This week Alicia and Patrick speak with Adamo Screnci from NextChem. About Adam: Adamo is Vice President of Sustainable  Technology Solutions at NextChem, where he has coordinated several mergers and acquisitions involving extensive intellectual property and related patents. Previously, Adamo was Vice President of the newly created Clean Hydrogen Business Unit at Total Energies where he was involved with decarbonization efforts such as Masshylia and Hy24. Adamo built the Green H2 & Green Chemical business line at thyssenkrupp (Nucera) and helped large projects like NEOM design th ..read more

On this episode of EAH, Patrick Molloy, Alicia Eastman, and Chris Jackson are delighted to speak with Arsenio Dominguez, the newly appointed Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Recorded before the highly successful MEPC81, Arsenio describes his vision for the IMO and his confidence in solutions that will reduce emissions from shipping without penalizing member states. -- About SG Arsenio Dominguez: Arsenio Antonio Dominguez Velasco is the tenth IMO Secretary-General, bringing with him more than three decades of experience serving the global maritime sector, acro ..read more

This week Chris Jackson and Alicia Eastman interview a rising star in project finance - Patrick Gelstrup Rosenquist, Senior Vice President of the Danish Export and Investment Fund ("EIFO") and Patrick Molloy weighs in on the surprising advantages of Export Credit Agencies (“ECAs”). About Patrick Gelstrup Rosenquist: Patrick has worked for Denmark’s Export Credit Agency (EKF) and now EIFO for 15 years with a special focus on wind energy and Power-2-X. He is a renewable energy and infrastructure financing professional with expertise originating, analyzing, negotiating and structuring renewable e ..read more

This week on the Everything about Hydrogen podcast we are speaking to Kareem Afzal from PDC Machines. The company is a US based business, with >40yrs of experience in the world of compression. As market leaders in the supply of diaphragm compressors for industrial and mobility based applications in the hydrogen space, PDC Machines have seen the good, the bad and the ugly. With manufacturing, sales and assets deployed across Europe, Asia and USA, we ask Kareem to talk through how PDC Machines sees the hydrogen project landscape evolving. What opportunities and challenges are PDC machines see ..read more

Today on the show we speak to Daniel Hanna, Global Head of Sustainable Finance for the Corporate & Investment Bank at Barclays Plc. On the show we discuss Daniel’s views on COP28 and climate investments globally, as well as his personal background and work in the sector. Finally, he speaks on what Barclays is doing to accelerate decarbonisation efforts and unlock climate financing solutions.   Daniel has long been a pioneer in innovative financing solutions to deliver social & environmental impact, having previously worked at Standard Chartered were he developed some of the first ..read more

To round off Season 5, the team are taking the podcast to COP28 in Dubai and providing listeners with a bit of texture including what the event was like to attend, as well as sharing a snapshot of some of the varied voices and discussions that took place. Having had a little time for reflection, Alicia, Chris and Patrick also offer their thoughts and takeaways on what this COP might mean for the future. COP28 was the first in nearly 30 years to feature hydrogen as part of the Presidential Action Agenda with Daria Nochevnik of Hydrogen Council (also former EAH guest) as the Special Hydrogen Adv ..read more

The teams sits down with Johannah Christensen to discuss regulatory policies and risk mitigation for vessel owners switching to green fuels and what we can do to encourage that jump as well as ensure a Just Transition. About Global Maritime Forum (GMF): GMF is an international not-for-profit organisation committed to shaping the future of global seaborne trade to increase sustainable long-term economic development and human wellbeing. About the Getting to Zero Coalition (GTZ): GTZ is a collaboration-based platform committed to fully decarbonising the maritime industry by 2050. The industry-le ..read more

On this episode of EAH, Patrick Molloy, Alicia Eastman, and Chris Jackson learn a bit more about Pierre-Etienne, one of the original founders of Hydrogen Council, Chairman of 5T Hydrogen, and CEO of Hy24 the world’s largest investment platform solely focused on hydrogen. About Pierre-Etienne Franc: Pierre-Etienne spent a quarter century developing Air Liquide's businesses, managing the use, research, and development of hydrogen applications. As the Hydrogen Council’s initiative secretary, Pierre-Etienne and Air Liquide were joined by 12 other founding industry players, advocating for hydrogen ..read more

The team interviews Olivier Mussat, the CEO of ATOME, a London-based green hydrogen and ammonia production company with projects in Paraguay, Costa Rica, and Iceland. About ATOME: ATOME Energy PLC (AIM:ATOM) is the first and only green hydrogen, ammonia and fertiliser production company listed on the London Stock Exchange. About Olivier Mussat: Olivier started his career as a field engineer in the power & water sector with GE-Ecolochem, followed by a move to Oil & Gas with energy engineering company Schlumberger across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He then shifted to banking wit ..read more

After a brief break over August the EAH team are back with a brand new season! On this week's episode, they are excited to welcome Håkon Volldal, the CEO of Nel, to the show. Nel Asa has been manufacturing electrolysers since the 1940’s, with extensive deployments across the world in both PEM and Alkaline units. Recently Nel announced a series of new contract orders above 20MW and a significant expansion in their electrolyser manufacturing capacity. Crucially this investment was not made in Europe, but rather in the USA with many (including Håkon) emphasising that the Inflation Reduction Act m ..read more