#89 | Interview, Tomi Ristimaki, CEO, Kempower

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Robert Brehm, the founder and CTO of FLEXeCHARGE.Robert explains what led him to start FLEXeCharge and the businesses journey into one of the leading charge point energy and power management providers for Charge Point Operators (CPO) and Charging Solution Providers (CSP). Helping CPO's and CSP's get more from less!Ryan and Robert discuss the FLEXeCHARGE technology and how the company has developed its technology and its route to market.If you are involved in the development and deployment of large scale charging solutions and microgrids then this podcast is for you!Robert Brehm Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-brehm-0aba47a9/FLEXeCHARGE corporate website: https://www.flexecharge.com/eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on X: https://twitter.com/acexryan

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Lars Stegmann, CEO of supercapacitor technology developer Cap-XX.Lars explains what a supercapacitor is and where they might be used, in applications from off-highway machinery energy storage to aerospace.Ryan and Lars discuss the technology and also Cap-XX as a business, how the company has developed its technology and its route to market.If you have ever wondered what makes a supercapacitor super and where they are used then check this episode out!Lars Stegmann Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lars-stegmann-82909061/Cap-XX Corporate Website: https://www.cap-xx.com/eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/acexryan

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Daan Moreels and Peter Leijnen, from the axial flux motor technology business Magnax.Daan and Peter tell Ryan about their journey and how they came to launch Magnax and be workign together.They go onto discuss axial flux motor technology and what they have been developing in this area.If you are interested in motor development, or what all the fuss is around axial flux motors check this episode out!Daan Moreels Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daanmoreels/Peter Leijnen Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-leijnen-1970a0296/Magnax corporate website: https://www.magnax.com/eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/acexryan

For this episode of the eTech49 podcast Ryan Maughan speaks to Noah Gedrimas from GPR, GPD have been pioneering a new technology for the localisation of autonomous vehicles and machinery using Ground Penetrating Radar.Noah and Ryan discuss his background and what attracted him to work in the autonomous vehicle sensor technology space and then go on to discuss the GPR technology.If you are involved in the development of autonomous vehicle systems this episode is a must!Noah Gedrimas Linkedin profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-gedrimas-14307960/GPR corporate website: https://gpr.com/eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/acexryan

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to John Springer, who is Segment Manager for E-Mobility at Dynapower, a Sensata Technologies company.John has been involved in battery systems and power electronics for more than 10 years, working initially in battery development for elecrtonics devices before moving into battery systems for grid energy storage, and then to Dynapower. Dynapower is a leading developer and manufacturer of grid scale power electronics solutions and power converters, the business has recently celebrated its 60th birthday. Dynapower has been working on more efficient DC based power systems for large sale fast charging developments and micro-grids.John and Ryan discuss his background and experience and the latest developments in high power DC charging and power conversion.John Springer LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-j-springer/Dynapower corporate website: https://dynapower.com/eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/acexryan

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Robert Rossi, who is Senior Vice President of Autonomous Systems at TuSimple.Robert has a wealth of experience in the development of autonomous vehicle technology, mapping technology and image processing.TuSimple is an autonomous driving technology business focused on the trucking and logistics market. Where they are aiming to bring commercial autonomous technology to the market that can be utilised by vehicle manufacturers to launch autonomous technology.Robert and Ryan discuss his background and experience and the latest developments in the autonomous driving technology market.Robert Rossi LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertaugustrossi/TuSimple corporate website: https://www.tusimple.com/eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/acexryan

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Tim Hade who is the Co-Founder & Chief Development Officer at Scale Microgrids.Scale Microgrids are a developer of Microgrids, they design and install large scale solar, battery storage and power management systems to create local renewable energy based systems for corporate clients.Following a career in the US Air Force, and launching and then exiting a cleantech business, Tim came to start Scale Microgrids through a combination of his desire to help people acheive energy security and reduce their impact on the environment and it has been going from strength to strength working with companies to design and build microgrids that help them reduce their dependency on the main power grid, generate their own power and save CO2. The potential for a more distributed energy system to help reduce our dependency on fossil fuels and improve energy security really is a passion of Tim's and this came across in our discussion. He is also thinking about future concepts like being able to deploy distributed resources as virtual power plants and what happens to the centralised infrastructure when more microgrid systems are deployed which could remove a significant contribution to the operating costs of the traditional energy generation and distribution business.Tim Hade LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothyhade/Scale Microgrids corporate website: https://www.scalemicrogrids.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/acexryaneTech49 website: https://etech49.com/eTech Podcast archieve: https://etech49.com/about-us/podcasts/

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Mrinal Sood who is the Director of Technical Marketing at AEye.AEye are a leading supplier unique software-defined lidar solutions. That allow the implementation of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and autonomous applications in automotive, trucking, aerospace, defence, rail and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). Mrinal has been with the business since 2021, but has a long background in ADAS and Automotive technology. Mrinal and Ryan discuss what makes up a software defined lidar solution, how the technology works and what benefits that the software defined sensor architecture brings to the market. If you are interested in autonomous vehicle technology this podcast is a great listen.Mrinal Sood LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/msood90/AEye corporate website: https://www.aeye.ai/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/acexryan

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Tomi Ristimaki, CEO of leading high power EV Charging system provider Kempower. Tomi has been leading the Kempower business since 2019, he has a long background in the electric vehicle industry having worked at Visedo since 2011 (acquired by Danfoss in 2017), and before that in inverters, and electrical switchgear he is a true industry expert. Tomi and Ryan discuss the growth in the EV industry and in particular EV charging technology and what state of the art charging systems look like that are now being deployed. Tomi Ristimaki LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomi-ristim%C3%A4ki-7719883/Kempower corporate website: https://kempower.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/acexryan

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Professor Paul Christensen, Professor of Pure and Applied Electrochemistry at Newcastle University and Founder of Lithiumionsafety Ltd a specialist battery systems safety consultancyPaul and Ryan discuss Lithium Ion battery systems and in particular battery system safety, a topic that Paul has gained international recognition in. Paul explains some of the main failure mechanisms in a lithium ion battery system that can lead to battery fires and also some of the other failure modesFor anyone with an interest in battery systems and lithium ion battery safety this podcast is essential listening!Paul Christensen LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-christensen-a2bb6b82/Paul Christensen Staff Profile: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/engineering/staff/profile/paulchristensen.htmlRyan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/acexryaneTech49 website: https://www.etech49.comeTech Developments website: https://www.etechdevelopments.com