This week on Energy Unplugged, we’re delighted to welcome Guillaume de Goÿs, CEO of Aluminium Dunkerque. He joins our Head of France, Pierre Dennery, and Julia Breuing, Research Associate in our Berlin office to discuss the challenges energy consumers are facing from tariffs, electricity, and carbon prices.

Guillaume began his career in the tire industry at Michelin before transitioning to the aluminium sector, working first in Cameroon and later in France. He is now CEO of Aluminium Dunkerque, the largest aluminium smelter in Europe and a global leader in low-carbon aluminium production. He also serves as President of Aluminium France and sits on the board of UNIDEN.

Main topics include the following:

• Challenges faced by energy-intensive industries in Europe and whether the European Clean Industrial Deal addresses them
• Indirect emission compensation in Europe and its interactions with the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
• The potential role of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and flexibility

This week on Energy Unplugged, we're thrilled to welcome Sir Alex Chisholm, UK Chair of EDF and a Board Director at BT Group plc, along with Kirsty Gogan, Founding Director & Co-CEO of Terra Praxis and Managing Partner at Lucid Catalyst. They'll be joining Dan Monzani, our Managing Director for the UK, Ireland, and India, for an insightful discussion on the role of nuclear power.

Prior to EDF Energy and BT Group, Sir Alex worked at the top level of the UK Government, including 4 years in charge of the business and energy department. Kirsty’s experience counts 15 years as a senior advisor to Government on climate and energy policy, including 10 Downing St and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

The main topics up for discussion include the following:

• The role of nuclear in supporting data centre demand
• How to accelerate the deployment of small modular reactors, and the role of innovation in standardising their manufacturing
• The major barriers to successful new nuclear development, including funding, supply chains, skills base, and public support to this technology

This week on Energy Unplugged, we’re delighted to welcome Wendy Lam, CEO of Capsol Technologies. She joined our Head of Nordics & Baltics, Alexander Esser, to discuss the future of industrial decarbonisation.

Wendy is an experienced technology leader with more than 20 years’ experience at major international industrial companies and has a proven track record of driving growth, developing strategic partnerships, and commercializing new technologies worldwide. Now, she leads Capsol Technologies, a carbon capture technology provider. They license their technology to Stockholm’s Värtaverket, which will be Europe’s first large-scale bio-energy carbon capture and storage, BECCS, plant when operational.

Main topics include the following:

• The role of carbon capture in meeting climate goals
• The implications of the Clean Industrial Deal for industry and investment
• Real-world projects, including Europe’s first large-scale negative emissions plant