Recorded live at Energy Institute's International Energy Week 2026 in London, this episode examines Ukraine’s energy system on the 4th anniversary of the invasion against Russia.

Host Alex Wolfe listens to Maxim Timchenko, CEO of DTEK, who outlines the scale of damage to power plants, substations and generation capacity and what this means for millions of people facing severe winter conditions. He shares what it takes to maintain operations, protect employees and secure emergency generation while rebuilding a damaged grid.

We also hear from Cordi O'Hara OBE, President of National Grid Electricity Distribution, who reflects on the responsibility of electricity networks in times of conflict. She discusses grid resilience, decentralised energy systems and why energy security is now inseparable from national security.

Maxim Timchenko is Chief Executive of DTEK Group, having led the company since its foundation in 2005. DTEK has grown to become Ukraine’s largest private energy group, with a presence in eight European countries.

Since the invasion in 2022, Timchenko has directed the rebuilding of destroyed energy infrastructure and fast-tracked new, more resilient energy assets in pursuit of greater energy security. DTEK has spent over €15 billion on repairs and investments to become the country’s biggest wartime investor.

Cordi O'Hara is responsible for the safe and reliable operation of the UK’s largest electricity distribution network, serving more than 8 million customers across the East and West Midlands, South West and South Wales. As President, Cordi is accountable for National Grid’s £6bn investment programme that will be delivered until 2028, keeping clean, fair, affordable power flowing to homes and businesses across our region.

• DTEK power plants more than 220 times missle attacks
• Restored power to homes 36 million times
• Invested €380+ million to restore damaged thermal power plants
• Thwarted 213 million cyber-attacks (on average, 146,000 attacks per day)
• In 2025, it lost up to 90% of capacity at thermal power plants
• In total, 406 DTEK workers have been killed and 1,306 injured since 2022, the majority while serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine
• 3,900 DTEK workers are involved in restoring TPP capacity

DTEK Email: recovery@dtek.com

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Recorded live from Antwerp, this episode of the Wolfe Power Club sees Alex Wolfe in conversation with the team at Windrose Technology about what it actually takes to make electric long-haul HGV legally homologated for the EU. On the 29th January, this day happened and Windrose recieved their Belgium license plates, after nearly 4 years of work.

With 31 electric trucks already operating across five continents, the discussion focuses on real-world performance rather than theory. This includes: loaded range, charging in extreme heat and cold and how electric trucks stack up against diesel on cost and reliability. The episode explores where electric freight is already viable today and where the hard problems still remain.

We also touch on why commercial vehicles should have led the EV transition, the role of partnerships in scaling faster and what needs to happen next to make electric freight truly mainstream. Contributions from previous guest CEO of Windrose, Wen Han, the Vice Mayor of Antwerp, Johan Klaps, Ian Dennis and Dan Hardy from infrastructure partner Zenobē and the Head of Sales at Trailer Dynamics, Tobias Marian, help ground the discussion in policy, infrastructure and day-to-day operations.

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Returning by popular demand, Greg Emmenis, Managing Director of Storage Terminals Magazine, joins host Alex Wolfe during a packed week in London for International Energy Week.

Greg takes us inside the Top 100 Storage Terminals Influencers list and explains why it was created, how it has evolved and what it reveals about the changing definition of influence across the sector. They explore the standout trends from the 2026 influencers, through leadership and innovation and the substantial challenges and opportunities that face storage terminal operators today.

This episode also looks at the role Storage Terminals Magazine plays in connecting people across the industry, before turning to what’s next for storage terminals and the developments Greg is most excited to cover heading into 2027 and beyond.

Wolfe Power Club are proud to say Alex is featured as one of the 100 influencers in this year’s edition. Many thanks to all at Storage Terminals Magazine for the support and honour!

Listen to our previous episode with Greg to hear more about his role and career, from Season One, here:

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Greg Emmenis is the Managing Director and Publisher of Storage Terminals Magazine, a publication dedicated to the tank storage industry. It covers the latest developments in tank storage, terminal news, equipment, and services, along with insightful analysis and information on recent trends in the global tank storage market.

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Founder and Managing Director of Fleet Evolution and Co-Founder of Mercia Fleet Management, Andrew Leech, joins host Alex Wolfe on the Wolfe Power Club to unpack the realities of the UK’s electric vehicle transition from the front line of fleet management.

With responsibility for more than 1,600 vehicles, Andrew brings rare, lived experience of the highs and lows of the energy transition; including moving too early into green vehicles, navigating years of shifting political signals and helping customers adapt to rapid change in tax, technology and regulation.

The conversation explores whether electric vehicles have brought back the “glory days” of the company car, how benefit-in-kind tax has reshaped driver behaviour and which EVs dominated fleet sales in 2025. Andrew also shares what customers are really saying about range, charging costs and infrastructure as the UK falls short of its ZEV targets.

Fleet Evolution website: https://fleetevolution.com/

Mark Rober - Can You Fool A Self Driving Car (YouTube) clip: https://youtu.be/IQJL3htsDyQ?si=KiOLuas8oex38jgP

Andrew Leech has been around the fleet and employee benefits industry for over 26 years, from a career switch from finance to IT solution. For fleet, Andrew has transitioned to employee benefits and HR software and then an employee benefit centred around electric cars via a payroll deduction introducing EVs to SME’s who previously couldn’t offer salary sacrifice cars. Andrew's interest in electric cars is driven by personal experience, firstly as an asthmatic who realised when he moved to the countryside the improvement clean air can have on everyone's life; and then secondly as a former ‘petrol head’ who realised the experience that EVs offered.

A regular speaker on the university circuit Andrew is an advocate of EVs, not because of the environmental benefits specifically, but moreso because of the performance and convenience.

#ElectricVehiclesUK, #En

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Former Energy Minister and Chair of the Climate Action Coalition Chris Skidmore OBE joins host Alex Wolfe at a critical moment for UK energy policy and clean power.

Chris and the Chair of the Climate Change Commitee, Nigel Topping, launch the UK Clean Power Taskforce Report which looks at the electric economy. How do we create census and communicate change?

We also get into the detail of Chris' last two years since he resigned from Rishi Sunak's government over the issuing of new oil and gas licenses.

They also explore what must happen next to scale heat pumps, EVs and grid upgrades, the role of government versus the private sector and why the City of London remains central to financing the energy transition and shaping the future of UK energy.

Climate Action website: https://www.climateaction.org/

The Rt Hon Chris Skidmore OBE is a British historian, author and former Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingswood, known for his work in government roles, including Minister for Universities & Science, and his significant contributions as the independent chair of the UK's Net Zero Review (Mission Zero Report). Educated at Oxford, he's a published author on Tudor history, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and now focuses on climate policy, higher education and international strategy after his parliamentary career. He's the Chair of the Climate Action Coalition, who released this report on the 27th January 2026.

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Ever since Kathryn Porter appeared on the podcast, a storm has erupted in the British media, relentlessly tearing into wind energy and branding its storage as hopelessly inefficient. Today we have the CEO of Invinity, Jonathan Marren, who is Britain's largest liquid flow battery producer, who gives the solution.

Why isn’t lithium-ion enough for a grid powered by wind and solar?

In this week's episode, Jonathan explains how vanadium flow batteries and long-duration energy storage can reshape the electricity system.

Jonathan sits down with our host, Alex Wolfe, to explore the fundamental differences between lithium-ion and flow batteries, what Invinity set out to solve and what global deployments across 17 countries reveal about how long-duration storage is actually used. They also discuss falling battery costs, lessons from China, manufacturing breakthroughs and the policy and investment changes needed to unlock grid-scale storage.

Jonathan Marren is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Invinity Energy Systems, a leading developer of vanadium flow batteries for long-duration energy storage, having stepped into the permanent role in September 2024 after serving as CFO/Chief Development Officer (CDO). With over 20 years in energy finance and strategy, Jonathan brings extensive experience from roles at Singer Capital Markets and Peel Hunt, focusing on corporate finance and M&A for energy and cleantech firms before leading Invinity.

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In this episode, our host, Alex Wolfe and Atlantic Council's Landon Derentz discuss the evolving energy landscape, particularly focusing on the implications of the USA foreign policy towards Venezuela. Landon goes into great detail about the very different positions of Chevron, Repsol and Exxon. There was a unique meeting on January 6th in the White House between Trump and USA's biggest energy leaders.

The Wolfe Power Club's in-depth analysis with Landon, the previous Director of Energy at the White House shows that when the Venezuelan sanctions are lifted, there could be an upside of 250,000 barrels per day.

Landon's 'Venezuelan oil was the enabler, not the prize' article: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/venezuelan-oil-was-the-enabler-not-the-prize/

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Landon Derentz is vice president for energy and infrastructure, senior director, and Morningstar Chair for Global Energy Security at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center. He previously served as Director for Energy at the White House during the first Trump administration.

#EnergySecurity #VenezuelaOil #Geopolitics

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Our host Alex has used over 60 guests in 2025 to shape his opinion on where to invest his own money for 2026. Alex has picked 10 different companies across the energy industry, from lithium to oil and gas. There is an energy area that Alex is not definitely not investing into, money is going towards new solutions and there is some golden-oldies in there!

Throughout 2026, every quarter, we will review what is happening to the ten companies' share price and Alex's investments. We will also put money into basic S&P-500 and FTSE 100 trackers, will the trackers beat the energy companies?!

DISCLAIMER: We are not financial advisors. This podcast has no influence and responsibility if your shares will make or lose money in the next year. We are only covering what Alex is spending!

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