Category: Interview

December 11 2018

Infosys Green Power Progress Slowed by State Rules: Q&A

Infosys, one of the largest exporters of software services from India, will be 100% powered by renewable energy by 2020, two years later than the originally proposed 2018. It also plans to be carbon-neutral in the same timeframe.

December 3 2018

Merchant risk a rising issue in green power auctions: Q&A

By Bryony Collins, BloombergNEF. This interview first appeared on the Bloomberg Terminal.  The “sliver” of exposure that bidders have to merchant electricity prices is becoming a key issue in renewable energy auctions, said Nico Escallon, Mexico City director at private equity firm Actis, in an interview with BloombergNEF. The private equity house is preparing to […]

November 20 2018

India’s Mahindra Sees Fightback by Regular Cars Versus EVs: Q&A

By Vandana Gombar, BloombergNEF. This interview first appeared on the Bloomberg Terminal.  The $21 billion Mahindra group sells about a million vehicles every year, mostly in India – two-wheelers, three-wheelers, sedans, utility vehicles, trucks and tractors. Mahindra’s electric vehicles business is much smaller, though sales have been increasing – about 4,000 EVs were sold in […]

November 12 2018

‘Next-Gen Utility’ Offers Africans Solar, Internet: Q&A

By Bryony Collins, BloombergNEF. This interview first appeared on the Bloomberg Terminal.  Providing internet to off-grid solar customers in Africa is the next logical step for BBOXX Ltd. in becoming a “next-generation utility,” according to Mansoor Hamayun, chief executive and co-founder of the U.K.-based company, which is backed by Engie SA and venture capital investors. […]

November 6 2018

Siemens Says AI Can Boost Power Plant Profit by 20%: Q&A

By Bryony Collins, BloombergNEF. This interview first appeared on the Bloomberg Terminal.  Companies from health care to power generation that adopt a “data-centric business strategy” can improve efficiency and achieve higher profitability, Andreas Geiss, chief technology officer and vice president at Siemens Mindsphere, part of Siemens AG, told BloombergNEF in an interview. “Manufacturers who don’t invest […]

October 29 2018

Greenlots CEO Hauser Says Charging Networks Must Open: Q&A

By Richard Stubbe, BloombergNEF editor. This article first appeared on the Bloomberg Terminal.  Charging an electric vehicle will need to be as simple as refueling a gasoline-powered car as the EV industry moves beyond early adopters and into the mainstream, Greenlots CEO Brett Hauser said. “One of the things that the industry has failed to correctly address […]

October 22 2018

Zero-Subsidy Wind Energy is New Reality, Says Engie: Q&A

By Bryony Collins, BloombergNEF. This interview first appeared on the Bloomberg Terminal.  Developing renewables subsidy-free in mature markets is a “new reality”, and the 300-megawatt Goya wind project in Spain will set the standard for how developers can counterbalance “increasing exposure to market prices”, said Loreto Ordonez, chief executive of Engie Spain, in an interview […]

October 16 2018

Blockchain Can Extend Battery Life by Revealing Origin: Q&A

By Bryony Collins, Bloomberg NEF. This interview first appeared on the Bloomberg Terminal.  Everledger Ltd wants to use its experience determining the provenance of diamonds to improve the sustainability of the global supply chain for electric vehicle batteries. The London-based company has built a digital ledger platform containing details of more than 2 million diamonds […]

September 24 2018

EVgo Gets Ready for ‘Tsunami’ of Electric Transport: Q&A

By Richard Stubbe, Bloomberg NEF editor. This article first appeared on the Bloomberg Terminal.  EVgo, which operates more than 1,000 electric-vehicle chargers in 66 U.S. markets, is preparing for “the tsunami we’re about to see in the electrification of transportation,” CEO Cathy Zoi said, as automakers, utilities, regulators and private charge-point operators gear up for […]

September 17 2018

Japan’s Secondary Solar Market Showing Strength: Q&A

By Iain Wilson, Bloomberg NEF editor. This article first appeared on the Bloomberg Terminal.  Japan’s solar market growth is slowing slightly. Bloomberg NEF’s latest market outlook showed the country will probably add less solar capacity this year as large-sized, or mega, solar project development loses steam. But one area of heightened activity in solar is the secondary […]