Energy Matters
10 episodes - English - Latest episode: 25 days ago -SMS plc brings you Energy Matters. The podcast which explores the UK energy system's journey to net zero emissions, and how innovative, low-carbon solutions for both consumers and businesses will be fundamental to driving it forward. Each episode, we invite industry experts to tackle the sector's most important topics, and how addressing these issues can help solve our climate crisis.
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The game-changing reform set to transform the UK energy industry: Market-Wide Half Hourly Settlement
April 02, 2024 10:00 - 56 minutes - 39.9 MBDue to come into force by the end of 2026, Market-Wide Half Hourly Settlement is being dubbed as the biggest transformation to the UK energy industry since privatisation and competition was introduced in the mid 1990s. But what exactly is it? And moreover, what will it mean for everyday energy consumers, and Britain's net zero carbon emissions ambitions more widely? In this special episode of Energy Matters, smart meter and energy data experts Richard Hill and Chris Mawer (Directors at SM...
"Kids feel powerless about climate change...this new schools programme will finally help empower them!"
January 30, 2024 10:00 - 49 minutes - 35 MBImagine a sustainable community of UK schools that prepare young people with the skills needed for a net zero future, and in turn help actively reduce carbon emissions through a programme led by the children themselves... Well, that is exactly what's happening through the Energy in Schools initiative (energyinschools.co.uk) -- a revolutionary new platform being rolled out by two leading energy solutions companies, SMS plc and MyUtilityGenius. In this episode of Energy Matters, Tom Woolle...
'Energy digitalisation is our most important enabler of sustainability amid climate change'
November 05, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBMatthew Roderick, the founder of ground-breaking energy data company, n3rgy, speaks to Tom Woolley for the first ever episode of Energy Matters. Together with host Tom, Matt discusses the essential role that energy data plays in global efforts to decarbonise. A role which has only recently been made possible through the ongoing digitalisation of energy systems worldwide due to new smart metering technologies. They explore how improved accessibility to energy data (which can tell us exactl...
Ep.1: 'Energy digitalisation is our most important enabler of sustainability amid climate change'
November 05, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBMatthew Roderick, the founder of ground-breaking energy data company, n3rgy, speaks to Tom Woolley for the first ever episode of Energy Matters. Together with host Tom, Matt discusses the essential role that energy data plays in global efforts to decarbonise. A role which has only recently been made possible through the ongoing digitalisation of energy systems worldwide due to new smart metering technologies. They explore how improved accessibility to energy data (which can tell us exactl...
Episode 4: How can the private sector deliver Net Zero? (with Tim Mortlock)
November 09, 2021 12:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBIn the week that the world's leaders gathered in Glasgow for the UN COP26 summit on climate change, Energy Matters sat down with SMS's Chief Operating Officer, Tim Mortlock, to discuss the UK Government's strategy for reaching net zero carbon emissions, and how the private and public sectors can work together to make it happen. Energy Matters is presented, produced, and edited by Aled Bryon. You can read more about what we discussed in the episode at the following links: UK Government's ...
Episode 3: Understanding Energy Storage (with John Flaherty)
October 11, 2021 13:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBIn our latest episode, we chat about battery storage — or energy storage as it is otherwise known — to understand the essential, if relatively underappreciated role that the technology is playing in efforts to decarbonise energy systems globally. With interviewee John Flaherty (Managing Director at SMS plc), we find out the difference between behind-the-meter and grid-scale energy storage technologies, how they are vital to supporting the increased use of renewable power, and why these ass...
Episode 3: Understanding Energy Storage (with John Flaherty)
October 11, 2021 13:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBIn our latest episode, we chat about battery storage — or energy storage as it is otherwise known — to understand the essential, if relatively underappreciated role that the technology is playing in efforts to decarbonise energy systems globally. With interviewee John Flaherty (Managing Director at SMS plc), we find out the difference between behind-the-meter and grid-scale energy storage technologies, how they are vital to supporting the increased use of renewable power, and why these ass...
Episode 2: Becoming a Net-Zero Carbon Business (with Charlotte Gregory)
June 16, 2021 14:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBWhat exactly is net-zero carbon? And what will it take for our economies and businesses to make such ambitious environmental targets a reality in the face of climate change? In this episode, we talk to senior sustainability professional, Charlotte Gregory, about what 'net-zero' means and look at the strategies being deployed by forward-thinking and socially responsible organisations who hope to achieve the milestone within the next decade. Charlotte specifically discusses SMS's 'Net-Zero 2...
Tackling Fuel Poverty (with Killian O'Connor)
April 15, 2021 08:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBIn this first ever episode of Energy Matters, we set about tackling one of the energy industry's — and indeed one of society's — biggest issues: fuel poverty. More than 10% of households in the UK today cannot afford to pay their energy bills or heat their homes, a situation which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. We talk to renewable energy expert, Killian O'Connor, about how fuel poverty is defined, some of the Government policies aimed at alleviating the problem, and how...
Episode 1: Tackling Fuel Poverty (with Killian O'Connor)
April 15, 2021 08:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBIn this first ever episode of Energy Matters, we set about tackling one of the energy industry's — and indeed one of society's — biggest issues: fuel poverty. More than 10% of households in the UK today cannot afford to pay their energy bills or heat their homes, a situation which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. We talk to renewable energy expert, Killian O'Connor, about how fuel poverty is defined, some of the Government policies aimed at alleviating the problem, and how...