Cutting Carbon
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Ep. 58: Stronger Together: Collaboration and Conversation as Strategy Across GE Vernova
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wrapping up a high-energy season of Cutting Carbon focused on GE Vernova’s Electrification segment is Heather Chalmers, President - Growth Markets, ...
Ep. 57: Turning the Key to Electricity: Meet GE Vernova’s Power Conversion Business
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do flipping a light switch, plugging in a laptop, and marine propulsion have in common? All of these actions are enabled by the technologies and ...
Ep. 56: A System of Systems: The Careful Orchestration Behind Solar & Storage Solutions
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Prakash Chandra, CEO of GE Vernova’s Solar & Storage Solutions business, talks you through the company’s latest business unit, focusing on its new...
Ep. 55: The Electron Superhighway: Mapping out Grid Solutions
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Philippe Piron, CEO of GE Vernova’s Electrification segment, leads Jeff and Brian through a deep dive of its Grid Solutions business. Over the cours...
Ep. 54: Forecasting for the Future: The Role of Digital in the Energy Transition
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the debut episode of our ninth season, hosts Dr. Jeff Goldmeer and Brian Gutknecht are joined by Scott Reese, CEO of GE Vernova’s Digital busine...
Ep. 53: Co-Creating the Future: How We Finance the Energy Transition
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Financial Services has deployed sizeable capital into energy projects globally through development financing, direct equity investments, and capital r...
Ep. 52: Steady as the River Runs: A Journey Through Hydro Power
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Frederic Ribieras, newly appointed CEO for GE Vernova’s Hydro Power business, joins Jeff and Brian to share his excitement for the role hydroelectri...
Ep. 51: Collaborate to Innovate: A GE Hitachi Nuclear Story
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Wileman, President & CEO of GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy leads our hosts in an engaging discussion about the nuclear business, illuminating the role ...
Ep. 50: Crossing a Bridge: A New Journey for Steam Power
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with Jeff and Brian, Valerie Marjollet, CEO of GE Vernova’s Steam Power business, joins to talk about the current transformatio...
Ep. 49: Building on the Cornerstone: Gas Power’s Energy Transition Journey
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The discourse surrounding gas power today cements it as an integral part of the energy transition, both as a bridge for the expansion of renewables, a...
Ep. 48: A Duty to Maintain: The Energy Behind GE Vernova's Power Businesses
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
GE Vernova’s Power CEO Mavi Zingoni has more than twenty years of energy industry leadership under her belt. Kicking off a series of deep-dive discu...
Ep. 47: Blades: The Secret Sauce of Wind Energy
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CEO of GE Vernova’s LM Wind Power business, Olivier Fontan, joins Jeff and Brian to discuss the complex ecosystem of wind turbine blade construction...
Ep. 46: Offshore Wind: Harnessing Giant Wind at Sea
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Though a relatively new industry, offshore wind technology will play a pivotal role in supporting the global energy transition. Listen as Jan Kjaersga...
Ep. 45: Onshore Wind: Unleashing Limitless Energy
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Building on the conversation from our last episode, Vic Abate, CEO of GE Vernova’s Onshore Wind business leads Jeff and Brian down the exciting road...
Ep. 44: GE Vernova & 2023’s Key Climate Action Themes
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has spurred growth and development opportunities for decarbonization and renewable energy technologie...
Ep. 43: Meet GE Vernova
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr. Jeff Goldmeer and Brian Gutknecht as they kick off an exciting three-season journey to introduce listeners to GE Vernova and share how our le...
Ep. 42: Not Just a Bill: How Policy Shapes Energy Infrastructure
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
So far on this season of Cutting Carbon, we’ve focused on the physical infrastructure supporting power generation and energy transition projects. Al...
Ep. 41: Water is for More Than Just Drinking
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jeff and Brian are joined by Tomás Bredariol, an Energy and Environmental Policy Analyst at the International Energy Agency, who hel...
Ep. 40: You Captured the Carbon, Now What?
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join hosts Dr. Jeff Goldmeer and Brian Gutknecht as they connect the dots of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage with Dan Cole, Vice President of...
Ep. 39: You Can't Ignore the World’s Largest Source of Energy Storage
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff and Brian continue their examination of energy infrastructure in conversation with Robert Gleitz, a delegate of the board of the Nant de Drance P...
Ep 38: A Look Back to Move Forward: Lessons Learned from the Digital Grid
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Leveraging three decade’s worth of leadership experience across the energy industry, Audrey Zibelman, now an advisor to the Biden Administration as ...
Ep. 37: The ISO: Air Traffic Controllers of the Energy Industry
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Independent System Operators (ISOs) are the air traffic controllers of the power generation world. Learn more as Jennifer Curran, Senior Vice Presiden...
Ep. 36: All the Critical Pieces of the Energy Transition Puzzle
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last five seasons of Cutting Carbon, hosts Dr. Jeffrey Goldmeer and Brian Gutknecht have helped listeners build foundational knowledge on tod...
Stand and Deliver: Going inside COP27 with GE and EPRI
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
UN Secretary-General António Guterres set the tone for the recent Conference of the Parties (COP27) with this deeply resonant statement: “The world...
Ep. 34: Education
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
High-quality, equitable science education will play a critical role in empowering the next generation of leaders poised to confront the energy trilemm...
Ep. 33: Agriculture
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Agriculture is both a cause and effect within the broader climate change discussion. Jeff and Brian speak with Dr. Marci Baranski, Program Management ...
Ep. 32: Buildings & Real Estate
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Though traditionally seen as static objects, buildings are a new area of decarbonization innovation, as exciting advancements in building controls and...
Ep. 31: Long Haul Shipping & Trucks
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Jeff Goldmeer and Brian Gutknecht are joined by Craig Harper, Chief Sustainability Officer & EVP for J.B. Hunt Transportation Ser...
Ep. 30: Personal Transportation & Buses
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How can a fleet of electric school buses assist with power generation during a summer surge? In what ways can battery electric technologies support th...
Ep. 29: National Grid & Electric Vehicles
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The transportation sector has recently overtaken power generation as one of the top drivers in overall greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. Join Jeff ...
Ep. 28: The Future of Flight, Pt. 2
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Building on their dynamic discussion in Part 1, Arjan Hegeman, Jeff, and Brian explore the challenges and opportunities at play in the aviation indust...
Ep. 27: The Future of Flight, Pt. 1
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of our two-part series on the future of flight, Jeff and Brian speak with Arjan Hegeman, General Manager for Advanced Technologies at GE ...
Ep. 26: Introduction--Decarbonization Closer to Home
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Creating real change in a decade of action to decarbonize our power industry will take all of us, and opportunities to make an impact are everywhere. ...
Ep. 25: Around the World: U.S.
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On our final episode of Season 4, we are focusing on U.S. policy with Roger Martella, Chief Sustainability Officer at GE. We'll discuss current polici...
Ep. 24: Around the World: Canada
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode we shift our focus to Canada. Jeff and Brian are joined by Heather Chalmers, the President and CEO of GE Canada and they lead the con...
Ep. 23: Around the World: Middle East
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our hosts take you further around the world, now to the Middle East. Together with our guest, Salman Abdulla, Executive Vice President of health, safe...
Ep. 22: Around the World: Europe
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. James Watson, Security General of Eurogas, gives us insight into the European gas industry at large and their significance on European economy, an...
Ep. 21: Around the World: Australia
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We switch gears this season by looking at policy from various international perspectives. In this episode, we are joined by Mark Collette, Managing Di...
Ep. 20: The Economics of Carbon
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With our guest Tom Kerr, Lead Climate Scientist for the South Asia region for the World Bank, we kick off a discussion around global climate policy. W...
Special Episode: COP26
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff and Brian take you inside the upcoming Conference of Parties 26 (COP26) event hosted in Glasgow, Scotland from October 31-November 12 to help you...
Ep. 18: Answering Your Questions
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While listening to the past season you might have some unanswered questions that popped into your head regarding the future of energy. Our hosts Jeff ...
Ep. 17: Direct Air Capture
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's easy to assume that releasing carbon into the atmosphere is similar to squeezing toothpaste out of the tube and not being able to put it back in....
Ep. 16: Energy Storage
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The energy storage you probably recognize is the batteries in your remote, which offer short term use of a technology. However, as we look into the fu...
Ep. 15: Nuclear Energy & Small Modular Reactors
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nuclear energy will continue to play a critical role in the energy transition as the largest provider of carbon-free electricity in the world today. I...
Ep. 14: Digital & the Grid
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When you flip on a light switch, do you ever wonder where the power comes from? Find out as we go into detail about the 'most complex machine ever bui...
Ep. 13: Renewable Energy & Offshore Wind
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Wind turbines, but on water? Wind turbines dot today's countryside at home or abroad, but the next area where renewable energy is set to grow exponent...
Ep. 12: Lessons from Texas
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The February 2021 winter storm in Texas that left millions of people without power was a tragedy. Brian and Jeff discuss what happened to both elec...
Ep. 11: Talking Carbon with CPV
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wanted to hear about the decarbonization of power from the perspective of a company that develops both renewable and natural gas power p...
Ep. 10: Carbon in = Carbon Out
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The use of capture technologies to abate carbon emissions depends on our ability to use or store CO2. The good news is that the geological storage...
Ep. 9: Carbon Capture: Finding the Red Marbles
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine operating a power plant on traditional fuels, like natural gas or LNG, but with reduced carbon emissions. This is the potential impact o...
Ep. 8: Gas To Power with H2
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hydrogen may be a fuel of the future, but there are multiple steps to developing a hydrogen economy. Once hydrogen is produced it needs to be stored...
Ep. 7: The Hydrogen Rainbow
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Decarbonizing transportation, heavy industry, and power may require low or zero carbon fuels. Hydrogen is a popular favorite, and there are multiple...
Ep. 6: Gas Turbines are Awesome
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that a gas turbine sucks in enough air to fill a Goodyear blimp in ~10 seconds? Our guest Dr. Jacqueline O’Connor, Director of the Penn...
Ep. 5: Electricity, Hold the Carbon
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We don't have to invent new technology to begin to combat climate change today. Gas-fired generation is flexible, affordable, reliable, and produces l...
Ep. 4: Key Terminology to Measure the Journey
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What do terms like carbon neutral, carbon negative, zero carbon mean? What are the implications of various scope levels of emissions? What is carbon i...
Ep. 3: Renewables Need Friends
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Decarbonizing power is a team sport. Today, there is still a billion people in the world without electricity. A tremendous amount of power is needed t...
Ep 2: Carbon Emissions: All Needles, No Haystacks
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Carbon emissions are prevalent in multiple industries, not just power. Our guest, Neva Espinoza, Vice President, Energy Supply and Low-Carbon Resour...
Ep. 1: Climate Change: The Everything, Everywhere Problem
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Global climate change is real. We have a limited time to take action to limit the impact and to prevent massive long-term global changes. A conversa...
Trailer: Welcome to Cutting Carbon
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change is the dialogue of our future. With the “Cutting Carbon” podcast series, GE Gas Power joins the conversation in a meaningful way. W...