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The EAH team caught up with George Richardson of Norman Broadbent, the first UK headquartered search firm. Given his deep experience in hydrogen and broader purview including renewables, energy, utilities, and power, he was able to provide perspective on hiring patterns in these markets. About Norman Broadbent:Established in 1979, Norman Broadbent is a premiere executive search firm with over 3000 clients, from start-ups to FTSE 100 and international corporations.The team has placed directors, executives and leaders in 79 countries around the world. They have a proven track record supporting SMEs, major brands, household names and established global businesses across a range of sectors.Norman Broadbent has a commitment to ED&I, CSR and ESG, both internally and across every engagement with their clients and candidates. They are partners of Chapter Zero, building a community of non-executive directors and equipping them to lead crucial UK boardroom discussions on the impacts of climate change and helping ensure their companies are fit for the future. They are partners of Lean In Equity & Sustainability, an independent gender diversity and inclusion initiative, and a member-centric, diverse, international circle of women and allies supporting and empowering women to achieve their ambitions. Their mission is to empower women in male-dominated sectors to build a sustainable future. They are also supporters of Empowering People of Colour (EPoC), a peer-to-peer network that links high-potential executives of colour, providing support and opportunities for Board-level appointments and changing the makeup of leadership at the top of all UK institutions.About George Richardson:George is a Director within the international Energy, Utilities and Natural Resources practice at Norman Broadbent. He has a robust six-year background in the energy sector focusing intensively on the energy transition landscape, which includes significant expertise in hydrogen, battery energy storage systems (BESS), ammonia, and ET consulting.George excels in assisting technology-based business, developers, asset owners, and service providers with their executive recruitment needs at C-suite, SVP, and Director levels. He is passionate about renewable energy, previously leading several podcasts and integrating with governing bodies to ensure continued change across the sector.Prior to joining Norman Broadbent, George honed his skills at BOSS, a boutique energy firm, where he supported clients across EMEA, the Americas, and Asia Pacific. His experience spans various sub-sectors, including major utilities and developers, hydrogen, clean fuels, carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS), waste to energy, energy storage, and industrial engineering.--Links:Norman Broadbent - https://www.normanbroadbent.com/
An unelected, black-robed, tyrannical inferior federal trial court judge is issuing lawless orders to protect MIGRANT MONSTERS who have committed the murder, manslaughter, grape, robbery, and more against US citizens.Join me as I read the court documents describing precisely the heinous crimes of the migrant monsters this crazed federal judge is demanding be protected at the cost and risk of America's own citizens.Court filing migrant monsters: EAH (armed robbery, etc.), JMR (arson, etc.), TN (first-degree murder, etc.), JMG (second-degree murder), KM (child molestation), NM (sexual assault), TTP (first-degree murder): https://tinyurl.com/yd26vrwpCourt filing migrant monster Burma resident (sexual assault): https://tinyurl.com/ms6tnuvhGet Your FREE Copy of Our Best-Selling Book: "The Law of Self Defense: Principles"Visit Here: https://lawofselfdefense.com/getthebook"You are wise to buy this material. I hope you watch it, internalize it, and keep it to the forefront whenever you even think of reaching for a gun"-Massad Ayoob (President of the Second Amendment Foundation) The #1 guide for understanding when using force to protect yourself is legal. Now yours for FREE! Just pay the S&H for us to get it to you.➡️ Carry with confidence, knowing you are protected from predators AND predatory prosecutors➡️ Correct the common myths you may think are true but get people in trouble➡️ Know you're getting the best with this abridged version of our best-selling 5-star Amazon-rated book that has been praised by many (including self-defense legends!) for its easy, entertaining, and informative style.➡️ Many interesting, if sometimes heart-wrenching, true-life examplesGet Your Free Book: https://lawofselfdefense.com/getthebook
The EAH team discusses shipping green house gas emissions elimination with Dr. Tristan Smith, who also helps translate some relatively positive developments at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 83 in early April 2025. About Dr. Tristan Smith:Dr. Tristan Smith is a Professor in Energy and Transport at UCL Energy Institute and since 2010, has grown a substantial group focused on modeling and analysis of shipping's efficiency emissions and decarbonisation pathways. He is an author of the 3rd and 4th IMO GHG (International Maritime Organization Green House Gas) Studies. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineers, Scientists, and Technologists, through which he attends and participates in IMO GHG debates.About UCL Energy Institute:The University College London (UCL) Energy Institute delivers world-leading learning, research and policy support on the challenges of climate change and energy security.From data analytics to environmental economics, they equip graduates with the tools needed to succeed in a career in energy industry, academia or policy.UCL research combines different approaches to develop tools, models and methods that address global energy challenges. Students and staff have a genuine passion for energy research, cutting carbon emissions and reducing energy demand. --Links:UCL https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/environment-energy-resources/energy/about/ucl-research-guiding-global-energy-transitionUCL Newsletter https://ucl.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9c46e9f5e89e162ce6e4df39c&id=4fa6573287
The EAH team unpacks multiple acronyms and endeavors with Nelson Monjarro, the lead coordinator of the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) a public-private initiative bringing together the energy and maritime sectors to enable the establishment of Clean Energy Marine Hubs (CEM-Hubs) at ports worldwide. The CEM-Hubs initiative has nine Energy and Transport Ministries working together with leaders of the energy maritime value chain and key partner organisations.About Nelson Mojarro:Nelson specializes in international energy and innovation, advising shipowners and m port leaders on alternative fuels and innovation. He has over 15 years of experience in high-level international energy policy and diplomacy, technology & innovation investments, as well as decarbonization. In addition to CEM-Hubs, his work focuses on green acceleration, connecting green finance, data, innovation and energy for a net-zero world. As Representative of the Energy Sustainability Fund (£300M), based in Europe, Nelson led multi-million Euro international cooperation programs on clean energy innovation with the European Commission and the UK. He was a country delegate at COP21 in Paris and has participated in multiple COPs. He co-organised the COP28 Presidency CEO-Ministers meeting on energy and maritime in Dubai.Nelson was an Advisory Board member of the Initiative Partnering to Accelerate Sustainable Energy Innovation of the World Economic Forum (WEF), and Vice-Chair of the Committee for Energy Research and Technology (CERT) of the International Energy Agency (IEA).Nelson developed and coordinated the first government partnership on innovation with the Breakthrough Energy Coalition (BEC), a group of international investors led by Bill Gates, and initiated and launched the partnership between Mission Innovation, a multi-billion government initiative and the World Economic Forum (WEF) to advance clean energy innovation as well as business and government engagement. Nelson is a former OIES Saudi Aramco Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. He also holds an MA in Industry and Innovation Analysis and did his doctorate studies at The Science Policy Research Unit in Sussex, United Kingdom (SPRU).His research interests are related to technological change/innovation and energy transitions, particularly on the relationship between 'infrastructure change' and new 'green fuels'. He has published in academic journals about the use of biofuels in oil firms, such as BP, Shell, Petrobras and Pemex and was selected in 2013 as a Future Energy Fellow by Shell to write about Clean Energy for the Energy Collective.About CEM:The Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) is a high-level global forum to promote policies and programmes that advance clean energy technology, to share lessons learned and best practices, and to encourage the transition to a global clean energy economy. Initiatives are based on areas of common interest among participating governments and other stakeholders. The Framework for the Clean Energy Ministerial, reaffirmed at the twelfth Clean Energy Ministerial in 2021, defines the CEM governance structure and outlines the mission statement, objectives, membership, and guiding principles. The CEM brings together a community of the world's largest and leading countries, companies and international experts to achieve one mission –accelerate clean energy transitions.The CEM is an international clean energy leadership platform, a convening platform, an action platform, and an acceleration platform. It serves as a platform, where its members help shape the global clean energy agenda, and advance the deployment of specific clean energy technologies and solutions. It is also a bottom-up, government-led community for exchanging knowledge and insights, building networks and partnerships, and facilitating coordinated actions on clean energy and an implementation vehicle that helps its members
The EAH team had the pleasure of speaking with Susana Moreira about H2Global's plans to transform how Europe buys green fuels.Susana Moreira is the Executive Director and Co-Chair of H2Global Stiftung. The H2Global Foundation is dedicated to fostering international cooperation and raising awareness about the H2Global mechanism and other market-based tools among governments worldwide to support their climate goals. It is also the body that has developed and now runs a unique double-sided auction mechanism, that aims to encourage global production of green fuels by providing long term certainty to project developers and allowing customers to purchase shorter term contracts, at prices that reflect market rates. In just three years, the H2Global instrument, implemented by Hintco, has mobilized over €5.86 billion from government sources to compensate for the price difference between supply and demand. To hear more about Susana, H2Global and how they are hoping to unlock some of the worlds largest eFuel projects, don't miss this week's episode!About Susana Moreira:Susana Moreira is Executive Director and Co-Chair of the Board at H2Global Stiftung. She has 15 years of experience working on energy and mining issues. During her 10+ years at the World Bank, she played a leading role in developing new projects in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Sub-Saharan Africa. She also led the “Climate-Smart Mining” initiative as well as the “Kickstart Hydrogen Knowledge Series”, and spearheaded various in-depth researchpublications on gases-for-transition, including green hydrogen, mining, and sustainability. Prior to joining the World Bank, she worked as a consultant on energy, political rights in Africa and public relations. She holds a PhD in International Studies, an MA in Pacific International Affairs, and a Bachelor's degree in International Relations. About H2Global Stiftung:H2Global supports the urgent need to create functioning markets for clean hydrogen and other low-emissions fuels by mobilizing public and private capital. The H2Global mechanism is designed to facilitate the ramp-up and use of clean hydrogen and other low-emissions fuels on an industrial scale, thereby actively contributing to the global energy transition and decarbonization efforts.--Links:Hintco Fact Sheethttps://cdn.sanity.io/files/u4w9plcz/production/8506bc6f24909ba96b6748f3fb0b28ab914607da.pdfH2Global - Idea, Instrument, and Intentions Policy Briefhttps://files.h2-global.de/H2Global-Stiftung-Policy-Brief-01_2022-EN.pdf
EAH co-hosts Christopher Jackson, Alicia Eastman and Patrick Molloy sat down with Dr. Gökçe Mete Gascon to learn more about Vattenfall activities in decarbonizing hard to abate sectors such as steel and transport including methanol and other alternative fuels. As Co-founder and Board Member of Women in Green Hydrogen, Dr. Mete is focused on steel, methanol, and infrastructure. About Dr. Gökçe Mete Gascon: Dr. Mete is Senior Partnership Manager at Vattenfall, building and maintaining strategic partnerships with industrial players, such as chemicals, steel, refineries, industrial gases and transport to jointly tackle the challenges and opportunities of decarbonization, green hydrogen and the electrification of industrial processes. Gökçe is Co-founder and Board Member of the Women in Green Hydrogen Network, Qualified lawyer, PhD, and author of 30 publications. She had over 14 years of business and strategy development, policy & regulatory analysis, leadership, project and stakeholder management experience focused on climate change, international development, carbon markets and green transformation of energy, heavy industry and minerals sectors.Prior to joining Vattenfall, she led South Pole's heavy industry transition and renewable hydrogen portfolio as Global Head of Hydrogen, designing and developing business models and project investment cases for renewable hydrogen.Previously she was the Head of Secretariat of the UN Leadership Group for the Industry Transition hosted by the Stockholm Environment Institute which explores how policy, finance and business practices in hard-to-abate industry sectors such as steel, cement, heavy duty transport and chemicals can be aligned to achieve climate neutrality.About Vattenfall:Vattenfall is one of Europe's largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat with approximately 19,000 employees. For more than 100 years, they have electrified industries, supplied energy to people's homes and modernised ways of living through innovation and cooperation. They are committed to building a future where everyone can choose fossil-free ways to move, make and live. Vattenfall seeks to become fossil free itself and looks beyond its own industry to really make a difference. Together with its partners, the Company is taking on the responsibility to find new and sustainable ways to electrify transportation, industries and heating.About Women in Green Hydrogen: Women in Green Hydrogen is a network of passionate women working in the green hydrogen sector. The vision is to increase the visibility and amplify the voices of women working in green hydrogen. The network provides a platform to connect, empower, and change.Diversity is essential for a sector that thrives on innovation and new ideas. The network works to promote the participation of women in conferences, expert talks, and relevant media to shape a more diverse and inclusive discourse in the world of green hydrogen. The goal is to build a community to foster knowledge exchange, connect women in green hydrogen, and create professional opportunities for members.WiGH organizes networking events and panels about relevant topics in green hydrogen, manage an international expert database, and offer a mentorship programme. They are also active on social media to increase visibility, promote activities and facilitate exchange. --Links:Women in Green Hydrogen https://women-in-green-hydrogen.net/Vattenfall: https://group.vattenfall.com/Books by Dr. Mete:The Energy Transitions and Future of Gas inthe EU: Subsidise or Decarbonise? (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020)https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-32614-2The Palgrave Handbook of Social License to Operate and Energy Transitions (Palgrave Macmillan,...
EAH co-hosts Alicia Eastman and Patrick Molloy sat down with Karen Baert, the CEO and co-founder of Ammobia to learn about their high-efficiency innovation of the ammonia production process. We also discussed the role of ammonia and the challenges that clean tech innovators face. About Karen Baert: Karen has extensive experience across the sector having completed her Bachelors in Mechanical and Chemical Engineering in Brussels, Master in renewable energy at the Technical University Berlin, and MBA at Stanford University. Karen spent several years at Bain & Co., and worked with Breakthrough Energy Ventures, as well as Stanford GSB Impact fund, before co-founding Ammobia. Karen and her Co-founder and CTO are taking on the 100 year-old Haber Bosch process by developing their own reactor which offers potential for improved efficiencies in ammonia production with less emissions and lower capex. About Ammobia:Ammobia is developing Haber Bosch 2.0 - an innovative low cost, flexible process for clean ammonia production from clean hydrogen and air. They leverage the latest advances in materials science and catalysis to produce clean ammonia at low cost. Their processes and systems work across production scales and modes and they expect:- to require one third the capex- increased safety & flexibility (running directly on renewables)- 80-90% lower emissions- 10x reduction in pressure- 150°C reduction in temperatureUS-based Ammobia closed an oversubscribed, US$4.2 million funding round in April. Led by Starlight Ventures and including Collaborative Fund, Chevron Technology Ventures, Arosa Capital, Zero Infinity Partners, R7, DNX Ventures and Plug and Play Tech Center, the funds will support a 1000x scale-up of Ammobia's next-generation synthesis technology. --Links: https://www.ammobia.co/https://ammoniaenergy.org/articles/funding-for-ammonia-energy-startups-in-2024/https://www.axios.com/pro/climate-deals/2024/04/03/ammobia-funding-green-ammonia
EAH co-hosts Alicia Eastman and Patrick Molloy sat down with Amy Hebert, the CEO of Arcadia eFuels and learned more about Arcadia goals to produce future fuels that protect our environment and power the world. Learn more about Arcadia projects in Denmark, the United Kingdom and the United States as well as Project SkyPower, which Amy co-Chairs, paving the way for the first large-scale eSAF plants in Europe to reach Final Investment Decision by the end of 2025.About Amy Hebert:Amy Hebert has more than 25 years of global industry experience and 12 years in executive leadership focused on the refining, chemical and polymer markets. She has expertise in all aspects of business management including developing and executing long term business strategy while managing overall financial wellbeing; managing joint ventures, new plant construction, and plant expansions from idea, through design and startup. Most recently, she was Deputy CEO and Chief Commercial Officer for Haldor Topsoe, and prior to that Vice President Europe with Celanese and Global Vice President Catalysts at Albemarle. Amy holds a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. Amy is also a supervisory board member, nomination and audit committee member of specialty chemicals player IMCD (formerly International-Müller Chemical Distribution).About Arcadia eFuels:Arcadia eFuels is creating net zero carbon fuels that use existing infrastructure and work in existing engines. Arcadia leverages proven technology in a novel way to meet the significantly outpaced market demand.Arcadia intends to build multiple plants that will each produce 80,000 tons (100 million liters or 28 million gallons) of eFuels per year. Specifically, Arcadia will produce eDiesel and electro sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) to power the hard to abate long haul transportation sectors such as aviation and shipping. Beginning with renewable electricity, Arcadia will make green hydrogen, then combine carbon dioxide from direct air capture and/or other biogenic carbon sources to produce syngas. Further processing produces carbon neutral eFuels such as eSaf, eDiesel, eNaptha, and LPG.The carbon neutral eFuels can be used by existing cars, trucks, ships, and airplanes as a complete replacement for fossil fuels.--Links:www.arcadiaefuels.comwww.project-skypower.org
This week on EAH we have the CEO of C2X. Producing green fuels is no easy business, and among the many challenges, finding that elusive offtake often ranks high on the investor concern list. But C2X is a little different. Backed by A.P. Moller Holdings, the company has a unique understanding of how to find compelling commercial propositions for customers.C2X is also a leader in the development of new large scale green methanol projects. Starting with their flagship project in Louisiana, the company looks to develop projects with both biofuel based green methanol and e-methanol derived from electrolysis and biogenic CO2. This provides a unique perspective on both old and new technologies for green fuel production, and how to close the gap.As our first EAH episode dedicated to green methanol (and its role in fuels like SAF), we couldn't have found someone better! About Brian Davis:Before joining C2X as CEO in July 2023, Brian enjoyed a 32-year international career at Shell including assignments as SVP of Global Energy Solutions, Head of Corporate Strategy for the Shell Group and SVP of Shell Chemicals. After leaving Shell he served as EVP and Chief Commercial Officer for Marathon Petroleum Corporation based in San Antonio, Texas. More recently, he was a senior advisor to multiple companies around the world focused on scaling up solutions to accelerate the energy transition.Brian earned a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Sydney, Australia. He has lived and worked in Australia, the UK, the USA, Turkey, The Netherlands, and Barbados. About C2X: C2X focuses on scaling up the production of affordable green methanol to facilitate transition to use of renewable fuels and renewable chemicals across multiple industries.Links:C2X - www.c2xglobal.comMaersk - www.maersk.comA.P. Moller Holdings - www.apmoller.com
In light of exciting positive policy developments in Australia and the impact on domestic and export sales of green electrons, hydrogen, and ammonia; the EAH team speaks with Isaac Hinton, Head of Australia for InterContinental Energy (ICE), a global pioneer in large-scale green hydrogen development. Isaac unpacks the ‘Future Made in Australia Act', other Federal and Statewide government initiatives and their impact on the green hydrogen industry. He delved into the positive ramifications for InterContinental Energy projects in Western Australia (WGEH and AREH), and overall Company leadership, partnership and activities intended to truly move the decarbonization needle. About Isaac Hinton:Isaac is the Head of Australia for InterContinental Energy, a global pioneer in large-scale green hydrogen development, now in its 11th year with mega-projects in Western Australia and Oman. Isaac oversees the Company's strategic initiatives, activities, and partnerships in Australia, supporting long-term growth and project implementation. Isaac also chairs the consortia developing the Western Green Energy Hub (WGEH) and the Australian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH).With a career spanning two decades in energy and resources, including over a decade at BHP in various senior roles across Sales, Procurement, Finance and Operations; coupled with his leadership in key Australian green energy initiatives, Isaac brings a wealth of expertise and insight to the renewable energy landscape.About InterContinental Energy:InterContinental Energy (‘ICE') is an industry leader, with three flagship projects attracting partnerships from energy giants such as Shell, bp, and KEPCO. The company's innovative approach has gained support from major institutional investors such as one of the largest sovereign wealth funds GIC of Singapore, and the largest hydrogen only fund, Hy24. Beyond project development, it has emerged as a leading technology provider through its patented Power to Hydrogen nodal innovation, P2(H₂)NodeTM. --Links:Intercontinental Energyhttps://www.intercontinentalenergy.comEPA Releasehttps://intercontinentalenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/20241125-EPA-media-release-FINAL.-Header.pdfWestern Green Energy Hubhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Green_Energy_Hub
Since the NAR settlement agreement was announced, agents have sought strategies to deliver the most value to buyers. It's a way to secure more signed buyer agreements and compensation. Employer Assisted Housing is one great option. An "employer-assisted housing program" (EAH) is a benefit offered by some companies where they provide financial assistance to employees towards a down payment on a home, usually in the form of a forgivable loan, This solution creates the ultimate win for companies and workers alike. Companies are always looking for ways to attract and retain talent, and housing assistance is precious. If an agent puts this program in front of companies, they demonstrate value and create a new business pipeline. That's how you stay unbothered by the NAR settlement! What is employee-assisted housing, and how does it benefit companies, employees, and even entire communities? How do we pitch it to companies? There's a lot of money that can help buyers in today's real estate transaction and it doesn't have to come from sellers. -Marki Lemons Ryhal Three Things You'll Learn in This Episode The key to thriving through the settlement Securing a signed buyer representation agreement with an offer of compensation is the key to being compensated when you provide value. How can leveraging employer-assisted housing lead to more income? A solution everyone wants An Employer Assisted Housing program greatly benefits both companies and their workers. Why is it the ultimate win-win for everyone? Two things you need to ask buyers Buyers will compensate agents who can reduce costs and provide a financial solution. How do we make them aware of this solution? Guest Bio Eboni Killian is the Managing Broker at Sovereign Realty & Management, an Affordable Housing Strategist and Employer Assisted Housing Liaison. She is proud to work for a company that understands that buying, selling and investing in residential real estate is more than a simple transaction. Their team is dedicated to providing exceptional, personalized service for each of our clients. Eboni also helps clients who are interested in creating wealth through residential real estate. To find out more about Employer Assisted Housing send a text to or call 678.860.9408 or connect to Eboni on LinkedIn. About Your Host Licensed Managing Broker, REALTORS®, avid volunteer, and Major Donor, Marki Lemons Ryhal is dedicated to all things real estate. With over 25 years of marketing experience, Marki has taught over 250,000 REALTORS® how to earn up to a 2682% return on their marketing dollars. Six-time REALTOR® Conference and Expo featured attendee, one of 100 speakers selected to speak the REALTOR® Conference & Expo five times, and an Inman closing Keynote Speaker. Marki's expertise has been featured in Forbes, Washington Post, http://Homes.com , and REALTOR® Magazine. Check out this episode on our website, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify, and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so our show reaches more people. Thank you!
The EAH team discuss Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), chemicals, plastics and the route to hydrogen at scale with Andrew Symes of OXCCU. About Andrew Symes:Climate Tech investor and entrepreneur Andrew Symes is focused on net zero technologies. He helped spin out the company and led the first investment round from IP Group in 2021 before joining as CEO in 2022. He was previously Investment Director at IP Group (now Kiko Ventures), an Associate at BP Ventures, and held commercial roles in the BP commodity trading business.Andrew has a first-class Masters degree in Chemistry from the University of Oxford.About OXCCU:OXCCU combines CO2 with H2 and renewable electricity to create sustainable fuels and materials such as Electrolytic Sustainable Aviation Fuel (eSAF), chemicals and plastics. They have developed cutting-edge technological processes and catalysts that could revolutionise the way we produce fuels, chemicals, and biodegradable plastics. They combine CO2 from a variety of sustainable sources with H2 and renewable electricity, resulting in a sustainable and environmentally-friendly energy solution.--Links:OXCCUhttps://www.oxccu.com/about
The EAH team sits down with power pioneer Marco Dell'Aquila, Patient Zero of the hydrogen bug. Under his tutelage, Andrew Leedom, Patrick Molloy and Chris Jackson were motivated to launch their successful and rewarding careers in hydrogen. Alicia Eastman has also found inspiration and an excellent lunch time raconteur. About Marco Dell'Aquila:Marco is an investor, adviser, developer, author and professor with nearly 35 years experience in the energy sector. He is currently the Chief Investment Officer at Protium and he co-founded and chairs Power Capital. Marco is also a Senior Adjunct Professor of Energy, Resources and Environment at the Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies and the co-founder of Inspiratia.He co-founded Infrastructure Journal (now IJ Global) in 1997. In the 1990s, he was an Executive Director of General Electric Capital's projects group based in London, developing and investing in energy projects in the EMEA region. Professor Dell'Aquila has taught at SAIS since 2011 and is a member of the SAIS Europe Advisory Council. As Chairman of inspiratia and previously IJGlobal, Dell'Aquila has spent 25 years as an author and commentator on the evolution of energy and infrastructure markets, as well as regulation and emerging technologies to combat climate change. He has also advised on numerous energy transactions around the world spanning virtually all forms of cleantech and renewables. Marco has a BSc (Tech) in Civil and Structural Engineering from the University of Manchester and an MA in International Relations and Economics from SAIS.About Power CapitalPower Capital is a financial advisory firm which has won mandates of corpus €13 billion since 1997.About Inspiratia UK based Energy and Infrastructure data & analysis provider.--LinksProtium: https://protium.green/team/Inspiratia: https://inspiratia.com/SAIS: https://sais.jhu.edu/Power Capital: https://www.powercapital.ie/
EAH spoke with Miguel, after a little over a year in the CEO post, to understand where the group is heading. He describes his plans for the Company and in particular, the DeCarbon Technologies Group, which is working with many important partners to accelerate emissions elimination innovation. Miguel began his professional career in 1987 as a controller at VDO AG. He was subsequently CFO of VDO Instrumentos in Spain and the worldwide VDO Instrument Division. Within the Siemens Group, López was CFO of various business units of Siemens AG from 2001 – including the Industry Automation Division from 2008, the Digital Factory Division from 2014 and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy from 2017. In the years from 2018 to 2022, he was President & CEO of Siemens in Spain. During this period, he also performed the role of Non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors at Siemens Gamesa. From 2022 to May 2023, he held the position of Chairman of the Board of NORMA, an automotive and industrial supplier. Since June 2023 he has been CEO of thyssenkrupp AG.Miguel studied business administration at the Mannheim University of Cooperative Education. López also completed a global MBA program at the universities of Toronto (Canada), Erftstadt (Germany), Linz (Austria) and Shanghai (China).About thyssenkrupp:thyssenkrupp is an international industrial and technology company employing ~100,000 people. Across 48 countries it generated sales of €38 billion in fiscal 2022/2023. Since October 1, 2023, the business activities have been bundled into five segments: Automotive Technology, Decarbon Technologies, Materials Services, Steel Europe and Marine Systems. Backed by extensive technological know-how, the businesses develop cost-effective and resource-friendly solutions to the challenges of the future. Around 4,000 employees work in research and development at 75 locations all over the world, mainly in the fields of climate protection, the energy transition, digital transformation in the industry and mobility of the future. thyssenkrupp currently has a portfolio of approximately 14,630 patents and utility models. Under the thyssenkrupp umbrella brand the company creates long-term value with innovative products, technologies and services and contributes to a better life for future generations. To this end, the company pursues ambitious climate protection targets and optimizes its own energy and climate efficiency. At the same time, it uses its diverse abilities along the relevant value chains to play a significant role in driving forward its customers' green transformation. thyssenkrupp is listed in the MDAX index. thyssenkrupp shares are traded on Frankfurt Stock Exchange (symbol: TKA) and as American depositary receipts (symbol: TKAMY) in the USA.--Links:thyssenkrupp:https:/www.thyssenkrupp.com/en/homethyssenkrupp DeCarbon Technologies:https://www.thyssenkrupp.com/en/company/corporate-structure/decarbon-technologies
This week's episode is a discussion between EAH hosts Patrick Molloy, Alicia Eastman, and Chris Jackson. The team cover the current status of hydrogen regulation, innovation, financing, markets, and consolidation. Hanging over most conversations in the decarbonization or future fuels space, is the perpetual question: When will investors actually step up with significant capital to help companies make it through the development desert, instead of letting promising companies languish in the double dunes of despair? There has been a lot of talk, but not a lot of action. Listen to the team unpack recent developments and hopes for the future.
This week, the EAH team speaks with Jan Haizmann, one of the founders of the Zero Emissions Traders Alliance (ZETA) and an energy trading veteran expanding the enabling market tools and structures in Europe to the MENA region in order to facilitate exchange with the global market for net zero energy carriers like hydrogen and derivatives.About Jan Haizmann:Jan Haizmann is a qualified lawyer who has spent most of his career focused on building energy markets. In parallel, he established a boutique consulting group, Correggio NET, now based in Dubai. The European Commission has used Jan's services since 2010 to help build new energy market structures.Jan and Paul Van Son, the Chairman of Dii Desert Energy and ZETA, originally met in 1999 when Paul was the CEO of a Dutch utility. Together, they set out to build an energy wholesale market in Europe. They channeled this through the European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET). They built the association from scratch reaching 150 companies from 25 countries and became a key partner for the European Commission. Paul was the chairman of EFET until 2012, and Jan was one of the four key staff in the venture, as well as Board member for 15 years. Jan left EFET last year to set up the Dutch not-for profit foundation - Zero Emissions Traders Association (ZETA) with Dii Desert Energy including Paul and CEO Cornelius Matthes as well as Frank Wouters who leads MENA Hydrogen Alliance. Recognizing the market potential for sustainable energy in the GCC and more general MENA region, the group believes that the climate transition must be accelerated through market tools, in order to give proper credit for reduction and elimination of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. About ZETAFounded in 2023, ZETA develops market tools to assist traders, regional producers, exporters, and investors in carbon-neutral projects, as well as off-takers in the MENA region and beyond. By enabling local companies to hedge market risks from long-term contracts, ZETA makes sustainable investments safer and stimulates new investment.--Links:Zero Emissions Traders Alliance (ZETA)https://www.zeta-global.org/Dii Desert Energyhttps://dii-desertenergy.org/CorreggioNEThttps://www.correggionet.eu/European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET) renamed Energy Traders Europehttps://www.efet.org
Welcome to No Shhh... It's the TRL Podcast. A library podcast where we talk about more than just books. The two guests for Episode 3 are Annie Bowers (Library Manager) and Stephanie Reece (Public Services Manager). Our host(s) guide us through an educational discussion about What EAH is, while talking about topics like: Getting EAH access, How Patrons use EAH, as well as "Safety & Misbehavior Concerns".
On this episode of EAH, Patrick Molloy, Alicia Eastman, and Chris Jackson are delighted to speak with Arsenio Dominguez, the newly appointed Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Recorded before the highly successful MEPC81, Arsenio describes his vision for the IMO and his confidence in solutions that will reduce emissions from shipping without penalizing member states. --About SG Arsenio Dominguez:Arsenio Antonio Dominguez Velasco is the tenth IMO Secretary-General, bringing with him more than three decades of experience serving the global maritime sector, across a spectrum of leadership roles of increasing scope and responsibility.Initially representing his native Panama, first within the Panama Maritime Authority and in his lattermost appointment as Ambassador of Panama to the IMO, his affinity for building consensus saw him elected by his peers as Chair of several flagship IMO intergovernmental meetings, including: the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), the Technical Committee of the 29th Assembly, and the Maritime Security, Piracy and Armed Robbery Group, as well as a number of Vice-Chair and Board member roles.A naval architect at heart and by training, Mr. Dominguez gained his first degree at Veracruzana University, Mexico. Recognizing from the outset of his career the importance of a multi-disciplinary and multi-sectorial approach to the maritime sector, Mr. Dominguez later went on to pursue a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the University of Hull, as well as an executive qualification in International Law and European Politics at Birkbeck University, both in the United Kingdom.This agile approach served him well in better understanding the priorities and navigating the needs of the different stakeholders across the maritime sector, and indeed the complexities of a specialized UN agency whose mission it is to support them. In 2017, Mr. Dominguez harnessed this extensive technical and diplomatic knowledge and experience as a delegate for the benefit of IMO. He joined the Organization, first as Chief of Staff, followed by Administrative Director - leading the Organization through the COVID-19 pandemic. Directly prior to his election in July 2023 as Secretary-General, he was the Director of the Marine Environment Division.His initial term as IMO Secretary-General was approved at the 33rd Assembly in December 2023.--About the IMO:The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is the United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine and atmospheric pollution by ships. The IMO work supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).The main role of the IMO is to create a regulatory framework for the shipping industry that is fair and effective, universally adopted and universally implemented. Shipping is a truly international industry, and it can only operate effectively if the regulations and standards are themselves agreed, adopted and implemented on an international basis. IMO measures cover all aspects of international shipping – including ship design, construction, equipment, manning, operation and disposal – to ensure that this vital sector for remains safe, environmentally sound, energy efficient and secure.--Links:IMO: https://www.imo.org/
To round off Season 5, the team are taking the podcast to COP28 in Dubai and providing listeners with a bit of texture including what the event was like to attend, as well as sharing a snapshot of some of the varied voices and discussions that took place. Having had a little time for reflection, Alicia, Chris and Patrick also offer their thoughts and takeaways on what this COP might mean for the future.COP28 was the first in nearly 30 years to feature hydrogen as part of the Presidential Action Agenda with Daria Nochevnik of Hydrogen Council (also former EAH guest) as the Special Hydrogen Advisor to the COP Presidency, H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber. ---Speakers Featured (in order of appearance)• Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, Masdar CEO• Marie-Anaïs Esprit, Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking • Eng. Nawal Alhanaee, Director of Future Energy at the UAE Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure • Princess Mishel Bint Saud Al Shalan, Public Investment Fund (PIF) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, courtesy of her uncle, Modern Group Chairman HRH Prince Turki bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud• Kiruthika Sadagopan, Reliance Industries ‘Intrapreneur'• Ana Mario Pinto, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Transport Division Chief • Jeremy Nixon, ONE Singapore CEO and World Shipping Council Co-Chair• Jean-François Gagné, Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) Secretariat • David Shukman, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change Visiting Professor in Practice • Arsenio Dominguez, International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary General - ElectSpecial thanks to Nelson Mojarro of International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Decarbonization Innovation Lead and team who organized an incredible two-day shipping event including the inaugural COP28 Presidency High Level Shipping Ministerial.
On this episode of EAH, Patrick Molloy, Alicia Eastman, and Chris Jackson learn a bit more about Pierre-Etienne, one of the original founders of Hydrogen Council, Chairman of 5T Hydrogen, and CEO of Hy24 the world's largest investment platform solely focused on hydrogen. About Pierre-Etienne Franc:Pierre-Etienne spent a quarter century developing Air Liquide's businesses, managing the use, research, and development of hydrogen applications. As the Hydrogen Council's initiative secretary, Pierre-Etienne and Air Liquide were joined by 12 other founding industry players, advocating for hydrogen to help foster the energy transition.In 2021, Pierre-Etienne stepped away from Air Liquide to start a pure play hydrogen investment fund known as FiveT Hydrogen of which he is the Chairman. FiveT Hydrogen partnered with Ardian of France and launched a clean hydrogen infrastructure investment platform, dubbed Hy24. With Pierre-Etienne at the helm, Hy24 raised Clean H2 Infra, the largest fund worldwide dedicated solely to clean hydrogen infrastructure deployment.About Hy24 and Clean H2 Infra:Boasting over 70 strategic finance and industry limited partners, the Fund offers an ecosystem of opportunity to its various hydrogen portfolio companies. Hy24 has already announced seven investments, some of the most promising entrepreneurial adventures across Europe, Australia, and the Middle East, to support projects which will be among the largest in the world with gigawatts of competitive renewable capacity to decarbonize hard-to-abate established industries. Hy24 is color agnostic, but the hydrogen must qualify under the European taxonomy and Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulations (SFDR) in a way that it is Article 9 compatible—so whatever process is used needs to reduce emissions by a minimum 70 to 80%.Fun facts:- Unlike Article 8 funds under the EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, which need only promote environmental or social characteristics and have good governance practices, Article 9 funds should make a positive impact on society or the environment through sustainable investment and have a non-financial objective at the core of their offering.- The founding 13 members of the Hydrogen Council are Air Liquide, Alstom, Anglo American, BMW Group, Daimler, Engie, Honda, Hyundai, Kawasaki, Shell, Linde, Total and Toyota.- Hy24 recently announced their investment in InterContinental Energy---LinksHy24 Link: www.hy24partners.com
After a brief break over August the EAH team are back with a brand new season! On this week's episode, they are excited to welcome Håkon Volldal, the CEO of Nel, to the show.Nel Asa has been manufacturing electrolysers since the 1940's, with extensive deployments across the world in both PEM and Alkaline units. Recently Nel announced a series of new contract orders above 20MW and a significant expansion in their electrolyser manufacturing capacity. Crucially this investment was not made in Europe, but rather in the USA with many (including Håkon) emphasising that the Inflation Reduction Act made the US unavoidable for key players.----Linkshttps://nelhydrogen.com/press-release/nel-asa-expanding-production-capacity-in-wallingford/https://renewablesnow.com/news/frances-qair-jv-places-20-mw-electrolyser-order-with-nel-828503/https://nelhydrogen.com/press-release/awarded-iberdrola-contract-for-20-mw-green-fertilizer-project-in-spain/
This week the EAH team discusses LIFTE H2's plans for the future and discusses the challenges in hydrogen markets expansion and rollout, the need for resiliency for offtakers, and how to build consumer confidence. About Matthew Blieske:Matthew is co-founder and CEO of LIFTE H2 based in Boston and Berlin with projects globally. LIFTE H2 develops and deploys novel end-to-end hydrogen supply chains that deliver differentiated cost, reliability, safety and performance.Matthew previously held the title of Global Hydrogen Product Manager at Shell Hydrogen where his group was responsible for project engineering, product & technology development, cost reduction, reliability improvement, and supply chain development for Shell's hydrogen mobility business globally. Matthew built and led a global team that delivered hydrogen projects, products, and digital operations on three continents. ---Links:Matthew on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-blieske-27b8863b/-LIFTE H2 Launches technology differentiated hydrogen infrastructure development service: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lifte-h2-launches-technology-differentiated-hydrogen-infrastructure-development-service-301391359.html- LIFTE H2 -Burckhardt Collaboration: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lifte-h2-and-burckhardt-compression-announce-their-collaboration-for-hydrogen-projects-301590572.html-Matthew Blieske at WHNA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugyRr4cTHoE
The EAH team discuss Nataliya's plan for a green Ukraine, including working with the current government on the Hydrogen Road Map. We also get another example of incredible Ukrainian resilience and discuss its importance for the current and future energy system. About Nataliya Katser-Buchkovska:Following a career in the private and public sector, Nataliya is the Founder of the Ukrainian Sustainable Fund. First, she headed the Corporate and Investment Department of DeVision Group at B&S Holding and then became Managing Partner of KCG Investment Consulting providing corporate and investment consulting on energy projects and sustainable development. Nataliya became a Member of the Ukrainian Parliament, VIII Convocation in 2014, and was appointed to the Committee on Fuel and Energy, Nuclear Policy, and Nuclear Safety and she was Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Sustainable Development, Strategy, and Investment.In 2019, Nataliya founded the Ukrainian Sustainable Fund aimed at accelerating Ukraine's renewable energy transition and bridging the gap between Ukrainian sustainable projects and leading international Green Institutions including renewables and hydrogen projects in the portfolio and pipeline. Nataliya is an Atlantic Council Millennium Fellow, a member of the Aspen community, and a Member of the National Commission for Attracting Investments in Gas Production (nine PSA competitions for the development of strategic fields in Ukraine). She co-authored systemic economic and energy laws on natural gas and electricity markets, the regulation of energy services markets, unbundling of “Naftogaz”, protection of economic competition, and ensuring transparency of the AMCU.Nataliya holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Law from Ivan Franko Lviv National University, a Masters Degree in Law and Economics from University College London, and an Executive Certificate in Public Policy, a two-year Executive Course at Harvard Kennedy School. Nataliya is a well-known author and analyst on energy security, diplomacy, and sustainable development. She has had more than 30 articles published by the Financial Times, Newsweek, World Economic Forum, Atlantic Council, and KyivPost and has been cited by the BBC, Bloomberg, and Forbes.--- Links:Nataliya on LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/katserbuchkovskaNataliya's Most Cited Publications:A New Agenda for U.S. – Ukraine Relationship (Newsweek, 2021)Decarbonization in Ukraine (Atlantic Council, 2021)The Future of Gas in the Decarbonization Era (KyivPost, 2021)
On this episode of EAH, Chris Jackson, Patrick Molloy and Alicia Eastman speak with Maciek Lukawski, Head of Strategy at Amogy. Maciek explains the Amogy ammonia fuel cell technology, some of the target applications, and some background on a rapidly growing company with a huge number of excellent investors. About Maciek Lukawski:Maciek serves as the Head of Strategy and Business Development at Amogy, where he is responsible for commercialization of Amogy's ammonia-to-power technology across a number of industries including maritime, heavy duty transportation, and distributed power generation. Prior to joining Amogy, Maciek worked at ExxonMobil in roles covering low-carbon fuels, LNG, and M&A. Maciek holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University, where he specialized in renewable energy systems.About Amogy:Amogy offers ammonia-based, emission-free, high energy-density power solutions to decarbonize transportation for a sustainable future. Founded in 2020 by four MIT PhD alumni with a shared vision, Amogy aims to enable the decarbonization of the heavy-duty transportation sector, accelerating the global journey towards Net Zero 2050. The company's Series A investors include Amazon's Climate Pledge Fund, AP Ventures, SK, Saudi Aramco and DCVC totaling US$70 million. Series B recently closed at US$150 million and included primarily Japanese investors Marunouchi Climate Tech Growth Fund, MUFG Bank, Mitsubishi Corporation, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industry (MHI).Amogy's scalable ammonia-powered, zero-emissions energy system has been demonstrated with success in a drone, heavy-duty tractor, semi truck, and they are working on a tug boat. Offices include Brooklyn, Houston, Singapore and Norway.----Links:Amogy website: www.amogy.coNew Scientist: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2367003-start-up-is-developing-worlds-first-ammonia-powered-ships/New Atlas: https://newatlas.com/marine/amogy-ammonia-powered-ship-tugboat/OffShore Energy: https://www.offshore-energy.biz/interview-with-amogy-ceo-were-really-excited-about-the-momentum-ammonia-is-getting/Amogy Series B: amogy.co/amogy-increases-series-b-round-to-150m/
On this episode of EAH, we sat down with Dr. Bo Cerup-Simonsen, Chief Executive Officer of the Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping. Bo holds a PHD in Naval Architecture and Mechanical Engineering and spent seven years as a research engineer at MIT. During his career, he has been responsible hundreds of leading-edge newbuilding, engineering, and technology projects, which have significantly contributed to safety, efficiency and competitiveness within shipping.Bo was VP, Head of Newbuilding Strategy and Portfolio at Royal Caribbean Cruises, Director of the Danish Hydrocarbon Research and Technology Centre, and VP, Head of Maersk Maritime Technology.Bo also headed the Maritime Technical Consultancy of Det Norske Veritas (DNV, now DNVGL). The Center is a not-for-profit, independent research and development organization accelerating the transition towards a net-zero future for the maritime industry. With their partners across the shipping and energy industries, they drive and facilitate the development and implementation of new pathways and technology solutions and standards required for systemic and regulatory change. Bo explains the Center's work and we discuss decarbonization of shipping using hydrogen derived green fuels. Links:The Maersk McKinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping Website: https://www.zerocarbonshipping.comGreen Corridors Prefeasibility Phase Blueprint: https://www.zerocarbonshipping.com/publications/green-corridors-pre-feasibility-phase-blueprint/Maritime Decarbonization Strategy 2022:https://www.zerocarbonshipping.com/publications/maritime-decarbonization-strategy/
On this episode of EAH, we sat down with Alejandro Oyarce Barnett, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder at Hystar. Hystar is a technology-focused company specializing in PEM electrolysers for hydrogen production using renewable energy. The company got its start as a spin-off from SINTEF, one of Europe's largest independent research organizations and has raised private funding so the company can focus on production of its high-efficiency PEM units and keep pace with demand for hydrogen generation capacity. Hystar announced on January 11, 2023 that the company has closed a Series B funding round of USD 26mn to rapidly scale-up to full commercial operations with an automated GW-capacity production line by 2025. Alejandro joined us to discuss in more detail the origins of Hystar, its technology, and the mission at the core of the company.Links:Hystar website: https://hystar.com/Hystar "About us" page: https://hystar.com/about/Hystar "News" page: https://hystar.com/newsroom/Fuel Cell Works article about Enova investment in Hystar: https://fuelcellsworks.com/news/new-technology-can-make-green-hydrogen-more-competitive-enova-supports-hystars-technology-with-nok-38-2-million/
Lisa Gillett, Super Agent, explores this old concept of Employer Assisted Homeownership (EAH) programs implemented in 1991 as a way to address employee-retention and close the wealth gap amongst communities of color. Tune in to learn more about how revitalization of the EAH program may be the answer to the #GreatResignation and increase home ownership. DRE 01736957 #homebuyers #downpayment #LisaGillett #calirealestate #caliBroker #readysetrealestate #lasuperagent #loudlayoffs #employerassistedhousing --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lasuperagent/message
In order to wrap Season 3 of EAH appropriately, we are honored to have our most popular EAH guest back with us, Alicia Eastman, President and Co-Founder of Intercontinental Energy is here to help us review the big hydrogen happenings of 2022 and preview some of the most important predictions and expectations for the sector coming for 2023. Enjoy!
H2 Green Steel was founded in 2020 with the aim to build a large-scale green steel production in northern Sweden. H2 Green Steel is on a mission to undertake the global steel industry's greatest ever technological shift. By 2024, H2 Green Steel will be in production at their Boden site, and by 2030, will produce five million tonnes of green steel annually. Vargas, co-founder and a major shareholder in Northvolt, is also H2 Green Steel's founder and largest shareholder. The EAH team speaks with Kajsa Ryttberg-Wallgren, head of the Hydrogen Business Unit at H2 Green Steel. Links: H2 Green Steel web site: https://www.h2greensteel.com/ About H2 Green Steel: https://www.h2greensteel.com/stories H2 recruiting site: https://career.h2greensteel.com/
On this episode, the EAH team discusses the role of hydrogen in the energy transition with Michael Liebreich, Chairman and CEO of Liebreich Associates. Michael is an acknowledged thought leader on clean energy, mobility, technology, climate, sustainability and finance. He is the founder and senior contributor to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, a member of numerous industry, governmental and multilateral advisory boards, an angel investor, a former member of the board of Transport for London, and an Advisor to the UK Board of Trade. Links: Liebreich Associates website: https://www.liebreich.com/ Michael's full bio: https://www.liebreich.com/bio/ The hydrogen ladder: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/clean-hydrogen-ladder-v40-michael-liebreich/
Hydrogen could be used in many hard-to-decarbonize sectors. Foremost amongst them is the steel manufacturing industry. On this episode of EAH, we speak with Dr. Martin Pei, Executive Vice President and CTO of SSAB and the first Chairman of the Board for Hybrit Development AB. SSAB is a global steel company with a leading position in high-strength steels and related services. Together with their partners, LKAB and Vattenfall, SSAB are making a unique joint effort to change the Swedish iron and steel industry fundamentally. With HYBRIT technology, SSAB aims to be the first steel company in the world to bring fossil-free steel to the market already in 2026 and largely eliminate carbon dioxide emissions from the company's own operations as soon as 2030. Links: SSAB website: https://www.ssab.com/ HYBRIT info page: https://www.ssab.com/fossil-free-steel/hybrit-a-new-revolutionary-steelmaking-technology Reuters article on HYBRIT: https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/swedens-hybrit-delivers-worlds-first-fossil-free-steel-2021-08-18/
It's always fun to check in with old friends! This episode of EAH is a chance for the team to catch up with one of our early guests on the show, Graham Cooley - CEO of ITM Power. For the past twenty years, ITM Power PLC has been designing and manufacturing electrolyser systems that generate hydrogen based on proton exchange membrane (PEM) technology. As the first hydrogen related company to be listed on the London Stock Exchange, ITM are globally recognised experts in the field of electrolysis. In 2021, the company opened its first Gigafactory in Bessemer Park, Sheffield: the world's largest electrolyser production factory. Links: ITM Power website: https://itm-power.com/ ITM site summarizing PEM tech: https://itm-power.com/how-it-works/pem Renewables Now article regarding second Gigafactory site: https://renewablesnow.com/news/itm-power-to-buy-site-for-2nd-gigafactory-in-sheffield-760496/ Recharge article: https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/green-hydrogen-itm-power-s-new-gigafactory-will-cut-costs-of-electrolysers-by-almost-40-/2-1-948190
Welcome back to 2022! For our first episode of 2022 we invited Jørn Helge Dahl, Global Director of Sales&Marketing at Hexagon Purus to talk about hydrogen storage with the EAH podcast and to explain the types of solutions available today, Hexagon's history and plans for the future, alongside some commentary on US hydrogen strategy from the gang! https://hexagonpurus.com/ https://www.h2-view.com/story/hexagon-purus-completes-acquisition-of-wystrach-to-create-the-vertically-integrated-industry-leader-in-hydrogen-storage-solutions/#:~:text=Hexagon%20Purus%20has%20completed%20its,leader%20in%20hydrogen%20storage%20solutions%E2%80%9D. https://www.electrive.com/2021/12/22/hexagon-purus-to-supply-h2-fuel-cell-trucks-to-the-us/
On this episode of the EAH we are honored to be joined by our special co-host (and one of our most popular former guests on the show) Alicia Eastman, Co-Founder and President of InterContinental Energy, who has graciously agreed to make the time in her incredibly busy schedule to help Patrick and Andrew turn the tables on Chris and put him on the hot seat this time around. As our listeners are no doubt aware, Chris Jackson is the Founder and CEO of Protium Green Solutions based in London. Protium is a hydrogen energy services company that designs, develops, finances, owns, and operates clean hydrogen solutions for clients to achieve net zero energy emissions at their industrial/manufacturing sites. Chris will talk to us about the Protium story and also give us some insight into a major project that Protium recently announced in conjunction Budweiser Brewing Group UK&Ireland to explore the deployment of zero emission green hydrogen at Magor brewery in South Wales, one of the largest breweries in the UK. To that end, in order to get the full story about this project, we are delighted to say that we have yet another great guest on this episode. Tom Brewer, who leads Global Environmental Sustainability efforts at AB InBev, the parent company of Budweiser Brewing Group, will join us for the final segment of the show to talk about how hydrogen fits into AB InBev's vision of a sustainable future for the company. Sponsor Links: BayoTech website: www.bayotech.us Episode Links: Protium website: https://protium.green/ AB InBev website: https://www.ab-inbev.com/ InterContinental Energy website: https://intercontinentalenergy.com/ FC Works article about Magor Brewery: https://fuelcellsworks.com/news/budweiser-brewing-group-protium-go-green-with-hydrogen-at-wales-brewery/
On this episode of EAH, we are joined by Andrew Clennett, Co-Founder and CEO of Hiringa Energy. Hiringa is headquartered in New Zealand where they are building clean hydrogen production projects using renewable energy to displace the use of fossil fuels for transport and industrial feedstock across New Zealand. We are delighted to have Andrew with us today to speak about how Hiringa are using hydrogen to change the energy and carbon landscape of New Zealand. Sponsor Links: BayoTech, Inc. website: https://bayotech.us/ Episode Links: Hiringa Energy website: https://www.hiringa.co.nz/ Hiringa news & media: https://www.hiringa.co.nz/blog Hydrogen energy resource list from Hiringa: https://www.hiringa.co.nz/downloads
Quantron AG was created in 2019 as a high-tech spin-off of the well-known Haller GmbH & Co. KG, with the vision of paving the way for e-mobility in inner-city and regional passenger and cargo transportation. Quantron AG combines innovative ability and expertise in e-vans, e-trucks and e-buses with the long-standing knowledge and experience of Haller GmbH & Co. KG in the commercial vehicle sector. The company's approach to e-Mobility is defined by its commitment to leveraging the most effective zero-emission vehicle technology for the use case, which means Quantron is building both hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs) for its clients. On this episode, the EAH team sits down with the CEO of Quantron AG, Michael Perschke, to talk about the company's mission and the vision that he and his team have for the future of e-mobility. Sponsor Links: BayoTech website: https://www.bayotech.us/ BayoTech highlight deal with Emerson: https://www.bayotech.us/news/bayotech-and-emerson-partner-on-production-and-distribution-of-hydrogen Links: Quantron AG website: https://www.quantron.net/en/ Quantron press releases: https://www.quantron.net/en/q-news/press-releases/ Intro from DoE AFDC to fuel cell electric vehicles: https://afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/how-do-fuel-cell-electric-cars-work
In the second episode of EAH's Season 3, Patrick, Andrew, and Chris sit down with Maria Fennis, CEO of HyET. HyET Hydrogen is a leading SME in the field of electrochemical hydrogen compression, founded in 2008. HyET has introduced the first commercially viable Electrochemical Hydrogen Compressor (EHPC), the HCS 100, in 2017. HyET enters partnerships with key stakeholders to develop products with a focus on application. Maria is a leading voice in the compression arena and it is a pleasure to have her on the show! Sponsor Link: BayoTech website: https://www.bayotech.us/ BayoTech news: https://www.bayotech.us/news Episode Links: HyET Hydrogen website: https://hyethydrogen.com/ HyET tech: https://hyethydrogen.com/technology/operating-principle/ HyET tech (2): https://hyethydrogen.com/technology/technical-features/ HyET news: https://hyethydrogen.com/news/ US DOE EERE article on H2 compression: https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/gaseous-hydrogen-compression
The EAH Team is back for Season 3!! And we decided that the best way to begin the biggest season yet of EAH is to bring a very special guest on the show to make a big announcement. Et voila! On the season premier episode, the EAH hosts are joined by the Governor of New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham. The State of New Mexico has the opportunity to lead the United States into the hydrogen era and the Governor and her team are poised to take the opportunity to make New Mexico the strategic center of the US hydrogen economy. The Governor is joined by New Mexico Environment Department Secretary James Kenney on the show to announce the forthcoming New Mexico Hydrogen Hub Act, which her administration expects to drive investment in the state, job growth in the energy sector, and catapult New Mexico to top of the list of states driving the hydrogen revolution. Sponsor Links: https://www.bayotech.us/ https://www.bayotech.us/products-2 Episode Links: Governor Lujan Grisham official bio: https://www.governor.state.nm.us/our-leadership/governor/ Secretary James Kenney official bio: https://www.env.nm.gov/general/james-c-kenney/ Article on NW New Mexico as hydrogen leader: https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2021/08/20/northwest-new-mexico-seeks-to-become-hydrogen-hub/
This week's show is the last episode of Season 2! To celebrate we invited our friend and colleague Markus Wilthaner, partner at McKinsey & Company to come speak with us. Markus has been a leader in the hydrogen space for the past ten years and has drafted a number of the Hydrogen Council's reports since its founding, including the newly released - and highly anticipated - Hydrogen Insights 2021 (link below). In this episode we speak with Markus about the state of the market and the innovation he has seen in the last couple of years that make hydrogen a critical part of the energy transition. We had a lot of fun recording this interview and it was the perfect way to end a fantastic EAH season! The EAH team is taking a short break for the month of August, but we are never far from our phones and computers, so as always, if you have any questions for us or just want to get in touch to learn more about hydrogen, feel free to shoot us an email at info@h2podcast.com or find us on Twitter at @AboutHydrogen. Sponsor Links: BayoTech: https://www.bayotech.us/ BayoTech News: https://www.bayotech.us/news BayoTech Solutions: https://www.bayotech.us/products-2 Episode Links: Hydrogen Insights 2021 https://hydrogencouncil.com/en/hydrogen-insights-2021/ (https://hydrogencouncil.com/en/hydrogen-insights-2021/) McKinsey & Co website: https://www.mckinsey.com/ McKinsey Bio of Markus Wilthaner: https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/markus-wilthaner
HyPoint's website lays out the problem clearly and succinctly: "By 2050, aviation will be responsible for 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions, up from just 10% today — unless we do something. We can not solve the existential climate crisis without zero-emission air transportation." As the world slowly emerges from lockdown and the pace of global travel accelerates once again, the aviation sector is rocketing back atop the list of the most highly carbon emitting industries. In just the past few years, hydrogen fuel cell technologies have emerged as the most promising path to a decarbonized future for aviation. HyPoint, led by its CEO and co-founder, Alex Ivanenko, is at the cutting edge of the industry's efforts to find zero-emissions aircraft propulsion systems that do not sacrifice speed and power in the name of sustainability. HyPoint is a leading producer of high-temperature PEM fuel cells for aviation applications including for logistic drones, air taxis, electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOLs), and fixed-wing airplanes. On this episode of the EAH podcast, the team speaks with Alex about the incredible pace of development and rapid innovation that he and his colleagues are driving in the hydrogen aviation space and how his company is leading the way in a highly complex and competitive race to decarbonize modern air travel. Sponsor Links: BayoTech On-site Hydrogen website: https://www.bayotech.us/ BayoTech in the news: https://www.bayotech.us/news/bayotech-signs-agreement-to-fuel-greencores-1500-next-generation-hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-ev-charging-stations https://www.bayotech.us/news/bayotech-partners-with-san-juan-college Episode Links: HyPoint website: https://hypoint.com/ New Atlas article on HyPoint FC testing: https://newatlas.com/aircraft/hypoint-prototype/ Aviation Today article featuring Alex Ivanenko: https://www.aviationtoday.com/2021/03/02/hypoint-ceo-talks-new-hydrogen-fuel-cell-operable-prototype-electric-aircraft/ eVTOL article about HyPoint FC application in eVTOL space: https://evtol.com/news/hypoint-advances-evtol-hydrogen-fuel-cell-system-with-working-prototype/
The transportation and mobility sector is vast, complex, unwieldy, and, most excitingly, an obvious area of focus for hydrogen fuel cell technology applications. Hydrogen FCEVs allow vehicles to run in a wide range of environments with zero tailpipe emissions and can do so without the need for extremely heavy battery cells and can be refueled in the same amount of time as a modern ICE vehicle. This makes hydrogen FCEVs an ideal fit for the heavy commercial transportation industry and is why Hyzon Motors has jumped at the opportunity to revolutionize the industry. The company has grabbed headlines all over the world with its ambitious plans for rolling out its trucks in the United States and other major markets. It has also made news with its recent announcement that the company is going public and has attracted significant investor interest. The EAH team is joined on this episode by Hyzon's CEO Craig Knight to talk about how the company is tackling some of the most significant challenges in decarbonizing transport and how it can make trucking a zero-emission operation. Sponsor Links: BayoTech, Inc. website: https://www.bayotech.us/ BayoTech news: https://www.bayotech.us/news Links: Hyzon Motors website: https://hyzonmotors.com/ Hyzon Motors news & announcements: https://hyzonmotors.com/media/ Forbes article on Hyzon SPAC: https://www.forbes.com/sites/greggardner/2021/02/09/hyzon-a-hydrogen-fuel-cell-truck-maker-in-spac-deal-valued-at-21-billion/ TechCrunch article about Hyzon manufacturing: https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/01/hyzon-motors-hydrogen-fuel-ambitions-include-two-us-factories/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHoTn-6mK-sOfFM8JMEk14Fy7Z6dQQYZ5-4pVM0v6D9mybZxeWZ4aNlLgburIcu0JxenQ8WYTFJZ4DsJcsOiUJ6pVjQAJb30kKF6jN0OfcU1AQbl4bjwJVRO37N7CESgmDH6S41mq9bzQP4HcKXmDzafMAHT8J9pU14F8leEf4Rw
Founded in 2007 and based in Denmark, Green Hydrogen Systems designs and manufactures efficient, standardized and modular electrolysers for the production of green hydrogen with renewable energy. Niels-Arne Baden has led the company to the upper echelons of the electrolysis sector and he now leads the company's strategy and and public-facing initiatives as the Vice President for Strategy and Public Affairs. On this episode of the Everything About Hydrogen podcast, the EAH team sits down with Niels to talk about the journey of the clean hydrogen sector over the recent decades and its rise to prominence in the transition to a decarbonized energy future and how modular electrolysis fits into that picture. Episode Sponsor Content: BayoTech website: https://www.bayotech.us/ BayoTech announcement of Element2 partnership: https://www.bayotech.us/news/bayotech-partners-element-2 BayoTech announcement of Carbon Clean partnership: https://www.bayotech.us/news/bayotech-partners-with-carbon-clean Episode Links: GHS website: https://greenhydrogen.dk/ GHS News: https://greenhydrogen.dk/news-page/
The globe is awash in waste materials and trash. The detritus of everyday life, much of it in the form of plastics, piles up and has dramatically detrimental effects on the environment if not properly disposed of and managed. Some of these discarded materials are reusable and recyclable, but a significant percentage is comprised of non-recyclable plastics that are relegated to landfills. There are, however, a number of innovative companies and initiatives aimed at extracting energy from the otherwise non-recyclable plastic waste. Powerhouse Energy Plc is one of the companies leading the charge in the waste-to-energy sector, and they have some proprietary technologies that allow them to produce hydrogen from these plastics. On this episode of EAH, the team is joined by Tim Yeo, Chairman of Powerhouse Energy, to talk about the work they are doing in the waste-to-energy space and how they see the sector evolving in the coming years. Sponsor materials: This episode is brought to you by BayoTech On-Site Hydrogen. Visit https://my.captivate.fm/www.bayotech.us (www.bayotech.us) to learn more about the modular low-carbon hydrogen production solutions that BayoTech offers. Links: Powerhouse Energy website: https://www.powerhouseenergy.net/ Wired article about waste-to-hydrogen: https://www.wired.com/story/will-the-hydrogen-revolution-start-in-a-garbage-dump/ Parliament site for Tim Yeo: https://members.parliament.uk/member/136/career Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews paper on WtH applications: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032120306535#:~:text=Waste%2Dto%2DHydrogen%20(WtH,fuel%20to%20replace%20fossil%20fuels
When the pandemic recedes, lockdowns and restrictions are relaxed and eventually eliminated, and millions of residents in cities across the world begin to return to their offices and workplaces, public transit systems will once again be at the core of billions of commuters' daily activities. Urban transit systems are designed to move huge volumes of people through cities and communities quickly, reliably, and cost-efficiently (some systems accomplish these goals better than others!). The energy needed to run these networks of cars, trains, and buses, is enormous and today most of it comes from fossil fuels. How can communities - both large and small - redesign their transit systems to eliminate operational carbon emissions in the future? Josipa Petrunic, President & CEO of CUTRIC (Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium), spoke with the EAH hosts about the challenge of decarbonizing urban transit at the Hydrogen Decade Virtual Event on February 17, 2021. This episode features a recording of that interview. In the 30-minute conversation with Josipa, the discussion ranged from the advantages of FCEBs over battery-electric buses, FCEB demonstration and pilot projects in Canadian cities, how the Canadian government's national hydrogen strategy stacks up against other such strategies, the implications of the new US administration for the future of climate policy in North America, and much much more. Sponsor materials: This episode is brought to you by BayoTech On-Site Hydrogen. Visit www.bayotech.us to learn more about the modular low-carbon hydrogen production solutions that BayoTech offers. Links: CUTRIC website: https://cutric-crituc.org/ (https://cutric-crituc.org/) Mississauga FCEB pilot project announcement: https://cutric-crituc.org/cutric-playing-central-role-in-groundbreaking-hydrogen-transit-study/ (https://cutric-crituc.org/cutric-playing-central-role-in-groundbreaking-hydrogen-transit-study/) CHFCA paper on Canadian leadership in H2 tech: http://www.chfca.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/GOC-CDA-Leadership-HFC_en_4pager_WEB1.pdf (http://www.chfca.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/GOC-CDA-Leadership-HFC_en_4pager_WEB1.pdf) FCEBs in Canada: http://www.chfca.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/GOC-Buses_Train_en_WEB1.pdf (http://www.chfca.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/GOC-Buses_Train_en_WEB1.pdf) Air Liquide announcement of Becancour PEM electrolysis plant: https://energies.airliquide.com/air-liquide-inaugurates-worlds-largest-low-carbon-hydrogen-membrane-based-production-unit-canada (https://energies.airliquide.com/air-liquide-inaugurates-worlds-largest-low-carbon-hydrogen-membrane-based-production-unit-canada) Enbridge materials regarding H2 generation and blending: https://www.enbridgegas.com/Natural-Gas-and-the-Environment/Enbridge-A-Green-Future/Renewable-hydrogen (https://www.enbridgegas.com/Natural-Gas-and-the-Environment/Enbridge-A-Green-Future/Renewable-hydrogen)
How do we get green hydrogen (and green ammonia) production to scale and make it cost competitive? It's a great question and we ask it all the time on the show. Well, Alicia Eastman, Co-founder & Managing Director, of InterContinental Energy (ICE) may be one of the best authorities in the world on this topic and she joins us on this episode of EAH to tell the team all about her and ICE's work developing the Asian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH). Located in Western Australia, the AREH when completed, will be the largest renewable energy project by total generation capacity on the planet. At 26 GW, it surpasses even the likes of the Three Gorges Dam and will act as a central production and distribution point for huge quantities of clean hydrogen and ammonia for offtakers and customers across APAC and beyond. The AREH is a truly massive project that has global implications for the global energy landscape of the future. Links: InterContinental website: https://intercontinentalenergy.com/ AREH website: https://asianrehub.com/ AEA article about AREH: https://www.ammoniaenergy.org/articles/green-ammonia-at-oil-and-gas-scale/ Short piece on green ammonia: https://www.cleantech.com/green-ammonia-potential-as-an-energy-carrier-and-beyond/
Decarbonizing aviation is a big challenge. It is one of the most carbon intensive business sectors in the modern world and change comes slowly to the aviation industry. Hydrogen and fuel cell technologies offer a pathway to decarbonize regional flights in the not-so-distant future and big names are looking at potential solutions for long-haul flights in the longer term. But even if we build the aircraft that can use hydrogen as a fuel, how do we get the fuel to them in a timely, reliable, and cost-efficient way? Fortunately, some of the brightest people in the room are working on this problem. Paul Eremenko, CEO of Universal Hydrogen, and his team are building a capsule-based hydrogen transport and storage solution for both gaseous and liquid hydrogen that they say can make hydrogen-powered flight possible by 2025. Paul comes on the show to tell the EAH team how aviation is the "killer app for hydrogen" and what he means when he says Universal Hydrogen is building the "Nespresso(™) of aviation fueling." THIS IS AN AWESOME CONVERSATION, PEOPLE! DON'T MISS IT! Links: Universal Hydrogen website: https://www.hydrogen.aero/ Bloomberg article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-23/universal-hydrogen-wants-to-get-fuel-cell-planes-ready-to-fly-by-2024 Aviation Today: https://www.aviationtoday.com/2020/09/23/universal-hydrogen-secures-electric-propulsion-supplier-magnix/ Plug Power PR re partnership: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/09/23/2097971/0/en/Plug-Power-Partners-with-Universal-Hydrogen-on-Hydrogen-Fuel-Cell-Propulsion-System-for-Regional-Turboprop-Aircraft.html
Anglo American is the world's largest platinum mining company. Their core mining operations produce copper, diamonds and platinum group metals, as well as iron ore, coal, polyhalite, and nickel and manganese. These minerals are essential inputs for a staggering variety of products today, and demand for them is continuing to grow. Anglo American (and the mining industry in general) is therefore confronting the monumental challenge of how to continue to meet increasing demand for metals and minerals while simultaneously reducing carbon emissions. In the case of Anglo American, the company has committed to making its operations carbon neutral by 2040. On this episode of Everything About Hydrogen, Jan Klawitter, Head of International Policy for Anglo American, speaks with Andrew, Chris, and Patrick about Anglo American's strategy for decarbonizing its mining operations and how they plan to use hydrogen and fuel cell technologies as a key part of their approach. Links: Anglo American website: https://www.angloamerican.com/ Anglo American sustainability page: https://www.angloamerican.com/sustainability/our-sustainable-mining-plan CSIRO "Moving to Hydrogen" article: https://www.csiro.au/en/Research/MRF/Areas/Resourceful-magazine/Issue-21/Moving-to-hydrogen Hatch press release re: Green Hydrogen Consortium: https://www.hatch.com/en/About-Us/News-And-Media/2020/03/Industry-comes-together-to-form-Green-Hydrogen-Consortium GTM article re decarbonization of mining operations: https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/mining-giants-embrace-renewables-but-decarbonization-remains-a-steep-climb Events: inspiratia will be hosting the "Hydrogen Decade" virtual event on Feb 17, 2021. EAH hosts will be in attendance and we will be recording a segment for the podcast during the event. For updates and more information about the Hydrogen Decade virtual event, visit: https://www.inspiratia.com/welcome/events Tickets are free for inspiratia subscribers, but non-subscriber tickets are also available. If you or your company are interested in attending the Hydrogen Decade virtual event, or if you are interested in potential speaking and/or sponsorship opportunities, drop the inspiratia team an email at conferences@inspiratia.com
This is the last episode of the EAH podcast for 2020. It's been quite an interesting past 12 months and the EAH team has decided to close out this roller coaster year by heading "down under" to discuss the surge in investment in low- and zero-carbon hydrogen going on in Australia. Australia's hydrogen strategy is amongst the most ambitious of the national plans to develop a regional hydrogen economy in the coming decades. On today's show, the EAH team will be joined by Brendan Norman to talk about deployment of sustainable FCEV technologies across many different segments of the transport sector and utility vehicles. Brendan is the CEO of H2X, a new vehicle manufacturing company based in Sydney with a manufacturing facility in Port Kembla, will deliver its first hydrogen FCEVs to market beginning in 2022 before expanding its vehicle offerings in subsequent years. Brendan joined the EAH team via SquadCast from Kuala Lumpur to talk fuel cells with us and you don't want to miss the excellent discussion that we had on this week's episode. Links: H2X website: https://www.h2x.earth/ InsideEVs article about H2X (June 6, 2020): https://insideevs.com/news/428416/h2x-australia-car-producing-fcevs/ H2X will face competition in Australia in the FCEV markets from the likes of Hyundai & Toyota: https://thedriven.io/2020/06/18/hyundai-australia-lands-first-20-hydrogen-powered-nexo-suvs-for-act-fleet/ Australia's National Hydrogen Strategy overview: https://www.industry.gov.au/sites/default/files/2019-11/australias-national-hydrogen-strategy.pdf
Whether you are a beginner or experienced ultramarathon runner, you need to be well-prepared for every run you do. Ultra running has its bright side — the uplifting community, the sense of accomplishment, and the goals of becoming stronger. However, there are certain risks involved in the sport, and as an athlete, you need to keep yourself informed. In this episode, Eugene Bingham joins me to explain the dangers of extreme sports and marathons. We share personal stories about the damage it could do to the body — experiences that should serve as a warning to runners. Eugene also discusses things to be aware of before and during races that can endanger us, giving us five specific tips for preparation and self-management. Don’t miss this episode and learn more about the risks of and preparations for ultra running and other extreme sports! 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Resources Death of a runner: The rare condition that tragically claimed a life by Eugene Bingham Desert Runners on TVNZ Episode Highlights [04:01] The Dangers of Extreme Sports and Ultramarathons Eugene participated in the 2020 Tarawera 100-mile race where an experienced runner died. The runner’s death certificate showed that he had a multi-organ failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and rhabdomyolysis. However, it was difficult to pinpoint the true cause of death since it can be a result of accumulated health conditions. [09:50] What Is Rhabdomyolysis? Rhabdomyolysis, or muscle breakdown, is quite common for runners. As the muscle breaks down, myoglobin from the muscle is released into the bloodstream, clogging the kidneys. It can be difficult to tell when this happens since symptoms can be easily mistaken for simple muscle soreness. This can happen to everyone, not just those who do extreme sports and ultra running. [16:27] Importance of Self-Management At some point, we have to ask ourselves if the damage we’re doing to our body is worth it. There are risks, and you have to be prepared for them. There is a culture of not quitting unless you’re taken by the ambulance. However, we have to listen to our body before it gets to that point. [20:19] Mental Toughness and Listening to Your Body As we grow, our physical abilities and mental maturity changes. Accept that the body may not be able to take what it could years ago. The goal of pushing your limits is good but keep in mind that you also need to train and prepare yourself. Being mentally tough also means knowing when to stop and rest. [22:53] Ultra Running: 5 Tips to Remember Do not take drugs like ibuprofen and Voltaire. Drink when you’re thirsty and do not over drink. Be prepared for a range of weather conditions. The race does not end at the finish line. Replenish yourself after every race. Look out for each other. [28:08] Always Have Support Eugene shares his experience of having hallucinations but was kept safe by his companions. Form connections and friendships with the people you meet in races. They are bonds that last forever. Listen to the full episode to hear Eugene and Lisa share more stories about how people have helped them during races! [38:33] Conditions to Be Aware of We need to be careful about dehydration. Symptoms of hyponatremia (having low sodium levels in your blood) are swelling, nausea, and lightheadedness. Low levels of potassium and electrolyte imbalance can result in tetany seizures. Electrolyte tablets are beneficial — make sure they have all the nutrients you need. Having no appetite after a race is dangerous. We need to replenish our bodies straight away. [47:10] Risks Are Exponential When you exponentially increase the distance you run, you exponentially increase our risks as well. All races are relative to pace. Never underestimate a race by distance. Take every race like a big deal and don’t become complacent. Recovery after a race is also crucial. Don’t succumb to peer pressure and sign up for a race immediately after. [51:53] Quick Checklist Do not expect that you can do it just because you’ve done it once before. Be aware of conditions such as rhabdomyolysis, heat stroke, hyponatremia, dehydration, seizures, electrolyte imbalances, and breaking ankles. Plan well — note altitudes and paths. Running is just like driving. Driving is considered dangerous but we don’t avoid it; we just take extra measures and precautions to make sure that we are safe. 7 Powerful Quotes from This Episode ‘People need to be really conscious of the risks — they need to be prepared to put the time in. You've got to prepare your body and you've got to know your body’. ‘Having lined up at the start line with someone who didn't make it home — that really reinforces that these are real risks and you have to be prepared for them’. ‘The race doesn't end at the finish. Some of the most dangerous time is after that: when people get to the finish line and drive home, they're tired — you can crash easily’. ‘Sometimes there's a bit of competition, isn't there. But, number one, you've got to look out for each other. You are comrades — you've got to have each other's backs’. ‘It is incredible, those connections you make. Even if you don't see each other again, but yes, you've got that bond. That's forever’. ‘Take those precautions. Just be a bit careful. We want to push ourselves. Yes, we want to be out there. Yes, we want to find new limits, but we also want to get back home’. ‘Respect the distance. You cannot run something like this without respecting it’. About Eugene Bingham Eugene Bingham is a senior journalist at Stuff, co-host of the Dirt Church Radio trail running podcast with his mate Matt Rayment and an ultramarathon runner. In a career of almost 30 years, he’s reported and produced news and current affairs, winning multiple awards as an investigative journalist. His work has taken him to three Olympic Games, and a number of countries including Afghanistan, the Philippines and the Pacific. No matter where he goes, he always packs his running shoes. He has a marathon PB of 2h 43m and his longest event is the Tarawera Ultra 100-mile race which he ran in February 2020. Eugene is married to journalist Suzanne McFadden and they have two grown-up boys. You can listen to their podcast on Dirt Church Radio. You can also follow and support them on Patreon, Instagram, and Twitter. Have questions you’d like to ask? You can reach Eugene at his email. Enjoyed This Podcast? If you did, be sure to subscribe and share it with your friends! Post a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning in, then leave us a review. You can also share this with your family and friends so they can be aware of the dangers of extreme sports and ultra running. Have any questions? You can contact me through email (support@lisatamati.com) or find me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. For more episode updates, visit my website. You may also tune in on Apple Podcasts. To pushing the limits, Lisa Full Transcript For The Podcast! Welcome to Pushing the Limits, the show that helps you reach your full potential, with your host, Lisa Tamati. Brought to you by lisatamati.com. Lisa Tamati: Well, hi, everyone, and welcome back to this week's episode of Pushing the Limits. Today, I have journalist and ultramarathon running legend, Eugene Bingham, to guest. And Eugene is the host of the podcast, Dirt Church Radio, which I hope you guys are listening to. It's a really fascinating insight into the world of running and trail running. And he has a really unique style, him and his friend, Matt Raymond, run their podcast. So I hope you enjoy this interview. Today we're talking about the dangers of extreme sports, not just ultramarathon running, but doing—pushing your body to the limits. While, you know I'm definitely a proponent of going hard and mental toughness and pushing the body and all that sort of good stuff. We also need to know about the downside. We also need to know about the risks. And recently there was a death, unfortunately, at the Tarawera Ultramarathon of a very experienced ultramarathon runner. And so we're going to dive into some of the dangers and some of the things that need to be aware of when it comes to pushing the body to the limits. And so you have an informed consent and an understanding of what you're getting into when you're doing these sorts of things. Before we head over to the show, though, please give them a rating, review to the show if you enjoy the content. 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And just a reminder too, we are still taking on a few people, on one on one health optimization coaching, if you're wanting to optimise your health, whether it be with a difficult health challenge, that you're not getting answers to mainstream health and you're wanting some help navigating the difficult waters that can sometimes be, please reach out to us. And we deal with some very intricate cases. And I have a huge network of people that I work with that we can also refer you out to. I am not a doctor, but I am a health optimisation coach and an epigenetics coach. And we use all of the things that we've spent years studying to help people navigate and advocate for them, and connect them to the right places. And this is a very different type of health service if you like and it's quite high touch and it's quite getting into the nitty gritty and being a detective basically. And I'm really enjoying this type of work and helping people whether it be with head injuries, with strokes, with cancer journeys, thyroid problems, or all these types of issues. Not that we have it or every answer there is under the sun. But we're very good at being detectives working out what's going on and referring you to the right places where required. So if you're interested in that, please reach out to us lisa@lisatamati.com. Right, now over to the show with Eugene Bingham. Well, hi, everyone, and welcome back to the show. I have Eugene Bingham. I know he's so famous, he actually sit down with me to record this session. So fantastic to have you here. Right? How are you doing? Eugene Bingham: I'm very well, thank you. And thank you for having me on. Such an honour. Lisa: Fantastic. Yes. Well, I was lucky to be on your show. And you've been on mine, and we just really connected. So I wanted to get you back on because you've just written an article, which was very, I thought was an important one to discuss. And it was about the tragic death of an ultrarunner last year or this year in the Tarawera Ultramarathon. And while we don't want to go too deep into the specifics of that particular case or we'd like to know what you know about it... Eugene: Sure. Lisa: ...but wanted to have a discussion around the dangers of extreme sport or ultramarathon running and some of the things we just need to be aware of. So, obviously Eugene and I—neither of us are doctors or any of this should be construed as medical advice, but just as—have to give them out there... Eugene: Absolutely. Lisa: But as runners and people who have experienced quite a lot in the running scene, and I've certainly experienced enough drama, that it is something that we need to talk about. So Eugene, tell us a little bit about what happened? And what are you happy to share Eugene: Sure. Lisa: ...and what you wrote about in your article, which we will link to in the show notes, by the way. Eugene: Yes. Thank you. Sure. Yes, so I was a competitor in the Tarawera hundred mile race in February, which as you said—when you said last year, it does feel like last year, doesn't it? Oh gosh, it feels like it was five years ago. But it was February 2020, all those years ago. And in that race was sort of about 260 of us lined up. And then that race was a runner an older—oh, he’s 52. So from Japan, a very experienced runner, had run Tarawera previously, had run lots of other miles, and ultraraces. And unfortunately, about a kilometre or so from the finish, he collapsed, and about 34 hours into the race. And although people rushed to help them, and he was taken to retro hospital, and eventually to Auckland City Hospital, he died. And I remember, I remember the afternoon we heard about it, and Tarawera put it up on its Facebook page to let us all know that one of our fellow runners had died and I stopped. It was a shock. Lisa: Yes. Eugene: You know we do this thing, because we love it. Lisa: Yes. Eugene: And because we get enjoyment from it. And he was someone who paid the ultimate price. Lisa: Yes. Eugene: So I—we're a couple of hats, and one of them is a journalist, and so I—but really, what first kicked in was, I really want to know what happened. I really wanted to know what happened. I've had health issues myself, had a few scares and so on. A few wobbles and races, and I thought—just from my point of view, I was really curious to find out. But I also thought it was important to find out for other runners... Lisa: Yes, absolutely. Eugene: ...or say, I listen for others. And so I started to see if I could find out. COVID got the way a little bit and distracted me. But eventually I did manage to track down what happened there. Yes. Lisa: And what was the result of the findings in this particular case? I mean, we're gonna want to discuss a few. Eugene: Sure. Lisa: I think, in this case, it was a couple of things, wasn't it? But this is without picking—and we're certainly not picking on anybody or any, not race, or anything or saying this is bad or anything. But what was it that you discovered in it? Eugene: Yes. Lisa: So with that, research. Eugene: Sure. So initially, I remember the talk was that he might have had a stroke, or there might have been some sort of underlying condition. Lisa: Yes. Eugene: But I got a hold of his death certificate and it shows that he had multiorgan failure, and acute respiratory distress syndrome, which are both conditions that they can be in multiple causes of those sorts of things. But the one that jumped out to me was Rhabdo. You're gonna make me say that? The proper name for it. Lisa: Rhabdomyolysis Eugene: Thank you. Lisa: I'm an expert in rhabdo. Eugene: So yes, that was the third one on the list. And that was the one that really jumped out at me. Lisa: Yes. Eugene: Months earlier, I'd spoken to Dr Marty Hoffman, who's in a University of California Davis in the States, and he's sort of recognised around the world. Basically, if there's an ultra—there's a paper about medicine involving ultrarunning, you'll find Marty Hoffman's name on it, he knows this stuff. So I'd run to him months ago, at the suggestion of a friend, Dr John Onate, and I had a good chat with him. And he sort of ran through the list of what we could be looking at here, but he was really—it was a stab in the dark at that point. But he told me then that they’re hipping no deaths from rhabdo, knowing deaths from rhabdo from ultrarunners. Lisa: Yes. Eugene: Yes. And no knowing deaths from ultrarunners of the AH, exhausted and just talking it, ‘How can I train you’? Lisa: Yes. Eugene: So we were kind of that, like, ‘What could it be’? Yes. So when rhabdo appeared on the desk fit, I rang him back and said—I actually emailed him and said, ‘Hey, this is what it says’. And he was very surprised because he keeps track of deaths of ultrarunners around the world. And as he said, there hadn't been one recorded before, doesn't mean there hasn't been one, of course. Lisa: Yes, it doesn't mean. Eugene: It's just no one, yes, no one knows what causes. Lisa: And I think a lot of these things will have contributing factors in—completely unrelated but going through the journey with my dad recently it was at the end, he had multiple organ failure. Eugene: Yes. Lisa: He had sepsis however, and before that he had an abdominal aneurysm. Eugene: Yes. Lisa: So it shows the progression like it. What did he actually die off? Eugene: Yes. Yes. Lisa: He was born with the failure probably, or zips as chicken or eek scenario. Eugene: Yes. Lisa: So these things, one leads to an acute respiratory syndrome Eugene: Yes. Lisa: And they all lead on from one to the other when the body starts to shut down, basically. Eugene: It's a cascade isn’t it? Lisa: It’s a cascade. That is a very good way of putting it. So rhabdo—and while there is perhaps no documented case of a death from rhabdomyolysis, I don't know if they—I know in my life, I've had rhabdo. I can't even remember the number of times I've had rhabdo. Eugene: Yes. Lisa: I took away kidney damage from it and the last few years, I've been trying to unravel that damage and undo that. Eugene: Yes. Lisa: I'm getting there slowly. Eugene: Yes, yes. Lisa: So it is a very as if quite a common thing. Eugene: Yes. Lisa: So we don't know whether in this case that was actual final, what actually did it? It certainly would have been a major contributing factor. Eugene: Yes. Lisa: Well, what is rhabdo? I suppose we better explain what rhabdos are. Eugene: Yes. So I mean, well, from your experience, you will know better than me. But I spoke to Dr Hoffman and to Dr Tom Reynolds, who's the race doctor for—one of the race doctors for Tarawera. Lisa: Yes. Eugene: And they explained it as the muscle started to break down and the myoglobin from the muscle being released into the bloodstream. And then it basically just starts clogging up the kidneys and just causing real damage in your kidneys. The problem with it is the symptoms for sort of sound like a lot of other things and also can just sound like what you might expect running an ultramarathon. Lisa: Yes, the kind of that also. Eugene: Yes, tenderness of muscles, a bit of confusion, and so on. And then even some of the blood tests that you can do to pick it up. So they look for CK—you're much more proficient in the medical world than me. Lisa: Not more. Eugene: But the thing that they test for—it basically there was an experiment at Western States a number of years ago, where they tested bloods of people in Western states and they tested something like 160 runners, all of them had elevated CK levels. Lisa: Yes. Eugene: So in part, it's just a function of ultrarunning, your muscles are gonna break down to some extent. So that makes it very, very tricky to find out, to discover it. And Dr Hoffman said, ‘Sometimes the first sign that you get that someone's got rhabdo, is they have a seizure’. Lisa: Yes. Eugene: So it can be a tricky, tricky condition to pick up. Yes, that's really—it's hard, isn't it? It's really hard. Lisa: It is hard and—but when you are going for—and some of these races are 24, 36, 50 something hours, you're going to have some breakdown of muscle and you… Eugene: You are. Lisa: I mean, keeping an eye on the colour of your urine or if you are not producing… Eugene: Yes, that’s an important one. Yes. Lisa: It is probably the easiest thing to think about. Because like you say, the nausea and headaches and confusion and fatigue are all very general parts about running anyway. So keeping an eye on it, like getting a pouch of fluid. What I would find is that in the lower abdomen, and I don't know if whether this is an actual medical symptom or not. But in the lower abdomen, I've developed this pot gap running and, it wasn't fat, obviously. Eugene: Yes. Lisa: ...within a couple of hours. It was fluid, and would usually coincide with my kidneys—they’re not producing or producing very little output. So I think there might be a sign that something's going on there. Eugene: Right. Lisa: In rhabdo, like, we're talking ultramarathons, but I have seen a case of rhabdo in a half marathon in summer. Eugene: Yes. Lisa: Yes. So a mild case, but enough to be taken to hospital. So it's not even just people doing the extreme extreme stuff. Eugene: Yes. Lisa: But it is a very—and you have to ask yourself, how much damage are we doing every time we do and I often asked, ‘Why are you not running anymore’? ‘Why are you not doing it anymore’? And apart from life's gotten a bit crazy. Am I? Indeed yes. Eugene: Yes, yes. Lisa: Should I have not got the time to be doing offers? I want longevity and while I love ultras, and I love the culture. And I love what I got to do. And I'm certainly not, I mean, I train lots of ultrarunners. I for myself, don't want to put myself at that risk anymore. Now that I'm also 50 and I want longevity. And therefore my health comes before my sporting ambitions now. It didn't when I was younger, but now with—unfortunately, one of the side effects of studying medical stuff for the last five years, is that I'm now a little bit more cautious. Eugene: Yes. Lisa: Because ignorance is bliss. Eugene: Yes. Lisa: What you don't know, you just go and do. Eugene: Yes. Lisa: You don’t actually know the implications and sometimes, you don't actually know the implications until well down the track, like, you use to check. Eugene: Yes. yes, sure. Lisa: That's where I'm sitting at the moment, as far as the sort of the dangers and the risks. I mean, how did you feel as a runner, who—you were in the same race doing the same distance? You're a little bit north of 25 now. Eugene: Jump 47. Lisa: You're 47? Eugene: Yes. 47, yes. Lisa: And did this make you stop and think about, ‘Do I want to keep doing this stuff? How do I feel about it’? Eugene: Yes, it sure does. It sure does make your family think of that, doesn't that? I think it reinforces that you need to have really good self management. You need to be well prepared. I spoke to—when I spoke to Dr Reynolds, and I said to him, ‘We had this big conversation about all the cold coloured urine and all that sort of stuff’. That sounds a bit odd, and a little different other conditions that can come about. Yes, and so on. And I said to him, ‘Boy listen to all of that. Do you recommend people run ultramarathons’? And he said, ‘Look. At three o'clock when the medical team is full. And I've got my hands full, I look around, and I go, What the hell have we been doing this for’? But he says, ‘But it's a small proportion that gets badly affected. And as long as you manage your risks, and you're aware of it’, he said one of the things that he's really concerned about is people jumping up the distance too quickly. Lisa: Yes. Eugene: Or the runner suddenly, ‘Wow, I'm gonna run 100 miler’, because it has become, I think it's… Lisa: The new marathon. Eugene: I told him, I spent more time trying to talk people out of doing milers than I do in trying to talk them into doing milers. I don't think I talk to any other or talked anyone into doing a miler. It's a very personal choice. I spend a lot of time talking to people out of it, makes me so again. But again, I don't know if that's a good idea, mate. Lisa: Me too. Eugene: Yes. And it sounds bad. Lisa: Yes. Eugene: Try running podcasts. Lisa: I know. You know, my buddy out running. Eugene: Yes. But I just think people need to be really conscious of the risks. Lisa: Yes. Eugene: And they need to be prepared to put the time in. And that's one of the things that you've identified. You've got to prepare your body. And you've got to know your body. I mean, I took—I've been running my whole life. And I didn't take the decision to enter the miler, lightly, certainly would now knowing what I do know now. And when I say no, I mean, I'd always heard of rhabdo. I'd heard of AIH, I'd heard of dehydrational systems. And you sort of think about you sort of like, ‘Yes, yes, yes’. But having lined up at the start line with someone who didn't make it home that really reinforces that these are real risks, and you have to be prepared for them. You have to be ready for them. So, I'm not gonna stop ultrarunning, I don't think. But I'm certainly going to be a hell of a lot more careful. And listen to my body. Lisa: Exactly. Eugene: Sometimes you can get that. I find one side of ultra running that I struggle with a little bit is the whole kind of ‘You're not going to quit unless the ambulance takes you off the course’ kind of thing. I don't like that. I don’t really like that. Lisa: I totally agree. Eugene: You know, I agree. I love the whole mental toughness thing out of it. Don't get me wrong. That's one of the things that I enjoy about it. But you have to listen to your body. You have to listen to your body. I've pulled out of a 100k race, where I could have pushed on. You know. Looking back, it's like, ‘Yes, I could have pushed on, at what cost’? You know? Lisa: Yes. Eugene: Yes, it just wasn't worth it. Could I push through and be out there for another hours and hours and hours and hours? Putting myself... Lisa: Yes. Eugene: Yes, sure. I could have but what was the risk? What could have happened? And what do I get out of it? Instead I actually came away from that race having learned a hell of a lot of lessons. And they prepared me for the miler, actually. Lisa: Yes. And I think that’s some beautiful attitude and in a very wise mind. Some of the things that I did in my younger years or even—I’m talking 40s. Eugene: Yes, yes. Lisa: We're stupid. There is no other word for it. And especially in the 30s, my 30s, I thought I was bulletproof and I could push and I had that mentality, you're going to have to drag me away, framing and I have seen lots of others. And I have nearly pushed my body on a number of occasions to the point of death and I've been very, very lucky not to have died. I've had tetany seizures, which is where your potassium level and your electrolytes are so out of whack that the whole body cramps and so I'm having a heart attack. I was luckily at that at the point that I head out, I was in Alaska, and I'd been for six weeks out in Yukon with poor nutrition and so on and pushing the body every day. I just come off a mountain when this tetany seizure hit. Luckily, I was two minutes from a hospital, and they saved my life. Eugene: Wow. Lisa: But that would have been deadly very quickly. I've experienced extreme levels of dehydration in the Libyan desert where we only had like one and a half to two litres of water a day in 40 plus temperatures. And gone to the point where I no longer was in control of my body, and my—not only just hallucinations but the central nervous system starting to shut down. Massive kidney damage, and taking nearly two years to recover from that. I’ve had food poisoning while running across Niger, and again bleeding at both ends pushing it to the absolute limit I did pull out of that race at 64 hours after 222Ks but that was way too late. I've gotten away by the skin of my teeth. Not to mention going through war zones or military body areas Eugene: Yes. Lisa: Or being in really dangerous situations and that's a whole podcast in itself. But it wasn't worth it. Now I think I was just so afraid of failure I was so afraid of not achieving that, which I'd set out to do that. And I have to think about it now and go I wasn't in—people who are in war scenarios or some survival situation where you have to freakin go to the limit alive. Eugene: Yes. Lisa: But I wasn't in there. This is a—well, Libyan desert ended up like that, but you know what I mean? Eugene: Midnight summer bitches. Lisa: Oh yes, it’s some stupid shit. It really was. But at what costs? Now, I've had a lot of health issues in the last five to six years and a lot of that comes from—I haven't been able to have children you know and so on and so forth. And these are the contributing factors Eugene: Sure enough. Lisa: That's the only reason for certain things, but now as a coach and as an older wiser woman, I don't want to see people pushing their bodies to that point where they actually close to dying or causing major damage to the body. Eugene: Yes, yes. Lisa: It really is not worth it. Eugene: I mean this pushing the limits isn't there. And mentally, I think there's a lot to be said for having a goal that's going to stretch you when you are going to go for it. But the key is to be prepared, isn’t it? To actually have done the training... Lisa: The training Eugene: ...to prepare your body. To test—so that you know when your body's screaming at you, you know it’s saying, ‘Okay, you know what, you know to pull the pen or you know to stop and rest or whatever’. I think there was some good—Tom Reynolds had some five tips which are really good. Lisa: Yes. Let’s hear them Eugene: To prepare yourself for an ultra especially ultras but even marathons I suppose Lisa: Absolutely. Eugene: Number one on his list, and I think he would make this number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 is don't take drugs like Ibuprofen and Voltaren and those sorts of things. Lisa: Super important. Eugene: Do not take them. Yes, super important. The second one is drink to thirst. You know that you can have problems—your own problems if you have too much liquid. Lisa: Yes, which we’re talking about in a sec. Eugene: Yes. Be prepared for the conditions. Have a plan for a range of conditions. So make sure you've got thermals. Make sure you've got your jackets and sawn and layers that you can take on and take off especially if you're going to some of these remote areas that we go to as ultrarunners. Number four, the race doesn't end at the finish. Pack warm clothes, get some food ready that you can eat, some liquids. And another thing that he pointed out to me is actually some of the most dangerous times is after that finish line. When people get to the finish line, and drive hard, and they're tired. Lisa: It's so true. Eugene: You can crash easily for a second crash. Lisa: Yes. Eugene: And number five is look out for each other. and I think that's so important. Sometimes there's a bit of competition isn't there? But number one, you've got to look out for each other Lisa: Yes. Eugene: You are comrades in this together and you've got to have each other's backs. And there's little relationships that you build up with someone you've never met before. I still remember having a good chat to a farmer from Jordan. I spent a lot of hours with him at Tarawera. Haven't spoken up since, never met him before in my life, but there we were together at Bizmates on the trail. Lisa: Awesome. Eugene: Keeping an eye on each other. Looking out for each other. You make sure they've got their bottles filled at the aid station. You make sure that they're not getting confused or anything like that—just looking out for each other. Simple isn’t it? Lisa: That’s gold. Eugene: And that was the five tips that he gave. Actually, they're pretty good tips. Lisa: They are very good tips, and a couple other ones to pick out like the training. In my early days as a coach, I remember taking an athlete who went from half marathon to running the Big Red Run 250Ks. Eugene: Wow. Lisa: Inside a month. Eugene: Oh. Lisa: Now on a red mat, that was stupid. Eugene: YeS. Lisa: He came over to do 100k to be fair, and he was doing so well. He just decided to carry on and to do the whole thing. And it was an incredible achievement. Eugene: Oh, yes. Lisa: However, broken my butt. Like, it never was quite the same afterwards. And he wasn't ready. He wasn't, like, his body wasn't ready. So when you prepare your body, when you're training, you doing these long runs, and you're doing back to back running, and you're doing strength training, you're doing mobility work, all these things are preparing the muscles so that they don't break down so quickly and they don't need—you don't need about rhabdo. And another big piece of the puzzle is the experience side of things. Because then you can actually start to feel when your body's doing a chick or not. As I run, I used to do like little chickens every half hour or an hour I'd go right I'm doing a control like a pilot would before he flies the airplane. ‘How is everything? How am I feeling? Have I ever drunk in the last 10 minutes? Have I eaten anything? When was the last time I weighed? When was the last time’... Just doing a mental checklist as often as you can. Now one of the hard things with ultra though is that you start to lose your brain function, so all the blood flow is going away from your executive function up here and you become like a bit of a moron. You’re like, ‘Oh, oh’. Eugene: Absolutely. Solving maths? Impossible. Lisa: Impossible. Or maybe doing a 24 hour race, the one at the Millennium Stadium, and there was some guys they’re testing us just for a laugh, doing Noughts and Crosses as we run around the track and our brain function is a day and night wore on just we weren't even able to add up one plus one anymore. We just completely like, ‘Eh’? He’s got low blood and my brain is not functioning. So what that does mean is that your ability to make good decisions is also impaired. I remember saying to one of my friends who was a paramedic and she was with me in Death Valley, in the second time I did Death Valley. And she says, I said to her, ‘You are responsible for my health’. I was lucky I had a crew in that situation. If you pull me out, you pull me out. I know that you won't pull me prematurely because you know what, it's taken me to get here. But my life is in your hands and I respect that. I respect you. I respect your knowledge as paramedic. If you tell me it's over, it's over. And she will be able to make that decision because I knew from my personality and from my matter that cost me to get there wasn't going to be pulling out anytime soon. So sometimes if you can have in the case where you have a crew have somebody say, ‘This is now getting dangerous’. And it's a fine line. Like I pulled my husband out of a race once, Northburn, a race that I co-founded a few years ago in the South Island. And he was doing the 100k and he actually rang me on the cellphone, and it seem the case, we had a massive storm up in the mountains. It was wild. It was his first 100k, he was in the mountains. He was scared shirtless. He was hypothermic. And I was like, ‘Oh my god, darling, just come home’. You know? So that was—and he could have pushed on. Eugene: Yes. Lisa: And mentally that cost him a lot because he pulled out, and he didn't push over that hub. So there's this fine line between it should’ve been ours... Eugene: But he lives to tell the story. Lisa: Exactly, and he's done that, so it wasn’t... Eugene: Exactly, that doesn't matter, you know? We love those stories. I love reading your books. I love reading the things that you've been through. But, my gosh, when you think about the risks as you say and the cost, and that's a common story. You're not alone in there, That's the sport we’re in. Lisa: Yes. Eugene: It's ridiculous to me. But you know, it's a tough one. And it's, I think that's a really good idea. Having someone who's who's got your back. Someone who you can trust, like you say, they're not going to pull you out you know just because you stub your toe. Oh gosh... Lisa: Just because you’re... Eugene: Exactly. Exactly. Who hasn't? But you can trust them so that when you've gone to that thin line, bang! Lisa: Yes. Eugene: Come on my area. Lisa: Yes. Eugene: And I was lucky to have a really good mate who phased me. I went through some hallucinations. Nothing major. But he thought it was—I had my mate. And he was looking out for me. In fact, he laughed at me. Lisa: What did you see in your hallucination? Eugene: Oh, I hit home. So we were running around on an unfamiliar course. We were coming around the back of Blue Lake. Up towards the Blue Lake aid station. So about 120km. And it was just before sunrise. So, you get that funny light. Lisa: Yes. Eugene: It's still dark, but the light is changing. And I swore coming up to the aid station, I swore I saw a robot sitting off to the side of the trail. And in my photo frame mind, I justified it as ‘Oh, it must be like reading, it must be scanning us telling the aid section that we're coming’. And so I saw it. And said to my mate, ‘James, there’s a robot. It's pretty cool’. And he's like, ‘The what’? ‘The robot there’. And he's like, ‘There’s nothing, man’. And I think it was a tree or something. I don't know what it was. But it's funny how I justified it to myself. So it was fine. And then after the light changed, I got a couple of situations where it's quite unlikely to cause hallucination or is vision going. But I—the ground was just like liquid glass. Lisa: Wow, that’s cool. Eugene: I was like, ‘Oh, should I put my foot down or not’? And James said, ‘What are you doing? Come on’! It was like, ‘What's going on with the ground’? Lisa: [32:58] inaudible the glass. Well. Eugene: So that was but—people have some great hallucinations, don't know. But the point of that was, I had my mate there. It was never unsafe. And I'm grateful for that. So I think that's a really good tip, Lisa, to have a crew with you. Lisa: I think hooking up. Or if you're in a race where you don't have crew—which most of them are. And that you do hook up with somebody. If you can try and not too many people because then your pacing will be all out. But if you can just hook up with one person or maybe two at the max. I remember running the Gobi Desert in the Sahara with same gash who was in the desert runners movie together and this is great footage and desert runners is playing at the moment on TVNZ if anyone wants to check it out, it’s a cool movie. And yes we're running along holding each other's hands, bawling our eyes out, and but we got each other through both of those messiest days, both in the Sahara, and in the Gobi. And we ran together in India as well but with crews in that case. But that comradeship that we have there was just gold. It just helped. When you [34:17] escaped shirtless you hit someone the and we did get lost and we did fold our paces and we did have all sorts of dramas and we kept each other going through all those hard times and I think that's one of the beautiful memories for me that I take away from that. And there were other people I've done the things with... And the depth of connection that you have with a human being when you've gone through something like that it's just next level. And that's one of the beautiful things because we’re talking about all our negatives here but it is just like—she’s a very amazing woman that one. She’s done incredible things. Eugene: It is incredible, isn’t it. Those connections you make. Lisa: Yes. Eugene: The friendships you forge. Even if you don't see each other again, but you've got that bond. That's forever. Lisa: Yes. Eugene: Those moments that you shared when you're vulnerable. Lisa: When you're up [35:11] Creek and literally. Guys who didn't even speak the same language or a woman I remember running in the Sahara at one point with a—I was crying, she was crying. She was from South America somewhere, didn't speak a word of English, or another French guy picked me up in Jordan when I was running across there and I'd passed out and he came along, picked me up, got me into the next checkpoint. The French guy and Niger, it's just like, ‘Wow’. The stuff that you help each other through. It's gold, but does this do happen, you know? Eugene: They do. They do. Yes. Lisa: We have one in the Gobi Desert. We had a young man, Nicholas Kruse was only like 30 or 31, I think. And he was first time doing it. And he wasn't trained enough, I don't think. And he—I think he underestimated the thing. And he unfortunately probably paid the ultimate price. And then you've got also the dangers. I mean, you got cases like with Turia Pitt, the forest fires in Australia, or there are things that could go wrong. Eugene: Yes, absolutely. Lisa: Even in these organisers' races. You have falls where you've hit your head and concussions and... Just because you're in an organised event, do not think that there isn't an element of danger, or that you're going to have to be self-reliant, you cannot. And inside these countries is beyond the abilities of the organisers actually to cover every base. Eugene: Absolutely. Well, even in races in New Zealand, we go to some remote places, and races route is difficult to get. You're not just going to be able to ring up 111 and get an ambulance there. Lisa: No. Eugene: It's not like that. I've been in a 100k race where—because there have been lots of runners going through this. It was a narrow bit of the trail. And it was really dry there. And runners have been going over this bit of land. And basically, as the day wore on, it sort of started to break down a little bit. And I was just the unlucky one stick on the trail in a way. And I slid down this bank... Lisa: Oh my god. Eugene: ...and down, down, down, down down, thinking, ‘Uh-oh, when's this going to stop’? Luckily, I hit, I came to a stop on a tree, not badly. And then basically had to scrape my way back up. Now, I was fine. But you know, those sorts of things can happen if I stumbled in a wrong way as I came off the trail and hit my head, whatever. So you are—yes, you will, I mean, it’s not... Well, I mean, when we've been out on a run in a cotton wool, so [37:57] do we. But we don't want to go everybody. But you don't need to be conscious. Lisa: I'll be conscious of it. I think... Eugene: And even when you're training too, when you're training, when you are going out in remote areas. Make sure you tell someone where you're going. Preferably run with some other mates. Maybe think about taking a locator beacon with you if you're going somewhere really remote. Lisa: Absolutely. Eugene: Have a phone with you, do those sorts of things. Take those precautions. Just be a bit careful. Yes, we want to push ourselves. Yes, we want to be out there. Yes, we want to find new limits. But we also want to get back home. Lisa: Yes, we want to come home to our families and not die on the way. Eugene: Yes. Lisa: If we can. I mean, people can take it to the level that they want to go to, but just don't want people going and thinking that everything's safe because it's an organised event or because hundreds of other people have done it, means absolutely nothing. Eugene: Absolutely. Lisa: I’ll tell you, like how many thousands of people have climbed Mount Everest, but it's still a frickin dangerous thing to do. Eugene: Absolutely. Lisa: Doesn't mean it's safe just because lots of people have done it. I think like—if we just went through a bit of a list now of some of your things that you'd like from a medical perspective, that you should gone this research on and find out about. One of them, so we've talked about rhabdomyolysis. Dehydration is the opposite, is well known, dehydration is what we think about more, and that's certainly something that can then can lead to troubles. And you've got hyponatraemia or EAH, so hyponatraemia let's just talk about that one briefly because it's a biggie. Hyponatraemia is a low sodium level in the body. I've had it. Lots of people give this. And it's again, a hard one to diagnose because it is very similar to the opposite problem, which is dehydration. So hyponatraemia you've actually got too much water on board. One of the signs of this I'm even doing was 100k, one of those Oxfam ones. And because we'd been walking for so long, it was a walking running situation thing. And I got really bad hyponatraemia in that one. I was drinking a lot. I wasn't having my electrolytes, right. And my hands were like elephant hands. Eugene: Wow. Lisa: So that's an indication that there's something going on. So look for signs like that, look for swelling, edema. And yes, that could like... Eugene: Nausea, lightheadedness, those sorts of things as well. Lisa: Coordination, going haywire. And the problem with hyponatraemia is you don't want to just be thinking it's dehydration and then drinking more. So it's an—it's a low sodium. So, your potassium and your sodium are having antagonistic relationships in your body. And you have, for every three bits of sodium that gets pushed out of the cells, three bits of potassium come into the cells. And it's like, it acts like a pump. And it's actually what helps your muscles contract. So if you get that sodium, potassium, ainger, other electrolytes out of whack, there's a whole lot of things that can happen. hyponatraemia being one of them. In another one being a tetany seizure, which is what I mentioned what I had in Alaska. Eugene: Yes, so what's that? Lisa: So this is where—in my case, it was a potassium that was really, really low in the body at 1.4. Like it’s deadly... Eugene: Wow. Lisa: Deadly low. And I'd had in the couple of weeks building up to this actual seizure. My hands were doing this, and I was cramping all the time. And that was so—if you ever start doing that, like this weird thing where your hands are starting to spin. Eugene: So, like dinosaur hands on. Lisa: Yes, so your fingers—for those listening can't see me do my funny thing here. It's the muscles contracting and your fingers are pulling in. So I remember, swimming at some point, and the lead up to this with this was happening to me. I was like, ‘What the hell's that’? And then it would go off again. But there was a sign that I didn't have enough potassium as I found out later. Eugene: All right. Lisa: So then I had, a couple of weeks later, this tetany seizure, and it started with the whole body. Just like every muscle in the body cramping all at the same time, the most painful thing you can ever—like really bad pain, including your face muscles, including your heart, which is the problem. And in there, the pain was horrific. I thought I was dying, I was. Luckily I just come off a mountain, or was taking shelter in a public library because it was pouring with rain and freezing cold. And this happened in the library. And there was a paramedic in the library who just happened to be fixing a light bulb. He saw me go down. Eugene: That’s one of the 43:10 [inaudible] moments. Lisa: Yes, that was very lucky. He put a gel straight into my mouth. He just happened to have a gel on him. And that gave a little bit of glucose and stuff too, and managed to release the seizure for a couple of minutes before it happened again. But by then he got me into the ambulance and around to the hospital pretty quick, smart. And they were able to save me. But that could have been deadly. That could have been a massive heart attack on the way out. I've seen that also happen and we were in the outback of Australia with friend Chris Ord. And he had a seizure at mile, coming in at 90 sort, and we've been running in 40 odd degrees heat and he'd been taking electrolyte tablets. So people electrolyte tablets are absolutely crucial. You've got to have them. The ones he was taking didn't have potassium. They had everything else in them but their ratios weren't right. And he ended up—we had to—again incredible pain, whole body seizing, racing him into the hospital Alice Springs. What I did do and what you can do in a case like that is give him three cans of Redbull—not advertising for Redbull or because generally that’s a shit thing to be drinking. And this case, with what it's got in it and the sugars and stuff that helped. So yes, but that's just a potassium sodium balance. Eugene: Yes .That's the thing, isn't it? We're missing with our chemistry. We're missing with the body's chemistry. I don't know what it was but I had one race where I just finished and as soon as I finished, I started shaking. Lisa: Oh, yes. Eugene: Shaking and shaking. I couldn't stop for hours. And it wasn't cold. I wasn't cold. Lisa: Oh, I know what it is. Eugene: Well, what is it? Because... Lisa: I don't know the name of it. But I've had that many times. It's basically where you've just got nothing left in the body. Eugene: Yes, somebody said to me, glycogen. Yes, just the glycogen is gone. Lisa: You just got nothing, you got nothing to heat because you know we heating ourselves all the time with our glycogen supplies and our glucose is running out of their body. And you were just on absolute zero basically, taking your blood sugar, I bet you’re in a really, really low Eugene: Right. Lisa: And so like, in Death—I’m telling my bloody stories, but... Eugene: Why not? Lisa: A member in Death Valley. We be head like 55 degrees during the day, I’ve had heat stroke and had all that. And then at nighttime, it was 40 degrees. And I got shivers. I was doing that. I was like this and it was 40 degrees.And I was like, ‘Really, what the hell is going on? It's 40 degrees’. It was a lot colder than it had been, but I just had nothing left in the tank and therefore I was shaking. And that can be a real danger when you say in the Himalayas, which I've also done and that's where you just cannot warm up. You can't keep your heat going. And these can run into other problems where you just stuck—your blood sugar just keep dropping, and you can end up when—going into a coma just because your blood sugar is too low, and you got hypothermia. Eugene: The other problem that happens. And I've had this a couple of times after ultras is I just have zero appetite, I can't, I just can't face the thought of food. You got to get something into you, you go start replenishing your body, you got to look at soups or something to get some nutrition back into it. Because like you say, it can be dangerous. Lisa: And that's a recovery too, like, if you can get something in it will help you recover a heck of a lot faster even like just generally fully training runs, if you can get something in within an hour. But usually within an hour, you just do not feel, you just feel like vomiting if you eat too much. So you just have to take a little, little, little nibble, nibble, nibble. And something that you're really—usually savoury salty things that you will get have a taste for. So soup or things or something like that. Just trying to eat something in. My gosh, there's a lot to be worried about. Eugene: And that's the thing, that's the thing. These are all things that you need to be conscious of. But you manage your rests, don't you? You can manage them. And what one of the other things that Dr Reynold said, and I think is pertinent today, what just what we're dwelling on the bad things is that these risks are exponential. So he says, ‘Don't think that you run 100k all year, well, then 160Ks, that's only another 60k’. It's an exponential increase, and an exponential increase in those risks as well. So conscious of those things as well. Lisa: So watch when you're jumping up in this. Eugene: Yes. Lisa: And also don't fall into the trap of thinking, ‘Oh, I did it once. Therefore, it's a piece of cake. I could do it either’. I've run into this where I came off the back of a Himalayan one. I just done 222Ks. I thought it was the bee's knees. And then I went and did it just a couple of weeks later and I hadn't recovered properly a 50k in Australia. And the wheels freakin came off at 25k. It wasn't the—I had to be risky for some beer drinking Ausies in the middle of the bush. I'll tell you your ego suddenly deflated. Eugene: Yes, absolutely, Lisa and it's—I learned that lesson even just with the map just for the marathon. Lisa: Don’t say that. Eugene: But just for the marathon. I ran my first marathon when I was 21 and I trained for it. And so I found it actually quite easy. I don't mean that—I wasn't fast but but it was I got to the end of it. I can't keep waiting for the wall. The wall never came. I got—I thought, ‘Ah’! So I made the mistake thinking marathon is easy. A piece of cake. Yes, run up on the next one. [49:13] ecruzi hardly did any training. Lisa: Oh. Eugene: My bad, so bad. And it was like it was just the marathon telling me, ‘Sunshine’... Lisa: Respect. Eugene: ‘Respect the distance’. You cannot run something like this without respecting it. And it was a good listen. Lisa: Good listen. Eugene: Good listen, I'll let my listen. But I let my listen. Lisa: And in by that token, respect any distance. People often say to me, I'm just doing it, I'm just doing half marathons, or I'm just doing marathons and because I've done lots of ultramarathons they think, ‘Oh, that would be nothing for you’. And I'm like, ‘Hell no’. Eugene: Hell no. Absolutely. Lisa: Every distance has to respect because it’s sort of basic thing for starters. 100 metres is a long way when you're going at Usain Bolt and 5k is really fast when you're going at your maximum. And a team K is an attunity. It's all relative to pace for status. And the second thing is never think because you did it once. Next time, it's going to be sweet. And Eugene has given us an absolute good example of that. And it is. It’s like take every race is that first is a big deal. And you have to prepare your body for it. And don't—oh, another mistake I made this was awesome. Another embarrassing thing. So you know. Done 25 years of stupid stuff and then when my mum got sick I didn't train obviously properly for 10 months and then I ran across the north on and raising money for charity a friend who’ve died, Samuel Gibson a wonderful man that we lost. And I was so moved. I decided I'm going to run anyway. And I have not been training for 10 months because I've been looking after my mum and I sort of thought out, this sweet, have done this backwards and upside down. I can do this. Oh my God, my ass got handed to me. And I got through it. But oh, hell, it was hell. It was not funny. So prepare. And even though you've done it a100 times doesn't mean you still got it. Eugene: That's right. That's right. Lisa: I assume I don't got it now. Eugene: And that point you made earlier about recovery, too. I did a 100k race and then you had this plan to recover, to take weeks off, got peer pressure. Mates we're doing a 50k. ‘Come on. Come on, man. I don't want peer pressure. Peer pressure’. ‘Okay. You’re already lined up to this 50k race’. Oh boy. And it just set me backwards. It set me back so far, you know? Lisa: Mentaly too. Eugene: Yes. Absolutely. Absolutely. Yes. Yes. Yes. So, yes, respect things. Lisa: We've got to respect things. We've got to not expect that our bodies got it just because we've done it once before. Be aware of things like rhabdomyolysis, heatstroke, hyponatraemia, altitude if you're doing altitude, podcasts in itself, be aware of burnout... Eugene: Hypothermia. Lisa: ...hypothermia, dehydration. All of these things are things that we can and do happen to be seizures, electrolyte imbalances, getting lost, going through dangerous places, breaking ankles, and all that sort of thing. So part, it is, can happen. So, be aware of that. And we're not saying don't go out and have adventures, because that'd be really critical. But prepare for those adventures. Get proper training. Get proper coaching. Know what you're in for. Eugene: It's like driving a car. One of the most dangerous things we do. But we make sure we wear our seatbelts, we make sure our cars have got a Warrant of Fitness and the service, and everything. We make sure there's air in the tires, we make sure there's fuel in the tank, and our bodies have got to be like that as well. Lisa: Exactly. Eugene: That driving is so so dangerous. You know, so many people a year die on our roads. Lisa: Yes, more than ultras. Eugene: Yes, so we don't not drive. We just make sure that when we drive we are prepared and our cars are prepared. Well, that's the same as running. There are risks, not as much as driving. But there are risks, but we just make sure we've got air in the tires, we've got fuel in the tank, that we're serviced, and ready to go when we line up for races. Lisa: Brilliant. Eugene, you've been fantastic today. And now you've got another thing to get to. So I want to thank you for writing that article. And thank you for your honesty and openness about this because it's really important that we do talk about it in our running community and to share the good, the bad and the ugly. So I think it's important. And keep up the great work. Of course, people should go and listen to Dirt Church Radio. It's a fantastic podcast that Eugene: We have great gear that’s wireless. Lisa: Honoured to be on your show, mate. And I love talking to you and I love what you do. So thanks very much, mate for being on the show today. Eugene: Anytime. Thanks, Lisa. That's it this week for Pushing the Limits. Be sure to rate, review, and share with your friends and head over and visit Lisa and her team at lisatamati.com
We spend a lot of time on the show talking about the interesting use cases and potential applications of hydrogen technologies as a means to decarbonize high-emissions sectors, and that is the point! However, moving hydrogen around the world (e.g., to remote areas without the capacity to produce it locally) presents a number of complexities and challenges that are unique to hydrogen itself, or for which there are no traditionally established technologies to do so. On this episode, the EAH team has a fascinating chat with Dr. Daniel Teichmann, CEO and founder of Hydrogenious, to learn more about liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs) and how they can help companies overcome some of the major hurdles that moving hydrogen around the globe presents. Links: Hydrogenious website: https://www.hydrogenious.net/index.php/en/hydrogen-2-2/ IJHE article on LOHCs: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360319919303581
We talk a lot on the EAH podcast series about where hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) fit into the overall zero emission vehicle (ZEV) ecosystem. From personal passenger vehicles and the family car to commercial trucking and public transportation fleets and everything in between. Different vehicles and different use cases call for different capabilities, and that is what makes the future of decarbonized transportation co interesting. Rob Del Core is one of the individuals working to deploy the best zero emission drive system solutions for large scale transportation systems, and he has been working with hydrogen fuel cell solutions for more than two decades. Now AVP for Advanced Technology Strategy at Ricardo plc, he joins the EAH team on this episode to discuss why hydrogen fuel cells are the best solution for decarbonizing most commercial and public fleets as well as his firsthand experience deploying HFC buses on the streets of London. Links: Ricardo plc website: https://ricardo.com/ TfL FC bus program case study from Ballard Power Systems: https://www.ballard.com/docs/default-source/motive-modules-documents/transport-for-london-case-study-website.pdf?sfvrsn=9f51c280_2 California Governor's ZEV executive order announcement from Sept. 23, 2020: https://www.gov.ca.gov/2020/09/23/governor-newsom-announces-california-will-phase-out-gasoline-powered-cars-drastically-reduce-demand-for-fossil-fuel-in-californias-fight-against-climate-change/ Text of actual EO available here: https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/9.23.20-EO-N-79-20-Climate.pdf Forbes article about NextEra Energy: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2020/10/03/how-nextera-overtook-exxonmobil-as-the-largest-us-energy-company/#790fcdfa7349
On this week's episode, the EAH team catches up with Mark Selby, Chief Technology Officer at Ceres Power, to dive into the world of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and solid oxide electrolyzer (SOE) technologies. Ceres Power specializes in the design of SOFCs for applications in a diverse range of energy intensive sectors. Mark takes the time in this episode to walk the team through the details, advantages, and challenges of deploying SOFCs and low-carbon hydrogen solutions more broadly and discusses how consumer and customer awareness of these technologies varies widely across international markets. We cover a lot of ground this week, so be sure not to miss out on our conversation with Mark! Links: Ceres website: https://www.ceres.tech/ (https://www.ceres.tech/) US DoE article on SOFC tech: https://www.energy.gov/fe/why-sofc-technology (https://www.energy.gov/fe/why-sofc-technology) Ceres SteelCell video: https://youtu.be/9INwSdMOsNA (https://youtu.be/9INwSdMOsNA)
Siemens is a global powerhouse technology company that builds the components and control systems that underpin some of the most important segments of today's economy - manufacturing, infrastructure, and transportation. Now Siemens Energy - which just last week completed one of the largest IPOs in DAX history - is looking at how to change the energy sector of the future including how to integrate renewables in developed industry, energy, and mobility infrastructures with Power-to-X solutions using green hydrogen. On this week's episode the EAH team speaks with Prof. Armin Schnettler, CEO of New Energy Business at Siemens Energy, to talk about where green hydrogen solutions fit into the path to decarbonisation, how companies like Siemens are looking at those solutions and working to scale them to meet future demand, timelines for deployment in different markets, how governments can help the private sector, and much much more. Links: Siemens Energy hydrogen page: https://Siemens-energy.com/hydrogen (https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsiemens-energy.com%2Fhydrogen&data=02%7C01%7Cfenna.bleyl%40siemens.com%7C8f82fbff5c9845d676d308d8694b55ce%7C38ae3bcd95794fd4addab42e1495d55a%7C1%7C1%7C637375119568398731&sdata=oGrUBPpcdNlCHgbWF6SVlwOneG4r5zfVKcWxZMAGzmk%3D&reserved=0) Article on the hydrogen economy: https://www.powermag.com/at-the-dawn-of-the-hydrogen-economy/ (https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.powermag.com%2Fat-the-dawn-of-the-hydrogen-economy%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cfenna.bleyl%40siemens.com%7C8f82fbff5c9845d676d308d8694b55ce%7C38ae3bcd95794fd4addab42e1495d55a%7C1%7C1%7C637375119568408727&sdata=OUHpcfv9jXZioQ1kOig5wA3wkDj%2Bm41ateHKCi5cY94%3D&reserved=0) Siemens Energy article on hydrogen transport: https://www.siemens-energy.com/global/en/news/magazine/2020/repurposing-natural-gas-infrastructure-for-hydrogen.html (https://www.siemens-energy.com/global/en/news/magazine/2020/repurposing-natural-gas-infrastructure-for-hydrogen.html) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The team are joined by Dr. Jenifer Baxter of the Institution for Mechanical Engineers (IMECHE). Dr. Baxter is based in the UK and is the Chief Engineer at IMECHE. We often focus heavily on the business cases and development models at the heart of the hydrogen economy here at EAH. On this episode, we bring the technical discussion to the forefront and speak with Dr. Baxter about the technical advantages and the challenges that hydrogen presents as an essential part of the path to decarbonizing the future. The team's conversation is a can't miss exploration of a wide range of potential applications for hydrogen technologies that brings a new and essential perspective to the podcast. Don't miss out on EAH's newest episode where we get the engineer's perspective on the future of hydrogen!If you have any questions, comments, or would simply like to get in touch with us, please drop us an email at info@h2podcast.com or find us on Twitter at @AboutHydrogen Links:IMECHE site: https://www.imeche.org/Bio of Dr. Jenifer Baxter: https://www.imeche.org/about-us/our-people/dr-jenifer-baxter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Podcast: Everything About Hydrogen (LS 41 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Rethinking hydrogen storage with H2GOPower - Enass Abo-Hamed on solid state hydrogen storagePub date: 2019-09-23Notes from Listening Post:HydrogenWe speak to Enass Abo-Hamed, the CEO of H2GOPower, about their cutting edge hydrogen storage technology. Below we have attached a few links to the content discussed on the show and some further background reading.H2GOPower web site: http://www.h2gopower.com/For a chance to see the laboratory and some of the materials that H2GOPower work with, this short youtube video is a great place to start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAadxwyqzM0 If you would like a technical resource, this page by the US Fuel Cell Technologies Office can provide a great overview of the area: https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/metal-hydride-storage-materials And if you want to hear more of Enass, then you can listen to her TEDTalk atTEDx Bucharest released in March 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmBhp6ec0fkSubscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Tune In, Stitcher, or whichever platform you use to find your favorite content, or listen to each episode on inspiratia's web site here: https://www.inspiratia.com/podcastsIf you would like the team at EAH to address your specific questions or if you have any input for us, send us an email at podcasts@inspiratia.com. We would love to hear from you.You can also follow us on Twitter at @AboutHydrogen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Hydrogen Media Ltd, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
This is a pretty odd time with lots of bizarre changes to our lifestyles, but hey - at least we're not turning into insects or being replaced by shapeshifting insects!* The characters in our Double Features this episode are not so lucky. And with a great horror anime for our EAH there's plenty of distractions here, especially if you're stuck in quarantine. Look after yourselves out there. *Yet. Easily Available Horror: Castlevania (2017) from Netflix
Die FSU veröffentlicht einen weiteren Band zur Orientforschung, ein Projekt des Fraunhofer-Instituts geht in die Testphase und die Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung unterstützt Forschungen an der EAH.
We speak to Enass Abo-Hamed, the CEO of H2GOPower, about their cutting edge hydrogen storage technology. Below we have attached a few links to the content discussed on the show and some further background reading.H2GOPower web site: http://www.h2gopower.com/For a chance to see the laboratory and some of the materials that H2GOPower work with, this short youtube video is a great place to start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAadxwyqzM0 If you would like a technical resource, this page by the US Fuel Cell Technologies Office can provide a great overview of the area: https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/metal-hydride-storage-materials And if you want to hear more of Enass, then you can listen to her TEDTalk atTEDx Bucharest released in March 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmBhp6ec0fkSubscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Tune In, Stitcher, or whichever platform you use to find your favorite content, or listen to each episode on inspiratia's web site here: https://www.inspiratia.com/podcastsIf you would like the team at EAH to address your specific questions or if you have any input for us, send us an email at podcasts@inspiratia.com. We would love to hear from you.You can also follow us on Twitter at @AboutHydrogen.
In this episode we're talking about funny business - comparing and contrasting a classic horror comedy with a more recent one. Your hosts were not feeling very funny though - this was recorded whilst we were both feeling rough, so please excuse any sniffing and spluttering. With news, the EAH, and a highly vague new segment we're fighting our way though the sickness to get you an hour of quality horror-based fun. Easily Available Horror: St Agatha (2019) from Netflix.
Are you ready to hit the road? We're looking at two movies (three, if you count the Easily Available Horror) that are about road trips that go horribly wrong. It's pretty bleak, so strap in. We also cover some horror news and a really nice EAH. (This episode's title was written before we found out about the sad loss of The Prodigy's Keith Flint, but it is a nice coincidence - RIP Keith) Easily Available Horror: The Monster (2016) from Netflix
Today I break down an important journal article on hydration and EAH and our Techy Social Club ride at Lake Fairfax. Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia: 2017 Update About Techy Rides Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Google Play
Today I want to share five great ways to get the down payment you need to purchase your dream home. Thinking of selling? Get a free home valuationThinking of buying? Search all homes for sale on the MLS There are five creative ways you can get the down payment you need to purchase your dream home. First, if you’re getting married, crowdsource instead of doing a wedding registry. You can raise money for your down payment by using sites like Kickstarter or Feather My Nest.Next, you can ask the seller to help with closing costs. There are a few different options with seller concessions, so make sure you ask your real estate agent what the best strategy is to get that extra financial nudge from a seller. You can also look into government options. HUD housing offers different down payment and closing costs assistance depending on what you qualify for. You should also check with your employer to see if they offer Employer Assisted Housing or EAH, which can help with down payment assistance. Access to EAH sometimes depends on the area you are looking to buy in, but it’s worth checking out. Finally, check with your lender. They might be able to find a down payment assistance program that will work for you. You don’t need a 20% down payment to purchase a home. It’s a common belief that you need 20% for a down payment. However, you could get into a new home for as little as 3.5% down. To get a better idea of what your options are, make sure you talk to your lender and your real estate agent. If you have any questions about purchasing or selling a home or you have any other real estate questions, don’t hesitate to give me a call or send me an email. I’m always happy to help!
Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine - The Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine Podcast
Our guest is clinician and researcher Dr. Tamara Hew-Butler, an international expert on exercise-associated hyponatremia (EAH) and the lead author of the 3rd International Consensus Statement on EAH, published in the July 2015 CJSM.
Looking Back at TNV. In the penultimate episode of Trek News & Views, Colin casts an eye back on the past two years and picks a few nuggets from the previous 98 shows. We go all the way back to the beginning, move forward with the first guests, and as the months pass the guests start to vary more with Robert Duncan McNeill popping up on episode 47 and the creation of the EAH. Colin also reflects on guests who are now friends and many who have become podcasters in their own right, such as our very own Matthew Rushing.
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