Redefining Energy - TECH

Michael Barnard

Redefining Energy - Tech, a channel of the award-winning Redefining Energy podcast, features deep and broad conversations between global decarbonization leaders and technologists and host Michael Barnard.
His informed perspectives on energy, industry and transportation enable him to have intense conversations with brilliant and knowledgeable people.
You’ll be informed, stimulated and amused.

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Oct 8, 2025 · 29 min
59. Why Fusion, SMRs, and CCS Won’t Save Us (and other Seven Sins of the Energy Transition)
In this episode, Gerard Reid, Laurent Segalen and Michael Barnard dug into the technologies and narratives that keep surfacing in discussions about the energy transition, but which continue to underdeliver when you scrutinize the economics and...
Sep 24, 2025 · 1 hr 7 min
58. Deepwater Minerals, Shallow Promises (2/2)
In the second episode of Redefining Energy Tech, Lyle Trytten (aka the Nickel Nerd) joins host Michael Barnard to explore the controversial world of seabed mining. The discussion focuses on The Metals Company (TMC), Impossible Metals, and their...
Sep 10, 2025 · 43 min
57. Deepwater Minerals, Shallow Promises (1/2)
In this episode of Redefining Energy Tech Michael Barnard sat down with Lyle Trytten, who many in the industry know as the nickel nerd. He has spent decades working in mining and mineral processing and has become a trusted voice for organizations like...
Aug 13, 2025 · 43 min
56. Planning the future of an energy system: case study Netherlands (2/2)
In this second part of the podcast, Michael Barnard pursues his conversation Paul Martin and Emiel van Druten with explores emerging insights into the Netherlands' energy transition, addressing core assumptions around efficiency, hydrogen usage, and...
Jul 30, 2025 · 39 min
55. Planning the future of an energy system: case study Netherlands (1/2)
Michael Barnard hosts Paul Martin and Emiel van Druten in an insightful podcast episode exploring the Netherlands’ evolving energy transition scenarios, specifically focusing on strategic planning for 2030 and 2050. Emil van Druten, leading the...
Jul 2, 2025 · 39 min
54. Decarbonizing the High Seas - IMO’s Billion-Dollar Bet (2/2)
In this episode (2/2), Michael Barnard concludes his conversation with Tristan Smith, a leading voice in maritime decarbonization and professor at the UCL Energy Institute, to unpack the tangled web of choices, regulations, and constraints facing the...
Jun 18, 2025 · 45 min
53. Decarbonizing the High Seas - IMO’s Billion-Dollar Bet (1/2)
In Episode 53 of Redefining Energy TECH, Host Michael Barnard speaks with Tristan Smith, a prominent expert in maritime decarbonization and professor at the University College London Energy Institute. Tristan shares his insights, beginning with an...
May 28, 2025 · 37 min
52. The Hydrogen Titanic (2/2)
In this episode of Redefining Energy Tech, host Michael Barnard concludes his conversation (See Ep51 for part 1/2) with Dr. Joseph Romm about the uncomfortable truths behind hydrogen's persistent hype. Romm—physicist, climate policy expert, and author...
May 14, 2025 · 36 min
51. The Hydrogen Titanic (1/2)
In this episode of Redefining Energy Tech, host Michael Barnard sat down with Dr. Joseph Romm—physicist, energy policy veteran, and author of The Hype About Hydrogen—to pull back the curtain on hydrogen’s persistent mystique. Romm isn’t new to the...
Apr 23, 2025 · 55 min
50. Geothermal: Drilling for Decarbonization (2/2)
Simon Todd is back with Michael Barnard for part 2/2, and this time he’s drilling deeper—both literally and figuratively. In this second round, the Managing Director of Causeway Energies walks us through the hard tech and hard truths of geothermal...
Apr 9, 2025 · 47 min
49. Geothermal: Drilling for Decarbonization (1/2)
In this eye-opening episode (part 1/2), Host Michael Barnard invites Simon Todd, Managing Director of Causeway Energies and a man whose geological expertise spans from the chalk beds of Northern Ireland to the drilling decks of BP. Simon joins the...
Mar 26, 2025 · 39 min
48. Grid Reliability in a Renewable World (2/2)
In this second part of the conversation, Mark O'Malley returns to discuss with co-host Michael Barnard grid reliability and the evolving challenges of integrating renewable energy. The conversation examines successful examples from Germany, Denmark,...
Mar 12, 2025 · 42 min
47. Grid Reliability in a Renewable World (1/2)
The transformation of global power systems is accelerating as wind and solar become dominant energy sources. In the latest episode of Redefining Energy Tech, Mark O'Malley, Leverhulme Professor of Power Systems at Imperial College London, offers a...
Feb 19, 2025 · 49 min
46. China’s Balancing Act: Coal, Renewables and Nuclear (2/2)
In Episode 46 of *Redefining Energy - Tech*, host Michael Barnard concludes his talk with David Fishman. David examines China's dynamic energy landscape, emphasizing the rapid development of wind, solar, and energy storage technologies. The episode...
Feb 5, 2025 · 53 min
45. China’s Balancing Act: Coal, Renewables and Nuclear (1/2)
In Episode 45 of the *Redefining Energy TECH* series, host Michael Barnard invites David Fishman, a senior manager at Lantau Group. David delves into the intricacies of China's energy landscape, highlighting the country's efforts to balance growth and...
Jan 22, 2025 · 48 min
44. Critical Minerals: the new Gold Rush (2/2)
In this second part, Gavin Mudd, director of the Critical Minerals Intelligence Center at the British Geological Survey, shares insights into the pivotal role of minerals in the energy transition. While Australia boasts abundant resources, Mudd...
Jan 8, 2025 · 47 min
43. Critical Minerals: the new Gold Rush (1/2)
In the latest episode of *Redefining Energy Tech*, host Michael Barnard is joined by Gavin Mudd, director of the Critical Minerals Intelligence Center at the British Geological Survey, for an insightful discussion on critical minerals, their supply...
Dec 18, 2024 · 52 min
42. The HVDC Grid Revolution (2/2)
Michael Barnard concludes his conversation with John Fitzgerald, CEO of Supernode. They explore the game-changing potential of superconducting transmission technology. Superconductors, capable of carrying electricity with zero resistance at extremely...
Dec 4, 2024 · 44 min
41. The HVDC Grid Revolution (1/2)
Michael Barnard invites John Fitzgerald, the CEO of Supernode. John delves into the transformative potential of energy transmission technologies and the critical role of interconnectors in shaping the future of renewable energy. Drawing from his...
Nov 20, 2024 · 53 min
40: Buses - Hydrogen vs Batteries (2/2)
In this second part of the episode, Michael Raynor and Michael Barnard offer an in-depth analysis of the comparison between hydrogen fuel cell and battery electric buses, focusing on key findings and discrepancies in a recent CUTRIC study. Barnard...

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