28 episodes

The Fuel for Thought Podcast is the world’s first podcast about renewable fuels.
Sylvain Verdier and Mikala Grubb from Topsoe, look into some of the most pressing topics about renewable fuels, covering the whole value chain of renewable fuel production, including feedstock supply, conversion technology, legislation, sustainable aviation fuel and much more.
Together with a series of key industry players, experts, and influencers they discuss some of the challenges facing the industry, so you can benchmark your business, learn more about what is driving our industry and where it is heading.

The Fuel for Thought Podcast Topsoe A/S

    • Business
    • 5.0 • 21 Ratings

The Fuel for Thought Podcast is the world’s first podcast about renewable fuels.
Sylvain Verdier and Mikala Grubb from Topsoe, look into some of the most pressing topics about renewable fuels, covering the whole value chain of renewable fuel production, including feedstock supply, conversion technology, legislation, sustainable aviation fuel and much more.
Together with a series of key industry players, experts, and influencers they discuss some of the challenges facing the industry, so you can benchmark your business, learn more about what is driving our industry and where it is heading.

    SAF Specials #1 of 3: What is Norwegian's mission to cut emissions by 45% by 2030?

    SAF Specials #1 of 3: What is Norwegian's mission to cut emissions by 45% by 2030?

    With an ambitious goal of 45% emissions reduction by 2030, Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian) is working on a wide range of actions to become a more sustainable airline. Joined by Anders Fagernæs, Vice President of Sustainability at Norwegian, Sylvain Verdier takes a closer look at the various efforts the airline is working on to achieve this target. Together, they cover the entire palette of sustainability at Norwegian, including their emissions reporting in scope 1 and 2, the challenges and opportunities of scope 3, and the limited supply of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), which, earlier this year, led the airline into a new partnership with Norske e-Fuel for SAF production. 

    • 49 min
    Can ammonia and methanol revolutionize the maritime world?

    Can ammonia and methanol revolutionize the maritime world?

    Maritime transport is the last to start its decarbonization transition. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and some key industry players are paving the way to minimize greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. But which fuels could be used to do so, when both the road and aviation segments are also on the same journey?

    In this episode, Sylvain will be talking to Anders Erlandson from the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping and Nikolaj Knudsen from Topsoe about the future role of ammonia and methanol as marine fuels.

    There is a lot to talk about, so make sure you’ve got your notebook ready.

    • 52 min
    Is new European legislation the seismic change the industry has been waiting for? Part II

    Is new European legislation the seismic change the industry has been waiting for? Part II

    In the episode 4 we started the conversation about Fit for 55 – what are the goals and philosophy behind the legislation.

    In this episode, Sylvain continues this conversation with Adriana Guerenabarrena from Hydrogen Denmark and Ian Moore from Advisian. They will deep-dive into the future role of biofuels, eFuels and what these initiatives will mean for road transport, aviation, marine and also the industry in general.

    • 54 min
    Is new European legislation the seismic change the industry has been waiting for? Part I

    Is new European legislation the seismic change the industry has been waiting for? Part I

    On July 14, 2021, the European Commission launched its largest regulatory initiative as part of the Green Deal: The Fit for 55 package. Some called it a seismic change. The proposed directives will basically affect the way Europe deal with energy, resources and transport until 2050. Since then, the RePowerEU program was also announced, and this adds another layer of complexity. The intricacy of all these initiatives is almost impossible to grasp.

    In this episode, Sylvain talks to Adriana Guerenabarrena from Hydrogen Denmark and Ian Moore from Advisian about the philosophy and goals of “Fit for 55” and “RePower EU”, and share some insights.

    Let’s jump right in!

    • 48 min
    Deep dive into the decarbonization strategy of a European refinery

    Deep dive into the decarbonization strategy of a European refinery

    European refineries are under pressure to decrease their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to produce high amounts of renewable fuels for transport and as feed for the PetChem sector. This is not a trivial challenge. But some refineries have implemented ambitious sustainability strategies in order to answer this call.

    In this episode, Sylvain talks to Michael Kraussler and Ventsislav Mishev from energy and chemicals company OMV about their decarbonization journey – past, present and future. They look at the overall plans and targets, as well as details of key projects.

    • 39 min
    Will the new North American renewable legislation start another gold rush?

    Will the new North American renewable legislation start another gold rush?

    North America have recently seen the implementation of highly ambitious initiatives to support the production of renewable fuels, especially for the road and aviation sectors. The Inflation Reduction Act, the potential change of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) in California and the Canadian Clean Fuel Regulations are game changers for renewable fuels.

    In this episode, Sylvain talks to Tammy Klein from Future Fuels Strategies and Fred Ghatala from Advanced Biofuels Canada about the new mandates, incentives and greenhouse gas (GHG) savings targets being implemented at both state, province and federal levels.

    There’s a lot to cover in a short time, so let’s get started!

    • 1 hr 10 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
21 Ratings

21 Ratings

LarsJorgensen ,

Very interesting and enlightening facts

This podcast is very interesting and luckily free from “sales and marketing”. It is fact based and enlightens the listener to the world of renewable hydrotreating, with regards to legislation, technology, limitations ect.
Very nice work!

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