E&U Market Talk Informa Markets

For the latest Energy & Utilities Market Talk podcast, Editor Andrew Roscoe spoke to Arpan Nalwaya, partner, Synergy Consulting about the growth in demand in financing for clean energy projects across the Middle East.
Topics covered include the procurement models and financing streams for clean energy projects, the impact of the pandemic on securing financing for renewables projects, why the Middle East continues to set records for solar energy and the role of international financial institutions in supporting some of the region’s clean energy ambitions

For a special edition of Energy & Utilities Market Talk, Editor Andrew Roscoe is joined by Muhamed Bou-Zeid, General Manager at Vestas MENA.
With Vestas one of the world’s largest wind energy companies, Muhamed provides a fascinating insight into the global growth in demand for wind power and the opportunities for harnessing wind energy across the MENA region.
Topics covered include: key markets and projects in the MENA wind energy market, the potential for hybrid wind and solar schemes, the growing role of technology and data in the clean energy market and the exciting prospects for green hydrogen.

For the latest edition of Energy & Utilities Market Talk, Editor Andrew Roscoe spoke to Michael Wilkinson, Chief Product Officer, Utopus Insights.
Wilkinson provides an overview of the main digital technologies and applications that are being adopted in the power sector and how digitalisation will enable the energy transition to succeed.
Topics covered include: digital applications enabling the integration of intermittent renewables resources into electricity grids; the role of digitalisation in the rise of distributed generation resources; the role of forecasting and predictive maintenance in improving electricity supply and the importance of attracting young talent into data science

For a special edition of Energy & Utilities Market Talk, Editor Andrew Roscoe spoke to Frank Wouters, Vice President of business development, Clean Hydrogen, Worley.
Wouters provides an overview of the main technologies and schemes underway for green and blue hydrogen to date, what is required for costs to come down and why the Middle East and North Africa is well positioned to benefit from the impending green hydrogen revolution.

For a special edition of Energy & Utilities Market Talk, Editor Andrew Roscoe spoke to Vikas Bansal, Country head for Europe and head of international business development for Sterling & Wilson, one of the world’s largest EPC contractors for solar projects.
Vikas provides a fascinating overview of the key trends in the solar market and what is required to deliver utility-scale solar projects. Topics covered include: constructing the world’s largest solar project, the key elements behind the levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) for solar production and the prospects for energy storage.

For a special ‘Energy storage’ edition of Energy & Utilities Market Talk, Editor Andrew and Roscoe and Group Director Gareth Rapley are joined in the studio by Mohammed Atif, Area Manager for Middle East and Africa Energy & Renewables Advisory, DNV GL.
With renewable energy accounting for the majority of new power capacity being commissioned over the past couple of years, the race is on to find the most cost effective solutions to store clean energy so that it can provide power 24 hours a day.
Topics covered include the various energy storage technologies available and under development, the investment required in grids and the potential for electric vehicles to store and release electrical energy.