Future Energy Insights
Bringing together industry leaders, innovators and global thinkers, Future Energy Insights by the World Future Energy Summit takes an in-depth look at renewable energy and sustainability. Featuring lively debate and passionate discussion, the series covers six core topics: clean energy, water scarcity, smart cities, circular economies, waste management and climate change. It shines a spotlight on the critical issues and major gamechangers shaping the sector today.
Episodes
48 episodes
In Conversation with Robin Mills: The Future of Green Steel
Decarbonising heavy industry is one of the biggest challenges in the transition to a low-carbon economy, with steel at the heart of it. In this episode, Robin Mills welcomes Dr. Dimitrios Dimitriou, Senior Vice President for ESG and Sustainabil...
Grid vs. GPU: AI, Clean Power, and The Fight for Processing Speed
The world has entered an era where two forces - artificial intelligence and the global energy transition - are accelerating faster than our systems can keep up. AI is reshaping industries, straining power grids, and redefining what nations need...
In Conversation with Robin Mills: The (Artificial) Intelligence Behind Energy
AI is moving beyond the digital world and into the physical industries that power the global economy. In this episode, Robin Mills welcomes Saravan Penubarthi Chief Technology Officer at AIQ, to explore how artificial intelligence is transformi...
In Conversation with Robin Mills: The Economics of Renewables
Electricity demand is entering a new era, driven by electrification, AI, population growth and the rapid expansion of new technologies. In this episode, Robin Mills speaks with Mazin Khan, CFO of Masdar, about how the global energy landscape is...
In Conversation with Robin Mills: The New Sustainability Opportunity
The New Sustainability Opportunity: From Commitment to Commercial ValueSustainability is entering a new phase, one where environmental ambition must go hand in hand with economic value, innovation and long-term business strategy. ...
In Conversation with Robin Mills: The New Energy Opportunity
The energy transition is moving beyond deployment to a new phase of transformation, creating opportunities across technology, investment and infrastructure. In this episode, Robin Mills welcomes James Allan, Head of Energy, Economics and Climat...
In Conversation with Robin Mills: The New Energy Equation
The New Energy Equation: Security, Sustainability and Resilience As countries race to decarbonise while meeting growing energy demand, energy security has become a strategic priority. In this episode,
Digitalisation: Inside the New Era of Grid Planning
As power grids grow more complex, operators need tools that can simulate faster, plan with greater precision, and anticipate stress before it hits. Digital twins are emerging as one of the most powerful ways to model system behaviour in real ti...
Hydrogen: From Hype to Clean Energy Business
Hydrogen is becoming a critical pillar of the clean energy transition, but scaling it demands both technological progress and innovative financing. In this episode, two experts explore what it will take to build a competitive hydrogen economy, ...
How CEPA is Rewiring UAE–Australia Energy Ties
The UAE-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) has entered a new phase - one that puts renewable energy at the centre of bilateral cooperation. In this episode, we explore how this expansion could unlock new investment an...
The New Power Loads Reshaping the Energy Grid
Rapid population growth, economic diversification, and data intensive technologies are driving unprecedented electricity demand across the region. Utilities are being asked to connect loads that would have been unimaginable a decade ago, due to...
Investing for Decarbonisation - From Transition Finance to Funding the Blue Economy
In this episode, we focus on how finance can accelerate real‑world climate solutions. The episode opens with transition finance, examining how credible capital frameworks can support hard‑to‑abate sectors and drive decarbonisation across an eco...
Mobile EV Charging: Solving the Fleet Infrastructure Gap
SAVVY Charging Technologies' CEO and Founder Muhammad Jamal explains how on-demand mobile charging helps fleet operators cut infrastructure costs while accelerating EV adoption.Speakers:Muhammad Jamal, CEO and Founder, SAVVY ...
Advancing CCUS: Innovation and Market Viability
Carbon capture and storage is considered essential for its contribution to climate stabilisation. Its success hinges on investment into scalable CCS technologies, clear regulations, and greater commitment of the government and private industry....
Reimagining urban mobility: Advanced Air Mobility, eVTOLs and the future of transport
Advanced air mobility is emerging as a potentially transformative mode of transport. Electric vehicle, take-off, and landing aircraft or eVTOLs are capturing public imagination. If pilot projects prove reliable, we stand at the beginning of a r...
Scaling CleanTech from idea to impact
CleanTech breakthroughs can shine at the prototype stage, but stall before reaching full-scale deployment. The reasons vary - it's a poor market fit, adopts the wrong business model, is too complex to scale, supply chain challenges, or regulati...
Intelligent Energy - How AI is Redefining Global Energy Systems
Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the energy sector, from predictive maintenance in power grids to optimizing renewable energy sources and improving efficiency in energy consumption. In this episode, we look at the cutting-...
The Energy Evolution of Data Centres
The rapid expansion of data centres is fuelling an urgent need for sustainable energy solutions. As demand for cloud computing and AI accelerates, investors, developers, operators, hyperscalers, and end users must find ways to minimise carbon f...
How Grid-Scale Storage is Revolutionising Clean Energy Growth
Grid-scale energy storage systems such as Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are revolutionising the clean energy landscape. As renewable energy sources continue to expand, their intermittency is a challenge for grid stability. BESS mitigate...
The Future of Waste Management in a Circular, Zero Landfill World
As the global shift towards a circular economy accelerates, the waste management industry faces a defining challenge: how does it eliminate landfill reliance while ensuring sustainable, efficient solutions? Governments and major private-sector ...
Human-Centric Approaches to Smart Buildings
This episode will explore human-centric design in smart buildings. As technology reshapes the spaces we use, the focus is shifting towards ensuring that our built spaces enhance human well-being, productivity, and connectivity. During this podc...
Mobilising green finance: tackling the supply-demand imbalance
Despite growing commitments from both the public and private sectors, the flow of capital into green projects continues to lag behind demand. High investment risks, regulatory hurdles, and structural inefficiencies are slowing progress—particul...
The next generation of smart cities: Integrating AI, data, and community resilience for sustainable urban living
As urban landscapes continue to evolve, the challenges we face are becoming increasingly complex.Climate change, population growth, and rapid urbanisation are pushing cities to their limits, necessitating smarter, more adaptive solutions...
Advancing water security: A technology-driven approach
Water security is one of the most pressing challenges in arid regions, where the combination of limited natural water resources and increasing demand places immense pressure on existing systems.The impacts of climate change, such as prol...
Empowering clean energy innovation: Accelerating the transition to a resilient, decarbonised energy grid in the MENA region
The demand for renewable energy is surging, and startups are stepping up as key players in driving innovation for energy efficiency and storage.But what exactly are they doing, and how are they overcoming the challenges of a rapidly evo...