Energy Singularity - the EventHorizon Podcast

Well Event Horizon 2019 has already taken place back in mid June. The theme of this year’s conference was #MakeYourMove. In the last two episodes we've heard from Energy companies who have made some moves already... So for this the final episode in this series of Energy Singularity, we'll hear from Elia Group on what they have been up to creating a Flexibility Market, enabled by blockchain technology. On Episode 10, join me, Kevin O'Donovan, chatting with Loïc Tilman, Head of Group Innovation and Kris Laermans, project leader for disruptive technology at Elia Group ... Well that's it for this series of Energy Singularity ... But you'd never know, we might be back for a second series ... If you think we should, then do let us know ...

Well if you joined us for the last episode, episode 8, you will know that Event Horizon 2019 has already took place back in the middle of June. The theme of this year’s conference was #MakeYourMove. So in this the penultimate episode of the current series, we’re continuing to focus a companies who have already made a move. So for Episode 9, join me, Kevin O'Donovan, where I chat with May Liew, Head of Sustainability and Innovation at SP Group. SP Group is Singapore Power and all members of the group.

Event Horizon 2019 has just taken place. The theme of this year’s conference was #MakeYourMove. If we’re going to have a hope of dealing with issues like #ClimateChange, then we have to accelerate the pace of the Energy Transition. One key takeaway from this year’s event is that blockchain enabled solutions that help accelerate the Energy Transition are viable today and are being commercially deployed. So for the final few episodes in this series, we’re going to hear from a number of Energy Companies who have already Made a Move. Join me, Kevin O'Donovan for Episode 8, Making a Move, where I chat with Etienne Gehain, Digital Innovation Officer at Engie.

In the past two episodes, we have heard from Maria McKavanagh at Verv and Dave Marion from Power on what they see out there today as they build their businesses in the energy industry and how they see blockchain as an enabling technology for their solutions. And we wanted to hear from such visionaries as, given the dose of realism we’ve been dishing out so far, some people might be starting to wonder if there was any future for blockchain in the energy industry. There certainly is … And for episode 7, I’d like to welcome JoJo Hubbard, Co-Founder and CEO of Electron.

In the series so far, we looked at the overall state of blockchain in the Energy Industry, the technology, the impact of Energy Policy & Regulation and many of the elephants in the room got called out. Now given the dose of realism we’ve been dishing out so far, you might be starting to wonder if there is any future for blockchain in the energy industry. There is. And to prove it, in episodes 5, 6 & 7 we’re going to hear directly from people who are out there today, building businesses in the energy industry, using blockchain as a key enabling technology for their solutions. For episode 6 join me, Kevin O'Donovan, as I chat with Dave Martin, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Power Ledger to hear what's going on in the real world ...