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Renewable Rides

Renewable Rides

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Renewable Rides is the guide to the corporate energy transition. Featuring interviews with industry experts and business leaders, Renewable Rides aims to help companies tackle challenges and maximize opportunities in the pursuit of a resilient, profitable, and thriving energy future. Hosts Gareth Evans and Dan Roberts, founders of VECKTA, shed light on the energy transition and the benefits it presents for company brand, operations and resilience.

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  • Ep 94: Linking Sustainability with Profitability and Impact - Our Conversation with Business Resilience Strategist Melanie Larkins
    Aug 19 2025

    What if sustainability wasn’t just about compliance but about unlocking hidden value in your business? In this conversation with Melanie Larkins, a global sustainability strategist with over 20 years of ESG leadership experience, you’ll learn how systems thinking, strategic decision-making, and ROI-focused approaches can transform sustainability from a cost center into a driver of innovation, efficiency, and growth.

    You’ll discover the biggest barriers preventing businesses from fully leveraging sustainability, why leadership buy-in is critical, and how “uncomfortable transparency” can create real impact. Whether you’re a business leader, sustainability professional, or simply curious about building a better future, this episode will equip you with strategies to make a measurable, lasting impact.

    What You’ll Learn in Today’s Episode:

    • How systems thinking strengthens sustainability strategies.
    • Why ROI is essential for sustainability leadership.
    • Ways to move from compliance to value creation.
    • Common barriers to sustainability adoption.
    • How to secure leadership buy-in and funding.
    • The role of cross-company networking in driving impact.
    • Why transparency must be complete, not selective.
    • How to prevent burnout in sustainability teams.
    • Preparing for geopolitical and resource challenges.

    Resources in Today's Episode:

    • Melanie Larkins: LinkedIn
    • Gareth Evans: LinkedIn
    • Dan Roberts: LinkedIn
    • VECKTA: News

    You can view a video of the conversation on VECKTA's website here: https://tinyurl.com/33nzzrdb

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    43 Min.
  • Ep 93: The Potential of Hydrogen and Business in Reversing Climate Change with Entrepreneur, Author and Expert Rinaldo Brutoco
    Jul 29 2025

    Can business innovation really reverse climate change? In this episode, entrepreneur and founder of the World Business Academy, Rinaldo Brutoco, shares why he believes traditional institutions have failed to address the scale of the environmental crisis and why it's up to business leaders to step up with bold, transformative solutions. You'll learn how Rinaldo’s early experiences shaped his belief in enterprise as a force for good and why a mindset shift to stewardship is essential for real climate action.

    We also dive into the future of hydrogen as a clean energy solution, including Rinaldo's groundbreaking venture. You’ll gain insights into the technical and logistical challenges of hydrogen adoption, why it’s essential for hard-to-abate industries, and how political, economic, and systemic barriers can be overcome through innovation and decentralized energy systems.

    What You’ll Learn in Today’s Episode:

    • Why businesses must lead climate innovation.
    • The origins of Rinaldo’s sustainability mission.
    • How hydrogen can replace fossil fuels.
    • Technical barriers to hydrogen adoption.
    • Why decentralized microgrids are the future.
    • How to align climate action with profit.
    • Why pipelines limit hydrogen scalability.
    • How politics and policy stall renewable progress.

    Resources in Today's Episode:

    • Rinaldo Brutoco: LinkedIn
    • World Business Academy
    • H2 Clipper Inc.
    • Freedom from Mid-East Oil by Rinaldo Brutoco
    • Gareth Evans: LinkedIn
    • Dan Roberts: LinkedIn
    • VECKTA: News

    You can view a video of the conversation on VECKTA's website here: https://tinyurl.com/24kck656

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    49 Min.
  • Ep 92: One AI Platform for All 50 States - Making Sense of Energy Utility Filings with Halcyon Co-Founder Nat Bullard
    Jul 15 2025

    What if the biggest bottleneck in America’s clean energy transition isn’t technology… but information? In this episode, we sit down with Nat Bullard, co-founder of Halcyon, to explore how AI and machine learning are revolutionizing the way energy policy data is accessed and used. Nat explains how his lifelong passion for organizing complex systems has led to a career dedicated to decoding the regulatory chaos of U.S. energy markets. You’ll hear how his team tackles the “hairball” of unstructured data locked in outdated state-level systems and makes it useful for developers, utilities, and investors alike.

    We also dive into the real-world applications of Halcyon’s tools, from tracking the true cost of natural gas power plants to unlocking opportunities created by surging energy demand from data centers and hyperscalers. Nat shares how Halcyon’s data tools reduce “shoe leather costs,” speed up decision-making, and help navigate a dynamic market. Whether you’re curious about public utility commissions, fascinated by AI in infrastructure, or seeking clarity on energy economics, this episode is packed with insights into where the energy sector is headed.


    What You’ll Learn in Today’s Episode:

    • How Halcyon uses AI to make energy regulation data useful.
    • Why state-level systems create bottlenecks for developers.
    • What it means to “harmonize” public regulatory data.
    • How legacy systems slow down clean energy deployment.
    • The true cost of natural gas plants vs. industry assumptions.
    • What “shoe leather costs” are and how to reduce them.
    • The rise of large-load electricity customers like data centers.
    • Why some industries are cost-sensitive while others are not.
    • How new demand is reshaping U.S. energy strategy.


    Resources in Today's Episode:

    • Nat Bullard: LinkedIn | X | Website
    • Halcyon
    • Our World in Data
    • Hugging Face
    • Steel for Fuel blog
    • The Worlds I See by Dr. Fei-Fei Li
    • How Solar Energy Became Cheap by Gregory F. Nemet
    • The Box by Marc Levinson
    • Gareth Evans: LinkedIn
    • Dan Roberts: LinkedIn
    • VECKTA: News


    You can view a video of the conversation on VECKTA's website here: https://tinyurl.com/bdffvhc7

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    52 Min.
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