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In this episode, our host, Joe Batir, speaks with Aniruddha Sharma, CEO of Carbon Clean. They discuss the importance of carbon capture technology in the energy transition. Carbon capture is a crucial step in decarbonizing industrial facilities and power plants, which are major sources of carbon dioxide emissions. Aniruddha highlights the challenges of current carbon capture systems, including…

Summary In this episode, our host, Joe Batir, talks with Dr. Esther Babcock, Founder and Lead Geophysicist of Logic Geophysics. She discusses the role of geophysics in the energy transition. She emphasizes the importance of communication of uncertainty in geophysical data and the value of geophysics in understanding and mitigating long-term risks. Dr. Babcock shares fascinating experiences in…

This episode is sponsored by Ranch Office—Texas style co-working in Houston. Life is better at the Ranch. In this conversation, our host, Joe Batir, speaks with Cody Johnson, CEO of SCS Technologies. They discuss methane vapor recovery and its importance in the energy transition. He explains the role of LACT units in measuring the quantity and…

In this episode, our host, Joe Batir, interviews Shia Brown and Kennedy Vital, the co-hosts of a new podcast, The BEN Show (from Blue Energy Nation). They discuss energy, energy literacy, and of course, focus in on Geothermal Energy for a bit. Specific topics include: Shia’s book recommendation: Tangerine by Edward Bloor Kennedy’s book recommendation:…

This episode is sponsored by Ranch Office—Texas style co-working in Houston. Life is better at the Ranch. Eugene Beh, founder and CEO of Quino Energy, sits down with our Host, Joe Batir. They discuss flow batteries and their applications in the energy storage industry. He explains that flow batteries are a type of battery that use…

In this episode our host, Joe Batir, speaks with Bryant Jones, Executive Director of Geothermal Rising. They discuss Geothermal, how they both got into geothermal, and where the industry is going. Specific topics include: Bryant’s book recommendation:The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck This episode is sponsored by Ranch Office—Texas style co-working in Houston. Life is…

In this episode of the Energy Transition Solutions podcast, host Joe Batir interviews Brian Fitzgerald, a senior property and nuclear insurance broker at Willis Towers Watson. They discuss nuclear power, specifically nuclear submarines and the connection between nuclear power and insurance. Fitzgerald emphasizes the safety of nuclear power and the importance of trust in the…

In this episode, our host, Joe Batir, speaks with John O’Donnell, CEO of Rondo Energy. They discuss the importance of decarbonizing industrial heat and the role of high temperature thermal energy storage in achieving this goal. John explains that the cost of PV solar has fallen dramatically, making intermittent clean electricity the cheapest form of…

In this episode, our host, Joe Batir, talks with Dr. Emmanouil Kakaras, Executive Vice President for the NEXT Energy Business at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. They talk about existing technologies for decarbonizing the energy industry and what it will take to scale these technologies. They discuss topics including: Dr. Emmanouil’s book recommendations: Tales of the Cyclades…

In this episode, our host, Joe Batir, talks with John Higgins, CEO at RS Technologies Inc. They talk about composite poles for electrical distribution and transmission. Specific topics they discuss include: John’s book recommendation: Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose This episode is sponsored by Ranch Office—Texas style co-working in Houston. Life is better at the Ranch.…