While electric vehicles and eMobility get a lot of attention these days, it’s important to see how e-fuels complement eMobility and are helping to address decarbonization in the immediate future. Dr. Michael Steiner, CTO and Board Member of Porsche, works with both e-fuels and eMobility on a daily basis and that’s why we wanted to speak to him on the latest episode of the Siemens Energy Podcast.  When he’s not working on these issues at work, he’s thinking about them when driving: he has a...

An important strategy in decarbonization is to find more carbon-neutral ways to use current infrastructure and technology. Efficient gas turbines with fast ramping capabilities that support renewables, and that set the stage for using low and no-carbon fuels in the future, is one of those technologies.  Two people who have been involved on the ground level of just such a project are Pratyush Nag, VP of Product & Business Development, 9000HL Gas Turbines at Siemens Energy, and Kevin...

To move the world towards a carbon-neutral energy economy, technological innovation is a necessary asset. The systems required to implement hydrogen infrastructure, or store the electricity generated through solar power, are in many ways still in their infant stages. Success in the renewable sector depends on the further development of these technologies. On this episode of the Siemens Energy Podcast, Vinod Philip, Chief Technology and Strategy Officer at Siemens Energy, discusses several...

The journey towards slowing climate change requires a reckoning with reality. There are truths about the current state of the global energy grid and its technological innovations that must be acknowledged before a meaningful path forward can be created. On this episode of the Siemens Energy Podcast, we hear from many voices within Siemens Energy about the uncomfortable nature of the solutions to climate change and what that means for the work that still needs to be done to combat...

The energy industry has historically been dominated by men. This has not only created a struggle for diverse voices seeking to become leaders within the energy sector, but it has been a detriment to the energy industry as a whole. Without diverse perspectives, the industry has been limited in its ability to come up with creative solutions to longstanding problems. Linette Casey, Director of Power Systems Development at Siemens Energy, joined this episode of the Siemens Energy Podcast to talk...

As some of the world’s leading hydrocarbon producers grapple with how to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, one nation leads the charge: Canada. Despite having already significantly cut carbon emissions, transitioned to renewable infrastructure, and outlined concrete steps to reach total carbon neutrality, Canada’s success in producing clean energy is a largely unknown tale. Jacob Irving, President of the Energy Council of Canada, and Arne Wohlschlegel, Managing Director at...

The global transition to clean energy is a long-term commitment, not a short-term cause. As such, many of the current leaders in the push toward renewable sources will leave the industry and retire long before the transition is completed. In order to achieve carbon neutrality, future energy leaders will need to take up the mantle and carry on the work that the prior generation started. Manuel Herraiz, Sales Manager at Siemens Energy, is one such future leader. He joined this episode of the...

While autonomous vehicles get a lot of press attention, autonomous and remote technology are making great strides in many other sectors as well, notably in power and energy generation. Siemens Energy team members Arik Ott, Portfolio Manager Autonomous Operations, and Stefan Schaab, Head of Operations and Maintenance Asset Management, deal every day with the questions of autonomous operations, so they are ideal guests for this episode of the Siemens Energy Podcast.  Host Amy Pempel begins the...

There are so many changes happening in energy transformation and climate policy. One of the best ways to keep learning about issues in this space is to speak with thought leaders who are helping to spread awareness. One of those thought leaders is Rachel Kyte, Dean of The Fletcher School at Tufts University. Rachel has extensive experience in sustainability in the private sector and with the World Bank. That’s why we are thrilled to have her as a guest for this episode of the Siemens Energy...

What we read about climate and energy policy online and in newspapers is developed and discussed at large events like COP and ADIPEC. Those who attend such events have a sense of the most recent policy trends. John Defterios, former Emerging Markets Editor/Anchor at CNN and currently Energy Fellow for the World Economic Forum, is a regular attendee of such events and we’re delighted to have him on this episode of the Siemens Energy Podcast. Before his time at the WEF, John worked for PBS and...

There’s so much to keep track of across the world of renewables and de-carbonization, that it pays to listen to someone whose entire job is to do just that. That’s why we invited Stephen Lacey onto this episode of the Siemens Energy Podcast. Stephen is the Co-Founder and Executive Editor of Post Script Media, which helps organizations make compelling audio. He makes some of that compelling audio himself at The Carbon Copy, a weekly news analysis podcast that explains the changing planet...

Hydroelectric power is one of the older and more proven forms of renewable energy, so it doesn’t get the same attention as new and exciting technologies. Even so, there’s plenty of innovation going on in the hydro space, both in new technology and upgrading older facilities. Gia Schneider, CEO of Natel Energy, is the perfect guest to talk about what’s going on in hydro, so we brought her onto the latest episode of the Siemens Energy Podcast. Gia has had extensive experience with renewables,...

While there has been a strong shift to clean energy in recent years, there has not been a corresponding way to track the path of that clean energy from its generation all the way to its delivery. A certification process is needed. That’s why we had three Siemens Energy team members join Amy Pempel on today’s episode of the Siemens Energy Podcast. Monika Sturm, Head of Incubation and Strategy at Digital Solutions Siemens Energy; Laura Anderson, Senior VP of Controls and Digitalization; and...

Climate is so much in the news these days that we might forget that ten years ago, it wasn’t even a beat covered by many publications. That’s why we invited Justin Worland, a Senior Correspondent at TIME, to the latest episode of the Siemens Energy Podcast. Of the eight years that Justin has been at TIME, seven of them have been on the climate beat. He chats with people as varied as oil and gas executives and Extinction Rebellion, giving him a chance to observe the intersection of policy, the...

Green hydrogen isn’t just an improvement over the type of hydrogen currently used around the world, but it also offers some exciting applications in challenging fields for de-carbonization. That’s why we are fortunate to welcome Manuel Kuehn, Head of New Energy for the Middle East and Africa at Siemens Energy, onto the latest episode of the Siemens Energy Podcast. Manuel talks about the developments in green hydrogen, particularly the advancements in a particular Siemens Energy initiative in...

One of the challenges we face in the discussion about renewals is the frequent use of terminology that typically flies over the heads of members of the target audience. Someone passionate about changing that is Sean McMahon, the creator, producer, and host of the Renewable Energy SmartPod. We started the conversation by talking about one of those terms, “net zero,” which is not totally understood. Net zero does not mean “no carbon” (that’s “decarbonization”) but rather carbon neutrality....

While diversity and inclusion may be hot topics in today’s workspace, Allyson  Zimmermann and the team at Catalyst have been advocating for better policies around race, gender, ethnicity, and other categories for decades.  We at Siemens Energy have had the opportunity to work with Allyson, and it was a pleasure to have her on the show.  She explains why the key to any real conversation about diversity and inclusion is a willingness to truly listen (without interrupting!). Once you’ve...

Most people don’t associate cybersecurity with the transition to clean and renewable energy, but that’s something that needs to change. Randy Bell, Director of the Global Energy Center at the Atlantic Council, joined us for an informative discussion. He addresses the digital threats that already face traditional energy sources and how much more those threats multiply when we move towards smart grids and smart thermostats. In this episode, Randy also discusses: The state and non-state threats...

In this episode of the Siemens Energy Podcast we chat with Salim Ismail, founder of OpenExO and ExO Works. Salim speaks about the challenges that large organizations face when dealing with innovation (and shares some strategies to deal with those challenges). He also shares: How technology is delivering abundanceThe shift from businesses built around scarcity to businesses built around that abundanceHow companies with the highest ExO scores build, innovate, and disrupt (and how much speed...

In the inaugural episode of the Siemens Energy Podcast, Christian Bruch, President and CEO of Siemens Energy, hosts a fascinating and wide-ranging chat with Ernest J. Moniz, former US Secretary of Energy and current President and CEO of the Energy Futures Initiative.  Topics covered include: The two important benchmarks of access to electricity enunciated in the UN Quality of Life indicators (i.e the jump from access to hundreds of kilowatt-hours per year to thousands)The expectations for...

You are listening to the Siemens Energy Podcast.  The energy sector is undergoing an unprecedented transformation presenting challenges and opportunities. The demand for energy is increasing worldwide and at the same time, it is necessary to combat the effects of climate change and reduce CO2 emissions.  On each episode, we bring you conversations from some of the world's cutting-edge leaders in energy. Our goal is to help you understand energy, the challenges we face today, and what the...