Somayeh Taheri, UrbanChain: leading the transition to renewable energy

Somayeh Taheri is the Founder and CEO of UrbanChain. 

Whilst working as a research scientist on climate change and fuel poverty, Somayeh discovered that the wholesale energy market was dated and broken, with wholesalers inflating prices by up to 5x which was stopping most people moving to renewable energy.To fix this she founded UrbanChain, building a new peer to peer marketplace which was totally separate to the wholesale market. Here energy generators can sell directly to consumers, cutting out the middle party, so prices are fairer for everyone. Their clever tech helps buying and selling renewable energy to be as efficient and sustainable as possible, by matching parties based on their specific energy needs and location. This is just the beginning as Somayeh plans to expand her business into batteries, EV and smart chips.  If you’re interested renewable energy and how the energy market works, this is a must listen. Highlights: 02.04: Somayeh’s shocking discovery of the UK energy market  07.06: Price inflation in the wholesale energy market  13.47: What is true “green energy”? 17.06: The changes needed to shift to renewable energy  20.44: UrbanChain overview 30.56: The focus on creating local energy markets 39.57: Moving into EV’s, batteries and intelligent chips 45.23: Somayeh’s proudest moments 52.02: Focusing on indirect employment
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Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
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Our Guest:
Somayeh Taheri, Founder and CEO of UbranChain.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/somayehtaheri/ / https://www.urbanchain.co.uk/
 
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