
The Hypercube Energy Podcast showcases leaders in the energy, trading and utilities sectors to explore how technology innovation can help organisations make smarter decisions and accelerate the clean energy transition.
Clark MacFarlane
Former UK Chairman at Siemens Gamesa
43 years in energy: beyond the race for cheap power
Sam Mathew
Director & Industry Lead for Energy & Utilities at Microsoft
The future grid: intelligent or insufficient?
Clare Lavelle
Project Director at Buchan Offshore Wind
Floating offshore wind, supply chains and Scotland’s opportunity
Laura Sandys CBE
Chair Ofgem & InnovateUK Networks Innovation Taskforce
Energy's innovation challenge: closing the deployment gap
Gary Connolly
Head of UK Offshore Wind Development at ESB Energy
Offshore wind, energy security and investment
Ilesh Patel
CEO at Egg Power & CCO of Energy Transition at Liberty Global
Corporate PPAs, power demand and customer-led energy
Richard Whitmore
Director of Asset Management at Adaptogen Capital
Battery storage, asset management and scaling portfolios
Catherine Cleary
Grid Connection Specialist at Roadnight Taylor
Grid reform, queue management and the future of connections
Steven Fawkes
Managing Partner at ep Group
Energy efficiency, electrification and the next phase of net zero
James Jamieson
Vice President of Business Development at Starlight Energy
Planning, policy and public trust in energy development
Lucy Webb
Head of People Partnering at So Energy
People, purpose and performance in the energy transition
Ralph Johnson
Head of UK Business Development at Habitat Energy
Energy asset optimisation: availability, dispatch and market revenue
Antonio Montoto
Head of Storage at Greenvolt Power
Battery storage at scale: execution, markets, and long-term value
Dr. Stephen Haben
Senior AI Consultant at Energy Systems Catapult
AI in the Energy System: data, risk, and real-world deployment
Stephan Schnez
CTO & Co-founder at OROS ENERGY
Energy storage at scale: C&I batteries and digital control
Aazzum Yassir
Director of Technology and Operations at Pulse Clean Energy
Energy markets in transition: BESS, innovation, and carbon impact
Carolina Tortora
Head of AI, Innovation and Digitalisation at NESO
Inside NESO’s mission to build a digital-first energy system for GB
Tunde Olaoye
Director of Product & Innovation at Gren
Rewiring Urban Heat with Data: Digital Twins, Heat Networks and Glasgow’s Decarbonised Future
Stephanie Loeb
Professor of Civil Engineering at McGill University
Powering Clean Water with Sunlight: The Water-Energy Nexus
Philip Bradstock
Head of Analytics at Bitbloom
Transforming Wind and Solar Efficiency Through Analytics
Ivona Voroneckaja & Duncan Bain
SAS
What’s Next for Energy Forecasting? Keeping Pace with a Changing Market
Jade Edwards
Head of insights at Zapmap
Data-Driven Insights Shaping the Future of EV Charging in the UK
Rob Taylor
Group CIO at GivEnergy
Navigating Interoperability and Security Risks in the Energy Landscape
Mark Lufkin
Chief Product Officer at Wondrwall
The Self-Driving Home: AI, Net-Zero Living and Energy-as-a-Service
Dr. Edward Rackley
Head of Energy Storage at CRU
Global Battery Shifts: Tech, Cost, and the Search for Better Chemistry
Jonathan Hick
Energy Transition Investment: Returns, Reform, and Real Impact
Ville Kaituri
Founder of Olana Energy
Pivoting with Purpose: BESS, Emerging Markets and Entrepreneurship
Giovanni Terranova & Jonathan Henderson
Bluefield
Integrated Renewables, Repowering & Data Platforms: Transforming Solar, Wind and Battery Assets
Dr. Stephan Rohr
Founder & Co-CEO of TWAICE
Optimising Battery Storage: Data, AI, and Performance Management
Peter Kavanagh
Founder & CEO of Harmony Energy
Scaling Energy Storage: Insights on Global Expansion and Innovation
Adam Sroka, Cynthia Grainger & Connor Galbraith
Hypercube
Energy Complexity and Market Trends: A Tech Perspective – Batteries, Renewables, and AI
Rachel Duggan and James Taplin
Urban Foresight & Innovate UK
Can Local Innovation Drive Net Zero Progress?
Elizabeth Hollinger
Freelance Consultant & Ex-Director of Insight at Aggreko
From Data Director to Freelance Consultant
Rosina Norton
Data Specialist in Clean and Climate Tech
Delivering Successful Data Initiatives in the Energy Sector
Doug Cook
Ohme
Daniel Fletcher-Manuel
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
Understanding Lithium to Support the Energy Transition
Connor Galbraith
Energy Systems Catapult
Quantifying the Impact of Retrofitted Energy Efficiency Measures
Matteo Mazzoni
Independent Commodity Intelligence Services
Navigating the Complexity of Energy Markets
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SALLYANN BLACKETT
SEASON 1 EPISODE 12
This week, Sallyann Blackett, Head of Volume Forecasting at E.ON, joins us on the Hypercube podcast for a deep dive into the challenges and developments in energy forecasting.
Sallyann lifts the lid on how the forecasting teams operate within one of the energy world’s biggest players. She discusses her team’s work predicting gas and electricity demands both long- and short-term. She talks through the complex modelling and inputs used, as well as challenges around data analysis and accounting for external factors from the weather to the cost of living. She explains why forecasting is about more than just data, the value of a good team, and where Al fits into the energy forecasting operations of the future.
In this episode, we covered:
- Managing long- and short-term forecasting challenges
- Using gut instinct alongside data models
- The value of a strong in-house team to avoid blocks and bottlenecks
- Playing catch up with solar energy modelling
- A cautious approach to Al
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