Andrew Gilligan – Fluence

Join David Hunt, host of the Leaders in Cleantech podcast, as he delves into the future of battery storage with Andrew Gilligan, Senior Director of Global Markets and Development at Fluence. In this episode, Andrew shares his journey from the solar industry to joining Fluence, insights about global storage markets, and the evolving supply chains required to support large-scale battery deployments. They discuss the economic and regulatory factors driving storage adoption, particularly in the US and Europe, and the role of battery storage in addressing growing energy demands and supporting AI data centers. Tune in for an in-depth conversation on the trends, challenges, and opportunities in the cleantech sector.

00:00 Introduction to Leaders in Cleantech Podcast

00:43 Meet Andrew Gilligan: Senior Director of Global Markets at Fluence

01:21 Andrew’s Journey in Clean Energy

05:17 Fluence’s Role in the Energy Storage Market

11:56 Global Market Dynamics and Challenges

15:03 US vs. European Energy Storage Markets

21:09 Supply Chain and Regulatory Challenges

23:56 The Future of Energy Storage

25:51 Energized by Industry Resilience

26:28 AI and Data Centers: Powering the Future

27:49 Battery Storage Innovations

30:20 Global Market Trends and Opportunities

41:53 The Importance of Talent in Energy Transition

47:07 Future Outlook for Fluence and Battery Storage

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What’s it all about?

Hot on the heels of their recent announcement of a £110m fundraise, I catch up with Be.EV CEO and Co-Founder Asif Ghafoor. We talk all things emobility, disruptive markets, fundraising, company culture, entrepreneur insanity and community-based EV charging hubs, and much more. 

About Asif Ghafoor: 

After 25 years working in UK infrastructure investment, Asif co-founded Be.EV to change the way public EV charging infrastructure is delivered: faster, fairer, rooted in local communities and nice to look at. Today, Be.EV is the fastest-growing public EV charging network in the North. It has just won the backing of Octopus Energy Generation, who are investing up to £110m to dramatically scale the network and take it national. It’s Octopus’ first investment in EV charging – and comes with a target of delivering 1,000 new charge points by 2024.

About Be.EV.:

Be.EV is the largest EV charging network across Greater Manchester, and is expanding at a rapid pace across the north of England in order to make charging simple, reliable, and effortless. They work closely with the communities in which they operate and were appointed by TfGM in 2019 to grow and maintain the city-region’s publicly owned EV charging network. This included a major upgrade of the existing network as well as the delivery of additional public and private funded chargers. Their mission is to give all drivers what they want: more chargers, in more places that they can access more easily and more cost-effectively.

Social links: 

• Asif Ghafoor on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/asif-ghafoor-095486/ 
• Be.EV. website: https://be-ev.co.uk/ 
• Be.EV. on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BeEV_Charging 
• Be.EV. on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/be-ev/ 
• Be.EV. on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Be.EVchargingnetwork 

About Hyperion Cleantech Group:

Hyperion Cleantech Group is the holding company for businesses focused exclusively in cleantech talent acquisition, retention, leadership development. working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. We work across EMEA and NORAM, with teams based in the UK, Germany and the US.

Hyperion Executive Search is a retained search firm operating at Board, NED, C-Suite, VP and Heads of… level www.hyperionsearch.com 

Fully Charged Recruitment is a contingent recruitment firm operating in the Mid/Senior level. www.fullychargedrecruitment.com 

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