🔥 Heated Discussions on the My Climate Journey Podcast
India's energy policies, electrifying industrial heat, and more
🎙️ This week on the My Climate Journey podcast…
The next destination on our "geo" tour takes us to India. Cody had a fascinating conversation with Narendra Taneja, Chairman of the Independent Energy Policy Institute, a prominent think tank based in New Delhi. As the world's fifth-largest economy and the third-largest electricity producer, India faces the challenges of climate change despite its historical cumulative emissions accounting for a relatively small portion, standing at 3.4%.
Taneja shares his perspective on India's energy landscape, guiding our discussion from statistical analysis to a dynamic exploration of global collaboration for the energy transition and climate change. His compelling arguments are not only highly engaging but also thought-provoking, leaving almost every listener with a pause for reflection.
In Jason's Capital Series, our guest Melissa Cheong, Managing Partner at Blackhorn Ventures, shares her journey from being an LP in a private family office to becoming a general partner in a venture firm. We also delve into her sustainability journey, unraveling the intricacies of how, why, and precisely when she became deeply committed to addressing this pressing issue and how it seamlessly intertwined with her professional endeavors.
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While renewable energy is becoming increasingly affordable, the intermittent nature of renewable power poses challenges for industries that require consistent high-temperature heat. How can we effectively leverage fluctuating renewable power to meet industrial heat demands?
Joining us on the Startup Series this week is John O'Donnell, Co-founder and CEO at Rondo Energy, who believes that solving this challenge is one of the key levers to unlocking our decarbonized economy.
John discusses the problems associated with industrial heat, the historical approaches to solving them, emerging technologies competing to decarbonize heat, and the workings of Rondo Energy. We also explore how project financing is evolving to consider not just the power generation capabilities of a renewable energy project but also how an end-to-end system, such as renewable energy combined with heat or storage, can impact costs for industrial heat and power consumers.
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