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Australia leads the world in household solar, and has all the raw pieces needed to be a renewable energy superpower... And yet. In this podcast an early career energy professional talks to others in the wide, weird world of Australia's energy transition. If you're climate concerned, power cost conscious, an energy libertarian, or just a good ol' grid wonk - this one's for you.
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The electricity grid is at the centre of the energy transition, and our journey to net zero by 2050. This podcast from eSmart Networks is your guide to how the grid will support the biggest shift in energy usage since the 1950’s – join us for an exciting ride! Visit us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/esmart-networks, find our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm1xJpPsmcC2zrqg-6Qn-XQ
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The SmallSat Revolution is a video and audio podcast that explores the foreseeable future of the Space Economy by bringing you insights and predictions from the leading minds in the satellite industry. Thought leaders from launch companies, satellite manufacturers, government agencies, service providers, university research institutions, and space startups join host Frank Felker to talk about what's happening today, and what the future holds, for The SmallSat Revolution.
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Brian Moorhead, our Grid Consultancy Director, provides an update on the big topic of Connection Reform and where things are at following NGESO's formal consultation. In this condensed 15-minute episode, we focus on three key areas of concern and what's now happening regarding the next steps. Spoiler alert - there are some big issues in the current…
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In this episode, I bring you another technology leader I met at the 2024 Space Symposium show in Colorado Springs. Amanda Koons-Stapf is Chief Digital Engineer and Technical Fellow at SAIC, the seven billion dollar Federal contractor headquartered in Reston, Virginia. Ms. Koons-Staph is a brilliant woman with a wealth of knowledge regarding SAIC’s …
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In this interview, done on the show floor at SATELLITE 2024 in Washington, DC, Dr. Wei Shu, CTO and cofounder of Zero Error Systems, explains his company's proprietary method radiation hardening of spacecraft components. For more information, visit their website: https://zero-errorsystems.com/ Or follow/connect with them on LinkedIn: https://www.li…
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In this interview, done on the show floor at Satellite 2024, in Washington, DC, Jean-François Morizur shared a wide variety of technologies and applications made available by his company's proprietary optical/laser data transmission technology. Learn more at https://www.cailabs.com/저자 Frank Felker
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Delve into part 2 of our connections reform recap! Fundamental Connection Reform to change GB's 'First come, first serve' system to 'First ready, First Connect' targets implementation from January 2025. This is big...it will directly or indirectly impact anyone seeking to connect to the Grid and will significantly change how many projects get conne…
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Fundamental Connection Reform to change GB's 'First come, first serve' system to 'First ready, First Connect' targets implementation from January 2025. This is big...it will directly or indirectly impact anyone seeking to connect to the Grid and will significantly change how many projects get connected. In this two-part episode Brian and David walk…
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Brian Moorhead & David McDonald talk you through the major changes that are just around the corner for grid connections in the UK. For anyone with export capacity connections in the queue (connection offer accepted): we strongly recommend starting to do your homework for the recent Distribution and Transmission Networks Operators joint call to acti…
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David Hauser knows industrial tool-making, project management, and nearly caught the incredible Aussie solar wave. Now, he's working on accelerating decentralized energy resources (DER) into the sectors often overlooked; restaurants, convenience stores, petrol stations. Tune into this transmission for what David is doing, why he's doing it, and how…
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Many thanks to Ryan Melton, CEO of OpenC3, for this great interview from the floor of the Satellite 2024 exhibition in Washington, DC. If you aren't aware of his company's open source command and control software that can scale from one satellite to an entire constellation, you should check out this short interview.…
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Lars K. Alminde, Co-Founder and Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for Danish satellite manufacturer GomSpace, discusses recent milestones achieved by their GOMX-1 and GOMX-4 missions from 2013 and 2018 respectively. Lars also shares what he has learned over the past 17 years at GomSpace and what he believes the foreseeable future …
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After recognizing that finding the right product and service providers is extremely difficult in the SmallSat industry, Narayan Prasad and his co-founders committed themselves to creating the solution. The result was SatSearch, The Global Marketplace For Space. Essentially an Amazon.com for the space industry, SatSearch serves over 25,000 active mo…
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2023 Grid Connections Reform Review: 2023 could have been one of the busiest years in living memory for reforms around how all types of new development connect to the Grid. In Part 1, Grid Consultancy Director Brian Moorhead and Technical Director David McDonald look back at the key changes announced throughout 2023, along with some highlights on w…
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Tracks Played:1. Wendy Carlos – March2. Boan – Secretos3. O. – Atm4. FUSE - Dimension Intrusion5. Benjamin Zephaniah - Rudie dead6. Poppy Family – Free from the City7. The Pogues - The Sickbed of Cuchulainn 8. Allah Las - No Werewolf9. Suburban Lawns – unable10. Boris with Merzbow - Akuma no Uta11. Coco Bryce - Carol of the Drums12. Patrick Vian – …
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Tracks Played:1. Orchestra Peter Thomas – Umpta Lady2. DJ Shadow – Ozone Scraper3. Minami Deutsch - Your Pulse4. The Mary Wallopers - The Idler 5. Susan Christie – Paint a Lady6. M.I.A – Born Free7. Kettel – Krabs8. Dubkasm Ishmael Ensemble, Rider Shafique - New Era (Dub Mix) 9. Fórn - Ritual Ascension Through a Weeping Soul10. Sqürl – Berlin ‘8711…
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In this episode, we discuss the transition away from SF6 in switchgear across all voltages and how this might impact grid connections for energy transition projects such as EV charging, Renewables and Industrial Electrification. Whilst transitioning away from SF6 is necessary, managing the impact of the transition and its impact on projects and the…
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Tracks Played:1. Just Brothers - Sliced Tomatoes2. Kap Bambino – Batcaves3. Naked Lungs - River (Down) 4. Dakar & Grinser - I Wanna Be Your Dog5. John Francis Flynn - My Son Tim 6. Viva La Fete – Exactment7. Effy - Stone (feat. Flowdan)8. Still Corners – Dreamhorse9. The Revolutionaries - Kunta Kinte (Dub Plate Version 2)10. Adult. – Side Swiped (e…
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Welcome to the trailer for Transmission, a podcast on Australia's energy transition Australia leads the world in household solar, and has all the raw pieces needed to be a renewable energy superpower... And yet. In this podcast an early career energy professional talks to others in the wide, weird world of Australia's energy transition. If you're c…
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In this new episode, Brian Moorhead and David McDonald from eSmart Networks get together to discuss the capacity issues facing new renewable connections. With a large chunk of requests and enquiries to assist with 'Private wire' or 'behind the meter' connections. This episode summarises the potential grid issues with these installs and what you nee…
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In this new collaboration episode, Brian Moorhead and David McDonald from eSmart Networks get together with Chris Doré, Business Development Director of both eSmart Networks and sister company TriConnex to discuss the challenges house builders are facing when connecting their schemes to the grid. Get an insight into leading UK multi-utility company…
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Tracks Played:1. AK/DK – Morphology 2. Boylan – germs (feat. Trends)3. Axes – Fleetwood Math4. ASC – Landslide5. Bicurious - We're All Totally Fucked6. Lisa O'Neill - Old Note7. ’68 - The Storm, The Storm, The Storm8. Teresa Khoo & Her Five Notes - You Don't Know, Baby9. Bo Ningen - △10. Pozi – Faulty Receiver11. Bossk – Lira12. Sabres Of Paradise …
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Tracks Played:1. Uranium Club - Black Semen2. Party Dozen – Auto Loser3. Pop Group - Thief of fire4. Yamasuki – Yama Yama5. Death and Vanilla – Rituals6. Brighde Chaimbeul - Tha Fonn Gun Bhi Trom (I Am Disposed of Mirth)7. Jah Shaka – Verse 68. Josefus – Jimmy, Jimmy9. Kim Gordon – Hungry Baby10. Lankum – Go Dig my Grave11. Nina Nastasia – Supersta…
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From the 1st of April 2023, grid connection regulation has changed significantly. On the whole, the headline is very positive in that demand connections no longer pay for reinforcement costs, subject to some exceptions. However the exceptions are more complicated than you might think. Whilst commercial feasibility should increase for many projects.…
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With all new #Renewable and #BatteryStorage projects in GB being quoted connection dates of 2028-2038 and beyond due to Transmission Capacity Issues, Brian and David delve into the challenges driving this. One episode wouldn’t cut it as this is probably the biggest topic in Renewable or BESS Development right now, so we’ll be stepping through the i…
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​Brian Moorhead from eSmart Networks interviews Derek Roddy from Energy Cloud on how they started their not-for-profit company, the journey so far, potential future uses of the technology and growth plans for the UK. £10M’s of green clean electricity is regularly being dumped on the Ireland Electricity System whilst people struggle to heat their ho…
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Explained: What are Harmonics and what is Harmonic Distortion, why do we have to consider them and how do they impact on your project and EV Charging? Whether you’re considering a Renewable Energy Generation project or large-scale EV charging hub, on this episode you’ll be introduced to Harmonics and how it can impact your project. This week we hav…
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Voltage Levels Explained Explained: What are the UK voltage levels, why do we have them and most importantly,how do they impact your project? Whether you’re considering an EV, Industrial Electrification, Renewable or Battery Storage project, on this episode you’ll learn some “rules of thumb” for how voltages could impact your budget, your programme…
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On today’s episode, Simon and Brian Moorhead, one of the Grid Connection Managers at eSmart Networks, discuss flexible connections’ arrangements and cover the second half of Ofgem’s Access and Forward-Looking Charges Significant Code Review (SCR), released in May 2022. HIGHLIGHTS ● Generation connections ● Inconsistency in flexible connections acro…
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In this episode Simon talks to experts Brian Morehead (Senior Grid Connection Manager) and David McDonald (Technical Director) from eSmart Networks about network capacity, what it means and how to find out where it is so you can connect to the grid quicker. HIGHLIGHTS ● What do we mean by capacity? ● Thermal capacity ● Finding the tipping point ● V…
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On this week’s episode, Simon Gallagher discusses with Brian Moorhead, one of the Grid Connection Managers at E-Smart Networks and Mark McCall, Chairman of the Electric Vehicle Association Northern Ireland, his recent road trip from Essex, England to Belfast, Northern Ireland, via Holyhead ferry. Simon started by charging the car at 85% to prove a …
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Hydrogen holds a lot of promise in helping us towards net zero – it is the most abundant element on earth, it creates zero carbon when burned and can be transported in pipelines the way we currently transport natural gas. In this episode, we take an evidence-based view of the potential of hydrogen guided by my guest Jan Rosenow who is Director of E…
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The UK Government launched its long awaited EV Infrastructure Strategy on 25th March 2022 - this week we take a look at that strategy, distilling the 137 page document into a 20 minute summary for industry stakeholders. We also look at the news - UKPN for sale, announcements from BP Pulse and some rumours the government will try to roll out a netwo…
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This week we take a look at grid scale battery storage with Brian Morehead, an expert in grid connections here at eSmart Networks. We look at the economics of batteries, why we connect them and the challenges around connecting them to the grid. Email us at thegrid@esmartnetworks.co.uk or look us up on LinkedIn…
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Fault level is a widely misunderstood but very important topic when considering connecting generation to the electricity networks, and has the potential to derail renewable generation projects. In this podcast we take a look at fault levels, what it is and what impacts it can as well as a round up of the weeks grid, EV and energy news.…
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Almost 500,000 households lost power across the UK on Friday 18th February. An army of thousands of dedicated and hardworking engineers have were sent out to fix massive damage to our high voltage networks. This special episode explores how the networks get ready for storms, and the massive task of getting the lights back for everyone.…
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Connecting electric vehicle chargers and renewable generation to the grid often results in ‘reinforcement charges’ that can easily de-rail a project on cost and timescale grounds. Things are about to change in a big way – we explore this on this podcast, plus explore some news on the price cap, Ofgem and EDF.…
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In this episode of Regen’s Transforming Energy podcast, Ray Arrell, head of technical development, and Bruce Bardsley, energy analyst, take an in-depth look at the UK energy storage pipeline. This podcast was produced as part of the Electricity Storage Network (ESN) Annual Marketplace – find out more about the event: https://www.regen.co.uk/event/e…
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In this episode of Regen’s Transforming Energy podcast, Sophie Whinney and Madeleine Greenhalgh discuss the battery lifecycle and the various challenges and opportunities that arise from this global supply chain. We are also joined by David Sturmes from the Fair Cobalt Alliance, discussing the practical action that the organisation take to improve …
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We hear from experts at Regen on the future of hydrogen. Following on from our recent paper 'Building the hydrogen value chain’. This is part of Regen’s on-going research and analysis of the emerging low carbon hydrogen sector. Grace Milman, our hydrogen analyst intern, interviews Johnny Gowdy, director at Regen and Ray Arrel, head of technical at …
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The ESN Annual Marketplace, run by Regen is taking place on the 26-28 January, a key theme throughout will be markets. Ahead of the three-day event, we've launched a podcast with Colm Murphy from National Grid ESO and our ESN director Rachel Hayes, who discuss the back to basis role of markets to balance the system and accelerate the transition to …
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We hear from experts at Regen on 'the Energy White Paper Powering our Net Zero Future'. Following on from the Ten Point Plan and the National Infrastructure Strategy, the Energy White Paper provides further clarity on the Prime Minister’s measures and puts in place a strategy for the wider energy system. Johnny Gowdy, director at Regen interviews M…
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In this episode of Transforming Energy, Madeleine Greenhalgh our policy and advocacy manager will interview Merlin Hyman our CEO on the Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, released today. Produced by: Rachel Hayes, head of networks and development, Regen Sound production: Harry Hyman Music credit: Vincent Touret https://www.vincenttou…
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We hear from experts at Regen on the future of our energy system. In this episode, we explore how ready we are to operate a net zero energy system. Is the energy system working? Given the scale of the transformation that we've seen so far, how is the system coping, and how will it cope in the future with more seismic shifts in technology to come? M…
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