Zirann - Sustainability Podcasts

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Zirann aims to bridge the gap and enhance interactions between academia, industry and business, in the East and the West, on sustainability. We start with launching a series of podcasts: 1. ZIRANN - Thoughts on Sustainability: Interviewing PhD and postdoc researchers; people from industry, business, startups and policy think tanks, to share their knowledge, expertise, experience and stories; and 2. ZIRANN Knowledge: Explaining innovative environmental technologies and scientific principles behind them in jargon-free ways.

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Thoughts of Sustainability: Climate Change and Sustainability in Nigeria (Dr Adolphus Ifeka, Principal Meteorologist at NIMET)

Sep 14 2023 18 mins

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Adolphus Ifeka, Principal Meteorologist at the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), who has dedicated over a decade to meteorology, delving into research and weather forecasting. Dr. Ifeka walks us through his personal journey into meteorology, sharing pivotal moments and influences that shaped his career. He also shares his insights on clim

Thoughts of Sustainability: Social Enterprise - the Loo Roll Fat Cat (Stephen-Francis Wittenhearst-Alexzander)

Oct 08 2022 8 mins

Stephen-Francis Wittenhearst-Alexzander is the founder of The Loo Roll Fat Cat, a London-based sustainable toilet roll startup with a social vision.In this episode, Stephen shares his journey of building a new social enterprise, with the mission to use toilet rolls made from sustainable sources as the medium and a starting point, to generate income, with half of the profits to fund

Thoughts of Sustainability: Viewpoints from Power Generation Project Manager (Daniel Kong)

Jan 03 2022 15 mins

Daniel Kong is a project manager of a Hong Kong based power company, with operations in the Asia Pacific region. He is a graduate in Engineering for Sustainable Development and Chemical Engineering.In this podcast episode, Daniel shares his day-to-day experiences in his work, and his views on opportunities for academia and industry to collaborate for the decarbonation of power gene

Thoughts of Sustainability: Sustainable Facilities Management (Dr Ashan Senel Asmone)

Dec 09 2021 33 mins

In this episode, we interviewed Dr Ashan Senel Asmone, senior lecturer of building economics at University of Moratuwa, and talked about the definition of sustainable facilities management and his research in this area. Thank you for tuning in to this episode of 'Thoughts on Sustainability.' Stay connected and deepen your understanding of sustainability with us: 🌿 LinkedIn Newsl

Thoughts of Sustainability: Machine learning and Energy Modelling (Roberto Boghetti)

Oct 31 2021 13 mins

In this episode, we interviewed Roberto Boghetti, a PhD student of the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), and talked about his research related to machine learning and energy modelling. Thank you for tuning in to this episode of 'Thoughts on Sustainability.' Stay connected and deepen your understanding of sustainability with us: 🌿 LinkedIn Newsletter: https://ww

Thoughts of Sustainability: Introduction - What is Zirann

Oct 31 2021 2 mins

Thoughts on Sustainability is a podcast that aims to interview people from academia, industry and business related to sustainability, to share their knowledge, expertise, experience and stories.In this episode, we give an introduction of our platform, including what the platform is about and the ultimate goal of it. Thank you for tuning in to this episode of 'Thoughts on Sustainabi

Zirann Knowledge: Low Carbon Transport - Fuel Cells (1)

Sep 04 2021 12 mins

In this episode, Lawrence Tse, a researcher in Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, introduces the concept of fuel cell.As an example of application, he explains the benefits, challenges and opportunities of using a high temperature solid oxide fuel cell to provide heating, cooling and electric power for a large ship.Thank you for tuning in to this episode of 'Thoughts on Sustainab