GREEN HYDROGEN

A mini-series in collaboration with Intersect Power

Hydrogen, the most abundant element on earth, has been hailed for decades as a beacon of the coming clean energy revolution. So why has it still not arrived? And why is everybody all of a sudden talking about Green Hydrogen?

In this mini-Series, in partnership with Intersect Power, we will help you filter hope from hype and reality from fiction to see where the true opportunities exist with Green Hydrogen.

If you’ve been looking for one place to understand whether there really is a pathway for renewable energy developers to benefit from the long-awaited Hydrogen Economy, this series is for you. Join me and five subject matter experts, and get smart enough on this topic to engage in Holiday banter and maybe even a healthy professional debate!

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Episode 1: The Nexus of Deep Decarbonization & “The Inevitability of Green Hydrogen”
with Sheldon Kimber, CEO Intersect Power

Episode 2: The Green Hydrogen Opportunity with Jason Goodhand, DNVs Global Energy Storage leader and Hydrogen Industry Veteran

Episode 3: The Role of the Large Energy Companies with Biraj Borkhataria, a top 10 Oil & Gas analyst at RBC Markets

Episode 4: The Role of New Technologieswith Raffi GarbedianCo-founder of Electric Hydrogen(formerly CTO of First Solar)

Episode 5: Green Hydrogen (Mini-series) Ep 5 - Decarbonizing the Steel Industry with Joachim Von Sheele Global Director of Commercialization at Linde

Meet The Experts

Sheldon Kimber

Sheldon has almost 20 years of experience in energy finance, development, and entrepreneurship. He is currently CEO and Founder of Intersect Power, a developer, owner, and operator of clean infrastructure.

In his prior role as COO of Recurrent Energy, he led all of the company’s development, origination, and operations activities globally. During more than seven years at the company, he led its expansion from a small-scale, rooftop developer to a leading, utility-scale platform, with nearly 2GW of projects in operation, and eventual acquisition by Canadian Solar.

Learn more & connect with Sheldon:
https://www.intersectpower.com/people/sheldon-kimber/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheldonkimber/

Jason Goodhand

Jason is Global Segment Leader for Energy Storage, with more than 15 years of experience in the cleantech energy sector, including storage, renewables, and hydrogen fuel cells.
His focus is to grow DNV’s industry-leading energy storage and hydrogen energy services worldwide through customer engagement, thought leadership, and global team coordination.

Learn more & connect with Jason:
https://www.dnv.com/energy/experts/jason-goodhand.html
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-goodhand/

Biraj Borkhataria

Biraj covers the large-cap integrated energy companies at RBC, covering over $1.5 trillion in market cap including ExxonMobil, Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, BP, Total, Eni, Equinor, Repsol, Galp and Neste. He joined RBC Capital Markets’ energy research team in 2013, and, in the latest II Survey, he ranked as the #7 analyst in the sector and was the highest-ranked analyst outside of the US. He is also RBC’s Deputy Head of European Research and helps support the wider management team.

Learn more & connect with Biraj:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/birajborkhataria/

Raffi Garabedian

Raffi Garabedian is co-founder and CEO of Electric Hydrogen Co. Prior to Electric Hydrogen Raffi served as chief technology officer of First Solar, Inc. since May 2012 where he managed the company’s technology, and product and roadmaps. Mr. Garabedian joined First Solar in June 2008 as director of disruptive technologies. Before First Solar, Raffi spent over 15 years in the MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems) industry, developing new products ranging from automotive engine control sensors to fiberoptic telecommunications switching systems.

Learn more & connect with Raffi:
https://www.nrel.gov/news/features/2021/electric-hydrogen-partnership-hopes-to-repeat-success-with-renewable-hydrogen-technology.html
https://www.linkedin.com/in/raffigarabedian

Joachim von Scheele

Joachim von Schéele is The Linde Group’s Global Director of Commercialization and has worked at Linde for 25 yrs.

With a mix of research and industry background, Joachim joined the industrial gases industry in 1996. His focus has been on extending the practical use of new technologies, and is a world-leading authority on use of oxyfuel in the steel industry.

He holds seven patents and has published more than 150 papers on steel and base metals production, energy and emission conservation, and material recycling.