Welcome to the Energy Situation Room Podcast

Energy Situation Room

This is the podcast where we invite thought leaders from around the world to talk about the current and future state of the energy industry.

 

Listen to our latest episodes:

Episode 1: 

Tackling Africa's Energy Challenges​

In this episode, Marc Thiriet, Director of Wärtsilä Energy in Africa, shares crucial insights from his discussions with industry leaders and experts across the continent as Africa is striving to close the 600 million person access gap while also managing a massive push for renewables.​.

 

Episode 2: 

Is 2026 the year Africa’s energy transition hits overdrive?/h4>

“Its chaotic, but it’s a good kind of chaos.”

That is how Mark Howard, Editor at African Energy, describes the current liberalisation of the energy sector in our latest episode of The Energy Situation Room.

We’re moving away from the narrative of state monopolies and into an era of "positive disharmony" where regulators, utilities, and IPPs are pushing the industry forward. What’s fuelling this optimism?

 

Episode 3: 

Decoding Tomorrow's Power: How Future Fuels Are Reshaping Our Energy Decisions;

We sat down with Rasmus Teir, Director of Sustainability and Future Plant Concepts at Wärtsilä Energy, to explore the radical shifts coming to our power systems. Rasmus, a leading expert on future fuels, gives us the inside track on the decisions we need to make today to prepare for a decarbonised tomorrow. Rasmus emphasises that there is no "silver bullet" solution. The optimal energy system will be a hybrid mix of renewables and sustainable fuels, built on a foundation of high-level national or regional planning

 

 

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