Hydrogen Innovators

In this podcast, we learn from Andy Marsh, CEO at Plug Power, how Plug Power is a one-stop-shop enabling the green hydrogen industry. Some key learnings include: At the end of the podcast, Andy shares some of the principles that guide him as a leader incl:

In this episode, we learn from Florence Lambert, CEO of Genvia, a French high-temperature electrolyzer company. Key take-aways include AlkalinePEMSOEC (High-T): At the end of the episode, Florence leaves us with some golden career (and life) advice - "listen to your intuition, and take risks"

In this episode, David Jaramillo, Co-founder and CTO at Verne, explains how Verne's technology innovation enables cost-effective clean hydrogen storage and refueling to decarbonize heavy-duty transport. Verne's unique storage technology cry-compression enables a higher energy density than liquefied or pressurized (up to 700 bar) hydrogen at at least half the cost.

Sheldon Kimber, CEO and Founder of Intersect Power, demystifies hydrogen project development. Some of his golden rules and insights on effective project development include: 1️⃣ Innovative financing for large projects is typically 2️⃣ Not every long-term contract is a good contract 3️⃣ The current “flight to quality” for financiers leads to a consolidation in the project development market 4️⃣ Hydrogen deployment is much more than just a technology game. The business model matters! Nuggets of inspiration 💡It is not about how fast the company can grow, it is about how fast you can grow 💡 Sheldon’s version of success is being a transcendent leader and being “good” at the same time

Some companies see it as an existential thread, we see it as a growth opportunity.” David Burns, VP of Clean Energy at Linde, sheds light on Linde’s journey in hydrogen from legacy to pioneering new tech. Some of the key insights are: 1️⃣ Linde can build on its decades of experience in hydrogen to catalyze the clean hydrogen industry 2️⃣ For short-distance transport, David sees potential in hydrogen pipelines where possible and liquified hydrogen in other cases. 3️⃣ For long-distance, intercontinental transport David sees potential in hydrogen carriers incl. methanol and ammonia 4️⃣ David points to ammonia's potential as energy carrier, not necessarily hydrogen carrier, by finding use-cases for ammonia directly” 5️⃣ To keep costs down, the best option is still to limit the need to transport hydrogen. This is the concept behind the regional US hydrogen hubs Nugget of inspiration 💡Since David switched to working on clean energy, the new generation (amongst which David's kids) are more interested in and inspired by his work

Commercial aviation has been identified as a contributor of greenhouse emissions, and is perhaps one of the most difficult industries to decarbonize--but there is a plan! Amanda Simpson, Vice President of Airbus Americas for Research and Technology and Head of Sustainability, talks about the options and opportunities within the aviation industry which will help achieve the goal of net-zero carbon aviation by 2050. Listeners will gain insight into the technological challenges, development timelines, and infrastructure impacts of potential solutions that will influence the aerospace industry.

"Getting to net zero is the defining challenge and opportunity of the 21st century..." In this episode, we learn from Dr. Arun Majumdar, Dean of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability about the exciting and challenging times in energy today. Dr. Majumdar shares his perspective on where hydrogen should and should not play a role in our energy transition. Lastly, he talks about the role the Doerr School aims to play in this transition as well as what every institution and every individual across the world can do to help us move in the right direction.

Agriculture-related emissions account for 12% of global greenhouse gas emissions. How will hydrogen fuel our path to net-zero agriculture? In our 9th episode, Lorenzo Rosa, Principal Investigator at Carnegie Institution for Science and Assistant Professor (by courtesy) in the School of Sustainability at Stanford University, explains how hydrogen and ammonia will help us decarbonize the agriculture industry to feed the world sustainably

Want to find out how to decarbonize industry through hydrogen with existing infrastructure today? All of that while producing a valuable carbon by-product? Learn from Mothusi Pahl, VP of Business Development and Government Affairs at Modern Electron in our 8th episode. Spoiler alert: This episode has an on-the-field component to it!

In this episode, we learn from Professor Stefan Reichelstein, Emeritus Professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Professor at the Department of Business Administration at the University of Mannheim. Internationally known for his research in economics, Professor Reichelstein demystifies what it will take to get to cost-effective clean hydrogen

To put it in Bill Gates' words, Ken is phenomenal at translating deeply scientific concepts for people without scientific expertise. Ken Caldeira is Senior Scientist at Breakthrough Energy and Staff Scientist at Carnegie Institution for Science. As an atmospheric scientist, he demystifies the climate impact of hydrogen leakage. Under the motto "I like to say that the questions we ask are driven by our values, the answers we get should be independent of our values”, he brings a valuable unbiased scientific perspective to the topic.

1-1-1 Hydrogen cost of $1 per 1 kg in 1 decade. Can we get there? “No One Can Whistle A Symphony, It Takes An Orchestra to Play It” As Director for the U.S. Department of Energy's (DoE) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office, Dr. Sunita Satyapal is often referred to as the mother Theresa of hydrogen for her steadfast commitment to the industry over decades of ups and downs. When President Biden asked the Secretary of Energy what more they could do that advance the energy transition, the DoE came up with its bold Hydrogen Shot (1-1-1), seeking to reduce the cost of hydrogen to $1/kg. Bullish about the industry, Sunita points out that, unlike many “false” turning points in the industry in the past, we are at a unique point in history where the hydrogen industry is no longer a decade away.

Learn from Tom Linebarger, Executive Chairman of the Board and previous CEO of Cummins on the role of hydrogen in decarbonizing the power sector. Tom puts hydrogen into perspective compared to alternative clean power solutions and stressed the importance of a global carbon tax to advance our clean economy. We end on a personal note and learn about the importance of "life outside of work" and "providing a hand-up for others" About what a little bit of serendipity, a lot of hard work and a lot of support from giants can mean...

Did you know that the mass of steel produced yearly is four times the mass of humans on this planet? Did you know that the steel industry accounts for almost 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions? In this episode, we learn from Assistant Professor Leora Dresselhaus-Marais. She leads a lab at Stanford focused on decarbonizing this massive and ever-growing sector.

Did you know that in 1825, none other than Jules Verne predicted that one day we would use water as a fuel? In this podcast, we learn from Dr. Ilham Kadri, the CEO of multi-billion dollar global chemicals company Solvay. Guiding Solvay through its sustainability transition, she experiences the growing role of hydrogen in our decarbonized world first-hand. While Solvay is technology and use-case agnostic, its materials advance the industry across the entire value chain. Don't miss Ilham's golden nuggets of wisdom at the end of the podcast (19:30)

In this podcast, Professor Jaramillo gives an overview of the different clean hydrogen production pathways and use cases and explains the growing role of hydrogen in a decarbonized world. Additionally, don’t miss Professor Jaramillo’s career advice (34:30) and find out who inspires him most and why (43:15) at the end of the podcast.