The smarter E Podcast
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Pathways to perovskite commercialization emerge – with Fabian Fertig…
Pathways to perovskite commercialization emerge – with Fabian Fertig…
About this podcast
The smarter E Podcast - for and with the creators of the new energy world. Our podcast is all about the current trends and developments in a renewable, decentralized and digital energy industry. Our host Jonathan Gifford welcome and interview personalities who shape our industry and drive developments forward. Every week on Thursday with a new episode!
Episodes
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- Pathways to perovskite commercialization emerge – with Fabian Fertig and Frank Mu · 39 min · Episode 268Perovskite solar cells have promised to push photovoltaic efficiency to new heights for years. Now, with major manufacturers achieving crucial reliability milestones and the…
- New policy reforms could shrink Germany’s solar market – with David Wortmann and Salomé Perperot · 45 min · Episode 267Germany helped pioneer the political frameworks that made solar a global success. But with daytime electricity prices falling, solar companies under pressure, and significant…
- The challenge in turning Europe’s PV research into an industrial reality – with Gaëtan Masson and Delfina Muñoz · 41 min · Episode 266Europe has some of the world’s best solar researchers and strongest local markets. So why is so much of the PV manufacturing happening somewhere else? Recorded at the recent EU…
- Stack ‘em up: Germany’s big battery inflection point – with Thaddäus Kreisig · 30 min · Episode 265Germany’s utility-scale battery deployment is hitting an inflection point. After years of projects piling up in development pipelines, utility-scale storage is arriving at…
- Update on global solar and inside “24/7 renewable Germany” – with Charlotte Senkpiel & Sonia Dunlop · 31 min · Episode 264The Dunkelflaute has become one of the most persistent arguments against a fully renewable energy system. When the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing, where is our…
- Why modelling the energy transition matters – with Jarand Rystad · 23 min · Episode 263Despite claims that the energy transition is losing momentum, solar and battery deployment continues to run ahead of forecasts – profoundly impacting electricity markets and the…
- Effective responses to power markets in flux – with Edurne Zoco and Barbara Rubim · 25 min · Episode 262An increasing number of solar marketplaces have entered a new phase – one where achieving strong, ongoing installation rates depends heavily on system flexibility. Recorded live…
- How U.S. innovators are reshaping solar – with Howard Wenger and Aaron Thurlow · 35 min · Episode 261Innovation in solar business models and technology is front-and-center on this episode of The smarter E Podcast. Featuring two leaders from the U.S. solar industry, it explores…
- What EV acceleration means for the grid – with Thomas Raffeiner and Petrouschka Werther · 31 min · Episode 260As Europe faces rising energy-security concerns, volatile electricity markets and growing grid congestion, a new generation of energy solutions is emerging that could turn these…
- Can Renewables Deliver 24/7 Power? | Live from The smarter E Europe 2026 – with Tim Meyer and expert guests · 32 min · Episode 259The future of energy was on display in Munich last week — and this isn’t hyperbole! While some still question how an industrialised nation like Germany can be powered by…
- Perovskites: the race for the future of PV? – with Rutger Schlatmann and Angelika Harter · 34 min · Episode 258Recorded at the Tandem PV Workshop in Berlin, this week’s episode explores one of the most exciting frontiers in solar technology: perovskite-based tandem photovoltaics…
- From EVs to BESS: Why capital is flowing to batteries – with Laurent Segalen and Stefan Müller · 38 min · Episode 257Recorded at two recent industry events – the SolarPower Summit in Brussels and the Battery Business & Development Forum in Frankfurt – this week’s episode explores why batteries…
- Will soaring fuel costs make eMobility mass market? – with Marcel Rümenapf · 33 min · Episode 256Recorded at the historic Berlin campus of technology and engineering giant Siemens, this week’s episode explores why Europe’s logistics industry is rapidly accelerating towards…
- It’s Eurovision! Solar Startups Edition (live from the SolarPower Summit) – with Jenny Chase and the European Solar Startup Award finalists · 36 min · Episode 255Recorded on-site at the SolarPower Summit in Brussels, this week’s episode captures the market developments and innovative young companies shaping Europe’s clean energy…
- Keep calm and deploy solar (and batteries) – with James Allston and Marko Topič · 47 min · Episode 254With the Strait of Hormuz disruption continuing to drive fossil-fuel costs higher, businesses big and small have been left looking for ways to cut energy costs. But, in contrast…
- Beating the blockade with EVs and batteries – with Gautham Ram and Ruben Valiente · 46 min · Episode 253As global energy markets face renewed volatility – from geopolitical flashpoints to supply disruptions – a key question is back in focus: how do we deliver energy security when…
- How solar is delivering energy security – with Timothy Shen and Dr. Rethabile Melamu · 37 min · Episode 252Energy security is back at the top of the global agenda and new ways to secure supply are evolving fast. In this episode of The smarter E Podcast, we explore how solar is moving…
- Digitalizing the grid to meet today’s energy crisis – with Simon Evans and Akshat Rathi · 57 min · Episode 251As geopolitical tensions once again send shockwaves through global energy markets, the pressure to accelerate the energy transition has rarely been greater. In this episode of…
- Are today’s solar modules built to last? – with Chiara Baretta and Steven Xuereb · 47 min · Episode 250Recorded live in Barcelona at the Solar Quality Summit in February, this episode of The smarter E Podcast examines a critical question for the PV industry: are today’s solar…
- Battery capacity is going through the roof – with Carolina Cruz and Pete Tillotson · 45 min · Episode 249Battery capacity is getting bigger, storage duration longer, and batteries more central to how power systems operate. In this episode of The smarter E Podcast, we look at what’s…
