Energy Unplugged by Aurora
by Aurora Energy Research
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The AI Race Has a Power Problem EP. 314
The AI Race Has a Power Problem EP. 314
About this podcast
Welcome to ‘Energy Unplugged by Aurora’, a mix of in-depth conversations with key international industry leaders, policymakers, and academics, sharing their unique perspectives on the global energy transition.
Hosted by various Aurora experts, we explore the hottest topics and trends across the energy landscape. From renewables, battery storage, and grid integration, to hydrogen, commodity markets, and technology innovation, our high-profile guests weigh in with their valuable insights.
Stay informed and engaged with the latest developments in the energy industry, with a new episode released every week!
Episodes
The newest 50 of 363 episodes
- The AI Race Has a Power Problem EP. 314 · 46 min · Episode 314This week on Energy Unplugged, Oliver Kerr, Managing Director for North America at Aurora Energy Research, is joined by Peter Lake, former Senior Director of Power, National…
- The AI Race Has a Power Problem EP. 314 - Video Edition · 46 min · Episode 314This week on Energy Unplugged, Oliver Kerr, Managing Director for North America at Aurora Energy Research, is joined by Peter Lake, former Senior Director of Power, National…
- Is Flexibility Being Undervalued? EP. 313 · 49 min · Episode 313Recorded live at Aurora’s Energy Transition Summit London 2025, this special episode of Energy Unplugged brings together Caroline Still, then Advisory Project Leader at Aurora…
- The Energy Transition’s Next Big Bottleneck EP 312 · 49 min · Episode 312This week on Energy Unplugged, Richard Howard, Global Research Director at Aurora Energy Research, is joined by Sara Vaughan, Chair of Elexon. For years, the energy transition…
- The Energy Transition’s Next Big Bottleneck EP 312 - Video Edition · 49 min · Episode 312This week on Energy Unplugged, Richard Howard, Global Research Director at Aurora Energy Research, is joined by Sara Vaughan, Chair of Elexon. For years, the energy transition…
- Have Batteries Become Victims of Their Own Success? EP.311 · 34 min · Episode 311This week on Energy Unplugged, Emma Woodward, Principal in Aurora Energy Research’s GB & Ireland Advisory team and GB Flexible Energy Lead, is joined by Peter Kavanagh, CEO of…
- Have Batteries Become Victims of Their Own Success? EP.311 · 33 min · Episode 311This week on Energy Unplugged, Emma Woodward, Principal in Aurora Energy Research’s GB & Ireland Advisory team and GB Flexible Energy Lead, is joined by Peter Kavanagh, CEO of…
- Peru's Affordable Energy Problem EP. 310 · 29 min · Episode 310This week on Energy Unplugged, Jose Munoz, Market Lead for Spanish-speaking South America at Aurora Energy Research, and Melissa Carreño, Product Manager for Peru and Colombia…
- Peru's Affordable Energy Problem Ep. 310 · 29 min · Episode 310This week on Energy Unplugged, Jose Munoz, Market Lead for Spanish-speaking South America at Aurora Energy Research, and Melissa Carreño, Product Manager for Peru and Colombia…
- Inside the European Data Centre industry: What does it take to deliver projects EP. 309 · 55 min · Episode 309This week on Energy Unplugged, Richard Howard, Global Research Director at Aurora Energy Research, is joined by Michael Tobin CBE, one of the pioneers of the European data centre…
- What Happens When Certainty Disappears? EP 308 - Video Edition · 36 min · Episode 308This week on Energy Unplugged, Anise Ganbold, Head of Research - Global Energy Markets & Hydrogen at Aurora Energy Research, is joined by Philip Norman, Partner and Head of…
- What Happens When Certainty Disappears? EP 308 · 37 min · Episode 308This week on Energy Unplugged, Anise Ganbold, Head of Research - Global Energy Markets & Hydrogen at Aurora Energy Research, is joined by Philip Norman, Partner and Head of…
- Brazil’s Next Energy Challenge EP. 307 · 46 min · Episode 307This week on Energy Unplugged, Ana Barillas, Managing Director for Iberia and Latin America at Aurora Energy Research, and Rodrigo Borges, Market Lead for Brazil, are joined by…
- Brazil’s Next Energy Challenge EP. 307 - Video Edition · 44 min · Episode 307This week on Energy Unplugged, Ana Barillas, Managing Director for Iberia and Latin America at Aurora Energy Research, and Rodrigo Borges, Market Lead for Brazil, are joined by…
- Can Japan Build a Battery Market? EP. 306 · 30 min · Episode 306This week on Energy Unplugged, Hugo Batten, Managing Director of Aurora APAC, and Arthur Yanagisawa, Head of Advisory for Japan at Aurora Energy Research, are joined by Virginie…
- What Happens When a Market Moves Fast? EP. 305 · 28 min · Episode 305This week on Energy Unplugged, Laura Picardo, Aurora Energy Research's Advisory Lead for Mexico, is joined by William Judd, Manager – Origination & Execution, LatAm at Cubico…
- What Happens When a Market Moves Fast? EP. 305 - Video Edition · 28 min · Episode 305This week on Energy Unplugged, Laura Picardo, Aurora Energy Research's Advisory Lead for Mexico, is joined by William Judd, Manager – Origination & Execution, LatAm at Cubico…
- From Power Crisis to Power Market EP.304 · 40 min · Episode 304This week on Energy Unplugged, Caroline Still, Aurora Energy Research's Market Lead for South Africa, is joined by Jan Fourie, CEO of Mulilo. Just a few years ago, South Africa's…
- China's Renewable Boom Enters Its Hardest Phase EP. 303 · 44 min · Episode 303This week on Energy Unplugged, Lara Panjkov, Aurora Energy Research's Head of Research for APAC, and Zelin Chen, Aurora's Market and Research Lead for China, are joined by Anders…
- Why Higher Interest Rates May Be Good for Clean Energy EP. 302 · 39 min · Episode 302This week on Energy Unplugged, Oliver Kerr, Aurora Energy Research's Managing Director for North America, is joined by Declan Flanagan, CEO of Blue Star Energy Capital. For much…
- We Built the Renewables. So Why Are Bills Still Rising? EP. 301 · 44 min · Episode 301This week on Energy Unplugged, Marc Hedin, Head of Research for Western Europe & Africa at Aurora Energy Research, is joined by Rachel Fletcher, Director of Regulation &…
- We Built the Renewables. So Why Are Bills Still Rising? EP. 301 - Video Edition · 43 min · Episode 301This week on Energy Unplugged, Mark Hedin, Head of Research for Western Europe & Africa at Aurora Energy Research, is joined by Rachel Fletcher, Director of Regulation &…
- When Success Becomes the Challenge EP. 300 · 54 min · Episode 300As we celebrate a milestone 300 episodes of Energy Unplugged, Richard Howard, Aurora Energy Research's Global Research Director, is joined by Aurora's regional Managing Directors…
- Can Data Centres Earn Their Power? EP.299 · 52 min · Episode 299This week on Energy Unplugged, Oliver Kerr, Aurora Energy Research’s Managing Director for North America, is joined by Arushi Sharma Frank, Founder of Luminary Strategies and one…
- BONUS EPISODE: The Hidden Challenge Behind Brazil's Energy Boom · 19 minThis week on Energy Unplugged, Rodrigo Borges, Aurora Energy Research’s Market Lead for Brazil, is joined by Carla Primavera, Deputy Managing Director at BNDES, the Brazilian…
- Can the Grid Keep Up with AI? EP. 298 · 35 min · Episode 298This week on Energy Unplugged, Oliver Kerr, Aurora Energy Research’s Managing Director for North America, is joined by Seyed Madaeni, Co-Founder and CEO of Verse. Drawing on…
- Without Metals, there is no Energy Transition EP. 297 - Video Edition · 47 min · Episode 297This week on Energy Unplugged, Richard Howard, Aurora Energy Research's Global Research Director, is joined by Georgina Hallett, Chief Sustainability Officer & Head of Physical…
- Without Metals, there is no Energy Transition EP. 297 · 47 min · Episode 297This week on Energy Unplugged, Richard Howard, Aurora Energy Research's Global Research Director, is joined by Georgina Hallett, Chief Sustainability Officer & Head of Physical…
- Designing Resilient Power Systems: Lessons from the Iberian Blackout EP.296 - Video Edition · 33 min · Episode 296This week on Energy Unplugged, Richard Howard, Aurora Energy Research’s Global Research Director, is joined by Christina Rentell, Research Lead for Aurora’s French and Iberian…
- Designing Resilient Power Systems: Lessons from the Iberian Blackout Ep. 296 · 33 min · Episode 296This week on Energy Unplugged, Richard Howard, Aurora Energy Research’s Global Research Director, is joined by Christina Rentell, Research Lead for Aurora’s French and Iberian…
- The Solar Boom Meets the Grid, EP 295 - Video Edition · 47 min · Episode 295This week on the Energy Unplugged podcast, Richard Howard, Global Research Director, Aurora is joined by Sonia Dunlop, CEO of the Global Solar Council, to discuss the state of…
- The Solar Boom Meets the Grid, EP 295 · 47 min · Episode 295This week on the Energy Unplugged podcast, Richard Howard, Global Research Director, Aurora is joined by Sonia Dunlop, CEO of the Global Solar Council, to discuss the state of…
- SAWEM: Can South Africa Build a Competitive Power Market? EP. 294 · 37 min · Episode 294In this episode of Energy Unplugged, two of Aurora’s energy market experts, Dan Monzani, Managing Director for UK, Ireland and South Africa, and Caroline Still, Market Lead…
- SAWEM: Can South Africa Build a Competitive Power Market? EP. 294 - Video Edition · 36 min · Episode 294In this episode of Energy Unplugged, two of Aurora’s energy market experts, Dan Monzani, Managing Director for UK, Ireland and South Africa, and Caroline Still, Market Lead…
- The Primary Energy Fallacy: Why Electrification Changes Everything, EP. 293 - Video Edition · 1 h 2 min · Episode 293This week on Energy Unplugged, Richard Howard, Aurora Energy Research’s Global Research Director, is joined by Jan Rosenow, Energy Programme Lead, Jackson Senior Research Fellow…
- The Primary Energy Fallacy: Why Electrification Changes Everything, EP. 293 · 1 h 3 min · Episode 293This week on Energy Unplugged, Richard Howard, Aurora Energy Research’s Global Research Director, is joined by Jan Rosenow, Energy Programme Lead, Jackson Senior Research Fellow…
- How Does Germany Fix Its Grid Congestion Problem? EP. 292 - Video Edition · 34 min · Episode 292This week on the Energy Unplugged podcast, Casimir Lorenz, Managing Director for Central Europe at Aurora Energy Research, is joined by Aurélie Alemany, CEO of enercity, to…
- How Does Germany Fix Its Grid Congestion Problem? EP. 292 · 35 min · Episode 292This week on the Energy Unplugged podcast, Casimir Lorenz, Managing Director for Central Europe at Aurora Energy Research, is joined by Aurélie Alemany, CEO of enercity, to…
- Designing Batteries for a Changing Grid, EP. 291 · 43 min · Episode 291This week on Energy Unplugged, Joshua Margulies, Aurora’s Market Lead for France, is joined by Olivier Jacquemin, Head of Power Revenues at Amarenco, one of Europe’s leading…
- EP. 290 AI, Flexibility and the Rise of the Autonomous Grid · 44 min · Episode 290This week on the Energy Unplugged podcast, Richard Howard is joined by Devrim Celal, Chief Marketing & Flexibility Officer, Kraken to explore how flexibility, AI and distributed…
- EP. 290 AI, Flexibility and the Rise of the Autonomous Grid - Video · 44 min · Episode 290This week on the Energy Unplugged podcast, Richard Howard is joined by Devrim Celal, Chief Marketing & Flexibility Officer, Kraken to explore how flexibility, AI and distributed…
- EP. 289 Lord Browne on the New Energy Equation: Security, AI and Decarbonisation · 28 min · Episode 289Recorded live at the Aurora Spring Forum 2026, this episode of Energy Unplugged features John Feddersen, Founder & CEO of Aurora Energy Research, in conversation with Lord John…
- EP. 289 Lord Browne on the New Energy Equation: Security, AI and Decarbonisation - Video · 28 min · Episode 289Recorded live at the Aurora Spring Forum 2026, this episode of Energy Unplugged features John Feddersen, Founder & CEO of Aurora Energy Research, in conversation with Lord John…
- EP. 288 Building the Backbone of the Energy Transition · 17 min · Episode 288This week on Energy Unplugged, Pierre Dennery, Aurora’s outgoing Country Head for France, is joined by Dominique Ferreira, Global Brand Director for Omexom, the energy…
- EP. 288 Building the Backbone of the Energy Transition - Video · 16 min · Episode 288This week on Energy Unplugged, Pierre Dennery, Aurora’s outgoing Country Head for France, is joined by Dominique Ferreira, Global Brand Director for Omexom, the energy…
- EP. 287 Elias Saba on Battery Economics, Risk and the Future of Storage · 40 min · Episode 287This week on Energy Unplugged, Hugo Batten, Managing Director of APAC for Aurora Energy Research, is joined by Elias Saba, Chief Commercial Officer of Eku Energy, and Lara…
- EP. 286 Beyond Buildout: Brazil’s Next Power Market Evolution · 59 min · Episode 286This week on Energy Unplugged, Rodrigo Borges, Market Lead for Brazil at Aurora Energy Research, is joined by Veronica Coelho, Country Manager & SVP at Equinor, and Roberto…
- EP. 285 Inside Grid Congestion: An Aurora Deep Dive · 34 min · Episode 285This week on Energy Unplugged, in the first of our new video series, Richard Howard, Global Head of Research at Aurora Energy Research, is joined by Marc Hedin, Head of Research…
- EP. 284 Luuk Veeken on navigating volatility in Europe’s power markets · 30 min · Episode 284This week on Energy Unplugged, Claudia Gunter is joined by Luuk Veeken, CEO and co-founder of Dexter Energy. Together, they explore how rising renewable penetration is driving…
- EP. 283 Offshore Wind Reset: Duncan Clark on What Comes Next · 48 min · Episode 283This week on Energy Unplugged, Richard Howard, Global Director of Research at Aurora Energy Research, is joined by Nick Civetta, Project Leader at Aurora Energy Research, and…
