Talking Net Zero

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  • In each episode of Talking Net Zero, Sara Sloman invites friends to discuss topics close to their heart around energy, infrastructure and collaboration.
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  • 28: Talking Net Zero Episode 28 - Emily Martin & Merisa Lee Gimpel

    28: Talking Net Zero Episode 28 - Emily Martin & Merisa Lee Gimpel
    Aug 30 2022
    In the latest episode of Talking Net Zero, Sara chats with Emily Martin, Director, Sustainability & ESG Finance, and Merisa Lee Gimpel, Head of Working Capital Solution Development, at Lloyds Bank.

    During the episode, Sara, Emily and Merisa discuss the supply chain, the unknowns of embedded carbon, ring-fenced investing and how this affects SMEs transitioning to a more conscious, ESG-orientated supply chain.
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    19 mins
  • 27: Talking Net Zero Episode 27 - David Balensiefen

    27: Talking Net Zero Episode 27 - David Balensiefen
    May 18 2022
    In this week's episode, Sara talks to David Balensiefen - the CEO and Founder of gridX.  The pioneer of a business which is, at its heart, focused on the future, David works to build infrastructure for the growth of electrical vehicle usage across fleets and individual businesses - from the vehicles themselves to the number of charge points located in and around business buildings and structures.   During the episode, David tells Sara about his past experience, how he built gridX, and what inspired his drive to change our attitude to energy management - so that people who want to embrace electric vehicles, can. 
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    15 mins
  • 26: Talking Net Zero Episode 26 - Steven Meersman

    26: Talking Net Zero Episode 26 - Steven Meersman
    Apr 14 2022
    Describing himself as “an electrical mechanical engineer who was saved from a career in banking by the financial crisis,” Steven Meersman is a co-founder of Zenobē .

    He chats with Sara Sloman about how Zenobē is providing transport solutions to the energy grid and vice-versa, 

    In other words, batteries in bus depots that can store solar energy generated on site, then top up buses during the day, or sell the surplus back to the electricity company at times of peak demand.

    Not only does it save upgrades to the grid for running electric fleets, but it saves operators money too, typically from £60,000-£600,000 a year.

    They mull over whether the government’s existing system of ZEBRA electric bus grants is handled in the best way: Surprise, they’re not, creating a big ‘pause’ across the whole industry. He offers a simple solution to free up the log-jam the current funding models create.

    He also explains how, as a managed service, Zenobē takes away risk from the customer, acting as a new class of service provider, sitting between the vehicle operator and banks (which aren’t able to fund battery assets).

    We also learn some interesting trivia: What time do depot managers wake up?

    Finally, Steven explains why Zenobē is buying all the surplus EV batteries across Europe it can find, as it digs deep into using their second life ahead of a tsunami wave of second life batteries becoming available – which must not be recycled.

    He also hints at how this will be demonstrated at ITT Hub, where Zenobē is the charging partner for demonstrator EVs on site during 11-12 May 2022.
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    19 mins

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