In this episode of the Energy Transitions Podcast, recorded at Enlit Europe in Bilbao, Milena Roveda, CEO at Gauss Fusion tells Kelvin Ross why her ambition to build the first of several commercial fusion plants by 2040 is grounded in realism and methodically-planned process.

In this episode, you will learn more about:

• Why fusion is becoming increasingly attractive to investors;
• What the ‘known unknowns’ are for the technology;
• How collaboration is underpinning the success of fusion?
• Why Europe’s fusion race “will be won not by the size of a single fund-raise, but by the depth of industrial know-how”;
• And why she is driven by hope: “we’re not talking about taking out jobs and reducing costs: we’re working to make the future brighter.”

In this Energy Transitions podcast, Javier Vaquerizo of ContourGlobal, talks about how their rebrand is positioning them favourably in a complex IPP landscape.
In this episode, you will learn more about:

1. What it's like to function in the current IPP landscape;
2. The opportunities and challenges facing IPPs;
3. The details of ContourGlobal's rebrand;
4. The market conditions that led to the change and why the pivot was needed;
5. Lessons learned along the way;
6. Why the journey was as much about people as the business strategy.

The Bełchatów coal power plant in Poland is the largest lignite-fired power station in Europe and one of the biggest single sources of carbon emissions on the continent.

For decades, it has powered Polish industry, heated homes, and supported thousands of jobs. But it has also embodied the difficult trade-offs at the heart of the energy transition.

To unpack the details of the Bełchatów energy transition, Pamela Largue is joined by Monika Manowska, Investment Advisor at Energy Investment Management.