Podcast appearances and mentions of staffan qvist

In this episode, Dr. Staffan Qvist, talks about how to get an edge in science tech due diligence using his expert network, DeepSense. DeepSense is a network of scientists, engineers and industry specialists that provide tailored support for your science tech due diligence. The company helps investors evaluate startups' technical feasibility connecting them with experts in specific fields. The process involves reviewing the startup's materials, engaging experts to assess the technology, and conducting a call with the experts, investors, and startup founders. DeepSense aims to identify gaps or areas that need further clarification in the technology and provide valuable insights to investors. The level of engagement and duration of the process depends on the stage and size of the investment. DeepSense provides deep tech investors with an edge by offering a team of experts to dive deep into the technology being evaluated. This gives investors an extra weapon in their arsenal and allows them to make more informed investment decisions. DeepSense helps ensure that capital is directed to the right technologies, avoiding investments in the wrong things. DeepSense also supports startups in preparing for tech due diligence, helping them structure their data rooms, answer questions, and plug any gaps in their knowledge.TakeawaysDeep Sense helps venture capital investors assess the science and technology risk of startups.They connect investors with experts in specific fields to evaluate the technical feasibility and potential of the technology.The process involves reviewing startup materials, engaging experts for assessment, and conducting a call with experts, investors, and founders.Deep Sense provides valuable insights and identifies areas that need further clarification or investigation. DeepSense provides deep tech investors with a team of experts to dive deep into the technology being evaluated, giving them an edge in making informed investment decisions.The integrated science tech due diligence framework released by DeepSense offers a comprehensive checklist for investors and startups to navigate the tech due diligence process.DeepSense supports startups in preparing for tech due diligence, helping them structure their data rooms, answer questions, and fill knowledge gaps.By working with DeepSense, investors can ensure that capital is directed to the right technologies, avoiding investments in the wrong things.  LinksLink to book a free introductory call with DeepSense here. Report on How to Prepare for Science Tech Due DiligenceJoin the waitlist for their Ripple at the Drop conference here. Link to report Contact UsGuest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staffanq/Email us: info@climatetech360.comHost: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samiaq/ 

China's policies that direct capital towards cleaner industries have been game changing, and this week we're continuing the China theme, sharing two conversations Bryony had earlier this month at a conference at Xiamen University in Fujian Province. China's role in the clean energy transition could not be more important. The think tank Ember's latest report on the state of the global electricity transition states: over half of the world's new wind and solar power capacity last year was added in China, and together with hydro and nuclear, clean electricity in China now meets 35% of their electricity demand. And yet, the scale and the nature of the Chinese economy is so enormous it's hard to grasp, the majority of which is still powered by roughly 1000 gigawatts of coal-fired power stations, half of the global total. The focus of the conference was on a specific lever that could help China further along its decarbonisation path: the repowering of existing coal stations with clean sources of heat. Bryony's first guest, Stefan Qvist is a published academic, co-author of the book A Bright Future, and founder of a number of companies dedicated to the clean energy transition. He's been studying this concept of coal repowering since he first co-authored papers on the subject with Polish colleagues in 2019. Bryony's second guest is Assistant Professor Yaoli Zhang of Xiamen University, a thermal generation engineer by training who later "repowered" himself and switched to nuclear engineering. He currently oversees a team researching the repairing of coal in China from both a practical and economic perspective. Please like, subscribe and leave a review. Follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook or Instagram, and sign up for the Cleaning Up newsletter at https://cleaninguppod.substack.com.  Links and more: How China Became a Green Finance Superpower - Ep160: Dr. Ma Jun: https://www.cleaningup.live/how-china-became-a-green-finance-superpower-ep160-dr-ma-jun/ The 2019 book Staffan co-authored - A Bright Future: https://brightfuturebook.com The March 2024 US Department of Energy guide on converting coal-fired power plants to nuclear power: https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/8-things-know-about-converting-coal-plants-nuclear-power ...and the associated press release: https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/doe-study-finds-replacing-coal-plants-nuclear-plants-could-bring-hundreds-more-local The 2022 Paper Dr Zhang and Staffan co-authored on the potential of repowering China's CFPPs with nuclear: https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jeners/v15y2022i3p1072-d739738.html A recent IAEA article on repurposing CFPPs to nuclear: https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/repurposing-coal-power-plant-sites-with-low-carbon-nuclear

När Mark Jacobson, professor vid Stanford, tog fram en modell för ett hundra procent förnybart energisystem i USA, blev hans forskning kritiserad. Då stämde han sina kritiker för förtal. Kärnkraft behövs inte. Det räcker alldeles utmärkt med bara vind, sol och vattenkraft. När Stanford-professorn Mark Jacobson sa det 2010 var han ganska ensam. Sen dess har världen förändrats. Utbyggnaden av sol och vind har ökat rekordsnabbt, medan utbyggnaden av kärnkraft står stilla. Men den akademiska striden om vilket energisystem som är bäst för framtiden – den är långt ifrån över. Något som det infekterade bråket kring en av Mark Jacobsons forskningsartiklar har visat.I programmet hörs: Mark Jacobson, professor of civil and environmental engineering, Stanford University, Staffan Qvist, kärnkraftsingenjör, forskare och energikonsult åt bland annat Svenskt Näringsliv, Fredrik Hedenus, professor i hållbarhet och systemanalys, Chalmers. Ett korr har gjorts i en tidigare version av avsnittet, där kostnadsjämförelser mellan energisystem, med och utan kärnkraft, blev missvisande. ReporterMarcus HanssonProducentPeter Normark

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: On what basis did Founder's Pledge disperse $1.6 mil. to Qvist Consulting from its Climate Change Fund?, published by Kieran.M on March 27, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Disclaimer: I am totally agnostic regarding the reasonableness of this funding decision, and am merely noting that it appears to me impossible to make any assessment of reasonableness based on the information at hand. I have not conducted more than 1-2 hours research/thinking on this topic, so am uncertain of whether this is true, and am happy to be corrected. Also, the question is posed but I make no comment on whether Founder's Pledge needs answer it. Perhaps the donors to this fund are provided with some private information with regards to these causes, or Founder's Pledge reasonably believes their donors are happy to trust them a priori with respect to the efficacy and value set behind their decisions. In the last 12 months (March 2022 to present), Founder's Pledge (FP) has (publicly) dispersed approximately $4.3 million from its Climate Change Fund (CCF): Of this, $1.6 million has been given to Qvist Consulting Ltd. (QCL), for the reason shown above. Unlike the other recipients, QCL does not contain any external link to resources in which you are able to discover more about this organisation's operation/mission. Above this table, FP states that more information regarding their rationale is available here, however this document does not discuss QCL. As far as I have discovered, the only other mention of QCL is in a retrospective of the CCF after two years, which contains a minute video from Staffan Qvist (henceforth Staffan, for clarity). There is little/no new information about their mission, aside from the suggestion that "repowering" coal plants is particularly important because of the possible emissions from current coal plants in their remaining life cycle. What, then, is repowering coal? Curiously, another grantee, TerraPraxis, is the first Google result. The basic principle seems to be to try and refit those current coal plants for a non-carbon emitting form of energy production. So how does Qvist consulting fit into this effort? One might reasonably expect a search of their company to shed some light. This, however, turns out not to be the case. The company's first Google result is for their company listing on the UK gov. registry. The second is for their website, but it is merely a wordpress template totally devoid of information. So what about their founder? Staffan has, as per his LinkedIn, a PhD in Nuclear Engineering, and has written academic and popular press (including with Stephen Pinker in the NYTimes) articles advocating for nuclear energy. Staffan appears to be prolific - his LinkedIn lists him as a managing director/director at two other companies: Deepsense , an "intelligence platform", and QuantifiedCarbon, a decarbonisation consultancy, both of which appear to have little web presence (the former is difficult to search, as it is a common company name). Curiously, Staffan does not list QCL on his LinkedIn - perhaps this is an oversight? He is listed as a consultant for the Clean Air Task Force, another grantee of FP interested in nuclear advocacy. I have no reason to believe Staffan is not an excellent academic researcher and passionate advocate for a cause that seems plausibly very important (though I am no expert). Given the scale of the grant, however, it seems reasonable to wonder what in particular led FP to believe Staffan is the best contributor to this cause, and why he and QCL required such a large first grant to begin work on this. Postscript: There are other reasonable questions to be asked, including why FP believes their near-exclusive funding to organisations that appear (arguably) primarily dedicated to nuclear power advocacy is the most effective use ...

In der 144. Folge von „bto 2.0 – der Ökonomie-Podcast mit Dr. Daniel Stelter“ geht es um die umstrittene Laufzeitverlängerung für Kernkraftwerke im Lichte von Gasmangel und Energiewende. Statt die Energiewende zu behindern, könnte sich ein intelligenter Einsatz der verbliebenen Kernkraftwerke als Katalysator für den Einstieg in die Wasserstoffwirtschaft erweisen. Gesprächspartner in dieser Episode sind Dr. Staffan Qvist und Dr. Jan Ossenbrink. Qvist hat an der University of California Berkeley promoviert und arbeitet als Berater für die Dekarbonisierung von Unternehmen und zur Analyse von Energiesystemen. Ossenbrink promovierte an der Eidgenössischen Technischen Hochschule Zürich. Er war Gastwissenschaftler an der Sustainable Energy Initiative an der Stanford Graduate School of Business in Kalifornien (USA), wo er die Auswirkungen der Energiepolitik auf die Rolle dezentraler Energieressourcen untersuchte. Täglich neue Analysen, Kommentare und Einschätzungen zur Wirtschafts- und Finanzlage finden Sie unter www.think-bto.com. Sie erreichen die Redaktion unter podcast@think-bto.com. Wir freuen uns über Ihre Meinungen, Anregungen und Kritik. Shownote unseres Partners Handelsblatt Ein exklusives Angebot für alle „bto – beyond the obvious 2.0 – featured by Handelsblatt“-Hörer: Testen Sie Handelsblatt Premium 4 Wochen lang für 1 € und bleiben Sie zur aktuellen Wirtschafts- und Finanzlage informiert. Mehr erfahren Sie unter: https://handelsblatt.com/mehrperspektiven

23 februari. Är det ekonomiskt försvarbart att satsa på hundra procent förnybar energi? Är vätgas en del av lösningen på vår elbrist, eller inte? Jesper Sandström diskuterar med energiforskaren Staffan Qvist, och Daniel Westlén, doktor i reaktorfysik och utredare hos Liberalerna.

24 februari. Andreas Ericson diskuterar Sveriges kraftsystem med Staffan Qvist, energiforskare och författare, och Maja Lundbäck, tidigare verksam vid Svenska Kraftnät.

« Ce à quoi s'attache mon livre, c'est au fait de chercher à réaliser un rêve à tout prix, même sans argent. Rogner sur tout, improviser, baratiner, bricoler avec les moyens du bord, pour faire des films jusqu'au bout et les projeter dans des salles sans savoir quand tombera le prochain jour de paye, quand arrivera la prochaine mousson, quand piquera le prochain scorpion. » Ce mantra pour débrouillards, encore plus pertinent en période de crise à durée indéterminée, est signé Oliver Stone,tiré du premier tome de ses mémoires parus cet automne aux éditions de l'Observatoire sous le titre À la recherche de la lumière, beau récit d'apprentissage qui court de son enfance jusqu'à l'Oscar du meilleur film reçu pour Platoon(1986). Mais Hollywood a changé.Interrogé en juillet par le New York Times, le réalisateur de Tueurs nés ou de Doors rappelle que son dernier film de studio remonte à 2016 : il s'agissait de Snowden, biopic du lanceur d'alerte de la NSA. « C'était difficile. Nous avons lutté pour le financer, en raison, je pense, du sujet. J'ai passé l'âge de demanderde l'autorisation des patrons. Je n'aurais aucun problème à tourner un nouveau film hollywoodien, j'en ai fait vingt, mais franchement, je suis usé. » À 74 ans, le cinéaste prépare deux documentaires. Le premier, J.F.K.:Destiny Betrayed, est basé sur « de nouvelles informations » à propos de l'assassinat de John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Le second, A Bright Future, est adapté du best-seller homonyme de l'ingénieur suédois Staffan Qvist et de l'universitaire américain Joshua Goldstein (2019) sur des transitions écologiques réussies et les avantages de l'énergie verte, renouvelable, « dont le nucléaire ». « Ce ne sont pas nécessairement des sujets populaires, mais c'est important pour moi. »D'où l'intérêt d'attraper au vol le metteur en scène américain lors de sa tournée française, pour tenter de le questionner sur sa vision de l'avenir – lui qui n'a, sauf erreur de notre part, jamais filmé le futur. Fustigeant l'électoralisme « dégueulasse » de Trump, Oliver Stone se demande « d'où viendra l'étincelle du changement » et nous régale d'un lapsus déjà légendaire.Propos recueillis et traduits par Nicolas Schaller, à Lyon, lors du festival Lumière.Habillage sonore : Juste Bruyat.Pour écouter Oliver Stone en longue interview sur Nova, invité de L'Heure de pointe de Xavier de la Porte, c'est là : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKe6m37Nfso&ab_channel=RadioNovaImage : Oliver Stone à Nova, photographié par Eva Sanchez (2018). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

15 oktober. Sverige har idag ett i huvudsak fossilfritt elsystem. Frågan är hur vi ser till att behålla och utveckla det till 2045. Vilken roll spelar politiken och hur ser en kostnadseffektiv mix ut för att klara det? Fredrik Johansson diskuterar framtidens elsystem och energipolitik med Staffan Qvist och Mats Nilsson, docent i miljöekonomi vid Södertörns högskola.

Greta har bett politiker att lyssna på vetenskapsmännen. God Ton™ har hörsammat. Som gäst har vi Staffan Qvist, ingenjör specialiserad på kärnenergi som är aktuell med boken Klimatnyckeln där han argumenterar för vikten av att använda kärnkraft för att få ett hållbart energisystem.

I’m always interested in what the US can learn from other countries. So I was immediately attracted to JOSHUA GOLDSTEIN’s new book A BRIGHT FUTURE: How Some Countries Have Solved Climate Change and the Rest Can Follow. When Goldstein (and co-author Staffan Qvist) did the research and the math on what it was going to take to reduce carbon emissions enough to avoid the worst of climate change, they concluded that rapid development of renewables would need a large and fast buildout of nuclear power to replace fossil fuels as backup for wind and solar. You may not agree with them, but I think this conversation is worth a listen.

January 10, 2019 at the Boston Athenæum. As climate change nears potentially disastrous tipping points, a solution is hiding in plain sight. Several countries have successfully replaced fossil fuels with low-carbon energy sources by combining renewable energy with a quick buildout of nuclear power. By following their example, the world could dramatically cut fossil fuel use by midcentury, even as energy consumption continues to rise. Joshua Goldstein and Staffan Qvist explain how clean energy rapidly replaced fossil fuels in such places as Sweden, France, South Korea, and Ontario, Canada, while enhancing both prosperity and the natural environment. They encourage a fresh look at the assumptions that have long shaped the climate change debate. The event will be moderated by Harvard Professor and acclaimed scientist Steven Pinker.

Dessutom om de etiska problemen kring könskorrigering, ett ingrepp som inte går att ändra och Drottning Roxanas aria som Elin Rombo framför live i studion. En oförklarlig explosion Ingemar Engström överläkare i barn - och ungdomspsykiatri och sakkunnig i Statens medicinsk-etiska råd. där man nu undersöker de etiska problemen kring de helt oåterkalleliga besluten kring könskorrigering och samlar in kunskap om explosionen av unga flickor de senaste åren, som vill korrigera sitt kön, som ingen kan förklara.    Drottning Roxanas aria Hovsångerskan Elin Rombo är aktuell som drottning Roxana i Karol Szymanowski opera Kung Roger, där hon måste sjunga på polska. Elin sjunger live i studion hos Thomas och Louise.    Är vi på väg mot ett nytt paradigmskifte i kärnkraftsfrågan? En kraftig utbyggnad av kärnkraften är det enda effektiva sättet att förhindra en klimatkatastrof. Det hävdar forskaren Staffan Qvist, doktor i tillämpad kärnfysik och författare, i den nya boken "Klimatnyckeln".     Programledare: Thomas Nordegren Bisittare: Louise Epstein Producent: Ulrika Lindqvist

Authors Joshua Goldstein and Staffan Qvist say switching to nuclear and renewable energy is the most feasible path forward for humans to slow down climate change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

My guest is Joshua S. Goldstein. His newest book, co-authored with Staffan A. Qvist, is A Bright Future: How Some Countries Have Solved Climate Change and the Rest Can Follow. (https://www.amazon.com/Bright-Future-Countries-Solved-Climate/dp/1541724100/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1549482449&sr=8-1&keywords=a+bright+future+joshua+goldstein)As climate change quickly approaches a series of turning points that guarantee disastrous outcomes, a solution is hiding in plain sight. Several countries have already replaced fossil fuels with low-carbon energy sources, and done so rapidly, in one to two decades. By following their methods, we could decarbonize the global economy by midcentury, replacing fossil fuels even while world energy use continues to rise. But so far we have lacked the courage to really try. In this clear-sighted and compelling book, Joshua Goldstein and Staffan Qvist explain how clean energy quickly replaced fossil fuels in such places as Sweden, France, South Korea, and Ontario. Their people enjoyed prosperity and growing energy use in harmony with the natural environment. They didn't do this through personal sacrifice, nor through 100 percent renewables, but by using them in combination with an energy source the Swedes call kärnkraft, hundreds of times safer and cleaner than coal. Special Guest: Joshua S. Goldstein.

"Few books can credibly claim to offer a way to save the world, but this one does." That's the eye-catching first sentence in forward to the new book A Bright Future: How Some Countries Have Solved Climate Change and The Rest Can Follow. The authors, Joshua Goldstein, Professor Emeritus of International Relations at American University, and Staffan Qvist, Energy Engineer, join host Dan Loney to discuss how they believe a combination of nuclear and renewable energy is the path to slow down climate change on Knowledge@Wharton. Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CWQ65FG/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Climate change may be nearing a catastrophic tipping point, but it is not too late to work towards a solution. In their new book "A Bright Future: How Some Countries Have Solved Climate Change and the Rest Can Follow" Joshua Goldstein and Staffan Qvist explain how nuclear power combined with renewables can replace fossil fuels, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and head off climate-change disaster. They challenge the left to rethink the idea that nuclear power is too dangerous and challenge the right to face the reality and perils of climate change. In the first live "Leonard Lopate at Large" of the new year, Joshua and Staffan make their case on why nuclear energy could be the last thing standing between us and the earth's destruction.