Energy transition podcasts

If you are interested in learning more about the fight against climate change, discover what the energy transition is and how Iberdrola is committed to a cleaner, more responsible and smarter model.

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Connecting America: The Future of the Grid in the United States

In this episode, Kamal Ahmed is joined by Pedro Azagra, the CEO of Avangrid, to discuss the specific difficulties facing the grid in the United States, and the upgrades and expansion needed to decarbonise the country’s electricity networks, and facilitate the energy transition. 

Banking on Smart Grids

In this episode, our host Kamal Ahmed is joined by Marta Solaz, Head of Grid Operations at Scottish Power Networks; Charles Wood, Deputy Director of Energy UK; and, Rob Gramlich, Founder and President of Grid Strategies LLC for a discussion about innovation in the grid: the progress that has been made – and what more needs to be done.

Rethinking the grid

In this episode our host, journalist Kamal Ahmed, is joined by three brilliant guests, including Keith Anderson, CEO of Scottish Power, to give us an insight into the state of networks in the UK, US and Europe, the difficulties we currently face in improving them, and the potential solutions that could be put in place to reduce global carbon emissions whilst still meeting all of society’s energy needs.

Hydrogen: green "silver bullet" or a bunch of hype?

Journalist Khamal Ahmed moderates this meeting between three leading energy experts: Barry Carruthers, director of hydrogen at ScottishPower, the UK subsidiary of Iberdrola; Fiona Harvey, environment correspondent for The Guardian; and Professor Nigel Brandon, chair of Sustainable Development in Energy at Imperial College London.

Will electric vehicles make our roads green and clean?

Journalist Kamal Ahmed moderates this meeting between the Director of New Initiatives of Iberdrola's Innovation and Sustainability Division, Enrique Meroño, and award-winning transport expert Christian Wolmar to debate whether electric vehicles will solve our emissions problems or whether they are just a mirage on the path to green roads.

Was COP26 a turning point for the planet?

Journalist Kamal Ahmed moderated this meeting between the CEO of Scottish Power, Iberdrola's UK subsidiary, Keith Anderson, and Professor of Economic Policy at Oxford University, Dieter Yelmo, to debate whether the measures taken during COP26 would have any serious contribution to make in the fight against climate change. The debate took place on 29 October 2021, before the start of the summit.