The Siemens Energy Podcast

An important strategy in decarbonization is to find more carbon-neutral ways to use current infrastructure and technology. Efficient gas turbines with fast ramping capabilities that support renewables, and that set the stage for using low and no-carbon fuels in the future, is one of those technologies. Two people who have been involved on the ground level of just such a project are Pratyush Nag, VP of Product & Business Development, 9000HL Gas Turbines at Siemens Energy, and Kevin Murray, VP of Project Management & Construction at Duke Energy. They are our guests for this episode of the Siemens Energy Podcast.The conversation begins with Kevin explaining why Duke Energy has been interested in renewable solutions since 2005 and the progress it continues to make in this area.Pratyush and Kevin also discuss:Why utilities should foster innovationHow the turbine station both parties are working on can serve as a template for other companies, not just Siemens Energy and Duke EnergyYou’ll also hear Pratyush and Kevin remark on the resilience of their teams during the pandemic.If you enjoyed today’s show, please leave a 5-star review. For more information and links to all the resources mentioned in today’s episode, visit Siemens-Energy.com

To move the world towards a carbon-neutral energy economy, technological innovation is a necessary asset. The systems required to implement hydrogen infrastructure, or store the electricity generated through solar power, are in many ways still in their infant stages. Success in the renewable sector depends on the further development of these technologies.On this episode of the Siemens Energy Podcast, Vinod Philip, Chief Technology and Strategy Officer at Siemens Energy, discusses several areas where current technological developments hold promise for a cleaner energy future. Vinod views the following five technologies as keys to reaching carbon neutrality:Energy storageHydrogen energy and infrastructureData analysis and digitalizationEnergy grid resiliencyLong-term technologies, such as nuclear fusionTo bring these developing technologies to fruition, inter-agency cooperation is essential. The financial incentives and political will required to implement the fundamental infrastructure to these technologies pose the greatest challenge to success, according to Vinod. As he says, the available technology is not the problem. Rather, it is the ability to implement this technology effectively that may mark the difference between success and failure in the pursuit of carbon neutrality in the coming decades.If you enjoyed today’s show, please leave a 5-star review. For more information and links to all the resources mentioned in today’s episode, visit Siemens-Energy.com

The journey towards slowing climate change requires a reckoning with reality. There are truths about the current state of the global energy grid and its technological innovations that must be acknowledged before a meaningful path forward can be created.On this episode of the Siemens Energy Podcast, we hear from many voices within Siemens Energy about the uncomfortable nature of the solutions to climate change and what that means for the work that still needs to be done to combat it.Contributors to this discussion include:Tim Holt, Member of the Executive Board and Labor Director at Siemens EnergyRich Voorberg, President at Siemens Energy North AmericaArja Talakar, SVP Industrial Applications Product & CEO at Dresser-Rand - a Siemens BusinessKarim Amin, Executive Vice President Generation and Member of the Executive Board of Siemens EnergyVinod Philip, Chief Technology & Strategy Officer at Siemens EnergyLinette Casey, Director - Power Systems Development at Siemens EnergyChad Burke, Senior Vice President of Power System Sales at Siemens EnergyWe can only solve a problem when we’re honest about the challenges it poses. Reckoning with the uncomfortable truths of technology, infrastructure, finance, and the climate is the first step in enacting meaningful solutions.If you enjoyed today’s show, please leave a 5-star review. For more information and links to all the resources mentioned in today’s episode, visit Siemens-Energy.com