Demystifying Hydrogen’s Role in the Global Energy Transition with Rhys Vigna | Conversations in Cleantech | Season four, Episode three

On the latest episode of the Conversations in Cleantech podcast, we are thrilled to be joined by Energy Transition Partner at PA Consulting, Rhys Vigna.  Rhys originally started his energy transition career in industry, working in business development for OCI N.V. before making the move into consulting. He is now an Energy Transition Partner at PA Consulting helping project developers to develop viable business models pushing their projects past financing and thrusting them into the mainstream where they can truly make a difference. Working in industry helped Rhys to build up his knowledge and 'earn his stripes', whilst on the consulting side, he now has the ability to have a wider-reaching impact and solve a diverse range of problems. A globe trotter, Rhys spent his career working on almost every continent before starting his cleantech journey. This unique global perspective has allowed Rhys to offer advice on the global energy market and how we can help every country to transform its systems.  During this insightful conversation, hosted by Brightsmith's Jenny Gladman, Rhys discusses the energy transition from a consulting viewpoint and how he is partnering with companies to bring revolutionary solutions to the mainstream. Rhys also gives his opinion on how we can overcome limiting factors and why it is often the infrastructure, not the technology, that is the wicked problem we need to overcome to create our cleaner, greener future.    Timestamped guide:  00:55 - Introduction to Rhys  01:47 - Rhys’ career background  04:36 - What has the transition to consultancy been like? 06:44 - How have you taken your career into your own hands? 08:57 - Has working in different continents shaped your view on energy transition?  12:07 - What does your day-to-day role look like? 13:56 - Could you explain more about hydrogen and how it is helping the energy transition? 19:55 - Looking ahead, what does success look like in the hydrogen industry? 24:47 - How do we attract the best people to work in the sector? 27:42 - How do we ensure that the solutions are commercially viable so that investment firms want to invest? 30:27 - Where do you expect the industry to be in the next three to five years?   Connect with your host, Jenny Gladman, on LinkedIn. Find your guest, Rhys Vigna, on LinkedIn.  Thanks for listening to Conversations in Cleantech brought to you by Brightsmith.  This is a Loaded Hype production.