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Chad Bown explains, we sit down this week to discuss differentiated outcomes in financing deep tech, why proximity to problems and lived experience are such valuable factors for tech commercialization for new energy projects. Chad’s career began with USAF and continued onward with oil majors, Shell and BP. Watch the full episode to gain insights from his career journey.

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Home to The Energy Basket Podcast, OGGN is a natural partner for Acorders’ Studio Programming—connecting audiences with emerging technologies, new energy projects, and evolving portfolios. The collaboration offers viewers and guests who come on the show, that essential feedback loop experience when preparing for peer reviews, senior stakeholder engagements, markets tests, and/or investor relationships.
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GUEST: Ben Wolff, CEO of Palladyne AI

SUMMARY:
Andrew reconnects with Palladyne AI CEO Ben Wolff to trace software first built so a human could train a Sarcos exoskeleton by demonstration, then step out and leave it working autonomously. That same intelligence now powers a software-first company delivering real autonomy for industrial robots and drones. Wolff explains the difference between pre-programmed automation and machines that perceive, reason, and decide in real time, how nature-inspired swarm intelligence multiplies capability across military and commercial missions, and how low-code tools turn line workers into robot programmers overnight. Dual-use applications, labor shortages, and board-level questions about the future of work round out the conversation.

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This week, we sit down with Peter Antwi of Antwi Industries. Peter informs us of changing dynamics and capital deployment trends for international development of new energy projects. His background in Civil Engineering and economic planning position his firm in the value chain of project developments. Antwi Industries serves oil majors at INOC’s AND New Energy Project owners, both in Africa and the U.S..

Check him out on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-antwi-085335182/

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Everyone talks about digital transformation, AI and changing the entire enterprise. Terence did something much simpler. He found one problem in a midstream project, tracking project management and maintenance that was being managed in Excel — and decided to fix it leveraging his core technical skills and developed www.oilandgasworks.com

Maybe that’s how digital transformation should actually start: don’t try to boil the ocean. Just fix one thing.”

This reinforces our Digital Doers philosophy beautifully:

You don’t need to be a CIO.
You don’t need a $20 million transformation program.
You don’t even need AI.
Find something thats cumbersome – Make it better. That’s digital doing.

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SUMMARY:
Proof-of-concept hell is where industrial AI dies: a technician has the right tool, the wrong context, and a job that still stalls while permits burn and decisions get delayed. Ritesh Tolia and Michael Kaldenbach of Telepresence explain why the future of frontline AI is not a chatbot on a headset, but an end-to-end system that connects work, safety, training, asset data, and expert guidance in real time.

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DESCRIPTION
In this episode, John Lassek, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Hydrocarbon and Geothermal Energy (HGEO), shares with Host, Elena Melchert, insights into the Department of Energy’s recent reorganization, strategic focus areas, and the importance of public-private partnerships in advancing oil, gas, and geothermal energy security.

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John Lassek biography
https://www.energy.gov/hgeo/person/john-lassek?utm_source=chatgpt.com

HGEO Strategic Plan: Advancing American Energy Dominance, Security, and Global Leadership https://www.energy.gov/hgeo/hgeo-strategic-plan-advancing-american-energy-dominance-security-and-global-leadership-0?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Office of Subsurface Energy https://www.energy.gov/hgeo/office-subsurface-energy?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Office of Oil and Gas https://www.energy.gov/hgeo/office-oil-and-gas?utm_source=chatgpt.com

NETL Oil & Gas Center of Excellence https://netl.doe.gov/centers-of-excellence/oil-gas?utm_source=chatgpt.com

DOE Natural Gas and LNG Regulation https://www.energy.gov/hgeo/regulation?utm_source=chatgpt.com

U.S. Natural Gas Is Supplying Energy to the World: July 2026 Summary https://www.energy.gov/hgeo/articles/us-natural-gas-supplying-energy-world-july-2026-summary?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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Sponsored by ABB – Helping industries outrun leaner and cleaner.

Summary
In this episode, Joe Batir interviews Drew Price of Hexagon Energy. Drew shares insights into their journey from solar to geothermal energy, highlighting the challenges and opportunities in scaling clean energy projects across the US. and how Hexagon is leveraging its expertise to accelerate the deployment of geothermal power and meet market demands for firm, clean baseload energy. They talk about the challenges and opportunities in geothermal energy, emphasizing the importance of early communication, streamlining project development, and building industry support to achieve net zero goals.

Drew’s book recommendation:
Wind, Sand, and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery : https://a.co/d/0gvqVdBk

Useful Links:
Hexagon Energy: https://hexagon-energy.com/
Drew’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deprice/
Joe’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephfbatir/

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Sponsored by Magney-Grande – Your ESP Longevity Experts

The Energy Misconception Series — Episode 2 of 4

Can someone tell you nothing but facts and still convince you of something completely false?

In this episode, Kaden tackles the potholes on the road to truth: lies, logical fallacies, and biases. From missing cookies and lucky rabbit’s feet to the 2021 Texas power crisis and the debate over electric vehicles, he explores how perfectly accurate information can lead to some spectacularly wrong conclusions.

Along the way, Kaden questions his own biases, conducts some highly questionable scientific research, and discovers that being right doesn’t necessarily mean you know what you’re talking about.

Because facts don’t interpret themselves. We do. And sometimes, we’re terrible at it.

But hey, that’s just a fact… right?

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Sponsored by NavVis – Laser Scanning Solutions & Digital Twin Technology

News Stories
Russia to Send First Diesel Tanker to U.S. on Thursday
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Russia-to-Send-First-Diesel-Tanker-to-US-on-Thursday.html

S&P Global Warns Hormuz Energy Shock Could Become a Global Food Crisis
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/SP-Global-Warns-Hormuz-Energy-Shock-Could-Become-a-Global-Food-Crisis.html

As BP Leaves the North Sea, These Independents Are Buying In
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/As-BP-Leaves-the-North-Sea-These-Independents-Are-Buying-In.html

Kinder Morgan’s Natural Gas Pipeline Backlog Hits Record $13.2 Billion
https://oilprice.com/Company-News/Kinder-Morgans-Natural-Gas-Pipeline-Backlog-Hits-Record-132-Billion.html

Elon Musk’s gas strategy shows how the US market is changing
https://www.woodmac.com/blogs/energy-pulse/elon-musks-gas-strategy-shows-how-the-us-market-is-changing/

Cenovus acquisition of Athabasca Oil Corporation deepens large-cap concentration in Canadian oil sands
https://www.woodmac.com/press-releases/cenovus-acquisition-of-athabasca-oil-corporation-deepens-large-cap-concentration-in-canadian-oil-sands/

Plastic roads in Kenya: Turning waste into opportunity
https://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/10/plastic-roads-in-kenya-turning-waste-into-opportunity/

Galveston (U.S.) approves $240-MM Project Seawolf LNG project
https://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/10/galveston-us-approves-240-mm-project-seawolf-lng-project/

Phillips 66 locks out union workers at New Jersey (U.S.) refinery after contract expires
https://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/10/phillips-66-locks-out-union-workers-at-new-jersey-us-refinery-after-contract-expires/

Venture Global Targets 10 GW of Gas-Fired Power for AI Data Centers
https://energynewsbeat.co/big-oil-companies/venture-global-targets-10-gw-of-gas-fired-power-for-ai-data-centers/

Students Need Energy Literacy
https://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2026/08/09/students_need_energy_literacy_1199362.html

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Andrea talks with Jason Duff of EY and the host of Digital Doers on OGGN

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