In This Episode Our host, Stuart Broadley, speaks with Miranda Hochberg of Siemens Energy, EIC Company of the Year 2025, to explore how one of the world’s leading energy technology companies is navigating the rapid transformation of industry.

Stuart and Miranda take a deep dive into the forces reshaping global energy markets, including the explosive growth of AI and data centers, rising electricity demand, and the critical role of gas turbines, grid infrastructure, electrification, and automation in delivering reliable power at scale. They examine Siemens Energy’s recent $1 billion US manufacturing investment, the realities of supplying energy for hyperscale data centers, and why integration across technologies is more important than any single breakthrough.

The conversation also looks at balancing growth with decarbonization, the practical application of ESG in a shifting geopolitical landscape, the role of collaboration across the supply chain, and why the next decade of industrial transformation will be defined by connecting electrification, hydrogen, AI, and digital innovation to build a cleaner, more resilient energy system.

What Is the EIC?

The Energy Industries Council (EIC) is one of the world’s largest energy trade associations. As a not-for-profit organisation, it supports more than 950 member companies involved in the global energy value chain. EIC operatesinternationally, with offices in London, Kuala Lumpur, Rio de Janeiro, Houston, Dubai, and soon, Berlin.

It is energy agnostic, supporting all parts of the energy sector. From mature renewable onshore and offshore sectors like wind, solar and hydropower; to grid infrastructure and large nuclear; to hydrocarbon sectors like oil & gas, LNG, FPSO, decommissioning, upstream, midstream and downstream; to emerging low-carbon sectors like hydrogen, carbon capture, CCUS, energy storage, BESS, biofuels, SAF (sustainable aviation fuels), and geothermal.

EIC provides a wide range of services, including access to global market intelligence, CAPEX and OPEX project data, consulting support, events, business development opportunities, and advocacy. It also facilitates connections with key decision-makers and policymakers in the energy sector worldwide.

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Contact Stuart Broadley about doing your own C-level EIC podcast at Stuart.Broadley@the-eic.com

In this episode

Our host, Stuart Broadley, is joined by Ian Grainger, CEO of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), to explore how the global maritime and offshore construction sector is navigating an increasingly uncertain regulatory and geopolitical landscape.

Stuart and Ian discuss the implications of the delayed International Maritime Organization net zero framework, the challenges this creates for vessel owners and contractors, and why the absence of a global standard is slowing investment in low carbon fuels and new assets. The conversation examines fuel availability, emissions trading schemes, vessel retrofits, hybrid technologies and the practical limits of decarbonizing a global offshore fleet.

The episode also looks at wider pressures facing the sector, including visa restrictions, rising project costs, workforce shortages, automation and the growing importance of protecting critical offshore infrastructure. With insights drawn from IMCA’s global membership, the discussion offers a grounded view of how industry leaders are managing uncertainty while continuing to deliver energy security and the offshore energy transition.

What Is the EIC?

The Energy Industries Council (EIC) is one of the world’s largest energy trade associations. As a not-for-profit organisation, it supports more than 950 member companies involved in the global energy value chain. EIC operatesinternationally, with offices in London, Kuala Lumpur, Rio de Janeiro, Houston, Dubai, and soon, Berlin.

It is energy agnostic, supporting all parts of the energy sector. From mature renewable onshore and offshore sectors like wind, solar and hydropower; to grid infrastructure and large nuclear; to hydrocarbon sectors like oil & gas, LNG, FPSO, decommissioning, upstream, midstream and downstream; to emerging low-carbon sectors like hydrogen, carbon capture, CCUS, energy storage, BESS, biofuels, SAF (sustainable aviation fuels), and geothermal.

EIC provides a wide range of services, including access to global market intelligence, CAPEX and OPEX project data, consulting support, events, business development opportunities, and advocacy. It also facilitates connections with key decision-makers and policymakers in the energy sector worldwide.

Stay Connected with EIC

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about the EIC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Explore EIC membership ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about the Five Golden Rules for a Healthy Energy Supply Chain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn about EIC Consult⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠History of the EIC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Contact Stuart Broadley about doing your own C-level EIC podcast at Stuart.Broadley@the-eic.com

In this episode

Our host Stuart Broadley speaks with Stuart Payne, Chief Executive of the North Sea Transition Authority, about how the UK is navigating the competing demands of energy security, decarbonization and economic resilience during a period of unprecedented change.The discussion unpacks the evolving role of the NSTA as regulator of oil and gas, carbon storage and offshore hydrogen, and explores the distinction between energy security and energy sovereignty in a world of geopolitical uncertainty and rising demand. Stuart Payne shares insights on the future of UK oil and gas production, the pace of emissions reduction, and how infrastructure, investment certainty and policy stability underpin a successful transition.They also discuss the impact of the transition on communities such as Aberdeen, the importance of maintaining a strong domestic supply chain, and why a coordinated, evidence-based approach to offshore energy could position the UK as a global model for managing transition at scale.

What Is the EIC?

The Energy Industries Council (EIC) is one of the world’s largest energy trade associations. As a not-for-profit organisation, it supports more than 950 member companies involved in the global energy value chain. EIC operatesinternationally, with offices in London, Kuala Lumpur, Rio de Janeiro, Houston, Dubai, and soon, Berlin.

It is energy agnostic, supporting all parts of the energy sector. From mature renewable onshore and offshore sectors like wind, solar and hydropower; to grid infrastructure and large nuclear; to hydrocarbon sectors like oil & gas, LNG, FPSO, decommissioning, upstream, midstream and downstream; to emerging low-carbon sectors like hydrogen, carbon capture, CCUS, energy storage, BESS, biofuels, SAF (sustainable aviation fuels), and geothermal.

EIC provides a wide range of services, including access to global market intelligence, CAPEX and OPEX project data, consulting support, events, business development opportunities, and advocacy. It also facilitates connections with key decision-makers and policymakers in the energy sector worldwide.

Stay Connected with EIC

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about the EIC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Explore EIC membership ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about the Five Golden Rules for a Healthy Energy Supply Chain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn about EIC Consult⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠History of the EIC⁠⁠⁠⁠

Contact Stuart Broadley about doing your own C-level EIC podcast at Stuart.Broadley@the-eic.com