Energy Voice – Out Loud

The fifth instalment of our energy storage boxset series sees Energy Voice’s Andrew Dykes joined by BDO corporate finance partner David Bevan and Nicholas Beatty, founder and director of Zenobē. 
This episode sees us take a closer look at the role of finance and investment in the battery storage sector, exploring how investors and companies deploy capital, what makes a bankable project, whether expectations are changing with a maturing market and – perhaps most importantly - what investors expect to see in return. 
The Megawatt Hour is a special podcast series brought to you by Energy Voice Out Loud in paid partnership with BDO. 
 
About Energy Voice
Energy Voice investigates and reports on what matters in global energy, helping sector leaders understand the geopolitical and economic factors underpinning current events, and giving them a view on what’s coming over the horizon. Each year, 3.4m professionals use Energy Voice as a trusted source of breaking news and insight.
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Taking the Road to Adipec show on the road, we tune in to talks at the event, where much of the talk has been on “maximising production, minimising emissions”. 
Joining for the discussion is Tayba al Hashemi, the chair of Adipec 2022 and CEO of Adnoc Sour Gas, with Christopher Hudson, president of DMG events. 
At Adipec this year it was clear that energy is back – if it had ever gone away – but that managing the environmental impact will play a key role in how the industry makes its case to society. 
The Middle East, and Abu Dhabi in particular, have shown a willingness to make the investments required to seize the opportunity. The world must follow. 
 
About Energy Voice
Energy Voice investigates and reports on what matters in global energy, helping sector leaders understand the geopolitical and economic factors underpinning current events, and giving them a view on what’s coming over the horizon. Each year, 3.4m professionals use Energy Voice as a trusted source of breaking news and insight.
For more information on how you can speak to those professionals across multiple platforms to build your brand and generate actionable business leads, visit energyvoice.com/content-services.
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GOLD! Something for everyone on this week’s podcast... 
The weary traveller Ed Reed makes his return from Abu Dhabi’s ADIPEC to give us the main takeaways and the parallels with the COP27 climate summit in Egypt. 
Allister is on Ithaca Energy’s London IPO, the first for a UK E&P company in five years. And would it really be an EVOL episode without mentioning Cambo and the windfall tax? 
Hamish, meanwhile, is on the road to El Dorado with so-called “gold” hydrogen. And keep an ear out for his rendition of an 80s pop classic. . . 
 
About Energy Voice
Energy Voice investigates and reports on what matters in global energy, helping sector leaders understand the geopolitical and economic factors underpinning current events, and giving them a view on what’s coming over the horizon. Each year, 3.4m professionals use Energy Voice as a trusted source of breaking news and insight.
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The arrival of COP27 in Egypt, and COP28 in the UAE next year, marks an opportunity for a fresh look at some of the global energy challenges – and how to tackle them.
Ibrahim Al Zu’ubi, ADNOC’s SVP Sustainability and Climate, settles down with Energy Voice’s Ed Reed to talk over international hopes and how the world can come together to make progress.
The world has moved on since Glasgow’s COP, with the challenges of energy security front and centre – running the risk of pushing out concerns around sustainability and affordability.
As thinking swings back towards oil and gas, though, we must not forget the focus on managing emissions, which will play a crucial role in controlling climate change.
 
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Energy Voice investigates and reports on what matters in global energy, helping sector leaders understand the geopolitical and economic factors underpinning current events, and giving them a view on what’s coming over the horizon. Each year, 3.4m professionals use Energy Voice as a trusted source of breaking news and insight.
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It’s that time of the year again as government pack their passports and get ready to head to Egypt for COP27. Much likes Glasgow, a key focus is getting countries off coal, but its sparked accusations of climate colonialism. 
Back in the UK, a ramping up of the current North Sea windfall tax is looking more likely as Westminster tries to plug a multi-billion pound black hole. 
And all is not rosy at Reabold, where a group of shareholders are trying to oust the company’s board of directors. It’s a showdown! 
 
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Energy Voice investigates and reports on what matters in global energy, helping sector leaders understand the geopolitical and economic factors underpinning current events, and giving them a view on what’s coming over the horizon. Each year, 3.4m professionals use Energy Voice as a trusted source of breaking news and insight.
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Alister is back from his holidays sipping tequila in Mexico to find the UK has a yet another Prime Minister and Energy Minister. The gang dig into the prospects for UK energy policy, fracking bans, COP27, as well as the growing rhetoric around windfall taxes on oil companies.  
Damon tells us about UK-listed Baron Oil’s potential riches offshore East Timor after the company reprocessed 3D seismic data from the Chuditch-1 discovery made by Shell in 1998. This has investors excited.  
Meanwhile, Ed explores the colourful language used by Capricorn’s restive shareholders as they remain disgruntled by a potential merger deal.  
 
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Energy Voice investigates and reports on what matters in global energy, helping sector leaders understand the geopolitical and economic factors underpinning current events, and giving them a view on what’s coming over the horizon. Each year, 3.4m professionals use Energy Voice as a trusted source of breaking news and insight.
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The big dream of the energy transition risks coming unstuck if the needs of people – particularly those without access to reliable power – are ignored. 
Proscovia Nabbanja, CEO of the Ugandan National Oil Co. (UNOC), and Manfredi Caltagirone, head of the UN Environment Programme’s Methane Emissions Observatory, come together to talk over the scale of the problem and how to find a new way. 
There is a need for a pragmatic energy transition, the two speakers agreed, which can recognise these challenges and come up with how best to drive the change the world needs. 
Manfredi noted the impact of climate change that is already being seen, calling for the energy industry to take steps to reduce gas losses.
Proscovia highlighted Lake Albert development, noting the efforts that the operators have taken to cut emissions – and the transformative impact of oil revenues for Uganda. 
 
About Energy Voice
Energy Voice investigates and reports on what matters in global energy, helping sector leaders understand the geopolitical and economic factors underpinning current events, and giving them a view on what’s coming over the horizon. Each year, 3.4m professionals use Energy Voice as a trusted source of breaking news and insight.
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Innovation plays a crucial role in reducing emissions, which is increasingly important for oil and gas companies as they seek to secure their long-term future. 
Sophie Hildebrand, CTO of ADNOC, and Martha Vazquez, partner and associate director at Boston Consulting Group, join Energy Voice’s Ed Reed to discuss the finer points of innovation, in the service of making the world a better place. 
Projects such as Adnoc’s heat recovery work at Ruwais provide a return on investment, which helps shore up the business and environmental angle. 
ESG isn’t just a cost, it’s also an opportunity – and innovation can play a part in the process. 
 
About Energy Voice
Energy Voice investigates and reports on what matters in global energy, helping sector leaders understand the geopolitical and economic factors underpinning current events, and giving them a view on what’s coming over the horizon. Each year, 3.4m professionals use Energy Voice as a trusted source of breaking news and insight.
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IR35 has been a regular feature in the headlines as of late, with former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng making a move to overturn the legislation and his replacement Jeremy Hunt opting to keep things the way they are.  
 To understand the nuance of the legislation, keep contractors and companies safe and see the wider implications this series of U-turns will have on the industry, managing director at Brookson Group, Matthew Fryer, joins Energy Voice reporter Ryan Duff for this most recent EVOL X instalment.   
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Energy Voice investigates and reports on what matters in global energy, helping sector leaders understand the geopolitical and economic factors underpinning current events, and giving them a view on what’s coming over the horizon. Each year, 3.4m professionals use Energy Voice as a trusted source of breaking news and insight.
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In the first episode of a new podcast boxset, Energy Voice and EY drill down into what is needed to move the UK’s decarbonisation plans forward. Up first is an examination of how changing our energy consumption may provide in that drive to net zero. 
Simon Cox, partner at EY, and Matthew Wright, Matthew Wright, head of strategy and regulation at National Grid ESO, set out their thinking on the scale of the task and how to move ahead. 
Consuming energy smarter will provide rewards, but will also go a long way to winning public acceptance. While a hard core may enjoy honing their energy consumption, few are likely to get up at 2 am to turn on their washing machine.  
 
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Energy Voice investigates and reports on what matters in global energy, helping sector leaders understand the geopolitical and economic factors underpinning current events, and giving them a view on what’s coming over the horizon. Each year, 3.4m professionals use Energy Voice as a trusted source of breaking news and insight.
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