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National Gas currently operates the UK’s 7500km national transmission system – the backbone that is responsible for keeping the lights on, business running and warming homes in the winter. Jake Tudge, Corporate Affairs Director, explains why the company believes hydrogen has a critical part to play in its future transmission network and discusses some of the initiatives it is currently undertaking to transition to hydrogen.

Given hydrogen’s nascency, there are specific hurdles that need to be overcome to win investors’ confidence and support the scale-up of technologies that are critical to the hydrogen economy. Michelle Robson, Senior Investment Manager at AP Ventures, shares her views on what criteria is important to consider from a venture capitalist’s perspective.

Closing out our first Energy Transition Now podcast mini-series, in this special Offshore Wind Series Review, Gareth Hector sits down with David Linden to discuss the rationale behind the series. Gareth and David and listen back over selected clips and discuss the key highlights and themes that have come out of this podcast series.

The offshore wind industry has a key role to play in creating a more sustainable energy system. A fundamental question the industry needs to ask itself really is how to scale while also maintaining its sustainability credentials? David spoke with Maximilian Schnippering, Head of Sustainability at Siemens Gamesa, to explore the current footprint of the industry, drivers and opportunities for sustainability, the barriers to change, as well as when we will see a fully carbon neutral, circular Offshore Wind industry.