CleanTalk

This week on CleanTalk, Film Director & Producer Luke Harmer returns to one the UK's microcosms of sustainability, Bristol, to learn all about the world of retrofit from the Managing Director of Retrofit West CIC, Simon Andrews.Retrofit West is a community interest company that is working to provide retrofit advice and support to homeowners across the south west region of the UK.In this week's episode, you'll learn what retrofit encompasses, why we need to decarbonise our homes, and how Retrofit West CIC is playing a key role in supporting both consumers and the retrofit supply chain to ensure a greener future.Enjoy!____________________Connect with Simon Andrews on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-andrews-2085b133/Learn how Retrofit West can help you: https://www.retrofitwest.co.uk/Join the CleanTalk community on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12991627/____________________CleanTalk is produced by Harmer Visuals, a film production company specialising in brand & case study storytelling for organisations across the renewable energy and clean technology sector. To find out more about how we can help you, visit: harmervisuals.comMany thanks to...- ZapMap for co-ordinating recording space- Our rental suppliers:Camera Dept. - O'RIORDAN | https://oriordan.io/ | Sunipa Pictures | https://www.sunipapictures.com/ | Shutter Films | https://www.shutterfilms.co.uk/Lighting & Grip - Masterwork Films | https://rent.masterwork.film/____________________Chapters for today's episode:00:00-01:48 Intro01:48-04:27 Childhood & Education04:27-06:12 Early Career In Recruitment06:12-09:59 Return To Education09:59-12:26 Consultancy In Property12:26-16:15 Property Portfolio Management, Mergers & Promotion16:15-17:18 A Re-sparked Interest In Sustainability17:18-18:09 Interviewing For Retrofit West18:09-19:18 The West of England Combined Mayoral Authority19:18-20:47 Why Retrofit West Was Established20:47-21:31 What Is Retrofit?21:31-23:29 How RFW Solves Problems For Both Consumers & Supply Chain23:29-25:19 Mainstreaming Retrofit25:19-27:03 Cost Of Engagement With RFW27:03-29:05 The Customer Journey29:05-32:18 RFW's Long Term Mission32:18-33:53 Positive Customer Experiences33:53-35:41 How Long Does Retrofit Take?35:41-37:15 Market Data - Understanding The West Of England's Demographics37:15-37:50 RFW's Team Makeup37:50-43:12 Evolving Retrofit West - Simplification, Technology & Partnerships43:12-46:31 Quickfire Curiosity

This week on CleanTalk, Director-Producer Luke Harmer visits Tamarindo in Oxford to explore the world of renewable energy journalism, communications and public relations with Insight Director Richard Heap. Richard's writing career journey has taken him through the industries of property development, music, construction and now, renewables, where he sits at the cutting edge of industry development and helps professionals across the sector make better, more informed business decisions.In this conversation you'll learn how Richard has been able to tap into his passions and strengths as a professional, the tensions of click-bate conscientiousness in B2B reporting, where he sees key developments occurring in the European offshore market, and what advise he has for new journalists diving into their roles in the age of AI.Enjoy!____________________Connect with Richard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carsten-buehrer/Expand your insights, connections and communications as a renewable energy or climate business: https://tamarindo.global/Join the CleanTalk community on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12991627/____________________CleanTalk is produced by Harmer Visuals, a corporate film production company specialising in data-driven storytelling for organisations across the renewable energy and clean technology world. To find out more about how we can help you, visit: https://www.harmervisuals.comMany thanks to...- Tamarindo for providing recording space for the conversationEquipment Providers:- Camera Dept. - O'RIORDAN | https://oriordan.io/ | Sunipa Pictures | https://www.sunipapictures.com/____________________Chapters for today's episode:00:00-01:07 Intro01:07-01:29 Subscribe!01:29-04:25 Education & Early Interests04:25-06:25 Work Placements06:25-09:16 Richard's Process For Journalism09:16-11:24 Clickbate Conscientiousness In B2B11:24-12:43 Evolving Mediums & Formats12:43-13:38 Defining Content Paywalls13:38-15:52 Tamarindo's Products & Services15:52-17:09 Tamarindo's USP17:09-19:06 Richard's Affiliation To Renewables19:06-20:06 Tamarindo's Vision, Mission & Values20:06-22:40 Where Is The European Offshore Sector Moving?22:40-24:19 Richard's Role Evolution Within Tamarindo24:19-25:04 Limitations To An Advisory Role To Clients25:04-28:47 COVID's Lasting Effects On B2B Content & Comms28:47-30:17 What's Next For Richard?30:17-33:19 AI & LLMs In Journalism33:19-36:16 Broader Reflections & Journalism Tips36:16-38:24 Quickfire Curiosity38:24 Outro

This week on CleanTalk, Director-Producer Luke Harmer sits down for a chat with Dr. Carsten Buehrer, Executive Vice President Business Development at PNE, to unpack a career journey revolving around cutting edge technology & renewable energy. Throwing himself right at the deep end after his Master's & PhD thesis, Dr. Buehrer unravels how his experience founding & scaling a company in superconductivity & heating technology is now equipping him to tackle the renewable energy storage and transportation problem at PNE Group.In this conversation you'll learn what makes Carsten tick, the benefits of Power to X (electricity to gas conversion for more flexible energy storage, transport and trade) and the importance of understanding other cultures in broadening your intellectual pallet as a professional and, more specifically, in working to expand the global renewable energy supply chain.Enjoy!____________________Connect with Dr. Carsten Buehrer on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carsten-buehrer/Learn more about PNE's diverse range of solutions: https://www.pne-ag.com/en/Squeeze more value out of your wind & solar data with Bitbloom's software line up: https://bitbloom.tech/ Book your ticket to WindEnergy Hamburg, this week's spotlight industry event: https://www.windenergyhamburg.com/Join the CleanTalk community on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12991627/____________________CleanTalk is produced by Harmer Visuals, a corporate film production company specialising in data-driven storytelling for organisations across the renewable energy and clean technology world. To find out more about how we can help you, visit: harmervisuals.comMany thanks to...- Bitbloom for providing space for the recording sessionEquipment Providers:- Camera Dept. - O'RIORDAN | https://oriordan.io/ | Sunipa Pictures | https://www.sunipapictures.com/____________________Chapters for today's episode:00:00-01:56 Intro01:56-03:14 Carsten's Early Life03:14-04:21 Business Learning Curves04:21-06:17 How He Built His Superconductor Startup06:17-07:18 Next Career Moves07:18-08:57 Intro to PNE Group08:57-09:54 What Carsten Brings To PNE09:54-11:11 Complications People Don't Understand About Renewable Energy11:11-12:22 Delegating Workloads12:22-13:06 Recap Of Career Timeline13:06-14:58 Interests & Hobbies14:58-15:43 Applying Early Interests To Current Responsibilities15:43-17:23 How Project Development Works17:23-18:04 Power To X As A New Solution18:04-20:10 Managing Teams In Renewables20:10-21:07 Case Studies At A Glance21:07-23:28 Challenges & Benefits In Working With Other Cultures23:28-25:32 What Actually Drives Industry Growth In Renewables?25:32-27:09 Why A Region's Resources Must Orient Their Energy Narrative27:09-28:40 Adapting To New Responsibilities28:40-29:49 Age-Based Management Style Stereotypes29:49-31:53 The Future Of Renewable Energy - Digitalisation31:53-34:40 Teaming Up With Bitbloom34:40-36:47 PNE's Future - Broadening Services & Partnerships36:47-38:45 Why The Energy Transition Needs Wider Conversation38:45-40:40 The Developing World Renewables Debate40:40-42:00 Quickfire Curiosity42:00-42:16 Outro

This week on CleanTalk, Director-Producer Luke Harmer visits Above to speak with Founder & CEO Will Hitchcock. Above provides solar surveying, data and analytics solutions and is helping asset owners in around 25 countries manage construction, maximise their asset lifespans, increase yield and reduce maintenance costs with their drone hardware and software technology.In this episode you'll hear a story about how passions for sustainability, efficiency, aeronautics, technology and climate converged at just the right time in Will's life to make a valuable contribution to the solar power generation industry. We explore the challenges the industry faces in adopting greater diligence and agency in the use of data, the establishment of digital twins, the challenges of co-operating with upstream contributors in the solar supply chain, how the solar supply chain differs from other renewables' supply chains, and how Above plans to bring Europe's knowledge and experience in solar power generation to the USA in the future.Enjoy!____________________Connect with Will on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willhitchcockuk/Learn more about Above's solar plant data and analytics solutions: https://www.abovesurveying.com/Book your ticket to RE+, North America's largest clean energy event: https://www.re-plus.com/attend/Join the CleanTalk community on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12991627/____________________CleanTalk is produced by Harmer Visuals, a corporate film production company specialising in data-driven storytelling for organisations across the renewable energy and clean technology world. To find out more about how we can help you, visit: https://www.harmervisuals.com/Many thanks to...Above for providing space for the recording sessionEquipment rental suppliers:- Lighting Dept. & Media Storage - O'RIORDAN: https://oriordan.io/- Camera Dept. - Sunipa Pictures: https://www.sunipapictures.com/ | Shutter Films: https://www.shutterfilms.co.uk/ | Action Elements: https://www.actionelements.co.uk____________________Chapters for today's episode:00:00-02:26 Intro02:26-06:46 Growing up06:46-09:10 Early career - IT, tech & Dot-com era09:10-14:12 Starting a family & Green Energy Nayland14:12-18:47 Project management & leadership18:47-19:35 Above's vision, mission & values19:35-21:59 A convergence of interests - drones & thermography21:59-27:23 Solar digital twins27:23-32:59 How Above delivers over an asset's lifespan32:59-34:16 Risk mitigation as a central selling point34:16-37:49 The value of capturing module metadata37:49-38:41 Solar VS Wind - Supply chain differences38:41-42:17 Why capturing data early saves cost later42:17-42:57 Staying ahead of the tech curve42:57-44:02 Market nuances across the globe44:02-46:57 Autonomous Drone-In-A-Box46:57-49:02 On-demand Digital Construction Management49:02-52:43 Building a liability trail for defect resolution52:43-53:30 Upstream supply chain challenges53:30-58:11 Above's global coverage & US market entry58:11-1:00:25 Residential-scale VS utility-scale - building energy democracy1:00:25-1:01:57 The road to abundance1:01:57-1:05:36 Agri-PV & the food industry1:05:36-1:09:24 Quickfire Curiosity

This week on CleanTalk, Director-Producer Luke Harmer sits down with Philip Bradstock, Head of Analytics at Bitbloom, to explore how his team have enabled wind and solar farm owners to get more value out of their data using software, analytical services, scientific computation and application development.Covering a varied range of subjects, we explore: Philip's early proficiency in the sciences; the formative experience of running industry training sessions in other cultures; a breakdown of what software development actually is (for the layman); how Bitbloom is using advancements in technology to empower client analysts, not replace them; and why using advanced analytics on long-term trends in wind and solar is vital for maximising energy yield and reducing costs.Enjoy!To connect with Philip on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philip-bradstock-7834b979/Explore Bitbloom's solutions: https://bitbloom.tech/Join the CleanTalk community on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12991627/____________________CleanTalk is produced by Harmer Visuals, a corporate film production company specialising in data-driven storytelling for organisations across the renewable energy and clean technology world. To find out more about how we can help you, visit: harmervisuals.comMany thanks to...- Bitbloom for providing recording space for the podcast- Stuart Pringle from Make The Break for connecting us with Philip & the Bitbloom team

This week on CleanTalk, join Director-Producer Luke Harmer for a deep dive into renewables recruitment, offshore wind, and China's global influence in the energy transition.George Jamison, Director at Clarehill Associates, a renewable engineer recruitment firm based in Bristol, takes us through his story from a village boy recycling bottles in Northern Ireland to founding a recruitment firm that would connect purpose-driven engineers with job opportunities in the renewable energy space.With a degree in Economics, George brings a fascinating insight into how the global market of offshore renewables is shifting as China invests more and more into its own renewable energy economy.If you're looking to grow your team, learn about China's place in our sustainable future, and hear some funny stories along the way, tune in!Enjoy!To connect with George on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgejamison/Grow your engineering firm with top talent: https://www.clarehillassociates.com/Join the CleanTalk community on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12991627/____________________CleanTalk is produced by Harmer Visuals, a corporate film production company specialising in data-driven storytelling for companies across renewable energy value chains. To find out more about how we can help you, visit: www.harmervisuals.comMany thanks to...- BitBloom for providing space for the recording session