Energy Dialogues

Hosting extraordinary dialogue that is timely, relevant, and significant by focusing on the global scale of energy, right down to the micro details.The aim is to have strategic dialogue, welcoming diverse viewpoints from participants within and outside the industry, as well as the formation of solutions driving a sustainable energy pathway forward, critical amidst an on-going energy transition.In this podcast, energy thought leaders discuss relevant and timely topics impacting the energy industry.

Energy Dialogues is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 57 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Energy Dialogues, a business show with 57 episodes published.

Our AI reads these to draft pitches. Use them as grounding for a pitch that cites a real guest and a specific topic.

• 

  Energy Dialogues

  Scaling Carbon Solutions with Trevor Best, Kevin Norfleet

  Aug 16, 202618 min

  In this episode of the Energy Perspectives Podcast, recorded at the Carbon Solutions Forum in San Diego in February 2026, Trevor Best (CEO, Syzygy Plasmonics) and Kevin Norfleet (Global Sustainability Director, Celanese) join Elias B. Hinckley (Partner, Baker Botts) to examine what it takes to turn carbon capture and low-carbon fuel technologies into bankable projects. Best shares how Syzygy Plasmonics secured a 100% offtake with Trafigura for its first commercial sustainable aviation fuel plant and the technology pathway to competing with traditional jet fuel on cost at scale. Norfleet describes Celanese's experience building one of the first large-scale CCU-to-methanol facilities, the voluntary demand landscape for low-carbon materials, and the certification infrastructure gaps the industry still faces. Key Themes: Offtake as the decisive hurdle for project finance Building a CCU facility before customer demand is proven The gap between fuel mandates and voluntary materials markets Scaling technology to compete with traditional fuels on cost The missing carbon accounting infrastructure Chapters 0:00 Introductions 1:23 Celanese's CCU-to-Methanol Project 2:15 Building the Business Case for CCU 3:49 The Primacy of Viable Offtake 5:16 Selling into Mandate Markets 6:17 Voluntary Demand in Materials Markets 8:25 Building Before Demand Is Certain 9:31 The Certification Infrastructure Gap 10:43 Financing the Next Facility 13:31 Finding Long-Term Investors 14:14 Internal vs. External Capital 15:01 One Lever to Fix Carbon Markets 17:17 Closing Learn more about the Carbon Solutions Forum: https://energy-dialogues.com/events/carbon-solutions-forum/ Subscribe and follow for more conversations from Energy Dialogues forums. Follow Energy Dialogues: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/energy-dialogues/ Website: https://www.energy-dialogues.com

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Energy Dialogues

  Investing in the Natural Gas Value Chain with Victor Pascucci, David Finan — Energy Perspectives

  Aug 2, 202628 min

  In this episode of the Energy Perspectives Podcast, recorded at the 2025 North American Gas Forum in Washington, D.C., Victor Pascucci III (Co-Founder and Managing General Partner, Energy Capital Ventures) and David Finan (Managing Partner, EIV Capital) join Diana Glassman, Director at Federated Hermes Limited, for a conversation on how capital is flowing into the natural gas value chain. Pascucci's fund backs innovation across the natural gas ecosystem, from methane management to hydrogen, RNG, and CCUS. Finan's firm invests in lower-to-mid market energy infrastructure across traditional and renewable projects. Glassman brings the perspective of universal-owner pension fund clients representing $2.2 trillion in assets under advisement. Key Themes: Hyperscalers and data centers as a demand-pull moment for natural gas infrastructure Why customer contracts, not subsidies, are the real test for any technology Emissions measurement and stewardship as drivers of asset value at exit "Last mile" infrastructure investment and who pays for the buildout Note: This episode was recorded in December 2025, some references may no longer reflect current conditions. Chapters 0:00 Introduction 2:30 The thesis: investing in the natural gas value chain 6:20 From supply push to demand pull 11:08 Technology is energy now 13:37 Where venture capital meets natural gas 14:46 Companies have to stand on their own 19:45 Emissions stewardship and exit value 23:08 Regulators and hyperscalers 25:43 Who pays for the buildout 27:30 Closing Learn more about the North American Gas Forum: https://energy-dialogues.com/events/north-american-gas-forum/ Subscribe and follow for more conversations from Energy Dialogues forums. Follow Energy Dialogues: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/energy-dialogues/ Website: https://www.energy-dialogues.com

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Energy Dialogues

  Produced Water, Rare Earths, and the Texas Grid with Commissioner Dawn Buckingham

  Jul 26, 202613 min

  In preparation for her keynote at the upcoming Permian Energy Dialogues, Texas General Land Office Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, MD, joins Monika Simoes for a conversation about the role of state lands in Texas energy, mineral development, public education funding, and grid reliability. Starting from the office's stewardship of 13 million acres and its role in funding Texas public education through the Permanent School Fund, the conversation moves to the practical questions facing a fast-growing state: Produced water reuse for agriculture and data center cooling Rare earth minerals and building Texas supply chains Geothermal, natural gas, and other dispatchable generation as load growth tests the grid The Land Office's partnerships with industry across water, hydrogen, and energy development Chapters 0:00 Introducing Dawn Buckingham and the Texas General Land Office 0:45 From medicine to public service 1:45 The Land Office's 13 million acres 3:30 Mineral rights and Texas energy 5:15 Produced water and data center cooling 7:25 Industry problem-solving and partnerships 8:40 Rare earth minerals and Texas supply chains 10:15 Dispatchable energy and grid reliability 11:05 A message for Permian Energy Dialogues attendees Learn more about Permian Energy Dialogues: https://energy-dialogues.com/events/permian-energy-dialogues/ Subscribe and follow for more conversations from Energy Dialogues forums. Follow Energy Dialogues: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/energy-dialogues/ Website: https://www.energy-dialogues.com

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Energy Dialogues

  In conversation with Charif Souki on How US Gas Rebalances Global Markets

  Jul 13, 202629 min

  In this episode of the Energy Perspectives Podcast, Charif Souki, Chairman, Phoenix Energy, joins Monika Simoes, CEO, Energy Dialogues, to discuss how U.S. oil and LNG have changed the global energy security picture. Souki describes why recent disruption has not become a broader energy crisis, how flexible U.S. LNG capacity has changed the market, and why LNG is moving from destination-based supply toward a more liquid commodity model. He also explains Phoenix Energy's focus on low-cost American molecules, feedgas, infrastructure, and capacity on other terminals rather than another race to build liquefaction. Key Themes U.S. oil and LNG as shock absorbers in global energy markets The flexibility built into American LNG capacity and contract structures LNG's shift from point-to-point supply to commodity liquidity Affordability and food-security stakes for LNG-importing countries Phoenix Energy's molecule-focused model Chapters 0:00 Welcome and market context 0:59 Oil disruption without a full energy crisis 5:20 Why the Americas are less exposed 5:43 U.S. LNG flexibility and global supply 7:31 LNG's role in the energy future 11:17 Energy affordability for lower-income markets 14:49 Lessons from Cheniere and Tellurian 18:28 The feedgas challenge for LNG projects 19:47 Phoenix Energy's model 24:32 What the industry still misunderstands 25:55 Advice for the next generation 28:56 Closing remarks Learn more about the North American Gas Forum: https://energy-dialogues.com/events/north-american-gas-forum/ Subscribe and follow for more conversations from Energy Dialogues forums. Follow Energy Dialogues: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/energy-dialogues/ Website: https://www.energy-dialogues.com

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Energy Dialogues

  Natural Allies on Energy and Affordability with Tim Ryan, Terry McAuliffe, Michael Nutter — Energy Perspectives

  Jun 21, 202619 min

  In this episode of the Energy Perspectives Podcast, recorded at the North American Gas Forum in December 2025, former U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu of Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future leads a panel of former officials on the role of natural gas in energy affordability, reliability, and economic growth. Former U.S. Representative Tim Ryan, former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, and former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter draw on their records in Ohio, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. The conversation runs from gas exports and coal displacement to household energy costs and the rising demand that AI and data centers place on the grid. Key Themes: Natural gas, coal displacement, and emissions Energy affordability and reliability for households Jobs, manufacturing, and economic development Rising demand from AI and data centers Note: This episode was recorded in December 2025, some references may no longer reflect current conditions. Chapters (0:00) Introduction (0:38) Natural gas and the middle class (2:46) Virginia's energy mix (4:28) Pipelines and gas capacity (5:45) Energy costs and housing (8:02) Climate goals and reliability (9:47) Pennsylvania gas exports (10:16) The role of governors (12:42) Data centers and energy demand (13:15) Permitting and infrastructure (15:11) New England energy costs (17:38) Closing thoughts Learn more about the North American Gas Forum: https://energy-dialogues.com/events/north-american-gas-forum/ Subscribe to our channel for more conversations from Energy Dialogues forums. Follow Energy Dialogues: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/energy-dialogues/ Website: https://www.energy-dialogues.com

  ListenShow Notes

Recent guests on Energy Dialogues. Study who booked and why before you pitch.

Based on semantic analysis of episode topics and host coverage, this show is a strong guest fit for executives in:

Industry fit is computed by PitchCentric using vector embeddings of the show's episode catalog.