked Energy’s mission is to change energy for good, by decarbonising heat, the largest global energy end use in buildings across the world. Naked Energy’s high energy density solutions are capable of decarbonising heat cost-effectively and with limited space; its solar PVT technology delivers up to 3.5 times the carbon savings per m2 in comparison to conventional solar PV.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Christophe Williams on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophe-williams-3b12102b/ <br/>Christophe Williams on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Xtophe_Williams <br/>Naked Energy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/naked-energy-limited/ <br/>Naked Energy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NakedEnergyLtd <br/>Naked Energy website: http://www.nakedenergy.com/ <br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/><br/>Episode links:<br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ <br/>Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch <br/>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/>Also follow our podcast handles to stay up to date. <br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/ <br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Instagram: Leaders in Cleantech Podcast (@leadersincleantech.podcast) | Instagram <br/>Website: https://leadersincleantech.com/ </p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #123 - Jørgen Erdal - Evyon</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders in Cleantech #123 - Jørgen Erdal - Evyon</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Batteries, smart use of second life batteries. There is of course so much demand for new batteries, and that won’t go away, but soon we have a lot of batteries too useful to recycle just yet, but not useful for electric vehicles of first use cases. Entrepreneur and founder, Jorgon Erdal shares his vision and experience building a business to take advantage of this opportunity, and to play a large and important role in the energy transition. We also delve into his backgrou...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about? Batteries, smart use of second life batteries. There is of course so much demand for new batteries, and that won’t go away, but soon we have a lot of batteries too useful to recycle just yet, but not useful for electric vehicles of first use cases. Entrepreneur and founder, Jorgon Erdal shares his vision and experience building a business to take advantage of this opportunity, and to play a large and important role in the energy transition. We also delve into his background and the importance of proactively building company culture. About Jørgen Erdal: As the Co-founder &amp; CEO of Evyon, Jørgen is fully devoted to maximizing the value of every Battery, by converting a growing volume of discarded batteries into high-quality battery energy storage systems. With his passion to create a positive impact on the planet, Jørgen and his team at Evyon are in a leading position to reach their ambition of becoming the European leader in reused batteries in 2025. Jørgen is also a Co-founder of Protect Our Winters&apos;s branch in Norway, a worldwide NGO working to raise awareness of climate change within the winter sports community. As an ex-BCG consultant specializing in renewable energy strategy, financing, operating models, and more, he supported some of Europe&apos;s largest energy companies to succeed in the energy transition. During his time at BCG, Jørgen was also the main driver of the local and regional sustainability activities of BCG as a company. Jørgen holds a Master&apos;s Degree of Science in Electrical Energy Engineering from The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and ETH Zürich. Jørgen&apos;s master&apos;s thesis was to develop a stochastic optimization algorithm for how to operate a residential battery system in order to maximize its value under different tariff structures. About Evyon:  Evyon is a Norwegian Antler portfolio company founded in 2020 by Jørgen Erdal and Radu Achihai. Evyon exists to enable maximum value generation from second-life batteries by repurposing them in a safe, data-driven, and cost-effective way. Evyon’s proprietary hardware and Battery Cloud ecosystem enable the conversion of EV batteries into high-quality, affordable, and plug-and-play battery energy storage systems. Towards 2030, the amount of discarded EV batteries is estimated to grow to more than 200 GWh per year - the equivalent of more than 3 million EVs. Most of these are expected to be fully functional with less than 80% remaining capacity that can live on for 10+ years in a second life if you are able to identify them, repurpose them and operate them in an efficient and safe manner. This is exactly what Evyon is developing. Social links:  Jørgen Erdal on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jserdal/ Evyon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/evyon/ Evyon website: https://www.evyon.com/ About Hyperion Executive Search: Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide Instagram: https://www.instagram.</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about? Batteries, smart use of second life batteries. There is of course so much demand for new batteries, and that won’t go away, but soon we have a lot of batteries too useful to recycle just yet, but not useful for electric vehicles of first use cases. Entrepreneur and founder, Jorgon Erdal shares his vision and experience building a business to take advantage of this opportunity, and to play a large and important role in the energy transition. We also delve into his background and the importance of proactively building company culture. About Jørgen Erdal: As the Co-founder &amp; CEO of Evyon, Jørgen is fully devoted to maximizing the value of every Battery, by converting a growing volume of discarded batteries into high-quality battery energy storage systems. With his passion to create a positive impact on the planet, Jørgen and his team at Evyon are in a leading position to reach their ambition of becoming the European leader in reused batteries in 2025. Jørgen is also a Co-founder of Protect Our Winters&apos;s branch in Norway, a worldwide NGO working to raise awareness of climate change within the winter sports community. As an ex-BCG consultant specializing in renewable energy strategy, financing, operating models, and more, he supported some of Europe&apos;s largest energy companies to succeed in the energy transition. During his time at BCG, Jørgen was also the main driver of the local and regional sustainability activities of BCG as a company. Jørgen holds a Master&apos;s Degree of Science in Electrical Energy Engineering from The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and ETH Zürich. Jørgen&apos;s master&apos;s thesis was to develop a stochastic optimization algorithm for how to operate a residential battery system in order to maximize its value under different tariff structures. About Evyon:  Evyon is a Norwegian Antler portfolio company founded in 2020 by Jørgen Erdal and Radu Achihai. Evyon exists to enable maximum value generation from second-life batteries by repurposing them in a safe, data-driven, and cost-effective way. Evyon’s proprietary hardware and Battery Cloud ecosystem enable the conversion of EV batteries into high-quality, affordable, and plug-and-play battery energy storage systems. Towards 2030, the amount of discarded EV batteries is estimated to grow to more than 200 GWh per year - the equivalent of more than 3 million EVs. Most of these are expected to be fully functional with less than 80% remaining capacity that can live on for 10+ years in a second life if you are able to identify them, repurpose them and operate them in an efficient and safe manner. This is exactly what Evyon is developing. Social links:  Jørgen Erdal on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jserdal/ Evyon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/evyon/ Evyon website: https://www.evyon.com/ About Hyperion Executive Search: Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide Instagram: https://www.instagram.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:author>David Hunt</itunes:author>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2023 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #122 - Tore Harritshøj - Spirii</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders in Cleantech #122 - Tore Harritshøj - Spirii</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Seamlessly easy EV charging and the evolution to a full stack of revenues and grid services, the mobility transition supporting the energy transition. Also, the challenges and motivations of a co- founder CEO, and his own transition from corporate to start up life, the importance of good people and letting go.  About Tore Harritshøj: Tore is an experienced Chief Executive Officer of Spirii, with a demonstrated success in the utilities solutions industry. Skilled in People...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Seamlessly easy EV charging and the evolution to a full stack of revenues and grid services, the<br/>mobility transition supporting the energy transition. Also, the challenges and motivations of a co-<br/>founder CEO, and his own transition from corporate to start up life, the importance of good people<br/>and letting go.<br/><br/>About Tore Harritshøj:<br/>Tore is an experienced Chief Executive Officer of Spirii, with a demonstrated success in the utilities<br/>solutions industry. Skilled in People and Change Management, Design Thinking &amp;amp; Innovation,<br/>Business Development within Mobility, Life Cycle management, Energy solutions, and Wind &amp;amp; Solar<br/>Energy production. Professional International board experience with a MS focused in Econ from<br/>Copenhagen University and international management schools.<br/>Driving a wide range of innovative subsidiaries and partnerships within sustainable solutions<br/>(Refarmed, Racell, Geoop, Spectro Inlets, Grøngas, Sønderjysk Biogas, Limfjorden Biogas).<br/><br/>About Spirii: <br/>Leading the charge toward simpler, smarter eMobility. Spirii enables an accelerated transition<br/>towards sustainable transportation by offering innovative, agile, and end-user oriented e-mobility<br/>charging solutions build on their evergreen platform.<br/>Spirii enables you to easily deploy and scale a bespoke commercial EV-charging solution – backed<br/>by a cloud platform with a continuously-developing feature suite.<br/><br/>Social links: <br/>Tore Harritshøj on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/%F0%9F%8C%8E-tore-harritsh%C3%B8j-<br/>b02b394/overlay/contact-info/<br/>Spirii on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/spirii/<br/>Spirii website: http://www.spirii.com/<br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech<br/>companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success.<br/>Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the<br/>sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous<br/>cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or<br/>email info@hyperionsearch.com<br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&amp;#39;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for<br/>future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter.<br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and<br/>tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/<br/>Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch<br/>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/>Also follow our podcast handles to stay up to date.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/<br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Instagram: Leaders in Cleantech Podcast (@leadersincleantech.podcast) | Instagram<br/>Website: https://leadersincleantech.com/<br/><br/>Chapters:<br/><br/>0:00 - Introduction to Tore and his journey into founding Spirii<br/>9:51 - How charging infrastructure has developed <br/>14:39 - The model and routes to market<br/>17:43 - Early adopters of the solution<br/>26:30 - The next stage<br/>29:40 - Entrepreneurship challenges<br/>37:42 - Future predictions <b><br/></b><br/></p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Seamlessly easy EV charging and the evolution to a full stack of revenues and grid services, the<br/>mobility transition supporting the energy transition. Also, the challenges and motivations of a co-<br/>founder CEO, and his own transition from corporate to start up life, the importance of good people<br/>and letting go.<br/><br/>About Tore Harritshøj:<br/>Tore is an experienced Chief Executive Officer of Spirii, with a demonstrated success in the utilities<br/>solutions industry. Skilled in People and Change Management, Design Thinking &amp;amp; Innovation,<br/>Business Development within Mobility, Life Cycle management, Energy solutions, and Wind &amp;amp; Solar<br/>Energy production. Professional International board experience with a MS focused in Econ from<br/>Copenhagen University and international management schools.<br/>Driving a wide range of innovative subsidiaries and partnerships within sustainable solutions<br/>(Refarmed, Racell, Geoop, Spectro Inlets, Grøngas, Sønderjysk Biogas, Limfjorden Biogas).<br/><br/>About Spirii: <br/>Leading the charge toward simpler, smarter eMobility. Spirii enables an accelerated transition<br/>towards sustainable transportation by offering innovative, agile, and end-user oriented e-mobility<br/>charging solutions build on their evergreen platform.<br/>Spirii enables you to easily deploy and scale a bespoke commercial EV-charging solution – backed<br/>by a cloud platform with a continuously-developing feature suite.<br/><br/>Social links: <br/>Tore Harritshøj on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/%F0%9F%8C%8E-tore-harritsh%C3%B8j-<br/>b02b394/overlay/contact-info/<br/>Spirii on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/spirii/<br/>Spirii website: http://www.spirii.com/<br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech<br/>companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success.<br/>Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the<br/>sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous<br/>cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or<br/>email info@hyperionsearch.com<br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&amp;#39;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for<br/>future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter.<br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and<br/>tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/<br/>Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch<br/>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/>Also follow our podcast handles to stay up to date.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/<br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Instagram: Leaders in Cleantech Podcast (@leadersincleantech.podcast) | Instagram<br/>Website: https://leadersincleantech.com/<br/><br/>Chapters:<br/><br/>0:00 - Introduction to Tore and his journey into founding Spirii<br/>9:51 - How charging infrastructure has developed <br/>14:39 - The model and routes to market<br/>17:43 - Early adopters of the solution<br/>26:30 - The next stage<br/>29:40 - Entrepreneurship challenges<br/>37:42 - Future predictions <b><br/></b><br/></p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:author>David Hunt</itunes:author>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #121 - Will Tope</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders in Cleantech #121 - Will Tope</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[ What’s it all about? Sodium metal batteries have hit the headlines of late, with major announcements from BYD and CATL for use in electric vehicles. I speak to CCO or LiNa, a UK start-up developing Sodium batteries for stationary storage, now beyond TRL6 and making good traction. We talk tech, but also the journey of Will Tope, from O&amp;G to Cleantech, from global corporate to small start-up. Enjoy the episode.  About William Tope: Will is the Chief Commercial Officer at LiNa Energy, with ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><br/>What’s it all about?<br/>Sodium metal batteries have hit the headlines of late, with major announcements from BYD and CATL for use in electric vehicles. I speak to CCO or LiNa, a UK start-up developing Sodium batteries for stationary storage, now beyond TRL6 and making good traction. We talk tech, but also the journey of Will Tope, from O&amp;G to Cleantech, from global corporate to small start-up. Enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>About William Tope:<br/>Will is the Chief Commercial Officer at LiNa Energy, with over 10 years of global experience in the energy industry, working across oil and gas business development, corporate strategy, and power trading where he focused on grid-scale batteries. Will leads the planning, development, and implementation of strategies to commercialize and scale-up LiNa Energy’s technology, forming partnerships with customers in target storage markets and with manufacturing partners. Will has a Masters in Chemical Engineering from the University of Bath.<br/><br/><br/>About LiNa Energy: <br/>At LiNa Energy, we are leading the charge to develop and commercialise high-performance solid state sodium batteries, with a focus on the renewable energy storage market. <br/>Our battery technology is built around proven technology based on 1980s sodium chemistry, with modern materials science and advancements in fuel cell ceramics. As well as improving standards in safety, performance, and sustainability, we can commercialise faster by reducing lab development time and lowering the cost of deployment. Materials are abundant and thanks to our patented design, our batteries are ideal for mass manufacture.<br/>All of which means less risk to investors, partners and customers. Today, we are well on our way to offering a market-ready solution and are seeking additional partners to help us stress test the product and leverage the opportunity. <br/>Our strategy is to target fast-growing economies, such as India, where the performance challenges around lithium are more acute and the potential to make a difference quickly is greatest.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>William Tope on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamtope/ <br/>LiNa Energy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lina-energy/ LiNa Energy website: http://lina.energy/ <br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/><br/>Episode links:<br/>Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX Amazon.com: Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX (Audible Audio Edition): Eric Berger, Rob Shapiro, William Collins: Books <br/> <br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ <br/>Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch <br/>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/>Also follow our podcast handles to stay up to date. <br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/ <br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Ins</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><br/>What’s it all about?<br/>Sodium metal batteries have hit the headlines of late, with major announcements from BYD and CATL for use in electric vehicles. I speak to CCO or LiNa, a UK start-up developing Sodium batteries for stationary storage, now beyond TRL6 and making good traction. We talk tech, but also the journey of Will Tope, from O&amp;G to Cleantech, from global corporate to small start-up. Enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>About William Tope:<br/>Will is the Chief Commercial Officer at LiNa Energy, with over 10 years of global experience in the energy industry, working across oil and gas business development, corporate strategy, and power trading where he focused on grid-scale batteries. Will leads the planning, development, and implementation of strategies to commercialize and scale-up LiNa Energy’s technology, forming partnerships with customers in target storage markets and with manufacturing partners. Will has a Masters in Chemical Engineering from the University of Bath.<br/><br/><br/>About LiNa Energy: <br/>At LiNa Energy, we are leading the charge to develop and commercialise high-performance solid state sodium batteries, with a focus on the renewable energy storage market. <br/>Our battery technology is built around proven technology based on 1980s sodium chemistry, with modern materials science and advancements in fuel cell ceramics. As well as improving standards in safety, performance, and sustainability, we can commercialise faster by reducing lab development time and lowering the cost of deployment. Materials are abundant and thanks to our patented design, our batteries are ideal for mass manufacture.<br/>All of which means less risk to investors, partners and customers. Today, we are well on our way to offering a market-ready solution and are seeking additional partners to help us stress test the product and leverage the opportunity. <br/>Our strategy is to target fast-growing economies, such as India, where the performance challenges around lithium are more acute and the potential to make a difference quickly is greatest.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>William Tope on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamtope/ <br/>LiNa Energy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lina-energy/ LiNa Energy website: http://lina.energy/ <br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/><br/>Episode links:<br/>Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX Amazon.com: Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX (Audible Audio Edition): Eric Berger, Rob Shapiro, William Collins: Books <br/> <br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ <br/>Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch <br/>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/>Also follow our podcast handles to stay up to date. <br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaders-in-cleantech-podcast/ <br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Ins</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #120 - Uri Levine</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders in Cleantech #120 - Uri Levine</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Entrepreneurship, and the journey of failures. Uri Levine is the founder of not one, but two Unicorns, Waze and Moovit. He continues to be an active entrepreneur and investor, but his passion to help create more start-up success stories, and to support entrepreneurs led him to write ‘Fall in love with the problem, not the solution’. According to Steve Wozniak (Apple co-founder) it’s the ‘bible’ for entrepreneurs, I’d have to say it’s indispensable, especially for B2C and ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Entrepreneurship, and the journey of failures. Uri Levine is the founder of not one, but two Unicorns, Waze and Moovit. He continues to be an active entrepreneur and investor, but his passion to help create more start-up success stories, and to support entrepreneurs led him to write ‘Fall in love with the problem, not the solution’. According to Steve Wozniak (Apple co-founder) it’s the ‘bible’ for entrepreneurs, I’d have to say it’s indispensable, especially for B2C and App founders, but for anyone building, or thinking of building a business. I caught up with Uri prior to an investor event in Prague. I hope you enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>About Uri Levine: <br/>Uri is a passionate serial entrepreneur and disruptor. He co-founded Waze, the world’s largest driving traffic and navigation app, in 2007. The app, nowadays used by more than 750 million drivers around the globe, was acquired by Google in June of 2013 for $1.1 billion. Another achievement he is proud of is Moovit, ‘Waze for public transportation’, where he was the first board member and an investor. Moovit, which is used by more than 750 million individuals worldwide, was acquired by Intel for $1 Billion in 2020.<br/><br/>Since Waze’s acquisition, Uri is actively pursuing his dream to create significant value for large audiences through the series of startups he founded. His vision is specifically intended to disrupt inefficient markets and improve under-functioning services, focus on solving ‘BIG problems’, saving consumers time and money while empowering them.<br/><br/>Committed to spreading entrepreneurial thinking, it was only natural for Uri to take the next step with writing the book, “Fall In Love with the Problem – Not the Solution, a Handbook for entrepreneurs”<br/><br/>In line with his vision, Uri dedicates significant time to public speaking engagements to audience around world, inspiring them through the lens of entrepreneurship and disruption, speaking of contemporary revolutions of markets and startups. Uri’s presentations rely heavily on his entrepreneurial and personal experiences with the intention to benefit people from the lessons he has learned and look back on both success and failures he has witnessed along his path.<br/><br/>Uri is also motivated to encourage the next generation of thinkers and innovators and leads an academic workshop entitled “How to Build a Startup”, aimed at undergraduate and graduate level business students.<br/><br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Uri Levine on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/uri-levine-85389/ <br/>Uri Levine on Twitter: https://twitter.com/urilevine1?lang=en   <br/>Uri Levine on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIWE3QJfJ98Hf9jD7oXXYZw <br/>Uri Levine Website: https://urilevine.com/ <br/><br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS <br/>Fall In Love with the Problem, Not the Solution - A Handbook for Entrepreneurs:<br/>https://urilevine.com/book/ <br/><br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cl</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Entrepreneurship, and the journey of failures. Uri Levine is the founder of not one, but two Unicorns, Waze and Moovit. He continues to be an active entrepreneur and investor, but his passion to help create more start-up success stories, and to support entrepreneurs led him to write ‘Fall in love with the problem, not the solution’. According to Steve Wozniak (Apple co-founder) it’s the ‘bible’ for entrepreneurs, I’d have to say it’s indispensable, especially for B2C and App founders, but for anyone building, or thinking of building a business. I caught up with Uri prior to an investor event in Prague. I hope you enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>About Uri Levine: <br/>Uri is a passionate serial entrepreneur and disruptor. He co-founded Waze, the world’s largest driving traffic and navigation app, in 2007. The app, nowadays used by more than 750 million drivers around the globe, was acquired by Google in June of 2013 for $1.1 billion. Another achievement he is proud of is Moovit, ‘Waze for public transportation’, where he was the first board member and an investor. Moovit, which is used by more than 750 million individuals worldwide, was acquired by Intel for $1 Billion in 2020.<br/><br/>Since Waze’s acquisition, Uri is actively pursuing his dream to create significant value for large audiences through the series of startups he founded. His vision is specifically intended to disrupt inefficient markets and improve under-functioning services, focus on solving ‘BIG problems’, saving consumers time and money while empowering them.<br/><br/>Committed to spreading entrepreneurial thinking, it was only natural for Uri to take the next step with writing the book, “Fall In Love with the Problem – Not the Solution, a Handbook for entrepreneurs”<br/><br/>In line with his vision, Uri dedicates significant time to public speaking engagements to audience around world, inspiring them through the lens of entrepreneurship and disruption, speaking of contemporary revolutions of markets and startups. Uri’s presentations rely heavily on his entrepreneurial and personal experiences with the intention to benefit people from the lessons he has learned and look back on both success and failures he has witnessed along his path.<br/><br/>Uri is also motivated to encourage the next generation of thinkers and innovators and leads an academic workshop entitled “How to Build a Startup”, aimed at undergraduate and graduate level business students.<br/><br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Uri Levine on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/uri-levine-85389/ <br/>Uri Levine on Twitter: https://twitter.com/urilevine1?lang=en   <br/>Uri Levine on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIWE3QJfJ98Hf9jD7oXXYZw <br/>Uri Levine Website: https://urilevine.com/ <br/><br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS <br/>Fall In Love with the Problem, Not the Solution - A Handbook for Entrepreneurs:<br/>https://urilevine.com/book/ <br/><br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cl</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #119 - Domenico Traverso</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders in Cleantech #119 - Domenico Traverso</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Innovation and Intraprenuership! How can large organisations be disruptive, innovative and avoid the challenges of inertia that so often exist in corporations. Domenico has been doing this for many years, in more than one corporation. Danfoss are hugely active in the energy efficiency in buildings and industry, as well as the electrification on transport. Being a founder isn’t for everyone, but you can still be creative and disruptive, and work in a corporate environment,...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Innovation and Intraprenuership! How can large organisations be disruptive, innovative and avoid the challenges of inertia that so often exist in corporations. Domenico has been doing this for many years, in more than one corporation. Danfoss are hugely active in the energy efficiency in buildings and industry, as well as the electrification on transport. Being a founder isn’t for everyone, but you can still be creative and disruptive, and work in a corporate environment, if the company has the right mindset.<br/><br/><br/>About Domenico Traverso:<br/>Passionate leader, entrepreneur at heart, outgoing by nature. On a mission to be ahead of the pack and outperform the competition. Sparking innovative thinking and driving cultural change. Track record of sustainable business transformations, turnarounds, profitable growth, and scaling innovation from various international leadership positions.<br/>At Danfoss, he is responsible for Editron, a global business changing the way the world moves with electric and hybrid powertrain systems, and the Incubation Division, a portfolio of 6 high-tech and high-potential global business units, developing innovative solutions for electrification, autonomous driving, digital hydraulics.<br/>Co-founder of Leadership Challenges, a podcast series debating how the working landscape is transforming with professionals from globally leading organizations and institutions.<br/>Domenico lives in Hamburg, Germany, and he has three children.<br/><br/>About Danfoss: <br/>Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.<br/>Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.<br/>Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than 42,000 people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 95 factories.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Domenico Traverso on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/domenicotraverso/  <br/>Domenico Traverso Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leadershipchallenges <br/>Danfoss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/danfoss/ <br/>Danfoss on Instagram: www.instagram.com/danfoss_group Danfoss on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Danfoss <br/>Danfoss on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Danfoss Danfoss website: http://www.danfoss.com/ <br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/><br/> <br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ <br/>Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch <br/>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/>Chapters:<br/><br/>0:00 - Introduction to Dom</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Innovation and Intraprenuership! How can large organisations be disruptive, innovative and avoid the challenges of inertia that so often exist in corporations. Domenico has been doing this for many years, in more than one corporation. Danfoss are hugely active in the energy efficiency in buildings and industry, as well as the electrification on transport. Being a founder isn’t for everyone, but you can still be creative and disruptive, and work in a corporate environment, if the company has the right mindset.<br/><br/><br/>About Domenico Traverso:<br/>Passionate leader, entrepreneur at heart, outgoing by nature. On a mission to be ahead of the pack and outperform the competition. Sparking innovative thinking and driving cultural change. Track record of sustainable business transformations, turnarounds, profitable growth, and scaling innovation from various international leadership positions.<br/>At Danfoss, he is responsible for Editron, a global business changing the way the world moves with electric and hybrid powertrain systems, and the Incubation Division, a portfolio of 6 high-tech and high-potential global business units, developing innovative solutions for electrification, autonomous driving, digital hydraulics.<br/>Co-founder of Leadership Challenges, a podcast series debating how the working landscape is transforming with professionals from globally leading organizations and institutions.<br/>Domenico lives in Hamburg, Germany, and he has three children.<br/><br/>About Danfoss: <br/>Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.<br/>Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.<br/>Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than 42,000 people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 95 factories.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Domenico Traverso on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/domenicotraverso/  <br/>Domenico Traverso Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leadershipchallenges <br/>Danfoss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/danfoss/ <br/>Danfoss on Instagram: www.instagram.com/danfoss_group Danfoss on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Danfoss <br/>Danfoss on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Danfoss Danfoss website: http://www.danfoss.com/ <br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/><br/> <br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ <br/>Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidHsearch <br/>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/>Chapters:<br/><br/>0:00 - Introduction to Dom</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #118 - Zena Everett</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders in Cleantech #118 - Zena Everett</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Company culture, high performing teams and leadership. I speak with long time friend and collaborator Zena Everett about these topic and more as we dig into our personal and client experiences in this field for many years. It ended up a fluid and hopefully very valuable conversation. I look forward to your feedback.  About Zena Everett:  Leadership Coach and in-demand Speaker Zena Everett is the author of Mind Flip, Take the Fear out of Your Career and the award winn...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Company culture, high performing teams and leadership. I speak with long time friend and collaborator Zena Everett about these topic and more as we dig into our personal and client experiences in this field for many years. It ended up a fluid and hopefully very valuable conversation. I look forward to your feedback.<br/><br/>About Zena Everett: <br/>Leadership Coach and in-demand Speaker Zena Everett is the author of Mind Flip, Take the Fear out of Your Career and the award winning, best-selling Crazy Busy Cure.<br/><br/>Originally a recruitment entrepreneur, Zena sold her business in 2007 then studied an MSc in Career Management and Coaching.  She then took further post-graduate qualifications in psychological coaching and leadership with neuroscience (MIT Sloan Business School).   She has coached on the Executive MBA Programme at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School and is a member of the Associate Faculty at Henley Business School.<br/><br/>Zena is a regular speaker on Crazy Busyness and Leadership for the London Business Forum.<br/><br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Zena Everett on LinkedIn: Zena Everett MSc | LinkedIn <br/>Zena Everett on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZenaEverett1?s=20 <br/>Zena Everett Website: https://www.zenaeverett.com/ <br/><br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/>The Crazy Busy Cure: https://www.zenaeverett.com/the-crazy-busy-cure/<br/>Mind Flip: https://www.zenaeverett.com/book/<br/>The One Thing   The One Thing, Essentialism The Disciplined Pursuit Of Less 2 Books Collection Set: Amazon.co.uk: Gary Keller, Greg McKeown: 9789123777822: Books <br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Company culture, high performing teams and leadership. I speak with long time friend and collaborator Zena Everett about these topic and more as we dig into our personal and client experiences in this field for many years. It ended up a fluid and hopefully very valuable conversation. I look forward to your feedback.<br/><br/>About Zena Everett: <br/>Leadership Coach and in-demand Speaker Zena Everett is the author of Mind Flip, Take the Fear out of Your Career and the award winning, best-selling Crazy Busy Cure.<br/><br/>Originally a recruitment entrepreneur, Zena sold her business in 2007 then studied an MSc in Career Management and Coaching.  She then took further post-graduate qualifications in psychological coaching and leadership with neuroscience (MIT Sloan Business School).   She has coached on the Executive MBA Programme at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School and is a member of the Associate Faculty at Henley Business School.<br/><br/>Zena is a regular speaker on Crazy Busyness and Leadership for the London Business Forum.<br/><br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Zena Everett on LinkedIn: Zena Everett MSc | LinkedIn <br/>Zena Everett on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZenaEverett1?s=20 <br/>Zena Everett Website: https://www.zenaeverett.com/ <br/><br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/>The Crazy Busy Cure: https://www.zenaeverett.com/the-crazy-busy-cure/<br/>Mind Flip: https://www.zenaeverett.com/book/<br/>The One Thing   The One Thing, Essentialism The Disciplined Pursuit Of Less 2 Books Collection Set: Amazon.co.uk: Gary Keller, Greg McKeown: 9789123777822: Books <br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #117 - Lindsey Higgins – Pale Blue Dot</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders in Cleantech #117 - Lindsey Higgins – Pale Blue Dot</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Impact! Climate science, behaviour change, story telling and combating FUD!  I loved this conversation with climate scientist Dr Lindsey Higgins. Bringing her talents, passion, and education to bear at one of the leading seed impact VCs, Pale Blue Dot, Lindsey shares her journey, her insights and her cats ears for an inspiring and entertaining conversation.  About Lindsey Higgins:  Lindsey Higgins is a climate scientist and communications specialist from Buffalo...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Impact! Climate science, behaviour change, story telling and combating FUD!  I loved this conversation with climate scientist Dr Lindsey Higgins. Bringing her talents, passion, and education to bear at one of the leading seed impact VCs, Pale Blue Dot, Lindsey shares her journey, her insights and her cats ears for an inspiring and entertaining conversation.<br/><br/>About Lindsey Higgins: <br/>Lindsey Higgins is a climate scientist and communications specialist from Buffalo, New York, USA. She received her PhD from Stockholm University in Physical Geography, where her research focused on human-environment interactions around climate change and freshwater resources. Today, Lindsey is Head of Climate Insights at the early-stage venture capital firm Pale blue dot in Sweden. Her work focuses on understanding the science behind climate tech innovations to help guide investment strategies and decisions, and she is passionate about bridging gaps between research and the entrepreneurial world. In 2022, Lindsey was named one of the nine people who mattered in European climate tech by Sifted.<br/><br/>About Pale blue dot: <br/>Pale blue dot is a €87M seed-stage venture capital firm, investing in climate tech startups that reduce and reverse the climate crisis and help us prepare for a new world. Pale blue dot is based in Malmö, Sweden, and invests in early stage companies in Europe and the US.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Lindsey Higgins on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lhigg/ <br/>Lindsey Higgins on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thelindscape  <br/>Pale blue dot on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/palebluedotvcclimate/  <br/>Pale blue dot on Twitter: https://twitter.com/palebluedotvc <br/>Pale blue dot Website: https://paleblue.vc/ <br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/>Sceptical Science- Explaining climate change science &amp; rebutting global warming misinformation, Global Warming and Climate Change skepticism examined (skepticalscience.com)<br/>Acumen Academy Acumen Academy <br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/>Chapters:<br/><br/>00:00 - Introduction<br/>04:48 - Working within a VC fund and engaging with the VC community<br/>08:00 - Steering the areas where the fund should be looking<br/>14:04 - Communication &amp; behaviours<br/>17:42 - How can we address the confusions that stop people acting?<br/>20:29 - VC&apos;s reluctance to talk about adaptation<br/>24:02 - Which technologies can make the biggest impact?<br/>26:28 - Diversity<br/>30:37 - How can we get people interested in climate science &amp; cleantech?<br/>35:21 - Storytelling for change<br/>38:47 - How optimistic are we?</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Impact! Climate science, behaviour change, story telling and combating FUD!  I loved this conversation with climate scientist Dr Lindsey Higgins. Bringing her talents, passion, and education to bear at one of the leading seed impact VCs, Pale Blue Dot, Lindsey shares her journey, her insights and her cats ears for an inspiring and entertaining conversation.<br/><br/>About Lindsey Higgins: <br/>Lindsey Higgins is a climate scientist and communications specialist from Buffalo, New York, USA. She received her PhD from Stockholm University in Physical Geography, where her research focused on human-environment interactions around climate change and freshwater resources. Today, Lindsey is Head of Climate Insights at the early-stage venture capital firm Pale blue dot in Sweden. Her work focuses on understanding the science behind climate tech innovations to help guide investment strategies and decisions, and she is passionate about bridging gaps between research and the entrepreneurial world. In 2022, Lindsey was named one of the nine people who mattered in European climate tech by Sifted.<br/><br/>About Pale blue dot: <br/>Pale blue dot is a €87M seed-stage venture capital firm, investing in climate tech startups that reduce and reverse the climate crisis and help us prepare for a new world. Pale blue dot is based in Malmö, Sweden, and invests in early stage companies in Europe and the US.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Lindsey Higgins on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lhigg/ <br/>Lindsey Higgins on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thelindscape  <br/>Pale blue dot on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/palebluedotvcclimate/  <br/>Pale blue dot on Twitter: https://twitter.com/palebluedotvc <br/>Pale blue dot Website: https://paleblue.vc/ <br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/>Sceptical Science- Explaining climate change science &amp; rebutting global warming misinformation, Global Warming and Climate Change skepticism examined (skepticalscience.com)<br/>Acumen Academy Acumen Academy <br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/>Chapters:<br/><br/>00:00 - Introduction<br/>04:48 - Working within a VC fund and engaging with the VC community<br/>08:00 - Steering the areas where the fund should be looking<br/>14:04 - Communication &amp; behaviours<br/>17:42 - How can we address the confusions that stop people acting?<br/>20:29 - VC&apos;s reluctance to talk about adaptation<br/>24:02 - Which technologies can make the biggest impact?<br/>26:28 - Diversity<br/>30:37 - How can we get people interested in climate science &amp; cleantech?<br/>35:21 - Storytelling for change<br/>38:47 - How optimistic are we?</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:author>David Hunt</itunes:author>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders In Cleantech #116 - Dr Nicholas Hawker &amp; Dr Robert Trezona - First Light Fusion</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders In Cleantech #116 - Dr Nicholas Hawker &amp; Dr Robert Trezona - First Light Fusion</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Cheap, abundant, low carbon energy. Looking at a Deeptech that has huge and literally game-changing capabilities. There has been much excitement, investment, and some key milestones in Nuclear Fusion in the last year. This week I have not one, but two guests, a Fusion founder and CEO, Dr Nick Hawker, and his investor, Dr Robert Trezona of Kiko Ventures. This is such an exciting space, and things are happening now that give rise to great optimism we can achieve Fusion powe...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><b>What’s it all about?</b></p><p>Cheap, abundant, low carbon energy. Looking at a Deeptech that has huge and literally game-changing capabilities. There has been much excitement, investment, and some key milestones in Nuclear Fusion in the last year. This week I have not one, but two guests, a Fusion founder and CEO, Dr Nick Hawker, and his investor, Dr Robert Trezona of Kiko Ventures. This is such an exciting space, and things are happening now that give rise to great optimism we can achieve Fusion power within a couple of decades. In the meantime, let’s get as much solar and wind in the ground as we can, but here could be cheap, abundant, safe, baseload.</p><p><br/></p><p><b>About Nicholas Hawker: </b></p><p>Nicholas is the Co-founder and CEO of First Light Fusion. Nick’s research into fusion began in 2007 as part of his Master’s thesis, where he worked at the University of Oxford with Yiannis Ventikos. This work continued into a DPhil, where he performed hydrodynamic simulations of shock-driven cavity collapse. These simulations showed that cavity collapse leads to inertial confinement of the gas inside the cavity and revealed that extreme states of matter could be reached, possibly entering the regime for fusion. To explore the concept of energy generation via this process, Nick and Yiannis co-founded First Light Fusion Ltd in 2011. Nick also spent three years tutoring at Lady Margaret Hall during his studies. After finishing his DPhil in 2012, Nick joined First Light Fusion as CEO and CTO, and continues to oversee the technical vision of the company.</p><p><br/></p><p><b>About First Light Fusion: </b></p><p>First Light Fusion was founded by Professor Yiannis Ventikos, Head of the Mechanical Engineering</p><p>Department at University College, London, and Dr Nicholas Hawker, formerly an Engineering lecturer at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.</p><p><br/></p><p>The company was spun out from the University of Oxford in July 2011, with seed capital from IP Group plc,Parkwalk Advisors Ltd and private investors. Invesco and OSI provided follow-on capital.</p><p>The business has grown from a research-focused university project to a fully-fledged company that has developed not only a strategy for how to make fusion energy work, but also a sustainable business model based on the technology.</p><p><br/></p><p>The team comprises experts in relevant scientific and engineering fields plus the management experience necessary to address the challenges which lie ahead. The company has been able to attract a world class advisory board, meaning it can benefit from decades of relevant experience to help it streamline the path towards realising its vision</p><p><br/></p><p><b>Social links: </b> </p><p>Nicholas Hawker on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-hawker-58a4ab75/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-hawker-58a4ab75/</a>  </p><p>Nicholas Hawker on Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/FLF_Nick'>https://twitter.com/FLF_Nick</a> </p><p>Nicholas Hawker Blog: <a href='https://nickhawker.com/'>Nick&apos;s Blog – A blog by Nick Hawker – First Light Fusion founder and CEO</a></p><p>First Light Fusion on Linkedin: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/first-light-fusion/'>https://www.linkedin.com/company/first-light-fusion/</a> </p><p>First Light Fusion Website: <a href='https://t.co/j9WD61jKLM'>https://t.co/j9WD61jKLM</a>   </p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p><b>About Robert Trezona: </b></p><p>Rob is the Founding Partner of Kiko Ventures, a £400m climate tech VC headquartered in London. Rob joined IP Group in 2011 to set up its cleantech division, and it has since become the leading early-stage cleantech VC in the UK. Rob has been in venture for over 15 years, starting his investment career at the Carbon Trust, where he was Head of R&amp;D. Prior to Carbon Trust, he was a strategy consultant at McKinsey, and he continues to partner with McKinsey’s Sustainability Practice in his investment&amp;</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>What’s it all about?</b></p><p>Cheap, abundant, low carbon energy. Looking at a Deeptech that has huge and literally game-changing capabilities. There has been much excitement, investment, and some key milestones in Nuclear Fusion in the last year. This week I have not one, but two guests, a Fusion founder and CEO, Dr Nick Hawker, and his investor, Dr Robert Trezona of Kiko Ventures. This is such an exciting space, and things are happening now that give rise to great optimism we can achieve Fusion power within a couple of decades. In the meantime, let’s get as much solar and wind in the ground as we can, but here could be cheap, abundant, safe, baseload.</p><p><br/></p><p><b>About Nicholas Hawker: </b></p><p>Nicholas is the Co-founder and CEO of First Light Fusion. Nick’s research into fusion began in 2007 as part of his Master’s thesis, where he worked at the University of Oxford with Yiannis Ventikos. This work continued into a DPhil, where he performed hydrodynamic simulations of shock-driven cavity collapse. These simulations showed that cavity collapse leads to inertial confinement of the gas inside the cavity and revealed that extreme states of matter could be reached, possibly entering the regime for fusion. To explore the concept of energy generation via this process, Nick and Yiannis co-founded First Light Fusion Ltd in 2011. Nick also spent three years tutoring at Lady Margaret Hall during his studies. After finishing his DPhil in 2012, Nick joined First Light Fusion as CEO and CTO, and continues to oversee the technical vision of the company.</p><p><br/></p><p><b>About First Light Fusion: </b></p><p>First Light Fusion was founded by Professor Yiannis Ventikos, Head of the Mechanical Engineering</p><p>Department at University College, London, and Dr Nicholas Hawker, formerly an Engineering lecturer at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.</p><p><br/></p><p>The company was spun out from the University of Oxford in July 2011, with seed capital from IP Group plc,Parkwalk Advisors Ltd and private investors. Invesco and OSI provided follow-on capital.</p><p>The business has grown from a research-focused university project to a fully-fledged company that has developed not only a strategy for how to make fusion energy work, but also a sustainable business model based on the technology.</p><p><br/></p><p>The team comprises experts in relevant scientific and engineering fields plus the management experience necessary to address the challenges which lie ahead. The company has been able to attract a world class advisory board, meaning it can benefit from decades of relevant experience to help it streamline the path towards realising its vision</p><p><br/></p><p><b>Social links: </b> </p><p>Nicholas Hawker on LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-hawker-58a4ab75/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-hawker-58a4ab75/</a>  </p><p>Nicholas Hawker on Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/FLF_Nick'>https://twitter.com/FLF_Nick</a> </p><p>Nicholas Hawker Blog: <a href='https://nickhawker.com/'>Nick&apos;s Blog – A blog by Nick Hawker – First Light Fusion founder and CEO</a></p><p>First Light Fusion on Linkedin: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/first-light-fusion/'>https://www.linkedin.com/company/first-light-fusion/</a> </p><p>First Light Fusion Website: <a href='https://t.co/j9WD61jKLM'>https://t.co/j9WD61jKLM</a>   </p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p><b>About Robert Trezona: </b></p><p>Rob is the Founding Partner of Kiko Ventures, a £400m climate tech VC headquartered in London. Rob joined IP Group in 2011 to set up its cleantech division, and it has since become the leading early-stage cleantech VC in the UK. Rob has been in venture for over 15 years, starting his investment career at the Carbon Trust, where he was Head of R&amp;D. Prior to Carbon Trust, he was a strategy consultant at McKinsey, and he continues to partner with McKinsey’s Sustainability Practice in his investment&amp;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:author>David Hunt</itunes:author>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #115 - Stephen Robinson - Fully Charged Recruitment</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders in Cleantech #115 - Stephen Robinson - Fully Charged Recruitment</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Talent. Jim Collins said, ‘Great vision without great people is irrelevant’. Something I firmly believe and it’s why I created Hyperion Executive Search, and more recently, along with Stephen Robinson, and the Fully Charged Show, Fully Charged Recruitment. We talk about Steve’s background and experience, and delve into some of the talent issues faced by cleantech companies hiring, and by those who want to work in the sector, but don’t currently.  About Stephen Robinson: B...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Talent. Jim Collins said, ‘Great vision without great people is irrelevant’. Something I firmly<br/>believe and it’s why I created Hyperion Executive Search, and more recently, along with Stephen<br/>Robinson, and the Fully Charged Show, Fully Charged Recruitment. We talk about Steve’s<br/>background and experience, and delve into some of the talent issues faced by cleantech companies hiring, and by those who want to work in the sector, but don’t currently.<br/><br/>About Stephen Robinson:<br/>Based in Liverpool, Stephen is the Managing Director of Fully Charged Recruitment Ltd. With over a decade of experience hiring in the global energy, automotive and cleantech sectors, Stephen has a wealth of experience building and leading teams across the UK and Middle East. For the past 6<br/>years, Stephen has specifically been driving our growth in the EV and Future Mobility sector,<br/>becoming a ‘go to’ for companies looking to expand their teams across Europe and North America. He now leads Fully Charged Recruitment, building teams across not just emobility but across the clean energy and mobility transitions.<br/><br/>About Fully Charged Recruitment:<br/>Created to help Cleantech companies to find exceptional talent, and exceptional talent to find<br/>awesome Cleantech careers. A partnership between the Hyperion Cleantech Group and the Fully<br/>Charged Show. We have decades of experience in the clean energy and clean mobility sectors, and<br/>a network that is second to none. <br/><br/>Fully Charged Recruitment helps our clients to recruit roles across all disciplines and job functions in the Mid to Senior sector (Our sister company Hyperion Executive Search hires at C-Suite, VP and<br/>Heads of… Levels). <br/><br/>We were born of a simple and shared mission. Both Hyperion Cleantech Group and Fully Charged Show share a passion to drive the clean mobility and clean energy transitions. We believe through education and entertainment, and through supporting Cleantech companies to scale, and talented individuals to find impactful, meaningful and important work, we can play our part in these transitions. <br/><br/>If you are a cleantech company looking to scale and hire outstanding talent, or if you are that talent looking for guidance and the right career opportunity, contact one of the team.<br/><br/>Social links: <br/>Stephen Robinson on LinkedIn: (4) Stephen Robinson | LinkedIn<br/>Stephen Robinson on Twitter: Stephen Robinson (@HyperionStephen) / Twitter<br/>Fully Charged Recruitment on Linkedin: (4) Fully Charged Recruitment Ltd: Overview | LinkedIn<br/>Fully Charged Recruitment Website: Fully Charged Recruitment<br/>Fully Charged Recruitment on Twitter: Fully Charged Recruitment (@FullyChargedRec) / Twitter<br/>Fully Charged Recruitment on Instagram: Fully Charged Recruitment (@fullychargedrec) • Instagram photos and videos<br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success.<br/><br/>Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the<br/>sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous<br/>cleantech economy. <br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com<br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/>Why the energy transition needs an influx of talented people https://youtu.be/zRedkE2ifDw<br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for<br/>future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter.<br/><br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and<br/>tell your cleantech friends about us. </p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Talent. Jim Collins said, ‘Great vision without great people is irrelevant’. Something I firmly<br/>believe and it’s why I created Hyperion Executive Search, and more recently, along with Stephen<br/>Robinson, and the Fully Charged Show, Fully Charged Recruitment. We talk about Steve’s<br/>background and experience, and delve into some of the talent issues faced by cleantech companies hiring, and by those who want to work in the sector, but don’t currently.<br/><br/>About Stephen Robinson:<br/>Based in Liverpool, Stephen is the Managing Director of Fully Charged Recruitment Ltd. With over a decade of experience hiring in the global energy, automotive and cleantech sectors, Stephen has a wealth of experience building and leading teams across the UK and Middle East. For the past 6<br/>years, Stephen has specifically been driving our growth in the EV and Future Mobility sector,<br/>becoming a ‘go to’ for companies looking to expand their teams across Europe and North America. He now leads Fully Charged Recruitment, building teams across not just emobility but across the clean energy and mobility transitions.<br/><br/>About Fully Charged Recruitment:<br/>Created to help Cleantech companies to find exceptional talent, and exceptional talent to find<br/>awesome Cleantech careers. A partnership between the Hyperion Cleantech Group and the Fully<br/>Charged Show. We have decades of experience in the clean energy and clean mobility sectors, and<br/>a network that is second to none. <br/><br/>Fully Charged Recruitment helps our clients to recruit roles across all disciplines and job functions in the Mid to Senior sector (Our sister company Hyperion Executive Search hires at C-Suite, VP and<br/>Heads of… Levels). <br/><br/>We were born of a simple and shared mission. Both Hyperion Cleantech Group and Fully Charged Show share a passion to drive the clean mobility and clean energy transitions. We believe through education and entertainment, and through supporting Cleantech companies to scale, and talented individuals to find impactful, meaningful and important work, we can play our part in these transitions. <br/><br/>If you are a cleantech company looking to scale and hire outstanding talent, or if you are that talent looking for guidance and the right career opportunity, contact one of the team.<br/><br/>Social links: <br/>Stephen Robinson on LinkedIn: (4) Stephen Robinson | LinkedIn<br/>Stephen Robinson on Twitter: Stephen Robinson (@HyperionStephen) / Twitter<br/>Fully Charged Recruitment on Linkedin: (4) Fully Charged Recruitment Ltd: Overview | LinkedIn<br/>Fully Charged Recruitment Website: Fully Charged Recruitment<br/>Fully Charged Recruitment on Twitter: Fully Charged Recruitment (@FullyChargedRec) / Twitter<br/>Fully Charged Recruitment on Instagram: Fully Charged Recruitment (@fullychargedrec) • Instagram photos and videos<br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success.<br/><br/>Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the<br/>sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous<br/>cleantech economy. <br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com<br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/>Why the energy transition needs an influx of talented people https://youtu.be/zRedkE2ifDw<br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for<br/>future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter.<br/><br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and<br/>tell your cleantech friends about us. </p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #114 - James Johnston - Piclo</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Flexibility. Not Yoga, but the essential tools to enable the energy transition. Too often renewable assets, energy storage and EV charging at mass are help back due to grid blockages and constraints. Flexibility in the system is required to unlock some of these blockages. We talk grid flexibility, international expansion and the road from PhD to Entrepreneur with Piclo CEO and Co-Founder James Johnston.  About James Johnston:  James Johnston is the CEO and Co-founder...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Flexibility. Not Yoga, but the essential tools to enable the energy transition. Too often renewable assets, energy storage and EV charging at mass are help back due to grid blockages and constraints. Flexibility in the system is required to unlock some of these blockages. We talk grid flexibility, international expansion and the road from PhD to Entrepreneur with Piclo CEO and Co-Founder James Johnston.<br/><br/>About James Johnston: <br/>James Johnston is the CEO and Co-founder of Piclo, the world’s leading independent grid flexibility marketplace. Prior to Piclo, James spent 3 years researching microgrids at University of Strathclyde. James is also the founder of Solar Sketch, a design company for the solar industry and worked at international engineering firm Arup. James is a published author contributing chapters to Academic Press books on peer-to-peer energy and local flexibility trading.<br/><br/>About Piclo:<br/>Piclo Flex is a leading independent marketplace that brings together Flex Providers with System Operators to procure local flexibility services.<br/><br/>As our energy systems become cleaner, more distributed and diversified in response to the climate crisis, our grids come under more stress and face challenges in maintaining the delicate balance of supply and demand. <br/><br/>Our marketplace enables technologies such as renewables, batteries and electric vehicles to provide local flexibility to our distribution networks, smoothing out the complex transition to a decarbonised future and delivering low-cost and resilient grids.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>James Johnston LinkedIn:  James Johnston | LinkedIn<br/>Piclo on Linkedin:   Overview | LinkedIn<br/>Piclo Website: Piclo — The UK&apos;s leading independent marketplace for flexible energy systems.<br/>Piclo on Twitter: (5) Piclo (@PicloEnergy) / Twitter<br/><br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Flexibility. Not Yoga, but the essential tools to enable the energy transition. Too often renewable assets, energy storage and EV charging at mass are help back due to grid blockages and constraints. Flexibility in the system is required to unlock some of these blockages. We talk grid flexibility, international expansion and the road from PhD to Entrepreneur with Piclo CEO and Co-Founder James Johnston.<br/><br/>About James Johnston: <br/>James Johnston is the CEO and Co-founder of Piclo, the world’s leading independent grid flexibility marketplace. Prior to Piclo, James spent 3 years researching microgrids at University of Strathclyde. James is also the founder of Solar Sketch, a design company for the solar industry and worked at international engineering firm Arup. James is a published author contributing chapters to Academic Press books on peer-to-peer energy and local flexibility trading.<br/><br/>About Piclo:<br/>Piclo Flex is a leading independent marketplace that brings together Flex Providers with System Operators to procure local flexibility services.<br/><br/>As our energy systems become cleaner, more distributed and diversified in response to the climate crisis, our grids come under more stress and face challenges in maintaining the delicate balance of supply and demand. <br/><br/>Our marketplace enables technologies such as renewables, batteries and electric vehicles to provide local flexibility to our distribution networks, smoothing out the complex transition to a decarbonised future and delivering low-cost and resilient grids.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>James Johnston LinkedIn:  James Johnston | LinkedIn<br/>Piclo on Linkedin:   Overview | LinkedIn<br/>Piclo Website: Piclo — The UK&apos;s leading independent marketplace for flexible energy systems.<br/>Piclo on Twitter: (5) Piclo (@PicloEnergy) / Twitter<br/><br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:author>David Hunt</itunes:author>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #113 - Daniel Epstein – Unreasonable</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders in Cleantech #113 - Daniel Epstein – Unreasonable</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Entrepreneurship, Impact, global challenges, technology and being Unreasonable, and an impatient optimist and possibilist!  An action packed conversation with award winning entrepreneur and leading Impact pioneer Daniel Epstein of Unreasonable Group. What does it take to succeed, and what help is out there, and how do we repurpose capitalism. Enjoy the episode.  About Daniel Epstein:  Daniel Epstein is the CEO and Founder of Unreasonable, an organization dedicat...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Entrepreneurship, Impact, global challenges, technology and being Unreasonable, and an impatient optimist and possibilist!  An action packed conversation with award winning entrepreneur and leading Impact pioneer Daniel Epstein of Unreasonable Group. What does it take to succeed, and what help is out there, and how do we repurpose capitalism. Enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>About Daniel Epstein: <br/>Daniel Epstein is the CEO and Founder of Unreasonable, an organization dedicated to supporting growth-stage entrepreneurs who are profitably solving global issues. Daniel’s life has been shaped by a fundamental belief that entrepreneurship is the answer to solving some of the problems we face today. <br/><br/>Recently Daniel was named by Fortune Magazine as one of the World&apos;s 50 Greatest Leaders, alongside the likes of Bill Gates &amp; Tim Cook. Daniel was also awarded Inc. Magazine&apos;s “30 under 30 entrepreneurs”, and Forbes identified him as one of the “top 30 most impactful entrepreneurs.” He also received the prestigious “Entrepreneur of the World” award along with Richard Branson &amp; the President of Liberia at the Global Entrepreneurship Forum. Beyond his capacities at Unreasonable, Daniel is a frequent keynote speaker, moderator, thought-leader, and advisor.<br/><br/>About Unreasonable:<br/>Unreasonable is an international company – we support a fellowship for growth-stage entrepreneurs, channel exclusive deal flow to investors, and we partner with institutions to discover profit in solving global problems. Since 2015, Unreasonable has partnered with leading, influential partners including Barclays, Nike, and the US Department of State to co-found strategic global initiatives designed to support growth-stage entrepreneurs, whose companies have a social and or environmental impact baked into the DNA of their business model.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Daniel Epstein LinkedIn: (2) Daniel Epstein | LinkedIn <br/>Unreasonable on Linkedin:  (3) Unreasonable: Overview | LinkedIn<br/>Unreasonable Website: Unreasonable Group<br/>Unreasonable on Twitter: (7) Unreasonable (@unreasonable) / Twitter<br/>Unreasonable on FaceBook: (3) Unreasonable | Facebook<br/>Unreasonable on Instagram: Unreasonable (@unreasonable) • Instagram photos and videos<br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Entrepreneurship, Impact, global challenges, technology and being Unreasonable, and an impatient optimist and possibilist!  An action packed conversation with award winning entrepreneur and leading Impact pioneer Daniel Epstein of Unreasonable Group. What does it take to succeed, and what help is out there, and how do we repurpose capitalism. Enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>About Daniel Epstein: <br/>Daniel Epstein is the CEO and Founder of Unreasonable, an organization dedicated to supporting growth-stage entrepreneurs who are profitably solving global issues. Daniel’s life has been shaped by a fundamental belief that entrepreneurship is the answer to solving some of the problems we face today. <br/><br/>Recently Daniel was named by Fortune Magazine as one of the World&apos;s 50 Greatest Leaders, alongside the likes of Bill Gates &amp; Tim Cook. Daniel was also awarded Inc. Magazine&apos;s “30 under 30 entrepreneurs”, and Forbes identified him as one of the “top 30 most impactful entrepreneurs.” He also received the prestigious “Entrepreneur of the World” award along with Richard Branson &amp; the President of Liberia at the Global Entrepreneurship Forum. Beyond his capacities at Unreasonable, Daniel is a frequent keynote speaker, moderator, thought-leader, and advisor.<br/><br/>About Unreasonable:<br/>Unreasonable is an international company – we support a fellowship for growth-stage entrepreneurs, channel exclusive deal flow to investors, and we partner with institutions to discover profit in solving global problems. Since 2015, Unreasonable has partnered with leading, influential partners including Barclays, Nike, and the US Department of State to co-found strategic global initiatives designed to support growth-stage entrepreneurs, whose companies have a social and or environmental impact baked into the DNA of their business model.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Daniel Epstein LinkedIn: (2) Daniel Epstein | LinkedIn <br/>Unreasonable on Linkedin:  (3) Unreasonable: Overview | LinkedIn<br/>Unreasonable Website: Unreasonable Group<br/>Unreasonable on Twitter: (7) Unreasonable (@unreasonable) / Twitter<br/>Unreasonable on FaceBook: (3) Unreasonable | Facebook<br/>Unreasonable on Instagram: Unreasonable (@unreasonable) • Instagram photos and videos<br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #112 - Rubina Singh – Octopus Ventures</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders in Cleantech #112 - Rubina Singh – Octopus Ventures</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Deeptech, Innovation, and creating the ecosystems that drive both forward. My guest, Rubina Singh has a fabulously broad career in cleantech, from a solar engineer to a leader in Deeptech investment. We discuss innovation, barriers, challenges and solutions, deeptech, and diversity and inclusion. Enjoy the episode.  About Rubina Singh:  Rubina is a pre-seed deeptech fund manager at Octopus Ventures where she focuses on investing in deeptech enabling a sustainable pla...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Deeptech, Innovation, and creating the ecosystems that drive both forward. My guest, Rubina Singh has a fabulously broad career in cleantech, from a solar engineer to a leader in Deeptech investment. We discuss innovation, barriers, challenges and solutions, deeptech, and diversity and inclusion. Enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>About Rubina Singh: <br/>Rubina is a pre-seed deeptech fund manager at Octopus Ventures where she focuses on investing in deeptech enabling a sustainable planet. Previously, she established and led the innovation division at British Gas and the net-zero strategy at Centrica Ventures. She started her career as a solar engineer at Fraunhofer, where she headed up Fraunhofer TechBridge, a division dedicated to validating and backing early-stage cleantech. She also holds advisory roles with the European Innovation Council’s deep tech programme and the Solar Impulse Foundation and sits on the board of POWERful Women. <br/><br/>Rubina has published several technical papers and thought leadership on cleantech innovation in the likes of IEEE and TechCrunch, and has a B.Eng. and M.Eng. in sustainable energy engineering.  She has won three awards for her contribution to the energy sector, including the Innovator Award 2022.<br/><br/>About Octopus Ventures:<br/>At Octopus Ventures we invest in the people, the ideas and the industries that will help change the world. Our investment team is built to specialise in the six areas where we see the most potential for growth and innovation: health, fintech, climate tech, deep tech, consumer and B2B software. Since 2008 we have backed over 130 teams, including Zoopla Property Group, Secret Escapes, Depop and Cazoo. With £2 billion under management and investing over £200 million a year, Octopus Ventures is one of the largest and most active venture investors in Europe.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Rubina Singh LinkedIn:  (2) Rubina Singh, M.Eng. | LinkedIn<br/>Octopus Ventures on Linkedin:  (2) Octopus Ventures: Overview | LinkedIn<br/>Octopus Ventures Website: Home - Octopus Ventures | Venture Capital<br/>Octopus Ventures on Twitter: (20) Octopus Ventures (@OctopusVentures) / Twitter<br/>POWERful Women on Linked In: (2) POWERful Women: Overview | LinkedIn<br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/>Cultivating female talent in energy: Cultivating-Female-Talent-in-Energy_PfW-Bain_April-2022-FINAL_2-1.pdf (powerfulwomen.org.uk)<br/>Female representation in Energy POWERful Women | Female representation at the top of the energy sector: energy leaders Q&amp;A<br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Deeptech, Innovation, and creating the ecosystems that drive both forward. My guest, Rubina Singh has a fabulously broad career in cleantech, from a solar engineer to a leader in Deeptech investment. We discuss innovation, barriers, challenges and solutions, deeptech, and diversity and inclusion. Enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>About Rubina Singh: <br/>Rubina is a pre-seed deeptech fund manager at Octopus Ventures where she focuses on investing in deeptech enabling a sustainable planet. Previously, she established and led the innovation division at British Gas and the net-zero strategy at Centrica Ventures. She started her career as a solar engineer at Fraunhofer, where she headed up Fraunhofer TechBridge, a division dedicated to validating and backing early-stage cleantech. She also holds advisory roles with the European Innovation Council’s deep tech programme and the Solar Impulse Foundation and sits on the board of POWERful Women. <br/><br/>Rubina has published several technical papers and thought leadership on cleantech innovation in the likes of IEEE and TechCrunch, and has a B.Eng. and M.Eng. in sustainable energy engineering.  She has won three awards for her contribution to the energy sector, including the Innovator Award 2022.<br/><br/>About Octopus Ventures:<br/>At Octopus Ventures we invest in the people, the ideas and the industries that will help change the world. Our investment team is built to specialise in the six areas where we see the most potential for growth and innovation: health, fintech, climate tech, deep tech, consumer and B2B software. Since 2008 we have backed over 130 teams, including Zoopla Property Group, Secret Escapes, Depop and Cazoo. With £2 billion under management and investing over £200 million a year, Octopus Ventures is one of the largest and most active venture investors in Europe.<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>Rubina Singh LinkedIn:  (2) Rubina Singh, M.Eng. | LinkedIn<br/>Octopus Ventures on Linkedin:  (2) Octopus Ventures: Overview | LinkedIn<br/>Octopus Ventures Website: Home - Octopus Ventures | Venture Capital<br/>Octopus Ventures on Twitter: (20) Octopus Ventures (@OctopusVentures) / Twitter<br/>POWERful Women on Linked In: (2) POWERful Women: Overview | LinkedIn<br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/>Cultivating female talent in energy: Cultivating-Female-Talent-in-Energy_PfW-Bain_April-2022-FINAL_2-1.pdf (powerfulwomen.org.uk)<br/>Female representation in Energy POWERful Women | Female representation at the top of the energy sector: energy leaders Q&amp;A<br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #111 - Max Beaumont - SkyTree</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Direct Air Capture, space geeks, a founders journey, the trials and tribulations of a cleantech CEO, self-awareness, new pastures and ventures, and what it really means to be successful. A fascinating and candid conversation with a founder I’ve known for many years, sharing his journey and his life beyond a cleantech CEO.  About Max Beaumont:  Max is the founder and strategic adviser to Skytree (www.skytree.eu). Before starting Skytree in 2010 (with zero experience i...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Direct Air Capture, space geeks, a founders journey, the trials and tribulations of a cleantech CEO, self-awareness, new pastures and ventures, and what it really means to be successful. A fascinating and candid conversation with a founder I’ve known for many years, sharing his journey and his life beyond a cleantech CEO.<br/><br/>About Max Beaumont: <br/>Max is the founder and strategic adviser to Skytree (www.skytree.eu). Before starting Skytree in 2010 (with zero experience in business until then), he was a system engineer at the European Space Agency working on CO2 removal hardware to maintain air quality for astronauts. Max is British and has a Physics degree. He is a PADI advanced diver, occasionally writes, runs a product development agency (https://numa.studio) and is the proud owner of two dogs.<br/><br/>About The Skytree:<br/>Skytree develops and deploys smart technology that captures atmospheric carbon dioxide. While creating a tool to combat climate change, the company also enables the use or storage of its CO2 to aid societies and businesses around the world <br/>Stats <br/>•€8M raised to date<br/>•€25M valuation (Q1 2023)<br/>•Headcount &gt; 30 FTE incl. x4 PhD researchers<br/>•Deals closed with multinationals in Japan, UK, Germany &amp; France<br/>•16 patents<br/>•&gt;20 prototypes<br/>•HQ in Amsterdam with sales offices in US and APAC<br/>•Spin-out from the European Space Agency<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>The NUMA on Linkedin:  NUMA: Overview | LinkedIn<br/>The Skytree on Linkedin:  Skytree | We&apos;re Hiring 🚀: Overview | LinkedIn<br/>The  NUMA Website: Home - Numa Studio<br/>The  Skytree Website: Skytree | Scalable Carbon Removal Solutions<br/>Max Beaumont LinkedIn:  Max Beaumont | LinkedIn<br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/>Max Beaumont on Medium: Max Beaumont – Medium <br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/></p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Direct Air Capture, space geeks, a founders journey, the trials and tribulations of a cleantech CEO, self-awareness, new pastures and ventures, and what it really means to be successful. A fascinating and candid conversation with a founder I’ve known for many years, sharing his journey and his life beyond a cleantech CEO.<br/><br/>About Max Beaumont: <br/>Max is the founder and strategic adviser to Skytree (www.skytree.eu). Before starting Skytree in 2010 (with zero experience in business until then), he was a system engineer at the European Space Agency working on CO2 removal hardware to maintain air quality for astronauts. Max is British and has a Physics degree. He is a PADI advanced diver, occasionally writes, runs a product development agency (https://numa.studio) and is the proud owner of two dogs.<br/><br/>About The Skytree:<br/>Skytree develops and deploys smart technology that captures atmospheric carbon dioxide. While creating a tool to combat climate change, the company also enables the use or storage of its CO2 to aid societies and businesses around the world <br/>Stats <br/>•€8M raised to date<br/>•€25M valuation (Q1 2023)<br/>•Headcount &gt; 30 FTE incl. x4 PhD researchers<br/>•Deals closed with multinationals in Japan, UK, Germany &amp; France<br/>•16 patents<br/>•&gt;20 prototypes<br/>•HQ in Amsterdam with sales offices in US and APAC<br/>•Spin-out from the European Space Agency<br/><br/>Social links:  <br/>The NUMA on Linkedin:  NUMA: Overview | LinkedIn<br/>The Skytree on Linkedin:  Skytree | We&apos;re Hiring 🚀: Overview | LinkedIn<br/>The  NUMA Website: Home - Numa Studio<br/>The  Skytree Website: Skytree | Scalable Carbon Removal Solutions<br/>Max Beaumont LinkedIn:  Max Beaumont | LinkedIn<br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/>Max Beaumont on Medium: Max Beaumont – Medium <br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/></p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #110 - Graham Hill - The Carbonauts</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Taking people and companies on a sustainability journey, cutting through the misinformation, lies and overwhelming amount of information to help take small collective steps that make a difference. An early internet tech founder with multiple exits, Graham is on a mission to get society to the tipping point of behaviour change to make sustainable living a way of life for all. We talk about his entrepreneurial journey, the rewards and challenges, the desire to keep building...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<div>What’s it all about?<br/>Taking people and companies on a sustainability journey, cutting through the misinformation, lies and overwhelming amount of information to help take small collective steps that make a difference. An early internet tech founder with multiple exits, Graham is on a mission to get society to the tipping point of behaviour change to make sustainable living a way of life for all. We talk about his entrepreneurial journey, the rewards and challenges, the desire to keep building and his passion as an environmentalist to help everyone to make difference.<br/><br/>About Graham Hill: <br/>One of Fast Company&apos;s &quot;100 Most Creative People in Business&quot; and featured on the covers of Inc. and Dwell Magazines, Graham is a successful serial entrepreneur and highly sought-after speaker known for his ability to eloquently explain how we can all create a simpler, wealthier, greener and happier planet. <br/>He has presented at many prestigious conferences around the world, including two main-stage TED Talks that have received 11M+ views, and was the Founder of Treehugger.com <br/><br/>Graham is the founder and CEO of The Carbonauts. They help Fortune 1000 companies build climate-literate, sustainability enthusiastic cultures via tools such as live, interactive sustainability workshops. <br/>Their clients include giants such as Amazon, Chanel, News Corp, Toyota, AT&amp;T, Warner Brothers, Discovery, Netflix, Dow Jones, and HarperCollins. <br/><br/>About The Carbonauts:<br/>On a decades long, multi-company mission to help humanity move into the bright green future.<br/><br/>A natural sequel to TreeHugger.com, The Carbonauts inspires and guides people towards compelling, low-footprint ways of living and working by offering them live, time-efficient zoom courses that make it easy for them to slash their footprints at home and work while saving money and influencing others. <br/><br/>Clients include Amazon, Chanel, News Corp, Toyota, Zurich Insurance, AT&amp;T, Warner Brothers Discovery, Netflix and many more.<br/><br/>Our goal is to build movements within companies that reach ~25% of the staff at which point the company culture will rapidly mobilize towards drawdown and beyond.<br/><br/>Social links: <br/>The Carbonauts Twitter:  (21) TheCarbonauts (@WeTheCarbonauts) / Twitter<br/>The Carbonauts Linkedin:  (8) The Carbonauts: Overview | LinkedIn <br/>The Carbonauts Website: The Carbonauts – Become a Carbonaut!<br/>The Carbonauts Insta: The Carbonauts (@wethecarbonauts) • Instagram photos and videos<br/>Graham Hill LinkedIn:  (8) Graham Hill | LinkedIn<br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/> Less Stuff, more happiness: Graham Hill: Less stuff, more happiness | TED Talk <br/>Why I’m a weekday vegetarian: Graham Hill: Why I&apos;m a weekday vegetarian | TED Talk <br/>Natural Capital: Theory and Practice of Mapping Ecosystem Services Natural Capital: Theory and Practice of Mapping Ecosystem Services : Kareiva, Peter, Tallis, Heather, Ricketts, Taylor H., Daily, Gretchen C., Polasky, Stephen: Amazon.co.uk: Books<br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform</div>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>What’s it all about?<br/>Taking people and companies on a sustainability journey, cutting through the misinformation, lies and overwhelming amount of information to help take small collective steps that make a difference. An early internet tech founder with multiple exits, Graham is on a mission to get society to the tipping point of behaviour change to make sustainable living a way of life for all. We talk about his entrepreneurial journey, the rewards and challenges, the desire to keep building and his passion as an environmentalist to help everyone to make difference.<br/><br/>About Graham Hill: <br/>One of Fast Company&apos;s &quot;100 Most Creative People in Business&quot; and featured on the covers of Inc. and Dwell Magazines, Graham is a successful serial entrepreneur and highly sought-after speaker known for his ability to eloquently explain how we can all create a simpler, wealthier, greener and happier planet. <br/>He has presented at many prestigious conferences around the world, including two main-stage TED Talks that have received 11M+ views, and was the Founder of Treehugger.com <br/><br/>Graham is the founder and CEO of The Carbonauts. They help Fortune 1000 companies build climate-literate, sustainability enthusiastic cultures via tools such as live, interactive sustainability workshops. <br/>Their clients include giants such as Amazon, Chanel, News Corp, Toyota, AT&amp;T, Warner Brothers, Discovery, Netflix, Dow Jones, and HarperCollins. <br/><br/>About The Carbonauts:<br/>On a decades long, multi-company mission to help humanity move into the bright green future.<br/><br/>A natural sequel to TreeHugger.com, The Carbonauts inspires and guides people towards compelling, low-footprint ways of living and working by offering them live, time-efficient zoom courses that make it easy for them to slash their footprints at home and work while saving money and influencing others. <br/><br/>Clients include Amazon, Chanel, News Corp, Toyota, Zurich Insurance, AT&amp;T, Warner Brothers Discovery, Netflix and many more.<br/><br/>Our goal is to build movements within companies that reach ~25% of the staff at which point the company culture will rapidly mobilize towards drawdown and beyond.<br/><br/>Social links: <br/>The Carbonauts Twitter:  (21) TheCarbonauts (@WeTheCarbonauts) / Twitter<br/>The Carbonauts Linkedin:  (8) The Carbonauts: Overview | LinkedIn <br/>The Carbonauts Website: The Carbonauts – Become a Carbonaut!<br/>The Carbonauts Insta: The Carbonauts (@wethecarbonauts) • Instagram photos and videos<br/>Graham Hill LinkedIn:  (8) Graham Hill | LinkedIn<br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/> Less Stuff, more happiness: Graham Hill: Less stuff, more happiness | TED Talk <br/>Why I’m a weekday vegetarian: Graham Hill: Why I&apos;m a weekday vegetarian | TED Talk <br/>Natural Capital: Theory and Practice of Mapping Ecosystem Services Natural Capital: Theory and Practice of Mapping Ecosystem Services : Kareiva, Peter, Tallis, Heather, Ricketts, Taylor H., Daily, Gretchen C., Polasky, Stephen: Amazon.co.uk: Books<br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform</div>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:author>David Hunt</itunes:author>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #109 - Yaron Ben Nun – Nostromo Energy</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders in Cleantech #109 - Yaron Ben Nun – Nostromo Energy</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Solving some of our biggest issues in the C&amp;I (Commercial and Industrial) sectors. Buildings use SO much energy, electricity, heat and of course cooling. As climate change increases tempretures, more cooling is needed, creating a negative feedback loop. My guest today addresses this and many other energy and emissions problems, using……Water. And a great lesson, sometimes we all need a direct and maybe not so friendly piece of advice to put us back on track. A great en...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><b>What’s it all about?</b></p><p>Solving some of our biggest issues in the C&amp;I (Commercial and Industrial) sectors. Buildings use SO much energy, electricity, heat and of course cooling. As climate change increases tempretures, more cooling is needed, creating a negative feedback loop. My guest today addresses this and many other energy and emissions problems, using……Water. And a great lesson, sometimes we all need a direct and maybe not so friendly piece of advice to put us back on track. A great entrepreneur and technology story. I hope you enjoy the episode.</p><p><br/></p><p><b>About Yaron Ben Nun: </b></p><p>Yaron Ben Nun is Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Nostromo Energy, where his vision for reducing carbon emissions by decarbonizing buildings led to the development of Nostromo’s  novel IceBrick™ energy storage technology. Yaron has led the company through its pre-seed capital funding, to winning a $500,000 grant and two-year product development sponsorship from Shell Plc’s GameChanger Clean-Energy Accelerator, to the company’s first commercial deployment of its IceBrick™ technology at med tech company Medinol’s Jerusalem headquarters, to building a pipeline of projects in the U.S. and globally. As CTO, Yaron leads the overall vision and strategic development of Nostromo’s technology and product development, with the goal of making the IceBrick™ an industry standard and playing a key role in the emerging behind-the-meter energy storage arena.</p><p><br/></p><p>Previously, Yaron served as the Head of Innovation at Lightapp Technology (now ZIRA),  an industrial analytics software company for operational excellence in energy management. Yaron also held a marketing position at a cleantech heat-pump technology company Phoebus Energy. Earlier in his career, Yaron served as a combat pilot, flying an A4 Skyhawk in the Israeli Air Force.</p><p><br/></p><p><b>About Nostromo Energy:</b></p><p>Nostromo Energy provides a sustainable energy storage solution for commercial and industrial buildings that reduces carbon emissions and energy costs and increases reliability. Nostromo’s clean, safe and highly efficient IceBrick™ solution transforms how buildings use energy for cooling. This solution stores energy during off-peak or surplus solar energy hours, so it can be used for cooling during peak demand hours. Founded in 2017, Nostromo is publicly listed in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.</p><p><br/></p><p><b>Social links: </b></p><p>Nostromo Energy Twitter:  <a href='https://twitter.com/NostromoE'>(21) Nostromo Energy (@NostromoE) / Twitter</a> </p><p>Nostromo Energy Linkedin:  <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/nostromo-energy/'>(4) Nostromo Energy: Overview | LinkedIn</a> </p><p>Nostromo Energy Website: <a href='https://www.nostromo.energy/'>NOSTROMO</a> </p><p>Yaron Ben Nun LinkedIn:  <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/yaron-ben-nun-b044662b/'>(4) Yaron Ben Nun | LinkedIn</a></p><p><br/></p><p><b>About Hyperion Executive Search:</b></p><p>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.</p><p><br/></p><p>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit <a href='http://www.hyperionsearch.com'>www.hyperionsearch.com</a>, or email <a href='mailto:info@hyperionsearch.com'>info@hyperionsearch.com</a> </p><p><br/></p><p><b>EPISODE LINKS HERE</b></p><p> </p><p>How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need= Bill Gates <a href='https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Avoid-Climate-Disaster-Breakthroughs/dp/0241448301'>How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and </a></p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>What’s it all about?</b></p><p>Solving some of our biggest issues in the C&amp;I (Commercial and Industrial) sectors. Buildings use SO much energy, electricity, heat and of course cooling. As climate change increases tempretures, more cooling is needed, creating a negative feedback loop. My guest today addresses this and many other energy and emissions problems, using……Water. And a great lesson, sometimes we all need a direct and maybe not so friendly piece of advice to put us back on track. A great entrepreneur and technology story. I hope you enjoy the episode.</p><p><br/></p><p><b>About Yaron Ben Nun: </b></p><p>Yaron Ben Nun is Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Nostromo Energy, where his vision for reducing carbon emissions by decarbonizing buildings led to the development of Nostromo’s  novel IceBrick™ energy storage technology. Yaron has led the company through its pre-seed capital funding, to winning a $500,000 grant and two-year product development sponsorship from Shell Plc’s GameChanger Clean-Energy Accelerator, to the company’s first commercial deployment of its IceBrick™ technology at med tech company Medinol’s Jerusalem headquarters, to building a pipeline of projects in the U.S. and globally. As CTO, Yaron leads the overall vision and strategic development of Nostromo’s technology and product development, with the goal of making the IceBrick™ an industry standard and playing a key role in the emerging behind-the-meter energy storage arena.</p><p><br/></p><p>Previously, Yaron served as the Head of Innovation at Lightapp Technology (now ZIRA),  an industrial analytics software company for operational excellence in energy management. Yaron also held a marketing position at a cleantech heat-pump technology company Phoebus Energy. Earlier in his career, Yaron served as a combat pilot, flying an A4 Skyhawk in the Israeli Air Force.</p><p><br/></p><p><b>About Nostromo Energy:</b></p><p>Nostromo Energy provides a sustainable energy storage solution for commercial and industrial buildings that reduces carbon emissions and energy costs and increases reliability. Nostromo’s clean, safe and highly efficient IceBrick™ solution transforms how buildings use energy for cooling. This solution stores energy during off-peak or surplus solar energy hours, so it can be used for cooling during peak demand hours. Founded in 2017, Nostromo is publicly listed in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.</p><p><br/></p><p><b>Social links: </b></p><p>Nostromo Energy Twitter:  <a href='https://twitter.com/NostromoE'>(21) Nostromo Energy (@NostromoE) / Twitter</a> </p><p>Nostromo Energy Linkedin:  <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/nostromo-energy/'>(4) Nostromo Energy: Overview | LinkedIn</a> </p><p>Nostromo Energy Website: <a href='https://www.nostromo.energy/'>NOSTROMO</a> </p><p>Yaron Ben Nun LinkedIn:  <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/yaron-ben-nun-b044662b/'>(4) Yaron Ben Nun | LinkedIn</a></p><p><br/></p><p><b>About Hyperion Executive Search:</b></p><p>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.</p><p><br/></p><p>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit <a href='http://www.hyperionsearch.com'>www.hyperionsearch.com</a>, or email <a href='mailto:info@hyperionsearch.com'>info@hyperionsearch.com</a> </p><p><br/></p><p><b>EPISODE LINKS HERE</b></p><p> </p><p>How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need= Bill Gates <a href='https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Avoid-Climate-Disaster-Breakthroughs/dp/0241448301'>How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and </a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #108 - Jules Besnainou - Cleantech for Europe</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? What a year it has been for Cleantech in Europe, whilst investment wasn’t quite at the record level of 2021, it came in second, we saw tremendous policy and government acceptance of Cleantech as a strategically important sector for Europe and the EU. Jules Besnainou and his team at Cleantech for Europe have made a huge impact on both fronts. Here we discuss some of those highlights, and look at what we can expect, or hope for, in 2023. It’s Europe’s ‘man on the moon’ mome...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>What a year it has been for Cleantech in Europe, whilst investment wasn’t quite at the record level of 2021, it came in second, we saw tremendous policy and government acceptance of Cleantech as a strategically important sector for Europe and the EU. Jules Besnainou and his team at Cleantech for Europe have made a huge impact on both fronts. Here we discuss some of those highlights, and look at what we can expect, or hope for, in 2023. It’s Europe’s ‘man on the moon’ moment to be a global leader in the sector. Enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>About Jules Besnainou: <br/>Jules Besnainou is the Executive Director of Cleantech for Europe, the initiative bridging the gap between cleantech leaders and policymakers. He was previously a director at Cleantech Group, where he advised the world’s foremost cleantech investors, corporates and governments, helping them assess and invest in new innovations. After starting his career in San Francisco and London, he moved back to France to head the group&apos;s EU presence and clients. Jules graduated summa cum laude from Sciences Po Paris<br/><br/>About Cleantech for Europe:<br/>Cleantech for Europe represents the trailblazers developing, deploying and investing in clean technologies across the EU. Our mission is to bridge the gap between cleantech and policy leaders, to chart a common path to decarbonisation, energy resilience and industrial leadership. Cleantech for Europe supports coalitions of cleantech investors, scale-ups and Members of the European Parliament. The initiative is supported by Breakthrough Energy, an organisation founded by Bill Gates.<br/><br/>Social links: <br/>Cleantech for Europe Twitter: https://twitter.com/cleantechforeu<br/>Cleantech for Europe Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/74494891<br/>Cleantech for Europe Website: https://www.cleantechforeurope.com/ <br/>Jules Besnainau LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jules-besnainou-26a51b41/<br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/> <br/>Cleantech for Europe Q3 22 Review - Cleantech Q3 Briefing 2022 (cleantechforeurope.com)<br/><br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>What a year it has been for Cleantech in Europe, whilst investment wasn’t quite at the record level of 2021, it came in second, we saw tremendous policy and government acceptance of Cleantech as a strategically important sector for Europe and the EU. Jules Besnainou and his team at Cleantech for Europe have made a huge impact on both fronts. Here we discuss some of those highlights, and look at what we can expect, or hope for, in 2023. It’s Europe’s ‘man on the moon’ moment to be a global leader in the sector. Enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>About Jules Besnainou: <br/>Jules Besnainou is the Executive Director of Cleantech for Europe, the initiative bridging the gap between cleantech leaders and policymakers. He was previously a director at Cleantech Group, where he advised the world’s foremost cleantech investors, corporates and governments, helping them assess and invest in new innovations. After starting his career in San Francisco and London, he moved back to France to head the group&apos;s EU presence and clients. Jules graduated summa cum laude from Sciences Po Paris<br/><br/>About Cleantech for Europe:<br/>Cleantech for Europe represents the trailblazers developing, deploying and investing in clean technologies across the EU. Our mission is to bridge the gap between cleantech and policy leaders, to chart a common path to decarbonisation, energy resilience and industrial leadership. Cleantech for Europe supports coalitions of cleantech investors, scale-ups and Members of the European Parliament. The initiative is supported by Breakthrough Energy, an organisation founded by Bill Gates.<br/><br/>Social links: <br/>Cleantech for Europe Twitter: https://twitter.com/cleantechforeu<br/>Cleantech for Europe Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/74494891<br/>Cleantech for Europe Website: https://www.cleantechforeurope.com/ <br/>Jules Besnainau LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jules-besnainou-26a51b41/<br/><br/>About Hyperion Executive Search:<br/>Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.<br/><br/>If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/> <br/>Cleantech for Europe Q3 22 Review - Cleantech Q3 Briefing 2022 (cleantechforeurope.com)<br/><br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #107 - David Martell – EVIOS</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Serial entrepreneur David Martell founded and floated a business, then founded and sold a business ($170m) to BP, now he’s at it again, founding Home EV Charging company EVIOS. David started his first emobility business ‘Chargemaster’ in 2008; how many EVs on the road then?  We discuss capital, profitability, fundraising, and of course EV Charging. Enjoy the episode.  About David Martell:  David Martell, Chief Executive of EVIOS and Andersen EV, was an advisor o...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Serial entrepreneur David Martell founded and floated a business, then founded and sold a business ($170m) to BP, now he’s at it again, founding Home EV Charging company EVIOS. David started his first emobility business ‘Chargemaster’ in 2008; how many EVs on the road then?  We discuss capital, profitability, fundraising, and of course EV Charging. Enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>About David Martell: <br/>David Martell, Chief Executive of EVIOS and Andersen EV, was an advisor on EV infrastructure to the Department for Transport from 1995 to 2000. He was the founder and CEO of Chargemaster, which went on to become the UK’s largest EV charging network and was acquired by BP in 2018.<br/><br/>He has unrivalled experience and knowledge of the EV sector in the UK – with extensive contacts within car manufacturers, energy suppliers, established infrastructure businesses, local authorities, installers and component suppliers. <br/><br/>David has created a highly capable management team at EVIOS, with combined EV industry experience of over 25 years. The Andersen business was acquired by EVIOS Plc in October 2022. The two businesses will continue to operate independently.<br/><br/>About EVIOS:<br/>EVIOS is a newly formed British company that manufactures the smartest electric vehicle home charge point on the market. The brainchild of David Martell (founder and former CEO of Chargemaster), the new EVIOS One features an intuitive, jargon-free interface and smartphone app that allow users to configure the chare point to suit their needs and preferences – prioritising the price, sustainability, or speed of each charge. <br/><br/>From launch, the EVIOS One will be the only charge point that can be funded via interest-free monthly instalments, helping to make EV ownership a more viable option for more motorists. The EVIOS One is also the first unit of its kind to offer multi-user functionality and PIN-controlled access, making it a very practical real-world option for shared residential or business parking areas, or homes with more than one EV. <br/><br/>EVIOS is a British company. Components are sourced from within the UK wherever practicable, and the home charger is designed, assembled and shipped from EVIOS’s new premises in Bedfordshire. New customers can book an installation quickly and easily via the EVIOS website. For more information, visit www.myevios.com <br/><br/>Social links: <br/>David Martell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-martell-b1131227/<br/>EVIOS website: www.myevios.com <br/>EVIOS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evios_uk/ <br/>EVIOS on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/evios-plc/ <br/>EVIOS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQYXyN8tR95XqXekj9aJAAA <br/><br/><br/>About Hyperion Cleantech Group:<br/>Hyperion Cleantech Group is the holding company for businesses focused exclusively in cleantech talent acquisition, retention, leadership development. working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. We work across EMEA and NORAM, with teams based in the UK, Germany and the US.<br/><br/>Hyperion Executive Search is a retained search firm operating at Board, NED, C-Suite, VP and Heads of… level www.hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>Fully Charged Recruitment is a contingent recruitment firm operating in the Mid/Senior level. www.fullychargedrecruitment.com <br/><br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/>instagrid - Portable Power for Professionals<br/>ESFORIN: Marktführer für Flexibilitätsvermarktung von Strom<br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your su</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Serial entrepreneur David Martell founded and floated a business, then founded and sold a business ($170m) to BP, now he’s at it again, founding Home EV Charging company EVIOS. David started his first emobility business ‘Chargemaster’ in 2008; how many EVs on the road then?  We discuss capital, profitability, fundraising, and of course EV Charging. Enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>About David Martell: <br/>David Martell, Chief Executive of EVIOS and Andersen EV, was an advisor on EV infrastructure to the Department for Transport from 1995 to 2000. He was the founder and CEO of Chargemaster, which went on to become the UK’s largest EV charging network and was acquired by BP in 2018.<br/><br/>He has unrivalled experience and knowledge of the EV sector in the UK – with extensive contacts within car manufacturers, energy suppliers, established infrastructure businesses, local authorities, installers and component suppliers. <br/><br/>David has created a highly capable management team at EVIOS, with combined EV industry experience of over 25 years. The Andersen business was acquired by EVIOS Plc in October 2022. The two businesses will continue to operate independently.<br/><br/>About EVIOS:<br/>EVIOS is a newly formed British company that manufactures the smartest electric vehicle home charge point on the market. The brainchild of David Martell (founder and former CEO of Chargemaster), the new EVIOS One features an intuitive, jargon-free interface and smartphone app that allow users to configure the chare point to suit their needs and preferences – prioritising the price, sustainability, or speed of each charge. <br/><br/>From launch, the EVIOS One will be the only charge point that can be funded via interest-free monthly instalments, helping to make EV ownership a more viable option for more motorists. The EVIOS One is also the first unit of its kind to offer multi-user functionality and PIN-controlled access, making it a very practical real-world option for shared residential or business parking areas, or homes with more than one EV. <br/><br/>EVIOS is a British company. Components are sourced from within the UK wherever practicable, and the home charger is designed, assembled and shipped from EVIOS’s new premises in Bedfordshire. New customers can book an installation quickly and easily via the EVIOS website. For more information, visit www.myevios.com <br/><br/>Social links: <br/>David Martell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-martell-b1131227/<br/>EVIOS website: www.myevios.com <br/>EVIOS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evios_uk/ <br/>EVIOS on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/evios-plc/ <br/>EVIOS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQYXyN8tR95XqXekj9aJAAA <br/><br/><br/>About Hyperion Cleantech Group:<br/>Hyperion Cleantech Group is the holding company for businesses focused exclusively in cleantech talent acquisition, retention, leadership development. working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. We work across EMEA and NORAM, with teams based in the UK, Germany and the US.<br/><br/>Hyperion Executive Search is a retained search firm operating at Board, NED, C-Suite, VP and Heads of… level www.hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>Fully Charged Recruitment is a contingent recruitment firm operating in the Mid/Senior level. www.fullychargedrecruitment.com <br/><br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/>instagrid - Portable Power for Professionals<br/>ESFORIN: Marktführer für Flexibilitätsvermarktung von Strom<br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your su</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #106 - Mike O&#39;Kronley - Ascend Elements</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Batteries, glorious batteries. With the exponential growth of battery demand for both electric vehicles, and grid storage, we’re already seeing resource challenges as mining and supply of materials tries to ramp up with this demand.  Given batteries are lasting in EV’s far longer than many expected, I thought large scale recycling of batteries was some time away, but it isn’t for an interesting reason, and it’s not to do with end of life batteries. Take a listen to w...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Batteries, glorious batteries. With the exponential growth of battery demand for both electric vehicles, and grid storage, we’re already seeing resource challenges as mining and supply of materials tries to ramp up with this demand.  Given batteries are lasting in EV’s far longer than many expected, I thought large scale recycling of batteries was some time away, but it isn’t for an interesting reason, and it’s not to do with end of life batteries. Take a listen to what, and enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>About Mike O’Kronley: <br/>Michael O’Kronley was named CEO of Ascend Elements in March 2020 and has served on the company&apos;s board since 2017. Before Ascend Elements, he was Head of Corporate Strategy at A123 Systems. He has worked in the automotive and EV battery industries for over 25 years with previous business development, operations and engineering roles at Metaldyne Corp. and Robert Bosch. He holds bachelor&apos;s and master&apos;s degrees in Engineering from the University of Michigan.<br/><br/>About Ascend Elements:<br/>Based in Westborough, Mass., Ascend Elements is revolutionising the production of lithium-ion battery materials by establishing a clean and sustainable supply chain using recycled feedstock. Its patented Hydro-to-Cathode™ technology directly synthesises new cathode active materials from spent lithium-ion cells more efficiently than traditional methods, resulting in reduced cost, improved performance, and lowered GHG emissions. With fewer batteries going to landfill and a cleaner manufacturing process, Ascend Elements is taking the lithium-ion battery industry to a higher level with a truly sustainable, closed-loop battery economy.<br/><br/>Social links: <br/>Mike O’Kronley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-o-kronley-32173715/ <br/>Ascend Elements website: https://ascendelements.com/ <br/>Ascend Elements on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AscendElements <br/>Ascend Elements on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/battery-resourcers/ <br/><br/><br/>About Hyperion Cleantech Group:<br/>Hyperion Cleantech Group is the holding company for businesses focused exclusively in cleantech talent acquisition, retention, leadership development. working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. We work across EMEA and NORAM, with teams based in the UK, Germany and the US.<br/><br/>Hyperion Executive Search is a retained search firm operating at Board, NED, C-Suite, VP and Heads of… level www.hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>Fully Charged Recruitment is a contingent recruitment firm operating in the Mid/Senior level. www.fullychargedrecruitment.com <br/><br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/>instagrid - Portable Power for Professionals<br/>ESFORIN: Marktführer für Flexibilitätsvermarktung von Strom<br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Batteries, glorious batteries. With the exponential growth of battery demand for both electric vehicles, and grid storage, we’re already seeing resource challenges as mining and supply of materials tries to ramp up with this demand.  Given batteries are lasting in EV’s far longer than many expected, I thought large scale recycling of batteries was some time away, but it isn’t for an interesting reason, and it’s not to do with end of life batteries. Take a listen to what, and enjoy the episode.<br/><br/>About Mike O’Kronley: <br/>Michael O’Kronley was named CEO of Ascend Elements in March 2020 and has served on the company&apos;s board since 2017. Before Ascend Elements, he was Head of Corporate Strategy at A123 Systems. He has worked in the automotive and EV battery industries for over 25 years with previous business development, operations and engineering roles at Metaldyne Corp. and Robert Bosch. He holds bachelor&apos;s and master&apos;s degrees in Engineering from the University of Michigan.<br/><br/>About Ascend Elements:<br/>Based in Westborough, Mass., Ascend Elements is revolutionising the production of lithium-ion battery materials by establishing a clean and sustainable supply chain using recycled feedstock. Its patented Hydro-to-Cathode™ technology directly synthesises new cathode active materials from spent lithium-ion cells more efficiently than traditional methods, resulting in reduced cost, improved performance, and lowered GHG emissions. With fewer batteries going to landfill and a cleaner manufacturing process, Ascend Elements is taking the lithium-ion battery industry to a higher level with a truly sustainable, closed-loop battery economy.<br/><br/>Social links: <br/>Mike O’Kronley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-o-kronley-32173715/ <br/>Ascend Elements website: https://ascendelements.com/ <br/>Ascend Elements on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AscendElements <br/>Ascend Elements on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/battery-resourcers/ <br/><br/><br/>About Hyperion Cleantech Group:<br/>Hyperion Cleantech Group is the holding company for businesses focused exclusively in cleantech talent acquisition, retention, leadership development. working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. We work across EMEA and NORAM, with teams based in the UK, Germany and the US.<br/><br/>Hyperion Executive Search is a retained search firm operating at Board, NED, C-Suite, VP and Heads of… level www.hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>Fully Charged Recruitment is a contingent recruitment firm operating in the Mid/Senior level. www.fullychargedrecruitment.com <br/><br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/>instagrid - Portable Power for Professionals<br/>ESFORIN: Marktführer für Flexibilitätsvermarktung von Strom<br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #105 - Andreas Sedlmayr - instagrid</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders in Cleantech #105 - Andreas Sedlmayr - instagrid</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?  I first saw Instagrid pitch at an investor event about 3 years ago, and they blew me away. Such an obvious idea, but difficult to do, such a big problem that no one thinks about, but Andreas and his Co-founder Sebastian did, and they are now scaling like crazy.  If you like batteries, tools, buildings, or clean air, you’ll love this episode.  About Andreas Sedlmayr:   Andreas Sedlmayr is the Co-Founder and CEO of instagrid. Founded in 2018, instagrid is on a mi...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/><br/>I first saw Instagrid pitch at an investor event about 3 years ago, and they blew me away. Such an obvious idea, but difficult to do, such a big problem that no one thinks about, but Andreas and his Co-founder Sebastian did, and they are now scaling like crazy.  If you like batteries, tools, buildings, or clean air, you’ll love this episode.<br/><br/>About Andreas Sedlmayr: <br/><br/>Andreas Sedlmayr is the Co-Founder and CEO of instagrid. Founded in 2018, instagrid is on a mission to remove polluting combustion engines from mobile energy provision, helping to decarbonize a vast number of industry sectors with construction and infrastructure as lead markets. Prior to founding instagrid, Andreas worked at the German Corporation Robert Bosch GmbH in various positions along the entire product lifecycle of battery systems. Andreas holds a PhD in Materials Science from KIT.<br/><br/>About Instagrid<br/><br/>Instagrid is a provider of portable battery storage to simply create mobile power infrastructures.<br/>The start-up from Ludwigsburg was founded in 2018 by Dr. Sebastian Berning and Dr. Andreas<br/>Sedlmayr, who are the managing directors of the company. Instagrid has developed the world’s<br/>most advanced portable power pack to replace highly polluting petrol and diesel generators. The<br/>product offers simple, flexible and emission-free access to grid-like power for professionals on the<br/>move. Instagrids robust solution far exceeds the technical specifications and capabilities of what is<br/><br/>available on the market today. Compact and lightweight design, low operating costs and emissions-free, making it easier to work at temporary locations.<br/><br/>Social links: <br/><br/>Andreas Sedlmayr LinkedIn: (19) Andreas Sedlmayr | LinkedIn <br/><br/>Instagrid Website: Shop - instagrid<br/>Instagrid on Facebook: (4) instagrid | Facebook<br/>Instagrid on LinkedIn: (20) instagrid: Overview | LinkedIn <br/>Instagrid on Instagram: Instagridpower (@instagridpower) • Instagram photos and videos <br/><br/>About Hyperion Cleantech Group:<br/><br/>Hyperion Cleantech Group is the holding company for businesses focused exclusively in cleantech talent acquisition, retention, and leadership development. working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients, we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. We work across EMEA and NORAM, with teams based in the UK, Germany, and the US.<br/><br/>Hyperion Executive Search is a retained search firm operating at Board, NED, C-Suite, VP and Heads of… level www.hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>Fully Charged Recruitment is a contingent recruitment firm operating in the Mid/Senior level. www.fullychargedrecruitment.com <br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/><br/>The Coldest Winter, David Halberstan- The Coldest Winter: Amazon.co.uk: Halberstam: 9781509852116: Books<br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/><br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/><br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/><br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/>Chapters:<br/><br/>0:00 - Intro<br/>3:56 - The founding of Instagrid<br/>6:12 - The product<br/>12:37 - Solving the noise and air pollution problem<br/>15:22 - The start-up journey<br/>21:30 - Markets &amp; Customers<br/>26:33 - Entrepreneurship <br/>29:35 - The most rewarding aspects<br/>35:</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/><br/>I first saw Instagrid pitch at an investor event about 3 years ago, and they blew me away. Such an obvious idea, but difficult to do, such a big problem that no one thinks about, but Andreas and his Co-founder Sebastian did, and they are now scaling like crazy.  If you like batteries, tools, buildings, or clean air, you’ll love this episode.<br/><br/>About Andreas Sedlmayr: <br/><br/>Andreas Sedlmayr is the Co-Founder and CEO of instagrid. Founded in 2018, instagrid is on a mission to remove polluting combustion engines from mobile energy provision, helping to decarbonize a vast number of industry sectors with construction and infrastructure as lead markets. Prior to founding instagrid, Andreas worked at the German Corporation Robert Bosch GmbH in various positions along the entire product lifecycle of battery systems. Andreas holds a PhD in Materials Science from KIT.<br/><br/>About Instagrid<br/><br/>Instagrid is a provider of portable battery storage to simply create mobile power infrastructures.<br/>The start-up from Ludwigsburg was founded in 2018 by Dr. Sebastian Berning and Dr. Andreas<br/>Sedlmayr, who are the managing directors of the company. Instagrid has developed the world’s<br/>most advanced portable power pack to replace highly polluting petrol and diesel generators. The<br/>product offers simple, flexible and emission-free access to grid-like power for professionals on the<br/>move. Instagrids robust solution far exceeds the technical specifications and capabilities of what is<br/><br/>available on the market today. Compact and lightweight design, low operating costs and emissions-free, making it easier to work at temporary locations.<br/><br/>Social links: <br/><br/>Andreas Sedlmayr LinkedIn: (19) Andreas Sedlmayr | LinkedIn <br/><br/>Instagrid Website: Shop - instagrid<br/>Instagrid on Facebook: (4) instagrid | Facebook<br/>Instagrid on LinkedIn: (20) instagrid: Overview | LinkedIn <br/>Instagrid on Instagram: Instagridpower (@instagridpower) • Instagram photos and videos <br/><br/>About Hyperion Cleantech Group:<br/><br/>Hyperion Cleantech Group is the holding company for businesses focused exclusively in cleantech talent acquisition, retention, and leadership development. working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients, we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. We work across EMEA and NORAM, with teams based in the UK, Germany, and the US.<br/><br/>Hyperion Executive Search is a retained search firm operating at Board, NED, C-Suite, VP and Heads of… level www.hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>Fully Charged Recruitment is a contingent recruitment firm operating in the Mid/Senior level. www.fullychargedrecruitment.com <br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS HERE<br/><br/>The Coldest Winter, David Halberstan- The Coldest Winter: Amazon.co.uk: Halberstam: 9781509852116: Books<br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/><br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/><br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/><br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/<br/><br/>Chapters:<br/><br/>0:00 - Intro<br/>3:56 - The founding of Instagrid<br/>6:12 - The product<br/>12:37 - Solving the noise and air pollution problem<br/>15:22 - The start-up journey<br/>21:30 - Markets &amp; Customers<br/>26:33 - Entrepreneurship <br/>29:35 - The most rewarding aspects<br/>35:</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:author>David Hunt</itunes:author>
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    <itunes:title>Leaders in Cleantech #104 - Asif Ghafoor, Be.EV.</itunes:title>
    <title>Leaders in Cleantech #104 - Asif Ghafoor, Be.EV.</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about? Hot on the heels of their recent announcement of a £110m fundraise, I catch up with Be.EV CEO and Co-Founder Asif Ghafoor. We talk all things emobility, disruptive markets, fundraising, company culture, entrepreneur insanity and community-based EV charging hubs, and much more.   About Asif Ghafoor:  After 25 years working in UK infrastructure investment, Asif co-founded Be.EV to change the way public EV charging infrastructure is delivered: faster, fairer, roote...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Hot on the heels of their recent announcement of a £110m fundraise, I catch up with Be.EV CEO and Co-Founder Asif Ghafoor. We talk all things emobility, disruptive markets, fundraising, company culture, entrepreneur insanity and community-based EV charging hubs, and much more. <br/><br/>About Asif Ghafoor: <br/>After 25 years working in UK infrastructure investment, Asif co-founded Be.EV to change the way public EV charging infrastructure is delivered: faster, fairer, rooted in local communities and nice to look at. Today, Be.EV is the fastest-growing public EV charging network in the North. It has just won the backing of Octopus Energy Generation, who are investing up to £110m to dramatically scale the network and take it national. It’s Octopus’ first investment in EV charging - and comes with a target of delivering 1,000 new charge points by 2024.<br/><br/>About Be.EV.:<br/>Be.EV is the largest EV charging network across Greater Manchester, and is expanding at a rapid pace across the north of England in order to make charging simple, reliable, and effortless. They work closely with the communities in which they operate and were appointed by TfGM in 2019 to grow and maintain the city-region’s publicly owned EV charging network. This included a major upgrade of the existing network as well as the delivery of additional public and private funded chargers. Their mission is to give all drivers what they want: more chargers, in more places that they can access more easily and more cost-effectively.<br/><br/>Social links: <br/>Asif Ghafoor on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/asif-ghafoor-095486/ <br/>Be.EV. website: https://be-ev.co.uk/ <br/>Be.EV. on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BeEV_Charging <br/>Be.EV. on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/be-ev/ <br/>Be.EV. on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Be.EVchargingnetwork <br/><br/><br/>About Hyperion Cleantech Group:<br/>Hyperion Cleantech Group is the holding company for businesses focused exclusively in cleantech talent acquisition, retention, leadership development. working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. We work across EMEA and NORAM, with teams based in the UK, Germany and the US.<br/><br/>Hyperion Executive Search is a retained search firm operating at Board, NED, C-Suite, VP and Heads of… level www.hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>Fully Charged Recruitment is a contingent recruitment firm operating in the Mid/Senior level. www.fullychargedrecruitment.com <br/><br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s it all about?<br/>Hot on the heels of their recent announcement of a £110m fundraise, I catch up with Be.EV CEO and Co-Founder Asif Ghafoor. We talk all things emobility, disruptive markets, fundraising, company culture, entrepreneur insanity and community-based EV charging hubs, and much more. <br/><br/>About Asif Ghafoor: <br/>After 25 years working in UK infrastructure investment, Asif co-founded Be.EV to change the way public EV charging infrastructure is delivered: faster, fairer, rooted in local communities and nice to look at. Today, Be.EV is the fastest-growing public EV charging network in the North. It has just won the backing of Octopus Energy Generation, who are investing up to £110m to dramatically scale the network and take it national. It’s Octopus’ first investment in EV charging - and comes with a target of delivering 1,000 new charge points by 2024.<br/><br/>About Be.EV.:<br/>Be.EV is the largest EV charging network across Greater Manchester, and is expanding at a rapid pace across the north of England in order to make charging simple, reliable, and effortless. They work closely with the communities in which they operate and were appointed by TfGM in 2019 to grow and maintain the city-region’s publicly owned EV charging network. This included a major upgrade of the existing network as well as the delivery of additional public and private funded chargers. Their mission is to give all drivers what they want: more chargers, in more places that they can access more easily and more cost-effectively.<br/><br/>Social links: <br/>Asif Ghafoor on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/asif-ghafoor-095486/ <br/>Be.EV. website: https://be-ev.co.uk/ <br/>Be.EV. on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BeEV_Charging <br/>Be.EV. on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/be-ev/ <br/>Be.EV. on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Be.EVchargingnetwork <br/><br/><br/>About Hyperion Cleantech Group:<br/>Hyperion Cleantech Group is the holding company for businesses focused exclusively in cleantech talent acquisition, retention, leadership development. working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. We work across EMEA and NORAM, with teams based in the UK, Germany and the US.<br/><br/>Hyperion Executive Search is a retained search firm operating at Board, NED, C-Suite, VP and Heads of… level www.hyperionsearch.com <br/><br/>Fully Charged Recruitment is a contingent recruitment firm operating in the Mid/Senior level. www.fullychargedrecruitment.com <br/><br/><br/>Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe<br/>I&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. <br/>If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.<br/>Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader<br/>Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide<br/>Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Alex Bazhinov – Lumin</itunes:title>
    <title>Alex Bazhinov – Lumin</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I love this stuff!! Smart grids for the home, community and beyond. I also love when entrepreneurs from a fossil fuel, or ‘dirty’ world see the light and create great cleantech businesses. Never has energy been a bigger topic in the average household. The silver lining in the present energy and inflation crisis is that cleantech solutions make even more financial sense, as well as reducing carbon emissions. I talk to Alex about his business, his technology and the future o...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I love this stuff!! Smart grids for the home, community and beyond. I also love when entrepreneurs from a fossil fuel, or ‘dirty’ world see the light and create great cleantech businesses. Never has energy been a bigger topic in the average household. The silver lining in the present energy and inflation crisis is that cleantech solutions make even more financial sense, as well as reducing carbon emissions. I talk to Alex about his business, his technology and the future of the Grid.About Alex Bazhinov: An inventor and entrepreneur, Alex is driven by the vision of the energy grid that encompasses the many distributed energy resources. He had the idea for Lumin while tending to his first start up, DreamPower, which he founded at the University of Virginia’s iLab while earning his graduate degree at UVA’s Darden School of Business. Alex hails from Moscow, Russia, where he held senior finance positions in global firms–spending six years at Norilsk Nickel, the world’s largest nickel and palladium producer, and as CFO at the global manufacturing conglomerate, Sandvik.Alex’s passion for a business challenge is aligned with his concern for the planet, having witnessed first-hand the negative impact of fossil fuel production around the world. When not chasing patents, Alex is busy at home with three young children and looks forward to his next sailing trip with his wife and first mates in training.About Lumin:Lumin® is the pioneer and market leader for responsive load management, adding exceptional value to residential microgrids by balancing home energy supply and demand. Lumin helps homeowners automatically or manually control their personal microgrid and enhance and protect their investment in solar PV and energy storage.Social links: Alex Bazhinov on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/alexanderbazhinovLumin website: https://www.luminsmart.com/Lumin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/luminsmartLumin on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/luminsmartLumin on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/luminsmart/About Hyperion Cleantech Group:Hyperion Cleantech Group is the holding company for businesses focused exclusively in cleantech talent acquisition, retention, leadership development. working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. We work across EMEA and NORAM, with teams based in the UK, Germany and the US.Hyperion Executive Search is a retained search firm operating at Board, NED, C-Suite, VP and Heads of… level www.hyperionsearch.com Fully Charged Recruitment is a contingent recruitment firm operating in the Mid/Senior level. www.fullychargedrecruitment.com Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I love this stuff!! Smart grids for the home, community and beyond. I also love when entrepreneurs from a fossil fuel, or ‘dirty’ world see the light and create great cleantech businesses. Never has energy been a bigger topic in the average household. The silver lining in the present energy and inflation crisis is that cleantech solutions make even more financial sense, as well as reducing carbon emissions. I talk to Alex about his business, his technology and the future of the Grid.About Alex Bazhinov: An inventor and entrepreneur, Alex is driven by the vision of the energy grid that encompasses the many distributed energy resources. He had the idea for Lumin while tending to his first start up, DreamPower, which he founded at the University of Virginia’s iLab while earning his graduate degree at UVA’s Darden School of Business. Alex hails from Moscow, Russia, where he held senior finance positions in global firms–spending six years at Norilsk Nickel, the world’s largest nickel and palladium producer, and as CFO at the global manufacturing conglomerate, Sandvik.Alex’s passion for a business challenge is aligned with his concern for the planet, having witnessed first-hand the negative impact of fossil fuel production around the world. When not chasing patents, Alex is busy at home with three young children and looks forward to his next sailing trip with his wife and first mates in training.About Lumin:Lumin® is the pioneer and market leader for responsive load management, adding exceptional value to residential microgrids by balancing home energy supply and demand. Lumin helps homeowners automatically or manually control their personal microgrid and enhance and protect their investment in solar PV and energy storage.Social links: Alex Bazhinov on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/alexanderbazhinovLumin website: https://www.luminsmart.com/Lumin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/luminsmartLumin on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/luminsmartLumin on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/luminsmart/About Hyperion Cleantech Group:Hyperion Cleantech Group is the holding company for businesses focused exclusively in cleantech talent acquisition, retention, leadership development. working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. We work across EMEA and NORAM, with teams based in the UK, Germany and the US.Hyperion Executive Search is a retained search firm operating at Board, NED, C-Suite, VP and Heads of… level www.hyperionsearch.com Fully Charged Recruitment is a contingent recruitment firm operating in the Mid/Senior level. www.fullychargedrecruitment.com Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Philipp Schröder – 1KOMMA5°</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Keeping the increase in global temperatures to below the 1.5 degrees agreed at the Paris climate change summit. My guest today, Philipp Schroeder has been instrumental in the growth of Tesla in Europe, the growth of Sonnen globally, and now throws his talent, connections and money into changing the landscape of last mile delivery of residential and small commercial solar, heat pumps, EV Charging infrastructure and energy supply. A big task, but already with much traction, ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Keeping the increase in global temperatures to below the 1.5 degrees agreed at the Paris climate change summit. My guest today, Philipp Schroeder has been instrumental in the growth of Tesla in Europe, the growth of Sonnen globally, and now throws his talent, connections and money into changing the landscape of last mile delivery of residential and small commercial solar, heat pumps, EV Charging infrastructure and energy supply. A big task, but already with much traction, and some big investment. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Philipp Schröder: As a former Country Director of Tesla Germany &amp; Austria and as Managing Director of Sonnen, Philipp was part of some of the most successful cleantech companies globally. Raised on an organic farm in northern Germany he now heads 1KOMMA5° as CEO, closed the largest CleanTech Series A in Europe in 2022 and is on track to deliver a vertically integrated one-stop-shop for solar, heat pump and electric charging for Europe.About 1KOMMA5°1KOMMA5° was founded in the summer of 2021 by entrepreneurs and industry experts with the aim of enabling people in Germany and Europe to lead a CO2-free life.This is implemented by providing technology for a decentralised, clean energy supply, mobility and heat, as well as intelligent energy management.1KOMMA5° participates in particularly innovative craft businesses in the fields of photovoltaics, electricity storage, charging infrastructure and heat pumps in order to strengthen regional crafts on the one hand and to enable high-quality advice and installation for customers on the other. In addition, 1KOMMA5° is working on the networking and control of decentralised generation systems with the aim of fully leveraging the potential of the decentralised energy transition. To this end, all installed systems are to become part of a central IOT system.Social links: Philipp Schröder LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipp-schr%C3%B6der-b94b6576/ 1KOMMA5° Website: https://www.1komma5grad.com/de  1KOMMA5° on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1KOMMA5GRAD  1KOMMA5° on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1komma5grad/  1KOMMA5° on Instagram: 1KOMMA5° GmbH (@1komma5grad_com) • Instagram photos and videos 1KOMMA5° on Twitter: https://twitter.com/1KOMMA5GRAD About Hyperion Cleantech Group:Hyperion Cleantech Group is the holding company for businesses focused exclusively in cleantech talent acquisition, retention, leadership development. working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. We work across EMEA and NORAM, with teams based in the UK, Germany and the US.Hyperion Executive Search is a retained search firm operating at Board, NED, C-Suite, VP and Heads of… level www.hyperionsearch.com Fully Charged Recruitment is a contingent recruitment firm operating in the Mid/Senior level. www.fullychargedrecruitment.com EPISODE LINKS HERE1KOMMA5° (1komma5grad.com)ECO22 Berlin: Philipp Schröder pitches 1KOMMA5° - YouTubeFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Keeping the increase in global temperatures to below the 1.5 degrees agreed at the Paris climate change summit. My guest today, Philipp Schroeder has been instrumental in the growth of Tesla in Europe, the growth of Sonnen globally, and now throws his talent, connections and money into changing the landscape of last mile delivery of residential and small commercial solar, heat pumps, EV Charging infrastructure and energy supply. A big task, but already with much traction, and some big investment. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Philipp Schröder: As a former Country Director of Tesla Germany &amp; Austria and as Managing Director of Sonnen, Philipp was part of some of the most successful cleantech companies globally. Raised on an organic farm in northern Germany he now heads 1KOMMA5° as CEO, closed the largest CleanTech Series A in Europe in 2022 and is on track to deliver a vertically integrated one-stop-shop for solar, heat pump and electric charging for Europe.About 1KOMMA5°1KOMMA5° was founded in the summer of 2021 by entrepreneurs and industry experts with the aim of enabling people in Germany and Europe to lead a CO2-free life.This is implemented by providing technology for a decentralised, clean energy supply, mobility and heat, as well as intelligent energy management.1KOMMA5° participates in particularly innovative craft businesses in the fields of photovoltaics, electricity storage, charging infrastructure and heat pumps in order to strengthen regional crafts on the one hand and to enable high-quality advice and installation for customers on the other. In addition, 1KOMMA5° is working on the networking and control of decentralised generation systems with the aim of fully leveraging the potential of the decentralised energy transition. To this end, all installed systems are to become part of a central IOT system.Social links: Philipp Schröder LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipp-schr%C3%B6der-b94b6576/ 1KOMMA5° Website: https://www.1komma5grad.com/de  1KOMMA5° on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1KOMMA5GRAD  1KOMMA5° on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1komma5grad/  1KOMMA5° on Instagram: 1KOMMA5° GmbH (@1komma5grad_com) • Instagram photos and videos 1KOMMA5° on Twitter: https://twitter.com/1KOMMA5GRAD About Hyperion Cleantech Group:Hyperion Cleantech Group is the holding company for businesses focused exclusively in cleantech talent acquisition, retention, leadership development. working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. We work across EMEA and NORAM, with teams based in the UK, Germany and the US.Hyperion Executive Search is a retained search firm operating at Board, NED, C-Suite, VP and Heads of… level www.hyperionsearch.com Fully Charged Recruitment is a contingent recruitment firm operating in the Mid/Senior level. www.fullychargedrecruitment.com EPISODE LINKS HERE1KOMMA5° (1komma5grad.com)ECO22 Berlin: Philipp Schröder pitches 1KOMMA5° - YouTubeFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2022 07:00:12 +0100</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Max Ter Horst – Rockstart</itunes:title>
    <title>Max Ter Horst – Rockstart</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Accelerators!  What are they, what do they do, and should you join one (if you are an early stage founder/entrepreneur).  I speak With Max Ter Horst, entrepreneur and Managing Partner at Rockstart cleantech accelerator about what they are all about, how they help, and what part an accelerator plays in the cleantech ecosystem. I also speak to a couple of founders who have been through the programm to get their thoughts.  Luuk Veeken, CEO and Founder of Dexter Energy Service...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Accelerators!  What are they, what do they do, and should you join one (if you are an early stage founder/entrepreneur).  I speak With Max Ter Horst, entrepreneur and Managing Partner at Rockstart cleantech accelerator about what they are all about, how they help, and what part an accelerator plays in the cleantech ecosystem. I also speak to a couple of founders who have been through the programm to get their thoughts.  Luuk Veeken, CEO and Founder of Dexter Energy Services, and Pedro Pinto, Co-Founder and CEO of Fibersail. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Max Ter Horst: Max is Managing Partner of Rockstart’s Energy Fund, offering early stage startups access to capital, market, expertise and community through a customized accelerator program and  follow-on investments up to series B.Max is Dutch and based in Amsterdam. He has been active in renewable energy since 2003, when he helped Essent (currently RWE) to establish their wind business in Germany. As Director at EWT, the largest Dutch wind turbine manufacturer, he was responsible for corporate finance, business development and strategy. Further, he was co-founder and CEO of e-kite, a Dutch start-up which developed kite power systems.Before entering the renewable energy sector, Max worked several years at McKinsey,  as Engagement Manager. He holds MSc degrees in Chemical Engineering at Delft University of Technology, Business Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam  and an MBA from INSEAD.About Rockstart:Rockstart is an early stage investor that empowers purpose-driven founders across three domains: Energy, AgriFood and Emerging Technologies. Rockstart Energy funds and empowers founders building scalable innovations leveraging emerging technologies and new business models, which are key to slowing down the pace of climate change. The fund was closed in 2022 at €27m.Rockstart has invested in more than 280 startups and its alumni value to date is more than $1bn. Rockstart is an international team of 45+ professionals dedicated to empowering purpose-driven founders to become scalable and drive positive change on a global scale. The company has offices in Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Bogota.Social links: Rockstart website: https://rockstart.com/Rockstart on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rockstartRockstart on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rockstart/Rockstart on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/RockstartAcceleratorRockstart on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rockstart/EPISODE LINKS Rockstart Energy Application Energy - Rockstart (99+) Luuk Veeken | LinkedIn(99+) Pedro Pinto | LinkedInFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Accelerators!  What are they, what do they do, and should you join one (if you are an early stage founder/entrepreneur).  I speak With Max Ter Horst, entrepreneur and Managing Partner at Rockstart cleantech accelerator about what they are all about, how they help, and what part an accelerator plays in the cleantech ecosystem. I also speak to a couple of founders who have been through the programm to get their thoughts.  Luuk Veeken, CEO and Founder of Dexter Energy Services, and Pedro Pinto, Co-Founder and CEO of Fibersail. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Max Ter Horst: Max is Managing Partner of Rockstart’s Energy Fund, offering early stage startups access to capital, market, expertise and community through a customized accelerator program and  follow-on investments up to series B.Max is Dutch and based in Amsterdam. He has been active in renewable energy since 2003, when he helped Essent (currently RWE) to establish their wind business in Germany. As Director at EWT, the largest Dutch wind turbine manufacturer, he was responsible for corporate finance, business development and strategy. Further, he was co-founder and CEO of e-kite, a Dutch start-up which developed kite power systems.Before entering the renewable energy sector, Max worked several years at McKinsey,  as Engagement Manager. He holds MSc degrees in Chemical Engineering at Delft University of Technology, Business Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam  and an MBA from INSEAD.About Rockstart:Rockstart is an early stage investor that empowers purpose-driven founders across three domains: Energy, AgriFood and Emerging Technologies. Rockstart Energy funds and empowers founders building scalable innovations leveraging emerging technologies and new business models, which are key to slowing down the pace of climate change. The fund was closed in 2022 at €27m.Rockstart has invested in more than 280 startups and its alumni value to date is more than $1bn. Rockstart is an international team of 45+ professionals dedicated to empowering purpose-driven founders to become scalable and drive positive change on a global scale. The company has offices in Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Bogota.Social links: Rockstart website: https://rockstart.com/Rockstart on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rockstartRockstart on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rockstart/Rockstart on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/RockstartAcceleratorRockstart on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rockstart/EPISODE LINKS Rockstart Energy Application Energy - Rockstart (99+) Luuk Veeken | LinkedIn(99+) Pedro Pinto | LinkedInFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2022 06:00:14 +0100</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Brendan P. Keegan, Merchants Fleet - 100</itunes:title>
    <title>Brendan P. Keegan, Merchants Fleet - 100</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?The electrification of Fleet transport, and more so about disruption and leading markets and businesses through change. There are so many challenges, but so many opportunities in our cleantech disruptions, and here I talk CEO and business Thought Leader Brendan Keegan about how his business is leading the electrification of fleets in North America.About Brendan P. KeeganBrendan P. Keegan is the Chairman, CEO &amp; President of Merchants Fleet, the fastest-growing FleetTech...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?The electrification of Fleet transport, and more so about disruption and leading markets and businesses through change. There are so many challenges, but so many opportunities in our cleantech disruptions, and here I talk CEO and business Thought Leader Brendan Keegan about how his business is leading the electrification of fleets in North America.About Brendan P. KeeganBrendan P. Keegan is the Chairman, CEO &amp; President of Merchants Fleet, the fastest-growing FleetTech company in North America. Keegan is an award-winning 6-time president and chief executive officer, having raised nearly $5.0B in capital and returned over $10.0B to investors. With a background in the financial services, technology and professional service industries, Keegan has led companies ranging from 500 to 10,000 employees. He started his career at EDS as a systems engineer; there, Keegan progressed through the ranks rapidly, becoming the youngest Chief Sales Officer at a Fortune 100 company. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, MBA from George Washington University, and Executive Certificates from Harvard, Columbia, UPenn, MIT, Yale and the University of Chicago.About Merchants FleetMerchants Fleet® is the fastest growing fleet management company in North America, providing flexible funding and service options for organizations that leverage vehicles to run their operations. Merchants offer comprehensive &amp; customizable fleet solutions, serving as a single source for all vehicle needs. Their programs range from long-term leases to monthly rentals, including unique options such as rent-to-lease and own-to-lease. With over 160,000 managed vehicles nationwide, their team of experts have experience working with nearly every industry, from corporate fleets to last mile delivery to franchise systems, offering the most high-touch service and innovative experience across the industry. Merchants Fleet is headquartered in Hooksett, New Hampshire, and its Innovation Center is located in the Chicago, Illinois area. About Hyperion Cleantech GroupHyperion Cleantech Group is the holding company for businesses focused exclusively in cleantech talent acquisition, retention, leadership development. working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. We work across EMEA and NORAM, with teams based in the UK, Germany and the US.Hyperion Executive Search is a retained search firm operating at Board, NED, C-Suite, VP and Heads of… level www.hyperionsearch.com Fully Charged Recruitment is a contingent recruitment firm operating in the Mid/Senior level. www.fullychargedrecruitment.com]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?The electrification of Fleet transport, and more so about disruption and leading markets and businesses through change. There are so many challenges, but so many opportunities in our cleantech disruptions, and here I talk CEO and business Thought Leader Brendan Keegan about how his business is leading the electrification of fleets in North America.About Brendan P. KeeganBrendan P. Keegan is the Chairman, CEO &amp; President of Merchants Fleet, the fastest-growing FleetTech company in North America. Keegan is an award-winning 6-time president and chief executive officer, having raised nearly $5.0B in capital and returned over $10.0B to investors. With a background in the financial services, technology and professional service industries, Keegan has led companies ranging from 500 to 10,000 employees. He started his career at EDS as a systems engineer; there, Keegan progressed through the ranks rapidly, becoming the youngest Chief Sales Officer at a Fortune 100 company. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, MBA from George Washington University, and Executive Certificates from Harvard, Columbia, UPenn, MIT, Yale and the University of Chicago.About Merchants FleetMerchants Fleet® is the fastest growing fleet management company in North America, providing flexible funding and service options for organizations that leverage vehicles to run their operations. Merchants offer comprehensive &amp; customizable fleet solutions, serving as a single source for all vehicle needs. Their programs range from long-term leases to monthly rentals, including unique options such as rent-to-lease and own-to-lease. With over 160,000 managed vehicles nationwide, their team of experts have experience working with nearly every industry, from corporate fleets to last mile delivery to franchise systems, offering the most high-touch service and innovative experience across the industry. Merchants Fleet is headquartered in Hooksett, New Hampshire, and its Innovation Center is located in the Chicago, Illinois area. About Hyperion Cleantech GroupHyperion Cleantech Group is the holding company for businesses focused exclusively in cleantech talent acquisition, retention, leadership development. working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. We work across EMEA and NORAM, with teams based in the UK, Germany and the US.Hyperion Executive Search is a retained search firm operating at Board, NED, C-Suite, VP and Heads of… level www.hyperionsearch.com Fully Charged Recruitment is a contingent recruitment firm operating in the Mid/Senior level. www.fullychargedrecruitment.com]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2022 06:00:20 +0100</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Laurin Hahn, Sono Motors – 99</itunes:title>
    <title>Laurin Hahn, Sono Motors – 99</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?An affordable solar powered car! And so much more. Laurin Hahn is a founder and entrepreneur with a vision to see solar power on every vehicle, as a way to remove reliance on fossil fuels. It’s been an inspiring journey that I have been watching for many years from afar.  We also talk about growth, leadership, values and the road from crowdfunding to IPO. And a lot more. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Laurin Hahn: Laurin Hahn is co-founder and Chief Executive Offi...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?An affordable solar powered car! And so much more. Laurin Hahn is a founder and entrepreneur with a vision to see solar power on every vehicle, as a way to remove reliance on fossil fuels. It’s been an inspiring journey that I have been watching for many years from afar.  We also talk about growth, leadership, values and the road from crowdfunding to IPO. And a lot more. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Laurin Hahn: Laurin Hahn is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sono Motors. Driven by the ambition of realizing system change, he decided to stop his studies in Electrical Engineering and to fully dedicate to the development of an efficient, affordable electric vehicle, suitable for everyday use and whose battery can be additionally charged by the sun – the Sion. Based on this project and the vision of a sustainable mobility concept independent of fossil fuels, Sono Motors GmbH was founded in 2016 by Laurin Hahn, Jona Christians, and Navina Pernsteiner. Since 2021, the company has no longer focused solely on the development of the Sion, but has expanded its business field to include the sale and licensing of the company‘s own solar technology. In the same year, Laurin, along with Jona, successfully launched Sono Motors on the US tech exchange Nasdaq under the ticker symbol SEV. In addition to his role at Sono, Laurin Hahn is also a member of the Entrepreneurs for Future. In 2020, Sono Motors and its founders were awarded as number one of the Most Innovative Start-ups in Mobility by Forbes. He has been selected for Business Punk magazine‘s Watchlist 2022. In the same year, Capital selected Sono Motors as one of Germany‘s most innovative companies. Laurin was also nominated by the German Startups Association as Founder of the Year 2022.About Sono MotorsSono Motors (NASDAQ:SEV) is pioneering solar mobility with Sion, the world&apos;s first commercially-available solar-electric passenger vehicle (SEV), as well as a portfolio of integrated solar technologies. Backed by a strong global community, Sono Motors has amassed more than 18,000 reservations for the Sion, which will be commercially available in Europe in 2023. Sono&apos;s licensed solar technology can be seamlessly integrated into a variety of vehicles — including buses, trucks, trailers, and more — to dramatically extend range, reduce fuel costs, and further reduce total carbon footprintSocial linksLaurin Hahn on LinkedIn: Laurin Hahn | LinkedInSono Motors website: Driven by the Sun | Sono MotorsSono Motors on Twitter: Sono Motors (@SonoMotors) / TwitterSono Motors on Instagram: Sono Motors (@sono_motors) • Instagram photos and videosSono Motors on YouTube: Sono Motors - YouTubeSono Motors on Linked In: Sono Motors: Overview | LinkedInEPISODE LINKS Sono Story on YouTube- (German with subtitles- https://youtu.be/coWTfPv_ZWA Sono Motors Sion | Fully Charged  https://youtu.be/U5LKU6bWScc Sapiens A Graphic History, Volume 1: The Birth of Humankind Sapiens A Graphic History, Volume 1: The Birth of Humankind (Sapiens, 1): Amazon.co.uk: Harari, Yuval Noah, Vandermeulen, David, Casanave, Daniel: 9781787332812: Books Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage in Human Consciousness Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage in Human Consciousness: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness: Amazon.co.uk: Laloux, Frederic: 9782960133509: Books]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?An affordable solar powered car! And so much more. Laurin Hahn is a founder and entrepreneur with a vision to see solar power on every vehicle, as a way to remove reliance on fossil fuels. It’s been an inspiring journey that I have been watching for many years from afar.  We also talk about growth, leadership, values and the road from crowdfunding to IPO. And a lot more. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Laurin Hahn: Laurin Hahn is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sono Motors. Driven by the ambition of realizing system change, he decided to stop his studies in Electrical Engineering and to fully dedicate to the development of an efficient, affordable electric vehicle, suitable for everyday use and whose battery can be additionally charged by the sun – the Sion. Based on this project and the vision of a sustainable mobility concept independent of fossil fuels, Sono Motors GmbH was founded in 2016 by Laurin Hahn, Jona Christians, and Navina Pernsteiner. Since 2021, the company has no longer focused solely on the development of the Sion, but has expanded its business field to include the sale and licensing of the company‘s own solar technology. In the same year, Laurin, along with Jona, successfully launched Sono Motors on the US tech exchange Nasdaq under the ticker symbol SEV. In addition to his role at Sono, Laurin Hahn is also a member of the Entrepreneurs for Future. In 2020, Sono Motors and its founders were awarded as number one of the Most Innovative Start-ups in Mobility by Forbes. He has been selected for Business Punk magazine‘s Watchlist 2022. In the same year, Capital selected Sono Motors as one of Germany‘s most innovative companies. Laurin was also nominated by the German Startups Association as Founder of the Year 2022.About Sono MotorsSono Motors (NASDAQ:SEV) is pioneering solar mobility with Sion, the world&apos;s first commercially-available solar-electric passenger vehicle (SEV), as well as a portfolio of integrated solar technologies. Backed by a strong global community, Sono Motors has amassed more than 18,000 reservations for the Sion, which will be commercially available in Europe in 2023. Sono&apos;s licensed solar technology can be seamlessly integrated into a variety of vehicles — including buses, trucks, trailers, and more — to dramatically extend range, reduce fuel costs, and further reduce total carbon footprintSocial linksLaurin Hahn on LinkedIn: Laurin Hahn | LinkedInSono Motors website: Driven by the Sun | Sono MotorsSono Motors on Twitter: Sono Motors (@SonoMotors) / TwitterSono Motors on Instagram: Sono Motors (@sono_motors) • Instagram photos and videosSono Motors on YouTube: Sono Motors - YouTubeSono Motors on Linked In: Sono Motors: Overview | LinkedInEPISODE LINKS Sono Story on YouTube- (German with subtitles- https://youtu.be/coWTfPv_ZWA Sono Motors Sion | Fully Charged  https://youtu.be/U5LKU6bWScc Sapiens A Graphic History, Volume 1: The Birth of Humankind Sapiens A Graphic History, Volume 1: The Birth of Humankind (Sapiens, 1): Amazon.co.uk: Harari, Yuval Noah, Vandermeulen, David, Casanave, Daniel: 9781787332812: Books Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage in Human Consciousness Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage in Human Consciousness: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness: Amazon.co.uk: Laloux, Frederic: 9782960133509: Books]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Anton Arts, SET Ventures – 98</itunes:title>
    <title>Anton Arts, SET Ventures – 98</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?The right people with the right ideas and the right money change the world. Impact investing is talked about a lot these days, but my guest this week has been making real impact through cleantech investments for many years. We talk about what makes an investable start-up or founding team, what areas of technology and disruptive business models are receiving investment, and same example companies from seed to exit. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Anton Arts: Anton A...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?The right people with the right ideas and the right money change the world. Impact investing is talked about a lot these days, but my guest this week has been making real impact through cleantech investments for many years. We talk about what makes an investable start-up or founding team, what areas of technology and disruptive business models are receiving investment, and same example companies from seed to exit. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Anton Arts: Anton Arts is a Managing Partner at SET Ventures since 2018. He is a board member of Green Eagle Solutions, ESFORIN, instagrid and GreenFlux (acquired by DKV). From 2010 until 2018, he was an independent advisor providing strategic advisory and corporate finance services to deeptech companies. Before that, Anton was a Partner at US firm New Venture Partners where he worked closely with the R&amp;D organizations of major European technology companies such as Philips to incubate and invest in spin-out transactions. Prior to NVP, Anton was a Partner at Gilde IT Fund, a leading international venture capital fund based in the Netherlands that he joined in 1997. His track record includes 20+ investments and exit transactions valued at &gt;€1B. He started his career at Uniface, a successful Dutch software company acquired by Compuware in 1994. Anton holds a degree in Business Administration from Nyenrode University.About SET VenturesSince 2007, Amsterdam-based SET Ventures has invested in digital technology for a carbon-free energy system by backing pioneering founders with capital, community, and insights. SET Ventures invests in companies with sustainable solutions and a strong digital DNA leading the systemic change of how energy is generated, distributed, stored, and consumed in sectors such as distributed infrastructure, energy retail, buildings, mobility, and industry as well as enabling technologies.Social links: Anton Arts on LinkedIn: (99+) Anton Arts | LinkedIn SET Ventures website: HOME - SET VenturesSET Ventures on Twitter: SET Ventures (@SET_Ventures) / TwitterSET Ventures on Linked In: (99+) SET Ventures: Overview | LinkedInAbout Hyperion Cleantech Group:Hyperion Cleantech Group is the holding company for businesses focused exclusively in cleantech talent acquisition, retention, leadership development. working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. We work across EMEA and NORAM, with teams based in the UK, Germany and the US.Hyperion Executive Search is a retained search firm operating at Board, NED, C-Suite, VP and Heads of… level www.hyperionsearch.com Fully Charged Recruitment is a contingent recruitment firm operating in the Mid/Senior level. www.fullychargedrecruitment.com EPISODE LINKS instagrid - Portable Power for ProfessionalsESFORIN: Marktführer für Flexibilitätsvermarktung von StromFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?The right people with the right ideas and the right money change the world. Impact investing is talked about a lot these days, but my guest this week has been making real impact through cleantech investments for many years. We talk about what makes an investable start-up or founding team, what areas of technology and disruptive business models are receiving investment, and same example companies from seed to exit. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Anton Arts: Anton Arts is a Managing Partner at SET Ventures since 2018. He is a board member of Green Eagle Solutions, ESFORIN, instagrid and GreenFlux (acquired by DKV). From 2010 until 2018, he was an independent advisor providing strategic advisory and corporate finance services to deeptech companies. Before that, Anton was a Partner at US firm New Venture Partners where he worked closely with the R&amp;D organizations of major European technology companies such as Philips to incubate and invest in spin-out transactions. Prior to NVP, Anton was a Partner at Gilde IT Fund, a leading international venture capital fund based in the Netherlands that he joined in 1997. His track record includes 20+ investments and exit transactions valued at &gt;€1B. He started his career at Uniface, a successful Dutch software company acquired by Compuware in 1994. Anton holds a degree in Business Administration from Nyenrode University.About SET VenturesSince 2007, Amsterdam-based SET Ventures has invested in digital technology for a carbon-free energy system by backing pioneering founders with capital, community, and insights. SET Ventures invests in companies with sustainable solutions and a strong digital DNA leading the systemic change of how energy is generated, distributed, stored, and consumed in sectors such as distributed infrastructure, energy retail, buildings, mobility, and industry as well as enabling technologies.Social links: Anton Arts on LinkedIn: (99+) Anton Arts | LinkedIn SET Ventures website: HOME - SET VenturesSET Ventures on Twitter: SET Ventures (@SET_Ventures) / TwitterSET Ventures on Linked In: (99+) SET Ventures: Overview | LinkedInAbout Hyperion Cleantech Group:Hyperion Cleantech Group is the holding company for businesses focused exclusively in cleantech talent acquisition, retention, leadership development. working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. We work across EMEA and NORAM, with teams based in the UK, Germany and the US.Hyperion Executive Search is a retained search firm operating at Board, NED, C-Suite, VP and Heads of… level www.hyperionsearch.com Fully Charged Recruitment is a contingent recruitment firm operating in the Mid/Senior level. www.fullychargedrecruitment.com EPISODE LINKS instagrid - Portable Power for ProfessionalsESFORIN: Marktführer für Flexibilitätsvermarktung von StromFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Aidan McClean, UFO Drive – 97</itunes:title>
    <title>Aidan McClean, UFO Drive – 97</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Disruption, I love cleantech disruption, and if ever there was a market that needed disruption it was car rental. On so many levels. And that is exactly what Aidan McClean has done. We talk about that, but also the transition from corporate to start-up life, the challenges of starting from scratch, fundraising, hiring, family life, EV and Clean Energy myths and host of other topics in this fascinating chat. My first podcast recorded in a Tesla Model 3 too.About Aidan McCle...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Disruption, I love cleantech disruption, and if ever there was a market that needed disruption it was car rental. On so many levels. And that is exactly what Aidan McClean has done. We talk about that, but also the transition from corporate to start-up life, the challenges of starting from scratch, fundraising, hiring, family life, EV and Clean Energy myths and host of other topics in this fascinating chat. My first podcast recorded in a Tesla Model 3 too.About Aidan McClean: Aidan McClean is an entrepreneur and clean technology investor who co-founded the world’s first all-digital all-electric car rental company, UFODRIVE. He is passionate about exposing the truths beyond the hype around the rise of electric vehicles. His extensive research led to him writing his explosive book ELECTRIC REVOLUTION, published in March 2022. A keen cyclist and outdoorsman, Aidan was not an early adopter or advocate for electric vehicles, or particularly aware of environmental matters. However, the more he researched air pollution, climate change and the impact of fossil fuel-powered vehicles, the more passionate he became about the role electric vehicles will play in averting the impending climate disaster.About UFO DriveAidan left behind a successful 25-year career in the financial services sector in 2017 to found UFODRIVE with his business partner and COO, Renaud Marquet. UFODRIVE was born out of a desire to help accelerate the move to clean mobility and a passion for great customer experience, guided by the following principles: easy booking; no queuing; no paperwork; great cars; transparent, all-inclusive, simple pricing; no confusing insurance options; no refuelling; and great value for money.McClean and Marquet set out to examine the car rental business in detail and understand what customers really want. In tandem they studied the coming revolution in electric cars. By combining the smartphone revolution with the coming electric car revolution, UFODRIVE has developed something unique. Its car rental location - the ‘UFO Landing Bay’ - is where customers can arrive and drive – all with just their smartphone. UFODRIVE now has 18 locations across 8 countries in Europe with many more opening, including in North America and beyond.In February 2022, UFODRIVE announced a $19m series A investment round, led by Hertz. Following blind-tests of the UFODRIVE platform, the global car rental giant had decided that it was the future of direct-to-car, contactless, electric car rental. Hertz will use the UFODRIVE Software as a Service (SaaS) platform for the end-to-end management of its new fleet.Social linksAidan McClean on LinkedIn: (99+) Aidan McClean | LinkedInAidan McClean on Twitter Aidan McClean (@AidanMcClean) / TwitterAidan McClean website: Aidan McCleanUFO Drive website: UFODRIVE | Radically Better Car Rental | Easy, Exciting &amp; ElectricUFO Drive on Twitter: UFODRIVE (@UFODriveTweets) / TwitterUFO Drive on Instagram: UFODRIVE - A Better Car Rental (@ufodrive) • Instagram photos and videosEPISODE LINKS ELECTRIC REVOLUTION: Myths &amp; Truths about Electric Vehicles and Climate Disaster ELECTRIC REVOLUTION: Myths &amp; Truths about Electric Vehicles and Climate Disaster: Amazon.co.uk: McClean, Aidan: 9789998790216: BooksFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Disruption, I love cleantech disruption, and if ever there was a market that needed disruption it was car rental. On so many levels. And that is exactly what Aidan McClean has done. We talk about that, but also the transition from corporate to start-up life, the challenges of starting from scratch, fundraising, hiring, family life, EV and Clean Energy myths and host of other topics in this fascinating chat. My first podcast recorded in a Tesla Model 3 too.About Aidan McClean: Aidan McClean is an entrepreneur and clean technology investor who co-founded the world’s first all-digital all-electric car rental company, UFODRIVE. He is passionate about exposing the truths beyond the hype around the rise of electric vehicles. His extensive research led to him writing his explosive book ELECTRIC REVOLUTION, published in March 2022. A keen cyclist and outdoorsman, Aidan was not an early adopter or advocate for electric vehicles, or particularly aware of environmental matters. However, the more he researched air pollution, climate change and the impact of fossil fuel-powered vehicles, the more passionate he became about the role electric vehicles will play in averting the impending climate disaster.About UFO DriveAidan left behind a successful 25-year career in the financial services sector in 2017 to found UFODRIVE with his business partner and COO, Renaud Marquet. UFODRIVE was born out of a desire to help accelerate the move to clean mobility and a passion for great customer experience, guided by the following principles: easy booking; no queuing; no paperwork; great cars; transparent, all-inclusive, simple pricing; no confusing insurance options; no refuelling; and great value for money.McClean and Marquet set out to examine the car rental business in detail and understand what customers really want. In tandem they studied the coming revolution in electric cars. By combining the smartphone revolution with the coming electric car revolution, UFODRIVE has developed something unique. Its car rental location - the ‘UFO Landing Bay’ - is where customers can arrive and drive – all with just their smartphone. UFODRIVE now has 18 locations across 8 countries in Europe with many more opening, including in North America and beyond.In February 2022, UFODRIVE announced a $19m series A investment round, led by Hertz. Following blind-tests of the UFODRIVE platform, the global car rental giant had decided that it was the future of direct-to-car, contactless, electric car rental. Hertz will use the UFODRIVE Software as a Service (SaaS) platform for the end-to-end management of its new fleet.Social linksAidan McClean on LinkedIn: (99+) Aidan McClean | LinkedInAidan McClean on Twitter Aidan McClean (@AidanMcClean) / TwitterAidan McClean website: Aidan McCleanUFO Drive website: UFODRIVE | Radically Better Car Rental | Easy, Exciting &amp; ElectricUFO Drive on Twitter: UFODRIVE (@UFODriveTweets) / TwitterUFO Drive on Instagram: UFODRIVE - A Better Car Rental (@ufodrive) • Instagram photos and videosEPISODE LINKS ELECTRIC REVOLUTION: Myths &amp; Truths about Electric Vehicles and Climate Disaster ELECTRIC REVOLUTION: Myths &amp; Truths about Electric Vehicles and Climate Disaster: Amazon.co.uk: McClean, Aidan: 9789998790216: BooksFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter.]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Janelle Wang, Acton – 96</itunes:title>
    <title>Janelle Wang, Acton – 96</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?eScooters, eBikes, last mile solutions and all things Micro-mobility. Great to see how design thinking and innovation applies not just to technology, but to company cultures and business models. This week I talk about the challenges and opportunities for micro-mobility and mobility as a service across cities in various parts of the world, and how building an innovative company culture has helped Acton grow rapidly and globally.About Janelle Wang: Co-Founder and CEO of...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?eScooters, eBikes, last mile solutions and all things Micro-mobility. Great to see how design thinking and innovation applies not just to technology, but to company cultures and business models. This week I talk about the challenges and opportunities for micro-mobility and mobility as a service across cities in various parts of the world, and how building an innovative company culture has helped Acton grow rapidly and globally.About Janelle Wang: Co-Founder and CEO of Acton, Janelle is a Designer turned Entrepreneur with 15 years of Strategic Planning, New Category Creation &amp; Design Thinking for Fortune 500s to Start Ups, bringing breakthrough Innovation and Sustainability to reality. She is leading the charge to help shape a new, more efficient, vibrant and livable urban environment. She holds 50+ patents in micromobility and sustainability solutions. Janelle has an M.S. in Industrial Design from Purdue University.Janelle was selected as one of “19 Influential Women In Mobility” in 2019, she was awarded Female CEO of the Year in 2016, and has been featured in WSJ, FastCompany, CNN, VOGUE, BBC, and more..About Acton:ACTON, headquartered in Silicon Valley, offers Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) solution packages from multimodal vehicles to advanced IoT to move people and goods efficiently &amp; intelligently. ACTON partners with automakers, cities, ride-share operators, and private property owners. Together, we make our cities better places to live.ACTON is unique in its range of mobility solutions on offer. ACTON has won numerous awards and has been featured in various media, internationally. ACTON creates excellence in riding dynamics, safety, serviceability, ease of use, design aesthetics, and sustainability. With over 100 patents, more than 100 cities globally, tens of millions of rides, ACTON is leading the way.Social links: Janelle Wang on LinkedIn: (61) Janelle Wang | LinkedInActon website: ACTON | Supercharging City 3.0 | CaliforniaActon on LinkedIn: (61) ACTON: Overview | LinkedInActon on Instagram: ACTON (@actonallday) • Instagram photos and videosAbout Hyperion Cleantech Group:Hyperion Cleantech Group is the holding company for businesses focused exclusively in cleantech talent acquisition, retention, leadership development. working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. We work across EMEA and NORAM, with teams based in the UK, Germany and the US.EPISODE LINKS Acton’s latest acquisition hints at the future of docked micromobility Acton’s latest acquisition hints at the future of docked micromobility – TechCrunchMade to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die: Chip Heath, Dan Heath: 8601410083830: Books: Amazon.comGood to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don&apos;t Amazon.com: Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don&apos;t (Audible Audio Edition): Jim Collins, Jim Collins, HarperAudio: Audible Books &amp; OriginalsFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?eScooters, eBikes, last mile solutions and all things Micro-mobility. Great to see how design thinking and innovation applies not just to technology, but to company cultures and business models. This week I talk about the challenges and opportunities for micro-mobility and mobility as a service across cities in various parts of the world, and how building an innovative company culture has helped Acton grow rapidly and globally.About Janelle Wang: Co-Founder and CEO of Acton, Janelle is a Designer turned Entrepreneur with 15 years of Strategic Planning, New Category Creation &amp; Design Thinking for Fortune 500s to Start Ups, bringing breakthrough Innovation and Sustainability to reality. She is leading the charge to help shape a new, more efficient, vibrant and livable urban environment. She holds 50+ patents in micromobility and sustainability solutions. Janelle has an M.S. in Industrial Design from Purdue University.Janelle was selected as one of “19 Influential Women In Mobility” in 2019, she was awarded Female CEO of the Year in 2016, and has been featured in WSJ, FastCompany, CNN, VOGUE, BBC, and more..About Acton:ACTON, headquartered in Silicon Valley, offers Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) solution packages from multimodal vehicles to advanced IoT to move people and goods efficiently &amp; intelligently. ACTON partners with automakers, cities, ride-share operators, and private property owners. Together, we make our cities better places to live.ACTON is unique in its range of mobility solutions on offer. ACTON has won numerous awards and has been featured in various media, internationally. ACTON creates excellence in riding dynamics, safety, serviceability, ease of use, design aesthetics, and sustainability. With over 100 patents, more than 100 cities globally, tens of millions of rides, ACTON is leading the way.Social links: Janelle Wang on LinkedIn: (61) Janelle Wang | LinkedInActon website: ACTON | Supercharging City 3.0 | CaliforniaActon on LinkedIn: (61) ACTON: Overview | LinkedInActon on Instagram: ACTON (@actonallday) • Instagram photos and videosAbout Hyperion Cleantech Group:Hyperion Cleantech Group is the holding company for businesses focused exclusively in cleantech talent acquisition, retention, leadership development. working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. We work across EMEA and NORAM, with teams based in the UK, Germany and the US.EPISODE LINKS Acton’s latest acquisition hints at the future of docked micromobility Acton’s latest acquisition hints at the future of docked micromobility – TechCrunchMade to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die: Chip Heath, Dan Heath: 8601410083830: Books: Amazon.comGood to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don&apos;t Amazon.com: Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don&apos;t (Audible Audio Edition): Jim Collins, Jim Collins, HarperAudio: Audible Books &amp; OriginalsFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Dr. Alex Ivanenko, HyPoint – 95</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Electric Flight!!  We had just before Christmas an episode on battery flight, we turn our attention again to fuel cell Hydrogen powered flight. This is one of the use cases in transport I do see hydrogen having a big part to play. I talk technology, timelines, talent, and territory ( I like alliteration!) with CEO and Co-Founder Alex Ivanenko of Hypoint, developing the powertrains for regional electrified aviation. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Dr. Alex Ivanenko:&nbsp...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Electric Flight!!  We had just before Christmas an episode on battery flight, we turn our attention again to fuel cell Hydrogen powered flight. This is one of the use cases in transport I do see hydrogen having a big part to play. I talk technology, timelines, talent, and territory ( I like alliteration!) with CEO and Co-Founder Alex Ivanenko of Hypoint, developing the powertrains for regional electrified aviation. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Dr. Alex Ivanenko: Dr. Alex Ivanenko is the co-founder and CEO of HyPoint, the NASA award-winning Silicon Valley startup pioneering air-cooled hydrogen fuel cell systems for aviation and urban air mobility. Prior to founding HyPoint, Alex held senior sales roles at both 3M Corp. (NYSE: MMM) and Owens Corning (NYSE: OC). He attended Saratov State Technical University, where he received his Bachelor&apos;s and Master&apos;s degrees, both in engineering, as well as a Ph.D. in electrochemistry. He splits his time between HyPoint locations in Menlo Park, California, and Sandwich, England.About HyPoint:HyPoint develops industry-leading hydrogen fuel cell systems for zero-emission aviation, aeronautics, and urban air mobility. Its NASA award-winning system features an innovative &quot;turbo&quot; air-cooling and oxygen supply system to deliver unprecedented energy density and specific power performance compared with existing battery and hydrogen fuel cell systems, dramatically increasing zero-emission aircraft operational time, utilization rate, and flight range at a lower total cost of ownership. HyPoint is backed by leading venture capital firms and has offices in Silicon Valley and the United Kingdom.Social links: Dr. Alex Ivanenko LinkedIn: HyPoint Website: HyPoint - we make zero emission air transport possible HyPoint on LinkedIn: (55) HyPoint: Overview | LinkedInHypoint on Twitter: HyPoint (@hypointinc) / TwitterAbout Hyperion Cleantech Group:Hyperion Cleantech Group is the holding company for businesses focused exclusively in cleantech talent acquisition, retention, leadership development. working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. We work across EMEA and NORAM, with teams based in the UK, Germany and the US.Hyperion Executive Search is a retained search firm operating at Board, NED, C-Suite, VP and Heads of… level www.hyperionsearch.com Fully Charged Recruitment is a contingent recruitment firm operating in the Mid/Senior level. www.fullychargedrecruitment.com EPISODE LINKSFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Electric Flight!!  We had just before Christmas an episode on battery flight, we turn our attention again to fuel cell Hydrogen powered flight. This is one of the use cases in transport I do see hydrogen having a big part to play. I talk technology, timelines, talent, and territory ( I like alliteration!) with CEO and Co-Founder Alex Ivanenko of Hypoint, developing the powertrains for regional electrified aviation. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Dr. Alex Ivanenko: Dr. Alex Ivanenko is the co-founder and CEO of HyPoint, the NASA award-winning Silicon Valley startup pioneering air-cooled hydrogen fuel cell systems for aviation and urban air mobility. Prior to founding HyPoint, Alex held senior sales roles at both 3M Corp. (NYSE: MMM) and Owens Corning (NYSE: OC). He attended Saratov State Technical University, where he received his Bachelor&apos;s and Master&apos;s degrees, both in engineering, as well as a Ph.D. in electrochemistry. He splits his time between HyPoint locations in Menlo Park, California, and Sandwich, England.About HyPoint:HyPoint develops industry-leading hydrogen fuel cell systems for zero-emission aviation, aeronautics, and urban air mobility. Its NASA award-winning system features an innovative &quot;turbo&quot; air-cooling and oxygen supply system to deliver unprecedented energy density and specific power performance compared with existing battery and hydrogen fuel cell systems, dramatically increasing zero-emission aircraft operational time, utilization rate, and flight range at a lower total cost of ownership. HyPoint is backed by leading venture capital firms and has offices in Silicon Valley and the United Kingdom.Social links: Dr. Alex Ivanenko LinkedIn: HyPoint Website: HyPoint - we make zero emission air transport possible HyPoint on LinkedIn: (55) HyPoint: Overview | LinkedInHypoint on Twitter: HyPoint (@hypointinc) / TwitterAbout Hyperion Cleantech Group:Hyperion Cleantech Group is the holding company for businesses focused exclusively in cleantech talent acquisition, retention, leadership development. working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. We work across EMEA and NORAM, with teams based in the UK, Germany and the US.Hyperion Executive Search is a retained search firm operating at Board, NED, C-Suite, VP and Heads of… level www.hyperionsearch.com Fully Charged Recruitment is a contingent recruitment firm operating in the Mid/Senior level. www.fullychargedrecruitment.com EPISODE LINKSFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Alex Gruzen, Witricity – 94</itunes:title>
    <title>Alex Gruzen, Witricity – 94</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Wireless charging!!  We accept this as obvious for our smart phones, but less so for cars and vehicles of all types, but it was a flat phone battery that inspired the technology behind wireless charging leader Wi-Tricity. I speak with CEO Alex Gruzen about the technology, applications, and how close we are to simply driving over a charge pad, walking away, and coming back to a full battery. It’s far closer than you may think.About Alex Gruzen: Alex Gruzen is the CEO o...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Wireless charging!!  We accept this as obvious for our smart phones, but less so for cars and vehicles of all types, but it was a flat phone battery that inspired the technology behind wireless charging leader Wi-Tricity. I speak with CEO Alex Gruzen about the technology, applications, and how close we are to simply driving over a charge pad, walking away, and coming back to a full battery. It’s far closer than you may think.About Alex Gruzen: Alex Gruzen is the CEO of WiTricity, the industry pioneer in wireless power transfer over distance and founder of electric vehicle wireless charging technology. Before WiTricity, Gruzen co-founded Texas-based Corsa Ventures, where he focused on building leading technology companies via early-stage investments. Prior to Corsa, he was the Senior Vice President of the Consumer and Small Medium Business Product Group at Dell, and previously led the company’s global notebook computer business. His experience spans product development, global sales and marketing, operations and growth through mergers and acquisitions, having also held leadership roles at Hewlett Packard, Compaq and Sony. Gruzen holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a S.M. and S.B. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).About Witricity:WiTricity is the global industry leader in wireless charging, powering a sustainable future of mobility that is electric and autonomous. WiTricity’s patented magnetic resonance technology is being incorporated into global automakers’ and Tier 1 suppliers’ EV roadmaps and is the foundation of major global standards developed to support wide-scale adoption. Advancements like dynamic charging of moving vehicles, and the charging of autonomous robots and vehicles without human intervention all depend on WiTricity technologyThe WiTricity Halo™ upgrade for electric vehicles will deliver 11 kW wireless charging, enabling a charge rate that provides up to 35-40 miles of driving range per hour of charging time, a speed and efficiency on par with today’s Level 2 AC plug-in chargers.WiTricity’s wireless EV charging technology has made it possible to charge the Genesis GV60 without a plug by simply parking and charging over the charging pad.FAW showcased its HongQi E-HS9 parking and charging autonomously built on WiTricity’s magnetic resonance wireless charging.Social links: Alex Gruzen LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-gruzen-b809a97/ Witricity on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WiTricity Witricity onTwitter: https://twitter.com/witricity Witricity on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/witricity-corporation Witricity on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/witricity Witricity on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WiTricityCorp Hyperion Executive Search is a retained search firm operating at Board, NED, C-Suite, VP and Heads of… level www.hyperionsearch.com Fully Charged Recruitment is a contingent recruitment firm operating in the Mid/Senior level. www.fullychargedrecruitment.com EPISODE LINKSThe Coldest Winter, David Halberstan- The Coldest Winter: Amazon.co.uk: Halberstam: 9781509852116: BooksFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Wireless charging!!  We accept this as obvious for our smart phones, but less so for cars and vehicles of all types, but it was a flat phone battery that inspired the technology behind wireless charging leader Wi-Tricity. I speak with CEO Alex Gruzen about the technology, applications, and how close we are to simply driving over a charge pad, walking away, and coming back to a full battery. It’s far closer than you may think.About Alex Gruzen: Alex Gruzen is the CEO of WiTricity, the industry pioneer in wireless power transfer over distance and founder of electric vehicle wireless charging technology. Before WiTricity, Gruzen co-founded Texas-based Corsa Ventures, where he focused on building leading technology companies via early-stage investments. Prior to Corsa, he was the Senior Vice President of the Consumer and Small Medium Business Product Group at Dell, and previously led the company’s global notebook computer business. His experience spans product development, global sales and marketing, operations and growth through mergers and acquisitions, having also held leadership roles at Hewlett Packard, Compaq and Sony. Gruzen holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a S.M. and S.B. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).About Witricity:WiTricity is the global industry leader in wireless charging, powering a sustainable future of mobility that is electric and autonomous. WiTricity’s patented magnetic resonance technology is being incorporated into global automakers’ and Tier 1 suppliers’ EV roadmaps and is the foundation of major global standards developed to support wide-scale adoption. Advancements like dynamic charging of moving vehicles, and the charging of autonomous robots and vehicles without human intervention all depend on WiTricity technologyThe WiTricity Halo™ upgrade for electric vehicles will deliver 11 kW wireless charging, enabling a charge rate that provides up to 35-40 miles of driving range per hour of charging time, a speed and efficiency on par with today’s Level 2 AC plug-in chargers.WiTricity’s wireless EV charging technology has made it possible to charge the Genesis GV60 without a plug by simply parking and charging over the charging pad.FAW showcased its HongQi E-HS9 parking and charging autonomously built on WiTricity’s magnetic resonance wireless charging.Social links: Alex Gruzen LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-gruzen-b809a97/ Witricity on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WiTricity Witricity onTwitter: https://twitter.com/witricity Witricity on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/witricity-corporation Witricity on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/witricity Witricity on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WiTricityCorp Hyperion Executive Search is a retained search firm operating at Board, NED, C-Suite, VP and Heads of… level www.hyperionsearch.com Fully Charged Recruitment is a contingent recruitment firm operating in the Mid/Senior level. www.fullychargedrecruitment.com EPISODE LINKSThe Coldest Winter, David Halberstan- The Coldest Winter: Amazon.co.uk: Halberstam: 9781509852116: BooksFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Duncan Grierson, Clim8 Invest – 93</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Never a more important time than to think about where you spend your time (working time) and where you put and spend your money. This week I speak to serial cleantech investor and entrepreneur Duncan Grierson about his new venture, Clim8 Invest, and cleantech/fintech company making ESG investing readily available and much more transparent. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Duncan GriersonDuncan  has 20 years as a cleantech entrepreneur and venture investor. He is now buil...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Never a more important time than to think about where you spend your time (working time) and where you put and spend your money. This week I speak to serial cleantech investor and entrepreneur Duncan Grierson about his new venture, Clim8 Invest, and cleantech/fintech company making ESG investing readily available and much more transparent. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Duncan GriersonDuncan  has 20 years as a cleantech entrepreneur and venture investor. He is now building another company with a big mission, Clim8, a fintech focused on investing into companies making an impact on climate change. As Founder CEO raised over £100m in venture capital from Goldman Sachs, Fidelity et al, built several cleantech companies in waste-to-biofuel, plastics recycling, solar battery storage, wind turbine composites and invested in many others especially in digital solutions for the energy transition. Winner of EY Entrepreneur of Year Cleantech award. Started in venture capital with top tier venture fund TCVC in London, Silicon Valley and Paris.About Clim8 InvestThe Clim8 platform provides a simple way to invest into a targeted portfolio of publicly listed companies that are already making an impact in tackling climate change. Sectors covered by Clim8 include clean energy, clean technology, sustainable food, smart mobility and recycling. They have raised £12 million in funding to continue extending the app, and their investors include Channel 4 Ventures and a venture capital fund backed by the British Business BankSocial linksDuncan Grierson LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncangrierson/ Clim8 Invest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clim8invest/ Clim8 Invest Twitter: https://twitter.com/clim8invest Clim8 Invest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clim8invest/ Clim8 Invest Website:  https://clim8invest.com/ About Hyperion Executive SearchHyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. We work across EMEA and NORAM, with teams based in the UK, Germany and the US.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08GKYJVL1/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0 Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Never a more important time than to think about where you spend your time (working time) and where you put and spend your money. This week I speak to serial cleantech investor and entrepreneur Duncan Grierson about his new venture, Clim8 Invest, and cleantech/fintech company making ESG investing readily available and much more transparent. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Duncan GriersonDuncan  has 20 years as a cleantech entrepreneur and venture investor. He is now building another company with a big mission, Clim8, a fintech focused on investing into companies making an impact on climate change. As Founder CEO raised over £100m in venture capital from Goldman Sachs, Fidelity et al, built several cleantech companies in waste-to-biofuel, plastics recycling, solar battery storage, wind turbine composites and invested in many others especially in digital solutions for the energy transition. Winner of EY Entrepreneur of Year Cleantech award. Started in venture capital with top tier venture fund TCVC in London, Silicon Valley and Paris.About Clim8 InvestThe Clim8 platform provides a simple way to invest into a targeted portfolio of publicly listed companies that are already making an impact in tackling climate change. Sectors covered by Clim8 include clean energy, clean technology, sustainable food, smart mobility and recycling. They have raised £12 million in funding to continue extending the app, and their investors include Channel 4 Ventures and a venture capital fund backed by the British Business BankSocial linksDuncan Grierson LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncangrierson/ Clim8 Invest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clim8invest/ Clim8 Invest Twitter: https://twitter.com/clim8invest Clim8 Invest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clim8invest/ Clim8 Invest Website:  https://clim8invest.com/ About Hyperion Executive SearchHyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. We work across EMEA and NORAM, with teams based in the UK, Germany and the US.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08GKYJVL1/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0 Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I love how Jeff and Dan have built Key Capture Energy to be a leading player in the utility scale energy storage sector since founding not many years ago. I first met and worked with Jeff Bishop three years ago, and we recorded one of the early episodes of the podcast. So much has changed in the business and the sector I wanted to share that journey, and Jeff’s thoughts and insights for energy storage for the next three to five years, and his insights into important leader...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I love how Jeff and Dan have built Key Capture Energy to be a leading player in the utility scale energy storage sector since founding not many years ago. I first met and worked with Jeff Bishop three years ago, and we recorded one of the early episodes of the podcast. So much has changed in the business and the sector I wanted to share that journey, and Jeff’s thoughts and insights for energy storage for the next three to five years, and his insights into important leadership and diversity challenges in the sector.About Jeff BishopJeff Bishop is a clean energy entrepreneur and a leader in the US energy transition, focusing on the intersection of finance, commercial, technology and policy. Jeff is the CEO and co-founder of Key Capture Energy, one of America’s largest owner/operators of stand-alone battery storage projects. Prior to founding Key Capture Energy, Jeff held senior positions at Brookfield Renewable and EDP Renewables – two of the largest renewable energy companies in the United States.  In these roles, he was responsible for financial analysis, corporate development, and market design -- focusing extensively on building new markets for renewable energy to compete in. Jeff got his start in renewable energy working for a wind energy developer in Morocco in 2002. Jeff has served on, and often led, the boards of clean energy advocacy organizations at the federal, regional, and state level -- including the Energy Storage Association, Renewable Energy Northeast, the Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition, the Maine Renewable Energy Association, and the Alliance for Clean Energy New York.Jeff holds a MBA from Chicago Booth and a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Rice University. He is currently on leave from his Masters in Electrical Engineering degree at the University of Utah. As a Thomas J. Watson Fellow, Jeff spent a year researching renewable energy failures in Uganda and Botswana. Jeff was a Forbes Thirty Under Thirty – Energy award winner in the program’s inaugural year in 2011.Jeff is a mediocre skier and a tenacious bicycle commuter (and includes in his public transportation advocacy a previous board membership at BikeHouston). Jeff and his partner, Boyu, live in Salt Lake City, Utah. Jeff is active in the broader LGBT equality movement; he served on the board for the Montrose Center, a non-profit empowering Houston’s LGBT community, as well as co-chaired the Rice University LGBT Alumni Association.Social linksJeff Bishop LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-bishop/ Key Capture Energy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/key-capture-energy/ Key Capture Energy Twitter: https://twitter.com/Key_Capture Key Capture Energy Website:  https://www.keycaptureenergy.com/ EPISODE LINKS The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho,  https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00U6SFUSS/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1451692293/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I love how Jeff and Dan have built Key Capture Energy to be a leading player in the utility scale energy storage sector since founding not many years ago. I first met and worked with Jeff Bishop three years ago, and we recorded one of the early episodes of the podcast. So much has changed in the business and the sector I wanted to share that journey, and Jeff’s thoughts and insights for energy storage for the next three to five years, and his insights into important leadership and diversity challenges in the sector.About Jeff BishopJeff Bishop is a clean energy entrepreneur and a leader in the US energy transition, focusing on the intersection of finance, commercial, technology and policy. Jeff is the CEO and co-founder of Key Capture Energy, one of America’s largest owner/operators of stand-alone battery storage projects. Prior to founding Key Capture Energy, Jeff held senior positions at Brookfield Renewable and EDP Renewables – two of the largest renewable energy companies in the United States.  In these roles, he was responsible for financial analysis, corporate development, and market design -- focusing extensively on building new markets for renewable energy to compete in. Jeff got his start in renewable energy working for a wind energy developer in Morocco in 2002. Jeff has served on, and often led, the boards of clean energy advocacy organizations at the federal, regional, and state level -- including the Energy Storage Association, Renewable Energy Northeast, the Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition, the Maine Renewable Energy Association, and the Alliance for Clean Energy New York.Jeff holds a MBA from Chicago Booth and a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Rice University. He is currently on leave from his Masters in Electrical Engineering degree at the University of Utah. As a Thomas J. Watson Fellow, Jeff spent a year researching renewable energy failures in Uganda and Botswana. Jeff was a Forbes Thirty Under Thirty – Energy award winner in the program’s inaugural year in 2011.Jeff is a mediocre skier and a tenacious bicycle commuter (and includes in his public transportation advocacy a previous board membership at BikeHouston). Jeff and his partner, Boyu, live in Salt Lake City, Utah. Jeff is active in the broader LGBT equality movement; he served on the board for the Montrose Center, a non-profit empowering Houston’s LGBT community, as well as co-chaired the Rice University LGBT Alumni Association.Social linksJeff Bishop LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-bishop/ Key Capture Energy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/key-capture-energy/ Key Capture Energy Twitter: https://twitter.com/Key_Capture Key Capture Energy Website:  https://www.keycaptureenergy.com/ EPISODE LINKS The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho,  https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00U6SFUSS/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1451692293/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Francis Wang, NanoGraf – 91</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[More energy dense, faster charging batteries. Batteries, or any energy storage of all natures, are so critical to the ongoing energy and mobility transitions. One of the areas that doesn’t get much thought, but is so critical, is material science, the materials which enable bigger, better, faster, more efficient batteries. This week I speak to Francis Wang, CEO of Nanograf. From PhD to entrepreneur and CEO, he has a great story to tell, and some superb insights into both the startup entrepren...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[More energy dense, faster charging batteries. Batteries, or any energy storage of all natures, are so critical to the ongoing energy and mobility transitions. One of the areas that doesn’t get much thought, but is so critical, is material science, the materials which enable bigger, better, faster, more efficient batteries. This week I speak to Francis Wang, CEO of Nanograf. From PhD to entrepreneur and CEO, he has a great story to tell, and some superb insights into both the startup entrepreneurial journey, and the whole battery industry. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Francis Wang: Francis serves as the Chief Executive Officer for NanoGraf Technologies, a leading advanced materials company in the energy storage space. He brings over 20 years of experience in technology innovation and commercialization in the energy storage and clean energy spaces. Prior to NanoGraf Technologies, Francis was a founder and Director of Energy Storage Center at the National Institute of Clean Energy in Beijing, China from 2010-2015. Francis’s experience in energy storage spans a range of magnitudes from very small (uW-mW) forms of storage for portable electronics and medical applications to very large (kW-MW) for transportation and the grid. He has held positions in some of the world&apos;s largest battery, consumer products and energy companies, including Duracell, Proctor &amp; Gamble, Gillette, Boston Scientific and the Shenhua Group. Francis received his Ph.D. in 1998 from the Department of Chemistry at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is the author of over 45 US and International patents, over 20 scientific publications and a recipient of the National Thousand Talents award in Energy Storage.About Nanograph:NanoGraf is an advanced battery material start-up and spinout of Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory whose novel silicon-graphene anode battery material enables a quantum leap in lithium-ion battery energy and power density. NanoGraf’s patented battery material enables longer-lasting, higher-energy, and higher-power, lithium-ion batteries for electronics ranging from consumer electronics to electric vehicles to grid-scale energy storage.Social links: Francis Wang LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francis-wang-3643273/ Nanograf LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sinode-llc/ Nanograf Twitter: https://twitter.com/NanoGrafTech Nanograf website: https://www.nanograf.com/  About Hyperion Executive Search:Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers, Ben Horowitz - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hard-Thing-About-Things-Building/dp/0062273205 Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[More energy dense, faster charging batteries. Batteries, or any energy storage of all natures, are so critical to the ongoing energy and mobility transitions. One of the areas that doesn’t get much thought, but is so critical, is material science, the materials which enable bigger, better, faster, more efficient batteries. This week I speak to Francis Wang, CEO of Nanograf. From PhD to entrepreneur and CEO, he has a great story to tell, and some superb insights into both the startup entrepreneurial journey, and the whole battery industry. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Francis Wang: Francis serves as the Chief Executive Officer for NanoGraf Technologies, a leading advanced materials company in the energy storage space. He brings over 20 years of experience in technology innovation and commercialization in the energy storage and clean energy spaces. Prior to NanoGraf Technologies, Francis was a founder and Director of Energy Storage Center at the National Institute of Clean Energy in Beijing, China from 2010-2015. Francis’s experience in energy storage spans a range of magnitudes from very small (uW-mW) forms of storage for portable electronics and medical applications to very large (kW-MW) for transportation and the grid. He has held positions in some of the world&apos;s largest battery, consumer products and energy companies, including Duracell, Proctor &amp; Gamble, Gillette, Boston Scientific and the Shenhua Group. Francis received his Ph.D. in 1998 from the Department of Chemistry at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is the author of over 45 US and International patents, over 20 scientific publications and a recipient of the National Thousand Talents award in Energy Storage.About Nanograph:NanoGraf is an advanced battery material start-up and spinout of Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory whose novel silicon-graphene anode battery material enables a quantum leap in lithium-ion battery energy and power density. NanoGraf’s patented battery material enables longer-lasting, higher-energy, and higher-power, lithium-ion batteries for electronics ranging from consumer electronics to electric vehicles to grid-scale energy storage.Social links: Francis Wang LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francis-wang-3643273/ Nanograf LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sinode-llc/ Nanograf Twitter: https://twitter.com/NanoGrafTech Nanograf website: https://www.nanograf.com/  About Hyperion Executive Search:Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers, Ben Horowitz - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hard-Thing-About-Things-Building/dp/0062273205 Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Stephen Fitzpatrick, Vertical Aerospace – 90</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?The electrification of transport continues at pace (literally and metaphorically), and one of the most interesting areas of growth, particularly for those who have to deal with high levels of local and regional road traffic congestion, is electric taxi’s. One of the leading pioneers in this sector is Vertical Aerospace. I was able to speak to founder and CEO Stephen Fitzpatrick ahead of his hot footing to New York to ring the bell on their NYSE public Listing on 16th Decem...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?The electrification of transport continues at pace (literally and metaphorically), and one of the most interesting areas of growth, particularly for those who have to deal with high levels of local and regional road traffic congestion, is electric taxi’s. One of the leading pioneers in this sector is Vertical Aerospace. I was able to speak to founder and CEO Stephen Fitzpatrick ahead of his hot footing to New York to ring the bell on their NYSE public Listing on 16th December. We talk disruption, electrification, innovation and of course entrepreneurship. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Stephen Fitzpatrick: Cleantech entrepreneur Stephen Fitzpatrick founded Vertical Aerospace in 2016, an electric aircraft company which is pioneering electric aviations. The Bristol, UK-based company has partnered with Microsoft, Rolls-Royce, Honeywell, GKN and Solvay to build one of the world’s most advanced electric VTOLs (vertical take-off and landing). Its VA-X4 aircraft will be capable of speeds of 200mph, a range of over 100miles, near silent when in flight and with zero operating emissions. Vertical has 1,350 conditional pre-orders of its aircraft for $5.4bn from the likes of American Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, Avolon and Bristow. The VA-X4 will be delivered to its customers, after certification, in 2024.Stephen is also the founder of OVO Energy, the UK’s largest independent energy company supplying British homes with 100% renewable energy. OVO hopes to decarbonise 5m British homes by 2030.About Vertical Aerospace:Vertical Aerospace is pioneering electric aviation. Over the past five years, Vertical has focused on building the most experienced and senior team in the eVTOL industry, who have over 1,700 combined years of engineering experience, and have certified and supported over 30 different civil and military aircraft and propulsion systems.  Vertical’s unrivalled top-tier partner ecosystem is expected to de-risk operational execution and its pathway to certification, allow for a lean cost structure and enable production at scale. Vertical has received conditional pre-orders for a total of up to 1,350 aircraft from American Airlines, Avolon, Bristow and Iberojet, which includes pre-order options from Virgin Atlantic and Marubeni, and in doing so, is creating multiple potential near term and actionable routes to market. In June 2021, Vertical Aerospace announced a SPAC merger with Broadstone Acquisition Corp (NYSE: BSN).Social linksStephen LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-fitzpatrick-9858bb9/  Vertical Aerospace LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vertical-aerospace-ltd/ Vertical Aerospace Twitter: https://twitter.com/VerticalAero Vertical Aerospace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/verticalaerospace/?hl=en Vertical Aerospace YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMrfQ2oH7u7IVG5z0mFlWXQ About Hyperion Executive SearchHyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKSHeathrow&apos;s flying taxis will shuttle passengers between UK cities for the price of an Uber in just four years&apos; time https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10123779/Heathrows-flying-taxis-shuttle-passengers-UK-cities.html Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeTwitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?The electrification of transport continues at pace (literally and metaphorically), and one of the most interesting areas of growth, particularly for those who have to deal with high levels of local and regional road traffic congestion, is electric taxi’s. One of the leading pioneers in this sector is Vertical Aerospace. I was able to speak to founder and CEO Stephen Fitzpatrick ahead of his hot footing to New York to ring the bell on their NYSE public Listing on 16th December. We talk disruption, electrification, innovation and of course entrepreneurship. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Stephen Fitzpatrick: Cleantech entrepreneur Stephen Fitzpatrick founded Vertical Aerospace in 2016, an electric aircraft company which is pioneering electric aviations. The Bristol, UK-based company has partnered with Microsoft, Rolls-Royce, Honeywell, GKN and Solvay to build one of the world’s most advanced electric VTOLs (vertical take-off and landing). Its VA-X4 aircraft will be capable of speeds of 200mph, a range of over 100miles, near silent when in flight and with zero operating emissions. Vertical has 1,350 conditional pre-orders of its aircraft for $5.4bn from the likes of American Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, Avolon and Bristow. The VA-X4 will be delivered to its customers, after certification, in 2024.Stephen is also the founder of OVO Energy, the UK’s largest independent energy company supplying British homes with 100% renewable energy. OVO hopes to decarbonise 5m British homes by 2030.About Vertical Aerospace:Vertical Aerospace is pioneering electric aviation. Over the past five years, Vertical has focused on building the most experienced and senior team in the eVTOL industry, who have over 1,700 combined years of engineering experience, and have certified and supported over 30 different civil and military aircraft and propulsion systems.  Vertical’s unrivalled top-tier partner ecosystem is expected to de-risk operational execution and its pathway to certification, allow for a lean cost structure and enable production at scale. Vertical has received conditional pre-orders for a total of up to 1,350 aircraft from American Airlines, Avolon, Bristow and Iberojet, which includes pre-order options from Virgin Atlantic and Marubeni, and in doing so, is creating multiple potential near term and actionable routes to market. In June 2021, Vertical Aerospace announced a SPAC merger with Broadstone Acquisition Corp (NYSE: BSN).Social linksStephen LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-fitzpatrick-9858bb9/  Vertical Aerospace LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vertical-aerospace-ltd/ Vertical Aerospace Twitter: https://twitter.com/VerticalAero Vertical Aerospace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/verticalaerospace/?hl=en Vertical Aerospace YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMrfQ2oH7u7IVG5z0mFlWXQ About Hyperion Executive SearchHyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKSHeathrow&apos;s flying taxis will shuttle passengers between UK cities for the price of an Uber in just four years&apos; time https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10123779/Heathrows-flying-taxis-shuttle-passengers-UK-cities.html Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeTwitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Doron Myersdorf, StoreDot – 89</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Extreme fast charging of electric vehicles! I love batteries, and cars, and of course electric vehicles, and I’ve been watching Storedot for some time, and how they are creating batteries that can charge a car fully in 5 minutes. Now I don’t mind a 30-40 minute charge whilst stopped at a service station, or trickle charging at home, but for some people it’s still a barrier to entry, and faster charging will remove another excuse for adoption, and make it easier for us all....]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Extreme fast charging of electric vehicles! I love batteries, and cars, and of course electric vehicles, and I’ve been watching Storedot for some time, and how they are creating batteries that can charge a car fully in 5 minutes. Now I don’t mind a 30-40 minute charge whilst stopped at a service station, or trickle charging at home, but for some people it’s still a barrier to entry, and faster charging will remove another excuse for adoption, and make it easier for us all. A great story of cross discipline research and collaboration. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Doron MyersdorfAs the CEO of StoreDot, Doron brings vast experience in business and technology management to StoreDot.  Prior to founding the company, he served as senior director of SanDisk SSD Business Unit (NASDAQ: SNDK), establishing and managing the division in Israel, building product strategy, marketing and business development, resulting in sales to leading laptop makers amounting to over $100M in revenue in under 3 years.Previously, he was VP Flash and Operations of systems, a flash memory global leader, where he managed strategic sourcing of $1B annually, resulting in annual revenue of over $1.5B. Doron’s diverse record also includes founder and CEO of InnerPresence, a Silicon Valley security software company, and co-founder and VP business development of Siftology, a pioneer in interactive media search.Earlier, as Partner at Tefen – Semiconductor Operations Management, Doron managed US West Coast operations, in charge of the design and setup of over 40 semiconductor, pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing facilities worldwide.Doron holds PhD in R&amp;D Management (1994), MSc in information systems (cum laude, 1991) and BSc in Industrial Engineering Management (cum laude, 1989) - all from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.About StoreDot:StoreDot is a pioneer and leader of extreme fast charging (XFC) batteries that overcome the critical barrier to mainstream EV adoption – range and charging anxiety. The company has revolutionized the conventional Li-ion battery by designing and synthesizing proprietary organic and inorganic compounds, making it possible to fully charge an EV in just five minutes – the same time it takes to refuel a conventional combustion engine vehicle. StoreDot’s battery technology is optimized for best driver experience with XFC in Li-ion batteries, as well as future technologies for extreme energy-density (XED).Social links: StoreDotWebsite: https://www.store-dot.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/storedot/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5ChQSDVUxSLokJjP42Wmqg Twitter: https://twitter.com/StoreDotLtd?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StoredotLtd/Doron MysersdorfTwitter: https://twitter.com/donush LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donush/ If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS  Storedot Scooter charge Demo. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYOsJTL72uYSolar and Storage Live - https://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/solar-storage-live/index.stm Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Extreme fast charging of electric vehicles! I love batteries, and cars, and of course electric vehicles, and I’ve been watching Storedot for some time, and how they are creating batteries that can charge a car fully in 5 minutes. Now I don’t mind a 30-40 minute charge whilst stopped at a service station, or trickle charging at home, but for some people it’s still a barrier to entry, and faster charging will remove another excuse for adoption, and make it easier for us all. A great story of cross discipline research and collaboration. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Doron MyersdorfAs the CEO of StoreDot, Doron brings vast experience in business and technology management to StoreDot.  Prior to founding the company, he served as senior director of SanDisk SSD Business Unit (NASDAQ: SNDK), establishing and managing the division in Israel, building product strategy, marketing and business development, resulting in sales to leading laptop makers amounting to over $100M in revenue in under 3 years.Previously, he was VP Flash and Operations of systems, a flash memory global leader, where he managed strategic sourcing of $1B annually, resulting in annual revenue of over $1.5B. Doron’s diverse record also includes founder and CEO of InnerPresence, a Silicon Valley security software company, and co-founder and VP business development of Siftology, a pioneer in interactive media search.Earlier, as Partner at Tefen – Semiconductor Operations Management, Doron managed US West Coast operations, in charge of the design and setup of over 40 semiconductor, pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing facilities worldwide.Doron holds PhD in R&amp;D Management (1994), MSc in information systems (cum laude, 1991) and BSc in Industrial Engineering Management (cum laude, 1989) - all from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.About StoreDot:StoreDot is a pioneer and leader of extreme fast charging (XFC) batteries that overcome the critical barrier to mainstream EV adoption – range and charging anxiety. The company has revolutionized the conventional Li-ion battery by designing and synthesizing proprietary organic and inorganic compounds, making it possible to fully charge an EV in just five minutes – the same time it takes to refuel a conventional combustion engine vehicle. StoreDot’s battery technology is optimized for best driver experience with XFC in Li-ion batteries, as well as future technologies for extreme energy-density (XED).Social links: StoreDotWebsite: https://www.store-dot.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/storedot/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5ChQSDVUxSLokJjP42Wmqg Twitter: https://twitter.com/StoreDotLtd?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StoredotLtd/Doron MysersdorfTwitter: https://twitter.com/donush LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donush/ If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS  Storedot Scooter charge Demo. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYOsJTL72uYSolar and Storage Live - https://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/solar-storage-live/index.stm Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Jules Besnainou, Cleantech for Europe – 88</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I first met Jules through his work at Cleantech Group, but was delighted when I saw, via a number of VC contacts, that he was leading the Cleantech for Europe initiative. I’ve worked for and with many of the VC’s involved, and their portfolio companies. This is a great initiative, with the mission to help the EU lead the race to net zero by putting innovation at the center of the public policy debate, and building bridges between the EU’s cleantech community and policymake...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I first met Jules through his work at Cleantech Group, but was delighted when I saw, via a number of VC contacts, that he was leading the Cleantech for Europe initiative. I’ve worked for and with many of the VC’s involved, and their portfolio companies. This is a great initiative, with the mission to help the EU lead the race to net zero by putting innovation at the center of the public policy debate, and building bridges between the EU’s cleantech community and policymakers. In President Von der Leyen&apos;s words, we are here to seize the EU&apos;s man on the moon moment. No small ambition or challenge. I talk to Jules about the state of play in Europe, how it compares to the US and how the EU can seize its moment.About Jules BesnainouJules Besnainou leads Cleantech for Europe, an initiative supported by Breakthrough Energy and 12 EU cleantech VCs, aiming to help the EU lead the race to net zero by building bridges between cleantech and policy leaders. Jules is a director at Cleantech Group, the global authority on clean technology innovation. In his decade at the company, Jules has advised the world’s leading cleantech investors and corporates, helping them assess new innovations and deploy capital. After starting his career in San Francisco and London, he moved back to France to focus on European clients and strategy. Jules graduated summa cum laude from Sciences Po Paris.About Cleantech for EuropeCleantech for Europe’s mission is to help the EU lead the race to net zero by putting innovation at the center of the public policy debate, and building bridges between the EU’s cleantech community and policymakers. In President Von der Leyen&apos;s words, we are here to seize the EU&apos;s man on the moon moment. The initiative is powered by Cleantech Group, supported by Breakthrough Energy and gathers 12 leading EU cleantech venture capital firms.Social linksCleantech for Europe Twitter: https://twitter.com/cleantechforeuCleantech for Europe Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/74494891Cleantech for Europe Website: https://www.cleantechforeurope.com/ Jules Besnainau LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jules-besnainou-26a51b41/About Hyperion Executive SearchHyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKSSolar &amp; Storage Live, NEC- Birmingham- https://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/solar-storage-live/index.stm Cleantech for Europe Q3 Review - https://s3.amazonaws.com/i3.cleantech/uploads/additional_resources_pdf/56/256/Cleantech_for_Europe_-_EU_Cleantech_Briefing_-_Q3_2021.pdfFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I first met Jules through his work at Cleantech Group, but was delighted when I saw, via a number of VC contacts, that he was leading the Cleantech for Europe initiative. I’ve worked for and with many of the VC’s involved, and their portfolio companies. This is a great initiative, with the mission to help the EU lead the race to net zero by putting innovation at the center of the public policy debate, and building bridges between the EU’s cleantech community and policymakers. In President Von der Leyen&apos;s words, we are here to seize the EU&apos;s man on the moon moment. No small ambition or challenge. I talk to Jules about the state of play in Europe, how it compares to the US and how the EU can seize its moment.About Jules BesnainouJules Besnainou leads Cleantech for Europe, an initiative supported by Breakthrough Energy and 12 EU cleantech VCs, aiming to help the EU lead the race to net zero by building bridges between cleantech and policy leaders. Jules is a director at Cleantech Group, the global authority on clean technology innovation. In his decade at the company, Jules has advised the world’s leading cleantech investors and corporates, helping them assess new innovations and deploy capital. After starting his career in San Francisco and London, he moved back to France to focus on European clients and strategy. Jules graduated summa cum laude from Sciences Po Paris.About Cleantech for EuropeCleantech for Europe’s mission is to help the EU lead the race to net zero by putting innovation at the center of the public policy debate, and building bridges between the EU’s cleantech community and policymakers. In President Von der Leyen&apos;s words, we are here to seize the EU&apos;s man on the moon moment. The initiative is powered by Cleantech Group, supported by Breakthrough Energy and gathers 12 leading EU cleantech venture capital firms.Social linksCleantech for Europe Twitter: https://twitter.com/cleantechforeuCleantech for Europe Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/74494891Cleantech for Europe Website: https://www.cleantechforeurope.com/ Jules Besnainau LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jules-besnainou-26a51b41/About Hyperion Executive SearchHyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKSSolar &amp; Storage Live, NEC- Birmingham- https://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/solar-storage-live/index.stm Cleantech for Europe Q3 Review - https://s3.amazonaws.com/i3.cleantech/uploads/additional_resources_pdf/56/256/Cleantech_for_Europe_-_EU_Cleantech_Briefing_-_Q3_2021.pdfFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2021 06:00:20 +0100</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Lukasz Bednarski, Lithium: The Global Race for Battery Dominance and the New Energy Revolution – 87</itunes:title>
    <title>Lukasz Bednarski, Lithium: The Global Race for Battery Dominance and the New Energy Revolution – 87</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?In a nutshell, Lithium! So much is spoken about the supply and availability of Lithium, and about the Lithium battery sector, from availability of source material, the impact of extraction, and of course the geopolitics of lithium and battery supply. There is no doubt these are huge topics, with a significant impact on how and if we can make the transitions to clean energy and mobility that are essential to the future of our economy, society, and the human race’s survival!...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?In a nutshell, Lithium! So much is spoken about the supply and availability of Lithium, and about the Lithium battery sector, from availability of source material, the impact of extraction, and of course the geopolitics of lithium and battery supply. There is no doubt these are huge topics, with a significant impact on how and if we can make the transitions to clean energy and mobility that are essential to the future of our economy, society, and the human race’s survival! So what is the story? Take a listen and find out.About Lukasz Bednarski: Lukasz Bednarski is an author, battery materials analyst and a former commodity trader.About ‘Lithium: The Global Race for Battery Dominance and the New Energy Revolution’:“Lithium: The Global Race for Battery Dominance and the New Energy Revolution” travels from the salt lakes of the Tibetan plateau, where Chinese government–linked companies extract lithium, to Argentina, Chile and Bolivia, which hold the world’s biggest resources of the mineral. It reveals superpowers’ struggle to secure strategic supplies, and the astonishing efforts of lone-wolf inventors and entrepreneurs. The book also explores the environmental impact of lithium extraction, the limits to battery electrification, and lithium battery recycling as the way forward.Social links: Lukasz on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LithiumResearch About Hyperion Executive Search:Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS Lithium: The Global race for Battery dominance and the New Energy Revolution! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lithium-Global-Battery-Dominance-Revolution/dp/1787385639/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;qid=1633536261&amp;qsid=258-2814752-9203612&amp;refinements=p_27%3ALukasz+Bednarski&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1&amp;sres=1787385639&amp;text=Lukasz+Bednarski Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?In a nutshell, Lithium! So much is spoken about the supply and availability of Lithium, and about the Lithium battery sector, from availability of source material, the impact of extraction, and of course the geopolitics of lithium and battery supply. There is no doubt these are huge topics, with a significant impact on how and if we can make the transitions to clean energy and mobility that are essential to the future of our economy, society, and the human race’s survival! So what is the story? Take a listen and find out.About Lukasz Bednarski: Lukasz Bednarski is an author, battery materials analyst and a former commodity trader.About ‘Lithium: The Global Race for Battery Dominance and the New Energy Revolution’:“Lithium: The Global Race for Battery Dominance and the New Energy Revolution” travels from the salt lakes of the Tibetan plateau, where Chinese government–linked companies extract lithium, to Argentina, Chile and Bolivia, which hold the world’s biggest resources of the mineral. It reveals superpowers’ struggle to secure strategic supplies, and the astonishing efforts of lone-wolf inventors and entrepreneurs. The book also explores the environmental impact of lithium extraction, the limits to battery electrification, and lithium battery recycling as the way forward.Social links: Lukasz on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LithiumResearch About Hyperion Executive Search:Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS Lithium: The Global race for Battery dominance and the New Energy Revolution! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lithium-Global-Battery-Dominance-Revolution/dp/1787385639/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;qid=1633536261&amp;qsid=258-2814752-9203612&amp;refinements=p_27%3ALukasz+Bednarski&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1&amp;sres=1787385639&amp;text=Lukasz+Bednarski Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Mark Futyan, Anesco – 86</itunes:title>
    <title>Mark Futyan, Anesco – 86</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?It’s great to hear about start-ups, and those journeys, but we all know scale is what we want, it’s not easy, but you can have more impact and do more ‘good’ when you have scale. I’ve seen Anesco grow over the last ten years and make a real impact in the deployment of solar and energy efficiency in particular. It was great to have time to speak to the (relatively) new CEO Mark Futyan about the company culture, growth and plans for the future, as well has his thoughts on th...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?It’s great to hear about start-ups, and those journeys, but we all know scale is what we want, it’s not easy, but you can have more impact and do more ‘good’ when you have scale. I’ve seen Anesco grow over the last ten years and make a real impact in the deployment of solar and energy efficiency in particular. It was great to have time to speak to the (relatively) new CEO Mark Futyan about the company culture, growth and plans for the future, as well has his thoughts on the path to Net Zero.About Mark Futyan: Mark Futyan is CEO of Anesco, a renewable energy business focused on solar PV, battery storage and energy efficiency. He is committed to championing the low carbon agenda and believes that Anesco have a key role to play in enabling investment in low carbon infrastructure. Since being appointed as CEO in February 2020, Mark has re-focused the organisation on its core services offering, established a new market optimisation business line and overseen a change in ownership. Prior to Anesco, Mark worked for Centrica, Interconnector UK, Booz Allen and Air Products. Mark held a number of executive roles at Centrica, which included running the international power generation and storage portfolio, advising the CEO and optimising the 7,000 strong UK residential services team. He holds a Chemical Engineering degree from Cambridge and an MBA from Columbia Business School. Mark is married with three children and enjoys cycling and mountaineering.About Anesco:Anesco is a market leader in renewable energy, managing the development, design, construction, maintenance and market optimisation of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. The company has constructed more than 100 solar farms, while its O&amp;M service is monitoring more than 24,000 sites. Anesco was the first company in the UK to achieve subsidy-free solar; first to introduce utility-scale energy storage and first to co-locate energy storage with existing solar sites to meet the ROC requirements. To date, the technologies the company has deployed and manage are generating over 1GW of renewable energy.Social links: Mark Fuytan on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-futyan/ Anesco Website: www.anesco.co.uk Anesco on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnescoLtd Anesco on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/anesco-limited/About Hyperion Executive Search:Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS Daniel Howard Yergin- Author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Yergin Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?It’s great to hear about start-ups, and those journeys, but we all know scale is what we want, it’s not easy, but you can have more impact and do more ‘good’ when you have scale. I’ve seen Anesco grow over the last ten years and make a real impact in the deployment of solar and energy efficiency in particular. It was great to have time to speak to the (relatively) new CEO Mark Futyan about the company culture, growth and plans for the future, as well has his thoughts on the path to Net Zero.About Mark Futyan: Mark Futyan is CEO of Anesco, a renewable energy business focused on solar PV, battery storage and energy efficiency. He is committed to championing the low carbon agenda and believes that Anesco have a key role to play in enabling investment in low carbon infrastructure. Since being appointed as CEO in February 2020, Mark has re-focused the organisation on its core services offering, established a new market optimisation business line and overseen a change in ownership. Prior to Anesco, Mark worked for Centrica, Interconnector UK, Booz Allen and Air Products. Mark held a number of executive roles at Centrica, which included running the international power generation and storage portfolio, advising the CEO and optimising the 7,000 strong UK residential services team. He holds a Chemical Engineering degree from Cambridge and an MBA from Columbia Business School. Mark is married with three children and enjoys cycling and mountaineering.About Anesco:Anesco is a market leader in renewable energy, managing the development, design, construction, maintenance and market optimisation of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. The company has constructed more than 100 solar farms, while its O&amp;M service is monitoring more than 24,000 sites. Anesco was the first company in the UK to achieve subsidy-free solar; first to introduce utility-scale energy storage and first to co-locate energy storage with existing solar sites to meet the ROC requirements. To date, the technologies the company has deployed and manage are generating over 1GW of renewable energy.Social links: Mark Fuytan on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-futyan/ Anesco Website: www.anesco.co.uk Anesco on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnescoLtd Anesco on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/anesco-limited/About Hyperion Executive Search:Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS Daniel Howard Yergin- Author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Yergin Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Nick Stokman, Rockstart – 85</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?One of the things that drives me most is helping cleantech founders and start-ups to scale and bring great products and solutions to the world. I do this through the Hyperion Executive Search team, through mentoring for accelerators and incubators like Plug &amp; Play, and Foresight Cananda, and through this podcast. This week I’m keen to share a great new Rockstart accelerator opportunity. Doors close to entry on 30th September, so take a listen, and see if this could be ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?One of the things that drives me most is helping cleantech founders and start-ups to scale and bring great products and solutions to the world. I do this through the Hyperion Executive Search team, through mentoring for accelerators and incubators like Plug &amp; Play, and Foresight Cananda, and through this podcast. This week I’m keen to share a great new Rockstart accelerator opportunity. Doors close to entry on 30th September, so take a listen, and see if this could be the catalyst for you and your idea or company to come to life.About Nick Stokman: Nick is the former Investment Director at Lucros Investment, responsible for building a portfolio of direct equity (VC and PE) and fund investments within the technology sector focused on the energy transition. Nick has 13+ years of transaction experience in an international setting, including 11+ years of experience within the energy investing segment ranging from large (multi billion) project/development investments &amp; financings, to early &amp; late stage VC (up to Series H), and fund investments. Before joining the Rockstart team he was an investor and a mentor for startups in the Smart Energy programs (on behalf of Lucros). Next to his role at the Rockstart Energy Fund, Nick holds non-executive board positions at two cleantech startups. Nick holds an MSc from Erasmus University.About Rockstart:Rockstart is a global accelerator-VC empowering purpose-driven founder. Through its €22m fund focused on Energy startups, Rockstart is dedicated to finding and investing in top tier founders. Rockstart Energy is for early-stage startups contributing to the energy transition and driving the transformation towards renewable, clean and low carbon energy solutions. The fund is looking to make new investments in the coming months in promising startups, specifically in these three areas of interest: oRenewable energy generation oLow carbon solutionsoMobilitySocial links: Website: https://www.rockstart.com/energy/energy-2021/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rockstartTwitter: https://twitter.com/rockstartFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/rockstartAbout Hyperion Executive Search:Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com About David HuntDavid Hunt is a prominent figure and thought leader in the cleantech sector. Hailed as a leading green entrepreneur by the Financial Times, David also presents at industry events such as EcoSummit, Energy Storage Europe and Fully Charged Live. He also hosts the ‘Leaders in Cleantech’ Podcast. He was also chosen as one of 25 Linked In Top Voices 2018, and is a Board Advisor, a Mentor for several cleantech accelerators and Speaker.EPISODE LINKS Rockstart Energy Accelerator accepting applications until 30th September 2021 https://www.rockstart.com/energy/energy-2021/ Simon Bushall, Sympower, Rockstart Alumni https://leadersincleantech.com/simon-bushell-sympower Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?One of the things that drives me most is helping cleantech founders and start-ups to scale and bring great products and solutions to the world. I do this through the Hyperion Executive Search team, through mentoring for accelerators and incubators like Plug &amp; Play, and Foresight Cananda, and through this podcast. This week I’m keen to share a great new Rockstart accelerator opportunity. Doors close to entry on 30th September, so take a listen, and see if this could be the catalyst for you and your idea or company to come to life.About Nick Stokman: Nick is the former Investment Director at Lucros Investment, responsible for building a portfolio of direct equity (VC and PE) and fund investments within the technology sector focused on the energy transition. Nick has 13+ years of transaction experience in an international setting, including 11+ years of experience within the energy investing segment ranging from large (multi billion) project/development investments &amp; financings, to early &amp; late stage VC (up to Series H), and fund investments. Before joining the Rockstart team he was an investor and a mentor for startups in the Smart Energy programs (on behalf of Lucros). Next to his role at the Rockstart Energy Fund, Nick holds non-executive board positions at two cleantech startups. Nick holds an MSc from Erasmus University.About Rockstart:Rockstart is a global accelerator-VC empowering purpose-driven founder. Through its €22m fund focused on Energy startups, Rockstart is dedicated to finding and investing in top tier founders. Rockstart Energy is for early-stage startups contributing to the energy transition and driving the transformation towards renewable, clean and low carbon energy solutions. The fund is looking to make new investments in the coming months in promising startups, specifically in these three areas of interest: oRenewable energy generation oLow carbon solutionsoMobilitySocial links: Website: https://www.rockstart.com/energy/energy-2021/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rockstartTwitter: https://twitter.com/rockstartFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/rockstartAbout Hyperion Executive Search:Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com About David HuntDavid Hunt is a prominent figure and thought leader in the cleantech sector. Hailed as a leading green entrepreneur by the Financial Times, David also presents at industry events such as EcoSummit, Energy Storage Europe and Fully Charged Live. He also hosts the ‘Leaders in Cleantech’ Podcast. He was also chosen as one of 25 Linked In Top Voices 2018, and is a Board Advisor, a Mentor for several cleantech accelerators and Speaker.EPISODE LINKS Rockstart Energy Accelerator accepting applications until 30th September 2021 https://www.rockstart.com/energy/energy-2021/ Simon Bushall, Sympower, Rockstart Alumni https://leadersincleantech.com/simon-bushell-sympower Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Fully Charged Live, Robert Llewellyn &amp; Dan Ceasar - 84</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?At last. With caution and compliance being followed, live events are back. I expect very many of the Leaders in Cleantech audience are familiar with the all things clean mobility and energy Youtube Channel Fully Charged. As well as having over 800,000 subscribers and 2 million monthly views, the Fully Charged team have also been running fantastic events, in the UK and Austin, Texas. Then Covid interrupted that flow. Now they’re back, starting in the UK in September 2021. I...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?At last. With caution and compliance being followed, live events are back. I expect very many of the Leaders in Cleantech audience are familiar with the all things clean mobility and energy Youtube Channel Fully Charged. As well as having over 800,000 subscribers and 2 million monthly views, the Fully Charged team have also been running fantastic events, in the UK and Austin, Texas. Then Covid interrupted that flow. Now they’re back, starting in the UK in September 2021. I speak to Fully Charged Founder and host Robert Llewelyn (TV actor/presenter and Red Dwarf cult hero) and my good friend Dan Ceasar (CEO and now also a presenter) to look forward to what we can expect at this event, and other international events to follow.About Robert Llewellyn: Robert Llewellyn is a British actor, presenter and writer, famous for his thirty-year stretch as the rubber-masked mechanoid Kryten in the much-loved science fiction comedy, ‘Red Dwarf’. With his interest in engineering, Robert then turned his hand to presenting the long-running TV gameshow, ‘Scrapheap Challenge’ and also ‘How Do They Do It?’ and ‘Carpool’.In 2010, after being blown away by early Electric Cars, Robert launched Fully Charged, a YouTube channel focussing on the future of electric vehicles, of all shapes and sizes, and clean energy. Fully Charged has exceeded 55 million views around the world and Robert was recently acknowledged as ‘Tech Legend’ at the T3 Awards.About Dan Caesar: Clean Energy promoter since 2005, Electric Car driver since 2015, Dan has 25 years’ experience in digital, events and media. He&apos;s worked with, or on, the following in that timeframe: Accelerating Clean Technologies, Ceres Power, CORGI, Department of Energy &amp; Climate Change, Energise Communications, Homebuilding &amp; Renovating Show, Solar Media, Wolseley Plc; Renewables Roadshow, Renewables Awards, Renewable Heat Incentive Roadshow, Energy Storage Alliance, Energy Saving Home at the National Homebuilding &amp; Renovating Show, Installer/Green Installer Magazine, House of the Future/Installer LIVE and Place Magazine.About Fully Charged:The origins of Fully Charged lay in the question, ‘is it possible for humans to no longer need to burn things to live, to work and to travel?’ An unachievable destination perhaps, but an important direction of travel as the world responds to air pollution and climate breakdown. Our recent Fully Charged survey shows that our audience want to live and work in buildings, and travel in vehicles that don’t cost the earth.Fully Charged exists therefore to educate, encourage and explain to its viewers that a very high percentage of the energy that the global population demands can and should, come from ‘clean’ sources, like solar, wind and energy storage. In short, we would like the world to…STOP BURNING STUFFSocial links: Fully Charged Live UK: https://fullycharged.show/events/fully-charged-live-2021/ Fully Charged on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/robert-llewellyn-s-fully-charged-show/ Fully Charged Website: https://fullycharged.show/ Fully Charged YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/fullychargedshow About David HuntDavid Hunt is a prominent figure and thought leader in the cleantech sector. Hailed as a leading green entrepreneur by the Financial Times, David also presents at industry events such as EcoSummit, Energy Storage Europe and Fully Charged Live. He also hosts the ‘Leaders in Cleantech’ Podcast. He was also chosen as one of 25 Linked In Top Voices 2018, and is a Board Advisor, a Mentor for several cleantech accelerators and Speaker.EPISODE LINKS For a ticket to the Business Day at FCL Outdoors for Friday 3rd September (For Leaders in Cleantech listeners, this is free and will also include free entry to the rest of the three day event.https://r1.dotdigital-pages.com/p/5JJ3-6QE/fully-charged-2021]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?At last. With caution and compliance being followed, live events are back. I expect very many of the Leaders in Cleantech audience are familiar with the all things clean mobility and energy Youtube Channel Fully Charged. As well as having over 800,000 subscribers and 2 million monthly views, the Fully Charged team have also been running fantastic events, in the UK and Austin, Texas. Then Covid interrupted that flow. Now they’re back, starting in the UK in September 2021. I speak to Fully Charged Founder and host Robert Llewelyn (TV actor/presenter and Red Dwarf cult hero) and my good friend Dan Ceasar (CEO and now also a presenter) to look forward to what we can expect at this event, and other international events to follow.About Robert Llewellyn: Robert Llewellyn is a British actor, presenter and writer, famous for his thirty-year stretch as the rubber-masked mechanoid Kryten in the much-loved science fiction comedy, ‘Red Dwarf’. With his interest in engineering, Robert then turned his hand to presenting the long-running TV gameshow, ‘Scrapheap Challenge’ and also ‘How Do They Do It?’ and ‘Carpool’.In 2010, after being blown away by early Electric Cars, Robert launched Fully Charged, a YouTube channel focussing on the future of electric vehicles, of all shapes and sizes, and clean energy. Fully Charged has exceeded 55 million views around the world and Robert was recently acknowledged as ‘Tech Legend’ at the T3 Awards.About Dan Caesar: Clean Energy promoter since 2005, Electric Car driver since 2015, Dan has 25 years’ experience in digital, events and media. He&apos;s worked with, or on, the following in that timeframe: Accelerating Clean Technologies, Ceres Power, CORGI, Department of Energy &amp; Climate Change, Energise Communications, Homebuilding &amp; Renovating Show, Solar Media, Wolseley Plc; Renewables Roadshow, Renewables Awards, Renewable Heat Incentive Roadshow, Energy Storage Alliance, Energy Saving Home at the National Homebuilding &amp; Renovating Show, Installer/Green Installer Magazine, House of the Future/Installer LIVE and Place Magazine.About Fully Charged:The origins of Fully Charged lay in the question, ‘is it possible for humans to no longer need to burn things to live, to work and to travel?’ An unachievable destination perhaps, but an important direction of travel as the world responds to air pollution and climate breakdown. Our recent Fully Charged survey shows that our audience want to live and work in buildings, and travel in vehicles that don’t cost the earth.Fully Charged exists therefore to educate, encourage and explain to its viewers that a very high percentage of the energy that the global population demands can and should, come from ‘clean’ sources, like solar, wind and energy storage. In short, we would like the world to…STOP BURNING STUFFSocial links: Fully Charged Live UK: https://fullycharged.show/events/fully-charged-live-2021/ Fully Charged on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/robert-llewellyn-s-fully-charged-show/ Fully Charged Website: https://fullycharged.show/ Fully Charged YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/fullychargedshow About David HuntDavid Hunt is a prominent figure and thought leader in the cleantech sector. Hailed as a leading green entrepreneur by the Financial Times, David also presents at industry events such as EcoSummit, Energy Storage Europe and Fully Charged Live. He also hosts the ‘Leaders in Cleantech’ Podcast. He was also chosen as one of 25 Linked In Top Voices 2018, and is a Board Advisor, a Mentor for several cleantech accelerators and Speaker.EPISODE LINKS For a ticket to the Business Day at FCL Outdoors for Friday 3rd September (For Leaders in Cleantech listeners, this is free and will also include free entry to the rest of the three day event.https://r1.dotdigital-pages.com/p/5JJ3-6QE/fully-charged-2021]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Greg Smithies, Fifth Wall – 83</itunes:title>
    <title>Greg Smithies, Fifth Wall – 83</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I was delighted when the Fifth Wall people reached out about the podcast. For some time I’ve wanted to address areas of the climate challenge, and areas of technology that are hugely important, but don’t often get much press or attention, including on this podcast. In particular the Built Environment is of enormous importance to us all on many levels, it is of course where we live and work, and because of that impacts not just our immediate lives, but as you will hear, con...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I was delighted when the Fifth Wall people reached out about the podcast. For some time I’ve wanted to address areas of the climate challenge, and areas of technology that are hugely important, but don’t often get much press or attention, including on this podcast. In particular the Built Environment is of enormous importance to us all on many levels, it is of course where we live and work, and because of that impacts not just our immediate lives, but as you will hear, contributes far more to carbon emissions than transport, which gets most coverage at present. Greg has a great background, including reporting directly to Elon Musk at the Boring Company and Neuralink. Take a listen.About Greg Smithies: Greg is a Partner at Fifth Wall, where he co-leads the Climate Technology Investment team.Prior to joining Fifth Wall, Greg was a Partner at BMW i Ventures where he led the Sustainability investing practice, investing in companies such as Prometheus Fuels, and PureCycle (NASDAQ: ROCH). Before joining BMW i Ventures, Greg led Finance &amp; Operations for both The Boring Company and Neuralink simultaneously.Greg started his investment career at Battery Ventures where he covered early-stage enterprise technology startups, as well as industrial technology buyouts. Successful exits from his work there include Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), AppDynamics (acquired by Cisco Systems, Inc.), and IST (acquired by Scott Brand).Greg was born in Pretoria, South Africa, and currently lives in Oakland, CA. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School where he received a BS in Economics and a BS in Computer Science.About Fifth Wall:Founded in 2016 and based in Los Angeles, California, Fifth Wall, a Certified B Corporation, is the largest venture capital firm focused on technology-driven innovation for the global real estate industry. With approximately $2.5 billion in commitments and capital under management, Fifth Wall connects many of the world&apos;s largest owners and operators of real estate with the entrepreneurs who are redefining the future of the Built World. Fifth Wall is backed by a global mix of more than 70+ investors from 15 countries, including Acadia Realty Trust, Azora, BNP Paribas Real Estate, British Land, CBRE, Cushman &amp; Wakefield, D.R. Horton, Equity Residential, Gecina, GLP, Hines, Host Hotels &amp; Resorts, Hudson Pacific Properties, Ivanhoé Cambridge, Jamestown, Knight Frank, Lennar, Lowe&apos;s Home Improvement, Macerich, Marriott International, MERLIN Properties, MetLife Investment Management, Mitsubishi Estate, News Corp, MOMENI, Nuveen Real Estate, PGIM Real Estate, Pontos Group, Prologis, PulteGroup, Related Companies, SEGRO, Starwood Capital, Toll Brothers, Vanke, and others. Fifth Wall believes this strategic corporate consortium represents one of the largest groups of potential partners in the global Built World ecosystem, which can result in game-changing investments and collaborations in promising portfolio companies in retail, residential and multi-family, commercial, industrial, hospitality, and more.Social links: Greg Smithies on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregsmithies/ Fifth Wall Website: https://fifthwall.com/ Fifth Wall on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fifth-wall-ventures/EPISODE LINKS  Energy and Civilization: A History- Vaclav Smil: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08BSZC81R/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i3 If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I was delighted when the Fifth Wall people reached out about the podcast. For some time I’ve wanted to address areas of the climate challenge, and areas of technology that are hugely important, but don’t often get much press or attention, including on this podcast. In particular the Built Environment is of enormous importance to us all on many levels, it is of course where we live and work, and because of that impacts not just our immediate lives, but as you will hear, contributes far more to carbon emissions than transport, which gets most coverage at present. Greg has a great background, including reporting directly to Elon Musk at the Boring Company and Neuralink. Take a listen.About Greg Smithies: Greg is a Partner at Fifth Wall, where he co-leads the Climate Technology Investment team.Prior to joining Fifth Wall, Greg was a Partner at BMW i Ventures where he led the Sustainability investing practice, investing in companies such as Prometheus Fuels, and PureCycle (NASDAQ: ROCH). Before joining BMW i Ventures, Greg led Finance &amp; Operations for both The Boring Company and Neuralink simultaneously.Greg started his investment career at Battery Ventures where he covered early-stage enterprise technology startups, as well as industrial technology buyouts. Successful exits from his work there include Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), AppDynamics (acquired by Cisco Systems, Inc.), and IST (acquired by Scott Brand).Greg was born in Pretoria, South Africa, and currently lives in Oakland, CA. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School where he received a BS in Economics and a BS in Computer Science.About Fifth Wall:Founded in 2016 and based in Los Angeles, California, Fifth Wall, a Certified B Corporation, is the largest venture capital firm focused on technology-driven innovation for the global real estate industry. With approximately $2.5 billion in commitments and capital under management, Fifth Wall connects many of the world&apos;s largest owners and operators of real estate with the entrepreneurs who are redefining the future of the Built World. Fifth Wall is backed by a global mix of more than 70+ investors from 15 countries, including Acadia Realty Trust, Azora, BNP Paribas Real Estate, British Land, CBRE, Cushman &amp; Wakefield, D.R. Horton, Equity Residential, Gecina, GLP, Hines, Host Hotels &amp; Resorts, Hudson Pacific Properties, Ivanhoé Cambridge, Jamestown, Knight Frank, Lennar, Lowe&apos;s Home Improvement, Macerich, Marriott International, MERLIN Properties, MetLife Investment Management, Mitsubishi Estate, News Corp, MOMENI, Nuveen Real Estate, PGIM Real Estate, Pontos Group, Prologis, PulteGroup, Related Companies, SEGRO, Starwood Capital, Toll Brothers, Vanke, and others. Fifth Wall believes this strategic corporate consortium represents one of the largest groups of potential partners in the global Built World ecosystem, which can result in game-changing investments and collaborations in promising portfolio companies in retail, residential and multi-family, commercial, industrial, hospitality, and more.Social links: Greg Smithies on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregsmithies/ Fifth Wall Website: https://fifthwall.com/ Fifth Wall on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fifth-wall-ventures/EPISODE LINKS  Energy and Civilization: A History- Vaclav Smil: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08BSZC81R/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i3 If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Ben Irons, Habitat Energy – 82</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Energy Storage!!  More importantly optimising and commercialising grid scale energy storage assets. I first met Ben at a conference in London some years ago. He has since gone on to co-found one of the leading energy storage optimisation companies, recently expanding into Australia and the US. We have a dive into battery tech, long duration storage, entrepreneurship, and internationalisation. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Ben IronsBen is a co-founder of Habitat Energy...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Energy Storage!!  More importantly optimising and commercialising grid scale energy storage assets. I first met Ben at a conference in London some years ago. He has since gone on to co-found one of the leading energy storage optimisation companies, recently expanding into Australia and the US. We have a dive into battery tech, long duration storage, entrepreneurship, and internationalisation. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Ben IronsBen is a co-founder of Habitat Energy, where he leads their international business development and partnership activities. Ben was previously an Executive Director and board member at Aurora Energy Research where he founded and then led their consulting practice for 4 years, and before that, Strategy Director at Centrica Energy, and energy and sustainability consultant and McKinsey &amp; Company in London. Ben has a first-class honours degree in Mechanical Engineering from New Zealand, and an MPhil and DPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford.About Habitat EnergyHabitat Energy was founded in 2017 to operate and manage battery storage assets and renewable energy. Habitat has independently developed a market leading trading platform based on algorithmic and machine learning techniques that can handle the intensive forecasting and computational demands of battery storage and market optimisation, complemented by a traditional trading team. Habitat’s system also incorporates deep insight into the physical capabilities and degradation of battery storage, offering a profit maximising rather than revenue maximising approach. Habitat was recently awarded the optimization contract for the world’s largest solar powered vanadium flow battery in Australia, and currently operates over 200 MWh of storage assets in the UK. Habitat’s platform is consistently ranked by independent third parties as the highest performing in the UK in terms of revenue per MW.Social links: Ben Irons on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-irons-a59359/ Habitat Energy Website: http://www.habitat.energy/ Habitat Energy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/habitat_energy About Hyperion Executive Search:Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com  Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Energy Storage!!  More importantly optimising and commercialising grid scale energy storage assets. I first met Ben at a conference in London some years ago. He has since gone on to co-found one of the leading energy storage optimisation companies, recently expanding into Australia and the US. We have a dive into battery tech, long duration storage, entrepreneurship, and internationalisation. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Ben IronsBen is a co-founder of Habitat Energy, where he leads their international business development and partnership activities. Ben was previously an Executive Director and board member at Aurora Energy Research where he founded and then led their consulting practice for 4 years, and before that, Strategy Director at Centrica Energy, and energy and sustainability consultant and McKinsey &amp; Company in London. Ben has a first-class honours degree in Mechanical Engineering from New Zealand, and an MPhil and DPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford.About Habitat EnergyHabitat Energy was founded in 2017 to operate and manage battery storage assets and renewable energy. Habitat has independently developed a market leading trading platform based on algorithmic and machine learning techniques that can handle the intensive forecasting and computational demands of battery storage and market optimisation, complemented by a traditional trading team. Habitat’s system also incorporates deep insight into the physical capabilities and degradation of battery storage, offering a profit maximising rather than revenue maximising approach. Habitat was recently awarded the optimization contract for the world’s largest solar powered vanadium flow battery in Australia, and currently operates over 200 MWh of storage assets in the UK. Habitat’s platform is consistently ranked by independent third parties as the highest performing in the UK in terms of revenue per MW.Social links: Ben Irons on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-irons-a59359/ Habitat Energy Website: http://www.habitat.energy/ Habitat Energy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/habitat_energy About Hyperion Executive Search:Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com  Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Toddington’s is a fascinating story, if you want to know about his childhood of TV powered by Solar in the deserts of Bahrain, or why he’s named after a service station, listen to our first conversation (episode 15- link below), but on this episode we focus on the concept of ‘Sun to wheel’, using solar power and batteries to power fast charging of electric vehicles through Electric Forecourts and Electric Highway hubs.  The Gridserve story is a great one, enjoy the episode.About Toddington Ha...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[Toddington’s is a fascinating story, if you want to know about his childhood of TV powered by Solar in the deserts of Bahrain, or why he’s named after a service station, listen to our first conversation (episode 15- link below), but on this episode we focus on the concept of ‘Sun to wheel’, using solar power and batteries to power fast charging of electric vehicles through Electric Forecourts and Electric Highway hubs.  The Gridserve story is a great one, enjoy the episode.About Toddington HarperToddington is a second-generation solar energy and energy storage professional, whose parents pioneered some of the world’s first commercial deployments of solar energy and battery storage systems more than 45 years ago. He has spent virtually his entire career focused on delivering sustainable energy solutions, including creating five successful sustainable energy and low carbon businesses which he has led as CEO over the last 19-years. Prior to establishing GRIDSERVE Sustainable Energy Ltd, Toddington was co-founder and CEO of BELECTRIC UK (2010 &amp; 2011 solar world market leader), responsible for the development, construction and financing of c.350 MWp of utility scale solar farm &amp; solar rooftop projects, including a 3.5MWp 20-acre solar rooftop project for Rolls-Royce.At BELECTRIC UK Toddington built a multi-award winning team that delivered a fully integrated development, construction, financing, operation, maintenance, asset management solar energy &amp; energy storage business. The business was successfully sold to RWE Innogy (largest European utility) in December 2016.Toddington created GRIDSERVE to deliver sustainable energy and move the needle on climate change. GRIDSERVE’s first major success was winning the highest price battery storage enhanced frequency response contract with National Grid, where GRIDSERVE was awarded one of only seven successful contracts out of 208 tendered. Since then GRIDSERVE has grown from strength to strength. In 2019, against the odds of a year dominated by Brexit, GRIDSERVE pushed through, pioneering and delivering the UK’s largest and most technically advanced hybrid solar projects, and becoming the UK solar energy and technology market leader.About GRIDESERVEGRIDSERVE® is a tech-enabled international sustainable energy business, whose purpose is to #deliver sustainable energy and move the needle on climate change. We develop, build, own and operate ‘sun-to-wheel’ hybrid solar, energy storage, and electric vehicle charging critical power infrastructure.GUEST LINKS GRIDSERVE Website: www.gridserve.com GRIDSERVE Twitter: https://twitter.com/GRIDSERVE_HQGRIDSERVE LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gridserveToddington harper Twitter: https://twitter.com/toddington_hToddington Harper LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddingtonEPISODE LINKS Toddington Harper on episode 15 (his backstory) https://leadersincleantech.com/toddington-harper-ceo-gridserveGRIDSERVE&apos;s Electric Forecourt WORLD EXCLUSIVE | 100% Independent, 100% Electric https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoN4WCpuxHY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONSThink and grow rich – Napoleon Hill - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Grow-Rich-Original-Restored/dp/0990797600/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1551797546&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=grow+and+think+richElon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping our Future https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elon-Musk-Billionaire-SpaceX-Shaping/dp/0753555646/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1551797670&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=elon+musk+autobiography Follow us onlineTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Toddington’s is a fascinating story, if you want to know about his childhood of TV powered by Solar in the deserts of Bahrain, or why he’s named after a service station, listen to our first conversation (episode 15- link below), but on this episode we focus on the concept of ‘Sun to wheel’, using solar power and batteries to power fast charging of electric vehicles through Electric Forecourts and Electric Highway hubs.  The Gridserve story is a great one, enjoy the episode.About Toddington HarperToddington is a second-generation solar energy and energy storage professional, whose parents pioneered some of the world’s first commercial deployments of solar energy and battery storage systems more than 45 years ago. He has spent virtually his entire career focused on delivering sustainable energy solutions, including creating five successful sustainable energy and low carbon businesses which he has led as CEO over the last 19-years. Prior to establishing GRIDSERVE Sustainable Energy Ltd, Toddington was co-founder and CEO of BELECTRIC UK (2010 &amp; 2011 solar world market leader), responsible for the development, construction and financing of c.350 MWp of utility scale solar farm &amp; solar rooftop projects, including a 3.5MWp 20-acre solar rooftop project for Rolls-Royce.At BELECTRIC UK Toddington built a multi-award winning team that delivered a fully integrated development, construction, financing, operation, maintenance, asset management solar energy &amp; energy storage business. The business was successfully sold to RWE Innogy (largest European utility) in December 2016.Toddington created GRIDSERVE to deliver sustainable energy and move the needle on climate change. GRIDSERVE’s first major success was winning the highest price battery storage enhanced frequency response contract with National Grid, where GRIDSERVE was awarded one of only seven successful contracts out of 208 tendered. Since then GRIDSERVE has grown from strength to strength. In 2019, against the odds of a year dominated by Brexit, GRIDSERVE pushed through, pioneering and delivering the UK’s largest and most technically advanced hybrid solar projects, and becoming the UK solar energy and technology market leader.About GRIDESERVEGRIDSERVE® is a tech-enabled international sustainable energy business, whose purpose is to #deliver sustainable energy and move the needle on climate change. We develop, build, own and operate ‘sun-to-wheel’ hybrid solar, energy storage, and electric vehicle charging critical power infrastructure.GUEST LINKS GRIDSERVE Website: www.gridserve.com GRIDSERVE Twitter: https://twitter.com/GRIDSERVE_HQGRIDSERVE LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gridserveToddington harper Twitter: https://twitter.com/toddington_hToddington Harper LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddingtonEPISODE LINKS Toddington Harper on episode 15 (his backstory) https://leadersincleantech.com/toddington-harper-ceo-gridserveGRIDSERVE&apos;s Electric Forecourt WORLD EXCLUSIVE | 100% Independent, 100% Electric https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoN4WCpuxHY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONSThink and grow rich – Napoleon Hill - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Grow-Rich-Original-Restored/dp/0990797600/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1551797546&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=grow+and+think+richElon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping our Future https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elon-Musk-Billionaire-SpaceX-Shaping/dp/0753555646/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1551797670&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=elon+musk+autobiography Follow us onlineTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Patrick Sheehan, ETF Partners – 80</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Money and People, the two main ingredients for a successful business (a damn good product/service is the other). More specifically it’s the RIGHT money and the RIGHT people. The right people is something we specialise in at Hyperion Executive Search, but I love to engage with passionate, experienced and mission driven VC’s and Investors who can provide money and so much more. The right money!  Though Patrick expresses that all money is good! We talk about future trends, an...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Money and People, the two main ingredients for a successful business (a damn good product/service is the other). More specifically it’s the RIGHT money and the RIGHT people. The right people is something we specialise in at Hyperion Executive Search, but I love to engage with passionate, experienced and mission driven VC’s and Investors who can provide money and so much more. The right money!  Though Patrick expresses that all money is good! We talk about future trends, and how to get the money your start-up or scale-ups needs.About Patrick Sheehan: Patrick started the firm in 2006 to demonstrate that venture capital could foster innovation that provides prosperity that is sustainable for our planet. In that time ETF Partner has supported numerous innovative companies that create positive impact.  Currently Patrick represents the firm on the Boards of ELeather, Wirepas, Telensa, Zeelo and Tomorrow.Patrick has worked in venture capital since 1985, when he joined 3i. He was instrumental in founding 3i&apos;s venture capital practice in the early 1990s and subsequently, in the late 1990s, was the founding Managing Director of its Silicon Valley operation.Prior to his career in venture capital, Patrick was a research engineer in electronics, working on fibre optic signal processing for GEC, and before that advising on advanced antenna designs as a technical consultant for Marconi Space Systems while completing a PhD in electronics.Patrick was a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Invest Europe from 2007 to 2010, during which time he also chaired the Venture Capital Committee.About ETF Partners:Since 2006, ETF Partner, has been investing in technologies companies that help tackling the climate emergency.  Our Aim Demonstrating that technological innovation offers compelling answers to one of the most pressing problems of the world, achieving Sustainability Through Innovation.Social links: ETF Partners on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/environmental-technologies-fund---etfPatrick on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-sheehan-76182/ETF Partners website: https://etfpartners.capital/About Hyperion Executive Search:Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com  Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Money and People, the two main ingredients for a successful business (a damn good product/service is the other). More specifically it’s the RIGHT money and the RIGHT people. The right people is something we specialise in at Hyperion Executive Search, but I love to engage with passionate, experienced and mission driven VC’s and Investors who can provide money and so much more. The right money!  Though Patrick expresses that all money is good! We talk about future trends, and how to get the money your start-up or scale-ups needs.About Patrick Sheehan: Patrick started the firm in 2006 to demonstrate that venture capital could foster innovation that provides prosperity that is sustainable for our planet. In that time ETF Partner has supported numerous innovative companies that create positive impact.  Currently Patrick represents the firm on the Boards of ELeather, Wirepas, Telensa, Zeelo and Tomorrow.Patrick has worked in venture capital since 1985, when he joined 3i. He was instrumental in founding 3i&apos;s venture capital practice in the early 1990s and subsequently, in the late 1990s, was the founding Managing Director of its Silicon Valley operation.Prior to his career in venture capital, Patrick was a research engineer in electronics, working on fibre optic signal processing for GEC, and before that advising on advanced antenna designs as a technical consultant for Marconi Space Systems while completing a PhD in electronics.Patrick was a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Invest Europe from 2007 to 2010, during which time he also chaired the Venture Capital Committee.About ETF Partners:Since 2006, ETF Partner, has been investing in technologies companies that help tackling the climate emergency.  Our Aim Demonstrating that technological innovation offers compelling answers to one of the most pressing problems of the world, achieving Sustainability Through Innovation.Social links: ETF Partners on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/environmental-technologies-fund---etfPatrick on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-sheehan-76182/ETF Partners website: https://etfpartners.capital/About Hyperion Executive Search:Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com  Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In my early days in renewable energy Good Energy were one of the few companies out there providing customers with clean energy to the consumer. They were a pioneer and inspiration as I co-founded my solar business. Now, many years later I have had the opportunity to have CEO and Founder Juliet Davenport share her founding story, and much more besides. An engaging and passionate climate activist, entrepreneur and climate scientist makes for an interesting story and set of experiences. I hope y...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In my early days in renewable energy Good Energy were one of the few companies out there providing customers with clean energy to the consumer. They were a pioneer and inspiration as I co-founded my solar business. Now, many years later I have had the opportunity to have CEO and Founder Juliet Davenport share her founding story, and much more besides. An engaging and passionate climate activist, entrepreneur and climate scientist makes for an interesting story and set of experiences. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Juliet Davenport Juliet is the Founder and a Non-Executive Director of Good Energy Group plc – a renewable energy company with a mission to power a greener, cleaner future together with its customers. Juliet was Good Energy’s CEO for 19 years, working on ideas to fight climate change and transform the energy sector for the better. In 2013, she was awarded an OBE for services to renewables. She currently sits on the board of the Renewable Energy Association and Innovate UK and is Vice President of the Energy Institute. In July 2020 she was appointed as a new board member of The Crown Estate. In addition, she sits on the advisory boards of leading UK think tanks, including Energy Systems Catapult, Aurora, Oxford Energy, and LSE’s Grantham Institute. Juliet has various scholastic credentials with academic organisations, including University of Wales, Imperial College, Bristol University, Birkbeck and LSE, where she has various roles and accolades, with the ambition of influencing the next generation to think about the energy transition and our low carbon future.     Juliet is passionate about creating a business that does good; one that can deliver the needs of society in a purposeful way. As part of this vision, she is working with the British Academy’s Future of the Corporation project, thinking about a better future.About Good EnergyGood Energy is a generator and supplier of 100% renewable power and an innovator in energy services. It currently owns two wind farms, six solar farms and sources electricity from a community of 1,600 independent UK generators. It has over 250,000 home and business customers.   Since it was founded 20 years ago by Juliet Davenport, the company has been at the forefront of the charge towards a cleaner, distributed energy system. Its mission is to support UK households and businesses generate, store and share clean power.  Social links Personal website https://julietdavenport.comTwitter https://twitter.com/DavenportJulietLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliet-davenport-643564Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davenport.juliet/About Hyperion Executive Search:Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS How I built this podcast – Guy Raz  https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-thisGreat Green Questions podcast – Juliet Davenport https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/great-green-questions/id1557916383 Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In my early days in renewable energy Good Energy were one of the few companies out there providing customers with clean energy to the consumer. They were a pioneer and inspiration as I co-founded my solar business. Now, many years later I have had the opportunity to have CEO and Founder Juliet Davenport share her founding story, and much more besides. An engaging and passionate climate activist, entrepreneur and climate scientist makes for an interesting story and set of experiences. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Juliet Davenport Juliet is the Founder and a Non-Executive Director of Good Energy Group plc – a renewable energy company with a mission to power a greener, cleaner future together with its customers. Juliet was Good Energy’s CEO for 19 years, working on ideas to fight climate change and transform the energy sector for the better. In 2013, she was awarded an OBE for services to renewables. She currently sits on the board of the Renewable Energy Association and Innovate UK and is Vice President of the Energy Institute. In July 2020 she was appointed as a new board member of The Crown Estate. In addition, she sits on the advisory boards of leading UK think tanks, including Energy Systems Catapult, Aurora, Oxford Energy, and LSE’s Grantham Institute. Juliet has various scholastic credentials with academic organisations, including University of Wales, Imperial College, Bristol University, Birkbeck and LSE, where she has various roles and accolades, with the ambition of influencing the next generation to think about the energy transition and our low carbon future.     Juliet is passionate about creating a business that does good; one that can deliver the needs of society in a purposeful way. As part of this vision, she is working with the British Academy’s Future of the Corporation project, thinking about a better future.About Good EnergyGood Energy is a generator and supplier of 100% renewable power and an innovator in energy services. It currently owns two wind farms, six solar farms and sources electricity from a community of 1,600 independent UK generators. It has over 250,000 home and business customers.   Since it was founded 20 years ago by Juliet Davenport, the company has been at the forefront of the charge towards a cleaner, distributed energy system. Its mission is to support UK households and businesses generate, store and share clean power.  Social links Personal website https://julietdavenport.comTwitter https://twitter.com/DavenportJulietLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliet-davenport-643564Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davenport.juliet/About Hyperion Executive Search:Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS How I built this podcast – Guy Raz  https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-thisGreat Green Questions podcast – Juliet Davenport https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/great-green-questions/id1557916383 Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Dr Graham Cooley, ITM  Power – 78</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Green Hydrogen!  I’ve been aware of Graham and the work of ITM for some time, since meeting their Germany team at Power to X event in Dusseldorf, and seeing the scale of their recently expanded manufacturing capacity, I thought it would be a great time to have CEO Dr Graham Cooley on the podcast. Hydrogen is still in some ways contentious, but as I’ve said many times, it’s about the right tech solving the right problem. There is much to be done to replace grey/dirty hydrog...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Green Hydrogen!  I’ve been aware of Graham and the work of ITM for some time, since meeting their Germany team at Power to X event in Dusseldorf, and seeing the scale of their recently expanded manufacturing capacity, I thought it would be a great time to have CEO Dr Graham Cooley on the podcast. Hydrogen is still in some ways contentious, but as I’ve said many times, it’s about the right tech solving the right problem. There is much to be done to replace grey/dirty hydrogen with green hydrogen, and it was fascinating to hear Graham’s take on this.About Graham Cooley: Dr Graham Cooley joined ITM Power as CEO in 2009. ITM Power was the first hydrogen related company to be listed on the London Stock Market and has been developing electrolyser equipment for over 20 years. Graham started his career in the power sector in 1989 joining the CEGB and became Business Development Manager at National Power plc and then International Power plc developing energy storage and new generation technologies. Before joining ITM Power Graham was CEO of Sensortec Ltd, founding CEO of Metalysis Ltd, a spin out from Cambridge University and founding CEO of Antenova Ltd. Graham has a PhD in physics, an MBA and is a Fellow of the Institute of Metals, Minerals and Mining (FIMMM).  Graham also sits on a number of industry bodies and is a member of the UK Government’s Hydrogen Advisory Council.About ITM Power:ITM Power plc manufactures integrated hydrogen energy solutions for grid balancing, energy storage and the production of renewable hydrogen for transport, renewable heat and chemicals. ITM Power plc was admitted to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in 2004. In October 2019, the Company announced the completion of a £58.8 million fundraising, including an investment by Linde of £38 million, together with the formation of a joint venture with Linde to focus on delivering renewable hydrogen to large-scale industrial projects worldwide. ITM Power operates from the world&apos;s largest electrolyser factory in Sheffield with a capacity of 1GW (1,000MW) per annum. Customers and partners include Sumitomo, Ørsted, Phillips 66, Scottish Power, Siemens Gamesa, Cadent, Northern Gas Networks, Gasunie, RWE, Engie, GNVert, National Express, Toyota, Hyundai and Anglo American among others.Social links: ITM Power Website: www.itm-power.comITM Power on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ITMPowerPlcITM Power on Flickr: ITM Power | FlickrITM Power on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ITMPowerPlcITM Power on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITM-Power-113334372043763/?v=wallGraham on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/grahamcooleyGraham on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GrahamCooley4About Hyperion Executive Search:Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS The ITM Gigafactory walk through is on the company homepage https://www.itm-power.com/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Green Hydrogen!  I’ve been aware of Graham and the work of ITM for some time, since meeting their Germany team at Power to X event in Dusseldorf, and seeing the scale of their recently expanded manufacturing capacity, I thought it would be a great time to have CEO Dr Graham Cooley on the podcast. Hydrogen is still in some ways contentious, but as I’ve said many times, it’s about the right tech solving the right problem. There is much to be done to replace grey/dirty hydrogen with green hydrogen, and it was fascinating to hear Graham’s take on this.About Graham Cooley: Dr Graham Cooley joined ITM Power as CEO in 2009. ITM Power was the first hydrogen related company to be listed on the London Stock Market and has been developing electrolyser equipment for over 20 years. Graham started his career in the power sector in 1989 joining the CEGB and became Business Development Manager at National Power plc and then International Power plc developing energy storage and new generation technologies. Before joining ITM Power Graham was CEO of Sensortec Ltd, founding CEO of Metalysis Ltd, a spin out from Cambridge University and founding CEO of Antenova Ltd. Graham has a PhD in physics, an MBA and is a Fellow of the Institute of Metals, Minerals and Mining (FIMMM).  Graham also sits on a number of industry bodies and is a member of the UK Government’s Hydrogen Advisory Council.About ITM Power:ITM Power plc manufactures integrated hydrogen energy solutions for grid balancing, energy storage and the production of renewable hydrogen for transport, renewable heat and chemicals. ITM Power plc was admitted to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in 2004. In October 2019, the Company announced the completion of a £58.8 million fundraising, including an investment by Linde of £38 million, together with the formation of a joint venture with Linde to focus on delivering renewable hydrogen to large-scale industrial projects worldwide. ITM Power operates from the world&apos;s largest electrolyser factory in Sheffield with a capacity of 1GW (1,000MW) per annum. Customers and partners include Sumitomo, Ørsted, Phillips 66, Scottish Power, Siemens Gamesa, Cadent, Northern Gas Networks, Gasunie, RWE, Engie, GNVert, National Express, Toyota, Hyundai and Anglo American among others.Social links: ITM Power Website: www.itm-power.comITM Power on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ITMPowerPlcITM Power on Flickr: ITM Power | FlickrITM Power on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ITMPowerPlcITM Power on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITM-Power-113334372043763/?v=wallGraham on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/grahamcooleyGraham on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GrahamCooley4About Hyperion Executive Search:Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS The ITM Gigafactory walk through is on the company homepage https://www.itm-power.com/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Lubomila Jordanova, Plan A Earth – 77</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lubomila Jordanova is a cleantech force of nature. A passionate founder, leader and connector of people. I’ve enjoyed working with Lubomila via the Greentech Alliance, and seen how she has built and raised funds for the innovative Plan.A Earth platform, and transitioned the business during Covid. She has a great story and energy, and was delighted to be able to share that on the podcast.About Lubomila Jordanova: Lubomila Jordanova is the founder and CEO of PlanA.Earth, a Berlin-based sta...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[Lubomila Jordanova is a cleantech force of nature. A passionate founder, leader and connector of people. I’ve enjoyed working with Lubomila via the Greentech Alliance, and seen how she has built and raised funds for the innovative Plan.A Earth platform, and transitioned the business during Covid. She has a great story and energy, and was delighted to be able to share that on the podcast.About Lubomila Jordanova: Lubomila Jordanova is the founder and CEO of PlanA.Earth, a Berlin-based startup developing an end-to-end platform that enables companies to measure, monitor and reduce their environmental footprint and improve their ESG performance. She is also the co-founder of the Greentech Alliance, a community of 500+ startups which are connected to over 350+ advisors from VC, media and business, who help them monthly with advice and feedback. Prior to Plan A, she worked in investment banking, venture capital and fintech in Asia and Europe. She was recently announced as Marshall Fund Fellow for 2021 and 100 Top Women in Germany 2020.About PlanA.Earth:Plan A is an end-to-end platform that lets companies measure, monitor and reduce their environmental footprint and improve their ESG performance. PlanA.Earth empowers enterprises to manage their company sustainably by transforming environmental insights into positive business results. The firm has been recognised by the President of the European Commission as a key player in the field. The product calculates company emissions through automated data collection processes, removing the need for cross-department data collection hassle. It then monitors emissions over time, allowing the client to understand their progress and see how they compare to industry benchmarks. Finally, the product creates tailored action plans and automated, custom recommendations blending reduction and compensation that help businesses take action. The product visualizes results, progress, and action steps in one coherent company dashboard, and offers exportable non-financial reports that clients can publish per governmental or investor request. Social links: Lubomila Jordanova on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ljordanova/ PlanA.Earth Website:  https://plana.earth/ PlanA.Earth on Twitter https://twitter.com/planaearth?lang=en Lubomila Jordanova on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LubomilaJ PlanA.Earth on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/planaearth/ PlanA.Earth on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/planaearth PlanA.Earth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/planaearth/ If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS Softbank, Demeter and Coparion invest $3m into plan as b2b carbon-monitoring and ESG platform https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/09/softbank-demeter-and-coparion-invest-3m-into-plan-as-b2b-carbon-monitoring-and-esg-platform/ Jane Goodall – Biography  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_GoodallSustainababble Podcast - http://www.sustainababble.fish/ Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Lubomila Jordanova is a cleantech force of nature. A passionate founder, leader and connector of people. I’ve enjoyed working with Lubomila via the Greentech Alliance, and seen how she has built and raised funds for the innovative Plan.A Earth platform, and transitioned the business during Covid. She has a great story and energy, and was delighted to be able to share that on the podcast.About Lubomila Jordanova: Lubomila Jordanova is the founder and CEO of PlanA.Earth, a Berlin-based startup developing an end-to-end platform that enables companies to measure, monitor and reduce their environmental footprint and improve their ESG performance. She is also the co-founder of the Greentech Alliance, a community of 500+ startups which are connected to over 350+ advisors from VC, media and business, who help them monthly with advice and feedback. Prior to Plan A, she worked in investment banking, venture capital and fintech in Asia and Europe. She was recently announced as Marshall Fund Fellow for 2021 and 100 Top Women in Germany 2020.About PlanA.Earth:Plan A is an end-to-end platform that lets companies measure, monitor and reduce their environmental footprint and improve their ESG performance. PlanA.Earth empowers enterprises to manage their company sustainably by transforming environmental insights into positive business results. The firm has been recognised by the President of the European Commission as a key player in the field. The product calculates company emissions through automated data collection processes, removing the need for cross-department data collection hassle. It then monitors emissions over time, allowing the client to understand their progress and see how they compare to industry benchmarks. Finally, the product creates tailored action plans and automated, custom recommendations blending reduction and compensation that help businesses take action. The product visualizes results, progress, and action steps in one coherent company dashboard, and offers exportable non-financial reports that clients can publish per governmental or investor request. Social links: Lubomila Jordanova on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ljordanova/ PlanA.Earth Website:  https://plana.earth/ PlanA.Earth on Twitter https://twitter.com/planaearth?lang=en Lubomila Jordanova on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LubomilaJ PlanA.Earth on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/planaearth/ PlanA.Earth on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/planaearth PlanA.Earth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/planaearth/ If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS Softbank, Demeter and Coparion invest $3m into plan as b2b carbon-monitoring and ESG platform https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/09/softbank-demeter-and-coparion-invest-3m-into-plan-as-b2b-carbon-monitoring-and-esg-platform/ Jane Goodall – Biography  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_GoodallSustainababble Podcast - http://www.sustainababble.fish/ Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Michael Sachse, Dandelion Energy – 76</itunes:title>
    <title>Michael Sachse, Dandelion Energy – 76</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Addressing the heating issue through geothermal energy, even at a domestic level. I’ve seen Dandelion growing, and raising funds and thought it is a technology we haven’t yet covered on the podcast, so I was delighted when Michael agreed to join me and tell his, and their story, and how heat pumps are one more solution in our armoury.About Michael Sachse: Michael Sachse is an experienced executive who has previously scaled start-ups through periods of rapid growth. Sa...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Addressing the heating issue through geothermal energy, even at a domestic level. I’ve seen Dandelion growing, and raising funds and thought it is a technology we haven’t yet covered on the podcast, so I was delighted when Michael agreed to join me and tell his, and their story, and how heat pumps are one more solution in our armoury.About Michael Sachse: Michael Sachse is an experienced executive who has previously scaled start-ups through periods of rapid growth. Sachse was previously CEO of Stardog, an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at NEA, and Chief Marketing Officer at Opower, where he helped to guide the company through its IPO and acquisition by Oracle.About Dandelion Energy:Dandelion Energy&apos;s mission is to enable the widespread adoption of geothermal. The company offers homeowners affordable geothermal heating &amp; cooling systems as an alternative to gas, oil, propane, or electric heating. Originally conceived at X, Alphabet’s innovation lab, Dandelion is now an independent company offering geothermal heating and cooling systems to homeowners, starting in the Northeastern US. The team brings leadership experience from X and SolarCity, and shares a personal commitment to mitigate climate change by making renewable technologies more accessible.Dandelion’s modern geothermal heat pump systems provide efficient heating, air conditioning, and warm water at significant savings over older fossil fuel burning devices. Dandelion systems eliminate the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, improve indoor air quality, and allow people to reduce their home’s #1 source of harmful carbon pollution.Social links: Michael Sachse on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-sachse/ Dandelion Energy Website:  https://dandelionenergy.com/ Dandelion Energyon Twitter https://twitter.com/DandelionEnergy Dandelion Energy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dandelion-geothermal/ About Hyperion Executive Search:Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS David’s Fundraising page for Muscular Dystrophy - https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/david-hunt42Dandelion- How Geothermal works and installs - https://dandelionenergy.com/how-geothermal-works The Weirdest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Weirdest-People-World-Psychologically-Particularly/dp/1846147964/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Joseph+Henrich&amp;qid=1618934866&amp;s=audible&amp;sr=1-1-catcorrDan Carlin&apos;s Hardcore History - https://open.spotify.com/show/72qiPaoDRf8HkGKEChvG5q Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Addressing the heating issue through geothermal energy, even at a domestic level. I’ve seen Dandelion growing, and raising funds and thought it is a technology we haven’t yet covered on the podcast, so I was delighted when Michael agreed to join me and tell his, and their story, and how heat pumps are one more solution in our armoury.About Michael Sachse: Michael Sachse is an experienced executive who has previously scaled start-ups through periods of rapid growth. Sachse was previously CEO of Stardog, an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at NEA, and Chief Marketing Officer at Opower, where he helped to guide the company through its IPO and acquisition by Oracle.About Dandelion Energy:Dandelion Energy&apos;s mission is to enable the widespread adoption of geothermal. The company offers homeowners affordable geothermal heating &amp; cooling systems as an alternative to gas, oil, propane, or electric heating. Originally conceived at X, Alphabet’s innovation lab, Dandelion is now an independent company offering geothermal heating and cooling systems to homeowners, starting in the Northeastern US. The team brings leadership experience from X and SolarCity, and shares a personal commitment to mitigate climate change by making renewable technologies more accessible.Dandelion’s modern geothermal heat pump systems provide efficient heating, air conditioning, and warm water at significant savings over older fossil fuel burning devices. Dandelion systems eliminate the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, improve indoor air quality, and allow people to reduce their home’s #1 source of harmful carbon pollution.Social links: Michael Sachse on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-sachse/ Dandelion Energy Website:  https://dandelionenergy.com/ Dandelion Energyon Twitter https://twitter.com/DandelionEnergy Dandelion Energy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dandelion-geothermal/ About Hyperion Executive Search:Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS David’s Fundraising page for Muscular Dystrophy - https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/david-hunt42Dandelion- How Geothermal works and installs - https://dandelionenergy.com/how-geothermal-works The Weirdest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Weirdest-People-World-Psychologically-Particularly/dp/1846147964/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Joseph+Henrich&amp;qid=1618934866&amp;s=audible&amp;sr=1-1-catcorrDan Carlin&apos;s Hardcore History - https://open.spotify.com/show/72qiPaoDRf8HkGKEChvG5q Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Greg Jackson, Octopus – 75</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Going Double Unicorn in 5 years, and still knowing you are still only at the beginning of the journey! I speak to tech founder and CEO of Octopus Energy Greg Jackson about how he used tech as the platform to disrupt one of the industries most resistant to, and in need of disruption- energy supply. With a focus on technology solving problems, and driving down costs, AND a focus on creating cultures which support and empower people to be their best and most creative. I hope ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Going Double Unicorn in 5 years, and still knowing you are still only at the beginning of the journey! I speak to tech founder and CEO of Octopus Energy Greg Jackson about how he used tech as the platform to disrupt one of the industries most resistant to, and in need of disruption- energy supply. With a focus on technology solving problems, and driving down costs, AND a focus on creating cultures which support and empower people to be their best and most creative. I hope you enjoy this slightly longer than usual episode.About Greg Jackson: Greg is an experienced digital entrepreneur, passionate about making the green energy revolution affordable through technology.He’s founded a number of successful businesses, including e-commerce company C360, built HomeServe’s innovation business and is an angel investor in a wide range of tech start-ups. He alsoserved as Director of several innovative businesses, including Zopa, the world’s first peer to peer lender, which has now lent almost £2bn fairly and responsibly whilst generating excellent interest rates for lenders.Greg founded Octopus Energy in 2015. It uses technology to be highly efficient – empowering customers with a full digital experience, and then using the same systems to provide the highest standards of support to its customers by phone, email and chat. This technology allows Octopus to challenge normal energy models, bringing transparent, low pricing to new and loyal customers.Octopus is a recognised innovator, delivering time-of-use tariffs at scale, driving EV adoption and helping make the smart grid a reality.About Octopus EnergyIn the UK, Octopus now stands at 2 million customers, growing by 2500-3000 per day, and is the only energy supplier recommended by consumer champions Which?, for four years in a row. Followingsignificant investment from Tokyo Gas and Origin Energy in December 2020, Octopus became a tech ‘double unicorn’ valued at well over £2 billion. With operations in the US, Germany, Australia, NewZealand and Japan, Octopus expects to expand its platform into many more markets over the next few years.Social linksCraig Evans on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregsjackson/ Octopus Energy Website:  https://octopus.energy/ Octopus Energy on Twitter https://twitter.com/octopus_energy Greg Jackson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/g__j Octopus Energy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/octopusenergy/ About Hyperion Executive SearchHyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS Planet Money Podcast - https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510289/planet-moneyMasters of Scale Podcast - https://mastersofscale.com/ How I Built This Podcast - https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-thisThe Apollo Guidance Computer: Architecture and Operation - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Apollo-Guidance-Computer-Architecture-Operation/dp/1441908765/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;qid=1617803663&amp;refinements=p_27%3AFrank+O%27Brien&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1&amp;text=Frank+O%27Brien Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Going Double Unicorn in 5 years, and still knowing you are still only at the beginning of the journey! I speak to tech founder and CEO of Octopus Energy Greg Jackson about how he used tech as the platform to disrupt one of the industries most resistant to, and in need of disruption- energy supply. With a focus on technology solving problems, and driving down costs, AND a focus on creating cultures which support and empower people to be their best and most creative. I hope you enjoy this slightly longer than usual episode.About Greg Jackson: Greg is an experienced digital entrepreneur, passionate about making the green energy revolution affordable through technology.He’s founded a number of successful businesses, including e-commerce company C360, built HomeServe’s innovation business and is an angel investor in a wide range of tech start-ups. He alsoserved as Director of several innovative businesses, including Zopa, the world’s first peer to peer lender, which has now lent almost £2bn fairly and responsibly whilst generating excellent interest rates for lenders.Greg founded Octopus Energy in 2015. It uses technology to be highly efficient – empowering customers with a full digital experience, and then using the same systems to provide the highest standards of support to its customers by phone, email and chat. This technology allows Octopus to challenge normal energy models, bringing transparent, low pricing to new and loyal customers.Octopus is a recognised innovator, delivering time-of-use tariffs at scale, driving EV adoption and helping make the smart grid a reality.About Octopus EnergyIn the UK, Octopus now stands at 2 million customers, growing by 2500-3000 per day, and is the only energy supplier recommended by consumer champions Which?, for four years in a row. Followingsignificant investment from Tokyo Gas and Origin Energy in December 2020, Octopus became a tech ‘double unicorn’ valued at well over £2 billion. With operations in the US, Germany, Australia, NewZealand and Japan, Octopus expects to expand its platform into many more markets over the next few years.Social linksCraig Evans on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregsjackson/ Octopus Energy Website:  https://octopus.energy/ Octopus Energy on Twitter https://twitter.com/octopus_energy Greg Jackson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/g__j Octopus Energy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/octopusenergy/ About Hyperion Executive SearchHyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS Planet Money Podcast - https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510289/planet-moneyMasters of Scale Podcast - https://mastersofscale.com/ How I Built This Podcast - https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-thisThe Apollo Guidance Computer: Architecture and Operation - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Apollo-Guidance-Computer-Architecture-Operation/dp/1441908765/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;qid=1617803663&amp;refinements=p_27%3AFrank+O%27Brien&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1&amp;text=Frank+O%27Brien Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2021 08:00:31 +0100</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Craig Evans, ESS – 74</itunes:title>
    <title>Craig Evans, ESS – 74</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Flow batteries have had their technical and commercial challenges over the years, so it’s good to see that the technology is really starting to get traction in that 6-12 hour storage category. It’s also good to hear a good traditional ‘started in my garage’ cleantech start-ups story, just watch for the EPA. This week I talk to Craig Evans about scaling a the flow battery technology and company of ESS Inc.About Craig Evans: Craig Evans is the President and CEO, and a f...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Flow batteries have had their technical and commercial challenges over the years, so it’s good to see that the technology is really starting to get traction in that 6-12 hour storage category. It’s also good to hear a good traditional ‘started in my garage’ cleantech start-ups story, just watch for the EPA. This week I talk to Craig Evans about scaling a the flow battery technology and company of ESS Inc.About Craig Evans: Craig Evans is the President and CEO, and a founder of ESS Inc. Having started ESS from his garage in 2011, he led the company to the commercialization of the Iron Flow Battery system in 2016. Prior to ESS, Craig was the Director of Design &amp; Product Development at ClearEdge Power Inc. His team designed the ClearEdge5, a 5kW combine-heat-and-power fuel cell system, which was successfully commercialized in 2010. This product received both CSA International certification in North America and KNREC certification in Asia. Craig began his career at United Technologies Corporation (UTC) where he held technical leadership positions in their Fuel Cell business and, prior to that, as a project engineer in the Pratt &amp; Whitney aircraft engine business. In 2006, He was awarded the distinguished George Mead Award, the highest honor for individual engineering achievement at UTC.Craig Evans has authored over 15 patents and patent applications. He holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering and an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Clarkson University, an MS in Finance from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an M.B.A from Carnegie Mellon University.About ESS:ESS’s mission is to bring to market the cleanest, lowest-cost long-duration energy storage systems. Which are the catalyst for a sustainable energy future.Established in 2011, ESS Inc. manufactures low-cost, long-duration iron flow batteries for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications requiring 4+ hours of flexible energy capacity. Our long-duration energy storage platforms, the Energy Warehouse™ (EW) and Energy Center™(EC), use iron, salt, and water for the electrolyte, and deliver an environmentally safe, long-life energy storage solution for the world’s renewable energy infrastructure.Based in Wilsonville, Oregon, ESS Inc. was founded by a team with deep experience in fuel cells, electrochemistry, advanced material science and renewable energy. After five years of intensive innovation, engineering development and rigorous testing and validation, with the backing of ARPA-E and others, the company began shipping turnkey energy storage solutions that allowed companies and municipalities to control their own energy future in 2015.With its safe, earth-abundant, proven all-iron flow battery technology, ESS is helping project developers, utilities, and EPCs make the transition to more flexible non-lithium-ion storage that is better suited for the grid and the environment.Social links: Craig Evans on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigeevans/ ESS Website:  https://essinc.com/ ESS on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ESS_info ESS on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/energy-storage-systems/ EPISODE LINKS ‘All-iron’ flow battery maker ESS Inc launches ‘configurable’ megawatt-scale product https://www.energy-storage.news/news/all-iron-flow-battery-maker-ess-inc-launches-configurable-megawatt-scale-pr The Unknown Universe: A New Exploration of Time, Space, and Modern Cosmology- Stuart Clark https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1681774461/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i8 Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Flow batteries have had their technical and commercial challenges over the years, so it’s good to see that the technology is really starting to get traction in that 6-12 hour storage category. It’s also good to hear a good traditional ‘started in my garage’ cleantech start-ups story, just watch for the EPA. This week I talk to Craig Evans about scaling a the flow battery technology and company of ESS Inc.About Craig Evans: Craig Evans is the President and CEO, and a founder of ESS Inc. Having started ESS from his garage in 2011, he led the company to the commercialization of the Iron Flow Battery system in 2016. Prior to ESS, Craig was the Director of Design &amp; Product Development at ClearEdge Power Inc. His team designed the ClearEdge5, a 5kW combine-heat-and-power fuel cell system, which was successfully commercialized in 2010. This product received both CSA International certification in North America and KNREC certification in Asia. Craig began his career at United Technologies Corporation (UTC) where he held technical leadership positions in their Fuel Cell business and, prior to that, as a project engineer in the Pratt &amp; Whitney aircraft engine business. In 2006, He was awarded the distinguished George Mead Award, the highest honor for individual engineering achievement at UTC.Craig Evans has authored over 15 patents and patent applications. He holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering and an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Clarkson University, an MS in Finance from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an M.B.A from Carnegie Mellon University.About ESS:ESS’s mission is to bring to market the cleanest, lowest-cost long-duration energy storage systems. Which are the catalyst for a sustainable energy future.Established in 2011, ESS Inc. manufactures low-cost, long-duration iron flow batteries for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications requiring 4+ hours of flexible energy capacity. Our long-duration energy storage platforms, the Energy Warehouse™ (EW) and Energy Center™(EC), use iron, salt, and water for the electrolyte, and deliver an environmentally safe, long-life energy storage solution for the world’s renewable energy infrastructure.Based in Wilsonville, Oregon, ESS Inc. was founded by a team with deep experience in fuel cells, electrochemistry, advanced material science and renewable energy. After five years of intensive innovation, engineering development and rigorous testing and validation, with the backing of ARPA-E and others, the company began shipping turnkey energy storage solutions that allowed companies and municipalities to control their own energy future in 2015.With its safe, earth-abundant, proven all-iron flow battery technology, ESS is helping project developers, utilities, and EPCs make the transition to more flexible non-lithium-ion storage that is better suited for the grid and the environment.Social links: Craig Evans on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigeevans/ ESS Website:  https://essinc.com/ ESS on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ESS_info ESS on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/energy-storage-systems/ EPISODE LINKS ‘All-iron’ flow battery maker ESS Inc launches ‘configurable’ megawatt-scale product https://www.energy-storage.news/news/all-iron-flow-battery-maker-ess-inc-launches-configurable-megawatt-scale-pr The Unknown Universe: A New Exploration of Time, Space, and Modern Cosmology- Stuart Clark https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1681774461/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i8 Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Gretchen Bakke, Author – 73</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[One of the biggest challenges I face is trying to keep up with all the great books my guests recommend as part of the show. One that I absolutely loved and found incredibly useful was The Grid: The fraying wires between Americans and our energy future. After the recent black outs in Texas I thought it a great time to speak with the author Gretchen Bakke, and ask why that happened, what needs to change, and what opportunities that creates for cleantech start-ups, scale-ups and VCs. I’m delight...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[One of the biggest challenges I face is trying to keep up with all the great books my guests recommend as part of the show. One that I absolutely loved and found incredibly useful was The Grid: The fraying wires between Americans and our energy future. After the recent black outs in Texas I thought it a great time to speak with the author Gretchen Bakke, and ask why that happened, what needs to change, and what opportunities that creates for cleantech start-ups, scale-ups and VCs. I’m delighted that Gretchen accepted my request and joins me on the podcast this week.About Gretchen Bakke: Gretchen is interested in what people do when the systems they rely upon stop working. Whether speaking of the end of political systems like communism, infrastructural systems like the electric grid, economic systems like whaling, energetic systems like fossil fuels, or cultural systems like the contemporary university what unites my work is an abiding concern for both the inventive creativity and the normative impulses that systemic collapse begets. What is the nature of renewal, she asks, and what do people, diversely, make of things when all that is solid fades unexpectedly into air. About Grid- The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future:“A remarkable achievement. Bakke deftly shows us how a system most of us are happy to ignore–the electrical grid–is both inseparable from everything we think of as civilization and on the verge of complete failure.” Paul Roberts, author of The End Of Oil and The Impulse Society. “This book, about our aging electrical grid, fits in one of my favorite genres: ‘Books About Mundane Stuff That Are Actually Fascinating.’ … even if you have never given a moment’s thought to how electricity reaches your outlets, I think this book would convince you that the electrical grid is one of the greatest engineering wonders of the modern world. I think you would also come to see why modernizing the grid is so complex and so critical for building our clean-energy future.” - Bill Gates, “My Favorite Books of 2016Social links: Gretchen Bakke on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gretchen-bakke-485067135/ Gretchen Bakke Website:  http://bakkeconsolidated.org/about.php About Hyperion Executive Search:Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS How to Access Venture Capital – eBook - https://hyperionsearch.co.uk/download-guide-to-access-venture-capital/ The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future - https://www.powells.com/book/the-grid-9781608196104 Mission is Possible- Guidehouse podcast - https://missionispossible.podbean.com/ Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[One of the biggest challenges I face is trying to keep up with all the great books my guests recommend as part of the show. One that I absolutely loved and found incredibly useful was The Grid: The fraying wires between Americans and our energy future. After the recent black outs in Texas I thought it a great time to speak with the author Gretchen Bakke, and ask why that happened, what needs to change, and what opportunities that creates for cleantech start-ups, scale-ups and VCs. I’m delighted that Gretchen accepted my request and joins me on the podcast this week.About Gretchen Bakke: Gretchen is interested in what people do when the systems they rely upon stop working. Whether speaking of the end of political systems like communism, infrastructural systems like the electric grid, economic systems like whaling, energetic systems like fossil fuels, or cultural systems like the contemporary university what unites my work is an abiding concern for both the inventive creativity and the normative impulses that systemic collapse begets. What is the nature of renewal, she asks, and what do people, diversely, make of things when all that is solid fades unexpectedly into air. About Grid- The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future:“A remarkable achievement. Bakke deftly shows us how a system most of us are happy to ignore–the electrical grid–is both inseparable from everything we think of as civilization and on the verge of complete failure.” Paul Roberts, author of The End Of Oil and The Impulse Society. “This book, about our aging electrical grid, fits in one of my favorite genres: ‘Books About Mundane Stuff That Are Actually Fascinating.’ … even if you have never given a moment’s thought to how electricity reaches your outlets, I think this book would convince you that the electrical grid is one of the greatest engineering wonders of the modern world. I think you would also come to see why modernizing the grid is so complex and so critical for building our clean-energy future.” - Bill Gates, “My Favorite Books of 2016Social links: Gretchen Bakke on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gretchen-bakke-485067135/ Gretchen Bakke Website:  http://bakkeconsolidated.org/about.php About Hyperion Executive Search:Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS How to Access Venture Capital – eBook - https://hyperionsearch.co.uk/download-guide-to-access-venture-capital/ The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future - https://www.powells.com/book/the-grid-9781608196104 Mission is Possible- Guidehouse podcast - https://missionispossible.podbean.com/ Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Green Hydrogen! It’s hard to do or read anything in the sustainable technology sector without hearing about Green Hydrogen at present. What part does hydrogen have to play in the clean energy and mobility transitions? I’ve been working recently with hydrogen founders and entrepreneurs and I’m really intrigued as to where and how we could or should utilise hydrogen in the decarbonisation mission we share in the sector. Having had CEOs of fuel cell and hydrogen flight companies on the podcast r...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[Green Hydrogen! It’s hard to do or read anything in the sustainable technology sector without hearing about Green Hydrogen at present. What part does hydrogen have to play in the clean energy and mobility transitions? I’ve been working recently with hydrogen founders and entrepreneurs and I’m really intrigued as to where and how we could or should utilise hydrogen in the decarbonisation mission we share in the sector. Having had CEOs of fuel cell and hydrogen flight companies on the podcast recently, this week we hear from a hydrogen electrolyser start up founder about her opinion and her areas of focus, as well as her journey and experience as a leading woman in the cleantech sector.About Vaitea CowanVaitea Cowan believes green hydrogen is the future of energy. After being named &quot;Women Leader&quot; in the World Bank Intern Program, and winning case competitions in University, she moved to Thailand. She met her cofounders in Chiang Mai and helped make the Phi Suea House a communication and collaboration platform for hydrogen in Southeast Asia. Shortly after, they cofounded Enapter, which scales the production of hydrogen generators. The team has grown from 11 to over 130 in 3 years. She has the clear intention of inspiring and hiring more women. She is on the Forbes Under 30 in Energy 2020 list and has won several awards for Enapter. Today, she spearheads the communications efforts from Berlin. As a Pacific Islander, her personal mission is to provide clean energy independence to Polynesia.About EnapterEnapter is an award-winning company manufacturing highly efficient, modular hydrogen generators based on Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM) electrolysis technology. Its patent-protected core technology has a 10-year proven track record and allows for the creation of unique, low-cost, and compact electrolysers. They are used in more than 30 countries, in industries like energy, mobility, telecommunications, heating and more. Enapter has offices in Italy, Germany, Thailand and Russia.Social linksVaitea Cowan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vaiteacowan/ Enapter Website:  https://www.enapter.com/ Enapter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Enapter_ Enapter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/enapter/ About Hyperion Executive Search:Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS Generation Hydrogen - https://www.generationhydrogen.com/ Principles: Life and Work – Ray Dalio - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1501124021/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tu00_p1_i0An Economist Walks Into A Brothel: And Other Unexpected Places to Understand Risk https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07FLK37HC/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ICS9VI4/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Green Hydrogen! It’s hard to do or read anything in the sustainable technology sector without hearing about Green Hydrogen at present. What part does hydrogen have to play in the clean energy and mobility transitions? I’ve been working recently with hydrogen founders and entrepreneurs and I’m really intrigued as to where and how we could or should utilise hydrogen in the decarbonisation mission we share in the sector. Having had CEOs of fuel cell and hydrogen flight companies on the podcast recently, this week we hear from a hydrogen electrolyser start up founder about her opinion and her areas of focus, as well as her journey and experience as a leading woman in the cleantech sector.About Vaitea CowanVaitea Cowan believes green hydrogen is the future of energy. After being named &quot;Women Leader&quot; in the World Bank Intern Program, and winning case competitions in University, she moved to Thailand. She met her cofounders in Chiang Mai and helped make the Phi Suea House a communication and collaboration platform for hydrogen in Southeast Asia. Shortly after, they cofounded Enapter, which scales the production of hydrogen generators. The team has grown from 11 to over 130 in 3 years. She has the clear intention of inspiring and hiring more women. She is on the Forbes Under 30 in Energy 2020 list and has won several awards for Enapter. Today, she spearheads the communications efforts from Berlin. As a Pacific Islander, her personal mission is to provide clean energy independence to Polynesia.About EnapterEnapter is an award-winning company manufacturing highly efficient, modular hydrogen generators based on Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM) electrolysis technology. Its patent-protected core technology has a 10-year proven track record and allows for the creation of unique, low-cost, and compact electrolysers. They are used in more than 30 countries, in industries like energy, mobility, telecommunications, heating and more. Enapter has offices in Italy, Germany, Thailand and Russia.Social linksVaitea Cowan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vaiteacowan/ Enapter Website:  https://www.enapter.com/ Enapter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Enapter_ Enapter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/enapter/ About Hyperion Executive Search:Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS Generation Hydrogen - https://www.generationhydrogen.com/ Principles: Life and Work – Ray Dalio - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1501124021/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tu00_p1_i0An Economist Walks Into A Brothel: And Other Unexpected Places to Understand Risk https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07FLK37HC/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ICS9VI4/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Dr. Christian Thiel, Energy Nest – 71</itunes:title>
    <title>Dr. Christian Thiel, Energy Nest – 71</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I first spoke to Christian about joining on the podcast over two years ago, we planned to do so at the Hyperion office in Munich, time and pandemics conspired against us. But with so much happening in the space, and so much need for long duration energy storage, I didn’t want to wait any longer, seeing the progress they are making as a company, so I’m delighted to return to one of a few favourite topics, long duration energy storage. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Dr. Christian Thiel:&nbs...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[I first spoke to Christian about joining on the podcast over two years ago, we planned to do so at the Hyperion office in Munich, time and pandemics conspired against us. But with so much happening in the space, and so much need for long duration energy storage, I didn’t want to wait any longer, seeing the progress they are making as a company, so I’m delighted to return to one of a few favourite topics, long duration energy storage. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Dr. Christian Thiel: Christian has been CEO of EnergyNest since 2014. He holds over 20 years’ experience in product development and executing market entries in the international tech sector in Europe, USA, Japan, China, India and UAE. Christian has dedicated much of his career to decarbonisation and has gained experience in this field in the mobility and renewable energy sector before now focusing on industrial energy storage solutions that benefit both businesses and the environment. Prior to joining EnergyNest, Christian worked at Senvion, McKinsey, UBS Investment Bank and BMW Group. Christian holds a PhD in Marketing and a master’s degree in Business Administration. Prior to university, he completed his military service and participated in NATO’s peace-keeping mission in former Yugoslavia.About EnergyNest:EnergyNest is an award-winning Norwegian technology company that helps customers across the entire energy system to decarbonize heat. The company offers Thermal Battery solutions. EnergyNest has a strong partner ecosystem including Siemens Energy, TSK and AC Boilers among others. The company has contracts signed and first commercially produced Thermal Batteries have been handed over to customers. EnergyNest’s HQ is in Oslo (Norway) and has further regional offices in Hamburg (Germany) and Seville (Spain).Social links: Dr. Christian Thiel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-thiel-ab488267/ EnergyNest Website:  https://energy-nest.com/ EnergyNest on Twitter: https://twitter.com/energy_nest EnergyNest on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/energynest/ About Hyperion Executive SearchHyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. E partner with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS Jocko Willink Podcasthttps://jockopodcast.com/Thor Heyerdahlhttps://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_HeyerdahlAlexander von Humboldhttps://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_von_Humboldt..and not mentioned on the podcast but a BIG inspiration for Christianhttps://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_AliFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[I first spoke to Christian about joining on the podcast over two years ago, we planned to do so at the Hyperion office in Munich, time and pandemics conspired against us. But with so much happening in the space, and so much need for long duration energy storage, I didn’t want to wait any longer, seeing the progress they are making as a company, so I’m delighted to return to one of a few favourite topics, long duration energy storage. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Dr. Christian Thiel: Christian has been CEO of EnergyNest since 2014. He holds over 20 years’ experience in product development and executing market entries in the international tech sector in Europe, USA, Japan, China, India and UAE. Christian has dedicated much of his career to decarbonisation and has gained experience in this field in the mobility and renewable energy sector before now focusing on industrial energy storage solutions that benefit both businesses and the environment. Prior to joining EnergyNest, Christian worked at Senvion, McKinsey, UBS Investment Bank and BMW Group. Christian holds a PhD in Marketing and a master’s degree in Business Administration. Prior to university, he completed his military service and participated in NATO’s peace-keeping mission in former Yugoslavia.About EnergyNest:EnergyNest is an award-winning Norwegian technology company that helps customers across the entire energy system to decarbonize heat. The company offers Thermal Battery solutions. EnergyNest has a strong partner ecosystem including Siemens Energy, TSK and AC Boilers among others. The company has contracts signed and first commercially produced Thermal Batteries have been handed over to customers. EnergyNest’s HQ is in Oslo (Norway) and has further regional offices in Hamburg (Germany) and Seville (Spain).Social links: Dr. Christian Thiel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-thiel-ab488267/ EnergyNest Website:  https://energy-nest.com/ EnergyNest on Twitter: https://twitter.com/energy_nest EnergyNest on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/energynest/ About Hyperion Executive SearchHyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. E partner with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy.If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS Jocko Willink Podcasthttps://jockopodcast.com/Thor Heyerdahlhttps://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_HeyerdahlAlexander von Humboldhttps://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_von_Humboldt..and not mentioned on the podcast but a BIG inspiration for Christianhttps://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_AliFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Sarah Ellerby, Nova Pangaea – 70</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Those who listen to the podcast will know I’m a big fan of the electrification of everything, but I’m also a (clean) technology agnostic, and in the drive to reduce fossil fuel consumption, sectors like hydrogen and biofuels may have a significant part to play. This week I talk with the very passionate and driven CEO of a biofuel company that recently made a game-changing breakthrough. Sarah Ellerby has a great story to tell. Take a listen.About Sarah Ellerby: Sarah is the CEO of Nova Pa...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[Those who listen to the podcast will know I’m a big fan of the electrification of everything, but I’m also a (clean) technology agnostic, and in the drive to reduce fossil fuel consumption, sectors like hydrogen and biofuels may have a significant part to play. This week I talk with the very passionate and driven CEO of a biofuel company that recently made a game-changing breakthrough. Sarah Ellerby has a great story to tell. Take a listen.About Sarah Ellerby: Sarah is the CEO of Nova Pangaea Technologies a UK based pioneer developing biofuels, biopolymers and biochemicals from forestry and agricultural biomass.After a stellar career in professional sport, Sarah has now gained over 17 years’ international Executive Board, Advisory Board experience in the energy, natural resources and manufacturing sectors, much of it in the US before she returned ‘home’ in 2019 to the North of England to take over at Nova Pangaea. She was an associate Partner at Hanson Family Holdings (formerly Hanson Plc) for over 12 years where she was involved in a large number of corporate advisory and management consultancy projects focussing on growth, strategy, turnaround, start-up commercialisation, business and operating model transformation, finance, investment, M&amp;A, , marketing, and brand development.She previously held Chief Executive roles in the Oil &amp; Gas, mining, healthcare and manufacturing sectors.Sarah studied Leadership &amp; Management at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and is currently obtaining her MBA from Bradford University School of Management.About Nova Pangaea:Nova Pangaea Technologies converts biomass from forestry and agricultural processes and turns it into the base products for biofuels, biopolymers and biochemicals. The process, called REFNOVA, is a British invented, world first; the company is based on Teesside and trades with customers worldwide.The REFNOVA technology converts materials such as woody residues, wheat straw and sugar cane into feedstocks for biochemicals, biofuels and biopolymers, providing additional yield and revenue streams for producers (eg farms, forestry and sugar cane producers), while reducing dependence on fossil fuels and feedstocks that compete with food applications.Social links: Sarah Ellerby on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahellerby/ Nova Pangaea Website:  https://www.novapangaea.com/ Sarah Ellerby on Twitter  https://twitter.com/SarahEllerby Nova Pangaea on Twitter: https://twitter.com/novapangaea Nova Pangaea on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nova-pangaea-technologies-uk-limited/ If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS NOVA PANGAEA TECHNOLOGIES BREAKTHROUGH – ‘GAME-CHANGER’ FOR BIOCHEMICALS AND ADVANCED BIOFUELS https://www.novapangaea.com/2021/01/28/nova-pangaea-technologies-breakthrough-game-changer-for-biochemicals-and-advanced-biofuels/Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002VPEL0W/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success – Adam Grant - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00CAUH7UE/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Those who listen to the podcast will know I’m a big fan of the electrification of everything, but I’m also a (clean) technology agnostic, and in the drive to reduce fossil fuel consumption, sectors like hydrogen and biofuels may have a significant part to play. This week I talk with the very passionate and driven CEO of a biofuel company that recently made a game-changing breakthrough. Sarah Ellerby has a great story to tell. Take a listen.About Sarah Ellerby: Sarah is the CEO of Nova Pangaea Technologies a UK based pioneer developing biofuels, biopolymers and biochemicals from forestry and agricultural biomass.After a stellar career in professional sport, Sarah has now gained over 17 years’ international Executive Board, Advisory Board experience in the energy, natural resources and manufacturing sectors, much of it in the US before she returned ‘home’ in 2019 to the North of England to take over at Nova Pangaea. She was an associate Partner at Hanson Family Holdings (formerly Hanson Plc) for over 12 years where she was involved in a large number of corporate advisory and management consultancy projects focussing on growth, strategy, turnaround, start-up commercialisation, business and operating model transformation, finance, investment, M&amp;A, , marketing, and brand development.She previously held Chief Executive roles in the Oil &amp; Gas, mining, healthcare and manufacturing sectors.Sarah studied Leadership &amp; Management at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and is currently obtaining her MBA from Bradford University School of Management.About Nova Pangaea:Nova Pangaea Technologies converts biomass from forestry and agricultural processes and turns it into the base products for biofuels, biopolymers and biochemicals. The process, called REFNOVA, is a British invented, world first; the company is based on Teesside and trades with customers worldwide.The REFNOVA technology converts materials such as woody residues, wheat straw and sugar cane into feedstocks for biochemicals, biofuels and biopolymers, providing additional yield and revenue streams for producers (eg farms, forestry and sugar cane producers), while reducing dependence on fossil fuels and feedstocks that compete with food applications.Social links: Sarah Ellerby on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahellerby/ Nova Pangaea Website:  https://www.novapangaea.com/ Sarah Ellerby on Twitter  https://twitter.com/SarahEllerby Nova Pangaea on Twitter: https://twitter.com/novapangaea Nova Pangaea on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nova-pangaea-technologies-uk-limited/ If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS NOVA PANGAEA TECHNOLOGIES BREAKTHROUGH – ‘GAME-CHANGER’ FOR BIOCHEMICALS AND ADVANCED BIOFUELS https://www.novapangaea.com/2021/01/28/nova-pangaea-technologies-breakthrough-game-changer-for-biochemicals-and-advanced-biofuels/Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002VPEL0W/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success – Adam Grant - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00CAUH7UE/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The mobility transition, and the electrification of transport! If that doesn’t get you excited perhaps you’ve found the wrong podcast!!  Desmond Wheatley, a Scotsman in San Diego has a passion for this transition, and a great story to tell of the evolution of a cleantech business, he has lead for nearly ten years. Who saw the emobility transition ten years ago? Well, Desmond was one of a handful of hardy, optimistic souls that did, and has built this company to accelerate that transition. A g...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[The mobility transition, and the electrification of transport! If that doesn’t get you excited perhaps you’ve found the wrong podcast!!  Desmond Wheatley, a Scotsman in San Diego has a passion for this transition, and a great story to tell of the evolution of a cleantech business, he has lead for nearly ten years. Who saw the emobility transition ten years ago? Well, Desmond was one of a handful of hardy, optimistic souls that did, and has built this company to accelerate that transition. A great listen.About Desmond Wheatley: Wheatley joined BEAM as a consultant in 2010 when it was Envision Solar and has served as the Company’s CEO since 2011 and as Chairman of the Board since 2016. He has two decades of senior international management experience in technology systems integration, energy management, communications and renewable energy. He was a founding partner in the international consulting practice Crichton Hill LLC. Prior to Crichton Hill, Wheatley was CEO of iAxis FZ LLC, a Dubai based alternative energy and technology systems integration company. From 2000 to 2007, he held a variety of senior management positions at San Diego based Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, fka Wireless Facilities with the last five years as President of ENS, the largest independent security and energy management systems integrator in the USA. Prior to ENS, Wheatley held senior management positions in the cellular and broadband wireless industries, deploying infrastructure and lobbying in Washington DC on behalf of major wireless service providers. Wheatley has founded, funded and operated four profitable start-up companies and was previously engaged in M&amp;A activities. Wheatley evaluated acquisition opportunities, conducted due diligence, and raised commitments of $500M in debt and equity.About Beam:Founded in 2006, Beam Global, formerly Envision Solar, is a CleanTech leader that produces patented infrastructure products for the electrification of transportation. Beam is publicly traded on Nasdaq under the ticker BEEM. Our mission is to lead the world to clean mobility. We believe that every person deserves access to clean sustainable transportation. That every community is safer with a resilient microgrid. That every state can build energized roads rapidly and cost-effectively. That every nation can provide an abundance of free energy to mobilize its goods, services, and citizens.Based in San Diego California, Beam produces sustainable Made in America patented products for electric vehicle charging, energy security and outdoor media. We proudly employ combat veterans, disabled workers and other highly motivated individuals. At Beam we are laser-focused on fueling the future with clean 100% renewable energy for every form of transportation. Social: Desmond Wheatley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/desmondwheatley/ Desmond Wheatley on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DesmondWheatley Beam Global Website:  https://beamforall.com/ Beam Global on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BeamForAll Beam Global on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beamforall/ EPISODE LINKS THE GRID PANDEMIC WILL MAKE COVID-19 LOOK LIKE A SIDE SHOW – AUTHORED BY DESMOND WHEATLEY CEO BEAM GLOBAL  https://beamforall.com/the-grid-pandemic-will-make-covid-19-look-like-a-side-show-authored-by-desmond-wheatley-ceo-envision-solar/ The Peregrine: The Hill of Summer &amp; Diaries: The Hill of Summer &amp; Diaries: The Complete Works of J. A. Baker https://www.amazon.co.uk/Peregrine-Hill-Summer-Diaries-Baker/dp/0008138311/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr= A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future - David Attenborough - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0892876CX/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0Follow usTwitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The mobility transition, and the electrification of transport! If that doesn’t get you excited perhaps you’ve found the wrong podcast!!  Desmond Wheatley, a Scotsman in San Diego has a passion for this transition, and a great story to tell of the evolution of a cleantech business, he has lead for nearly ten years. Who saw the emobility transition ten years ago? Well, Desmond was one of a handful of hardy, optimistic souls that did, and has built this company to accelerate that transition. A great listen.About Desmond Wheatley: Wheatley joined BEAM as a consultant in 2010 when it was Envision Solar and has served as the Company’s CEO since 2011 and as Chairman of the Board since 2016. He has two decades of senior international management experience in technology systems integration, energy management, communications and renewable energy. He was a founding partner in the international consulting practice Crichton Hill LLC. Prior to Crichton Hill, Wheatley was CEO of iAxis FZ LLC, a Dubai based alternative energy and technology systems integration company. From 2000 to 2007, he held a variety of senior management positions at San Diego based Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, fka Wireless Facilities with the last five years as President of ENS, the largest independent security and energy management systems integrator in the USA. Prior to ENS, Wheatley held senior management positions in the cellular and broadband wireless industries, deploying infrastructure and lobbying in Washington DC on behalf of major wireless service providers. Wheatley has founded, funded and operated four profitable start-up companies and was previously engaged in M&amp;A activities. Wheatley evaluated acquisition opportunities, conducted due diligence, and raised commitments of $500M in debt and equity.About Beam:Founded in 2006, Beam Global, formerly Envision Solar, is a CleanTech leader that produces patented infrastructure products for the electrification of transportation. Beam is publicly traded on Nasdaq under the ticker BEEM. Our mission is to lead the world to clean mobility. We believe that every person deserves access to clean sustainable transportation. That every community is safer with a resilient microgrid. That every state can build energized roads rapidly and cost-effectively. That every nation can provide an abundance of free energy to mobilize its goods, services, and citizens.Based in San Diego California, Beam produces sustainable Made in America patented products for electric vehicle charging, energy security and outdoor media. We proudly employ combat veterans, disabled workers and other highly motivated individuals. At Beam we are laser-focused on fueling the future with clean 100% renewable energy for every form of transportation. Social: Desmond Wheatley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/desmondwheatley/ Desmond Wheatley on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DesmondWheatley Beam Global Website:  https://beamforall.com/ Beam Global on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BeamForAll Beam Global on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beamforall/ EPISODE LINKS THE GRID PANDEMIC WILL MAKE COVID-19 LOOK LIKE A SIDE SHOW – AUTHORED BY DESMOND WHEATLEY CEO BEAM GLOBAL  https://beamforall.com/the-grid-pandemic-will-make-covid-19-look-like-a-side-show-authored-by-desmond-wheatley-ceo-envision-solar/ The Peregrine: The Hill of Summer &amp; Diaries: The Hill of Summer &amp; Diaries: The Complete Works of J. A. Baker https://www.amazon.co.uk/Peregrine-Hill-Summer-Diaries-Baker/dp/0008138311/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr= A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future - David Attenborough - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0892876CX/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0Follow usTwitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Jorg Heinemann, EnerVenue – 68</itunes:title>
    <title>Jorg Heinemann, EnerVenue – 68</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I make no apology for starting the year back talking about batteries. EnerVenue caught my eye recently after a $12m seed round, but whilst they are a very young company, their technology has been used for many years, mainly in space! They now have a way to make their technology cost competitive and not so astronomical in cost (see what I did there?). Getting energy storage right, at all scales and for various use-cases is vital to a successful energy and mobility solution. Take a listen to wh...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[I make no apology for starting the year back talking about batteries. EnerVenue caught my eye recently after a $12m seed round, but whilst they are a very young company, their technology has been used for many years, mainly in space! They now have a way to make their technology cost competitive and not so astronomical in cost (see what I did there?). Getting energy storage right, at all scales and for various use-cases is vital to a successful energy and mobility solution. Take a listen to where EnerVenue fit into that transition.About Jorg HeinemannJorg Heinemann joined EnerVenue as CEO when the company launched in 2020. Previously, Jorg led strategy and operations for Primus Power, a long-duration energy storage provider. Prior to entering the battery sector, he led SunPower&apos;s billion-dollar global power plant business unit, helping build out more than 2000 MW of solar power plants. Earlier in his career, Jorg served as an Executive Partner at Accenture, where he led business transformation programs at tech companies including Apple, HP, and Intuit. Outside of work, Jorg is an avid cyclist. He lives in the Bay Area, where EnerVenue is headquartered.About EnerVenueEnerVenue builds simple, safe, and maintenance-free energy storage for the clean energy revolution – based on technology proven over decades in extreme conditions, now scaled for large renewable energy integration applications. EnerVenue&apos;s batteries, which are based on technology used successfully for decades in outer space use cases, deliver a zero maintenance and lower cost alternative to lithium-ion for large-scale stationary energy storage, even in the most challenging climates. The company was founded by Dr. Yi Cui, a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University.Social links: Jorg Heinemann on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorgheinemann/ EnerVenue Website:  https://enervenue.com/ EnerVenue on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnerVenueInc EnerVenue on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/enervenue/ EPISODE LINKS Ten lessons for a post pandemic world: Fareed Zakaria - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lessons-Post-Pandemic-World-Fareed-Zakaria/dp/0241491657 How to scale a Cleantech Business (six peaks of value creation)- Webinar with Nick Bradley and David Hunt – Register here http://scaleup.vip/cleantechFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[I make no apology for starting the year back talking about batteries. EnerVenue caught my eye recently after a $12m seed round, but whilst they are a very young company, their technology has been used for many years, mainly in space! They now have a way to make their technology cost competitive and not so astronomical in cost (see what I did there?). Getting energy storage right, at all scales and for various use-cases is vital to a successful energy and mobility solution. Take a listen to where EnerVenue fit into that transition.About Jorg HeinemannJorg Heinemann joined EnerVenue as CEO when the company launched in 2020. Previously, Jorg led strategy and operations for Primus Power, a long-duration energy storage provider. Prior to entering the battery sector, he led SunPower&apos;s billion-dollar global power plant business unit, helping build out more than 2000 MW of solar power plants. Earlier in his career, Jorg served as an Executive Partner at Accenture, where he led business transformation programs at tech companies including Apple, HP, and Intuit. Outside of work, Jorg is an avid cyclist. He lives in the Bay Area, where EnerVenue is headquartered.About EnerVenueEnerVenue builds simple, safe, and maintenance-free energy storage for the clean energy revolution – based on technology proven over decades in extreme conditions, now scaled for large renewable energy integration applications. EnerVenue&apos;s batteries, which are based on technology used successfully for decades in outer space use cases, deliver a zero maintenance and lower cost alternative to lithium-ion for large-scale stationary energy storage, even in the most challenging climates. The company was founded by Dr. Yi Cui, a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University.Social links: Jorg Heinemann on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorgheinemann/ EnerVenue Website:  https://enervenue.com/ EnerVenue on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnerVenueInc EnerVenue on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/enervenue/ EPISODE LINKS Ten lessons for a post pandemic world: Fareed Zakaria - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lessons-Post-Pandemic-World-Fareed-Zakaria/dp/0241491657 How to scale a Cleantech Business (six peaks of value creation)- Webinar with Nick Bradley and David Hunt – Register here http://scaleup.vip/cleantechFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Freerk Bisschop, Rockstart – 67</itunes:title>
    <title>Freerk Bisschop, Rockstart – 67</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?My passion for helping cleantech start ups ot grow and scale has been a driving force behind founding and growing Hyperion Executive Search. On top of this in the last couple of years I have been working with an exploring both the cleantech VCs and global Incubators and Accelerators. You may have heard my recent podcast episode with Emily Reichart of Greentown Labs, one of the best known US Incubators. In this episode I talk to the clean energy Managing Partner at one of t...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?My passion for helping cleantech start ups ot grow and scale has been a driving force behind founding and growing Hyperion Executive Search. On top of this in the last couple of years I have been working with an exploring both the cleantech VCs and global Incubators and Accelerators. You may have heard my recent podcast episode with Emily Reichart of Greentown Labs, one of the best known US Incubators. In this episode I talk to the clean energy Managing Partner at one of the best known European Accelerators, but one with a VC arm. Freerk is an amazing guy with a very storied and successful career as an entrepreneur, CEO, investor and programme manager.About Freerk BisschopFreerk has more than 30 years of experience in energy business innovation, in various roles (science, advisory, management, entrepreneurial, funding, governance, policy). Started, managed and sold energy retailer Echte Energie, led international energy &amp; climate consultancy Ecofys as a CEO, chairs investment committee of Amsterdam Climate and Energy Fund AKEF. Currently, Freerk is a Program director of Smart Energy Accelerator since 2016, while having been involved as a mentor &amp; investor in earlier 2 editions. Has a degree in Physics and PhD in solar semiconductor science. Freerk is convinced that the energy transition is beyond the tipping point of becoming driven by decentralized, decarbonized energy systems, with digital tech as enabler &amp; disruptor.About RockstartRockstart launched in 2011 in Amsterdam as one of Europe’s first startup accelerators. Rockstart is a domain-focused accelerator-VC with follow-on growth funding that supports and empowers the best startups on their way to success across four domains: Energy, Health, AgriFood, and Emerging technologies. We provide startups with access to the capital, market, community, and expertise by connecting them to partners, investors, mentors and the wider Rockstart network.Rockstart also creates programs that are customized to boost collaboration between startups and corporates, driving faster access to co-creation, commercial partnerships, and investment. Rockstart has experience in designing and executing programs for Maersk, Shell, Dutch Ministry of Health, and many others.Since its inception, Rockstart has invested in more than 200 startups and supported them in their journey to raise more than €89 million and hire more than 700 people. Rockstart is an international team of 35+ professionals dedicated to support and empower startups to become scalable and change their world for the better.Social linksFreerk Bisschop on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fbisschop/ Rockstart Website:  https://www.rockstart.com/ Rockstart on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rockstart Rockstart on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rockstart/ EPISODE LINKS The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Grid-Fraying-Between-Americans-Energy/dp/1632865688 Books By Vaclav Smil - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vaclav-Smil/e/B001HCXT62?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1608051684&amp;sr=1-1 Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?My passion for helping cleantech start ups ot grow and scale has been a driving force behind founding and growing Hyperion Executive Search. On top of this in the last couple of years I have been working with an exploring both the cleantech VCs and global Incubators and Accelerators. You may have heard my recent podcast episode with Emily Reichart of Greentown Labs, one of the best known US Incubators. In this episode I talk to the clean energy Managing Partner at one of the best known European Accelerators, but one with a VC arm. Freerk is an amazing guy with a very storied and successful career as an entrepreneur, CEO, investor and programme manager.About Freerk BisschopFreerk has more than 30 years of experience in energy business innovation, in various roles (science, advisory, management, entrepreneurial, funding, governance, policy). Started, managed and sold energy retailer Echte Energie, led international energy &amp; climate consultancy Ecofys as a CEO, chairs investment committee of Amsterdam Climate and Energy Fund AKEF. Currently, Freerk is a Program director of Smart Energy Accelerator since 2016, while having been involved as a mentor &amp; investor in earlier 2 editions. Has a degree in Physics and PhD in solar semiconductor science. Freerk is convinced that the energy transition is beyond the tipping point of becoming driven by decentralized, decarbonized energy systems, with digital tech as enabler &amp; disruptor.About RockstartRockstart launched in 2011 in Amsterdam as one of Europe’s first startup accelerators. Rockstart is a domain-focused accelerator-VC with follow-on growth funding that supports and empowers the best startups on their way to success across four domains: Energy, Health, AgriFood, and Emerging technologies. We provide startups with access to the capital, market, community, and expertise by connecting them to partners, investors, mentors and the wider Rockstart network.Rockstart also creates programs that are customized to boost collaboration between startups and corporates, driving faster access to co-creation, commercial partnerships, and investment. Rockstart has experience in designing and executing programs for Maersk, Shell, Dutch Ministry of Health, and many others.Since its inception, Rockstart has invested in more than 200 startups and supported them in their journey to raise more than €89 million and hire more than 700 people. Rockstart is an international team of 35+ professionals dedicated to support and empower startups to become scalable and change their world for the better.Social linksFreerk Bisschop on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fbisschop/ Rockstart Website:  https://www.rockstart.com/ Rockstart on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rockstart Rockstart on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rockstart/ EPISODE LINKS The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Grid-Fraying-Between-Americans-Energy/dp/1632865688 Books By Vaclav Smil - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vaclav-Smil/e/B001HCXT62?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1608051684&amp;sr=1-1 Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Andy Daga, Momentum Dynamics – 66</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Wireless Charging!! A concept that blows the mind of some, and yet it’s here and in operation. I met Andy Daga at a conference we were both speaking at, and I’ve wanted to get him onto the podcast ever since. From working on the Space Station, to working on irradicating fuel stations, Andy has a fascinating background, and company doing amazing things. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Andy DagaAndy is the founder and President and CEO of Momentum Dynamics. Andy’s fascina...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Wireless Charging!! A concept that blows the mind of some, and yet it’s here and in operation. I met Andy Daga at a conference we were both speaking at, and I’ve wanted to get him onto the podcast ever since. From working on the Space Station, to working on irradicating fuel stations, Andy has a fascinating background, and company doing amazing things. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Andy DagaAndy is the founder and President and CEO of Momentum Dynamics. Andy’s fascinating story takes him from his birthplace of Brooklyn, NY, through Ithaca NY where his family developed the best Italian Restaurant in town through Hawaii,  degrees in structural and civil engineering, architecture and space science and technology, ground-breaking work at NASA and his current role at Momentum Dynamics. Prior to founding Momentum Dynamics, Andy was a leading consultant to the aerospace industry and contributed to the design of the International Space Station solar power array system, the Mars Pathfinder program, and future mission planning studies with NASA and the US Department of Defense.Andy will admit that this layered journey wasn’t fully planned, but nor did it happen by accident:  as a child, Andy would travel with his family from his home in Brooklyn to visit their extended family in Philadelphia, PA.  This route took him through New Jersey and past the bleak refineries of Route 95. As a lover of architectural beauty, the outdoors and being obsessive about ‘all things efficiency’, the New Jersey oil refineries were the antithesis of everything Andy wanted the world to be. Fast forward to Andy’s time at NASA.  He came upon the idea of inductive charging while mulling on ways to save cable weight on the International Space Station and future Mars missions.  Why employ heavy cabling to carry electrons when it could be done efficiently through a vacuum or even the air itself?  Out of this thought was born Momentum Dynamics. Through his varied experiences Andy has developed a strong capacity to identify engineering talent and manage multidisciplinary engineering and business teams. Andy is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) where he serves on a number of standards committees. He believes that every precious piece of our finite resources should be fully valued and carefully spent. He envisions a world of zero emissions, zero cables and zero wasted miles doing anything but making our lives better. He is a devoted husband, family man, polymath and entrepreneur. He is passionate about his dogs and his team at MD - perhaps in that order. He is still working to make the world a better place, one electron at a time.About Momentum DynamicsMomentum Dynamics develops and produces wireless charging systems for the transport industry.  The company is based in Malvern, Pennsylvania and employees over 60 engineers, technicians and scientists.  The company as deployed wireless systems operating in the United States and Europe. The company’s vision is to increase the adoption of electric vehicles by improving the cost and time efficiency of the EV charging infrastructure and at the time rid the world of charging cables. Social linksAndy Daga on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewdaga/ Momentum Dynamics Website:  https://momentumdynamics.com/ Momentum Dynamics on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MomentumDynamic Momentum Dynamics on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/momentum-dynamics/ EPISODE LINKS The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation   https://www.amazon.co.uk/Idea-Factory-Great-American-Innovation/dp/0143122797]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Wireless Charging!! A concept that blows the mind of some, and yet it’s here and in operation. I met Andy Daga at a conference we were both speaking at, and I’ve wanted to get him onto the podcast ever since. From working on the Space Station, to working on irradicating fuel stations, Andy has a fascinating background, and company doing amazing things. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Andy DagaAndy is the founder and President and CEO of Momentum Dynamics. Andy’s fascinating story takes him from his birthplace of Brooklyn, NY, through Ithaca NY where his family developed the best Italian Restaurant in town through Hawaii,  degrees in structural and civil engineering, architecture and space science and technology, ground-breaking work at NASA and his current role at Momentum Dynamics. Prior to founding Momentum Dynamics, Andy was a leading consultant to the aerospace industry and contributed to the design of the International Space Station solar power array system, the Mars Pathfinder program, and future mission planning studies with NASA and the US Department of Defense.Andy will admit that this layered journey wasn’t fully planned, but nor did it happen by accident:  as a child, Andy would travel with his family from his home in Brooklyn to visit their extended family in Philadelphia, PA.  This route took him through New Jersey and past the bleak refineries of Route 95. As a lover of architectural beauty, the outdoors and being obsessive about ‘all things efficiency’, the New Jersey oil refineries were the antithesis of everything Andy wanted the world to be. Fast forward to Andy’s time at NASA.  He came upon the idea of inductive charging while mulling on ways to save cable weight on the International Space Station and future Mars missions.  Why employ heavy cabling to carry electrons when it could be done efficiently through a vacuum or even the air itself?  Out of this thought was born Momentum Dynamics. Through his varied experiences Andy has developed a strong capacity to identify engineering talent and manage multidisciplinary engineering and business teams. Andy is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) where he serves on a number of standards committees. He believes that every precious piece of our finite resources should be fully valued and carefully spent. He envisions a world of zero emissions, zero cables and zero wasted miles doing anything but making our lives better. He is a devoted husband, family man, polymath and entrepreneur. He is passionate about his dogs and his team at MD - perhaps in that order. He is still working to make the world a better place, one electron at a time.About Momentum DynamicsMomentum Dynamics develops and produces wireless charging systems for the transport industry.  The company is based in Malvern, Pennsylvania and employees over 60 engineers, technicians and scientists.  The company as deployed wireless systems operating in the United States and Europe. The company’s vision is to increase the adoption of electric vehicles by improving the cost and time efficiency of the EV charging infrastructure and at the time rid the world of charging cables. Social linksAndy Daga on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewdaga/ Momentum Dynamics Website:  https://momentumdynamics.com/ Momentum Dynamics on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MomentumDynamic Momentum Dynamics on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/momentum-dynamics/ EPISODE LINKS The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation   https://www.amazon.co.uk/Idea-Factory-Great-American-Innovation/dp/0143122797]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Florian Mayr, Apricum Cleantech Advisory – 65</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Flexibility! The key to the clean energy transition is flexibility and all the other tools and services energy storage provides, the ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of cleantech. I discuss the latest trends and activities, financial and technological with Florian Mayr. Florian is a regular speaker at cleantech conferences and shares some very valuable insights with me on this episode.About Florian MayrFlorian Mayr is a partner and the founder of the energy storage practice at Apricum –...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Flexibility! The key to the clean energy transition is flexibility and all the other tools and services energy storage provides, the ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of cleantech. I discuss the latest trends and activities, financial and technological with Florian Mayr. Florian is a regular speaker at cleantech conferences and shares some very valuable insights with me on this episode.About Florian MayrFlorian Mayr is a partner and the founder of the energy storage practice at Apricum – The Cleantech Advisory, a globally active transaction advisory and strategy consulting firm dedicated to the cleantech industry. Florian is an expert for strategy, business development and transaction advisory in the global cleantech markets. Florian leads Apricum’s energy storage practice and is particularly responsible for the company’s international activities in this field. He has written numerous articles on energy storage and e-mobility and is published regularly in leading industry media such as energy-storage.news and pv magazine. He is also a sought-after speaker at key renewable energy conferences in Europe. Prior to Apricum, Florian spent a decade in senior positions at McKinsey &amp; Company and RWE, where he was mainly involved in strategy development projects both in the conventional and renewable energy sectors. Florian holds a master’s degree in engineering from the Technical University of Berlin, and a master’s in business administration from the Technical University of Berlin and the University of Mannheim.About Apricum – The Cleantech AdvisoryApricum – The Cleantech Advisory is a transaction advisory and strategy consulting firm focused exclusively on solar &amp; wind, water, waste, energy storage, green mobility and digital energy. Apricum offers a complementary suite of growth-oriented consulting services for companies and investors around the world. The team at Apricum combines an impressive array of experts with backgrounds in cleantech, consulting and finance. Apricum is headquartered in Berlin with representatives in the USA, UK, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, UAE, India, China, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia and Japan. Social linksFlorian Mayr on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/florian-mayr/ Apricum’s Website:  https://www.apricum-group.com/ Apricum on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ApricumAdvisory Apricum on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/apricum-gmbh/ Episode Links:The Angry Clean Energy Guy Podcast - https://theangrycleanenergyguy.com/Making Sense podcast – Sam Harris - https://samharris.org/podcast/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Flexibility! The key to the clean energy transition is flexibility and all the other tools and services energy storage provides, the ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of cleantech. I discuss the latest trends and activities, financial and technological with Florian Mayr. Florian is a regular speaker at cleantech conferences and shares some very valuable insights with me on this episode.About Florian MayrFlorian Mayr is a partner and the founder of the energy storage practice at Apricum – The Cleantech Advisory, a globally active transaction advisory and strategy consulting firm dedicated to the cleantech industry. Florian is an expert for strategy, business development and transaction advisory in the global cleantech markets. Florian leads Apricum’s energy storage practice and is particularly responsible for the company’s international activities in this field. He has written numerous articles on energy storage and e-mobility and is published regularly in leading industry media such as energy-storage.news and pv magazine. He is also a sought-after speaker at key renewable energy conferences in Europe. Prior to Apricum, Florian spent a decade in senior positions at McKinsey &amp; Company and RWE, where he was mainly involved in strategy development projects both in the conventional and renewable energy sectors. Florian holds a master’s degree in engineering from the Technical University of Berlin, and a master’s in business administration from the Technical University of Berlin and the University of Mannheim.About Apricum – The Cleantech AdvisoryApricum – The Cleantech Advisory is a transaction advisory and strategy consulting firm focused exclusively on solar &amp; wind, water, waste, energy storage, green mobility and digital energy. Apricum offers a complementary suite of growth-oriented consulting services for companies and investors around the world. The team at Apricum combines an impressive array of experts with backgrounds in cleantech, consulting and finance. Apricum is headquartered in Berlin with representatives in the USA, UK, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, UAE, India, China, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia and Japan. Social linksFlorian Mayr on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/florian-mayr/ Apricum’s Website:  https://www.apricum-group.com/ Apricum on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ApricumAdvisory Apricum on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/apricum-gmbh/ Episode Links:The Angry Clean Energy Guy Podcast - https://theangrycleanenergyguy.com/Making Sense podcast – Sam Harris - https://samharris.org/podcast/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Phil Caldwell, Ceres Power – 64</itunes:title>
    <title>Phil Caldwell, Ceres Power – 64</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Hydrogen vs Batteries!!  Not at all. We’re (Clean) technology agnostic here. The challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss are enormous, and we need all the tools in the armoury to stand a chance. That said, it’s important we use the right tool for the right job, and that’s something I discuss with Phil Caldwell, CEO of Ceres Power, what is the best use case for fuel cells and hydrogen. We touch on the different challenges and advantages of leading a listed compan...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Hydrogen vs Batteries!!  Not at all. We’re (Clean) technology agnostic here. The challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss are enormous, and we need all the tools in the armoury to stand a chance. That said, it’s important we use the right tool for the right job, and that’s something I discuss with Phil Caldwell, CEO of Ceres Power, what is the best use case for fuel cells and hydrogen. We touch on the different challenges and advantages of leading a listed company, and the critical importance of talent. About Phil Caldwell: Phil Caldwell was appointed Chief Executive of Ceres Power in September 2013. Under his leadership Ceres has grown into a world-class clean energy technology  business addressing climate change and air quality.  Ceres has grown from £50 million to more than £1 billion market capitalisation creating over 300 engineering and technology jobs in the UK. Phil has been instrumental in positioning Ceres as an asset-light licensing business; establishing partnerships with significant global engineering and technology players, such as Bosch in Germany, Weichai in China and Doosan in South Korea, using its proprietary Solid Oxide fuel cell technology which can use existing fuels such as natural gas, biofuels and also pure hydrogen to meet the urgency for low carbon power systems in industry, data centres, transportation and everyday living. Alongside its core fuel cell power applications Ceres is also developing Solid Oxide Electrolysers to produce high efficiency green hydrogen as a potential pathway to decarbonise industrial processes. Phil has worked in the fuel cell industry for 17 years. He started his career in the Electrochemical Technology Business within ICI. He has a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College and an MBA from IESE Barcelona. Prior to joining Ceres he was Commercial Director at Intelligent Energy developing PEM fuel cells for mainly automotive applications. About Ceres Power:Ceres Power is a world-leading developer of next generation solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and electrochemical technology. Its asset-light, licensing model has seen it establish partnerships with some of the world’s largest engineering and technology companies, such as Weichai in China, Bosch in Germany, Miura in Japan, and Doosan in South Korea, to develop systems and products that address climate change and air quality challenges for transportation, industry, data centres and everyday living.  Ceres is listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange (“LSE”) (AIM: CWR) and is classified by the LSE Green Economy Mark, which recognises listed companies that derive more than 50% of their activity from the green economy. Social linksPhil Caldwell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-caldwell-58121226/ Ceres Power Website:  https://www.ceres.tech/ Ceres Power on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CeresPower Ceres Power on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ceres-power/ EPISODE LINKS Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don&apos;t by Jim Collins, https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E327SVA/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tu00_p1_i3 Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Hydrogen vs Batteries!!  Not at all. We’re (Clean) technology agnostic here. The challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss are enormous, and we need all the tools in the armoury to stand a chance. That said, it’s important we use the right tool for the right job, and that’s something I discuss with Phil Caldwell, CEO of Ceres Power, what is the best use case for fuel cells and hydrogen. We touch on the different challenges and advantages of leading a listed company, and the critical importance of talent. About Phil Caldwell: Phil Caldwell was appointed Chief Executive of Ceres Power in September 2013. Under his leadership Ceres has grown into a world-class clean energy technology  business addressing climate change and air quality.  Ceres has grown from £50 million to more than £1 billion market capitalisation creating over 300 engineering and technology jobs in the UK. Phil has been instrumental in positioning Ceres as an asset-light licensing business; establishing partnerships with significant global engineering and technology players, such as Bosch in Germany, Weichai in China and Doosan in South Korea, using its proprietary Solid Oxide fuel cell technology which can use existing fuels such as natural gas, biofuels and also pure hydrogen to meet the urgency for low carbon power systems in industry, data centres, transportation and everyday living. Alongside its core fuel cell power applications Ceres is also developing Solid Oxide Electrolysers to produce high efficiency green hydrogen as a potential pathway to decarbonise industrial processes. Phil has worked in the fuel cell industry for 17 years. He started his career in the Electrochemical Technology Business within ICI. He has a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College and an MBA from IESE Barcelona. Prior to joining Ceres he was Commercial Director at Intelligent Energy developing PEM fuel cells for mainly automotive applications. About Ceres Power:Ceres Power is a world-leading developer of next generation solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and electrochemical technology. Its asset-light, licensing model has seen it establish partnerships with some of the world’s largest engineering and technology companies, such as Weichai in China, Bosch in Germany, Miura in Japan, and Doosan in South Korea, to develop systems and products that address climate change and air quality challenges for transportation, industry, data centres and everyday living.  Ceres is listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange (“LSE”) (AIM: CWR) and is classified by the LSE Green Economy Mark, which recognises listed companies that derive more than 50% of their activity from the green economy. Social linksPhil Caldwell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-caldwell-58121226/ Ceres Power Website:  https://www.ceres.tech/ Ceres Power on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CeresPower Ceres Power on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ceres-power/ EPISODE LINKS Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don&apos;t by Jim Collins, https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E327SVA/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tu00_p1_i3 Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Dan Goldman, Clean Energy Ventures – 63</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We’ve had the opportunity to speak to some of the pure play cleantech VCs in Europe over the last few months, this time I was delighted to reach out to Dan to share his thoughts from a US perspective. I really like Dan’s approach to both technologies and management teams, and his efforts and take on the diversity and inclusion issue. I hope you enjoy the conversation.About Dan Goldman: Dan Goldman is the co-founder and managing director of Clean Energy Ventures, a $110 million early-stag...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[We’ve had the opportunity to speak to some of the pure play cleantech VCs in Europe over the last few months, this time I was delighted to reach out to Dan to share his thoughts from a US perspective. I really like Dan’s approach to both technologies and management teams, and his efforts and take on the diversity and inclusion issue. I hope you enjoy the conversation.About Dan Goldman: Dan Goldman is the co-founder and managing director of Clean Energy Ventures, a $110 million early-stage, advanced energy technology venture fund focused on investing in companies commercializing breakthrough technologies addressing climate change. Dan has over 25 years of energy industry operational and investment experience and has been involved in over $4 billion of energy infrastructure and venture finance transactions.Prior to Clean Energy Ventures, Dan co-founded Clean Energy Venture Group, one of the most active early-stage advanced energy investors in the U.S. with over thirty portfolio investments between 2007 and 2018. Dan holds board roles at REsurety, SparkMeter, LineVision and ConnectDER, as well as a number of board observer and advisory positions. He also serves as vice-chair of the board of the Northeast Clean Energy Council. Prior to that, Dan served as president and CFO at GreatPoint Energy, a venture/strategic-backed clean energy technology company that raised $280 million to commercialize gasification technology. Dan received a B.S. from Cornell and an M.Sc. from the London School of Economics, and is a member and the past chair of the board of Cornell’s Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future.About Clean Energy VenturesClean Energy Ventures funds startups developing early-stage breakthrough technologies and services that decarbonize parts of incumbent technologies and industries. A $110M fund, Clean Energy Ventures has a strong track record of companies within its portfolio. The firm’s founders have been investing in, supporting and mentoring early-stage clean energy startups together since 2005, and work with a deep bench of venture partners to find and fund the most promising clean energy startups with the potential to mitigate 2.5 gigatons of carbon emissions between now and 2050.Social linksDan Goldman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielgoldman1/Clean Energy Ventures Website:  https://cleanenergyventures.com/ Clean Energy Ventures on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CEVteam Clean Energy Ventures on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clean-energy-ventures/ EPISODE LINKSBloomberg Green - https://www.bloomberg.com/green Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[We’ve had the opportunity to speak to some of the pure play cleantech VCs in Europe over the last few months, this time I was delighted to reach out to Dan to share his thoughts from a US perspective. I really like Dan’s approach to both technologies and management teams, and his efforts and take on the diversity and inclusion issue. I hope you enjoy the conversation.About Dan Goldman: Dan Goldman is the co-founder and managing director of Clean Energy Ventures, a $110 million early-stage, advanced energy technology venture fund focused on investing in companies commercializing breakthrough technologies addressing climate change. Dan has over 25 years of energy industry operational and investment experience and has been involved in over $4 billion of energy infrastructure and venture finance transactions.Prior to Clean Energy Ventures, Dan co-founded Clean Energy Venture Group, one of the most active early-stage advanced energy investors in the U.S. with over thirty portfolio investments between 2007 and 2018. Dan holds board roles at REsurety, SparkMeter, LineVision and ConnectDER, as well as a number of board observer and advisory positions. He also serves as vice-chair of the board of the Northeast Clean Energy Council. Prior to that, Dan served as president and CFO at GreatPoint Energy, a venture/strategic-backed clean energy technology company that raised $280 million to commercialize gasification technology. Dan received a B.S. from Cornell and an M.Sc. from the London School of Economics, and is a member and the past chair of the board of Cornell’s Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future.About Clean Energy VenturesClean Energy Ventures funds startups developing early-stage breakthrough technologies and services that decarbonize parts of incumbent technologies and industries. A $110M fund, Clean Energy Ventures has a strong track record of companies within its portfolio. The firm’s founders have been investing in, supporting and mentoring early-stage clean energy startups together since 2005, and work with a deep bench of venture partners to find and fund the most promising clean energy startups with the potential to mitigate 2.5 gigatons of carbon emissions between now and 2050.Social linksDan Goldman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielgoldman1/Clean Energy Ventures Website:  https://cleanenergyventures.com/ Clean Energy Ventures on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CEVteam Clean Energy Ventures on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clean-energy-ventures/ EPISODE LINKSBloomberg Green - https://www.bloomberg.com/green Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Rupert Newland, Arenko Group – 62</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I’ve been privileged to work with Rupert and his team over the last few years and to see the evolution of his business, as the energy transition and in particular the evolution of battery energy storage has seen challenges and opportunities. Here Rupert and I discuss that journey and how he sees the sector continue to evolve over the coming years.About Rupert NewlandRupert founded Arenko in 2015 to build a world class energy storage business. He is on the company’s Board of Directors and is t...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[I’ve been privileged to work with Rupert and his team over the last few years and to see the evolution of his business, as the energy transition and in particular the evolution of battery energy storage has seen challenges and opportunities. Here Rupert and I discuss that journey and how he sees the sector continue to evolve over the coming years.About Rupert NewlandRupert founded Arenko in 2015 to build a world class energy storage business. He is on the company’s Board of Directors and is the Chief Executive Officer. Rupert leads the growth, strategy and direction of Arenko as well as having overall responsibility for the day to day activities. Prior to creating Arenko, Rupert spent seven years in corporate finance, funding and advising renewables and technology businesses and projects. Through Rupert’s leadership, Arenko is addressing a major commercial opportunity and market need which is fundamental to the long-term sustainability of our energy system and provides long term value to our customers and consumers. About ArenkoArenko is a world leading battery software and controls platform building a differentiated position in the multi-billion-dollar battery controls and automation market. The technology is proven to maximise the commercial and technical return on some of the world’s largest battery assets and is the chosen provider of major battery owners. The company recently announced multiple long term software contracts as well as the strategic sale of 141MW of battery projects to focus as a pure play software provider and accelerate the commercialisation of its automation technology. Having proven the capabilities of its technology at scale, Arenko is in a period of rapid commercial scale up and intends to be the preferred software platform to unlock the value of batteries world-wide, offering a fully automated trading service for financial investors and a licence product for energy companies. Social linksRupert Newland on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rupert-newland-48892121/Arenko Group Website:  https://arenko.group/Arenko Group on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArenkoGArenko Group on Linked In:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/arenko-cleantech/EPISODE LINKS In Pursuit of Excellence, Terry Orlick- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pursuit-Excellence-Terry-Orlick/dp/0736067574The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution,- https://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Solved-Market-Revolution/dp/073521798X SALE OF BLOXWICH 41MW TO GRESHAM HOUSE https://arenko.group/sale-of-41mw-bloxwich-battery-storage-project-to-gresham-house/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[I’ve been privileged to work with Rupert and his team over the last few years and to see the evolution of his business, as the energy transition and in particular the evolution of battery energy storage has seen challenges and opportunities. Here Rupert and I discuss that journey and how he sees the sector continue to evolve over the coming years.About Rupert NewlandRupert founded Arenko in 2015 to build a world class energy storage business. He is on the company’s Board of Directors and is the Chief Executive Officer. Rupert leads the growth, strategy and direction of Arenko as well as having overall responsibility for the day to day activities. Prior to creating Arenko, Rupert spent seven years in corporate finance, funding and advising renewables and technology businesses and projects. Through Rupert’s leadership, Arenko is addressing a major commercial opportunity and market need which is fundamental to the long-term sustainability of our energy system and provides long term value to our customers and consumers. About ArenkoArenko is a world leading battery software and controls platform building a differentiated position in the multi-billion-dollar battery controls and automation market. The technology is proven to maximise the commercial and technical return on some of the world’s largest battery assets and is the chosen provider of major battery owners. The company recently announced multiple long term software contracts as well as the strategic sale of 141MW of battery projects to focus as a pure play software provider and accelerate the commercialisation of its automation technology. Having proven the capabilities of its technology at scale, Arenko is in a period of rapid commercial scale up and intends to be the preferred software platform to unlock the value of batteries world-wide, offering a fully automated trading service for financial investors and a licence product for energy companies. Social linksRupert Newland on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rupert-newland-48892121/Arenko Group Website:  https://arenko.group/Arenko Group on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArenkoGArenko Group on Linked In:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/arenko-cleantech/EPISODE LINKS In Pursuit of Excellence, Terry Orlick- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pursuit-Excellence-Terry-Orlick/dp/0736067574The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution,- https://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Solved-Market-Revolution/dp/073521798X SALE OF BLOXWICH 41MW TO GRESHAM HOUSE https://arenko.group/sale-of-41mw-bloxwich-battery-storage-project-to-gresham-house/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2020 08:00:27 +0100</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Simon Bushell, Sympower – 61</itunes:title>
    <title>Simon Bushell, Sympower – 61</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I love when small start-ups emerge from accelarators and incubators and start playing with the big boys, engaging with Utilities and large corporates. A partnership increasingly happening and increasingly collaborative, with great results. Here Simon Bushell, CEO of Sympower shares his start-up journey, milestones and thoughts on 100% renewables and an electrified mobility future.About Simon BushellSimon is the CEO and one of the founders of Sympower. His mission is to con...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I love when small start-ups emerge from accelarators and incubators and start playing with the big boys, engaging with Utilities and large corporates. A partnership increasingly happening and increasingly collaborative, with great results. Here Simon Bushell, CEO of Sympower shares his start-up journey, milestones and thoughts on 100% renewables and an electrified mobility future.About Simon BushellSimon is the CEO and one of the founders of Sympower. His mission is to contribute to the systemic change needed to stop the climate crisis. Simon featured on Forbes’ 30 under 30 list for Social Entrepreneurs in 2018. In the same year, he was also named a top talent by Dutch daily financial newspaper Het Financieel Dagblad. Outside of Sympower, Simon sat on the inaugural committee of de Jonge Klimaatbeweging, the Dutch Youth Climate Movement, and is a published researcher on the subject of climate change communication.About SympowerSympower is the demand-response specialist using flexibility to power a successful energy transition. The company combines software and hardware, providing an end-to-end solution that stabilises energy grids and offers real-time monitoring and balancing of electricity supply and demand. Founded in 2015, Sympower has over 30 staff based in the Netherlands, Estonia, Finland, Sweden and Israel. It works with grid operators, energy resellers and companies in traditional industries such as paper and pulp, recycling and waste, agriculture and water management. Sympower’s current customers include transmission system operators Fingrid, Svenska Kraftnät and TenneT, as well as the Israeli system operator.Social linksSimon Bushell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sbushell/Sympower Website:  https://www.sympower.net/Sympower on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sympowerSympower on Linked In:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/sympower/Sympower on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sympowerltd EPISODE LINKS Team of Teams- General Stanley McChrystal - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B015YVRKPM/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers -Ben Horowitz - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DQ845EA/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0Heat, How we can stop the planet burning – George Monbiot - https://www.monbiot.com/books/heat/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I love when small start-ups emerge from accelarators and incubators and start playing with the big boys, engaging with Utilities and large corporates. A partnership increasingly happening and increasingly collaborative, with great results. Here Simon Bushell, CEO of Sympower shares his start-up journey, milestones and thoughts on 100% renewables and an electrified mobility future.About Simon BushellSimon is the CEO and one of the founders of Sympower. His mission is to contribute to the systemic change needed to stop the climate crisis. Simon featured on Forbes’ 30 under 30 list for Social Entrepreneurs in 2018. In the same year, he was also named a top talent by Dutch daily financial newspaper Het Financieel Dagblad. Outside of Sympower, Simon sat on the inaugural committee of de Jonge Klimaatbeweging, the Dutch Youth Climate Movement, and is a published researcher on the subject of climate change communication.About SympowerSympower is the demand-response specialist using flexibility to power a successful energy transition. The company combines software and hardware, providing an end-to-end solution that stabilises energy grids and offers real-time monitoring and balancing of electricity supply and demand. Founded in 2015, Sympower has over 30 staff based in the Netherlands, Estonia, Finland, Sweden and Israel. It works with grid operators, energy resellers and companies in traditional industries such as paper and pulp, recycling and waste, agriculture and water management. Sympower’s current customers include transmission system operators Fingrid, Svenska Kraftnät and TenneT, as well as the Israeli system operator.Social linksSimon Bushell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sbushell/Sympower Website:  https://www.sympower.net/Sympower on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sympowerSympower on Linked In:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/sympower/Sympower on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sympowerltd EPISODE LINKS Team of Teams- General Stanley McChrystal - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B015YVRKPM/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers -Ben Horowitz - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DQ845EA/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0Heat, How we can stop the planet burning – George Monbiot - https://www.monbiot.com/books/heat/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2020 05:00:13 +0100</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Toon Bouten, Tado – 60</itunes:title>
    <title>Toon Bouten, Tado – 60</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Heating, cooling and energy efficiency! Don’t switch off! This stuff is so important, and I’m glad to focus on technologies and leaders across the cleantech sector. We all have a part to play, and Tado is a cool German start up doing great things to address the inefficiency of home heating and cooling. And Toon is an experienced CEO happy to share successes and mistakes and the challenges of scaling and working with original founders. About Toon BoutenBefore joining tado° ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Heating, cooling and energy efficiency! Don’t switch off! This stuff is so important, and I’m glad to focus on technologies and leaders across the cleantech sector. We all have a part to play, and Tado is a cool German start up doing great things to address the inefficiency of home heating and cooling. And Toon is an experienced CEO happy to share successes and mistakes and the challenges of scaling and working with original founders. About Toon BoutenBefore joining tado° in 2017, Toon Bouten previously served as Vice President of Philips Electronics NV, where he led the European Consumer Division with multibillion Euro revenues in 48 EMEA countries. As Vice President of Compaq Computers he started the Compaq Consumer Division in EMEA and reached the number one market position in Europe with more than a billion Euro of annual revenues after six years. In early 2000, he took over the CEO position from the founder of Jobline AB, one of the first online recruiting companies and within one year successfully scaled the company to three divisions in nine countries, quadrupled revenues and listed the company on the Stockholm Stock exchange. More recently Toon served as President and CEO of GN Store Nord and GN Netcom, the Danish headset maker where he successfully redesigned its value chain and transitioned it to a scalable and well-positioned leader in the headset industry. Toon Bouten holds an engineering degree from the Technical University of Eindhoven.About TadoFounded in Munich, 2011, tado° is the European leader in intelligent home climate management. With its Smart Thermostats for heating and cooling, tado° works as your Climate Assistant with Skills such as Geofencing, Weather Adaptation, Open Window Detection, Air Comfort, and more. Having secured over USD 100m in funding and with 180 employees, tado° reshapes the way energy is consumed at home for more comfort, savings, and wellbeing.Social linksToon Bouten on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toon-bouten-a738872/Tado Website:  https://www.tado.com/gb-en/Tado on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tadoTado on Linked In:   https://www.linkedin.com/company/tadogmbh/EPISODE LINKSSteve Jobs – Biography - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Steve-Jobs-Exclusive-Walter-Isaacson/dp/1408703742Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Heating, cooling and energy efficiency! Don’t switch off! This stuff is so important, and I’m glad to focus on technologies and leaders across the cleantech sector. We all have a part to play, and Tado is a cool German start up doing great things to address the inefficiency of home heating and cooling. And Toon is an experienced CEO happy to share successes and mistakes and the challenges of scaling and working with original founders. About Toon BoutenBefore joining tado° in 2017, Toon Bouten previously served as Vice President of Philips Electronics NV, where he led the European Consumer Division with multibillion Euro revenues in 48 EMEA countries. As Vice President of Compaq Computers he started the Compaq Consumer Division in EMEA and reached the number one market position in Europe with more than a billion Euro of annual revenues after six years. In early 2000, he took over the CEO position from the founder of Jobline AB, one of the first online recruiting companies and within one year successfully scaled the company to three divisions in nine countries, quadrupled revenues and listed the company on the Stockholm Stock exchange. More recently Toon served as President and CEO of GN Store Nord and GN Netcom, the Danish headset maker where he successfully redesigned its value chain and transitioned it to a scalable and well-positioned leader in the headset industry. Toon Bouten holds an engineering degree from the Technical University of Eindhoven.About TadoFounded in Munich, 2011, tado° is the European leader in intelligent home climate management. With its Smart Thermostats for heating and cooling, tado° works as your Climate Assistant with Skills such as Geofencing, Weather Adaptation, Open Window Detection, Air Comfort, and more. Having secured over USD 100m in funding and with 180 employees, tado° reshapes the way energy is consumed at home for more comfort, savings, and wellbeing.Social linksToon Bouten on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toon-bouten-a738872/Tado Website:  https://www.tado.com/gb-en/Tado on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tadoTado on Linked In:   https://www.linkedin.com/company/tadogmbh/EPISODE LINKSSteve Jobs – Biography - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Steve-Jobs-Exclusive-Walter-Isaacson/dp/1408703742Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Cat Newman, Limejump – 59</itunes:title>
    <title>Cat Newman, Limejump – 59</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[That the cleantech industry is so dynamic is one of its biggest appeals, and its biggest challenges. At Hyperion our goal is to help the world’s best cleantech companies find the talent to achieve their goals and ambitions, and to help founders towards their desired exit. I interviewed LImejump founder, and former CEO Erik Nygard on a previous episode, at the time Hyperion were supporting him to hire a COO. That process went well, and Cat Newman was hired into the role, so well in fact that s...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[That the cleantech industry is so dynamic is one of its biggest appeals, and its biggest challenges. At Hyperion our goal is to help the world’s best cleantech companies find the talent to achieve their goals and ambitions, and to help founders towards their desired exit. I interviewed LImejump founder, and former CEO Erik Nygard on a previous episode, at the time Hyperion were supporting him to hire a COO. That process went well, and Cat Newman was hired into the role, so well in fact that she has recently been promoted to CEO as Erik moves on to new pastures, after their acquisition by Shell. It was great to talk to Cat about the challenges of moving from corporate to start-ups, about building structure and process for growth, about diversity and so much more. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Catherine NewmanCatherine joined Limejump in February 2020, initially to run the Commercial and Trading teams as COO. In July 2020, Catherine moved into the role of CEO with plans to drive the company’s growth towards becoming the largest transformational player in the global renewable market. Previous to Limejump, Catherine spent 11 years at Gazprom Marketing and Trading. During this time Catherine was in a variety of roles – most noteworthy being COO of Trading and Director of Global IT and Delivery – she also chaired the operating committee. Prior to this, Catherine worked at BP. Even though Catherine has worked in the energy trading space for over 20 years, her career started in bioinformatics at Pfizer – she also spent time enjoying the dotcom bubble. This initial career choice followed her BSc (Hons) in Genetics and MSc in Bioinformatics in 1998, both from the University of Manchester. After the dotcom bubble burst, Catherine moved into energy consultancy where she spent time at most of the major energy players across Europe. In her spare time Catherine enjoys family life, keeping fit, gardening and cooking. She is a mental health first aider and is a strong advocate for keeping ‘the balance’ right in life. Social linksCatherine Newman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-newman-london/LimeJump Website:  https://limejump.com/LimeJump on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/LimejumpLimeJump on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/limejump/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[That the cleantech industry is so dynamic is one of its biggest appeals, and its biggest challenges. At Hyperion our goal is to help the world’s best cleantech companies find the talent to achieve their goals and ambitions, and to help founders towards their desired exit. I interviewed LImejump founder, and former CEO Erik Nygard on a previous episode, at the time Hyperion were supporting him to hire a COO. That process went well, and Cat Newman was hired into the role, so well in fact that she has recently been promoted to CEO as Erik moves on to new pastures, after their acquisition by Shell. It was great to talk to Cat about the challenges of moving from corporate to start-ups, about building structure and process for growth, about diversity and so much more. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Catherine NewmanCatherine joined Limejump in February 2020, initially to run the Commercial and Trading teams as COO. In July 2020, Catherine moved into the role of CEO with plans to drive the company’s growth towards becoming the largest transformational player in the global renewable market. Previous to Limejump, Catherine spent 11 years at Gazprom Marketing and Trading. During this time Catherine was in a variety of roles – most noteworthy being COO of Trading and Director of Global IT and Delivery – she also chaired the operating committee. Prior to this, Catherine worked at BP. Even though Catherine has worked in the energy trading space for over 20 years, her career started in bioinformatics at Pfizer – she also spent time enjoying the dotcom bubble. This initial career choice followed her BSc (Hons) in Genetics and MSc in Bioinformatics in 1998, both from the University of Manchester. After the dotcom bubble burst, Catherine moved into energy consultancy where she spent time at most of the major energy players across Europe. In her spare time Catherine enjoys family life, keeping fit, gardening and cooking. She is a mental health first aider and is a strong advocate for keeping ‘the balance’ right in life. Social linksCatherine Newman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-newman-london/LimeJump Website:  https://limejump.com/LimeJump on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/LimejumpLimeJump on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/limejump/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Emily Reichert, Greentown Labs – 58</itunes:title>
    <title>Emily Reichert, Greentown Labs – 58</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Since first expanding the Hyperion Executive Search activities into the US over the last three years, I’ve been very aware of the awesome job Greentown Labs do at supporting, nurturing and releasing into the world some amazing cleantech companies. Some of which have gone on to be our clients. So with the announcement of their expansion to Houston, I though it would be a great opportunity to hear the story from CEO Emily ReichertAbout EMILY REICHERTDr. Emily Reichert serves as Chief Executive ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[Since first expanding the Hyperion Executive Search activities into the US over the last three years, I’ve been very aware of the awesome job Greentown Labs do at supporting, nurturing and releasing into the world some amazing cleantech companies. Some of which have gone on to be our clients. So with the announcement of their expansion to Houston, I though it would be a great opportunity to hear the story from CEO Emily ReichertAbout EMILY REICHERTDr. Emily Reichert serves as Chief Executive Officer of Greentown Labs, the largest clean technology startup incubator in North America. As the company&apos;s first employee, Emily has spearheaded the rapid growth of Greentown Labs into a global center for clean technology innovation, attracting visitors and partners from around the world. Emily started her career at Arthur D. Little as a Ph.D. scientist and progressed into R&amp;D, business development and general management roles. Prior to Greentown Labs, she was the Director of Business Operations at the Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry where she helped grow the angel-funded startup into a sustainable contract R&amp;D business with a mission to minimize environmental impact of chemical products. Emily has been appointed to leadership positions on innovation, economic development, entrepreneurship and clean technology commercialization at the city, state, and federal level including the City of Somerville’s Chamber of Commerce, the Massachusetts Governor’s Economic Development Planning Council and the U.S. Secretary of Commerce’s National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. She holds a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and earned her MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management.About Greentown LabsGreentown Labs aims to be a supportive, collaborative, and inspiring community for early-stage entrepreneurs to grow their businesses. In light of that mission, we don’t take any equity in our member companies. Instead, members pay monthly fees based on their lab and office space. We bring in revenue from other sources, including partnerships and grants, in order to keep membership fees low for our startups.Membership fees are approximately market rate, but include so much more than desk and lab space—members also gain access to more than $1 million worth of resources, equipment, programming, staff support, and more.Social linksEMILY REICHERT on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilylreichert/Greentown Labs Website: https://greentownlabs.com/Greentown Labs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreentownLabsEMILY REICHERT on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmilyLReichertEPISODE LINKS Greentown Labs Announces Expansion to Houston  https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/greentown-labs-announces-expansion-to-houston-301077767.htmlFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Since first expanding the Hyperion Executive Search activities into the US over the last three years, I’ve been very aware of the awesome job Greentown Labs do at supporting, nurturing and releasing into the world some amazing cleantech companies. Some of which have gone on to be our clients. So with the announcement of their expansion to Houston, I though it would be a great opportunity to hear the story from CEO Emily ReichertAbout EMILY REICHERTDr. Emily Reichert serves as Chief Executive Officer of Greentown Labs, the largest clean technology startup incubator in North America. As the company&apos;s first employee, Emily has spearheaded the rapid growth of Greentown Labs into a global center for clean technology innovation, attracting visitors and partners from around the world. Emily started her career at Arthur D. Little as a Ph.D. scientist and progressed into R&amp;D, business development and general management roles. Prior to Greentown Labs, she was the Director of Business Operations at the Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry where she helped grow the angel-funded startup into a sustainable contract R&amp;D business with a mission to minimize environmental impact of chemical products. Emily has been appointed to leadership positions on innovation, economic development, entrepreneurship and clean technology commercialization at the city, state, and federal level including the City of Somerville’s Chamber of Commerce, the Massachusetts Governor’s Economic Development Planning Council and the U.S. Secretary of Commerce’s National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. She holds a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and earned her MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management.About Greentown LabsGreentown Labs aims to be a supportive, collaborative, and inspiring community for early-stage entrepreneurs to grow their businesses. In light of that mission, we don’t take any equity in our member companies. Instead, members pay monthly fees based on their lab and office space. We bring in revenue from other sources, including partnerships and grants, in order to keep membership fees low for our startups.Membership fees are approximately market rate, but include so much more than desk and lab space—members also gain access to more than $1 million worth of resources, equipment, programming, staff support, and more.Social linksEMILY REICHERT on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilylreichert/Greentown Labs Website: https://greentownlabs.com/Greentown Labs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreentownLabsEMILY REICHERT on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmilyLReichertEPISODE LINKS Greentown Labs Announces Expansion to Houston  https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/greentown-labs-announces-expansion-to-houston-301077767.htmlFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2020 05:00:11 +0100</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Joe Zhou, Quidnet – 57</itunes:title>
    <title>Joe Zhou, Quidnet – 57</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[My team at Hyperion Executive Search have loved building teams for some of the amazing companies being funded by Breakthrough Energy Ventures. Long durations energy storage is a genuine game-changer, and after a recent $10million fundraise I was delighted to ask Quidnet Energy CEO Joe Zhou to share his, and their story.About Joe ZhouJoe Zhou is the CEO of Quidnet Energy, which commercializes a breakthrough in geomechanical pumped hydro for energy storage. Prior to Quidnet Energy, Joe worked a...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[My team at Hyperion Executive Search have loved building teams for some of the amazing companies being funded by Breakthrough Energy Ventures. Long durations energy storage is a genuine game-changer, and after a recent $10million fundraise I was delighted to ask Quidnet Energy CEO Joe Zhou to share his, and their story.About Joe ZhouJoe Zhou is the CEO of Quidnet Energy, which commercializes a breakthrough in geomechanical pumped hydro for energy storage. Prior to Quidnet Energy, Joe worked at Green Charge Networks, a California-based energy storage project developer that was acquired by Engie in 2016. Joe started his career in heavy-industry capital projects, and holds a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering and a MBA.About QuidnetQuidnet Energy was launched with the vision of building breakthrough energy technology to accelerate the energy transition. Quidnet Energy pioneered a novel form of pumped hydro that is widely deployable at very low cost called Geomechanical Pumped Storage. Subsurface rock layers are converted into energy storage facilities for large-scale renewables integration and grid management. Standing upon the shoulders of established hydroelectric and subsurface supply chains, Quidnet Energy repurposes existing resources to quickly marshal implementable solutions for long-duration electricity storage. Quidnet Energy is backed by leading investors including Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Evok Innovations, Trafigura, and PRIME Coalition. Quidnet Energy is also partnered with multiple government agencies for advanced energy technologies, such as the US Department of Energy and NYSERDA. Social linksJoe Zhou on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdzhou/Quidnet Website: http://www.quidnetenergy.com/Quidnet on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/quidnet-energy/EPISODE LINKSBill Gates discusses Quidnet along with Malta and Form Energy (All Hyperion Executive Search Clients) https://youtu.be/HGHX8OIaupkFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[My team at Hyperion Executive Search have loved building teams for some of the amazing companies being funded by Breakthrough Energy Ventures. Long durations energy storage is a genuine game-changer, and after a recent $10million fundraise I was delighted to ask Quidnet Energy CEO Joe Zhou to share his, and their story.About Joe ZhouJoe Zhou is the CEO of Quidnet Energy, which commercializes a breakthrough in geomechanical pumped hydro for energy storage. Prior to Quidnet Energy, Joe worked at Green Charge Networks, a California-based energy storage project developer that was acquired by Engie in 2016. Joe started his career in heavy-industry capital projects, and holds a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering and a MBA.About QuidnetQuidnet Energy was launched with the vision of building breakthrough energy technology to accelerate the energy transition. Quidnet Energy pioneered a novel form of pumped hydro that is widely deployable at very low cost called Geomechanical Pumped Storage. Subsurface rock layers are converted into energy storage facilities for large-scale renewables integration and grid management. Standing upon the shoulders of established hydroelectric and subsurface supply chains, Quidnet Energy repurposes existing resources to quickly marshal implementable solutions for long-duration electricity storage. Quidnet Energy is backed by leading investors including Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Evok Innovations, Trafigura, and PRIME Coalition. Quidnet Energy is also partnered with multiple government agencies for advanced energy technologies, such as the US Department of Energy and NYSERDA. Social linksJoe Zhou on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdzhou/Quidnet Website: http://www.quidnetenergy.com/Quidnet on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/quidnet-energy/EPISODE LINKSBill Gates discusses Quidnet along with Malta and Form Energy (All Hyperion Executive Search Clients) https://youtu.be/HGHX8OIaupkFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 12:00:31 +0100</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Ben Pullen, Generation.e – 56</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ben is typical of most of us cleantech entrepreneurs, swimming against the tide and trying to bring the world with us. He shares his story from university, through business and personal triumph and tragedy, to the future of smart mobility and cleantech events, conferences and networking, via some super fun Tesla roadtrips.About Ben PullenBen is the Co-Founder and CEO of Generation.e which is a unique and impactful business which blends audiences and experiences to inspire transformation to sm...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[Ben is typical of most of us cleantech entrepreneurs, swimming against the tide and trying to bring the world with us. He shares his story from university, through business and personal triumph and tragedy, to the future of smart mobility and cleantech events, conferences and networking, via some super fun Tesla roadtrips.About Ben PullenBen is the Co-Founder and CEO of Generation.e which is a unique and impactful business which blends audiences and experiences to inspire transformation to smarter mobility for the creation of better connected and sustainable societies. This is achieved through epic adventures, thought leader summits and experiential public awareness campaigns.Ben set up the first ever commercial electric vehicle road trip in Dubai in 2017. This quickly expanded across the Middle East and Europe, and by the end of 2019 the event was launched in South Africa. In addition to the road trips, Ben has set up a B2B summit called ‘Smarter Mobility’. Smarter Mobility Africa was launched in South Africa in 2019, Smarter Mobility World in March 2020, and Smarter Mobility Europe in July 2020. To date: 7 electric vehicle road trips complete, 9 mobility conferences and summits, 45+ charging points installed, 1000+ electric vehicle test drive experiences and event attendance from senior level government, business, industry leaders, influencers, and the general public. The initiatives are making huge impressions. An episode focusing on Ben&apos;s work and the Emirates EVRT was broadcast on the highly renowned show, Robert Llewellyn’s Fully Charged Show and other exposure across mainstream media includes The Economist, Sky News, CNBC, Forbes, and recently in the UN Environment.Ben has an instinct for seeking opportunity, taking action and being at the forefront of this rapidly growing industry. His determination has led to commendable growth and positive impact through his business in its four years of operations: Over 85 partners secured, over 11,000 followers and 60+ million impressions generated through social media. Social linksBen Pullen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpullenergy/Generation.e Website: https://generationehq.com/Generation.e on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/generationehqEPISODE LINKSSmarter Mobility Europe https://generationehq.com/smarter-mobility-europe/Clifton Suspension Bridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifton_Suspension_BridgeFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Ben is typical of most of us cleantech entrepreneurs, swimming against the tide and trying to bring the world with us. He shares his story from university, through business and personal triumph and tragedy, to the future of smart mobility and cleantech events, conferences and networking, via some super fun Tesla roadtrips.About Ben PullenBen is the Co-Founder and CEO of Generation.e which is a unique and impactful business which blends audiences and experiences to inspire transformation to smarter mobility for the creation of better connected and sustainable societies. This is achieved through epic adventures, thought leader summits and experiential public awareness campaigns.Ben set up the first ever commercial electric vehicle road trip in Dubai in 2017. This quickly expanded across the Middle East and Europe, and by the end of 2019 the event was launched in South Africa. In addition to the road trips, Ben has set up a B2B summit called ‘Smarter Mobility’. Smarter Mobility Africa was launched in South Africa in 2019, Smarter Mobility World in March 2020, and Smarter Mobility Europe in July 2020. To date: 7 electric vehicle road trips complete, 9 mobility conferences and summits, 45+ charging points installed, 1000+ electric vehicle test drive experiences and event attendance from senior level government, business, industry leaders, influencers, and the general public. The initiatives are making huge impressions. An episode focusing on Ben&apos;s work and the Emirates EVRT was broadcast on the highly renowned show, Robert Llewellyn’s Fully Charged Show and other exposure across mainstream media includes The Economist, Sky News, CNBC, Forbes, and recently in the UN Environment.Ben has an instinct for seeking opportunity, taking action and being at the forefront of this rapidly growing industry. His determination has led to commendable growth and positive impact through his business in its four years of operations: Over 85 partners secured, over 11,000 followers and 60+ million impressions generated through social media. Social linksBen Pullen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpullenergy/Generation.e Website: https://generationehq.com/Generation.e on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/generationehqEPISODE LINKSSmarter Mobility Europe https://generationehq.com/smarter-mobility-europe/Clifton Suspension Bridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifton_Suspension_BridgeFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Tomas Kemtys, Contrarian Ventures - 55</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I first met Tomas at an eMobility event in the UK a few years ago. His passion and enthusiasm, as well as the fact his firm, Contrarian Ventures are one of the most active cleantech VCs out there at the moment, made him an ideal person to share the views of the VC at this challenging time. The good news is deals are being done, and money is there to be deployed across the investor community. We share some passions about cleantech, emobility and working with awesome founders and entrepreneurs....]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[I first met Tomas at an eMobility event in the UK a few years ago. His passion and enthusiasm, as well as the fact his firm, Contrarian Ventures are one of the most active cleantech VCs out there at the moment, made him an ideal person to share the views of the VC at this challenging time. The good news is deals are being done, and money is there to be deployed across the investor community. We share some passions about cleantech, emobility and working with awesome founders and entrepreneurs.About Tomas Kemtys: Tomas Kemtys is a Partner at Contrarian Ventures, having joined the firm in February 2019. He is responsible for overall fund strategy including fundraising, deal sourcing and execution, structuring, investment process and thesis building as well as recruiting, amongst others. Tomas sits on a number of Boards of Contrarian Ventures portfolio companies. Prior to Contrarian Ventures, he was an investment banker with Centerview Partners, a leading independent New York based investment banking and advisory firm. Having worked out of London, Tomas has focused mostly on healthcare and consumer retail but has also worked on transactions in energy, industrials and other sectors. He has executed transactions across various countries including UK, USA, Israel, Jordan, South Africa and others. Other relevant experiences include various positions in BNP Paribas, Société Générale and British Petroleum. Tomas is an alumnus of Finance program in ESADE Business School in Barcelona.About Contrarian VenturesContrarian Ventures is an early-stage European Venture Capital fund focusing on a major transition in energy sector. Contrarian Ventures is building the firm that defines this new energy category in Europe, where Seed and Series A funding gap is the most acute in the energy and electric mobility Sectors. The fund has already invested in 15 companies across the globe including the UK, Norway, France, the USA, Lithuania, Estonia and Israel. The team is comprised of investment professionals located in the UK, the Netherlands and Lithuania. Aside from the core activity of the Fund – investing, Contrarian Ventures has also founded a number of initiatives that is contributing to the fostering of energy community in Europe. Some of the initiatives include Energy Tech Summit, Energy Tech Network, Bye Fossil Fuels monthly newsletter and many others.Social linksTomas Kemtys on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomas-kemtys-0920ba22/Contrarian Ventures Website: https://www.cventures.vc/Contrarian Ventures on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/contrarian-ventures/EPISODE LINKS The Energy Tech Summit: https://www.energytechsummit.com/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[I first met Tomas at an eMobility event in the UK a few years ago. His passion and enthusiasm, as well as the fact his firm, Contrarian Ventures are one of the most active cleantech VCs out there at the moment, made him an ideal person to share the views of the VC at this challenging time. The good news is deals are being done, and money is there to be deployed across the investor community. We share some passions about cleantech, emobility and working with awesome founders and entrepreneurs.About Tomas Kemtys: Tomas Kemtys is a Partner at Contrarian Ventures, having joined the firm in February 2019. He is responsible for overall fund strategy including fundraising, deal sourcing and execution, structuring, investment process and thesis building as well as recruiting, amongst others. Tomas sits on a number of Boards of Contrarian Ventures portfolio companies. Prior to Contrarian Ventures, he was an investment banker with Centerview Partners, a leading independent New York based investment banking and advisory firm. Having worked out of London, Tomas has focused mostly on healthcare and consumer retail but has also worked on transactions in energy, industrials and other sectors. He has executed transactions across various countries including UK, USA, Israel, Jordan, South Africa and others. Other relevant experiences include various positions in BNP Paribas, Société Générale and British Petroleum. Tomas is an alumnus of Finance program in ESADE Business School in Barcelona.About Contrarian VenturesContrarian Ventures is an early-stage European Venture Capital fund focusing on a major transition in energy sector. Contrarian Ventures is building the firm that defines this new energy category in Europe, where Seed and Series A funding gap is the most acute in the energy and electric mobility Sectors. The fund has already invested in 15 companies across the globe including the UK, Norway, France, the USA, Lithuania, Estonia and Israel. The team is comprised of investment professionals located in the UK, the Netherlands and Lithuania. Aside from the core activity of the Fund – investing, Contrarian Ventures has also founded a number of initiatives that is contributing to the fostering of energy community in Europe. Some of the initiatives include Energy Tech Summit, Energy Tech Network, Bye Fossil Fuels monthly newsletter and many others.Social linksTomas Kemtys on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomas-kemtys-0920ba22/Contrarian Ventures Website: https://www.cventures.vc/Contrarian Ventures on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/contrarian-ventures/EPISODE LINKS The Energy Tech Summit: https://www.energytechsummit.com/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/CleantechleaderFacebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuideInstagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Juraj Ulehla, Voltia – Episode 54</itunes:title>
    <title>Juraj Ulehla, Voltia – Episode 54</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[After last week’s episode we return to the ground but stay with eMobility. Last mile deliveries have never been more needed, as we’re currently so reliant on home deliveries. It’s also fair to say cities, mayors and citizens are quite liking the clean air and lack of both air and noise pollution, I can only expect the successes of Voltia and others in this space will continue. That said, when I first spoke to Juraj some time ago, it was his entrepreneurial story that stood, out. We discuss bo...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[After last week’s episode we return to the ground but stay with eMobility. Last mile deliveries have never been more needed, as we’re currently so reliant on home deliveries. It’s also fair to say cities, mayors and citizens are quite liking the clean air and lack of both air and noise pollution, I can only expect the successes of Voltia and others in this space will continue. That said, when I first spoke to Juraj some time ago, it was his entrepreneurial story that stood, out. We discuss both in this episode.About Juraj UlehlaJuraj Ulehla, a former investment banker who specialized in risk management when working for international banks, is the Co-Founder and CEO of Voltia. He holds a PhD from the University of Economics Bratislava. Prior to leading Voltia, Juraj focused on solar power plant development and was instrumental in building up Voltia’s predecessor Greenway Operator (GWO), together with his co-founder and co-investor Peter Badik, who heads Voltia’s sister company Greenway Infrastructure (GWI).About VoltiaVoltia is a European e-mobility specialist based in Bratislava, Slovakia. Launched in 2015, with the mission to help make commercial e-mobility effective and affordable, it supports OEMs by broadening the usability of their mass-market electric LCV models. Voltia’s approach is to add value in terms of application-specific re-design for different purposes. It provides development know-how, vehicle structure engineering, prototyping, production set-up, and sales &amp; marketing support. It has clients in 11 European countries. More than 500 Voltia e-vans already operate successfully in large urban environments, such as London, Paris, Nice, Dortmund, Tallinn or Bratislava.Social linksJuraj Ulehla on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jurajulehla/Voltia Website: https://www.voltia.com/Voltia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/voltia/Voltia on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Voltia_comEPISODE LINKSEmissions free deliveries in London using the Voltia electric van https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGrQjyZ_1sMSteve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography Paperback https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005J3IEZQ/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0124PP3AA/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[After last week’s episode we return to the ground but stay with eMobility. Last mile deliveries have never been more needed, as we’re currently so reliant on home deliveries. It’s also fair to say cities, mayors and citizens are quite liking the clean air and lack of both air and noise pollution, I can only expect the successes of Voltia and others in this space will continue. That said, when I first spoke to Juraj some time ago, it was his entrepreneurial story that stood, out. We discuss both in this episode.About Juraj UlehlaJuraj Ulehla, a former investment banker who specialized in risk management when working for international banks, is the Co-Founder and CEO of Voltia. He holds a PhD from the University of Economics Bratislava. Prior to leading Voltia, Juraj focused on solar power plant development and was instrumental in building up Voltia’s predecessor Greenway Operator (GWO), together with his co-founder and co-investor Peter Badik, who heads Voltia’s sister company Greenway Infrastructure (GWI).About VoltiaVoltia is a European e-mobility specialist based in Bratislava, Slovakia. Launched in 2015, with the mission to help make commercial e-mobility effective and affordable, it supports OEMs by broadening the usability of their mass-market electric LCV models. Voltia’s approach is to add value in terms of application-specific re-design for different purposes. It provides development know-how, vehicle structure engineering, prototyping, production set-up, and sales &amp; marketing support. It has clients in 11 European countries. More than 500 Voltia e-vans already operate successfully in large urban environments, such as London, Paris, Nice, Dortmund, Tallinn or Bratislava.Social linksJuraj Ulehla on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jurajulehla/Voltia Website: https://www.voltia.com/Voltia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/voltia/Voltia on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Voltia_comEPISODE LINKSEmissions free deliveries in London using the Voltia electric van https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGrQjyZ_1sMSteve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography Paperback https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005J3IEZQ/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0124PP3AA/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Val Miftakhov, ZeroAvia - Episode 53</itunes:title>
    <title>Val Miftakhov, ZeroAvia - Episode 53</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[As you’ll know I feel a fair amount of guilt over the amount of flying I typically do. Not an issue at present, but as we discuss on this episode, despite the present situation, aviation is on a fast-upward trend, and has a huge environmental impact. So it was a pleasure to speak to Val Miftakhov to see just how close we are to electric flight, at least on a regional level. It was also interesting to hear his thoughts on hydrogen in transport generally, and why he feels aviation is the area w...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[As you’ll know I feel a fair amount of guilt over the amount of flying I typically do. Not an issue at present, but as we discuss on this episode, despite the present situation, aviation is on a fast-upward trend, and has a huge environmental impact. So it was a pleasure to speak to Val Miftakhov to see just how close we are to electric flight, at least on a regional level. It was also interesting to hear his thoughts on hydrogen in transport generally, and why he feels aviation is the area where it can, and does, work.  About Val MiftakhovVal Miftakhov is Founder &amp; CEO of ZeroAvia, a company developing the World&apos;s first practical zero emission aviation powertrain. Val is an avid helicopter and airplane pilot, and a serial sustainable transportation entrepreneur - his previous company eMotorWerks has developed the World’s leading platform for EV battery aggregation to provide grid services, and was acquired in 2017. Prior to that, Val held a number of senior business and product positions at Google and McKinsey &amp; Company, and was a nuclear researcher at Stanford Linear Accelerator. Val holds a Ph.D. in Physics from Princeton University, Masters in Physics from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, and was a two-time winner of Russian Nationwide Physics competitions.About ZeroAviaZeroAvia is producing the world’s first practical zero emission aviation powertrain, initially targeting 9-19-passenger airplanes to start replacing dirty jet fuel. Our mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable aviation by giving aircraft customers and airframe manufacturers a zero- emission option that serves the most common airline trips.  We do this by designing and producing hydrogen-fueled powertrains for the aviation industry. Currently, we have the largest zero emission aircraft in the world flying today using no fossil fuels.Social linksVal Miftakhov on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vmiftakhov/ZeroAvia Website: https://www.zeroavia.com/ ZeroAvia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zeroavia/ZeroAvia on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ZeroAviaEPISODE LINKSA New Opportunity For Hydrogen is Aviation https://aeronauticsonline.com/a-new-opportunity-for-hydrogen-is-aviation/ZeroAvia’s Hydrogen-Fueled Powertrain for Zero-Emission Aircraft https://www.azocleantech.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=1006ZeroAvia Announces £2.7m UK Government Grant for the Development of Zero Emission Aviation https://www.intelligent-energy.com/news-and-events/company-news/2019/09/18/zeroavia-announces-27m-uk-government-grant-for-the-development-of-zero-emission-aviation/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[As you’ll know I feel a fair amount of guilt over the amount of flying I typically do. Not an issue at present, but as we discuss on this episode, despite the present situation, aviation is on a fast-upward trend, and has a huge environmental impact. So it was a pleasure to speak to Val Miftakhov to see just how close we are to electric flight, at least on a regional level. It was also interesting to hear his thoughts on hydrogen in transport generally, and why he feels aviation is the area where it can, and does, work.  About Val MiftakhovVal Miftakhov is Founder &amp; CEO of ZeroAvia, a company developing the World&apos;s first practical zero emission aviation powertrain. Val is an avid helicopter and airplane pilot, and a serial sustainable transportation entrepreneur - his previous company eMotorWerks has developed the World’s leading platform for EV battery aggregation to provide grid services, and was acquired in 2017. Prior to that, Val held a number of senior business and product positions at Google and McKinsey &amp; Company, and was a nuclear researcher at Stanford Linear Accelerator. Val holds a Ph.D. in Physics from Princeton University, Masters in Physics from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, and was a two-time winner of Russian Nationwide Physics competitions.About ZeroAviaZeroAvia is producing the world’s first practical zero emission aviation powertrain, initially targeting 9-19-passenger airplanes to start replacing dirty jet fuel. Our mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable aviation by giving aircraft customers and airframe manufacturers a zero- emission option that serves the most common airline trips.  We do this by designing and producing hydrogen-fueled powertrains for the aviation industry. Currently, we have the largest zero emission aircraft in the world flying today using no fossil fuels.Social linksVal Miftakhov on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vmiftakhov/ZeroAvia Website: https://www.zeroavia.com/ ZeroAvia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zeroavia/ZeroAvia on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ZeroAviaEPISODE LINKSA New Opportunity For Hydrogen is Aviation https://aeronauticsonline.com/a-new-opportunity-for-hydrogen-is-aviation/ZeroAvia’s Hydrogen-Fueled Powertrain for Zero-Emission Aircraft https://www.azocleantech.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=1006ZeroAvia Announces £2.7m UK Government Grant for the Development of Zero Emission Aviation https://www.intelligent-energy.com/news-and-events/company-news/2019/09/18/zeroavia-announces-27m-uk-government-grant-for-the-development-of-zero-emission-aviation/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Alisa Murphy, Petr Mikovec &amp; David Hunt – Cleantech Heroes – 52</itunes:title>
    <title>Alisa Murphy, Petr Mikovec &amp; David Hunt – Cleantech Heroes – 52</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I really excited about this campaign, #Cleantechheroes It’s an opportunity for me to give back to, and support the sector I love so much, and that has and continues to do so much for me. There is so much content and advice out there at the moment around COVID-19 and Working from home. It can be a lot of noise and distracting at times. Cleantech heroes is about cutting through the noise and offering some direct, one to one, support, experience and advice to founders and cleantech heroes around...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[I really excited about this campaign, #Cleantechheroes It’s an opportunity for me to give back to, and support the sector I love so much, and that has and continues to do so much for me. There is so much content and advice out there at the moment around COVID-19 and Working from home. It can be a lot of noise and distracting at times. Cleantech heroes is about cutting through the noise and offering some direct, one to one, support, experience and advice to founders and cleantech heroes around the key themes of people, value proposition and finance, from experts in each field. You can hear more about those expert and the offer in the podcast, and website below.About Cleantech HeroesCleantech Heroes is an initiative of Life Size Media, Hyperion Executive Search and Inven Capital that is providing free individual consultations to enable cleantech companies to realise their full potential. Now more than ever, daring entrepreneurs and forward-thinking businesses are needed to shine a light to others and be champions of cleantech.Collectively, the teams behind Cleantech Heroes have the experience and knowledge to accelerate these companies towards their commercial goals.We focus on offering our tailored expertise through meaningful interactions. By combining our skills, we strengthen cleantech companies and ensure the sector remains prosperous. Together, we believe in the power and resiliency of cleantech to overcome whatever comes its way.Social linksAlisa Murphy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisamurphy/Petr Mikovec on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petr-m%C3%ADkovec-ba654a14/David Hunt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/Cleantech Heroes Website: https://cleantechheroes.com/EPISODE LINKS Best marketing strategy ever! Steve Jobs Think different / Crazy ones speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keCwRdbwNQY&amp;app=desktopFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[I really excited about this campaign, #Cleantechheroes It’s an opportunity for me to give back to, and support the sector I love so much, and that has and continues to do so much for me. There is so much content and advice out there at the moment around COVID-19 and Working from home. It can be a lot of noise and distracting at times. Cleantech heroes is about cutting through the noise and offering some direct, one to one, support, experience and advice to founders and cleantech heroes around the key themes of people, value proposition and finance, from experts in each field. You can hear more about those expert and the offer in the podcast, and website below.About Cleantech HeroesCleantech Heroes is an initiative of Life Size Media, Hyperion Executive Search and Inven Capital that is providing free individual consultations to enable cleantech companies to realise their full potential. Now more than ever, daring entrepreneurs and forward-thinking businesses are needed to shine a light to others and be champions of cleantech.Collectively, the teams behind Cleantech Heroes have the experience and knowledge to accelerate these companies towards their commercial goals.We focus on offering our tailored expertise through meaningful interactions. By combining our skills, we strengthen cleantech companies and ensure the sector remains prosperous. Together, we believe in the power and resiliency of cleantech to overcome whatever comes its way.Social linksAlisa Murphy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisamurphy/Petr Mikovec on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petr-m%C3%ADkovec-ba654a14/David Hunt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/Cleantech Heroes Website: https://cleantechheroes.com/EPISODE LINKS Best marketing strategy ever! Steve Jobs Think different / Crazy ones speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keCwRdbwNQY&amp;app=desktopFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Gideon Van Dijk, Chargetrip – Episode 51</itunes:title>
    <title>Gideon Van Dijk, Chargetrip – Episode 51</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I was introduced to Gideon by co-founder Pieter Waller. I met Pieter at the rEVolution event in Amsterdam two years ago. It’s been fascinating to watch their growth, including an A-round of fundraising, and a partnership with Porsche. Gideon share some really valuable insights from that journey, in particular we talk luck and resilience!About Gideon Van DijkGideon is CEO and Co-Founder at Chargetrip, a company accelerating the advent of sustainable mobility by developing the missing navigatio...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[I was introduced to Gideon by co-founder Pieter Waller. I met Pieter at the rEVolution event in Amsterdam two years ago. It’s been fascinating to watch their growth, including an A-round of fundraising, and a partnership with Porsche. Gideon share some really valuable insights from that journey, in particular we talk luck and resilience!About Gideon Van DijkGideon is CEO and Co-Founder at Chargetrip, a company accelerating the advent of sustainable mobility by developing the missing navigation tools that help people and businesses switch to electric mobility. Over the last two years, Gideon and his team have taken Chargetrip from a small start-up to an emerging navigation company solving complex routing optimization problems for well known automotive clients. Gideon is a UWC Atlantic Alumni, ex RNLI crew member, and a serial entrepreneur, holding multiple leadership and advisory positions. He has a background in clean-tech, product design, and innovation consultancy. Gideon believes the sustainable energy transition is one of the most significant challenges of our generation and thinks electric mobility is a crucial catalyst. He is a life-long learner, occasional speaker, and deeply interested in technology-driven innovations that enable sustainable development. Gideon currently lives in Amsterdam with his wife and two kids.About ChargetripDriving an electric car is amazing but should be anxiety-free. Chargetrip gives developers the tools to make routing and charging effortless for EV drivers and electrified fleets. Our routing engine uses over fifteen different variables to calculate the real-time range of any electric vehicle. Temperature, weather, charge speed, elevation, rolling resistance, real-time vehicle data, and availability of charge stations are all taken into account. Chargetrip’s routing algorithms calculate the best route to a driver’s destination, with the optimal charge stations in between. Build-in predictive models optimize for total travel-time and travel-costs. Chargetrip makes it easy for anyone to drive beyond the range of the battery.Chargetrip has received over 2M in funding and has won several innovation and sustainability awards. Chargetrip is a proud EEx portco, the premier clean-tech accelerator. Social links Gideon&apos;s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gideongauss/Chargetrip on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10428671Chargetrip Website: https://www.chargetrip.comState of Charge Newsletter: https://us12.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=eaea97b9072598e3643ab1131&amp;id=9021c65c75Latest funding round press release: https://www.chargetrip.com/press-release/EPISODE LINKS Chargetrip Latest funding round press release:  https://www.chargetrip.com/press-release/Vaclav Smil - Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07XKXFLK3/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0Vaclav Smil - Energy and Civilization: A History https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B072FH69YH/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2This American Life Podcast - https://www.thisamericanlife.org/ Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[I was introduced to Gideon by co-founder Pieter Waller. I met Pieter at the rEVolution event in Amsterdam two years ago. It’s been fascinating to watch their growth, including an A-round of fundraising, and a partnership with Porsche. Gideon share some really valuable insights from that journey, in particular we talk luck and resilience!About Gideon Van DijkGideon is CEO and Co-Founder at Chargetrip, a company accelerating the advent of sustainable mobility by developing the missing navigation tools that help people and businesses switch to electric mobility. Over the last two years, Gideon and his team have taken Chargetrip from a small start-up to an emerging navigation company solving complex routing optimization problems for well known automotive clients. Gideon is a UWC Atlantic Alumni, ex RNLI crew member, and a serial entrepreneur, holding multiple leadership and advisory positions. He has a background in clean-tech, product design, and innovation consultancy. Gideon believes the sustainable energy transition is one of the most significant challenges of our generation and thinks electric mobility is a crucial catalyst. He is a life-long learner, occasional speaker, and deeply interested in technology-driven innovations that enable sustainable development. Gideon currently lives in Amsterdam with his wife and two kids.About ChargetripDriving an electric car is amazing but should be anxiety-free. Chargetrip gives developers the tools to make routing and charging effortless for EV drivers and electrified fleets. Our routing engine uses over fifteen different variables to calculate the real-time range of any electric vehicle. Temperature, weather, charge speed, elevation, rolling resistance, real-time vehicle data, and availability of charge stations are all taken into account. Chargetrip’s routing algorithms calculate the best route to a driver’s destination, with the optimal charge stations in between. Build-in predictive models optimize for total travel-time and travel-costs. Chargetrip makes it easy for anyone to drive beyond the range of the battery.Chargetrip has received over 2M in funding and has won several innovation and sustainability awards. Chargetrip is a proud EEx portco, the premier clean-tech accelerator. Social links Gideon&apos;s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gideongauss/Chargetrip on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10428671Chargetrip Website: https://www.chargetrip.comState of Charge Newsletter: https://us12.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=eaea97b9072598e3643ab1131&amp;id=9021c65c75Latest funding round press release: https://www.chargetrip.com/press-release/EPISODE LINKS Chargetrip Latest funding round press release:  https://www.chargetrip.com/press-release/Vaclav Smil - Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07XKXFLK3/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0Vaclav Smil - Energy and Civilization: A History https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B072FH69YH/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2This American Life Podcast - https://www.thisamericanlife.org/ Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Jigar Shah, Generate Capital – Episode 50</itunes:title>
    <title>Jigar Shah, Generate Capital – Episode 50</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[As you know by now, my first cleantech love and experience was in solar PV. At that time, creating my own solar business, Jigar Shah was an inspiration. Sun Edison really moved the dial forward for solar in the US and then across Europe and beyond. Now funding a range of clean energy and technology infrastructure projects, and a leading voice in the cleantech sector, I was delighted to have Jigar join me for this episode.About Jigar Shah: Jigar Shah is the President and Co-Founder of Generate...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[As you know by now, my first cleantech love and experience was in solar PV. At that time, creating my own solar business, Jigar Shah was an inspiration. Sun Edison really moved the dial forward for solar in the US and then across Europe and beyond. Now funding a range of clean energy and technology infrastructure projects, and a leading voice in the cleantech sector, I was delighted to have Jigar join me for this episode.About Jigar Shah: Jigar Shah is the President and Co-Founder of Generate Capital, the leading investment and operating platform for sustainable infrastructure. Founded in 2014, Generate Capital is the only “one-stop-shop” for pioneers leading the Resource Revolution. Prior to Generate, as the Founder and CEO of SunEdison (NASDAQ: SUNE), Shah pioneered “no money down solar”, which unlocked a multi-billion-dollar solar market and became the largest solar services company worldwide before its acquisition by MEMC. Shah is the author of Creating Climate Wealth: Unlocking the Impact Economy. After SunEdison, Shah served as the founding CEO of the Carbon War Room, a global non-profit founded by Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Unite to help entrepreneurs address climate change.Shah’s decades of experience in renewable energy consistently show that business model innovation and entrepreneurship are two of the keys to proving that sustainability pays.Shah holds an M.B.A. from The University of Maryland and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.  About Generate CapitalGenerate Capital is a finance company based in San Francisco, California. Its partners with project developers and technology manufacturers globally to finance sectors in renewable energy, technology, finance, and sustainability sectors.Founded in 2014, Generate builds, owns, and operates sustainable infrastructure to deliver affordable and reliable resource solutions for companies, governments, and communities. Generate currently has more than 25 technology and project development partners and serves more than 400 companies, universities, school districts, cities, and non-profits across North America. Generate Capital build, own, operate and finance assets in:- Sustainable Energy (microgrids, solar, energy storage, lighting, HVAC systems, fuel cells, geothermal, biomass &amp; biogas, building automation &amp; sensors, heat pumps, smart meters)- Sustainable Mobility (electric vehicles, hydrogen vehicles, autonomous vehicles, charging depots &amp; infrastructure, fleets)- Sustainable Water, Waste &amp; Agriculture (anaerobic digesters, wastewater treatment, desalination, food waste management, recycling/reuse, precision agriculture, farm automation, irrigation, sensors &amp; meters).Social linksJigar Shah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jigarshahdc/Jigar Shah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JigarShahDCGenerate Capital Website: https://generatecapital.com/Generate Capital on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/generatecapital/EPISODE LINKS Creating Climate Wealth: Unlocking the Impact Economy – Jigar Shah, https://www.amazon.com/Creating-Climate-Wealth-Unlocking-Economy/dp/0989353109Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002RI9BH6/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i2The Great Transition: Shifting from Fossil Fuels to Solar and Wind Energy https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00R6OEYIC/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reinventing-Fire-Business-Solutions-Energy-ebook/dp/B005PJTNR2/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&amp;qid=1586247663&amp;refinements=p_27%3AAmory+Lovins&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sr=1-2&amp;text=Amory+Lovins]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[As you know by now, my first cleantech love and experience was in solar PV. At that time, creating my own solar business, Jigar Shah was an inspiration. Sun Edison really moved the dial forward for solar in the US and then across Europe and beyond. Now funding a range of clean energy and technology infrastructure projects, and a leading voice in the cleantech sector, I was delighted to have Jigar join me for this episode.About Jigar Shah: Jigar Shah is the President and Co-Founder of Generate Capital, the leading investment and operating platform for sustainable infrastructure. Founded in 2014, Generate Capital is the only “one-stop-shop” for pioneers leading the Resource Revolution. Prior to Generate, as the Founder and CEO of SunEdison (NASDAQ: SUNE), Shah pioneered “no money down solar”, which unlocked a multi-billion-dollar solar market and became the largest solar services company worldwide before its acquisition by MEMC. Shah is the author of Creating Climate Wealth: Unlocking the Impact Economy. After SunEdison, Shah served as the founding CEO of the Carbon War Room, a global non-profit founded by Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Unite to help entrepreneurs address climate change.Shah’s decades of experience in renewable energy consistently show that business model innovation and entrepreneurship are two of the keys to proving that sustainability pays.Shah holds an M.B.A. from The University of Maryland and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.  About Generate CapitalGenerate Capital is a finance company based in San Francisco, California. Its partners with project developers and technology manufacturers globally to finance sectors in renewable energy, technology, finance, and sustainability sectors.Founded in 2014, Generate builds, owns, and operates sustainable infrastructure to deliver affordable and reliable resource solutions for companies, governments, and communities. Generate currently has more than 25 technology and project development partners and serves more than 400 companies, universities, school districts, cities, and non-profits across North America. Generate Capital build, own, operate and finance assets in:- Sustainable Energy (microgrids, solar, energy storage, lighting, HVAC systems, fuel cells, geothermal, biomass &amp; biogas, building automation &amp; sensors, heat pumps, smart meters)- Sustainable Mobility (electric vehicles, hydrogen vehicles, autonomous vehicles, charging depots &amp; infrastructure, fleets)- Sustainable Water, Waste &amp; Agriculture (anaerobic digesters, wastewater treatment, desalination, food waste management, recycling/reuse, precision agriculture, farm automation, irrigation, sensors &amp; meters).Social linksJigar Shah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jigarshahdc/Jigar Shah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JigarShahDCGenerate Capital Website: https://generatecapital.com/Generate Capital on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/generatecapital/EPISODE LINKS Creating Climate Wealth: Unlocking the Impact Economy – Jigar Shah, https://www.amazon.com/Creating-Climate-Wealth-Unlocking-Economy/dp/0989353109Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002RI9BH6/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i2The Great Transition: Shifting from Fossil Fuels to Solar and Wind Energy https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00R6OEYIC/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reinventing-Fire-Business-Solutions-Energy-ebook/dp/B005PJTNR2/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&amp;qid=1586247663&amp;refinements=p_27%3AAmory+Lovins&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sr=1-2&amp;text=Amory+Lovins]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2020 04:00:03 +0100</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Doug Campbell, Solid Power – Episode 49</itunes:title>
    <title>Doug Campbell, Solid Power – Episode 49</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[As you know, I’m a bit of a battery nerd, and we’ve had many great CEOs and experts in the subject on the podcast to date. I’d been very keen to have a conversation on the podcast with Doug Campbell, CEO of Solid Power for some time, solid state batteries being another big leap in battery evolution. I hope you enjoy the conversation.About Doug CampbellDoug Campbell is the CEO and co-founder of Solid Power. He established the company as a spin-out business of the University of Colorado Boulder...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[As you know, I’m a bit of a battery nerd, and we’ve had many great CEOs and experts in the subject on the podcast to date. I’d been very keen to have a conversation on the podcast with Doug Campbell, CEO of Solid Power for some time, solid state batteries being another big leap in battery evolution. I hope you enjoy the conversation.About Doug CampbellDoug Campbell is the CEO and co-founder of Solid Power. He established the company as a spin-out business of the University of Colorado Boulder in 2012 and has led the company through its early development phase into its current phase of achieving the first step of production scale. He has been instrumental in establishing the company’s strategy of focusing on rapid product development with follow-on iterations toward meeting customer requirements. To this end, he has been instrumental in the company’s customer and partner outreach as evidenced by the large collection of customers and strategic investors Solid Power has assembled that includes BMW, Hyundai Motor Corporation, Samsung, Solvay and Sanoh among several others.Mr. Campbell is a startup veteran with nearly 20 years of experience in hardware-based new technology developments in the markets of energy storage, aerospace and defense. In parallel to Solid Power, Mr. Campbell co-founded and led Roccor, an industry leader in small satellite components including solar arrays, antennas, boom systems and thermal management systems. The company supports a wide array of commercial satellite constellation, military and space exploration customers.  Mr. Campbell stepped down as CEO of Roccor effective January 1, 2019 in order to focus on Solid Power but remains on the Board of Directors of Roccor.About Hyperion Executive SearchSolid Power is an industry-leading developer of all solid-state rechargeable batteries. Solid Power&apos;s all solid-state batteries replace the liquid electrolyte in a conventional lithium-ion battery with a highly stable solid ion-conducting material. As a result, Solid Power&apos;s all solid-state batteries have the potential for substantially greater energy and safety in comparison to current industry-standard Lithium-ion batteries. Solid Power works in partnership with BMW and Ford to develop all solid-state batteries for next-generation electric vehicles. The company’s first equity-based investment round ($20M) was announced in late 2018.Social linksSolid Power on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/solid-power/Solid Power Website: https://solidpowerbattery.com/Doug Campbell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglasmcampbell/Solid Power Twitter: https://twitter.com/SolidPowerIncEPISODE LINKS How I Built This with Guy Raz podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-built-this-with-guy-raz/id1150510297Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People Podcast https://guykawasaki.com/remarkable-people/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[As you know, I’m a bit of a battery nerd, and we’ve had many great CEOs and experts in the subject on the podcast to date. I’d been very keen to have a conversation on the podcast with Doug Campbell, CEO of Solid Power for some time, solid state batteries being another big leap in battery evolution. I hope you enjoy the conversation.About Doug CampbellDoug Campbell is the CEO and co-founder of Solid Power. He established the company as a spin-out business of the University of Colorado Boulder in 2012 and has led the company through its early development phase into its current phase of achieving the first step of production scale. He has been instrumental in establishing the company’s strategy of focusing on rapid product development with follow-on iterations toward meeting customer requirements. To this end, he has been instrumental in the company’s customer and partner outreach as evidenced by the large collection of customers and strategic investors Solid Power has assembled that includes BMW, Hyundai Motor Corporation, Samsung, Solvay and Sanoh among several others.Mr. Campbell is a startup veteran with nearly 20 years of experience in hardware-based new technology developments in the markets of energy storage, aerospace and defense. In parallel to Solid Power, Mr. Campbell co-founded and led Roccor, an industry leader in small satellite components including solar arrays, antennas, boom systems and thermal management systems. The company supports a wide array of commercial satellite constellation, military and space exploration customers.  Mr. Campbell stepped down as CEO of Roccor effective January 1, 2019 in order to focus on Solid Power but remains on the Board of Directors of Roccor.About Hyperion Executive SearchSolid Power is an industry-leading developer of all solid-state rechargeable batteries. Solid Power&apos;s all solid-state batteries replace the liquid electrolyte in a conventional lithium-ion battery with a highly stable solid ion-conducting material. As a result, Solid Power&apos;s all solid-state batteries have the potential for substantially greater energy and safety in comparison to current industry-standard Lithium-ion batteries. Solid Power works in partnership with BMW and Ford to develop all solid-state batteries for next-generation electric vehicles. The company’s first equity-based investment round ($20M) was announced in late 2018.Social linksSolid Power on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/solid-power/Solid Power Website: https://solidpowerbattery.com/Doug Campbell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglasmcampbell/Solid Power Twitter: https://twitter.com/SolidPowerIncEPISODE LINKS How I Built This with Guy Raz podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-built-this-with-guy-raz/id1150510297Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People Podcast https://guykawasaki.com/remarkable-people/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2020 04:00:12 +0100</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>David Hunt, Hyperion Executive Search – Episode 48</itunes:title>
    <title>David Hunt, Hyperion Executive Search – Episode 48</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The podcast is all about the cleantech and start-up journeys of the leading CEOs and founders in the sector. For some time I’ve been told I should share my story, but whilst not exactly being a ‘wall-flower’ I’ve been reluctant to do so. But when a scheduled guest has to cancel, I thought this would be a good time to share my journey, trials, tribulations, successes and failures and hopes for the future.About David HuntDavid Hunt is a prominent figure and thought leader in the clean energy se...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[The podcast is all about the cleantech and start-up journeys of the leading CEOs and founders in the sector. For some time I’ve been told I should share my story, but whilst not exactly being a ‘wall-flower’ I’ve been reluctant to do so. But when a scheduled guest has to cancel, I thought this would be a good time to share my journey, trials, tribulations, successes and failures and hopes for the future.About David HuntDavid Hunt is a prominent figure and thought leader in the clean energy sector. Hailed as a leading green entrepreneur by the Financial Times, David also presents at industry events such as EcoSummit, Energy Storage Europe and Fully Charged Live. He also hosts the ‘This week in Cleantech’ Podcast. He was also chosen as one of 25 LinkedIn Top Voices 2018.David is a frequent contributor to trade publications such as Energy Storage News, Solar Power Portal, PV Tech, Clean Energy News and Smart Cities World. His industry insights have been quoted in UK broadsheet newspapers such as The Guardian, The Independent, The Telegraph and the Sunday Times. Being well versed in business and economics, he has also lent his voice to the likes of BBC Radio Four and ITV’s 6 o’clock news.A cleantech expert and industry insider, David specialises in the clean energy and eMobility sectors. His drive to accelerate these growing markets led him to set up Hyperion Executive Search Ltd, a talent acquisition company specialising in the cleantech space that incisively places talent where it’s needed. Hyperion has been helping businesses grow and succeed since 2014, with offices in Liverpool, Munich and Austin, TX. David’s headhunting team now operates across EMEA and the US.About Hyperion Executive SearchHyperion Executive Search is a specialist executive search firm working exclusively in the cleantech sector. We are intrinsic to the growth of a strong and prosperous cleantech economy by helping the world’s most innovative cleantech companies to find the most talented people, and to do extraordinary things.Operating internationally from offices in Liverpool, Munich and Austin, Texas, we have a simple purpose: To find the best people, for the best companies, achieving the best results, for the best possible future of the clean energy and mobility transitions.  Recruiting at C-Level and the tiers immediately below, across all functional disciplines, we help to build the high-functioning management teams cleantech businesses need to scale and stay ahead in this super fast paced sector.We have a wealth of previous experience working in senior roles within the cleantech sector, so we know the industry from the inside out. Right now, there’s a huge demand for talent within the E-Mobility, energy storage and renewable energy sectors and our executive search service has already placed excellent talent into pioneering roles within the industry. Hyperion is not a “database agency” – instead we make it our business to know and connect with the ‘movers and shakers’ in the cleantech sector, and to mine the very best talent from aligned and allied industries. Social linkshttps://www.linkedin.com/company/hyperion-executive-search-ltdHyperion Executive Search Website: www.hyperionsearch.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-hyperion/ https://twitter.com/HyperionEsearch EPISODE LINKSDigital Darwinism: Survival of the Fittest in the Age of Business Disruption https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0749482281/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1848549253/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0How to Win Friends and Influence People https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0091906814/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The podcast is all about the cleantech and start-up journeys of the leading CEOs and founders in the sector. For some time I’ve been told I should share my story, but whilst not exactly being a ‘wall-flower’ I’ve been reluctant to do so. But when a scheduled guest has to cancel, I thought this would be a good time to share my journey, trials, tribulations, successes and failures and hopes for the future.About David HuntDavid Hunt is a prominent figure and thought leader in the clean energy sector. Hailed as a leading green entrepreneur by the Financial Times, David also presents at industry events such as EcoSummit, Energy Storage Europe and Fully Charged Live. He also hosts the ‘This week in Cleantech’ Podcast. He was also chosen as one of 25 LinkedIn Top Voices 2018.David is a frequent contributor to trade publications such as Energy Storage News, Solar Power Portal, PV Tech, Clean Energy News and Smart Cities World. His industry insights have been quoted in UK broadsheet newspapers such as The Guardian, The Independent, The Telegraph and the Sunday Times. Being well versed in business and economics, he has also lent his voice to the likes of BBC Radio Four and ITV’s 6 o’clock news.A cleantech expert and industry insider, David specialises in the clean energy and eMobility sectors. His drive to accelerate these growing markets led him to set up Hyperion Executive Search Ltd, a talent acquisition company specialising in the cleantech space that incisively places talent where it’s needed. Hyperion has been helping businesses grow and succeed since 2014, with offices in Liverpool, Munich and Austin, TX. David’s headhunting team now operates across EMEA and the US.About Hyperion Executive SearchHyperion Executive Search is a specialist executive search firm working exclusively in the cleantech sector. We are intrinsic to the growth of a strong and prosperous cleantech economy by helping the world’s most innovative cleantech companies to find the most talented people, and to do extraordinary things.Operating internationally from offices in Liverpool, Munich and Austin, Texas, we have a simple purpose: To find the best people, for the best companies, achieving the best results, for the best possible future of the clean energy and mobility transitions.  Recruiting at C-Level and the tiers immediately below, across all functional disciplines, we help to build the high-functioning management teams cleantech businesses need to scale and stay ahead in this super fast paced sector.We have a wealth of previous experience working in senior roles within the cleantech sector, so we know the industry from the inside out. Right now, there’s a huge demand for talent within the E-Mobility, energy storage and renewable energy sectors and our executive search service has already placed excellent talent into pioneering roles within the industry. Hyperion is not a “database agency” – instead we make it our business to know and connect with the ‘movers and shakers’ in the cleantech sector, and to mine the very best talent from aligned and allied industries. Social linkshttps://www.linkedin.com/company/hyperion-executive-search-ltdHyperion Executive Search Website: www.hyperionsearch.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-hyperion/ https://twitter.com/HyperionEsearch EPISODE LINKSDigital Darwinism: Survival of the Fittest in the Age of Business Disruption https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0749482281/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1848549253/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0How to Win Friends and Influence People https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0091906814/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Liam Berryman, Nelumbo – Episode 47</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?As you will hear on the podcast I was introduced to Liam Berryman via a mutual friend and previous podcast guest, Michael Hopkins.  I’m so excited about some of the unseen (literally) technologies that are playing such an important role in the fight against the climate crisis. Nanotechnologies are one such area, and this is what we explore on this podcast. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Liam BerrymanLiam is CEO and Co-Founder at Nelumbo, a company making physical produ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?As you will hear on the podcast I was introduced to Liam Berryman via a mutual friend and previous podcast guest, Michael Hopkins.  I’m so excited about some of the unseen (literally) technologies that are playing such an important role in the fight against the climate crisis. Nanotechnologies are one such area, and this is what we explore on this podcast. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Liam BerrymanLiam is CEO and Co-Founder at Nelumbo, a company making physical products resistant to the elements, higher performance, and environmentally sustainable by creatively applying nanostructured materials. As CEO, Liam has led Nelumbo from garage start-up to an emerging company solving major problems for top tier clients. Nelumbo has received greater than $17M in private funding, is developing multiple products that provide breakthrough results for customers and the climate and is forging a defining culture to enable continued excellence in materials innovation and commercialization. Liam is also a personal advisor and mentor to select CEOs building big, unique ventures. He supports areas including deep technology and climate spaces, market analysis and financial planning, fundraising, clarifying story, public speaking, strategic deal structuring, and building growth teams.Liam is a proud member of the Young President’s Organization (YPO), the Thiel Fellowship, and Forbes 30 under 30 for Energy. He has been a featured speaker at a variety of energy and climate conferences, including: Cleantech Forum, European Venture Fair, NREL Industry Growth Forum, Energy &amp; Impact Symposium, Cleantech Open, Verge, Hive, National Investment Banking Association (NIBA), SinBerBEST, and the Cleantech University Prize.About NelumboNelumbo is democratizing the use of nanostructure to solve problems for people and the planet. When a surface is nanostructured, it can be used to create game-changing benefits like ships that never corrode, planes that don’t have problems with ice, machines that are permanently clean, air conditioners that don’t leak refrigerant, and production processes that use far less energy and resources, but this outstanding capability is not regularly used in products today. To change this, we have created the first technology that is able to apply relatively precise nanostructures to surfaces in a low cost, scalable, and environmentally sustainable manner. We focus today on products such as air conditioners / refrigerators and textiles, which represent an aggregate opportunity greater than $200 billion dollars and 500 million tons of mitigated carbon equivalent emissions per year. We are continuously expanding how our platform changes products and lives with new partnerships that push forward the adoption of nanostructure as a powerful tool to solve pain points for products and the planet. Social linksNelumbo on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10690239Nelumbo Website: https://www.nelumbo.io/Liam Berryman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liam-berryman-4963975b/EPISODE LINKS Arno Harris: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arno-harris-3184/Michael Hopkins: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeljustinhopkins/  (also on a previous This week in Cleantech podcast)Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?As you will hear on the podcast I was introduced to Liam Berryman via a mutual friend and previous podcast guest, Michael Hopkins.  I’m so excited about some of the unseen (literally) technologies that are playing such an important role in the fight against the climate crisis. Nanotechnologies are one such area, and this is what we explore on this podcast. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Liam BerrymanLiam is CEO and Co-Founder at Nelumbo, a company making physical products resistant to the elements, higher performance, and environmentally sustainable by creatively applying nanostructured materials. As CEO, Liam has led Nelumbo from garage start-up to an emerging company solving major problems for top tier clients. Nelumbo has received greater than $17M in private funding, is developing multiple products that provide breakthrough results for customers and the climate and is forging a defining culture to enable continued excellence in materials innovation and commercialization. Liam is also a personal advisor and mentor to select CEOs building big, unique ventures. He supports areas including deep technology and climate spaces, market analysis and financial planning, fundraising, clarifying story, public speaking, strategic deal structuring, and building growth teams.Liam is a proud member of the Young President’s Organization (YPO), the Thiel Fellowship, and Forbes 30 under 30 for Energy. He has been a featured speaker at a variety of energy and climate conferences, including: Cleantech Forum, European Venture Fair, NREL Industry Growth Forum, Energy &amp; Impact Symposium, Cleantech Open, Verge, Hive, National Investment Banking Association (NIBA), SinBerBEST, and the Cleantech University Prize.About NelumboNelumbo is democratizing the use of nanostructure to solve problems for people and the planet. When a surface is nanostructured, it can be used to create game-changing benefits like ships that never corrode, planes that don’t have problems with ice, machines that are permanently clean, air conditioners that don’t leak refrigerant, and production processes that use far less energy and resources, but this outstanding capability is not regularly used in products today. To change this, we have created the first technology that is able to apply relatively precise nanostructures to surfaces in a low cost, scalable, and environmentally sustainable manner. We focus today on products such as air conditioners / refrigerators and textiles, which represent an aggregate opportunity greater than $200 billion dollars and 500 million tons of mitigated carbon equivalent emissions per year. We are continuously expanding how our platform changes products and lives with new partnerships that push forward the adoption of nanostructure as a powerful tool to solve pain points for products and the planet. Social linksNelumbo on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10690239Nelumbo Website: https://www.nelumbo.io/Liam Berryman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liam-berryman-4963975b/EPISODE LINKS Arno Harris: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arno-harris-3184/Michael Hopkins: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeljustinhopkins/  (also on a previous This week in Cleantech podcast)Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2020 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Giovanni Fili, Exeger – Episode 46</itunes:title>
    <title>Giovanni Fili, Exeger – Episode 46</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I’ve always loved Solar and the concept of free, ubiquitous energy. Our episode this week comes from the CEO of a company that converts light at all levels into energy for the fast-growing wearables market and beyond. Wireless headphones that don’t need charging, ever, is just the start. I hope you enjoy the episode.About our guestGiovanni Fili is an experienced entrepreneur and private investor with more than 20 years’ experience in entrepreneurship and 10 years’ experien...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I’ve always loved Solar and the concept of free, ubiquitous energy. Our episode this week comes from the CEO of a company that converts light at all levels into energy for the fast-growing wearables market and beyond. Wireless headphones that don’t need charging, ever, is just the start. I hope you enjoy the episode.About our guestGiovanni Fili is an experienced entrepreneur and private investor with more than 20 years’ experience in entrepreneurship and 10 years’ experience in commercializing high tech innovations. Mr. Fili was born in 1976 and holds a M.Sc. in Business and Administration with a double major in Finance and Information Management from the Stockholm School of Economics where he graduated 2002. Mr. Fili has been invited several times to round table discussions with the Swedish Ministry of Energy and Enterprise to discuss the entrepreneurial climate in Sweden. He has also participated on state visits with the Swedish King to represent the future Swedish industry. Mr. Fili was recently appointed as a permanent member in the entrepreneurial forum to advise Minister Mikael Damberg on the entrepreneurial situation in Sweden.About ExegerBlixt is the first and only company to develop miniature, solid state circuit breakers for the residential market. Unlike conventional mechanical breakers, the Blixt Breaker can collect real time data and remotely control all loads - all via one small connected device that fits standard fuse boxes. The new Blixt Breakers are a game changer for the electrical system. It will enhance performance of renewable energy solutions, battery storage solutions and demand-side management at grid edge. GUEST LINKS Exeger on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/exeger-sweden-ab/ Exeger web page: https://exeger.com/ Giovanni Fili on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giovanni-fili-73569b/ EPISODE LINKS Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance https://www.amazon.co.uk/Grit-Passion-Perseverance-Angela-Duckworth/dp/1501111108Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I’ve always loved Solar and the concept of free, ubiquitous energy. Our episode this week comes from the CEO of a company that converts light at all levels into energy for the fast-growing wearables market and beyond. Wireless headphones that don’t need charging, ever, is just the start. I hope you enjoy the episode.About our guestGiovanni Fili is an experienced entrepreneur and private investor with more than 20 years’ experience in entrepreneurship and 10 years’ experience in commercializing high tech innovations. Mr. Fili was born in 1976 and holds a M.Sc. in Business and Administration with a double major in Finance and Information Management from the Stockholm School of Economics where he graduated 2002. Mr. Fili has been invited several times to round table discussions with the Swedish Ministry of Energy and Enterprise to discuss the entrepreneurial climate in Sweden. He has also participated on state visits with the Swedish King to represent the future Swedish industry. Mr. Fili was recently appointed as a permanent member in the entrepreneurial forum to advise Minister Mikael Damberg on the entrepreneurial situation in Sweden.About ExegerBlixt is the first and only company to develop miniature, solid state circuit breakers for the residential market. Unlike conventional mechanical breakers, the Blixt Breaker can collect real time data and remotely control all loads - all via one small connected device that fits standard fuse boxes. The new Blixt Breakers are a game changer for the electrical system. It will enhance performance of renewable energy solutions, battery storage solutions and demand-side management at grid edge. GUEST LINKS Exeger on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/exeger-sweden-ab/ Exeger web page: https://exeger.com/ Giovanni Fili on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giovanni-fili-73569b/ EPISODE LINKS Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance https://www.amazon.co.uk/Grit-Passion-Perseverance-Angela-Duckworth/dp/1501111108Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Charlotta Holmquist, Blixt – Episode 45</itunes:title>
    <title>Charlotta Holmquist, Blixt – Episode 45</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I first saw Charlotta pitch Blixt at Ecosummit and was subsequently introduced via my friends at BayWa Ventures. I loved her enthusiasm, and I take my hat off to anyone that has founded, exited and founded companies on many occasions. I’m sure you’ll be inspired by her story. About our guestCharlotta has been an entrepreneur for 20 years and active in several roles setting up businesses in various sectors from e-Commerce to gaming and later deep tech in transformative energy. She loves entrep...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[I first saw Charlotta pitch Blixt at Ecosummit and was subsequently introduced via my friends at BayWa Ventures. I loved her enthusiasm, and I take my hat off to anyone that has founded, exited and founded companies on many occasions. I’m sure you’ll be inspired by her story. About our guestCharlotta has been an entrepreneur for 20 years and active in several roles setting up businesses in various sectors from e-Commerce to gaming and later deep tech in transformative energy. She loves entrepreneurship for the opportunity to constantly learn and navigate through challenges and opportunities. As a seasoned serial entrepreneur Charlotta started learning about the climate crisis and strongly felt she must use her accumulated experience to try to make a difference.Blixt was founded in 2018 with the goal of bringing grid-edge data intelligence to the energy supply market through the introduction of digital circuit breaker technology.Mechanical circuit breakers have been the gatekeepers of household electricity supply for around 150 years, but our digital alternative will be a game changer for the future of electricity management. Software is appearing in all aspects of every industry today, and it just doesn’t make sense to have an analogue, mechanical device in something so central as the entry point for electricity in a home.The solid state circuit breaker is a response to emerging trends in global energy markets and aims to satisfy growing demand for “grid-edge intelligence” from both consumers and power network infrastructure. Blixt is so far the most ambitious challenge I have ever taken on. On the other hand, our innovations spark for an entirely new energy paradigm. On Women’s Day 2019 Charlotta was awarded “No 1 Female Entrepreneur of the Year Globally” by the UK rating institute Earlymetrics which was of course a great honor.About BlixtBlixt is the first and only company to develop miniature, solid state circuit breakers for the residential market. Unlike conventional mechanical breakers, the Blixt Breaker can collect real time data and remotely control all loads - all via one small connected device that fits standard fuse boxes. The new Blixt Breakers are a game changer for the electrical system. It will enhance performance of renewable energy solutions, battery storage solutions and demand-side management at grid edge. GUEST LINKSBlixt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bl-xt/Blixt web page: https://blixt.tech/Blixt Twitter: @BlixtTechCharlotta Holmquist on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlottaholmquist/EPISODE LINKSBlixt on YouTube during SET Awards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDQGwkICuJEBlixt at Ecosummit 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYhh2nI2kJ4&amp;t=2sThe Startup Owner&apos;s Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company: 1 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Startup-Owners-Manual-Step-Step/dp/0984999302Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[I first saw Charlotta pitch Blixt at Ecosummit and was subsequently introduced via my friends at BayWa Ventures. I loved her enthusiasm, and I take my hat off to anyone that has founded, exited and founded companies on many occasions. I’m sure you’ll be inspired by her story. About our guestCharlotta has been an entrepreneur for 20 years and active in several roles setting up businesses in various sectors from e-Commerce to gaming and later deep tech in transformative energy. She loves entrepreneurship for the opportunity to constantly learn and navigate through challenges and opportunities. As a seasoned serial entrepreneur Charlotta started learning about the climate crisis and strongly felt she must use her accumulated experience to try to make a difference.Blixt was founded in 2018 with the goal of bringing grid-edge data intelligence to the energy supply market through the introduction of digital circuit breaker technology.Mechanical circuit breakers have been the gatekeepers of household electricity supply for around 150 years, but our digital alternative will be a game changer for the future of electricity management. Software is appearing in all aspects of every industry today, and it just doesn’t make sense to have an analogue, mechanical device in something so central as the entry point for electricity in a home.The solid state circuit breaker is a response to emerging trends in global energy markets and aims to satisfy growing demand for “grid-edge intelligence” from both consumers and power network infrastructure. Blixt is so far the most ambitious challenge I have ever taken on. On the other hand, our innovations spark for an entirely new energy paradigm. On Women’s Day 2019 Charlotta was awarded “No 1 Female Entrepreneur of the Year Globally” by the UK rating institute Earlymetrics which was of course a great honor.About BlixtBlixt is the first and only company to develop miniature, solid state circuit breakers for the residential market. Unlike conventional mechanical breakers, the Blixt Breaker can collect real time data and remotely control all loads - all via one small connected device that fits standard fuse boxes. The new Blixt Breakers are a game changer for the electrical system. It will enhance performance of renewable energy solutions, battery storage solutions and demand-side management at grid edge. GUEST LINKSBlixt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bl-xt/Blixt web page: https://blixt.tech/Blixt Twitter: @BlixtTechCharlotta Holmquist on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlottaholmquist/EPISODE LINKSBlixt on YouTube during SET Awards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDQGwkICuJEBlixt at Ecosummit 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYhh2nI2kJ4&amp;t=2sThe Startup Owner&apos;s Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company: 1 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Startup-Owners-Manual-Step-Step/dp/0984999302Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Dr Pete Armstrong, Mixergy – Episode 44</itunes:title>
    <title>Dr Pete Armstrong, Mixergy – Episode 44</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I first met Pete Armstrong as he was pitching at the Ecosummit event in Berlin in 2018 and last year. The scale of the impact possible in transforming our heating and water storage systems in our homes blew my mind. I’ve always been so involved in the ‘electrification of everything’, so I’ve watched since with interest. Mixergy were also mentioned in a recent podcast episode with Robert Trezona of IP Group, one of their early (and follow on) investors. So I thought I’d invite Dr Pete Armstron...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[I first met Pete Armstrong as he was pitching at the Ecosummit event in Berlin in 2018 and last year. The scale of the impact possible in transforming our heating and water storage systems in our homes blew my mind. I’ve always been so involved in the ‘electrification of everything’, so I’ve watched since with interest. Mixergy were also mentioned in a recent podcast episode with Robert Trezona of IP Group, one of their early (and follow on) investors. So I thought I’d invite Dr Pete Armstrong to join us.About our guestDr Pete Armstrong is CEO and co-founder of Mixergy, an Oxford University spin-out company which has brought to market a unique hot water tank. Pete completed his PhD on intelligent hot water tanks at Oxford Uni with fellow student and co-founder Ren Kang, before going on to win a Technical Innovation award within the 2013 Shell Eco-Marathon electric car competition, and a prize in a Climate KiC venture competition, which was the genesis of Mixergy in 2014. Mixergy has since received investment from IP Group, Oxford Science Innovation, Centrica Innovations and Foresight Williams to grow and develop the business. About MixergyMixergy has developed an intelligent hot water tank, which is unlike others on the market. The Mixergy tank operates on an integrated Internet of Things platform and is designed to selectively heat smaller portions of water. As a fleet, Mixergy aims to offer a Demand Side Response (DSR) service to the National Grid, absorbing excess power load and time shifting demand to help balance the grid. This “Internet of Tanks” vision will help to facilitate the generation and utilisation of more renewables nationwide to support a greener future. The Mixergy tank is also a benefit to consumers, saving up to 40% on hot water bills through sophisticated machine learning.GUEST LINKS Mixergy Website- www.mixergy.co.ukMixergy on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mixergy-ltd/Mixergy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MixergyLtd EPISODE LINKSCleantech Mixergy Raises £3.6M - https://www.businesscloud.co.uk/news/cleantech-mixergy-raises-36mMixergy on Fully Charged - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1Z4JCoPAGcMixergy at Ecosummit 2019 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AL_wDpTVEcChaos: Making a New Science – James Gleick - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos:_Making_a_New_ScienceFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[I first met Pete Armstrong as he was pitching at the Ecosummit event in Berlin in 2018 and last year. The scale of the impact possible in transforming our heating and water storage systems in our homes blew my mind. I’ve always been so involved in the ‘electrification of everything’, so I’ve watched since with interest. Mixergy were also mentioned in a recent podcast episode with Robert Trezona of IP Group, one of their early (and follow on) investors. So I thought I’d invite Dr Pete Armstrong to join us.About our guestDr Pete Armstrong is CEO and co-founder of Mixergy, an Oxford University spin-out company which has brought to market a unique hot water tank. Pete completed his PhD on intelligent hot water tanks at Oxford Uni with fellow student and co-founder Ren Kang, before going on to win a Technical Innovation award within the 2013 Shell Eco-Marathon electric car competition, and a prize in a Climate KiC venture competition, which was the genesis of Mixergy in 2014. Mixergy has since received investment from IP Group, Oxford Science Innovation, Centrica Innovations and Foresight Williams to grow and develop the business. About MixergyMixergy has developed an intelligent hot water tank, which is unlike others on the market. The Mixergy tank operates on an integrated Internet of Things platform and is designed to selectively heat smaller portions of water. As a fleet, Mixergy aims to offer a Demand Side Response (DSR) service to the National Grid, absorbing excess power load and time shifting demand to help balance the grid. This “Internet of Tanks” vision will help to facilitate the generation and utilisation of more renewables nationwide to support a greener future. The Mixergy tank is also a benefit to consumers, saving up to 40% on hot water bills through sophisticated machine learning.GUEST LINKS Mixergy Website- www.mixergy.co.ukMixergy on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mixergy-ltd/Mixergy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MixergyLtd EPISODE LINKSCleantech Mixergy Raises £3.6M - https://www.businesscloud.co.uk/news/cleantech-mixergy-raises-36mMixergy on Fully Charged - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1Z4JCoPAGcMixergy at Ecosummit 2019 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AL_wDpTVEcChaos: Making a New Science – James Gleick - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos:_Making_a_New_ScienceFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Simon Acland, Green Angel Network – Episode 43</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[As you will have gathered from this podcast, I live in and love the intersection of clean technology and entrepreneurship. This passion, and my role as CEO at Hyperion Executive Search brings me into contact with so many fascinating people, and I love to hear and share their stories.On recent podcasts I’ve spoken to leads at cleantech VCs, Publicly Listed tech funds and soon Corporate Venturing entities, but today a very import part of the funding ecosystem are Angels and Angel syndicates, an...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[As you will have gathered from this podcast, I live in and love the intersection of clean technology and entrepreneurship. This passion, and my role as CEO at Hyperion Executive Search brings me into contact with so many fascinating people, and I love to hear and share their stories.On recent podcasts I’ve spoken to leads at cleantech VCs, Publicly Listed tech funds and soon Corporate Venturing entities, but today a very import part of the funding ecosystem are Angels and Angel syndicates, and my guest Simon Acland has great insights into this part of the funding community.About our guestSimon Acland is a Founder and Director of Green Angel Syndicate, the only UK Business Angel group focussed on investing in companies that develop products and solutions that help tackle the climate emergency and environmental crisis and aim for a more efficient and sustainable use of global resources. He sits on the Board of Triple Point Income VCT plc, which has invested extensively in renewable energy and vertical farming, and is on the investment panel of the Triple Point Impact EIS Fund which makes green investments. He is a member of the investment committee of the Angel CoFund. He acts as chair or non-exec director of two companies he has backed in the green technology sector – Powervault, a developer and manufacturer of home electricity storage devices, including products which reuse batteries from electric vehicles, and NatureMetrics, a pioneer of environmental DNA sequencing techniques for monitoring biodiversity. Simon is a Non-Executive Director of the Satellite Applications Catapult, and Vice-Chair of Plantlife, the UK’s main wild plant conservation charity.Simon has a successful track record from over thirty years of investing in young technology businesses. For 19 years he was part of the team that built Quester into one of the UK’s most active early stage venture capital investors, and was Managing Director when it was sold in 2007. Since then he has personally been an active Business Angel investor. Many of the businesses that he backed have floated on various Stock Exchanges, and/or been successfully sold. He has lost count of the number of company boards of which he has been a member.Simon spent eight years as a Lambeth Borough Councillor and stood for parliament in 1987 as a candidate for the SDP/Liberal Alliance.Simon’s 2011 book “Angels, Dragons and Vultures – how to tame your investors and not lose your company”, is widely regarded as one of the most useful guides for entrepreneurs to the world of venture capital. His First Crusade historical novels, the Waste Land and the Flowers of Evil, may be of less practical use to the budding entrepreneur.GUEST LINKS HERESimon Acland on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonacland/Green Angel Syndicate on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/green-angel-syndicate/Green Angel Syndicate on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GAS_Investments EPISODE LINKS HEREAngels, Dragons &amp; Vultures - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1857885511/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[As you will have gathered from this podcast, I live in and love the intersection of clean technology and entrepreneurship. This passion, and my role as CEO at Hyperion Executive Search brings me into contact with so many fascinating people, and I love to hear and share their stories.On recent podcasts I’ve spoken to leads at cleantech VCs, Publicly Listed tech funds and soon Corporate Venturing entities, but today a very import part of the funding ecosystem are Angels and Angel syndicates, and my guest Simon Acland has great insights into this part of the funding community.About our guestSimon Acland is a Founder and Director of Green Angel Syndicate, the only UK Business Angel group focussed on investing in companies that develop products and solutions that help tackle the climate emergency and environmental crisis and aim for a more efficient and sustainable use of global resources. He sits on the Board of Triple Point Income VCT plc, which has invested extensively in renewable energy and vertical farming, and is on the investment panel of the Triple Point Impact EIS Fund which makes green investments. He is a member of the investment committee of the Angel CoFund. He acts as chair or non-exec director of two companies he has backed in the green technology sector – Powervault, a developer and manufacturer of home electricity storage devices, including products which reuse batteries from electric vehicles, and NatureMetrics, a pioneer of environmental DNA sequencing techniques for monitoring biodiversity. Simon is a Non-Executive Director of the Satellite Applications Catapult, and Vice-Chair of Plantlife, the UK’s main wild plant conservation charity.Simon has a successful track record from over thirty years of investing in young technology businesses. For 19 years he was part of the team that built Quester into one of the UK’s most active early stage venture capital investors, and was Managing Director when it was sold in 2007. Since then he has personally been an active Business Angel investor. Many of the businesses that he backed have floated on various Stock Exchanges, and/or been successfully sold. He has lost count of the number of company boards of which he has been a member.Simon spent eight years as a Lambeth Borough Councillor and stood for parliament in 1987 as a candidate for the SDP/Liberal Alliance.Simon’s 2011 book “Angels, Dragons and Vultures – how to tame your investors and not lose your company”, is widely regarded as one of the most useful guides for entrepreneurs to the world of venture capital. His First Crusade historical novels, the Waste Land and the Flowers of Evil, may be of less practical use to the budding entrepreneur.GUEST LINKS HERESimon Acland on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonacland/Green Angel Syndicate on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/green-angel-syndicate/Green Angel Syndicate on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GAS_Investments EPISODE LINKS HEREAngels, Dragons &amp; Vultures - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1857885511/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Kimmo Rauma, VP Danfoss Power Solutions – Episode 42</itunes:title>
    <title>Kimmo Rauma, VP Danfoss Power Solutions – Episode 42</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I first became aware of the work of Kimmo Rauma, and Visedo from my good friends at Life Size. I’ve long believed in the electrification of everything, though I’m always open to be persuaded otherwise! There are of course some areas where that is far more challenging. Heat is one, and long haul and heavy transport are two such areas. Kimmo has been addressing long-haul and heavy transport for many years, and it’s great to share his thoughts and how this problem is being solved.About our guest...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[I first became aware of the work of Kimmo Rauma, and Visedo from my good friends at Life Size. I’ve long believed in the electrification of everything, though I’m always open to be persuaded otherwise! There are of course some areas where that is far more challenging. Heat is one, and long haul and heavy transport are two such areas. Kimmo has been addressing long-haul and heavy transport for many years, and it’s great to share his thoughts and how this problem is being solved.About our guestDr. Kimmo Rauma is Vice-President of Danfoss Editron. He co-founded and was CEO of Visedo before the company became Danfoss Editron following its acquisition by the Danfoss Group in December 2017.Before pioneering heavy-duty electrification with Visedo, Dr. Rauma founded several technology start-ups in various fields, from dental technology to machine learning.Dr. Rauma holds both Master&apos;s and Doctorates degrees in Electrical Engineering from LUT University in Finland. He is also a member of the Electric Vehicle Systems Program steering group of the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation, as well as a member of LUT University’s Board of Directors.Danfoss Editron manufacture and deliver the world’s most sophisticated hybrid and fully-electric drivetrains for the marine, off-highway, renewables and transportation sectors. The company’s EDITRON system has been designed from the ground up to ensure maximum efficiency at real-world load speeds. The software-based approach allows for greater intelligent management of power distribution, delivering superior performance for heavy-duty applications in even the mosGUEST LINKS HEREDr Kimmo Rauma on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimmorauma/Danfoss Editron on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanfossEditronDanfoss Editron onLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/danfosseditronDanfoss Editron onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanfossEditron/?ref=br_rs Danfoss Editron on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danfosseditron/?hl=enEPISODE LINKSIndependent energy statistics - http://energywatchgroup.org/Books of Yuval Noah Harari - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Yuval-Noah-Harari/e/B00J21BCIW/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[I first became aware of the work of Kimmo Rauma, and Visedo from my good friends at Life Size. I’ve long believed in the electrification of everything, though I’m always open to be persuaded otherwise! There are of course some areas where that is far more challenging. Heat is one, and long haul and heavy transport are two such areas. Kimmo has been addressing long-haul and heavy transport for many years, and it’s great to share his thoughts and how this problem is being solved.About our guestDr. Kimmo Rauma is Vice-President of Danfoss Editron. He co-founded and was CEO of Visedo before the company became Danfoss Editron following its acquisition by the Danfoss Group in December 2017.Before pioneering heavy-duty electrification with Visedo, Dr. Rauma founded several technology start-ups in various fields, from dental technology to machine learning.Dr. Rauma holds both Master&apos;s and Doctorates degrees in Electrical Engineering from LUT University in Finland. He is also a member of the Electric Vehicle Systems Program steering group of the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation, as well as a member of LUT University’s Board of Directors.Danfoss Editron manufacture and deliver the world’s most sophisticated hybrid and fully-electric drivetrains for the marine, off-highway, renewables and transportation sectors. The company’s EDITRON system has been designed from the ground up to ensure maximum efficiency at real-world load speeds. The software-based approach allows for greater intelligent management of power distribution, delivering superior performance for heavy-duty applications in even the mosGUEST LINKS HEREDr Kimmo Rauma on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimmorauma/Danfoss Editron on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanfossEditronDanfoss Editron onLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/danfosseditronDanfoss Editron onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanfossEditron/?ref=br_rs Danfoss Editron on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danfosseditron/?hl=enEPISODE LINKSIndependent energy statistics - http://energywatchgroup.org/Books of Yuval Noah Harari - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Yuval-Noah-Harari/e/B00J21BCIW/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Mike Hopkins, Cleantech investor and CEO – Episode 41</itunes:title>
    <title>Mike Hopkins, Cleantech investor and CEO – Episode 41</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I first reached out to Mike as I saw the incredible work he was doing as CEO of Ice Energy. As you’ll know, as much as I love traditional battery storage technologies, I also have a passion for thermal storage solutions, and Ice Energy has a great product. I’ve kept in touch as Mike moved on to new ventures, and had the opportunity to meet recently in San Diego at Energy Storage North America. Here we extend that conversation, into some possible controversial territory.Abo...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I first reached out to Mike as I saw the incredible work he was doing as CEO of Ice Energy. As you’ll know, as much as I love traditional battery storage technologies, I also have a passion for thermal storage solutions, and Ice Energy has a great product. I’ve kept in touch as Mike moved on to new ventures, and had the opportunity to meet recently in San Diego at Energy Storage North America. Here we extend that conversation, into some possible controversial territory.About our guestMike Hopkins is CEO of Bakken Midstream (www.bakkenmidstream.com), a company he and his partners launched in late 2018 to develop and own value-added natural gas infrastructure in North Dakota.Prior to launching Bakken Midstream, Mike was the long-serving CEO of Ice Energy (www.ice-energy.com). Ice Energy is the leading provider of thermal energy storage for the electricity grid, with its award-winning Ice Bear system deployed in more than 40 utility service territories. During his tenure as CEO, Mike secured the largest ever thermal energy storage contract, expanded the product line, arranged over $55 million in funding and increased revenue over 700%.  Prior to joining Ice Energy, Mike practiced law for 18 years as a partner with Bennett Jones LLP, a preeminent Canadian law firm recognized internationally as a leader in the fields of energy and climate change. He helped his clients successfully develop and finance over $12 billion of natural gas fired power plants in the US, Canada, Australia and the UK. Mike served on the law firm&apos;s Executive Committee and led their Utilities, International and Independent Power Groups. Mike left Bennett Jones at the end of 2002 to lead the workout of a private data center developer. After the successful sale of that company, Mike co-founded a geomatics company and assisted several other startups, including Ice Energy which he joined in 2009.Mike is a member of the Committee for Economic Development of the Conference Board, the Board of Chancellors of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Canada, and the Board of Directors of OGL Engineering, Nelumbo, Inc and Plus Power, LLC. Mike is a member of the American Bar Association.  He has appeared on CBS Sunday Morning and been a featured speaker at many conferences, including the Infrastructure Investors Forum, Grid Modernization Forum, Energy Storage Association, Energy Storage North America, Peak Load Management Association, Community Storage Initiative, SXSW Eco, Electric Power Research Institute, Association for Demand Response and Smart Grid, NY-BEST, EUCI, PlugVolt, World Energy Engineering Congress, US Energy Bar Association, Law Seminars International, and various investment bank sponsored private events. Mike received a B.A. and a law degree from the University of Ottawa, an M.A. (Law and Economics) from the University of Miami and an MBA from the University of AlbertaGUEST LINKS HEREMike Hopkins on Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeljustinhopkins/Bakkan Midstream on Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/company/bakkenmidstream/Bakkan Midstream website - www.bakkenmidstream.comPlus Power on Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/company/plus-power/Nelumbo on Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/company/nelumbo-inc/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I first reached out to Mike as I saw the incredible work he was doing as CEO of Ice Energy. As you’ll know, as much as I love traditional battery storage technologies, I also have a passion for thermal storage solutions, and Ice Energy has a great product. I’ve kept in touch as Mike moved on to new ventures, and had the opportunity to meet recently in San Diego at Energy Storage North America. Here we extend that conversation, into some possible controversial territory.About our guestMike Hopkins is CEO of Bakken Midstream (www.bakkenmidstream.com), a company he and his partners launched in late 2018 to develop and own value-added natural gas infrastructure in North Dakota.Prior to launching Bakken Midstream, Mike was the long-serving CEO of Ice Energy (www.ice-energy.com). Ice Energy is the leading provider of thermal energy storage for the electricity grid, with its award-winning Ice Bear system deployed in more than 40 utility service territories. During his tenure as CEO, Mike secured the largest ever thermal energy storage contract, expanded the product line, arranged over $55 million in funding and increased revenue over 700%.  Prior to joining Ice Energy, Mike practiced law for 18 years as a partner with Bennett Jones LLP, a preeminent Canadian law firm recognized internationally as a leader in the fields of energy and climate change. He helped his clients successfully develop and finance over $12 billion of natural gas fired power plants in the US, Canada, Australia and the UK. Mike served on the law firm&apos;s Executive Committee and led their Utilities, International and Independent Power Groups. Mike left Bennett Jones at the end of 2002 to lead the workout of a private data center developer. After the successful sale of that company, Mike co-founded a geomatics company and assisted several other startups, including Ice Energy which he joined in 2009.Mike is a member of the Committee for Economic Development of the Conference Board, the Board of Chancellors of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Canada, and the Board of Directors of OGL Engineering, Nelumbo, Inc and Plus Power, LLC. Mike is a member of the American Bar Association.  He has appeared on CBS Sunday Morning and been a featured speaker at many conferences, including the Infrastructure Investors Forum, Grid Modernization Forum, Energy Storage Association, Energy Storage North America, Peak Load Management Association, Community Storage Initiative, SXSW Eco, Electric Power Research Institute, Association for Demand Response and Smart Grid, NY-BEST, EUCI, PlugVolt, World Energy Engineering Congress, US Energy Bar Association, Law Seminars International, and various investment bank sponsored private events. Mike received a B.A. and a law degree from the University of Ottawa, an M.A. (Law and Economics) from the University of Miami and an MBA from the University of AlbertaGUEST LINKS HEREMike Hopkins on Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeljustinhopkins/Bakkan Midstream on Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/company/bakkenmidstream/Bakkan Midstream website - www.bakkenmidstream.comPlus Power on Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/company/plus-power/Nelumbo on Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/company/nelumbo-inc/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Robert Trezona, IP Group – Episode 40</itunes:title>
    <title>Robert Trezona, IP Group – Episode 40</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I first met Robert and the IP Group team as we were both pitching at EcoSummit in Berlin. An event that brings together the best investors, VCs, CVCs and corporate venturing teams, with the best cleantech start-ups across Europe. IP Group are a bit different from most investors, making very early bets, often with university spin-outs. Robert and his team are deeply embedded in early cleantech start-up ecosystem.About our guestRobert is Head of Cleantech at IP Group, which ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I first met Robert and the IP Group team as we were both pitching at EcoSummit in Berlin. An event that brings together the best investors, VCs, CVCs and corporate venturing teams, with the best cleantech start-ups across Europe. IP Group are a bit different from most investors, making very early bets, often with university spin-outs. Robert and his team are deeply embedded in early cleantech start-up ecosystem.About our guestRobert is Head of Cleantech at IP Group, which over the last seven years has become the largest cleantech venture capital investor in the UK. Building on IP Group’s relationships with universities, the focus of the portfolio is deep technology solutions based on scientific breakthroughs. Most companies are developing distinctive, IP-protected hardware solutions, and aim to achieve scalability – and put a dent in climate change – by partnering with large corporates committed to the energy transition. Technologies range from fusion energy to off-grid solar in emerging markets. In addition to his work at IP Group, Robert serves as a Commissioner for the Energy Transitions Commission, a diverse, global group of leaders from industry, finance and public life who are working to accelerate the transition to zero-carbon energy, industry and transport.About IP GroupIP Group is a leading intellectual property commercialisation company which focuses on evolving great ideas, mainly from its partner universities, into world-changing businesses. The Group aims to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges through the companies we back, allowing us to generate positive social and environmental impact alongside financial returns. The Group has pioneered a unique approach to developing these ideas and the resulting businesses by providing access to business building expertise, capital (through its 100%-owned FCA-authorised subsidiaries IP Capital and Parkwalk Advisors), networks, recruitment and business support. IP Group has a strong track record of success and its portfolio comprises holdings in early-stage to mature businesses across life sciences and technology. IP Group is listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange under the code IPO.GUEST LINKS IP Group Website - https://www.ipgroupplc.com/IP Group on Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/company/ip-group-plc/IP Group on Twitter - https://twitter.com/IPGroupplcRobert Trezona on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-trezona-12b0b86/Robert Trezona on Twitter - https://twitter.com/trez97 EPISODE LINKS Principles: Life and Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Principles-Life-Work-Ray-Dalio/dp/1501124021Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I first met Robert and the IP Group team as we were both pitching at EcoSummit in Berlin. An event that brings together the best investors, VCs, CVCs and corporate venturing teams, with the best cleantech start-ups across Europe. IP Group are a bit different from most investors, making very early bets, often with university spin-outs. Robert and his team are deeply embedded in early cleantech start-up ecosystem.About our guestRobert is Head of Cleantech at IP Group, which over the last seven years has become the largest cleantech venture capital investor in the UK. Building on IP Group’s relationships with universities, the focus of the portfolio is deep technology solutions based on scientific breakthroughs. Most companies are developing distinctive, IP-protected hardware solutions, and aim to achieve scalability – and put a dent in climate change – by partnering with large corporates committed to the energy transition. Technologies range from fusion energy to off-grid solar in emerging markets. In addition to his work at IP Group, Robert serves as a Commissioner for the Energy Transitions Commission, a diverse, global group of leaders from industry, finance and public life who are working to accelerate the transition to zero-carbon energy, industry and transport.About IP GroupIP Group is a leading intellectual property commercialisation company which focuses on evolving great ideas, mainly from its partner universities, into world-changing businesses. The Group aims to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges through the companies we back, allowing us to generate positive social and environmental impact alongside financial returns. The Group has pioneered a unique approach to developing these ideas and the resulting businesses by providing access to business building expertise, capital (through its 100%-owned FCA-authorised subsidiaries IP Capital and Parkwalk Advisors), networks, recruitment and business support. IP Group has a strong track record of success and its portfolio comprises holdings in early-stage to mature businesses across life sciences and technology. IP Group is listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange under the code IPO.GUEST LINKS IP Group Website - https://www.ipgroupplc.com/IP Group on Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/company/ip-group-plc/IP Group on Twitter - https://twitter.com/IPGroupplcRobert Trezona on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-trezona-12b0b86/Robert Trezona on Twitter - https://twitter.com/trez97 EPISODE LINKS Principles: Life and Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Principles-Life-Work-Ray-Dalio/dp/1501124021Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Sampo Hietanen, MaaS Global – Episode 39</itunes:title>
    <title>Sampo Hietanen, MaaS Global – Episode 39</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I was first introduced to the world of smart and future mobility some years ago by Author, Key Note speaker and Hyperion Executive Search advisor Lukas Neckermann. It was Lukas who also introduced me to Sampo Hietanen and his company MaaS Global. I’ve been a convert to the concept of Mobility as a Service for some time and have watched MaaS Global with interest, culminating with last week’s large investment from BP.  It was great to catch up with Sampo to discuss this and ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I was first introduced to the world of smart and future mobility some years ago by Author, Key Note speaker and Hyperion Executive Search advisor Lukas Neckermann. It was Lukas who also introduced me to Sampo Hietanen and his company MaaS Global. I’ve been a convert to the concept of Mobility as a Service for some time and have watched MaaS Global with interest, culminating with last week’s large investment from BP.  It was great to catch up with Sampo to discuss this and more.About our guestSampo Hietanen (Civ. Eng. ) is the CEO of MaaS Global Ltd. He is father to the concept “Mobility as a Service”, a paradigm change in transport offering. Hietanen’s background is in executive positions in civil engineering and ITS and he has been founding and heading several international businesses in the field.MaaS Global is the world’s first true Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) operator with its award-winning Whim service. The company implements the Mobility as a Service concept by building the world’s first mobility ecosystem. MaaS Global aspires to improve the level of service in the transport sector by combining public and private transport services from brand new cars to taxis, rental cars, trains, buses and city bikes.Whim is a mobility app that helps you to manage all your daily commuting needs in one app, right from your phone. The service covers everything from journey planning to tickets, ride orders, car rentals and payments – all included in a convenient monthly package similar to a mobile phone subscription. Whim is the first commercially available all-inclusive MaaS solution on the market. With Whim, payments are always handled within the same application to ensure the hassle-free user experience.GUEST LINKS MaaS Global Website - https://whimapp.com/     MaaS Global in Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/company/maasglobal/MaaS Global on Twitter - https://twitter.com/maas_globalSampo Hietanen on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sampohietanen/EPISODE LINKSSampo’s Blog: Why I Think BP Investment in MaaS Global Is a Good Thing https://whimapp.com/why-i-think-bp-investment-in-maas-global-is-a-good-thing/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I was first introduced to the world of smart and future mobility some years ago by Author, Key Note speaker and Hyperion Executive Search advisor Lukas Neckermann. It was Lukas who also introduced me to Sampo Hietanen and his company MaaS Global. I’ve been a convert to the concept of Mobility as a Service for some time and have watched MaaS Global with interest, culminating with last week’s large investment from BP.  It was great to catch up with Sampo to discuss this and more.About our guestSampo Hietanen (Civ. Eng. ) is the CEO of MaaS Global Ltd. He is father to the concept “Mobility as a Service”, a paradigm change in transport offering. Hietanen’s background is in executive positions in civil engineering and ITS and he has been founding and heading several international businesses in the field.MaaS Global is the world’s first true Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) operator with its award-winning Whim service. The company implements the Mobility as a Service concept by building the world’s first mobility ecosystem. MaaS Global aspires to improve the level of service in the transport sector by combining public and private transport services from brand new cars to taxis, rental cars, trains, buses and city bikes.Whim is a mobility app that helps you to manage all your daily commuting needs in one app, right from your phone. The service covers everything from journey planning to tickets, ride orders, car rentals and payments – all included in a convenient monthly package similar to a mobile phone subscription. Whim is the first commercially available all-inclusive MaaS solution on the market. With Whim, payments are always handled within the same application to ensure the hassle-free user experience.GUEST LINKS MaaS Global Website - https://whimapp.com/     MaaS Global in Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/company/maasglobal/MaaS Global on Twitter - https://twitter.com/maas_globalSampo Hietanen on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sampohietanen/EPISODE LINKSSampo’s Blog: Why I Think BP Investment in MaaS Global Is a Good Thing https://whimapp.com/why-i-think-bp-investment-in-maas-global-is-a-good-thing/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Charlie Blair, Gravitricity – Episode 38</itunes:title>
    <title>Charlie Blair, Gravitricity – Episode 38</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?At Hyperion we love all things energy storage, and we’re always following new companies and technologies that can and will enable the energy transition. I recently met the team from Gravitricity at a trade show I was speaking at, and liked the look of their solution, anything that uses old and established technologies for new and innovative solutions is good as far as we’re concerned, so we asked their MD Charlie Blair to share more.About our guestCharlie joined Gravitrici...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?At Hyperion we love all things energy storage, and we’re always following new companies and technologies that can and will enable the energy transition. I recently met the team from Gravitricity at a trade show I was speaking at, and liked the look of their solution, anything that uses old and established technologies for new and innovative solutions is good as far as we’re concerned, so we asked their MD Charlie Blair to share more.About our guestCharlie joined Gravitricity as a founder shareholder in 2015, having worked with co-founders Peter Fraenkel and Martin Wright while in the Innovation Team at the Carbon Trust.  The team has grown since then and he’s been instrumental in developing the strategic relationships with manufacturing partners that will allow the technology to get to market fast.  Gravitricity is currently building at 250Kw, 50 tonne, Concept Demonstrator in Leith, Edinburgh.   Charlie has a Geography degree from Durham University and an Energy Systems MSc from Imperial College. He was elected a Fellow of the Energy Institute in 2019. Gravitricity is an energy technology company based in Edinburgh developing groundbreaking underground storage.  Grid-scale electricity storage spend is projected to grow from around $3 billion per year today to over $50 billion per year by 2040.   Gravitricity’s patented technology is based on a simple principle: raising and lowering a heavy weight to store and release energy. The Gravitricity system suspends weights of 500 - 5000 tonnes in a deep shaft by a number of cables, each of which is engaged with a winch capable of lifting its share of the weight. Electrical power is then absorbed or generated by raising or lowering the weight. Gravitricity technology has fast response (&lt;1s), extremely long life, high efficiency and levelised cost of storage almost half that of chemical batteries.   The technology will initially be deployed at existing mine-shafts; later on in purpose-sunk shafts exactly where the grid needs storage.   GUEST LINKS Website - www.gravitricity.com     Twitter - https://twitter.com/gravitricity LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/gravitricity  EPISODE LINKS How UK&apos;s disused mine shafts plan to store renewable energy https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/21/how-uks-disused-mine-shafts-plan-to-store-renewable-energy Edinburgh company generates electricity from gravity https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-50146801Gravitricity are Crowdfunding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WE2vgFZY5A Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?At Hyperion we love all things energy storage, and we’re always following new companies and technologies that can and will enable the energy transition. I recently met the team from Gravitricity at a trade show I was speaking at, and liked the look of their solution, anything that uses old and established technologies for new and innovative solutions is good as far as we’re concerned, so we asked their MD Charlie Blair to share more.About our guestCharlie joined Gravitricity as a founder shareholder in 2015, having worked with co-founders Peter Fraenkel and Martin Wright while in the Innovation Team at the Carbon Trust.  The team has grown since then and he’s been instrumental in developing the strategic relationships with manufacturing partners that will allow the technology to get to market fast.  Gravitricity is currently building at 250Kw, 50 tonne, Concept Demonstrator in Leith, Edinburgh.   Charlie has a Geography degree from Durham University and an Energy Systems MSc from Imperial College. He was elected a Fellow of the Energy Institute in 2019. Gravitricity is an energy technology company based in Edinburgh developing groundbreaking underground storage.  Grid-scale electricity storage spend is projected to grow from around $3 billion per year today to over $50 billion per year by 2040.   Gravitricity’s patented technology is based on a simple principle: raising and lowering a heavy weight to store and release energy. The Gravitricity system suspends weights of 500 - 5000 tonnes in a deep shaft by a number of cables, each of which is engaged with a winch capable of lifting its share of the weight. Electrical power is then absorbed or generated by raising or lowering the weight. Gravitricity technology has fast response (&lt;1s), extremely long life, high efficiency and levelised cost of storage almost half that of chemical batteries.   The technology will initially be deployed at existing mine-shafts; later on in purpose-sunk shafts exactly where the grid needs storage.   GUEST LINKS Website - www.gravitricity.com     Twitter - https://twitter.com/gravitricity LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/gravitricity  EPISODE LINKS How UK&apos;s disused mine shafts plan to store renewable energy https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/21/how-uks-disused-mine-shafts-plan-to-store-renewable-energy Edinburgh company generates electricity from gravity https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-50146801Gravitricity are Crowdfunding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WE2vgFZY5A Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Simon Moores, Benchmark Minerals - Episode 37</itunes:title>
    <title>Simon Moores, Benchmark Minerals - Episode 37</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?It’s taken a while to get this in our diaries, but I’ve been following and speaking to Simon for some time, and I’m glad I had the opportunity to record this exploration of the battery supply chain, ethics, issues and costs that are so instrumental to the evolution and massive ramp up of electric vehicles and stationary storage. Some great insights here.About our guestSimon Moores is the managing director of Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, an independent price assessment c...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?It’s taken a while to get this in our diaries, but I’ve been following and speaking to Simon for some time, and I’m glad I had the opportunity to record this exploration of the battery supply chain, ethics, issues and costs that are so instrumental to the evolution and massive ramp up of electric vehicles and stationary storage. Some great insights here.About our guestSimon Moores is the managing director of Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, an independent price assessment company for that is most famous for setting the lithium industry reference price, together with graphite, cobalt, and nickel prices and analyses specifically focused on the lithium ion battery supply chain.   Simon is one of the world’s leading voices in this space and has specialised in the upstream portion of the supply chain, from mine to battery cell, since 2006. His key focal points include graphite, lithium, cobalt, cathodes, and battery cells.Benchmark Mineral Intelligence has advised some of the world’s biggest actors in the lithium ion battery industry from cell manufacturers, to electric vehicle producers to mining companies. Through a series of subscription offerings and private consultation, Benchmark’s analysts and independent market data has enabled raw material and battery contract execution, multi-billion-dollars of supply chain investment, and the build out of the 21st Century lithium ion battery supply chain. Simon has been invited as an expert witness to testify to the US Senate, regularly gives guest lectures at the University of Oxford, and will present at The Royal Institution in London together with the UK Government’s Chief Scientific Advisor.GUEST LINKS Benchmark twitter: https://twitter.com/benchmarkminBenchmark Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/benchmark-mineral-intelligence/ Simon’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sdmoores Simon’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-moores-b0661418/ Lithium price holding page: https://www.benchmarkminerals.com/lithium-prices/ Benchmark home page: https://www.benchmarkminerals.com EPISODE LINKS Belt and Road: A Chinese World Order https://www.amazon.co.uk/Belt-Road-Chinese-World-Order/dp/1787380025The New Silk Roads: The Present and Future of the World https://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Silk-Roads-Present-Future/dp/1526607425Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?It’s taken a while to get this in our diaries, but I’ve been following and speaking to Simon for some time, and I’m glad I had the opportunity to record this exploration of the battery supply chain, ethics, issues and costs that are so instrumental to the evolution and massive ramp up of electric vehicles and stationary storage. Some great insights here.About our guestSimon Moores is the managing director of Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, an independent price assessment company for that is most famous for setting the lithium industry reference price, together with graphite, cobalt, and nickel prices and analyses specifically focused on the lithium ion battery supply chain.   Simon is one of the world’s leading voices in this space and has specialised in the upstream portion of the supply chain, from mine to battery cell, since 2006. His key focal points include graphite, lithium, cobalt, cathodes, and battery cells.Benchmark Mineral Intelligence has advised some of the world’s biggest actors in the lithium ion battery industry from cell manufacturers, to electric vehicle producers to mining companies. Through a series of subscription offerings and private consultation, Benchmark’s analysts and independent market data has enabled raw material and battery contract execution, multi-billion-dollars of supply chain investment, and the build out of the 21st Century lithium ion battery supply chain. Simon has been invited as an expert witness to testify to the US Senate, regularly gives guest lectures at the University of Oxford, and will present at The Royal Institution in London together with the UK Government’s Chief Scientific Advisor.GUEST LINKS Benchmark twitter: https://twitter.com/benchmarkminBenchmark Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/benchmark-mineral-intelligence/ Simon’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sdmoores Simon’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-moores-b0661418/ Lithium price holding page: https://www.benchmarkminerals.com/lithium-prices/ Benchmark home page: https://www.benchmarkminerals.com EPISODE LINKS Belt and Road: A Chinese World Order https://www.amazon.co.uk/Belt-Road-Chinese-World-Order/dp/1787380025The New Silk Roads: The Present and Future of the World https://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Silk-Roads-Present-Future/dp/1526607425Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Doron Frenkel, CEO Driivz – Episode 36</itunes:title>
    <title>Doron Frenkel, CEO Driivz – Episode 36</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?The success of the eMobility revolution hinges on many things, more vehicles of course, the charging infrastructure, and of course the brains that connect everything and make it all work. This week I’m speaking with Doran Frenkel, CEO of a company that is the brains behind the eMobility revolution.About our guestDoron Frenkel is the Founder and CEO of Driivz. An experienced entrepreneur, Doron has over 20 years' international experience in various roles across the IT, tele...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?The success of the eMobility revolution hinges on many things, more vehicles of course, the charging infrastructure, and of course the brains that connect everything and make it all work. This week I’m speaking with Doran Frenkel, CEO of a company that is the brains behind the eMobility revolution.About our guestDoron Frenkel is the Founder and CEO of Driivz. An experienced entrepreneur, Doron has over 20 years&apos; international experience in various roles across the IT, telecoms and EV sectors. Prior to founding Driivz, Doron was Co-Founder and CEO of We! Secure, a cybersecurity solution provider for enterprise customers. He has also held management roles at major organisations such as Sphera, Amdocs and MTS Systems Corporation. Doron has served as an advisory board member for Micronet, a leading fleet management solutions provider, while he also holds an Electrical Engineering degree from Tel Aviv University.Driivz is an operating system for global EV charging. The company’s cloud-based platform supports over 120 types of EV chargers and includes billing capability, roaming interoperability and self-healing functionality. The Driivz platform is also vehicle-to grid enabled, allowing EV drivers to act as virtual power plants by becoming suppliers, receiving compensation and reducing energy consumption.Based in Tel Aviv, Israel, Driivz’s team of EV experts are working for customers in 17 countries. The company already counts global industry players such as EVgo, ElaadNL, ESB and Centrica as customers, while it manages some of the largest public EV charging networks in North America and Europe. In total, tens of thousands of EV chargers are linked to Driivz’s platform, which is also used by more than 300,000 EV drivers.Links:Website: https://driivz.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/driivz/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Driivz_EVDoron LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doronfrenkel/Recent news (CEZ Group contract): https://driivz.com/driivz-cez-group-manage-ev-charging-network/Company milestone (Centrica investment): https://driivz.com/centrica-ombu-invest-in-driivz/Company milestone (INVEN Capital investment): https://driivz.com/inven-capital-invests-driivz/EPISODE LINKSFree Electrons http://freetheelectron.com/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?The success of the eMobility revolution hinges on many things, more vehicles of course, the charging infrastructure, and of course the brains that connect everything and make it all work. This week I’m speaking with Doran Frenkel, CEO of a company that is the brains behind the eMobility revolution.About our guestDoron Frenkel is the Founder and CEO of Driivz. An experienced entrepreneur, Doron has over 20 years&apos; international experience in various roles across the IT, telecoms and EV sectors. Prior to founding Driivz, Doron was Co-Founder and CEO of We! Secure, a cybersecurity solution provider for enterprise customers. He has also held management roles at major organisations such as Sphera, Amdocs and MTS Systems Corporation. Doron has served as an advisory board member for Micronet, a leading fleet management solutions provider, while he also holds an Electrical Engineering degree from Tel Aviv University.Driivz is an operating system for global EV charging. The company’s cloud-based platform supports over 120 types of EV chargers and includes billing capability, roaming interoperability and self-healing functionality. The Driivz platform is also vehicle-to grid enabled, allowing EV drivers to act as virtual power plants by becoming suppliers, receiving compensation and reducing energy consumption.Based in Tel Aviv, Israel, Driivz’s team of EV experts are working for customers in 17 countries. The company already counts global industry players such as EVgo, ElaadNL, ESB and Centrica as customers, while it manages some of the largest public EV charging networks in North America and Europe. In total, tens of thousands of EV chargers are linked to Driivz’s platform, which is also used by more than 300,000 EV drivers.Links:Website: https://driivz.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/driivz/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Driivz_EVDoron LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doronfrenkel/Recent news (CEZ Group contract): https://driivz.com/driivz-cez-group-manage-ev-charging-network/Company milestone (Centrica investment): https://driivz.com/centrica-ombu-invest-in-driivz/Company milestone (INVEN Capital investment): https://driivz.com/inven-capital-invests-driivz/EPISODE LINKSFree Electrons http://freetheelectron.com/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Haggai Hofland, CEO Raycatch - Episode 35</itunes:title>
    <title>Haggai Hofland, CEO Raycatch - Episode 35</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Solar power is my first love, and whilst in recent years it has been battery storage, EV Charging infrastructure and eMobility that has dominated my work at Hyperion, we’ve kept our love for and focus on the solar industry. I was introduced to Haggai by Ulrich Seitz at Bay Wa Ventures, and I love what they are doing. As ever it’s another great start-up story for an entrepreneur with a passion to make a difference to the world.About our guestSolar energy has been part of Ha...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Solar power is my first love, and whilst in recent years it has been battery storage, EV Charging infrastructure and eMobility that has dominated my work at Hyperion, we’ve kept our love for and focus on the solar industry. I was introduced to Haggai by Ulrich Seitz at Bay Wa Ventures, and I love what they are doing. As ever it’s another great start-up story for an entrepreneur with a passion to make a difference to the world.About our guestSolar energy has been part of Haggai Hofland’s life for as long as he can remember. The CEO and founder of Raycatch was born and raised on a kibbutz in the Arava Desert in southern Israel, where his father built one of Israel’s largest solar energy companies. Solar energy has been the most installed energy source in the past few years. At Raycatch we believe that cutting-edge software will make it even more cost-effective and will enable a higher global adoption rate. The next leap in solar adoption will be led by the data revolution! The Raycatch team includes solar industry experts and serial software entrepreneurs and the company is successfully enhancing over 2.5GW in solar assets worldwide. Raycatch’s leading solution, DeepSolar, is a pure SaaS AI solution that provides actionable insights for solar asset owners and operators to significantly enhance yield and improve asset ROI.Haggai holds a B.A. in economics and management with a specialization in entrepreneurship, and has been working in tech companies in the renewable energy sector since 2010.He is passionate about creating tech solutions for real-world problems with a global impact. Prior to Raycatch, Haggai co-founded Webper, a start-up that personalizes feeds in content websites and served as VP Business Development at Brighttech, a leading Israeli software developer. Haggai also advises public companies in PV production and data analysis of renewable energy assets.  GUEST LINKSRaycatch on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/raycatch Haggai Hofland onLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/haggaihofland/     Raycatch Website:  https://www.raycatch.com/Raycatch YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc9FbY2rAPBtiBxDks1qq2wRaycatch Direct video link:  https://youtu.be/eA8-raT7tpI EPISODE LINKSFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Solar power is my first love, and whilst in recent years it has been battery storage, EV Charging infrastructure and eMobility that has dominated my work at Hyperion, we’ve kept our love for and focus on the solar industry. I was introduced to Haggai by Ulrich Seitz at Bay Wa Ventures, and I love what they are doing. As ever it’s another great start-up story for an entrepreneur with a passion to make a difference to the world.About our guestSolar energy has been part of Haggai Hofland’s life for as long as he can remember. The CEO and founder of Raycatch was born and raised on a kibbutz in the Arava Desert in southern Israel, where his father built one of Israel’s largest solar energy companies. Solar energy has been the most installed energy source in the past few years. At Raycatch we believe that cutting-edge software will make it even more cost-effective and will enable a higher global adoption rate. The next leap in solar adoption will be led by the data revolution! The Raycatch team includes solar industry experts and serial software entrepreneurs and the company is successfully enhancing over 2.5GW in solar assets worldwide. Raycatch’s leading solution, DeepSolar, is a pure SaaS AI solution that provides actionable insights for solar asset owners and operators to significantly enhance yield and improve asset ROI.Haggai holds a B.A. in economics and management with a specialization in entrepreneurship, and has been working in tech companies in the renewable energy sector since 2010.He is passionate about creating tech solutions for real-world problems with a global impact. Prior to Raycatch, Haggai co-founded Webper, a start-up that personalizes feeds in content websites and served as VP Business Development at Brighttech, a leading Israeli software developer. Haggai also advises public companies in PV production and data analysis of renewable energy assets.  GUEST LINKSRaycatch on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/raycatch Haggai Hofland onLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/haggaihofland/     Raycatch Website:  https://www.raycatch.com/Raycatch YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc9FbY2rAPBtiBxDks1qq2wRaycatch Direct video link:  https://youtu.be/eA8-raT7tpI EPISODE LINKSFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2019 04:00:16 +0100</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Tom Pakenham, OVO/Kaluza – Episode 34</itunes:title>
    <title>Tom Pakenham, OVO/Kaluza – Episode 34</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Tom is one of those, like me, that tried to bring business acumen to a very nascent, and very hippy, clean and renewable energy sector in the UK in the late 2000’s. His journey, passion and drivers are fascinating to share, as is the story of Kaluza, a company really creating the Internet of Energy (IoE), across a range of domestic devices, proving new incomes and opportunities for businesses and consumers. Take a listen.About our guestTom Pakenham is Director of Electric ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Tom is one of those, like me, that tried to bring business acumen to a very nascent, and very hippy, clean and renewable energy sector in the UK in the late 2000’s. His journey, passion and drivers are fascinating to share, as is the story of Kaluza, a company really creating the Internet of Energy (IoE), across a range of domestic devices, proving new incomes and opportunities for businesses and consumers. Take a listen.About our guestTom Pakenham is Director of Electric Vehicles at Kaluza, OVO Group’s intelligent energy platform. Driving the transition to a distributed, zero-carbon energy system, the Kaluza platform is able to securely connect millions of smart devices and create mass flexibility, helping offset costly and carbon-intensive peaks. Tom plays a crucial role in scaling this unique technology across the fast-growing electric vehicle market.Before Kaluza, Tom helped lead OVO Energy’s transition from a pure kWh retail business into a diversified energy services company. In 2017 he spearheaded the launch of OVO’s ‘EV Everywhere’ energy bundle and developed industry-leading smart charging propositions for customers. Tom also developed strategic partnerships with key players including Chargemaster, the UK’s biggest provider of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, Indra Renewable Technologies, and ChargedEV.Prior to OVO, Tom founded greentomatocars in 2006 - the world’s first low emission taxi company, which he sold to global transport conglomerate Transdev. After selling greentomatocars, Tom launched greentomatoenergy - an energy efficiency and micro-renewables business - which was acquired by a private equity firm in 2013. After this, Tom led the Business Development and Innovation team at Transdev Plc. Tom graduated from Cambridge University with a History MA and has a Postgraduate Diploma in Law from BPP Law School. He is a qualified solicitor.About KaluzaOur mission is to securely connect all devices to an intelligent zero carbon gridKaluza is an intelligent energy platform able to connect and control millions of smart devices across people’s homes, such as electric vehicles, heaters and batteries. The machine learning platform introduces new flexibility into the energy system by optimising individual devices to use energy during off-peak hours, when costs and carbon are lower. An OVO Group company, Kaluza operates end-to-end, providing software, hardware and in-home installation services to a range of partners and is driving the global transition to a distributed and secure, zero-carbon grid. GUEST LINKSKaluza on twitter: https://twitter.com/Kaluza_techKaluza on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kaluza/Tom Pakenham on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tom_pakenhamTom Pakenham on  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-pakenham-7424b3/Kaluza home page: https://www.kaluza.com/EPISODE LINKS Small is Beautiful – EF Schumacher - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Small-Beautiful-Economics-People-Mattered/dp/0099225611The Story of Stuff – Animations - https://storyofstuff.org/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Tom is one of those, like me, that tried to bring business acumen to a very nascent, and very hippy, clean and renewable energy sector in the UK in the late 2000’s. His journey, passion and drivers are fascinating to share, as is the story of Kaluza, a company really creating the Internet of Energy (IoE), across a range of domestic devices, proving new incomes and opportunities for businesses and consumers. Take a listen.About our guestTom Pakenham is Director of Electric Vehicles at Kaluza, OVO Group’s intelligent energy platform. Driving the transition to a distributed, zero-carbon energy system, the Kaluza platform is able to securely connect millions of smart devices and create mass flexibility, helping offset costly and carbon-intensive peaks. Tom plays a crucial role in scaling this unique technology across the fast-growing electric vehicle market.Before Kaluza, Tom helped lead OVO Energy’s transition from a pure kWh retail business into a diversified energy services company. In 2017 he spearheaded the launch of OVO’s ‘EV Everywhere’ energy bundle and developed industry-leading smart charging propositions for customers. Tom also developed strategic partnerships with key players including Chargemaster, the UK’s biggest provider of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, Indra Renewable Technologies, and ChargedEV.Prior to OVO, Tom founded greentomatocars in 2006 - the world’s first low emission taxi company, which he sold to global transport conglomerate Transdev. After selling greentomatocars, Tom launched greentomatoenergy - an energy efficiency and micro-renewables business - which was acquired by a private equity firm in 2013. After this, Tom led the Business Development and Innovation team at Transdev Plc. Tom graduated from Cambridge University with a History MA and has a Postgraduate Diploma in Law from BPP Law School. He is a qualified solicitor.About KaluzaOur mission is to securely connect all devices to an intelligent zero carbon gridKaluza is an intelligent energy platform able to connect and control millions of smart devices across people’s homes, such as electric vehicles, heaters and batteries. The machine learning platform introduces new flexibility into the energy system by optimising individual devices to use energy during off-peak hours, when costs and carbon are lower. An OVO Group company, Kaluza operates end-to-end, providing software, hardware and in-home installation services to a range of partners and is driving the global transition to a distributed and secure, zero-carbon grid. GUEST LINKSKaluza on twitter: https://twitter.com/Kaluza_techKaluza on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kaluza/Tom Pakenham on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tom_pakenhamTom Pakenham on  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-pakenham-7424b3/Kaluza home page: https://www.kaluza.com/EPISODE LINKS Small is Beautiful – EF Schumacher - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Small-Beautiful-Economics-People-Mattered/dp/0099225611The Story of Stuff – Animations - https://storyofstuff.org/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2019 16:40:38 +0100</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Erik Nygard, LimeJump – Episode 33</itunes:title>
    <title>Erik Nygard, LimeJump – Episode 33</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Limejump are one of the great UK cleantech start-up stories. Recently acquired by Shell Ventures, the company continues to grow and play an active part in the clean energy transition. I talk to CEO and Co-Founder Erik Nygard about the company journey, including how they helped in the recent UK blackout, the future of energy and the part AI will play, how is life as a cleantech start up owned by an Oil major, and his optimism for the future. About our guestErik Nygard – CEO...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Limejump are one of the great UK cleantech start-up stories. Recently acquired by Shell Ventures, the company continues to grow and play an active part in the clean energy transition. I talk to CEO and Co-Founder Erik Nygard about the company journey, including how they helped in the recent UK blackout, the future of energy and the part AI will play, how is life as a cleantech start up owned by an Oil major, and his optimism for the future. About our guestErik Nygard – CEO &amp; Co-Founder – Limejump. Erik has worked for Centrica and British Gas; while at Centrica it became clear to him that people did not have much opportunity to try and be more proactive when managing their electricity. Therefore, he decided to set up Limejump, knowing that there was a definite opportunity to provide a better product and proposition for customers. Most recently Limejump has won the Bloomberg New Energy Pioneer award for 2018, S&amp;P Platts Rising Star 2018 and WIRED London Smarter Energy Stage and manages the largest portfolio of battery assets in the United Kingdom. Erik has led the development of the Limejump Virtual Power Plant (VPP) concept to create the Future of Energy. Alumni of University of San Francisco, BSC in Finance an MSC and Cass School in London - Energy Trade financeLimejump is a wholly owned, independent subsidiary of Shell New Energies.GUEST LINKSErik Nygard on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-nygard-1685611/Erik Nygard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/emnygard LimeJump on Twitter  https://twitter.com/LimejumpLimejump website https://limejump.com/ Limejump on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LimejumpLtd/ EPISODE LINKSSteve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Steve-Jobs-Exclusive-Walter-Isaacson/dp/034914043XLimejump – The future of energy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNMIUuGrefE&amp;feature=youtu.beFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Limejump are one of the great UK cleantech start-up stories. Recently acquired by Shell Ventures, the company continues to grow and play an active part in the clean energy transition. I talk to CEO and Co-Founder Erik Nygard about the company journey, including how they helped in the recent UK blackout, the future of energy and the part AI will play, how is life as a cleantech start up owned by an Oil major, and his optimism for the future. About our guestErik Nygard – CEO &amp; Co-Founder – Limejump. Erik has worked for Centrica and British Gas; while at Centrica it became clear to him that people did not have much opportunity to try and be more proactive when managing their electricity. Therefore, he decided to set up Limejump, knowing that there was a definite opportunity to provide a better product and proposition for customers. Most recently Limejump has won the Bloomberg New Energy Pioneer award for 2018, S&amp;P Platts Rising Star 2018 and WIRED London Smarter Energy Stage and manages the largest portfolio of battery assets in the United Kingdom. Erik has led the development of the Limejump Virtual Power Plant (VPP) concept to create the Future of Energy. Alumni of University of San Francisco, BSC in Finance an MSC and Cass School in London - Energy Trade financeLimejump is a wholly owned, independent subsidiary of Shell New Energies.GUEST LINKSErik Nygard on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-nygard-1685611/Erik Nygard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/emnygard LimeJump on Twitter  https://twitter.com/LimejumpLimejump website https://limejump.com/ Limejump on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LimejumpLtd/ EPISODE LINKSSteve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Steve-Jobs-Exclusive-Walter-Isaacson/dp/034914043XLimejump – The future of energy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNMIUuGrefE&amp;feature=youtu.beFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2019 10:56:08 +0100</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Dr Billy Wu, Imperial College – Episode 32</itunes:title>
    <title>Dr Billy Wu, Imperial College – Episode 32</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I first heard Billy Wu speak at a renewable energy event in London about four years, and my inner battery nerd was born and thrust into the world. Dr Billy has the knack of being a fully fledged Dr of batteries, whilst being able to articulate to non scientific nerds like me, and possibly you, if you are reading this.  We talk batteries, supercapacitors, and of course Hydrogen Fuel Cells, where we are, what’s next, and who will win!About our guestDr. Billy Wu is a senior lecturer in the Dyson...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[I first heard Billy Wu speak at a renewable energy event in London about four years, and my inner battery nerd was born and thrust into the world. Dr Billy has the knack of being a fully fledged Dr of batteries, whilst being able to articulate to non scientific nerds like me, and possibly you, if you are reading this.  We talk batteries, supercapacitors, and of course Hydrogen Fuel Cells, where we are, what’s next, and who will win!About our guestDr. Billy Wu is a senior lecturer in the Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial College London where he co-leads the Electrochemical Science and Engineering group. His research activities include: energy storage/conversion technologies (lithium-ion batteries, redox flow cells, supercapacitors and fuel cells) and manufacturing (3D printing, nanofibre electrospinning). He has published 35 peer reviewed journal papers, 2 book chapters and 4 patents since completing his PhD in 2014 and sits on the editorial board of Scientific Reports. He has been an investigator in research projects worth in excess of £46M, directly managing a budget of &gt;£2M and is a co-investigator for the UK Faraday Institution battery research centre. He directly leads a team of 7 post-docs and 6 PhD students within the wider Electrochemical Science and Engineering group which has &gt;50 researchers. Prior to his PhD in automotive proton exchange membrane fuel cell-lithium-ion battery hybrid systems, he completed his masters in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College London in 2010.GUEST LINKS HEREBilly Wu on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/icbillywu/ Billy Wu on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ICBillyWuBilly Wu/Imperial College website http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/billy.wuEPISODE LINKSThe Powerhouse: America, China, and the Great Battery War https://www.amazon.com/Powerhouse-America-China-Great-Battery/dp/0143128329I Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[I first heard Billy Wu speak at a renewable energy event in London about four years, and my inner battery nerd was born and thrust into the world. Dr Billy has the knack of being a fully fledged Dr of batteries, whilst being able to articulate to non scientific nerds like me, and possibly you, if you are reading this.  We talk batteries, supercapacitors, and of course Hydrogen Fuel Cells, where we are, what’s next, and who will win!About our guestDr. Billy Wu is a senior lecturer in the Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial College London where he co-leads the Electrochemical Science and Engineering group. His research activities include: energy storage/conversion technologies (lithium-ion batteries, redox flow cells, supercapacitors and fuel cells) and manufacturing (3D printing, nanofibre electrospinning). He has published 35 peer reviewed journal papers, 2 book chapters and 4 patents since completing his PhD in 2014 and sits on the editorial board of Scientific Reports. He has been an investigator in research projects worth in excess of £46M, directly managing a budget of &gt;£2M and is a co-investigator for the UK Faraday Institution battery research centre. He directly leads a team of 7 post-docs and 6 PhD students within the wider Electrochemical Science and Engineering group which has &gt;50 researchers. Prior to his PhD in automotive proton exchange membrane fuel cell-lithium-ion battery hybrid systems, he completed his masters in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College London in 2010.GUEST LINKS HEREBilly Wu on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/icbillywu/ Billy Wu on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ICBillyWuBilly Wu/Imperial College website http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/billy.wuEPISODE LINKSThe Powerhouse: America, China, and the Great Battery War https://www.amazon.com/Powerhouse-America-China-Great-Battery/dp/0143128329I Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Florent Andrillon, VP Energy Leader at Capgemini Invent – 31</itunes:title>
    <title>Florent Andrillon, VP Energy Leader at Capgemini Invent – 31</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We all know the energy and mobility transitions are happening at a pace. This is the world me and the team at Hyperion Executive Search live and breathe every day, much like our guest today. Florent has a deep interest and insights into the transitions which he shares with us today.About our guestFlorent Andrillon, Energy Transition Global Lead of Capgemini Invent:o Florent Andrillon is the energy transition global lead for Capgemini Invent, where he advises companies from different sectors o...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[We all know the energy and mobility transitions are happening at a pace. This is the world me and the team at Hyperion Executive Search live and breathe every day, much like our guest today. Florent has a deep interest and insights into the transitions which he shares with us today.About our guestFlorent Andrillon, Energy Transition Global Lead of Capgemini Invent:o Florent Andrillon is the energy transition global lead for Capgemini Invent, where he advises companies from different sectors on their energy and low carbon transformation projectso Capgemini Invent is Capgemini group’s digital innovation, consulting and transformation global business line. Capgemini Invent combines market leading expertise in strategy, technology, data science and creative design, to help CxOs envision and build what’s next for their businesses. o Florent has been witnessing the rise of e-mobility for many years now, starting with an mobility market forecasting project where he projected the rise of electric vehicles and the impact on fuel consumption. o Florent graduated from EM Lyon in 2001. He started his career at Schlumberger, the giant oil services company, before joining Capgemini Invent in 2005. Since then, he has worked in France and abroad with players in the Energy and Utilities sector: large companies, players wishing to enter this market or parapublic organizations. He has supported these organizations since 18 years now in their strategic projects of energy transition, acceleration, and global transformation. More recently, Florent worked a lot with clients willing to leverage digital technology to accelerate their energy transition projects, especially in the area of smart building, e-mobility and smart energy. o At Capgemini Invent, our ambition is to help our clients designing and executing their transformation to achieve their low carbon ambition, enabling the 2°C scenario. Within our portfolio of clients, we partner to be the one• Increasing the share of low-carbon fuels for all types of transportation (electric, natural gas, hydrogen…)• Helping industrials, buildings and cities to reduce their energy consumption and more widely their CO2 footprint• Leveraging AI &amp; digitalization to reduce CO2 emissions and create new business modelsGUEST LINKSo Florent on Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/fandrillon/o Florent on twitter : https://twitter.com/fandrillon75o Capgemini Invent website: www.capgemini.com/invent  o Capgemini Invent on Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/company/capgemini o Capgemini Invent on Twitter: https://twitter.com/capgeminiinventEPISODE LINKS“Key Factors Defining The E-Mobility Of Tomorrow” : A focus on the EV charging infrastructure ecosystem and emerging business models. https://www.capgemini.com/resources/e-mobility-of-tomorrow/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[We all know the energy and mobility transitions are happening at a pace. This is the world me and the team at Hyperion Executive Search live and breathe every day, much like our guest today. Florent has a deep interest and insights into the transitions which he shares with us today.About our guestFlorent Andrillon, Energy Transition Global Lead of Capgemini Invent:o Florent Andrillon is the energy transition global lead for Capgemini Invent, where he advises companies from different sectors on their energy and low carbon transformation projectso Capgemini Invent is Capgemini group’s digital innovation, consulting and transformation global business line. Capgemini Invent combines market leading expertise in strategy, technology, data science and creative design, to help CxOs envision and build what’s next for their businesses. o Florent has been witnessing the rise of e-mobility for many years now, starting with an mobility market forecasting project where he projected the rise of electric vehicles and the impact on fuel consumption. o Florent graduated from EM Lyon in 2001. He started his career at Schlumberger, the giant oil services company, before joining Capgemini Invent in 2005. Since then, he has worked in France and abroad with players in the Energy and Utilities sector: large companies, players wishing to enter this market or parapublic organizations. He has supported these organizations since 18 years now in their strategic projects of energy transition, acceleration, and global transformation. More recently, Florent worked a lot with clients willing to leverage digital technology to accelerate their energy transition projects, especially in the area of smart building, e-mobility and smart energy. o At Capgemini Invent, our ambition is to help our clients designing and executing their transformation to achieve their low carbon ambition, enabling the 2°C scenario. Within our portfolio of clients, we partner to be the one• Increasing the share of low-carbon fuels for all types of transportation (electric, natural gas, hydrogen…)• Helping industrials, buildings and cities to reduce their energy consumption and more widely their CO2 footprint• Leveraging AI &amp; digitalization to reduce CO2 emissions and create new business modelsGUEST LINKSo Florent on Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/fandrillon/o Florent on twitter : https://twitter.com/fandrillon75o Capgemini Invent website: www.capgemini.com/invent  o Capgemini Invent on Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/company/capgemini o Capgemini Invent on Twitter: https://twitter.com/capgeminiinventEPISODE LINKS“Key Factors Defining The E-Mobility Of Tomorrow” : A focus on the EV charging infrastructure ecosystem and emerging business models. https://www.capgemini.com/resources/e-mobility-of-tomorrow/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2019 07:00:26 +0100</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Rob Jolly, CEO Evezy – This Week in Cleantech Episode 30</itunes:title>
    <title>Rob Jolly, CEO Evezy – This Week in Cleantech Episode 30</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I met Rob and his co-founder Dannan at the Oxford EV summit recently, though they had been on my radar a while. Hardly surprising given there success. In the two years since, the business has grown from the initial 5 cars they launched with in Birmingham, to now being the largest electric vehicle fleet in the UK. A great story of innovation, bootstrapping and fast growth and the changing mobility landscape.About our guestHaving graduated from Warwick University with a mast...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I met Rob and his co-founder Dannan at the Oxford EV summit recently, though they had been on my radar a while. Hardly surprising given there success. In the two years since, the business has grown from the initial 5 cars they launched with in Birmingham, to now being the largest electric vehicle fleet in the UK. A great story of innovation, bootstrapping and fast growth and the changing mobility landscape.About our guestHaving graduated from Warwick University with a masters in Mechanical Engineering, Rob worked for 5 years at Jaguar Land Rover, culminating in managing the Product Strategy &amp; Innovation team within the Corporate Strategy division. Initially taking the concept of an electric vehicle subscription service to JLR’s in-house business incubator, it was quickly recognised that the idea would have significant limitations as a JLR captive company. Rob was given approval to develop the idea outside of JLR and left to form the business in 2017. Since then the business has been growing at an electrifying 40% month on month, to now hold the title as the UK&apos;s largest electric vehicle fleet. Evezy offers all inclusive electric vehicle subscriptions on a monthly rolling contract, providing all the benefits of car ownership with none of the hassle. Rob Jolly on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-jolly-488781ab/Evezy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DriveEVezyEvezy on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DriveEvezy/Evezy on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/company/evezy/Evezy website https://www.evezy.co.uk/ Steve Jobs Biography https://www.amazon.co.uk/Steve-Jobs-Exclusive-Walter-Isaacson/dp/034914043X/Elon Musk biography https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elon-Musk-Billionaire-SpaceX-Shaping/dp/0753555646/Peter Thiel Zero to One https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zero-One-Notes-Start-Future/dp/0753555204/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I met Rob and his co-founder Dannan at the Oxford EV summit recently, though they had been on my radar a while. Hardly surprising given there success. In the two years since, the business has grown from the initial 5 cars they launched with in Birmingham, to now being the largest electric vehicle fleet in the UK. A great story of innovation, bootstrapping and fast growth and the changing mobility landscape.About our guestHaving graduated from Warwick University with a masters in Mechanical Engineering, Rob worked for 5 years at Jaguar Land Rover, culminating in managing the Product Strategy &amp; Innovation team within the Corporate Strategy division. Initially taking the concept of an electric vehicle subscription service to JLR’s in-house business incubator, it was quickly recognised that the idea would have significant limitations as a JLR captive company. Rob was given approval to develop the idea outside of JLR and left to form the business in 2017. Since then the business has been growing at an electrifying 40% month on month, to now hold the title as the UK&apos;s largest electric vehicle fleet. Evezy offers all inclusive electric vehicle subscriptions on a monthly rolling contract, providing all the benefits of car ownership with none of the hassle. Rob Jolly on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-jolly-488781ab/Evezy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DriveEVezyEvezy on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DriveEvezy/Evezy on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/company/evezy/Evezy website https://www.evezy.co.uk/ Steve Jobs Biography https://www.amazon.co.uk/Steve-Jobs-Exclusive-Walter-Isaacson/dp/034914043X/Elon Musk biography https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elon-Musk-Billionaire-SpaceX-Shaping/dp/0753555646/Peter Thiel Zero to One https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zero-One-Notes-Start-Future/dp/0753555204/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Martin Baart, CEO Ecoligo – Episode 29</itunes:title>
    <title>Martin Baart, CEO Ecoligo – Episode 29</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Martin Baart has a passion to bring solar projects to the Commercial and Industrial (C&amp;I) sector in emerging markets. Fighting against local misconceptions about what solar can do, and bigger issues around how to fund such projects, they found a solution through crowdfunding, and transparency in all areas of the business. Martin and ecoligo have a great business and story to tell.About our guestMartin Baart has more than 14 years of experience in the renewable energy industry with more th...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[Martin Baart has a passion to bring solar projects to the Commercial and Industrial (C&amp;I) sector in emerging markets. Fighting against local misconceptions about what solar can do, and bigger issues around how to fund such projects, they found a solution through crowdfunding, and transparency in all areas of the business. Martin and ecoligo have a great business and story to tell.About our guestMartin Baart has more than 14 years of experience in the renewable energy industry with more than 10 years in emerging markets. He started his career with a German regional municipality on grid integration of grid-scale solar PV projects. During his Masters he lived and worked in Australia for the global leader in Microgrids, Powercorp, on the technical integration of solar and wind solutions into Microgrids, mainly for remote communities, mining operations and island utilities. Moving into business development he opened up the European office for Powercorp. After successfully entering the market, he supported the management in its sale of the business to ABB. For ABB he build up the Microgrid business unit in Madrid, after which he left to join Berlin based Start-up OneShore Energy as CTO and first employee. With them he developed the East African markets and technologies suited for the risk minimization of Off-Grid Solar PPA’S. After building up the company, he left in 2015 to prepare for the foundation of ecoligo, addressing the key barrier for solar projects in emerging markets: a fully serviced and financed solution, taking away all worries from the clients. Since then, he led the business into regional hubs in Central America, West Africa and East Africa and introduced the solution also for energy efficiency projects in the markets. Martin is a qualified Electronics Technician, has a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Trier University of Applied Science, a Master of Business and Engineering from Steinbeis University in Berlin and a Global Executive Master of Business Administration from IE business school in Madrid. He also is a Certified Expert for Climate &amp; Renewable Energy Finance from Frankfurt School of Finance and Management.Ecoligo provides a fully financed solar-as-a-service solution for businesses in emerging markets. With a complete digital platform for financing and delivering solar projects, ecoligo removes the barriers that prevent such projects from being realised. Supplying businesses with affordable electricity enables them to grow and boost the local economy. The solar projects are financed through the crowdinvesting platform www.ecoligo.investments, offering fixed and attractive returns to private investors. Investments start from 100€ and save tonnes of CO2 emissions, enabling impactful citizen participation in the global energy transition.Martin Baart on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinbaart/Martin Baart on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartinBaartecoligo on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecoligo/ecoligo website https://www.ecoligo.com &amp; https://www.ecoligo.investments Martin Baart at EcoSummit 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NATDMQzZraUecoligo on Twitter https://twitter.com/ecoligoEPISODE LINKS The Berlin start-up ecoligo will receive EUR 2.5 million of funding from Saxovent, an investor specializing in ecological investments. https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ecoligo-receives-eur-2-5-million-funding-from-saxovent/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Martin Baart has a passion to bring solar projects to the Commercial and Industrial (C&amp;I) sector in emerging markets. Fighting against local misconceptions about what solar can do, and bigger issues around how to fund such projects, they found a solution through crowdfunding, and transparency in all areas of the business. Martin and ecoligo have a great business and story to tell.About our guestMartin Baart has more than 14 years of experience in the renewable energy industry with more than 10 years in emerging markets. He started his career with a German regional municipality on grid integration of grid-scale solar PV projects. During his Masters he lived and worked in Australia for the global leader in Microgrids, Powercorp, on the technical integration of solar and wind solutions into Microgrids, mainly for remote communities, mining operations and island utilities. Moving into business development he opened up the European office for Powercorp. After successfully entering the market, he supported the management in its sale of the business to ABB. For ABB he build up the Microgrid business unit in Madrid, after which he left to join Berlin based Start-up OneShore Energy as CTO and first employee. With them he developed the East African markets and technologies suited for the risk minimization of Off-Grid Solar PPA’S. After building up the company, he left in 2015 to prepare for the foundation of ecoligo, addressing the key barrier for solar projects in emerging markets: a fully serviced and financed solution, taking away all worries from the clients. Since then, he led the business into regional hubs in Central America, West Africa and East Africa and introduced the solution also for energy efficiency projects in the markets. Martin is a qualified Electronics Technician, has a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Trier University of Applied Science, a Master of Business and Engineering from Steinbeis University in Berlin and a Global Executive Master of Business Administration from IE business school in Madrid. He also is a Certified Expert for Climate &amp; Renewable Energy Finance from Frankfurt School of Finance and Management.Ecoligo provides a fully financed solar-as-a-service solution for businesses in emerging markets. With a complete digital platform for financing and delivering solar projects, ecoligo removes the barriers that prevent such projects from being realised. Supplying businesses with affordable electricity enables them to grow and boost the local economy. The solar projects are financed through the crowdinvesting platform www.ecoligo.investments, offering fixed and attractive returns to private investors. Investments start from 100€ and save tonnes of CO2 emissions, enabling impactful citizen participation in the global energy transition.Martin Baart on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinbaart/Martin Baart on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartinBaartecoligo on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecoligo/ecoligo website https://www.ecoligo.com &amp; https://www.ecoligo.investments Martin Baart at EcoSummit 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NATDMQzZraUecoligo on Twitter https://twitter.com/ecoligoEPISODE LINKS The Berlin start-up ecoligo will receive EUR 2.5 million of funding from Saxovent, an investor specializing in ecological investments. https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ecoligo-receives-eur-2-5-million-funding-from-saxovent/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Sven Schulz, CEO Akasol – Episode 28</itunes:title>
    <title>Sven Schulz, CEO Akasol – Episode 28</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Sven has a great story to tell, from a 5 person academic start up, to IPO and international expansion in just 10 years. Sven shares the highs and lows of the journey, what it takes to build a battery Gigafactory in Europe, and some possibly controversial thoughts on electric flight.  A slightly longer than usual episode, but there was so much to cover. Tuck in. About our guestSven Schulz has been the CEO of AKASOL AG since May 2018. He co-founded and was the sole investor ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Sven has a great story to tell, from a 5 person academic start up, to IPO and international expansion in just 10 years. Sven shares the highs and lows of the journey, what it takes to build a battery Gigafactory in Europe, and some possibly controversial thoughts on electric flight.  A slightly longer than usual episode, but there was so much to cover. Tuck in. About our guestSven Schulz has been the CEO of AKASOL AG since May 2018. He co-founded and was the sole investor of AKASOL GmbH in 2008 and served as Managing Director since that time, playing a key role in the development of the company. An industrial engineer by trade, Sven has been active in the automotive industry since 2001 and is an excellent generalist in terms of technology. He completed his management training at the University of St. Gallen, where he holds an MBA. AKASOL is a leading German manufacturer of high-performance lithium-ion battery systems for buses, commercial vehicles, rail vehicles, industrial vehicles, ships and boats. With almost 30 years of experience AKASOL is a pioneer in the development and manufacture of lithium-ion battery systems for commercial applications. AKASOL AG&apos;s shares are traded on the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since June 29, 2018.Based in Germany, AKASOL operates a production facility in Langen (Hesse) with an annual production capacity of up to 300 MWh, which will be expanded to 800 MWh by 2020. According to AKASOL, this is Europe&apos;s largest lithium-ion battery system production plant for commercial vehicles, which can currently produce battery systems per year for up to 1,500 fully electric buses or for up to 3,000 medium-sized commercial vehicles, depending on battery size. AKASOL systems are manufactured according to the requirements of the industry standards of leading OEM customers. Current customers include Daimler, a Scandinavian bus and truck manufacturer, Alstom, Bombardier, Rolls-Royce Power Systems (MTU Friedrichshafen) and several more. AKASOL has a technology-independent product portfolio. This allows the company to use the best battery cells and battery chemistry according to the clients&apos; individual needs.Sven Schulz on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sven-schulz-72a121137/Sven Schulz on Twitter https://twitter.com/svenschulz Akasol GmbH on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/company/akasol-ag/Akasol GmbH website https://www.akasol.com/en/ Akasol GmbH on Twitter  https://twitter.com/AKASOL_PREPISODE LINKSAkasol opening manufacturing facility in Detroit. https://www.akasol.com/en/news-akasol-location-usa AKASOL CELEBRATES GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY FOR NEW HEADQUARTERS IN DARMSTADT https://www.akasol.com/en/news-akasol-headquarters-ceremonyFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?Sven has a great story to tell, from a 5 person academic start up, to IPO and international expansion in just 10 years. Sven shares the highs and lows of the journey, what it takes to build a battery Gigafactory in Europe, and some possibly controversial thoughts on electric flight.  A slightly longer than usual episode, but there was so much to cover. Tuck in. About our guestSven Schulz has been the CEO of AKASOL AG since May 2018. He co-founded and was the sole investor of AKASOL GmbH in 2008 and served as Managing Director since that time, playing a key role in the development of the company. An industrial engineer by trade, Sven has been active in the automotive industry since 2001 and is an excellent generalist in terms of technology. He completed his management training at the University of St. Gallen, where he holds an MBA. AKASOL is a leading German manufacturer of high-performance lithium-ion battery systems for buses, commercial vehicles, rail vehicles, industrial vehicles, ships and boats. With almost 30 years of experience AKASOL is a pioneer in the development and manufacture of lithium-ion battery systems for commercial applications. AKASOL AG&apos;s shares are traded on the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since June 29, 2018.Based in Germany, AKASOL operates a production facility in Langen (Hesse) with an annual production capacity of up to 300 MWh, which will be expanded to 800 MWh by 2020. According to AKASOL, this is Europe&apos;s largest lithium-ion battery system production plant for commercial vehicles, which can currently produce battery systems per year for up to 1,500 fully electric buses or for up to 3,000 medium-sized commercial vehicles, depending on battery size. AKASOL systems are manufactured according to the requirements of the industry standards of leading OEM customers. Current customers include Daimler, a Scandinavian bus and truck manufacturer, Alstom, Bombardier, Rolls-Royce Power Systems (MTU Friedrichshafen) and several more. AKASOL has a technology-independent product portfolio. This allows the company to use the best battery cells and battery chemistry according to the clients&apos; individual needs.Sven Schulz on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sven-schulz-72a121137/Sven Schulz on Twitter https://twitter.com/svenschulz Akasol GmbH on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/company/akasol-ag/Akasol GmbH website https://www.akasol.com/en/ Akasol GmbH on Twitter  https://twitter.com/AKASOL_PREPISODE LINKSAkasol opening manufacturing facility in Detroit. https://www.akasol.com/en/news-akasol-location-usa AKASOL CELEBRATES GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY FOR NEW HEADQUARTERS IN DARMSTADT https://www.akasol.com/en/news-akasol-headquarters-ceremonyFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>This Week in Cleantech - Episode 27</itunes:title>
    <title>This Week in Cleantech - Episode 27</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I’m sure you get frustrated with all the EV and battery haters telling you how dirty and wasteful they are, and how they can’t be, or aren’t recycled. I do. So I approached an industry expert to shed some light on the life and uses of a lithium-ion battery. The answers even surprised me a little. Take a listen.About our guestHans Eric Melin is the founder of the London-based Circular Energy Storage (CES) which is a consultancy focused on lifecycle management of lithium-ion...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I’m sure you get frustrated with all the EV and battery haters telling you how dirty and wasteful they are, and how they can’t be, or aren’t recycled. I do. So I approached an industry expert to shed some light on the life and uses of a lithium-ion battery. The answers even surprised me a little. Take a listen.About our guestHans Eric Melin is the founder of the London-based Circular Energy Storage (CES) which is a consultancy focused on lifecycle management of lithium-ion batteries. He is also the main contributor to the company’s report “The lithium-ion battery end-of-life market” covering volumes, prices, market and technical development in the recycling and reuse industry. Prior to starting Circular Energy Storage Hans Eric served as Vice President New Markets at Battery Solutions in Michigan, USA where he primarily worked with collection solutions and reuse of lithium-ion batteries. Before that he was the CEO of Refind Technologies in Gothenburg in Sweden which is a leading company in intelligent sorting of batteries and electronics. Besides batteries and recycling Hans Eric has long experience from working with eco design and renewable energy. He holds a BSc in Communication Studies and Business administration from Gothenburg University.Circular Energy Storage Research and Consulting is a London-based consultancy specialized in life cycle management of lithium-ion batteries. We help battery companies, car and device makers, utilities and recyclers to develop end-of-life strategies for lithium-ion batteries, and advise investors and the raw material industry on how the the end-of-life sector affects the overall energy storage market. We do it through reports and monthly updates as well as through bespoke consulting projects.  As a foundation of the work lies a continuous data collection of what&apos;s happening on the energy storage and raw material markets as well as trends in mobility and consumer electronics.Hans Eric Melin on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/hansericmelin/Hans Eric Melin on Twitter https://twitter.com/hanseric Circular Energy Storage website https://circularenergystorage.com/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I’m sure you get frustrated with all the EV and battery haters telling you how dirty and wasteful they are, and how they can’t be, or aren’t recycled. I do. So I approached an industry expert to shed some light on the life and uses of a lithium-ion battery. The answers even surprised me a little. Take a listen.About our guestHans Eric Melin is the founder of the London-based Circular Energy Storage (CES) which is a consultancy focused on lifecycle management of lithium-ion batteries. He is also the main contributor to the company’s report “The lithium-ion battery end-of-life market” covering volumes, prices, market and technical development in the recycling and reuse industry. Prior to starting Circular Energy Storage Hans Eric served as Vice President New Markets at Battery Solutions in Michigan, USA where he primarily worked with collection solutions and reuse of lithium-ion batteries. Before that he was the CEO of Refind Technologies in Gothenburg in Sweden which is a leading company in intelligent sorting of batteries and electronics. Besides batteries and recycling Hans Eric has long experience from working with eco design and renewable energy. He holds a BSc in Communication Studies and Business administration from Gothenburg University.Circular Energy Storage Research and Consulting is a London-based consultancy specialized in life cycle management of lithium-ion batteries. We help battery companies, car and device makers, utilities and recyclers to develop end-of-life strategies for lithium-ion batteries, and advise investors and the raw material industry on how the the end-of-life sector affects the overall energy storage market. We do it through reports and monthly updates as well as through bespoke consulting projects.  As a foundation of the work lies a continuous data collection of what&apos;s happening on the energy storage and raw material markets as well as trends in mobility and consumer electronics.Hans Eric Melin on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/hansericmelin/Hans Eric Melin on Twitter https://twitter.com/hanseric Circular Energy Storage website https://circularenergystorage.com/Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 21:44:57 +0100</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Christian Chudoba, Lumenaza - Episode 26</itunes:title>
    <title>Christian Chudoba, Lumenaza - Episode 26</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I’ve met Christian Chudoba at the last couple of Ecosummit events in Berlin, and his business is a perfect reflection of how energy is being digitalised and democratised, and how useful and influential learning from the telecoms and mobile communications transition can play a huge part in the energy and mobility transitions. Christian tells the story of his leap of faith from life at a large Telco giant, to the world of a cleantech start-up. About our guestDr. Christian Ch...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I’ve met Christian Chudoba at the last couple of Ecosummit events in Berlin, and his business is a perfect reflection of how energy is being digitalised and democratised, and how useful and influential learning from the telecoms and mobile communications transition can play a huge part in the energy and mobility transitions. Christian tells the story of his leap of faith from life at a large Telco giant, to the world of a cleantech start-up. About our guestDr. Christian Chudoba has more than 15 years of leadership experience in strategic business development, business development and marketing. He developed a new business idea based on flexible software and drove it to a new business area as a startup in a corporation. In this position, he also made a strategic investment in a partner company that manufactured a key technology. He worked with Bernhard Böhmer to grow the start-up. Based on this experience and his interest in sustainability, he has been driving the development of Lumenaza since the beginning of 2013.Christian Chudoba studied physics at Freie Universität Berlin and received his doctorate from Humboldt Universität Berlin. He then worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) at the Institute of Electrical Engineering.Lumenaza started in 2013 to connect and intelligently control producers and consumers of renewable energy. Today the modular software platform works literally as a “utility-in-a-box”, shortening the time-to-market for any company to participate in the energy market by enabling innovative business models for the new, decentralized and digitized energy world. The &quot;utility-in-a-box&quot; software answers the increasing demand for transparency and personalization by energy customers, as well as the trend towards building communities and delivering tailor-made solutions to its participants. Lumenaza’s scalable and flexible software connects renewable energy producers, from small rooftop PV systems up to large wind farms, with energy consumers and enables precise billing.Christian Chudoba on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianchudoba/Lumenaza on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/company/lumenaza-gmbh/Lumenaza website https://www.lumenaza.de/en/Christian Chudoba at EcoSummit 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBANbHk2gVcLumenaza on Twitter  https://twitter.com/lumenazaI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s it all about?I’ve met Christian Chudoba at the last couple of Ecosummit events in Berlin, and his business is a perfect reflection of how energy is being digitalised and democratised, and how useful and influential learning from the telecoms and mobile communications transition can play a huge part in the energy and mobility transitions. Christian tells the story of his leap of faith from life at a large Telco giant, to the world of a cleantech start-up. About our guestDr. Christian Chudoba has more than 15 years of leadership experience in strategic business development, business development and marketing. He developed a new business idea based on flexible software and drove it to a new business area as a startup in a corporation. In this position, he also made a strategic investment in a partner company that manufactured a key technology. He worked with Bernhard Böhmer to grow the start-up. Based on this experience and his interest in sustainability, he has been driving the development of Lumenaza since the beginning of 2013.Christian Chudoba studied physics at Freie Universität Berlin and received his doctorate from Humboldt Universität Berlin. He then worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) at the Institute of Electrical Engineering.Lumenaza started in 2013 to connect and intelligently control producers and consumers of renewable energy. Today the modular software platform works literally as a “utility-in-a-box”, shortening the time-to-market for any company to participate in the energy market by enabling innovative business models for the new, decentralized and digitized energy world. The &quot;utility-in-a-box&quot; software answers the increasing demand for transparency and personalization by energy customers, as well as the trend towards building communities and delivering tailor-made solutions to its participants. Lumenaza’s scalable and flexible software connects renewable energy producers, from small rooftop PV systems up to large wind farms, with energy consumers and enables precise billing.Christian Chudoba on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianchudoba/Lumenaza on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/company/lumenaza-gmbh/Lumenaza website https://www.lumenaza.de/en/Christian Chudoba at EcoSummit 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBANbHk2gVcLumenaza on Twitter  https://twitter.com/lumenazaI&apos;m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 08:00:04 +0100</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Alisa Murphy, Life Size - Episode 25</itunes:title>
    <title>Alisa Murphy, Life Size - Episode 25</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Alisa Murphy is CEO and Founder of Life Size, one of the only communications agencies in Europe that works exclusively in cleantech. For nearly 10 years, Life Size has used communications to help build market-leading cleantech companies. The company is focused on growth-stage companies and builds campaigns around significant commercial goals including raising finance, planning for exit, driving sales and international expansion. Life Size has offices in London and Berlin and works with client...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[Alisa Murphy is CEO and Founder of Life Size, one of the only communications agencies in Europe that works exclusively in cleantech. For nearly 10 years, Life Size has used communications to help build market-leading cleantech companies. The company is focused on growth-stage companies and builds campaigns around significant commercial goals including raising finance, planning for exit, driving sales and international expansion. Life Size has offices in London and Berlin and works with clients across the continent. The company also works closely with several venture capital funds.Alisa has built an international team from very different paths, though all share a desire to do stimulating work that matters. The agile working culture and common ambitions at Life Size make for an agency which not only fights for global sustainability, but lives for it too. Alisa is certain that the role of communications is crucial for business success and shares this belief through workshops, keynote speeches, videos and webinars.Before Life Size, Alisa was the CEO of a clean energy start-up in the carbon capture industry, where she led a major media campaign and engaged with industry and government to promote awareness of new decarbonising technology. Prior to that, Alisa’s eclectic background included co-founding Life Slice Films, an independent film company producing documentary films to raise awareness of social issues.Alisa doesn’t often admit this, but she originally trained as an actor, studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and subsequently working in film, television and theatre for several years. The connecting threads throughout her career are her belief in the power of good storytelling and desire to positively impact audiences. Her background is unusual inthis industry and her punchy attitude a breath of fresh air against an often-traditional demographic.When she’s not thinking about ways for cleantech to proliferate the mainstream, Alisa is a wife and mother, plus is currently learning German.Alisa Murphy on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisamurphy/ Life Size on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/company/life-size-media/Life Size website https://lifesizemedia.com/Alisa Murphy at EcoSummit 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjXt0jiSxi8&amp;feature=youtu.beLife Size on Twitter  https://twitter.com/LifeSizeMediaTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Alisa Murphy is CEO and Founder of Life Size, one of the only communications agencies in Europe that works exclusively in cleantech. For nearly 10 years, Life Size has used communications to help build market-leading cleantech companies. The company is focused on growth-stage companies and builds campaigns around significant commercial goals including raising finance, planning for exit, driving sales and international expansion. Life Size has offices in London and Berlin and works with clients across the continent. The company also works closely with several venture capital funds.Alisa has built an international team from very different paths, though all share a desire to do stimulating work that matters. The agile working culture and common ambitions at Life Size make for an agency which not only fights for global sustainability, but lives for it too. Alisa is certain that the role of communications is crucial for business success and shares this belief through workshops, keynote speeches, videos and webinars.Before Life Size, Alisa was the CEO of a clean energy start-up in the carbon capture industry, where she led a major media campaign and engaged with industry and government to promote awareness of new decarbonising technology. Prior to that, Alisa’s eclectic background included co-founding Life Slice Films, an independent film company producing documentary films to raise awareness of social issues.Alisa doesn’t often admit this, but she originally trained as an actor, studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and subsequently working in film, television and theatre for several years. The connecting threads throughout her career are her belief in the power of good storytelling and desire to positively impact audiences. Her background is unusual inthis industry and her punchy attitude a breath of fresh air against an often-traditional demographic.When she’s not thinking about ways for cleantech to proliferate the mainstream, Alisa is a wife and mother, plus is currently learning German.Alisa Murphy on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisamurphy/ Life Size on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/company/life-size-media/Life Size website https://lifesizemedia.com/Alisa Murphy at EcoSummit 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjXt0jiSxi8&amp;feature=youtu.beLife Size on Twitter  https://twitter.com/LifeSizeMediaTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2019 08:00:09 +0100</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Christoph Ostermann, Sonnen GmbH - Episode 24</itunes:title>
    <title>Christoph Ostermann, Sonnen GmbH - Episode 24</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Christoph Ostermann is Co-Founder and CEO of Sonnen GmbH, being with its Solar Battery product range one of the pioneers in the residential battery storage market. Solar Battery is a highly innovative, intelligent battery system offering much more than just an energy storage solution. The system comprises several added value features such as smart home, smart meter, PV-monitoring and UPS. Since its market launch in early 2011 several hundreds of Solar Batteries have been sold only in Germany....]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[Christoph Ostermann is Co-Founder and CEO of Sonnen GmbH, being with its Solar Battery product range one of the pioneers in the residential battery storage market. Solar Battery is a highly innovative, intelligent battery system offering much more than just an energy storage solution. The system comprises several added value features such as smart home, smart meter, PV-monitoring and UPS. Since its market launch in early 2011 several hundreds of Solar Batteries have been sold only in Germany. Christoph began his career with KMC Management Consultants, a leading management consulting firm focused on sales and marketing expertise, where he was Managing Partner and Co-Founder of a branch office. Since 2005 he is in the renewable energy business, where he has been involved in several companies as CEO, entrepreneur and/or consultant. Christoph graduated in 1997 with a degree in Business Administration from the University of Bayreuth.The sonnenBatterie is a high-tech storage system that has proven itself in thousands of households – every day. The combination of a PV system and a sonnenBatterie will allow you to cover about 75% of your yearly energy requirement with self-produced and clean energy. Since your energy is being generated on your roof and not by some anonymous energy provider you are more independent than before. So take your energy future into your own hands and reduce your energy costs to a minimum. The decision for a sonnenBatterie is also a decision for the highest standards in safety and quality that &quot;Made in Germany&quot; stands for.LINKS:Christoph Ostermann on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/christoph-ostermann-bb804976/ Sonnen on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/company/sonnen-gmbh/Sonnen website https://sonnenbatterie.co.uk/ (UK)https://sonnenusa.com/en/    (USA)https://sonnen.de/ (DACH)Christoph Ostermann at EcoSummit 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z30_Ij4TEMTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Christoph Ostermann is Co-Founder and CEO of Sonnen GmbH, being with its Solar Battery product range one of the pioneers in the residential battery storage market. Solar Battery is a highly innovative, intelligent battery system offering much more than just an energy storage solution. The system comprises several added value features such as smart home, smart meter, PV-monitoring and UPS. Since its market launch in early 2011 several hundreds of Solar Batteries have been sold only in Germany. Christoph began his career with KMC Management Consultants, a leading management consulting firm focused on sales and marketing expertise, where he was Managing Partner and Co-Founder of a branch office. Since 2005 he is in the renewable energy business, where he has been involved in several companies as CEO, entrepreneur and/or consultant. Christoph graduated in 1997 with a degree in Business Administration from the University of Bayreuth.The sonnenBatterie is a high-tech storage system that has proven itself in thousands of households – every day. The combination of a PV system and a sonnenBatterie will allow you to cover about 75% of your yearly energy requirement with self-produced and clean energy. Since your energy is being generated on your roof and not by some anonymous energy provider you are more independent than before. So take your energy future into your own hands and reduce your energy costs to a minimum. The decision for a sonnenBatterie is also a decision for the highest standards in safety and quality that &quot;Made in Germany&quot; stands for.LINKS:Christoph Ostermann on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/christoph-ostermann-bb804976/ Sonnen on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/company/sonnen-gmbh/Sonnen website https://sonnenbatterie.co.uk/ (UK)https://sonnenusa.com/en/    (USA)https://sonnen.de/ (DACH)Christoph Ostermann at EcoSummit 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z30_Ij4TEMTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Petr Míkovec is Managing Director and co-founder of INVEN CAPITAL where he is responsible for overall fund strategy including fundraising, deal sourcing, investment process and portfolio value enhancement. Petr was directly responsible for the successful raising of EUR 50 million from the European Investment Bank, investments into sonnen https://www.sonnenbatterie.de/en/start, tado°  https://www.tado.com/de/ and Cloud&amp;Heat technologies https://www.cloudandheat.com/de where he serves as an...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[Petr Míkovec is Managing Director and co-founder of INVEN CAPITAL where he is responsible for overall fund strategy including fundraising, deal sourcing, investment process and portfolio value enhancement. Petr was directly responsible for the successful raising of EUR 50 million from the European Investment Bank, investments into sonnen https://www.sonnenbatterie.de/en/start, tado°  https://www.tado.com/de/ and Cloud&amp;Heat technologies https://www.cloudandheat.com/de where he serves as an Advisory Board Member. In addition to this, Petr represents INVEN at the Corporate Club of Environmental Technologies Fund based in London.  Petr has over 10 years of experience in the Energy sector, and over 5 years in Investment Banking. Prior to joining INVEN, Petr worked at various positions in CEZ a.s. where he, as Corporate Development Director, implemented the corporate venture fund as one of the key building blocks of CEZ group strategy and raised EUR 190 mil from CEZ group. He introduced the scenario approach to valuations and supervised/led valuations of large investments and divestments between EUR 100 million and EUR 1 billion.Prior to his energy career, Petr worked as the Head of Online Business at Patria Finance (leading investment bank in CZ, member of KBC Group), where Petr turned firms Patria Online and Patria Direct to profitability within two years. Petr holds a Master’s Degree in Finance and Managerial Information Systems at the University of Economics in Prague. He graduated with the highest GPA in his class and completed an eight month Professional Diploma Program in Business administration,   including taking part in an International Internship program as equity analyst at Technovision management fund (hedge fund based in Los Altos Silicon Valley) at UC Berkeley XT (California).Petr Míkovec on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/petr-m%C3%ADkovec-ba654a14/ Inven Capital on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/company/invencapital-cz/ Inven Capital website http://www.invencapital.cz/ Inven Capital at EcoSummit 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz6b63XznxcTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/Guy Kawasaki https://guykawasaki.com/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Petr Míkovec is Managing Director and co-founder of INVEN CAPITAL where he is responsible for overall fund strategy including fundraising, deal sourcing, investment process and portfolio value enhancement. Petr was directly responsible for the successful raising of EUR 50 million from the European Investment Bank, investments into sonnen https://www.sonnenbatterie.de/en/start, tado°  https://www.tado.com/de/ and Cloud&amp;Heat technologies https://www.cloudandheat.com/de where he serves as an Advisory Board Member. In addition to this, Petr represents INVEN at the Corporate Club of Environmental Technologies Fund based in London.  Petr has over 10 years of experience in the Energy sector, and over 5 years in Investment Banking. Prior to joining INVEN, Petr worked at various positions in CEZ a.s. where he, as Corporate Development Director, implemented the corporate venture fund as one of the key building blocks of CEZ group strategy and raised EUR 190 mil from CEZ group. He introduced the scenario approach to valuations and supervised/led valuations of large investments and divestments between EUR 100 million and EUR 1 billion.Prior to his energy career, Petr worked as the Head of Online Business at Patria Finance (leading investment bank in CZ, member of KBC Group), where Petr turned firms Patria Online and Patria Direct to profitability within two years. Petr holds a Master’s Degree in Finance and Managerial Information Systems at the University of Economics in Prague. He graduated with the highest GPA in his class and completed an eight month Professional Diploma Program in Business administration,   including taking part in an International Internship program as equity analyst at Technovision management fund (hedge fund based in Los Altos Silicon Valley) at UC Berkeley XT (California).Petr Míkovec on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/petr-m%C3%ADkovec-ba654a14/ Inven Capital on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/company/invencapital-cz/ Inven Capital website http://www.invencapital.cz/ Inven Capital at EcoSummit 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz6b63XznxcTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/Guy Kawasaki https://guykawasaki.com/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Sabine Scheunert, Daimler Group - 22</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sabine Scheunert studied Business Mathematics in Bielefeld, Germany, and European Business Management at the German Business School (FDHW). In 1998, subsequent to graduation, she launched her career in the automobile industry at BMW, where she occupied a number of positions in Germany and France, ultimately in an executive function in product management, before relocation to Eastern Europe for BMW in 2006. In 2010 Sabine Scheunert joined PSA Peugeot Citroën in Paris and worked for the French ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[Sabine Scheunert studied Business Mathematics in Bielefeld, Germany, and European Business Management at the German Business School (FDHW). In 1998, subsequent to graduation, she launched her career in the automobile industry at BMW, where she occupied a number of positions in Germany and France, ultimately in an executive function in product management, before relocation to Eastern Europe for BMW in 2006. In 2010 Sabine Scheunert joined PSA Peugeot Citroën in Paris and worked for the French automobile manufacturer as the worldwide head of Customer Relationship Management for all the brands under the PSA banner. As the first ever female CEO within the PSA Peugeot Citroën Group, Ms. Scheunert managed business activities for the Group’s Citroën brand in Shanghai from the beginning of 2015 until her move to Mercedes-Benz.Since joining Daimler Group Sabine has been heading up the new digital unit at Mercedes-Benz as Vice President Digital &amp; IT Marketing/Sales Mercedes-Benz since July 2016. This newly created function brings with it responsibility for the whole range of associated IT-based marketing, sales and after-sales activities – and for the entire scope of digital customer experiences for the Mercedes-Benz brand. In addition to the continued expansion of the company’s pioneering IT landscape, Sabine Scheunert’s remit also includes the development of new and profitable customer-centric digital services. The digital unit operates on a global scale and cooperates with a wide range of incubators and start-ups – right around the world. Sabine Scheunert is also the CIO of Mercedes me, the Mercedes-Benz personalised customer portal.Sabine Scheunert on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabinescheunert/Daimler on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/company/daimler/Daimler website https://www.daimler.com/en/Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Sabine Scheunert studied Business Mathematics in Bielefeld, Germany, and European Business Management at the German Business School (FDHW). In 1998, subsequent to graduation, she launched her career in the automobile industry at BMW, where she occupied a number of positions in Germany and France, ultimately in an executive function in product management, before relocation to Eastern Europe for BMW in 2006. In 2010 Sabine Scheunert joined PSA Peugeot Citroën in Paris and worked for the French automobile manufacturer as the worldwide head of Customer Relationship Management for all the brands under the PSA banner. As the first ever female CEO within the PSA Peugeot Citroën Group, Ms. Scheunert managed business activities for the Group’s Citroën brand in Shanghai from the beginning of 2015 until her move to Mercedes-Benz.Since joining Daimler Group Sabine has been heading up the new digital unit at Mercedes-Benz as Vice President Digital &amp; IT Marketing/Sales Mercedes-Benz since July 2016. This newly created function brings with it responsibility for the whole range of associated IT-based marketing, sales and after-sales activities – and for the entire scope of digital customer experiences for the Mercedes-Benz brand. In addition to the continued expansion of the company’s pioneering IT landscape, Sabine Scheunert’s remit also includes the development of new and profitable customer-centric digital services. The digital unit operates on a global scale and cooperates with a wide range of incubators and start-ups – right around the world. Sabine Scheunert is also the CIO of Mercedes me, the Mercedes-Benz personalised customer portal.Sabine Scheunert on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabinescheunert/Daimler on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/company/daimler/Daimler website https://www.daimler.com/en/Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Dr. Fabian Lemke, nuventura - 21</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Fabian Lemke is a co-founder and managing director at nuventura. Together with nuventura, Fabian is working on eliminating SF6 – the most potent greenhouse gas – from the electricity grid. Their innovative switchgear technology simply replaces SF6 with dry air, which not only leads to environmental benefits, but also enables significant performance advantages.A switchgear is an absolutely essential component of an electricity grid. It controls and distributes electrical power flow in the ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[Dr. Fabian Lemke is a co-founder and managing director at nuventura. Together with nuventura, Fabian is working on eliminating SF6 – the most potent greenhouse gas – from the electricity grid. Their innovative switchgear technology simply replaces SF6 with dry air, which not only leads to environmental benefits, but also enables significant performance advantages.A switchgear is an absolutely essential component of an electricity grid. It controls and distributes electrical power flow in the electricity grid network. Existing gas insulated switchgear (GIS) predominantly use sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) – the most potent greenhouse gas in existence - as an electrically insulating medium and often also as a breaking medium. The gas is 23,500 times stronger than CO2 in terms of its global warming potential (1). It also has an extremely long lifetime of 3,200 years (2). Our aim is to eliminate SF6 from the electrical grid while improving the switchgear ‘s performance.Prior to nuventura, Fabian worked for 5 years in the energy sector for McKinsey and 3 years as a founder and CEO of Sanubi. He holds an engineering degree in Reactor Technology from the RWTH Aachen University and a PhD in Engineering from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Fabian is a proud father of two little girls.Fabian Lemke on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabianlemke/ nuventura on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/company/nuventura-gmbh/ nuventura website https://www.nuventura.com/21 Lessons for the 21st Century - Yuval Noah Harari https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1787330672/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2Getting to Yes: Negotiating an agreement without giving in - William Ury &amp; Roger Fisher https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1847940935/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Fabian Lemke is a co-founder and managing director at nuventura. Together with nuventura, Fabian is working on eliminating SF6 – the most potent greenhouse gas – from the electricity grid. Their innovative switchgear technology simply replaces SF6 with dry air, which not only leads to environmental benefits, but also enables significant performance advantages.A switchgear is an absolutely essential component of an electricity grid. It controls and distributes electrical power flow in the electricity grid network. Existing gas insulated switchgear (GIS) predominantly use sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) – the most potent greenhouse gas in existence - as an electrically insulating medium and often also as a breaking medium. The gas is 23,500 times stronger than CO2 in terms of its global warming potential (1). It also has an extremely long lifetime of 3,200 years (2). Our aim is to eliminate SF6 from the electrical grid while improving the switchgear ‘s performance.Prior to nuventura, Fabian worked for 5 years in the energy sector for McKinsey and 3 years as a founder and CEO of Sanubi. He holds an engineering degree in Reactor Technology from the RWTH Aachen University and a PhD in Engineering from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Fabian is a proud father of two little girls.Fabian Lemke on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabianlemke/ nuventura on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/company/nuventura-gmbh/ nuventura website https://www.nuventura.com/21 Lessons for the 21st Century - Yuval Noah Harari https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1787330672/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2Getting to Yes: Negotiating an agreement without giving in - William Ury &amp; Roger Fisher https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1847940935/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2019 10:09:40 +0100</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Logan Goldie-Scot, BloombergNEF - Episode 20</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Logan heads up the Energy Storage insight team at BloombergNEF. He leads the company’s analysis on the global energy storage markets, providing insight on technology, markets, policies and regulation, and the competitive landscape. He also oversees BNEF’s Supply Chain focus area, a cross-company effort to provide insights on the battery supply chain, manufacturing, sustainability and advanced materials.He advises utilities, technology companies, investors and policymakers across these fields....]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[Logan heads up the Energy Storage insight team at BloombergNEF. He leads the company’s analysis on the global energy storage markets, providing insight on technology, markets, policies and regulation, and the competitive landscape. He also oversees BNEF’s Supply Chain focus area, a cross-company effort to provide insights on the battery supply chain, manufacturing, sustainability and advanced materials.He advises utilities, technology companies, investors and policymakers across these fields. He has authored numerous research papers and regularly speaks at international conferences and in the mainstream media. He was previously a Senior Associate within the Energy Smart Technologies team and regularly works on consulting projects for clients. He joined the company in 2009 as an analyst focused on the wind and solar sectors across the Middle East and Africa. Logan holds an MA (Hons) from Edinburgh University in ArabicPrior to joining the company, he has previously worked at the Next Century Foundation which is a nonprofit political think tank focused on conflict resolution.With a team of experts spread across six continents, BloombergNEF (BNEF) leverages the world’s most sophisticated data sets to create clear perspectives and in-depth forecasts that frame the financial, economic and policy implications of industry-transforming trends and technologies.BNEF clients include corporate strategy and business development professionals, finance professionals (traders, analysts, portfolio managers), as well as policy makers and regulators. They work with the largest corporations across utilities and generation, oil &amp; gas, equipment manufacturers, banking and finance, and government.Their team of experts, spread across six continents, provides independent analysis and insight by looking at specific sectors in depth, as well as cross-sector and cross-geography trends and implications.&quot;Logan Goldie-Scot on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/logan-goldie-scot-95724216/ Logan Goldie-Scot on Twitter  https://twitter.com/LoganGoldieScot BloombergNEF on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg-new-energy-finance/ BloombergNEF on Twitter https://twitter.com/BloombergNEF BloombergNEF website  https://about.bnef.com/The Silk Roads: A New History of the World - Peter Frankopan https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silk-Roads-New-History-World/dp/1408839970The Powerhouse: America, China, and the Great Battery War - Steve Levine https://www.amazon.com/Powerhouse-America-China-Great-Battery/dp/0143128329The Great Race: The Global Quest for the Car of the Future - Levi Tillemann https://www.amazon.com/Great-Race-Global-Quest-Future/dp/1476773505Follow us onlineTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Logan heads up the Energy Storage insight team at BloombergNEF. He leads the company’s analysis on the global energy storage markets, providing insight on technology, markets, policies and regulation, and the competitive landscape. He also oversees BNEF’s Supply Chain focus area, a cross-company effort to provide insights on the battery supply chain, manufacturing, sustainability and advanced materials.He advises utilities, technology companies, investors and policymakers across these fields. He has authored numerous research papers and regularly speaks at international conferences and in the mainstream media. He was previously a Senior Associate within the Energy Smart Technologies team and regularly works on consulting projects for clients. He joined the company in 2009 as an analyst focused on the wind and solar sectors across the Middle East and Africa. Logan holds an MA (Hons) from Edinburgh University in ArabicPrior to joining the company, he has previously worked at the Next Century Foundation which is a nonprofit political think tank focused on conflict resolution.With a team of experts spread across six continents, BloombergNEF (BNEF) leverages the world’s most sophisticated data sets to create clear perspectives and in-depth forecasts that frame the financial, economic and policy implications of industry-transforming trends and technologies.BNEF clients include corporate strategy and business development professionals, finance professionals (traders, analysts, portfolio managers), as well as policy makers and regulators. They work with the largest corporations across utilities and generation, oil &amp; gas, equipment manufacturers, banking and finance, and government.Their team of experts, spread across six continents, provides independent analysis and insight by looking at specific sectors in depth, as well as cross-sector and cross-geography trends and implications.&quot;Logan Goldie-Scot on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/logan-goldie-scot-95724216/ Logan Goldie-Scot on Twitter  https://twitter.com/LoganGoldieScot BloombergNEF on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg-new-energy-finance/ BloombergNEF on Twitter https://twitter.com/BloombergNEF BloombergNEF website  https://about.bnef.com/The Silk Roads: A New History of the World - Peter Frankopan https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silk-Roads-New-History-World/dp/1408839970The Powerhouse: America, China, and the Great Battery War - Steve Levine https://www.amazon.com/Powerhouse-America-China-Great-Battery/dp/0143128329The Great Race: The Global Quest for the Car of the Future - Levi Tillemann https://www.amazon.com/Great-Race-Global-Quest-Future/dp/1476773505Follow us onlineTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Martijn Lammers, Lightyear - Episode 19</itunes:title>
    <title>Martijn Lammers, Lightyear - Episode 19</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Martijn Lammers is one of the founders of Lightyear, he is currently responsible for strategy. After having won the World Solar Challenge with a team of students, and gradating his masters in industrial design from Eindhoven University of Technology, he founded Lightyear with a team of 5 aiming to accelerate the adoption of electric cars. More specifically, Lightyears mission is to provide clean mobility for everyone. Their first car, Lightyear One, is an ultra-efficient car with solar cells ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[Martijn Lammers is one of the founders of Lightyear, he is currently responsible for strategy. After having won the World Solar Challenge with a team of students, and gradating his masters in industrial design from Eindhoven University of Technology, he founded Lightyear with a team of 5 aiming to accelerate the adoption of electric cars. More specifically, Lightyears mission is to provide clean mobility for everyone. Their first car, Lightyear One, is an ultra-efficient car with solar cells integrated in the hood and roof of the car.  Due to its efficiency, Lightyear One is partly self-sufficient, and can be charged by normal outlet at any other time ensuring it can independent of charging infrastructure. Lightyear One is in an exclusive segment costing €119.000 before taxes, enabling Lightyear to deliver a truly ground breaking product and developing the necessary  technology to matchLightyear is working with a team of 130 people based in Helmond, the Netherlands combining young and experienced A-players to form a strong team capable of achieving Lightyear&apos;s mission. Lightyear is currently in the process of building its first full prototype, to be completed in the second half of this year. The launch of this prototype will also be Lightyears launch to the public. Since the inception of Lightyear, there has also been a focus on the commercial validation of the concept as well resulting in over 80 Lightyear One&apos;s to be reserved and paid for. This group of ambassadors forms a strong backbone of Lightyears success so far.Martijn Lammers on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/martijn-lammers-70131b18/ Lightyear on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/company/lightyear.one/ Lightyear Cars on Twitter https://twitter.com/lightyear_cars Lightyear website  https://lightyear.one/ Lightyear on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lightyear_cars/ Lightyear on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/lightyear.cars/Introduction to Lightyear on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_QAWVUoZFg The Lean Start-up- Eric Ries https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0670921602/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0Design driven innovation – Roberto Verganti https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1422124827/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Martijn Lammers is one of the founders of Lightyear, he is currently responsible for strategy. After having won the World Solar Challenge with a team of students, and gradating his masters in industrial design from Eindhoven University of Technology, he founded Lightyear with a team of 5 aiming to accelerate the adoption of electric cars. More specifically, Lightyears mission is to provide clean mobility for everyone. Their first car, Lightyear One, is an ultra-efficient car with solar cells integrated in the hood and roof of the car.  Due to its efficiency, Lightyear One is partly self-sufficient, and can be charged by normal outlet at any other time ensuring it can independent of charging infrastructure. Lightyear One is in an exclusive segment costing €119.000 before taxes, enabling Lightyear to deliver a truly ground breaking product and developing the necessary  technology to matchLightyear is working with a team of 130 people based in Helmond, the Netherlands combining young and experienced A-players to form a strong team capable of achieving Lightyear&apos;s mission. Lightyear is currently in the process of building its first full prototype, to be completed in the second half of this year. The launch of this prototype will also be Lightyears launch to the public. Since the inception of Lightyear, there has also been a focus on the commercial validation of the concept as well resulting in over 80 Lightyear One&apos;s to be reserved and paid for. This group of ambassadors forms a strong backbone of Lightyears success so far.Martijn Lammers on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/martijn-lammers-70131b18/ Lightyear on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/company/lightyear.one/ Lightyear Cars on Twitter https://twitter.com/lightyear_cars Lightyear website  https://lightyear.one/ Lightyear on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lightyear_cars/ Lightyear on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/lightyear.cars/Introduction to Lightyear on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_QAWVUoZFg The Lean Start-up- Eric Ries https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0670921602/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0Design driven innovation – Roberto Verganti https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1422124827/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Ramya Swaminathan, Malta Inc - Episode 18</itunes:title>
    <title>Ramya Swaminathan, Malta Inc - Episode 18</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[It was very flattering when a Google Moonshot company, invested in by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos funded Breakthrough Energy Ventures, called to ask for help to scale their team. I took the opportunity whilst in Boston, MA, meeting the team, to record this episode with CEO Ramya Swaminathan, and to hear what’s it like to have such auspicious origins and investors, and what pressure that brings.About our guestRamya Swaminathan joined Malta from Rye Development, where she was CEO, co-founder and ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[It was very flattering when a Google Moonshot company, invested in by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos funded Breakthrough Energy Ventures, called to ask for help to scale their team. I took the opportunity whilst in Boston, MA, meeting the team, to record this episode with CEO Ramya Swaminathan, and to hear what’s it like to have such auspicious origins and investors, and what pressure that brings.About our guestRamya Swaminathan joined Malta from Rye Development, where she was CEO, co-founder and Member of the Board of FFP New Hydro. Under her leadership, Rye Development grew to be the leading developer of new hydropower projects in the United States and its portfolio of development projects, held at its holdco affiliate, FFP New Hydro, advanced from concept through FERC licensing and late stage development financing. She was also responsible for the expansion of Rye’s platform into energy storage, with the addition of two sizable pumped hydro storage development projects in the Pacific Northwest. At Rye Development, Ms. Swaminathan led a multi-disciplinary team, with specialists in engineering and construction, regulatory and environmental aspects, and power marketing.  She also led the company through several financing rounds, both at the platform and the project levels.Prior to her work in the hydropower space, Ms. Swaminathan was a public finance banker, most recently as a Director at UBS, where she focused on public power clients and senior managed more than $10 billion in financings. Ms. Swaminathan holds a Master’s in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government and a BA in Anthropology from Amherst College.The Malta concept is built upon well-established principles in thermodynamics for a system that stores energy as heat (in molten salt) and as cold (in a chilled liquid). The project was incubated at X, Alphabet’s Moonshot Factory, which applies audacious thinking and radical new technologies to solve the world’s most challenging problems. Based on the research they’d seen, X identified the Malta system as a product that had the potential to unlock a wealth of inexpensive clean energy to address global energy demands.X’s team designed individual system components and evaluated whether the concept could work in the real world at a competitive price-point. The next two years were spent incubating the concept with a focus on derisking the most challenging concepts first. When it became clear that the technology had potential to be commercially viable at grid scale, Malta was formed outside of Alphabet as its own independent company.Ramya Swaminathan on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramya-swaminathan-6a52a8b/Malta Inc website  https://www.maltainc.com/News stories discussed this week3 things to know about Malta, the Google-incubated and Bill Gates-backed startup https://www.greenbiz.com/article/3-things-know-about-malta-google-incubated-and-bill-gates-backed-startupFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI’m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[It was very flattering when a Google Moonshot company, invested in by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos funded Breakthrough Energy Ventures, called to ask for help to scale their team. I took the opportunity whilst in Boston, MA, meeting the team, to record this episode with CEO Ramya Swaminathan, and to hear what’s it like to have such auspicious origins and investors, and what pressure that brings.About our guestRamya Swaminathan joined Malta from Rye Development, where she was CEO, co-founder and Member of the Board of FFP New Hydro. Under her leadership, Rye Development grew to be the leading developer of new hydropower projects in the United States and its portfolio of development projects, held at its holdco affiliate, FFP New Hydro, advanced from concept through FERC licensing and late stage development financing. She was also responsible for the expansion of Rye’s platform into energy storage, with the addition of two sizable pumped hydro storage development projects in the Pacific Northwest. At Rye Development, Ms. Swaminathan led a multi-disciplinary team, with specialists in engineering and construction, regulatory and environmental aspects, and power marketing.  She also led the company through several financing rounds, both at the platform and the project levels.Prior to her work in the hydropower space, Ms. Swaminathan was a public finance banker, most recently as a Director at UBS, where she focused on public power clients and senior managed more than $10 billion in financings. Ms. Swaminathan holds a Master’s in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government and a BA in Anthropology from Amherst College.The Malta concept is built upon well-established principles in thermodynamics for a system that stores energy as heat (in molten salt) and as cold (in a chilled liquid). The project was incubated at X, Alphabet’s Moonshot Factory, which applies audacious thinking and radical new technologies to solve the world’s most challenging problems. Based on the research they’d seen, X identified the Malta system as a product that had the potential to unlock a wealth of inexpensive clean energy to address global energy demands.X’s team designed individual system components and evaluated whether the concept could work in the real world at a competitive price-point. The next two years were spent incubating the concept with a focus on derisking the most challenging concepts first. When it became clear that the technology had potential to be commercially viable at grid scale, Malta was formed outside of Alphabet as its own independent company.Ramya Swaminathan on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramya-swaminathan-6a52a8b/Malta Inc website  https://www.maltainc.com/News stories discussed this week3 things to know about Malta, the Google-incubated and Bill Gates-backed startup https://www.greenbiz.com/article/3-things-know-about-malta-google-incubated-and-bill-gates-backed-startupFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI’m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2019 10:20:46 +0100</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Javier Cavada, Highview Power - Episode 17</itunes:title>
    <title>Javier Cavada, Highview Power - Episode 17</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[On route to Boston, via London, I took the opportunity to meet Javier Cavada at the Highview Power offices in central London. We thought we might be able to break some big news, but alas that will have to wait for a future episode, but nonetheless we had a great conversation around long duration energy storage, and the prospects of a 100% renewable energy grid.About our guestDr. Javier Cavada joined Highview Power as CEO and President in September 2018 with the mission to drive the ambitious ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[On route to Boston, via London, I took the opportunity to meet Javier Cavada at the Highview Power offices in central London. We thought we might be able to break some big news, but alas that will have to wait for a future episode, but nonetheless we had a great conversation around long duration energy storage, and the prospects of a 100% renewable energy grid.About our guestDr. Javier Cavada joined Highview Power as CEO and President in September 2018 with the mission to drive the ambitious global expansion strategy for the company’s proprietary cryogenic energy storage technology. Cavada previously spent 17 years in leadership positions at Wärtsilä Corporation, one of the world’s top technology companies in the energy market. As president of Wärtsilä’s energy division and member of the corporation’s executive board, Cavada led the company’s drive toward 100% renewables, spearheading a deep transformation that enabled the company to become a leading system integrator.Under Cavada’s leadership, Wärtsilä’s global market share in gas and liquid fuel power plants grew from nine percent to 21 percent. His long career at Wärtsilä also included extensive international experience, including executive roles in China, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and Finland. In combination with these executive roles, Cavada chaired the board of Greensmith Energy Management Inc. He has also held leadership roles within the German multinational firm Robert Bosch in the fields of automotive technology and manufacturing. Cavada holds a PhD in industrial engineering and among other awards has been recognized as a Distinguished Alumni by the University of Cantabria in Spain.Highview Power is a designer and developer of a proprietary cryogenic energy storage technology that delivers reliable and cost-effective long-duration energy storage to enable a 100% renewable energy future. Its proprietary technology uses liquid air as the storage medium and can deliver anywhere from 20 MW/80 MWh to more than 200 MW/1.2 GWh of energy has a lifespan of 30 to 40 years. Developed using proven components from mature industries, it delivers pumped-hydro capabilities without geographical constraints and can be configured to convert waste heat and cold to power.Javier Cavada on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/javiercavadacamino/Javier Cavada on Twitter https://twitter.com/CaminoCavadaHighview Power on Twitter    https://twitter.com/HighviewPowerHighview Power website  https://www.highviewpower.com/News stories discussed this weekFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI’m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[On route to Boston, via London, I took the opportunity to meet Javier Cavada at the Highview Power offices in central London. We thought we might be able to break some big news, but alas that will have to wait for a future episode, but nonetheless we had a great conversation around long duration energy storage, and the prospects of a 100% renewable energy grid.About our guestDr. Javier Cavada joined Highview Power as CEO and President in September 2018 with the mission to drive the ambitious global expansion strategy for the company’s proprietary cryogenic energy storage technology. Cavada previously spent 17 years in leadership positions at Wärtsilä Corporation, one of the world’s top technology companies in the energy market. As president of Wärtsilä’s energy division and member of the corporation’s executive board, Cavada led the company’s drive toward 100% renewables, spearheading a deep transformation that enabled the company to become a leading system integrator.Under Cavada’s leadership, Wärtsilä’s global market share in gas and liquid fuel power plants grew from nine percent to 21 percent. His long career at Wärtsilä also included extensive international experience, including executive roles in China, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and Finland. In combination with these executive roles, Cavada chaired the board of Greensmith Energy Management Inc. He has also held leadership roles within the German multinational firm Robert Bosch in the fields of automotive technology and manufacturing. Cavada holds a PhD in industrial engineering and among other awards has been recognized as a Distinguished Alumni by the University of Cantabria in Spain.Highview Power is a designer and developer of a proprietary cryogenic energy storage technology that delivers reliable and cost-effective long-duration energy storage to enable a 100% renewable energy future. Its proprietary technology uses liquid air as the storage medium and can deliver anywhere from 20 MW/80 MWh to more than 200 MW/1.2 GWh of energy has a lifespan of 30 to 40 years. Developed using proven components from mature industries, it delivers pumped-hydro capabilities without geographical constraints and can be configured to convert waste heat and cold to power.Javier Cavada on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/javiercavadacamino/Javier Cavada on Twitter https://twitter.com/CaminoCavadaHighview Power on Twitter    https://twitter.com/HighviewPowerHighview Power website  https://www.highviewpower.com/News stories discussed this weekFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI’m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Jordan Brompton, myenergi - Episode 16</itunes:title>
    <title>Jordan Brompton, myenergi - Episode 16</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jordan is one of these people who is so passionate about life. Anything that is giving a good message for the future of our planet and sustainability she is all for. Jordan has always had a very entrepreneurial spirit starting work at a very young age and naturally progressing within any company she has ever worked for to managerial status quickly. Her background consists of radio presenting, renewable energy sales, education, to setting up her own business up in Distribution of cycling produ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[Jordan is one of these people who is so passionate about life. Anything that is giving a good message for the future of our planet and sustainability she is all for. Jordan has always had a very entrepreneurial spirit starting work at a very young age and naturally progressing within any company she has ever worked for to managerial status quickly. Her background consists of radio presenting, renewable energy sales, education, to setting up her own business up in Distribution of cycling products.Lee and Jordan linked back in 2011 during Lee’s time with the company 4eco the manufacturer of an eco-power diverter that heats the home owner’s immersion heater with surplus solar power. Jordan really found her passion within the Renewable Industry and knew this is where she belonged, Jordan brought the company millions of pounds worth of sales within her 2-year period in the company.Jordan has been instrumental in the success of myenergi really driving the brand forward and pushing it out to a very large audience, within minimal time and with a minimal budget.Lee and Jordan have created a market leading brand out of their little base in Binbrook/ Lincolnshire. Lee develops the products with his team, Jordan brings them to market, they’re the ultimate dream team, or pinky and the brain as Jordan often describes them both. The pair have grown the company from a small team of 6 to now just under 50 people, attracting investment from prestigious businessmen Sir Terry Leahy (Ex CEO of Tesco) &amp; Bill Currie of the William Currie Group. The pair invested £1.2 million to help the team grow, manage cash flow and secure components overseas to meet demand.On a personal level Jordan has done a lot of travelling and has been around the world and back, her favourite place being California. She adores her husband, family and friends and is about to birth her first child. Jordan loves anything spiritual or ‘conspiracy based’. She classes herself as awakened &amp; conscious. She listens to Podcasts her favourite being Joe Rogan and is a huge fan of Elon Musk’s work.Jordan see’s herself with the myenergi brand way into the future, it’s her personal mission to turn it into a global trusted household name, being a big part of the energy and transport revolution.Jordan Brompton on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanbrompton/ Jordan Brompton on Twitter  https://twitter.com/JordeeGee myenergi on Twitter    https://twitter.com/MyEnergiLTD myenergi website  https://myenergi.uk/Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping our Future https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elon-Musk-Billionaire-SpaceX-Shaping/dp/0753555646/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1551797670&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=elon+musk+autobiography Management in Ten words – Sir Terry Leahy - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1847940919/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Follow us onlineTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jordan is one of these people who is so passionate about life. Anything that is giving a good message for the future of our planet and sustainability she is all for. Jordan has always had a very entrepreneurial spirit starting work at a very young age and naturally progressing within any company she has ever worked for to managerial status quickly. Her background consists of radio presenting, renewable energy sales, education, to setting up her own business up in Distribution of cycling products.Lee and Jordan linked back in 2011 during Lee’s time with the company 4eco the manufacturer of an eco-power diverter that heats the home owner’s immersion heater with surplus solar power. Jordan really found her passion within the Renewable Industry and knew this is where she belonged, Jordan brought the company millions of pounds worth of sales within her 2-year period in the company.Jordan has been instrumental in the success of myenergi really driving the brand forward and pushing it out to a very large audience, within minimal time and with a minimal budget.Lee and Jordan have created a market leading brand out of their little base in Binbrook/ Lincolnshire. Lee develops the products with his team, Jordan brings them to market, they’re the ultimate dream team, or pinky and the brain as Jordan often describes them both. The pair have grown the company from a small team of 6 to now just under 50 people, attracting investment from prestigious businessmen Sir Terry Leahy (Ex CEO of Tesco) &amp; Bill Currie of the William Currie Group. The pair invested £1.2 million to help the team grow, manage cash flow and secure components overseas to meet demand.On a personal level Jordan has done a lot of travelling and has been around the world and back, her favourite place being California. She adores her husband, family and friends and is about to birth her first child. Jordan loves anything spiritual or ‘conspiracy based’. She classes herself as awakened &amp; conscious. She listens to Podcasts her favourite being Joe Rogan and is a huge fan of Elon Musk’s work.Jordan see’s herself with the myenergi brand way into the future, it’s her personal mission to turn it into a global trusted household name, being a big part of the energy and transport revolution.Jordan Brompton on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanbrompton/ Jordan Brompton on Twitter  https://twitter.com/JordeeGee myenergi on Twitter    https://twitter.com/MyEnergiLTD myenergi website  https://myenergi.uk/Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping our Future https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elon-Musk-Billionaire-SpaceX-Shaping/dp/0753555646/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1551797670&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=elon+musk+autobiography Management in Ten words – Sir Terry Leahy - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1847940919/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Follow us onlineTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 10:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Toddington Harper, GRIDSERVE - Episode 15</itunes:title>
    <title>Toddington Harper, GRIDSERVE - Episode 15</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Toddington Harper, CEO of GRIDSERVE, is an experienced clean-energy entrepreneur, executive and investor with more than 16 years of CEO experience across five sustainable energy companies. Toddington has developed and built over 350MW of solar and battery projects in the UK generating in excess of £200M of revenues over a 4-year period. He was previously the co-founder and CEO of BELECTRIC UK before selling the business to RWE Innogy in December 2016.GRIDSERVE is a tech-enabled international ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[Toddington Harper, CEO of GRIDSERVE, is an experienced clean-energy entrepreneur, executive and investor with more than 16 years of CEO experience across five sustainable energy companies. Toddington has developed and built over 350MW of solar and battery projects in the UK generating in excess of £200M of revenues over a 4-year period. He was previously the co-founder and CEO of BELECTRIC UK before selling the business to RWE Innogy in December 2016.GRIDSERVE is a tech-enabled international sustainable energy business which develops, builds, owns and operates solar energy and battery storage solutions for critical power infrastructure.  GRIDSERVE’s team have been responsible for the development, construction and operation of more than a gigawatt of solar energy and energy storage solutions, including connecting over 100 utility-scale sustainable energy projects to the UK grid. GRIDSERVE is interested in exploring new project opportunities, funding partners, and making new connections, for both hybrid solar farms and Electric Forecourts®Toddington Harper on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddington/ Toddington Harper on Twitter  https://twitter.com/toddington_h GRIDSERVE on Twitter    https://twitter.com/GRIDSERVE_HQ GRIDSERVE website  https://www.gridserve.com/GRIDSERVE to deploy 60 MW of bifacial-plus-tracking projects in the UK https://www.pv-magazine.com/2019/03/01/gridserve-to-deploy-60-mw-of-bifacial-plus-tracking-projects-in-the-uk/GRIDSERVE launch ELECTRIC FORECOURTS https://www.gridserve.com/post/copy-of-design-a-stunning-blogThink and grow rich – Napoleon Hill - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Grow-Rich-Original-Restored/dp/0990797600/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1551797546&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=grow+and+think+richElon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping our Future https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elon-Musk-Billionaire-SpaceX-Shaping/dp/0753555646/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1551797670&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=elon+musk+autobiography Follow us onlineTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Toddington Harper, CEO of GRIDSERVE, is an experienced clean-energy entrepreneur, executive and investor with more than 16 years of CEO experience across five sustainable energy companies. Toddington has developed and built over 350MW of solar and battery projects in the UK generating in excess of £200M of revenues over a 4-year period. He was previously the co-founder and CEO of BELECTRIC UK before selling the business to RWE Innogy in December 2016.GRIDSERVE is a tech-enabled international sustainable energy business which develops, builds, owns and operates solar energy and battery storage solutions for critical power infrastructure.  GRIDSERVE’s team have been responsible for the development, construction and operation of more than a gigawatt of solar energy and energy storage solutions, including connecting over 100 utility-scale sustainable energy projects to the UK grid. GRIDSERVE is interested in exploring new project opportunities, funding partners, and making new connections, for both hybrid solar farms and Electric Forecourts®Toddington Harper on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddington/ Toddington Harper on Twitter  https://twitter.com/toddington_h GRIDSERVE on Twitter    https://twitter.com/GRIDSERVE_HQ GRIDSERVE website  https://www.gridserve.com/GRIDSERVE to deploy 60 MW of bifacial-plus-tracking projects in the UK https://www.pv-magazine.com/2019/03/01/gridserve-to-deploy-60-mw-of-bifacial-plus-tracking-projects-in-the-uk/GRIDSERVE launch ELECTRIC FORECOURTS https://www.gridserve.com/post/copy-of-design-a-stunning-blogThink and grow rich – Napoleon Hill - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Grow-Rich-Original-Restored/dp/0990797600/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1551797546&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=grow+and+think+richElon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping our Future https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elon-Musk-Billionaire-SpaceX-Shaping/dp/0753555646/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1551797670&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=elon+musk+autobiography Follow us onlineTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Jan Michael Hess, Ecosummit - Episode 14</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[If you are in the European cleantech start-up ecosystem, it would be very hard not to know of Jan Michael Hess. Jan is the life and soul of any party, and in particular those he hosts after each day at the Ecosummit. This year Ecosummit celebrates its’ tenth anniversary. The list of cleantech start-ups that have pitched at the event over the years is a veritable who’s who of successful companies, along with some of the most focused VC’s and CVC’s, not to mention some super sector service prov...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[If you are in the European cleantech start-up ecosystem, it would be very hard not to know of Jan Michael Hess. Jan is the life and soul of any party, and in particular those he hosts after each day at the Ecosummit. This year Ecosummit celebrates its’ tenth anniversary. The list of cleantech start-ups that have pitched at the event over the years is a veritable who’s who of successful companies, along with some of the most focused VC’s and CVC’s, not to mention some super sector service providers, like Hyperion 🙂About our guestJan is Founder of Ecosummit and Ecosummit Ventures. Ecosummit is Europe’s leading conference for smart green startups, investors and corporates. Our vision is to automate sustainability in energy, mobility and cities. Our events are startup markets enabling business development, co-investing, open innovation, corporate venturing and M&amp;A. Since 2010, Jan organised 19 conferences in 5 countries. Ecosummit TV on YouTube provides over 1.000 videos (450.000 views).Ecosummit Ventures will be a new smart green VC in Berlin that invests in promising European software and hardware startups with B2C and B2B business models in energy, mobility and cities. Ecosummit Ventures leverages the deal flow, investor network and track record of 19 Ecosummit conferences in 5 countries since 2010. The initiator of Ecosummit Ventures is Jan Michael Hess, the founder of Ecosummit. We’re looking for 2 GPs with VC track record and green heart beat to join as co-founders as soon as possible.Prior to founding Mobile Economy in 2000, Jan worked for Pixelpark, Icon Medialab and Ciao as Strategy Consultant, Senior Project Manager and Head of Marketing and Sales. Holding a business degree from the University of Mannheim, he lives in Berlin with his wife Simone and their son Mateo and is a big fan of Yoga, Japan and Jazz.Jan Michael Hess on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/janmichaelhess/EcoSummit on Twitter  https://twitter.com/ecosummitEcoSummit    https://ecosummit.net/EcoSummit on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ecosummitTVNews stories discussed this weekVenture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist https://www.amazon.co.uk/Venture-Deals-Smarter-Lawyer-Capitalist/dp/1118443616EcoSummit Ventures  https://ecosummit.net/venturesFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI’m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you are in the European cleantech start-up ecosystem, it would be very hard not to know of Jan Michael Hess. Jan is the life and soul of any party, and in particular those he hosts after each day at the Ecosummit. This year Ecosummit celebrates its’ tenth anniversary. The list of cleantech start-ups that have pitched at the event over the years is a veritable who’s who of successful companies, along with some of the most focused VC’s and CVC’s, not to mention some super sector service providers, like Hyperion 🙂About our guestJan is Founder of Ecosummit and Ecosummit Ventures. Ecosummit is Europe’s leading conference for smart green startups, investors and corporates. Our vision is to automate sustainability in energy, mobility and cities. Our events are startup markets enabling business development, co-investing, open innovation, corporate venturing and M&amp;A. Since 2010, Jan organised 19 conferences in 5 countries. Ecosummit TV on YouTube provides over 1.000 videos (450.000 views).Ecosummit Ventures will be a new smart green VC in Berlin that invests in promising European software and hardware startups with B2C and B2B business models in energy, mobility and cities. Ecosummit Ventures leverages the deal flow, investor network and track record of 19 Ecosummit conferences in 5 countries since 2010. The initiator of Ecosummit Ventures is Jan Michael Hess, the founder of Ecosummit. We’re looking for 2 GPs with VC track record and green heart beat to join as co-founders as soon as possible.Prior to founding Mobile Economy in 2000, Jan worked for Pixelpark, Icon Medialab and Ciao as Strategy Consultant, Senior Project Manager and Head of Marketing and Sales. Holding a business degree from the University of Mannheim, he lives in Berlin with his wife Simone and their son Mateo and is a big fan of Yoga, Japan and Jazz.Jan Michael Hess on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/janmichaelhess/EcoSummit on Twitter  https://twitter.com/ecosummitEcoSummit    https://ecosummit.net/EcoSummit on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ecosummitTVNews stories discussed this weekVenture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist https://www.amazon.co.uk/Venture-Deals-Smarter-Lawyer-Capitalist/dp/1118443616EcoSummit Ventures  https://ecosummit.net/venturesFollow us online, write a review (please) or subscribeI’m very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated.Twitter twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2019 10:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Kristof Vereenooghe, EVBox - Episode 13</itunes:title>
    <title>Kristof Vereenooghe, EVBox - Episode 13</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kristof Vereenooghe is the CEO of EVBox, the global market leader in charging solutions for electric vehicles and related cloud services. Mr. Vereenooghe is a proven technology executive with deep SaaS-Cloud software expertise and a track record in transforming startups into key players in their industry. Before joining EVBox, Mr. Vereenooghe had a leading role within different startups that have become key players in their industry such as Bynder, LUMA Marketing Technologies and Xeikon.EVBox...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[Kristof Vereenooghe is the CEO of EVBox, the global market leader in charging solutions for electric vehicles and related cloud services. Mr. Vereenooghe is a proven technology executive with deep SaaS-Cloud software expertise and a track record in transforming startups into key players in their industry. Before joining EVBox, Mr. Vereenooghe had a leading role within different startups that have become key players in their industry such as Bynder, LUMA Marketing Technologies and Xeikon.EVBox is the leading global manufacturer of electric vehicle charging stations and charging management software. With over 60,000 charging points across more than 45 countries worldwide, EVBox helps electric drivers get access to charging infrastructure at any point in their journey.Founded in 2010, EVBox made its breakthrough when the market for electric vehicles (EVs) was still in its infancy. Its founders set their hearts and eyes on a clear concept: a fully modular charging station that facilitates easy installation, maintenance upgrades, and above all, uncompromising quality and durability.Soon, EVBox became the sole supplier of public charging infrastructure in cities such as Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Monaco. Meanwhile, EVBox played an active role in promoting Smart Charging technologies and roaming of charging infrastructure with industry partners and public organizations.In 2017, EVBox was acquired by energy utility and global service provider ENGIE, who identified EVBox as a disruptive, leading cleantech company making a difference in the fast-growing industry of electric mobility. In 2018, EVBox acquired the ultra-fast charging station manufacturer EVTronic, adding 700 previously installed fast charging stations to EVBox’s European network.Today, with projects running across Europe, North America, South America, and Asia, EVBox moves forward by perfecting its original recipe with a second generation of hardware and software that are easy to use, energy-efficient, scalable, and future-proof.Kristof Vereenooghe on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristof-vereenooghe-24a4a52/ EVBox on Twitter  https://twitter.com/evbox EVBox   https://evbox.com/rEVolution conference https://www.revolution19.amsterdam/ (For an EVBox exclusive 25% off use this link: https://www.revolution19.amsterdam/?promo=EVBoxSocial25.)Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Kristof Vereenooghe is the CEO of EVBox, the global market leader in charging solutions for electric vehicles and related cloud services. Mr. Vereenooghe is a proven technology executive with deep SaaS-Cloud software expertise and a track record in transforming startups into key players in their industry. Before joining EVBox, Mr. Vereenooghe had a leading role within different startups that have become key players in their industry such as Bynder, LUMA Marketing Technologies and Xeikon.EVBox is the leading global manufacturer of electric vehicle charging stations and charging management software. With over 60,000 charging points across more than 45 countries worldwide, EVBox helps electric drivers get access to charging infrastructure at any point in their journey.Founded in 2010, EVBox made its breakthrough when the market for electric vehicles (EVs) was still in its infancy. Its founders set their hearts and eyes on a clear concept: a fully modular charging station that facilitates easy installation, maintenance upgrades, and above all, uncompromising quality and durability.Soon, EVBox became the sole supplier of public charging infrastructure in cities such as Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Monaco. Meanwhile, EVBox played an active role in promoting Smart Charging technologies and roaming of charging infrastructure with industry partners and public organizations.In 2017, EVBox was acquired by energy utility and global service provider ENGIE, who identified EVBox as a disruptive, leading cleantech company making a difference in the fast-growing industry of electric mobility. In 2018, EVBox acquired the ultra-fast charging station manufacturer EVTronic, adding 700 previously installed fast charging stations to EVBox’s European network.Today, with projects running across Europe, North America, South America, and Asia, EVBox moves forward by perfecting its original recipe with a second generation of hardware and software that are easy to use, energy-efficient, scalable, and future-proof.Kristof Vereenooghe on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristof-vereenooghe-24a4a52/ EVBox on Twitter  https://twitter.com/evbox EVBox   https://evbox.com/rEVolution conference https://www.revolution19.amsterdam/ (For an EVBox exclusive 25% off use this link: https://www.revolution19.amsterdam/?promo=EVBoxSocial25.)Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2019 08:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Scott Shepard, Free2Move - Episode 12</itunes:title>
    <title>Scott Shepard, Free2Move - Episode 12</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Scott Shepard, Chief Commercial Officer, Free2Move, is an urbanist, mobility expert, board advisor, and thought leader who is passionate about the intersection of cities, mobility, and innovation. Possesses a unique balance of technical, operational, and consulting experience, within the domains of shared mobility, sustainable transport, and urban strategy.Frequent public speaker on shared mobility, public transport innovation, mobility technologies, and urban transport policy. Implements and...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[Scott Shepard, Chief Commercial Officer, Free2Move, is an urbanist, mobility expert, board advisor, and thought leader who is passionate about the intersection of cities, mobility, and innovation. Possesses a unique balance of technical, operational, and consulting experience, within the domains of shared mobility, sustainable transport, and urban strategy.Frequent public speaker on shared mobility, public transport innovation, mobility technologies, and urban transport policy. Implements and delivers complex mobility solutions, providing thought leadership, strategic planning, project delivery, and executive consulting to startups, investors, agencies, and corporations.Technical expertise in transport policy &amp; strategies, urban planning &amp; design, information &amp; communication technology, and integrated payment systems. Skilled in international business development, strategic marketing, product launch, technical program management, and P&amp;L responsibilityScott Shepard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-s-7482a7a/ Free2move on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Free2MoveApp Free2move:   https://www.free2move.com/MOVE conference https://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/move/index.stm Book recommendationsDavid Byrne – Bicycle Diaries https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bicycle-Diaries-David-Byrne/dp/0571241034 Upton Sinclair – The Jungle https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jungle-Clydesdale-Classics-Upton-Sinclair/dp/1945186046/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1550010611&amp;sr=1-1Follow us onlineTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Scott Shepard, Chief Commercial Officer, Free2Move, is an urbanist, mobility expert, board advisor, and thought leader who is passionate about the intersection of cities, mobility, and innovation. Possesses a unique balance of technical, operational, and consulting experience, within the domains of shared mobility, sustainable transport, and urban strategy.Frequent public speaker on shared mobility, public transport innovation, mobility technologies, and urban transport policy. Implements and delivers complex mobility solutions, providing thought leadership, strategic planning, project delivery, and executive consulting to startups, investors, agencies, and corporations.Technical expertise in transport policy &amp; strategies, urban planning &amp; design, information &amp; communication technology, and integrated payment systems. Skilled in international business development, strategic marketing, product launch, technical program management, and P&amp;L responsibilityScott Shepard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-s-7482a7a/ Free2move on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Free2MoveApp Free2move:   https://www.free2move.com/MOVE conference https://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/move/index.stm Book recommendationsDavid Byrne – Bicycle Diaries https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bicycle-Diaries-David-Byrne/dp/0571241034 Upton Sinclair – The Jungle https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jungle-Clydesdale-Classics-Upton-Sinclair/dp/1945186046/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1550010611&amp;sr=1-1Follow us onlineTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2019 11:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Hugo Tilmouth, ChargedUP - Episode 11</itunes:title>
    <title>Hugo Tilmouth, ChargedUP - Episode 11</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[About our guest...Hugo Tilmouth, CEO and Founder of ChargedUP, dubbed by the BBC as "The Boris Bike of Phone charging.”  After studying both a degree and Masters in Renewable Energy Engineering Hugo spent time with payment processing start-up Tilt, and innovative cleantech start-up Pavegen, which generates clean energy from footfall. He went on to co-found ChargedUp in 2017.ChargedUp has a distributed network of shareable power banks across London, allowing their users to keep their mobile ph...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[About our guest...Hugo Tilmouth, CEO and Founder of ChargedUP, dubbed by the BBC as &quot;The Boris Bike of Phone charging.”  After studying both a degree and Masters in Renewable Energy Engineering Hugo spent time with payment processing start-up Tilt, and innovative cleantech start-up Pavegen, which generates clean energy from footfall. He went on to co-found ChargedUp in 2017.ChargedUp has a distributed network of shareable power banks across London, allowing their users to keep their mobile phones charged up whenever you are out and about. ChargedUp is revolutionising the way you charge your phone on the go. Simply, rent a power bank, charge your devices and then return it to any station across the network. You now never need to worry about charging your phone on the go again!ChargedUp Batteries combine cutting edge technology with green electricity to become the best solution to your battery life problems. Includes iPhone, Micro-USB and USB Type C cables.The company have ambitious plans to scale internationally. GUEST LINKS HEREHugo Tilmouth on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugotilmouth/  ChargedUp on Twitter  https://twitter.com/ChargedUpWorld ChargedUP on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ChargedUpWorld/ ChargedUp   https://www.chargedup.green/ EPISODE LINKS HEREM&amp;S will let you charge your phone for 50p at new vending stations https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/ms-vending-machines-you-charge-13949898 Podcast recommendationsMasters of Scale https://mastersofscale.com/How I built this https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-this Follow us onlineTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[About our guest...Hugo Tilmouth, CEO and Founder of ChargedUP, dubbed by the BBC as &quot;The Boris Bike of Phone charging.”  After studying both a degree and Masters in Renewable Energy Engineering Hugo spent time with payment processing start-up Tilt, and innovative cleantech start-up Pavegen, which generates clean energy from footfall. He went on to co-found ChargedUp in 2017.ChargedUp has a distributed network of shareable power banks across London, allowing their users to keep their mobile phones charged up whenever you are out and about. ChargedUp is revolutionising the way you charge your phone on the go. Simply, rent a power bank, charge your devices and then return it to any station across the network. You now never need to worry about charging your phone on the go again!ChargedUp Batteries combine cutting edge technology with green electricity to become the best solution to your battery life problems. Includes iPhone, Micro-USB and USB Type C cables.The company have ambitious plans to scale internationally. GUEST LINKS HEREHugo Tilmouth on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugotilmouth/  ChargedUp on Twitter  https://twitter.com/ChargedUpWorld ChargedUP on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ChargedUpWorld/ ChargedUp   https://www.chargedup.green/ EPISODE LINKS HEREM&amp;S will let you charge your phone for 50p at new vending stations https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/ms-vending-machines-you-charge-13949898 Podcast recommendationsMasters of Scale https://mastersofscale.com/How I built this https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-this Follow us onlineTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2019 11:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Martijn Lopes Cardozo, Black Bear Carbon - Episode 10</itunes:title>
    <title>Martijn Lopes Cardozo, Black Bear Carbon - Episode 10</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Martijn Lopes Cardozo is a Dutch entrepreneur and international executive. He spent several years in the US where he built and grew a number of technology companies, all of which had successful exits. Upon his return to The Netherlands in 2008 Martijn joined several large corporations in strategy and M&amp;A roles. He now brings the circular economy to tires as the CEO of Black Bear Carbon, the tire-to-Carbon Black upcycling company, which earlier this week was selected as a Global Cleantech ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[Martijn Lopes Cardozo is a Dutch entrepreneur and international executive. He spent several years in the US where he built and grew a number of technology companies, all of which had successful exits. Upon his return to The Netherlands in 2008 Martijn joined several large corporations in strategy and M&amp;A roles. He now brings the circular economy to tires as the CEO of Black Bear Carbon, the tire-to-Carbon Black upcycling company, which earlier this week was selected as a Global Cleantech 100 company for the second year running. Martijn holds a MSc degree in Applied Physics from TU Delft and an MBA from Harvard Business School.Are you worried about tires? With climate change and ocean plastic keeping us up at night, probably not. But every year, more than 1.5 billion polluting end-of-life tires enter the global waste stream, with no sustainable solution for their re-use. Until now. Black Bear upcycles end-of-life tires to produce sustainable, high-quality Carbon Black. This replaces virgin Carbon Black traditionally produced by burning oil – preventing CO2 emissions and solving the global waste tire problem.Black Bear sells their recovered Carbon Black to major clients worldwide for use in tires, technical rubber, coatings, plastics and inks, including the coatings multinational AkzoNobel and more than 30 other strategically-chosen customers. Black Bear currently operates an industrial-scale prototype plant in the Netherlands, which is capable of processing more than 1 million tires annually. Their plan is to lead the transition towards a circular economy for tires by rolling out hundreds of tire upcycling plants with local partners around the world, focusing on Europe for their next plants. When Black Bear reaches their full potential of repurposing every end-of-life tire with their circular solution, they will reduce global annual oil consumption by more than 215 million barrels.Black Bear’s energy-positive process for producing the world’s first Cradle-to-Cradle certified™ Carbon Black is scalable, quickly implementable, and by far the most cost-effective way of producing Carbon Black. Their automated, IoT-optimised production follows a circular economy model: tire rubber with all steel removed is carbonized -- carefully heated in the absence of oxygen. This creates gas, crude oil, electricity and solid char. The solid char is processed to create high-quality rCB, while the oil, gas and energy produced can either power the process or be sold into other markets.In 2018 Black Bear secured €16 million in fresh capital from a consortium including investors like ING Sustainable Investments and Capricorn Venture Partners, to further refine their technology and commence the global rollout.Martijn Lopes Cardoza on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/martijnlopescardozo/Martijn Lopes Cardoza on Twitter   https://twitter.com/martijnlopesBlack Bear Carbon on Twitter  https://twitter.com/blackbearcarbon Black Bear Carbon   https://blackbearcarbon.com/Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/Black Box Thinking – Matthew Syed https://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Box-Thinking-Marginal-Performance/dp/1473613809/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1464252285&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Black+Box+Thinking Walter Isaacson: The Genius Biographies: Benjamin Franklin, Einstein, and Steve Jobs https://www.amazon.co.uk/Walter-Isaacson-Biographies-Benjamin-Franklin/dp/1501189018/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1548766218&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=walter+isaacson]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Martijn Lopes Cardozo is a Dutch entrepreneur and international executive. He spent several years in the US where he built and grew a number of technology companies, all of which had successful exits. Upon his return to The Netherlands in 2008 Martijn joined several large corporations in strategy and M&amp;A roles. He now brings the circular economy to tires as the CEO of Black Bear Carbon, the tire-to-Carbon Black upcycling company, which earlier this week was selected as a Global Cleantech 100 company for the second year running. Martijn holds a MSc degree in Applied Physics from TU Delft and an MBA from Harvard Business School.Are you worried about tires? With climate change and ocean plastic keeping us up at night, probably not. But every year, more than 1.5 billion polluting end-of-life tires enter the global waste stream, with no sustainable solution for their re-use. Until now. Black Bear upcycles end-of-life tires to produce sustainable, high-quality Carbon Black. This replaces virgin Carbon Black traditionally produced by burning oil – preventing CO2 emissions and solving the global waste tire problem.Black Bear sells their recovered Carbon Black to major clients worldwide for use in tires, technical rubber, coatings, plastics and inks, including the coatings multinational AkzoNobel and more than 30 other strategically-chosen customers. Black Bear currently operates an industrial-scale prototype plant in the Netherlands, which is capable of processing more than 1 million tires annually. Their plan is to lead the transition towards a circular economy for tires by rolling out hundreds of tire upcycling plants with local partners around the world, focusing on Europe for their next plants. When Black Bear reaches their full potential of repurposing every end-of-life tire with their circular solution, they will reduce global annual oil consumption by more than 215 million barrels.Black Bear’s energy-positive process for producing the world’s first Cradle-to-Cradle certified™ Carbon Black is scalable, quickly implementable, and by far the most cost-effective way of producing Carbon Black. Their automated, IoT-optimised production follows a circular economy model: tire rubber with all steel removed is carbonized -- carefully heated in the absence of oxygen. This creates gas, crude oil, electricity and solid char. The solid char is processed to create high-quality rCB, while the oil, gas and energy produced can either power the process or be sold into other markets.In 2018 Black Bear secured €16 million in fresh capital from a consortium including investors like ING Sustainable Investments and Capricorn Venture Partners, to further refine their technology and commence the global rollout.Martijn Lopes Cardoza on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/martijnlopescardozo/Martijn Lopes Cardoza on Twitter   https://twitter.com/martijnlopesBlack Bear Carbon on Twitter  https://twitter.com/blackbearcarbon Black Bear Carbon   https://blackbearcarbon.com/Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/Black Box Thinking – Matthew Syed https://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Box-Thinking-Marginal-Performance/dp/1473613809/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1464252285&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Black+Box+Thinking Walter Isaacson: The Genius Biographies: Benjamin Franklin, Einstein, and Steve Jobs https://www.amazon.co.uk/Walter-Isaacson-Biographies-Benjamin-Franklin/dp/1501189018/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1548766218&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=walter+isaacson]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2019 10:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Devrim Celal, CEO of Upside Energy - Episode 9</itunes:title>
    <title>Devrim Celal, CEO of Upside Energy - Episode 9</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week David talks to Devrim Celal, CEO of Upside Energy. Devrim is a highly successful, award winning entrepreneur with a career spanning leadership role in technology, finance and energy.Educated in Paris, London and Yale, where he was a Fulbright scholar, Devrim has since held senior roles at A T Kearney where he led strategy development, Sapient where he established the European operations and as a partner at Lansdowne Corporate Finance. He is now CEO of UK energy tech company Upside E...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[This week David talks to Devrim Celal, CEO of Upside Energy. Devrim is a highly successful, award winning entrepreneur with a career spanning leadership role in technology, finance and energy.Educated in Paris, London and Yale, where he was a Fulbright scholar, Devrim has since held senior roles at A T Kearney where he led strategy development, Sapient where he established the European operations and as a partner at Lansdowne Corporate Finance. He is now CEO of UK energy tech company Upside Energy, leading the organisation from its initial days as a start up to its dynamic growth in this fast-growing sector. He is an avid athlete having been a regular competitor in endurance running events. He runs to promote awareness of and raise funds for MS related charities.Working in the cloud, in real-time, the Upside Platform can respond rapidly to market signals and deploy new solutions as the energy system evolves. This means we can give our customers immediate visibility of their energy usage and device performance, identifying opportunities as they emerge. The Upside Platform can connect to a wide range of devices, including battery storage systems, electric vehicles, UPS and heating and cooling systems. Providing real-time data and advanced forecasting, it enables our customers to fully optimise their return on investment and market positioning, by dispatching demand-side flexibility in real-time.Devrim Celal on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/dcelal/ Upside Energy on Twitter  https://twitter.com/upsideenergyUpside Energy   https://upsideenergy.co.uk/Delta EE report on aggregators https://www.delta-ee.com/delta-ee-blog/demand-side-response-aggregators-the-race-to-profitability.htmlBOOK RECOMMENDATIONFrom good to great- Jim Collins - https://www.delta-ee.com/delta-ee-blog/demand-side-response-aggregators-the-race-to-profitability.htmlTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[This week David talks to Devrim Celal, CEO of Upside Energy. Devrim is a highly successful, award winning entrepreneur with a career spanning leadership role in technology, finance and energy.Educated in Paris, London and Yale, where he was a Fulbright scholar, Devrim has since held senior roles at A T Kearney where he led strategy development, Sapient where he established the European operations and as a partner at Lansdowne Corporate Finance. He is now CEO of UK energy tech company Upside Energy, leading the organisation from its initial days as a start up to its dynamic growth in this fast-growing sector. He is an avid athlete having been a regular competitor in endurance running events. He runs to promote awareness of and raise funds for MS related charities.Working in the cloud, in real-time, the Upside Platform can respond rapidly to market signals and deploy new solutions as the energy system evolves. This means we can give our customers immediate visibility of their energy usage and device performance, identifying opportunities as they emerge. The Upside Platform can connect to a wide range of devices, including battery storage systems, electric vehicles, UPS and heating and cooling systems. Providing real-time data and advanced forecasting, it enables our customers to fully optimise their return on investment and market positioning, by dispatching demand-side flexibility in real-time.Devrim Celal on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/dcelal/ Upside Energy on Twitter  https://twitter.com/upsideenergyUpside Energy   https://upsideenergy.co.uk/Delta EE report on aggregators https://www.delta-ee.com/delta-ee-blog/demand-side-response-aggregators-the-race-to-profitability.htmlBOOK RECOMMENDATIONFrom good to great- Jim Collins - https://www.delta-ee.com/delta-ee-blog/demand-side-response-aggregators-the-race-to-profitability.htmlTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2019 10:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Marek Kubik, Fluence Energy - Episode 8</itunes:title>
    <title>Marek Kubik, Fluence Energy - Episode 8</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week David talks to Marek Kubik, Market Director at Fluence Energy. Marek leads Fluence’s UK and Ireland client solutions team and is responsible for overseeing Energy Storage sales and project proposals across UK&amp;I, the Middle East and Africa.  He has 9 years engineering and sustainability experience, including an instrumental role in the UK’s first commercial battery storage array in 2015 and more recently a record breaking UK 120MW energy storage portfolio transaction; the largest...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[This week David talks to Marek Kubik, Market Director at Fluence Energy. Marek leads Fluence’s UK and Ireland client solutions team and is responsible for overseeing Energy Storage sales and project proposals across UK&amp;I, the Middle East and Africa.  He has 9 years engineering and sustainability experience, including an instrumental role in the UK’s first commercial battery storage array in 2015 and more recently a record breaking UK 120MW energy storage portfolio transaction; the largest in the world to date.  A tech futurist and TEDx speaker, Marek was also named a 2017 honouree of the Forbes 30 Under 30; a list that recognises important young entrepreneurs and industry leaders. Fluence is the result of two industry powerhouses and pioneers in energy storage joining together to form a new company dedicated to innovating modern electric infrastructure. In January 2018, Siemens and AES launched Fluence, uniting the scale, experience, breadth, and financial backing of the two most experienced icons in energy storage.  Their mission is to create a sustainable future by transforming the way we power our world.As a leading energy storage company, 100% dedicated to the sector, they bring the proven technology solutions and services that overcome the commercial and regulatory barriers that stand in the way of modernizing our energy networks.The Fluence team encompasses more than 10 years of experience deploying and operating energy storage across 17 countries and 6 continents.  They drive change by opening new markets to storage around the world, with the largest deployed fleet of energy storage projects of any company.•The $0.08/kWh PPA prices in Hawaii for 262MW solar + 1048MWh storage described by Wood Mackenzie as ‘mind blowing’ https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/hawaiian-electric-industries-announces-mind-blowing-solar-plus-storage-cont •Also, relatedly our parent AES having just inaugurated a 28MW + 100MWh storage project, the world’s first ‘solar peaker’ https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/aes-completes-its-record-breaking-solar-and-battery-plant-on-kauai •&quot;I can beat a gas peaker anywhere in the country today with a solar-plus-storage power plant,&quot; Tom Buttgenbach, president and CEO of developer 8minutenergy Renewables LLC, said in an interview. &quot;Who in their right mind today would build a new gas peaker? We are a factor of two cheaper” https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/trending/9GIYsd7qF8tNpiopwH7KSg2•Navigant Research’s new energy storage leaderboard (where Fluence has ranked 1st in every edition since 2015) https://www.navigantresearch.com/news-and-views/navigant-research-names-fluence-nidec-asi-tesla-and-res-the-leading-energy-storage-systems-integrato Marek Kubik on Linked In  https://www.linkedin.com/in/mlkubik/Marek Kubik on Twitter  https://twitter.com/mlkubik Fluence Energy   http://fluenceenergy.com/Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[This week David talks to Marek Kubik, Market Director at Fluence Energy. Marek leads Fluence’s UK and Ireland client solutions team and is responsible for overseeing Energy Storage sales and project proposals across UK&amp;I, the Middle East and Africa.  He has 9 years engineering and sustainability experience, including an instrumental role in the UK’s first commercial battery storage array in 2015 and more recently a record breaking UK 120MW energy storage portfolio transaction; the largest in the world to date.  A tech futurist and TEDx speaker, Marek was also named a 2017 honouree of the Forbes 30 Under 30; a list that recognises important young entrepreneurs and industry leaders. Fluence is the result of two industry powerhouses and pioneers in energy storage joining together to form a new company dedicated to innovating modern electric infrastructure. In January 2018, Siemens and AES launched Fluence, uniting the scale, experience, breadth, and financial backing of the two most experienced icons in energy storage.  Their mission is to create a sustainable future by transforming the way we power our world.As a leading energy storage company, 100% dedicated to the sector, they bring the proven technology solutions and services that overcome the commercial and regulatory barriers that stand in the way of modernizing our energy networks.The Fluence team encompasses more than 10 years of experience deploying and operating energy storage across 17 countries and 6 continents.  They drive change by opening new markets to storage around the world, with the largest deployed fleet of energy storage projects of any company.•The $0.08/kWh PPA prices in Hawaii for 262MW solar + 1048MWh storage described by Wood Mackenzie as ‘mind blowing’ https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/hawaiian-electric-industries-announces-mind-blowing-solar-plus-storage-cont •Also, relatedly our parent AES having just inaugurated a 28MW + 100MWh storage project, the world’s first ‘solar peaker’ https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/aes-completes-its-record-breaking-solar-and-battery-plant-on-kauai •&quot;I can beat a gas peaker anywhere in the country today with a solar-plus-storage power plant,&quot; Tom Buttgenbach, president and CEO of developer 8minutenergy Renewables LLC, said in an interview. &quot;Who in their right mind today would build a new gas peaker? We are a factor of two cheaper” https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/trending/9GIYsd7qF8tNpiopwH7KSg2•Navigant Research’s new energy storage leaderboard (where Fluence has ranked 1st in every edition since 2015) https://www.navigantresearch.com/news-and-views/navigant-research-names-fluence-nidec-asi-tesla-and-res-the-leading-energy-storage-systems-integrato Marek Kubik on Linked In  https://www.linkedin.com/in/mlkubik/Marek Kubik on Twitter  https://twitter.com/mlkubik Fluence Energy   http://fluenceenergy.com/Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2019 10:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Jeff Bishop, Key Capture Energy - Episode 7</itunes:title>
    <title>Jeff Bishop, Key Capture Energy - Episode 7</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week David talks to Jeff Bishop, CEO of US based energy storage developer and start up Key Capture Energy.As CEO of Key Capture Energy, Jeff is responsible for overseeing mergers and acquisitions, capital allocation, financing, as well as ensuring all regulatory requirements are met.  Jeff has spent his career working on utility-scale renewable energy projects and has a proven track record in the energy sector at the intersection of finance, commercial, political and regulatory.Prior to ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[This week David talks to Jeff Bishop, CEO of US based energy storage developer and start up Key Capture Energy.As CEO of Key Capture Energy, Jeff is responsible for overseeing mergers and acquisitions, capital allocation, financing, as well as ensuring all regulatory requirements are met.  Jeff has spent his career working on utility-scale renewable energy projects and has a proven track record in the energy sector at the intersection of finance, commercial, political and regulatory.Prior to founding Key Capture Energy, Jeff worked at Brookfield Renewables and EDP Renewables, where among other areas, he oversaw market development that led to contracts for nearly a billion dollars of new wind projects. Previously, Jeff was at Horizon Wind Energy where he was responsible for the financial models for $2 billion of operating wind farms and worked on the sale of the company from Goldman Sachs to EDP Renewables.Jeff has led or been a board member of renewable advocacy groups such as Renewable Energy Northeast, the Alliance for Clean Energy New York, and the Maine Renewable Energy Association. Jeff has an MBA from the University of Chicago, a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Rice University and is currently working on his MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Utah.Jeff Bishop on Linked In  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-bishop/ Key Capture Energy   https://www.keycaptureenergy.com/FOLLOW US ONLINETwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[This week David talks to Jeff Bishop, CEO of US based energy storage developer and start up Key Capture Energy.As CEO of Key Capture Energy, Jeff is responsible for overseeing mergers and acquisitions, capital allocation, financing, as well as ensuring all regulatory requirements are met.  Jeff has spent his career working on utility-scale renewable energy projects and has a proven track record in the energy sector at the intersection of finance, commercial, political and regulatory.Prior to founding Key Capture Energy, Jeff worked at Brookfield Renewables and EDP Renewables, where among other areas, he oversaw market development that led to contracts for nearly a billion dollars of new wind projects. Previously, Jeff was at Horizon Wind Energy where he was responsible for the financial models for $2 billion of operating wind farms and worked on the sale of the company from Goldman Sachs to EDP Renewables.Jeff has led or been a board member of renewable advocacy groups such as Renewable Energy Northeast, the Alliance for Clean Energy New York, and the Maine Renewable Energy Association. Jeff has an MBA from the University of Chicago, a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Rice University and is currently working on his MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Utah.Jeff Bishop on Linked In  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-bishop/ Key Capture Energy   https://www.keycaptureenergy.com/FOLLOW US ONLINETwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2019 20:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Dan Caesar, The Fully Charged Show - Episode 6</itunes:title>
    <title>Dan Caesar, The Fully Charged Show - Episode 6</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dan Caesar, is a Director of The Fully Charged Show, he is responsible for scaling up the Fully Charged YouTube channel and Live events. Dan has long been a passionate advocate for all things Cleantech. Dan has held senior Comms roles with cleantech organisations, including Ceres Power, and formerly organised renewable energy and cleantech roadshows and events. Dan is an avid and passionate EV Driver, and very much enjoying his 300 mile range Hyundai Kona.]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[Dan Caesar, is a Director of The Fully Charged Show, he is responsible for scaling up the Fully Charged YouTube channel and Live events. Dan has long been a passionate advocate for all things Cleantech. Dan has held senior Comms roles with cleantech organisations, including Ceres Power, and formerly organised renewable energy and cleantech roadshows and events. Dan is an avid and passionate EV Driver, and very much enjoying his 300 mile range Hyundai Kona.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Dan Caesar, is a Director of The Fully Charged Show, he is responsible for scaling up the Fully Charged YouTube channel and Live events. Dan has long been a passionate advocate for all things Cleantech. Dan has held senior Comms roles with cleantech organisations, including Ceres Power, and formerly organised renewable energy and cleantech roadshows and events. Dan is an avid and passionate EV Driver, and very much enjoying his 300 mile range Hyundai Kona.]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2018 11:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Lukas Neckermann - Episode 5</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week David talks to Lukas Neckermann, smart mobility consultant, author and key note speaker.About our guest...Lukas Neckermann is Managing Director at Neckermann Strategic Advisors, a consultancy based in London with a focus on emerging new mobility trends and their strategic impact. He has 20 years of leadership experience in automotive, media, and financial services.He began his automotive career in BMW’s Central Marketing department in Munich, where he codeveloped the first BMW.com w...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[This week David talks to Lukas Neckermann, smart mobility consultant, author and key note speaker.About our guest...Lukas Neckermann is Managing Director at Neckermann Strategic Advisors, a consultancy based in London with a focus on emerging new mobility trends and their strategic impact. He has 20 years of leadership experience in automotive, media, and financial services.He began his automotive career in BMW’s Central Marketing department in Munich, where he codeveloped the first BMW.com website, helped launch the innovative Z8 sports car, and – as an internal consultant – recommended pricing, marketing communication, and positioning strategies for BMW’s brands (BMW, MINI, Rover, Land Rover, and MG). Lukas joined Allianz in 2002, reporting to the Group’s CEO, Michael Diekmann. He rose through various strategic and line leadership functions at Allianz, including Head of Business Development for Allianz Automotive. He is an advisor to three startup companies: NEXT Future Transportation Inc. based in Silicon Valley, as well as Flock and Splyt, both based in London.Lukas is a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM), Adjunct Instructor at New York University, and has lectured and taught courses to executives from over 40 countries; he is frequently called upon as a keynote speaker on “The Mobility Revolution”, as well as on leadership, and innovation.He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Science and Technology Studies from Cornell University, and an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. Lukas is the author of three books, The Mobility Revolution (Matador Business Press 2015), Corporate Mobility Breakthrough 2020 (Corporate Vehicle Observatory 2016), and Smart Cities, Smart Mobility (released End of 2017 in four languages).LINKS:Lukas Neckermann on LinkedIn  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukasneckermann/ Neckermann Strategic Advisors    https://www.neckermann.net/The Mobility Revolution: Zero Emissions, Zero Accidents, Zero Ownership https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mobility-Revolution-Emissions-Accidents-Ownership/dp/1784622478/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1544536916&amp;sr=1-2Smart Cities, Smart Mobility: Transforming the Way We Live and Work https://www.amazon.co.uk/Smart-Cities-Mobility-Transforming-Live/dp/1788032780/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1544536916&amp;sr=1-1]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[This week David talks to Lukas Neckermann, smart mobility consultant, author and key note speaker.About our guest...Lukas Neckermann is Managing Director at Neckermann Strategic Advisors, a consultancy based in London with a focus on emerging new mobility trends and their strategic impact. He has 20 years of leadership experience in automotive, media, and financial services.He began his automotive career in BMW’s Central Marketing department in Munich, where he codeveloped the first BMW.com website, helped launch the innovative Z8 sports car, and – as an internal consultant – recommended pricing, marketing communication, and positioning strategies for BMW’s brands (BMW, MINI, Rover, Land Rover, and MG). Lukas joined Allianz in 2002, reporting to the Group’s CEO, Michael Diekmann. He rose through various strategic and line leadership functions at Allianz, including Head of Business Development for Allianz Automotive. He is an advisor to three startup companies: NEXT Future Transportation Inc. based in Silicon Valley, as well as Flock and Splyt, both based in London.Lukas is a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM), Adjunct Instructor at New York University, and has lectured and taught courses to executives from over 40 countries; he is frequently called upon as a keynote speaker on “The Mobility Revolution”, as well as on leadership, and innovation.He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Science and Technology Studies from Cornell University, and an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. Lukas is the author of three books, The Mobility Revolution (Matador Business Press 2015), Corporate Mobility Breakthrough 2020 (Corporate Vehicle Observatory 2016), and Smart Cities, Smart Mobility (released End of 2017 in four languages).LINKS:Lukas Neckermann on LinkedIn  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukasneckermann/ Neckermann Strategic Advisors    https://www.neckermann.net/The Mobility Revolution: Zero Emissions, Zero Accidents, Zero Ownership https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mobility-Revolution-Emissions-Accidents-Ownership/dp/1784622478/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1544536916&amp;sr=1-2Smart Cities, Smart Mobility: Transforming the Way We Live and Work https://www.amazon.co.uk/Smart-Cities-Mobility-Transforming-Live/dp/1788032780/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1544536916&amp;sr=1-1]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Emma Pinchbeck, RenewableUK - Episode 4</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[About our guestEmma Pinchbeck is an Executive Director of RenewableUK. In that role she sets the overall strategy for the organisation's communications and policy teams. She is a passionate advocate for renewables in government and business, and regularly appears as an expert on the energy sector in the media.Before joining RenewableUK, Emma headed up Climate Change &amp; Energy at the NGO WWF-UK, where she worked on issues like the international UN Paris Agreement on climate change, and a su...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[About our guestEmma Pinchbeck is an Executive Director of RenewableUK. In that role she sets the overall strategy for the organisation&apos;s communications and policy teams. She is a passionate advocate for renewables in government and business, and regularly appears as an expert on the energy sector in the media.Before joining RenewableUK, Emma headed up Climate Change &amp; Energy at the NGO WWF-UK, where she worked on issues like the international UN Paris Agreement on climate change, and a successful campaign to secure a phase out coal-fired power generation in the UK. Before WWF-UK, Emma worked in private consulting as an energy policy expert and in finance. She has an MA from the University of Oxford. Outside of the office, she is a mentor to young women in the energy sector, and is a keen competitive rower.Emma Pinchbeck on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmalucypinchbeck/Renewable UK   https://www.renewableuk.com/Stories discussed:British Wind Power Sets New Generation Record https://cleantechnica.com/2018/12/04/british-wind-power-sets-new-generation-record/Uber, Centrica join ‘world’s biggest’ electric vehicle impact trial https://insights.hyperionsearch.co.uk/post/102f6q5/uber-centrica-join-worlds-biggest-electric-vehicle-impact-trial Follow us onlineTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[About our guestEmma Pinchbeck is an Executive Director of RenewableUK. In that role she sets the overall strategy for the organisation&apos;s communications and policy teams. She is a passionate advocate for renewables in government and business, and regularly appears as an expert on the energy sector in the media.Before joining RenewableUK, Emma headed up Climate Change &amp; Energy at the NGO WWF-UK, where she worked on issues like the international UN Paris Agreement on climate change, and a successful campaign to secure a phase out coal-fired power generation in the UK. Before WWF-UK, Emma worked in private consulting as an energy policy expert and in finance. She has an MA from the University of Oxford. Outside of the office, she is a mentor to young women in the energy sector, and is a keen competitive rower.Emma Pinchbeck on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmalucypinchbeck/Renewable UK   https://www.renewableuk.com/Stories discussed:British Wind Power Sets New Generation Record https://cleantechnica.com/2018/12/04/british-wind-power-sets-new-generation-record/Uber, Centrica join ‘world’s biggest’ electric vehicle impact trial https://insights.hyperionsearch.co.uk/post/102f6q5/uber-centrica-join-worlds-biggest-electric-vehicle-impact-trial Follow us onlineTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2018 11:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Artur Sychov - Episode 3</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week David talks to entrepreneur and founder Artur Sychov about his journey from realising his product vision, to choosing to walk away from the company he created. We all know life as a cleantech entrepreneur is not easy, bringing a product to market in a nascent sector especially so. Having the right investor/funder is also mission critical.  Artur shares some his experiences, learnings and advice from this thrilling but ultimately frustrating experience.About our guestArtur is a forme...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[This week David talks to entrepreneur and founder Artur Sychov about his journey from realising his product vision, to choosing to walk away from the company he created. We all know life as a cleantech entrepreneur is not easy, bringing a product to market in a nascent sector especially so. Having the right investor/funder is also mission critical.  Artur shares some his experiences, learnings and advice from this thrilling but ultimately frustrating experience.About our guestArtur is a former investment banker and energy trader, a Finance and Management MBA, that fell in love with the Tesla Model S, and developed an EV Charging product for multi-storey car parks and parking houses, despite being a finance person, not an engineer.  He has learned enormously from his recent experiences and will be back soon with a new project.Artur Sychov in Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/artursychov/Easycharge.me on Fully Charged https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT86ICX6VsIFollow us onlineTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[This week David talks to entrepreneur and founder Artur Sychov about his journey from realising his product vision, to choosing to walk away from the company he created. We all know life as a cleantech entrepreneur is not easy, bringing a product to market in a nascent sector especially so. Having the right investor/funder is also mission critical.  Artur shares some his experiences, learnings and advice from this thrilling but ultimately frustrating experience.About our guestArtur is a former investment banker and energy trader, a Finance and Management MBA, that fell in love with the Tesla Model S, and developed an EV Charging product for multi-storey car parks and parking houses, despite being a finance person, not an engineer.  He has learned enormously from his recent experiences and will be back soon with a new project.Artur Sychov in Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/artursychov/Easycharge.me on Fully Charged https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT86ICX6VsIFollow us onlineTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2018 16:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Matt Allen, Pivot Power - Episode 2</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week I’m joined by CEO of Pivot Power, Matt Allen. If you are in the cleatech sector you would have been hard pushed not to have seen the exciting news and developments at Pivot Power in the last few months. Pivot Power are developing, funding and operating large scale battery storage projects connected directly to the transmission system, providing, among other services, EV Charging infrastructure.About our guestMatt Allen on Linked In.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-allen-318b426/Pi...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[This week I’m joined by CEO of Pivot Power, Matt Allen. If you are in the cleatech sector you would have been hard pushed not to have seen the exciting news and developments at Pivot Power in the last few months. Pivot Power are developing, funding and operating large scale battery storage projects connected directly to the transmission system, providing, among other services, EV Charging infrastructure.About our guestMatt Allen on Linked In.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-allen-318b426/Pivot Power on Twitter https://twitter.com/_PivotPowerNews stories discussed this weekCapacity Market Suspension and implications https://www.current-news.co.uk/news/government-may-recover-capacity-market-payments-following-ecj-rulingBEIS – Energy Trilema over!!  (Tory government against solar and onshore wind?) https://www.current-news.co.uk/news/energy-secretary-heralds-the-end-of-the-trilemma-as-new-energy-policy-principles-unveiledCalifornia, PG&amp;E replacing 3 gas plants with Storage. Cheaper to build storage than run the plants!! https://www.utilitydive.com/news/storage-will-replace-3-california-gas-plants-as-pge-nabs-approval-for-worl/541870/Pivot Power Video https://www.pivot-power.co.uk/#open-videoFollow us onlineTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[This week I’m joined by CEO of Pivot Power, Matt Allen. If you are in the cleatech sector you would have been hard pushed not to have seen the exciting news and developments at Pivot Power in the last few months. Pivot Power are developing, funding and operating large scale battery storage projects connected directly to the transmission system, providing, among other services, EV Charging infrastructure.About our guestMatt Allen on Linked In.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-allen-318b426/Pivot Power on Twitter https://twitter.com/_PivotPowerNews stories discussed this weekCapacity Market Suspension and implications https://www.current-news.co.uk/news/government-may-recover-capacity-market-payments-following-ecj-rulingBEIS – Energy Trilema over!!  (Tory government against solar and onshore wind?) https://www.current-news.co.uk/news/energy-secretary-heralds-the-end-of-the-trilemma-as-new-energy-policy-principles-unveiledCalifornia, PG&amp;E replacing 3 gas plants with Storage. Cheaper to build storage than run the plants!! https://www.utilitydive.com/news/storage-will-replace-3-california-gas-plants-as-pge-nabs-approval-for-worl/541870/Pivot Power Video https://www.pivot-power.co.uk/#open-videoFollow us onlineTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2018 06:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>This Week In Cleantech - Episode 1</itunes:title>
    <title>This Week In Cleantech - Episode 1</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week David is joined by eMobility insider Roger Atkins, they discuss, among other things, Tesla’s market capitalisation, city wide diesel bans, the German luxury auto brands and their electrification issues, mobility as a service, the costs of battery storage and the pending Chinese eMobility scale up.About our guest Roger Atkins on Linked In. https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogeratkins/Roger Atkins at Instagram https://www.instagram.com/electricvehiclesoutlook News stories discussed this we...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[This week David is joined by eMobility insider Roger Atkins, they discuss, among other things, Tesla’s market capitalisation, city wide diesel bans, the German luxury auto brands and their electrification issues, mobility as a service, the costs of battery storage and the pending Chinese eMobility scale up.About our guest Roger Atkins on Linked In. https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogeratkins/Roger Atkins at Instagram https://www.instagram.com/electricvehiclesoutlook News stories discussed this week Tesla Market Cap. https://www.electrive.com/2018/11/09/tesla-now-more-valuable-than-bmw-after-market-capitalization/BNEF Battery Storage forecast: https://www.electrive.com/2018/11/11/battery-development-to-cost-1-2-trillion-by-2040/ Paris to launch worlds biggest electric bike scheme: https://www.electrive.com/2018/11/11/paris-to-launch-worlds-largest-electric-bicycle-fleet/More German cities banning Diesel cars: https://phys.org/news/2018-11-german-court-diesel-cologne-bonn.htmlVW the latest to join Chinese autonomous driving consortium: https://www.carscoops.com/2018/11/vw-latest-join-baidus-apollo-self-driving-consortium/Follow us onlineTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[This week David is joined by eMobility insider Roger Atkins, they discuss, among other things, Tesla’s market capitalisation, city wide diesel bans, the German luxury auto brands and their electrification issues, mobility as a service, the costs of battery storage and the pending Chinese eMobility scale up.About our guest Roger Atkins on Linked In. https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogeratkins/Roger Atkins at Instagram https://www.instagram.com/electricvehiclesoutlook News stories discussed this week Tesla Market Cap. https://www.electrive.com/2018/11/09/tesla-now-more-valuable-than-bmw-after-market-capitalization/BNEF Battery Storage forecast: https://www.electrive.com/2018/11/11/battery-development-to-cost-1-2-trillion-by-2040/ Paris to launch worlds biggest electric bike scheme: https://www.electrive.com/2018/11/11/paris-to-launch-worlds-largest-electric-bicycle-fleet/More German cities banning Diesel cars: https://phys.org/news/2018-11-german-court-diesel-cologne-bonn.htmlVW the latest to join Chinese autonomous driving consortium: https://www.carscoops.com/2018/11/vw-latest-join-baidus-apollo-self-driving-consortium/Follow us onlineTwitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantechFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2018 12:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
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