Podcasts on the future of energy
Discover the Energised podcasts, a series of debates on the future of energy
In this podcast series, launched by Intelligence Squared in collaboration with Iberdrola, we bring together experts and policymakers to explore the key issues driving the global push towards net zero energy and the innovations that promise to accelerate the shift to an energy model based on electrification and alternatives to fossil fuels.
If you are interested in learning more about the future of energy, the energy transition that has taken place over the last 20 years and how Iberdrola is leading the way towards a cleaner, more responsible and smarter electricity model, these episodes might be of interest to you.
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Connecting America: The Future of the Grid in the United States
10 August 2023
In this episode, Kamal Ahmed is joined by Pedro Azagra, current CEO of the Iberdrola Group (CEO of Avangrid at the time of this episode's release), to discuss the specific difficulties facing the grid in the United States, and the upgrades and expansion needed to decarbonise the country’s electricity networks, and facilitate electrification.
The Future of the Grid in the United States: Iberdrola and Intelligence Squared. Find out more.
Banking on Smart Grids
4 August de 2023
In this episode, our host Kamal Ahmed is joined by Marta Solaz, Head of Grid Operations at Scottish Power Networks; Charles Wood, Deputy Director of Energy UK; and, Rob Gramlich, Founder and President of Grid Strategies LLC for a discussion about innovation in the grid: the progress that has been made – and what more needs to be done.
Banking on Smart Grids: Iberdrola and Intelligence Squared. Find out more.
Rethinking the grid
26 July 2023
In this episode our host, journalist Kamal Ahmed, is joined by three brilliant guests, including Keith Anderson, Chief Executive of Scottish Power, to give us an insight into the state of networks in the UK, US and Europe, the difficulties we currently face in improving them, and the potential solutions that could be put in place to reduce global carbon emissions whilst still meeting all of society’s energy needs.
Rethinking the Grid: Iberdrola and Intelligence Squared. Find out more.
Hydrogen: green "silver bullet" or a bunch of hype?
14 April 2022
Journalist Khamal Ahmed moderates this meeting between three leading energy experts: Barry Carruthers, director of hydrogen at ScottishPower, the UK subsidiary of Iberdrola; Fiona Harvey, environment correspondent for The Guardian; and Professor Nigel Brandon, chair of Sustainable Development in Energy at Imperial College London.
Hydrogen: green "silver bullet" or a bunch of hype?: Iberdrola and Intelligence Squared. Find out more.
Will electric vehicles make our roads green and clean?
24 February 2022
Journalist Kamal Ahmed moderates this meeting between the Director of New Initiatives of Iberdrola's Innovation and Sustainability Division, Enrique Meroño, and award-winning transport expert Christian Wolmar to debate whether electric vehicles will solve our emissions problems or whether they are just a mirage on the path to green roads.
Will electric vehicles make our roads green and clean?: Iberdrola and Intelligence Squared. Find out more.
Was COP26 a turning point for the planet?
Septiembre 2022
Journalist Kamal Ahmed moderated this meeting between the Chief Executive of Scottish Power, Iberdrola's UK subsidiary, Keith Anderson, and Professor of Economic Policy at Oxford University, Dieter Yelmo, to debate whether the measures taken during COP26 would have any serious contribution to make in the fight against climate change. The debate took place on 29 October 2021, before the start of the summit.
Was COP26 a turning point for the planet?: Iberdrola and Intelligence Squared. Find out more.