This week on CleanTalk, Director-Producer Luke Harmer visits Tamarindo in Oxford to explore the world of renewable energy journalism, communications and public relations with Insight Director Richard Heap.

Richard's writing career journey has taken him through the industries of property development, music, construction and now, renewables, where he sits at the cutting edge of industry development and helps professionals across the sector make better, more informed business decisions.

In this conversation you'll learn how Richard has been able to tap into his passions and strengths as a professional, the tensions of click-bate conscientiousness in B2B reporting, where he sees key developments occurring in the European offshore market, and what advise he has for new journalists diving into their roles in the age of AI.

Enjoy!

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Connect with Richard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carsten-buehrer/

Expand your insights, connections and communications as a renewable energy or climate business: https://tamarindo.global/

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CleanTalk is produced by Harmer Visuals, a corporate film production company specialising in data-driven storytelling for organisations across the renewable energy and clean technology world. To find out more about how we can help you, visit: https://www.harmervisuals.com

Many thanks to...

- Tamarindo for providing recording space for the conversation

Equipment Providers:

- Camera Dept. - O'RIORDAN | https://oriordan.io/ | Sunipa Pictures | https://www.sunipapictures.com/

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Chapters for today's episode:

00:00-01:07 Intro

01:07-01:29 Subscribe!

01:29-04:25 Education & Early Interests

04:25-06:25 Work Placements

06:25-09:16 Richard's Process For Journalism

09:16-11:24 Clickbate Conscientiousness In B2B

11:24-12:43 Evolving Mediums & Formats

12:43-13:38 Defining Content Paywalls

13:38-15:52 Tamarindo's Products & Services

15:52-17:09 Tamarindo's USP

17:09-19:06 Richard's Affiliation To Renewables

19:06-20:06 Tamarindo's Vision, Mission & Values

20:06-22:40 Where Is The European Offshore Sector Moving?

22:40-24:19 Richard's Role Evolution Within Tamarindo

24:19-25:04 Limitations To An Advisory Role To Clients

25:04-28:47 COVID's Lasting Effects On B2B Content & Comms

28:47-30:17 What's Next For Richard?

30:17-33:19 AI & LLMs In Journalism

33:19-36:16 Broader Reflections & Journalism Tips

36:16-38:24 Quickfire Curiosity

38:24 Outro

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This week on CleanTalk, Director-Producer Luke Harmer sits down for a chat with Dr. Carsten Buehrer, Executive Vice President Business Development at PNE, to unpack a career journey revolving around cutting edge technology & renewable energy.

Throwing himself right at the deep end after his Master's & PhD thesis, Dr. Buehrer unravels how his experience founding & scaling a company in superconductivity & heating technology is now equipping him to tackle the renewable energy storage and transportation problem at PNE Group.

In this conversation you'll learn what makes Carsten tick, the benefits of Power to X (electricity to gas conversion for more flexible energy storage, transport and trade) and the importance of understanding other cultures in broadening your intellectual pallet as a professional and, more specifically, in working to expand the global renewable energy supply chain.

Enjoy!

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Connect with Dr. Carsten Buehrer on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carsten-buehrer/

Learn more about PNE's diverse range of solutions: https://www.pne-ag.com/en/

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Book your ticket to WindEnergy Hamburg, this week's spotlight industry event: https://www.windenergyhamburg.com/

Join the CleanTalk community on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12991627/

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CleanTalk is produced by Harmer Visuals, a corporate film production company specialising in data-driven storytelling for organisations across the renewable energy and clean technology world. To find out more about how we can help you, visit: harmervisuals.com

Many thanks to...

- Bitbloom for providing space for the recording session

Equipment Providers:

- Camera Dept. - O'RIORDAN | https://oriordan.io/ | Sunipa Pictures | https://www.sunipapictures.com/

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Chapters for today's episode:

00:00-01:56 Intro

01:56-03:14 Carsten's Early Life

03:14-04:21 Business Learning Curves

04:21-06:17 How He Built His Superconductor Startup

06:17-07:18 Next Career Moves

07:18-08:57 Intro to PNE Group

08:57-09:54 What Carsten Brings To PNE

09:54-11:11 Complications People Don't Understand About Renewable Energy

11:11-12:22 Delegating Workloads

12:22-13:06 Recap Of Career Timeline

13:06-14:58 Interests & Hobbies

14:58-15:43 Applying Early Interests To Current Responsibilities

15:43-17:23 How Project Development Works

17:23-18:04 Power To X As A New Solution

18:04-20:10 Managing Teams In Renewables

20:10-21:07 Case Studies At A Glance

21:07-23:28 Challenges & Benefits In Working With Other Cultures

23:28-25:32 What Actually Drives Industry Growth In Renewables?

25:32-27:09 Why A Region's Resources Must Orient Their Energy Narrative

27:09-28:40 Adapting To New Responsibilities

28:40-29:49 Age-Based Management Style Stereotypes

29:49-31:53 The Future Of Renewable Energy - Digitalisation

31:53-34:40 Teaming Up With Bitbloom

34:40-36:47 PNE's Future - Broadening Services & Partnerships

36:47-38:45 Why The Energy Transition Needs Wider Conversation

38:45-40:40 The Developing World Renewables Debate

40:40-42:00 Quickfire Curiosity

42:00-42:16 Outro

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This week on CleanTalk, Director-Producer Luke Harmer visits Above to speak with Founder & CEO Will Hitchcock. Above provides solar surveying, data and analytics solutions and is helping asset owners in around 25 countries manage construction, maximise their asset lifespans, increase yield and reduce maintenance costs with their drone hardware and software technology.

In this episode you'll hear a story about how passions for sustainability, efficiency, aeronautics, technology and climate converged at just the right time in Will's life to make a valuable contribution to the solar power generation industry. We explore the challenges the industry faces in adopting greater diligence and agency in the use of data, the establishment of digital twins, the challenges of co-operating with upstream contributors in the solar supply chain, how the solar supply chain differs from other renewables' supply chains, and how Above plans to bring Europe's knowledge and experience in solar power generation to the USA in the future.

Enjoy!

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Connect with Will on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willhitchcockuk/

Learn more about Above's solar plant data and analytics solutions: https://www.abovesurveying.com/

Book your ticket to RE+, North America's largest clean energy event: https://www.re-plus.com/attend/

Join the CleanTalk community on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12991627/

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CleanTalk is produced by Harmer Visuals, a corporate film production company specialising in data-driven storytelling for organisations across the renewable energy and clean technology world. To find out more about how we can help you, visit: https://www.harmervisuals.com/

Many thanks to...

• Above for providing space for the recording session

Equipment rental suppliers:

- Lighting Dept. & Media Storage - O'RIORDAN: https://oriordan.io/

- Camera Dept. - Sunipa Pictures: https://www.sunipapictures.com/ | Shutter Films: https://www.shutterfilms.co.uk/ | Action Elements: https://www.actionelements.co.uk

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Chapters for today's episode:

00:00-02:26 Intro

02:26-06:46 Growing up

06:46-09:10 Early career - IT, tech & Dot-com era

09:10-14:12 Starting a family & Green Energy Nayland

14:12-18:47 Project management & leadership

18:47-19:35 Above's vision, mission & values

19:35-21:59 A convergence of interests - drones & thermography

21:59-27:23 Solar digital twins

27:23-32:59 How Above delivers over an asset's lifespan

32:59-34:16 Risk mitigation as a central selling point

34:16-37:49 The value of capturing module metadata

37:49-38:41 Solar VS Wind - Supply chain differences

38:41-42:17 Why capturing data early saves cost later

42:17-42:57 Staying ahead of the tech curve

42:57-44:02 Market nuances across the globe

44:02-46:57 Autonomous Drone-In-A-Box

46:57-49:02 On-demand Digital Construction Management

49:02-52:43 Building a liability trail for defect resolution

52:43-53:30 Upstream supply chain challenges

53:30-58:11 Above's global coverage & US market entry

58:11-1:00:25 Residential-scale VS utility-scale - building energy democracy

1:00:25-1:01:57 The road to abundance

1:01:57-1:05:36 Agri-PV & the food industry

1:05:36-1:09:24 Quickfire Curiosity

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