Imperial Energy Podcast

This is the ‘research voice’ episode on the topic of Sustainable Gas, with Dr. Jamie Speirs, a Fellow in Energy Analysis and Policy at the Sustainable Gas Institute, Imperial College London. 

In the midst of the energy crisis, net-zero ambitions must not be at risk of abandonment. William Draper-Barr dives deep to uncover the role of sustainable gas in meeting rising energy demand. The conversation touches upon other areas in the energy policy, including the challenges associated with the Russian invasion of the Ukraine and innovation behind raw materials production.

This is the ‘industry voice’ episode on the topic of Hydrogen, with Anthony Wang, a Senior Consultant at Guidehouse – a leading global provider of consulting services.

In the last 2 years, academia, policy makers and industries are starting to converge on the future role of hydrogen in a climate neutral environment. “How do we get there?” is the question William Draper-Barr is attempting to find answers to in this episode. 

This is the ‘research voice’ episode on the topic of ‘Nuclear’, with Steven McNamara, Physics Programme Manager at Tokamak Energy Ltd. With its state-of-the-art spherical tokamaks and high temperature superconductors, Tokamak Energy Ltd. holds ambitious goals of pioneering commercial fusion and deploying an operational power plant in 2030. Tune in to learn about the nascent industry and find out about Tokamak's plans to harness the power of the Sun.

This is the ‘industry voice’ episode on the topic of ‘Nuclear’, with Alastair Evans, government, and corporate affairs director at Rolls-Royce for its mini nuclear reactor development programme, Small Modular Reactor (SMR) project. With Rolls-Royce hoping to deliver a Gross Value-Added indirect contribution of £71 billion to the UK economy with this patented modular technology, is Nuclear the solution for a net carbon zero world?

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The role of Bioenergy with Carbon Capture & Storage (BECCS) in decarbonising the industry is growing day by day. An integral aspect in improving electricity systems from coal to biomass hydrogen, BECCS also plays a key role in the UK's Zero Carbon Humber partnership. This episode's guest speaker is Karl Smyth, Head of BECCS Strategy & Engagement at Drax Group, a British electrical power generation company aiming to enable a zero carbon, lower cost energy future particularly through sustainable biomass.

Tune in to find out about:
- Drax Group's sustainability efforts
- Utilisations of CCS and the UK's Zero Carbon Humber partnership
- The role of biomass in the energy mix
- Carbon offsets

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Extensive efforts are being taken within the energy sector to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, but what exactly does this mean? For our pilot episode, we delve into the fundamentals of anthropogenic climate change and our political response to it. Yekaterina Longinova is joined by Professor Piers Forster, founder and director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate at the University of Leeds, and a leading author on the upcoming 6th IPCC report.

Tune in to find out about:
- climate models and climate sensitivity
- the impact of COVID-19 on CO2 emissions
- the economy and the climate
- climate targets in the UK and globally

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