The road to electric - a journey towards decarbonising the on-highway freight industry, featuring Eric Azeroual

In this episode, we sat down with Cameron Tonkin, COO at Green Lithium, a company that is set to build and operate the first centralised commercial lithium refinery in the UK. Alongside our Associate Director - Future Mobility, Jayne Hood, we explore Cameron’s views on what is driving growth in demand for lithium, the environmental implications of this growth and how new technologies are impacting the future of lithium and its uses.

In this episode, we sat down with Doron Myersdorf, CEO at StoreDot, a pioneer in the extreme fast charging (XFC) battery market. Alongside our Associate Director - Future Mobility, Jayne Hood, we explore Doron’s views on how battery technology is addressing the three main bugbears for EV owners; range anxiety, charging time and battery performance.

In this episode, we sat down with Andreas Sichert, Founder and CEO at Orcan Energy AG, a company that develops, manufactures and sells efficient energy solutions for the conversion of waste heat into electricity based on Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) technology. Alongside our Associate Director - Future Mobility, Jayne Hood, we explore Andreas’ views on alternative solutions to capture heat discarded by the industrial process, the latest technology in the waste heat to power sector and the key industry growth drivers.

In this episode, we sat down with Eric Azeroual, Vice President, On-Highway BU at Danfoss Editron, a company that is changing the way the world moves with electric and hybrid powertrain systems for the marine, off-highway and transportation sectors. Alongside our Associate Director - Future Mobility, Jayne Hood, we explore Eric’s views on high-powered charging stations, battery banks for energy storage and the EV charging infrastructure requirements for electric trucks.

In this episode, we sat down with Antti Väyrynen, Off-Highway Business Unit Director at Danfoss Editron, a company that is changing the way the world moves with electric and hybrid powertrain systems for the marine, off-highway and transportation sectors.  Alongside our Associate Director - Future Mobility, Jayne Hood, we explore Antti’s views on the challenges around reducing gas emissions and charging infrastructure, the timeline of electrification and the future of the off-highway vehicle market.

In this episode, we sat down with Tomi Ristimäki, CEO and President at Kempower, a company that designs, manufactures and commercializes charging solutions and services for electric vehicles and machines. We explore Tomi’s views on clean technology, EV charging and the challenges which lay ahead as the industry scales up to support ever-increasing demand.

In our third episode, we sat down with Erno Tenhunen, Business Unit Director (Marine & Services) at Danfoss Editron, a company that manufactures electric and hybrid powertrain systems for heavy-duty and commercial vehicles, machines and marine vessels. We explore Erno’s views on the role of electrification in shipping and the pathway to decarbonising the global maritime industry.

In this episode, we sat down with James Frith, Principal at Volta Energy Technologies, a VC firm focusing on energy storage and technologies. James is a known subject matter expert in energy storage and has advised governments, financial institutions, and the automotive and mining sectors as they positioned themselves for the ever-approaching lower carbon economy. We explore James’s views on the current supply chain dilemma in the battery industry and the challenges faced by Europe in reversing 20 years of OEM policy.

In our first edition of the Chad Harrison Insights podcast, we’re joined by Macartan Flanagan, Group Commercial Director at Gestamp – one of the leading firms in the European automotive industry.  Alongside our Future Mobility Associate Director, Jayne Hood, we explore Macartan’s views on the current Future Mobility arena and the dichotomy between the larger established organisations and their smaller start-up counterparts.