Zirann - Sustainability Podcasts
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Zirann aims to bridge the gap and enhance interactions between academia, industry, and business, in the East and the West, on sustainability. We start with launching a series of podcasts: 1. ZIRANN - Thoughts on Sustainability: Interviewing Ph.D. and postdoc researchers; people from the industry, business, startups, and policy think tanks, to share their knowledge, expertise, experience, and..
Zirann - Sustainability Podcasts
7M ago
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Adolphus Ifeka, Principal Meteorologist at the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), who has dedicated over a decade to meteorology, delving into research and weather forecasting.
Dr. Ifeka walks us through his personal journey into meteorology, sharing pivotal moments and influences that shaped his career. He also shares his insights on climate change, sustainability, and the interdisciplinary collaboration required to tackle climate change in Nigeria. We then tap into his thoughts on Nigeria's stance on air quality and solar energy harnessing.&n ..read more
Zirann - Sustainability Podcasts
1y ago
Stephen-Francis Wittenhearst-Alexzander is the founder of The Loo Roll Fat Cat, a London-based sustainable toilet roll startup with a social vision.
In this episode, Stephen shares his journey of building a new social enterprise, with the mission to use toilet rolls made from sustainable sources as the medium and a starting point, to generate income, with half of the profits to fund a “benefits system” for providing basic essentials like food and hygienic products for the most needy in society.
Let’s hear more from Stephen on how positive environmental and social impacts can be achieved, lit ..read more
Zirann - Sustainability Podcasts
1y ago
Daniel Kong is a project manager of a Hong Kong based power company, with operations in the Asia Pacific region. He is a graduate in Engineering for Sustainable Development and Chemical Engineering.
In this podcast episode, Daniel shares his day-to-day experiences in his work, and his views on opportunities for academia and industry to collaborate for the decarbonation of power generation ..read more
Zirann - Sustainability Podcasts
1y ago
In this episode, we interviewed Roberto Boghetti, a PhD student of the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), and talked about his research related to machine learning and energy modelling.  ..read more
Zirann - Sustainability Podcasts
1y ago
Thoughts on Sustainability is a podcast that aims to interview people from academia, industry and business related to sustainability, to share their knowledge, expertise, experience and stories.
In this episode, we give an introduction of our platform, including what the platform is about and the ultimate goal of it.  ..read more
Zirann - Sustainability Podcasts
1y ago
In this episode, Lawrence Tse, a researcher in Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, introduces the concept of fuel cell.
As an example of application, he explains the benefits, challenges and opportunities of using a high temperature solid oxide fuel cell to provide heating, cooling and electric power for a large ship ..read more