Powering Sustainable Ideas

At RBC’s Battery Value Chain Conference, Tom Narayan, Global Autos and Auto Parts Analyst, hosts a group of industry experts to discuss the evolution of battery technologies and chemistries.

Players in the UK electric vehicle charging space discuss the evolution of the charging network and prospects for the market at RBC's Battery Conference.

In a conversation with RBC Capital Markets’ Erwan Kerouredan, Jonathan Counsell, Head of Sustainability at IAG, explains why he believes sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is the only way for the airline industry to meet its climate goals.

Can the energy transition keep up with soaring demand? Capital Power and its leadership aim to help ensure it can. In this episode, President and CEO Avik Dey explains how Capital Power is investing in 'powering change by changing power', how its capital allocation framework is reliable and affordable, and how clean energy is accelerating the decarbonization agenda.

Emera, a diversified energy company headquartered in Nova Scotia, Canada who's business includes a portfolio of high quality utilities, is accelerating plans to replace coal-fired generation, deploying different energy strategies in its two core regions. CFO Greg Blunden joins the podcast to talk about Emera's sustainability priorities, including its capital and funding plans, as it charts the utility’s decarbonization journey.

Gas requirements are growing, but there's no gas without compression. Archrock, a 70 year old energy infrastructure company, provides these compression services to the energy industry. In this episode, President and CEO Brad Childers discusses the role of natural gas in the energy transition and explains how Archrock is investing in innovation to help reduce emissions across the oil and gas industry.

In a panel hosted by Ed Golder, Head of European Utilities & Renewables at RBC Capital Markets, experts including Hanns Koenig, Managing Director of Aurora Energy Research; Marcel Münch, SVP Finance, M&A and Investor Relations at EnBW; Dr. Frank Reiners, Chief Financial Officer at OGE (‘Open Grid’); and Marco Bartolini, Chief Financial Officer at Zhero, discussed Germany's energy transition towards Net Zero.

In a discussion on Germany’s energy’s transition related to investing in emerging energy transition technologies and moderated by Andrea Gerhaüsser, Director, Investment Banking, RBC Capital Markets, a panel of experts including Felix Colsman, CEO, DAH Gruppe; Daniel Saxena, CFO, SFC Energy AG; and Thomas Kalthoefer, Investment Director, DWS, discussed the potential of new technologies such as hydrogen to speed up decarbonisation.

In a discussion on Germany’s decarbonisation opportunities & challenges moderated by Ralph Ibendahl, Head, EMEA Transition, RBC Capital Markets a panel of experts including Michael Pfennig, Co-Head Infrastructure, Allianz Capital Partners; Catrin Jung, Head of offshore Wind, Vattenfall; Pierre Alan Graf, CEO, GETEC; and Alexander Aksenov, EVP Strategy & Corporate Development, Uniper, agreed that the country’s potential is vast and much progress has been made in decarbonising power generation, but challenges abound to accelerate efforts, from lack of political unity to the high costs involved.

In a keynote address during RBC Capital Markets' recent Energy Transition series focusing on Germany, Kunal Chandra, Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer at RWE, provided a critical assessment of Germany's energy transition. He discussed its feasibility, challenges, and the prospects of the country's ambitious journey towards decarbonization and energy sustainability.