Wired for Energy
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Wired for Energy - A Podcast looking into the Energy Transition and the intersection of Digital and Energy.
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- Electrons Over Petrol With Ross De Rango · 1 h 2 min · Episode 28Ross De Rango, founder and CEO of Vehicle Charging Solutions Australia, brings a robotics engineer’s precision and a decade of EV policy experience to this episode. Formerly head…
- Customers Should Drive Grid Change with Eric Davids · 42 min · Episode 27Eric Davids, Head of Strategy for Octopus Energy US, explains how the company is transforming customer engagement across both regulated and deregulated US energy markets. Drawing…
- NEM Reform: Behind the Metre with Malaya Toll and Andrew Steer · 60 min · Episode 26Malaya Toll and Andrew Steer, both with 25+ years leading digital transformation and utility systems across Australia and internationally, join Greg and Neil to discuss the…
- Waves Powering AI Data Centres with Paul Geason · 43 min · Episode 25Paul Geason, CEO of Wave Swell Energy, brings 25+ years of senior utility and infrastructure leadership to commercialise world-leading wave energy technology. Wave Swell's…
- Bitcoin: Climate Villain Or Solution with Daniel Batten · 47 min · Episode 24Daniel Batten, climate tech investor, ESG analyst, and co-founder of CH4 Capital, challenges the widespread perception that Bitcoin mining is an environmental villain. Instead…
- The Human Side of Energy with Prof. Yolande Strengers · 39 min · Episode 23Professor Yolande Strengers, Research Director at Monash Energy Institute and expert in digital sociology, challenges everything we think we know about smart homes and the energy…
- Why Electrifying Australia Solves Energy Security with Luke Menzel · 52 min · Episode 22Dr. Greg Trainor and Neil Belford speak with Luke Menzel, CEO of the Energy Efficiency Council and newly appointed non-executive director on AEMO's board. Luke explains why…
- Building 110 Gigawatts Of Green Hydrogen with Warner Priest · 55 min · Episode 21Dr. Greg Trainor and Neil Belford speak with Warner Priest, Midstream Director at InterContinental Energy, about engineering the world's largest green hydrogen projects. Warner…
- Demand Side Finally Gets Mainstream Attention with Tony Arnel · 42 min · Episode 20Dr. Greg Trainor and Neil Belford speak with Tony Arnel, Professor and former Deputy Chair of Forest and Wood Products Australia, and past President of the Energy Efficiency…
- Australia's Energy Research Investment Crisis with Dani Alexander · 46 min · Episode 19Dr. Greg Trainor speaks with Dani Alexander, CEO of UNSW Energy Institute, about Australia's energy research landscape and the alarming decline in R&D investment. Despite UNSW's…
- 2025: Year in Review and Themes for 2026 · 34 min · Episode 18Dr. Greg Trainor, Neil Belford, and Ben Meek reflect on the inaugural season of Wired for Energy and preview what's coming in 2026. Since launching in May 2025, the podcast has…
- Inside EnergyLab: Accelerating Climate Tech from Startup to Scale with Megan Fisher, Thomas Nann and Nick Hazell · 55 min · Episode 17Join Dr. Greg Trainor and Neil Belford for a special panel discussion with Megan Fisher, CEO of Energy Lab, alongside two breakthrough startups from their portfolio: Dr Thomas…
- Building NRN's Solar Solution with Alan Hunter and Jess Padman · 43 min · Episode 16Dr. Greg Trainor and Neil Belford speak with Alan Hunter, CEO and Founder of NRN (National Renewable Network), and Jess Padman, Director of Energy Products, about their…
- From Black Art to Data Science: Transforming Vegetation Management with Nigel Barry · 49 min · Episode 15Dr Greg Trainor speaks with Nigel Barry, Founder and CEO of Intelfuse, about the dramatic transformation of vegetation management from gut instinct to precision data science…
- The People Problem in Energy Transition with Charles Cattermole · 36 min · Episode 14Dr Greg Trainor and Neil Belford sit down with Charles Cattermole, Principal at Outpost Ventures, for a look into the human side of Australia's energy transition. From his…
- The Future of Energy Retail with Ryan Wavish · 34 min · Episode 13On this week's episode, we have Ryan Wavish, GM of Innovation at Engie Australia, to explore how one of the world's largest energy companies is navigating Australia's unique…
- Launching the Network Edge Open Source Platform with Ben Meek · 35 min · Episode 12Join Dr Greg Trainor as he sits down with Network Edge founders Ben Meek and Neil Belford to announce the launch of the Wired for Energy Open Source Community Platform. This…
- Virtual Power Plants: From Europe to Australia with Luc Van Duinen · 33 min · Episode 11Join hosts Dr Greg Trainor and Neil Belford as they sit down with Luc van Duinen, VPP Lead at Dame Technologies, for a comprehensive exploration of virtual power plants from a…
- From Coal Country to Solar Success with Andy McCarthy · 44 min · Episode 10Join hosts Dr. Greg Trainor and Neil Belford as they chat with Andy McCarthy, founder and former CEO of Gippsland Solar, for an inspiring conversation about building Australia's…
- Wind Power & the Path Ahead: NZ’s Energy Evolution with Kevin Hart · 41 min · Episode 9Dr. Greg Trainor and Neil Belford sit down with Kevin Hart, CEO of the New Zealand Wind Energy Association, to explore the evolving landscape of wind power in Aotearoa. Kevin…
