What links draught excluders and nuclear reactors? Or carbon capture and methane monitoring? As we enter a generation of change, these and other ideas will be key to developing efficient, decarbonised energy, and to how we use this energy in our homes.

This week, we introduce the shortlisted entries for the 2025 Engineering Matters Awards. The awards aim to celebrate the impact that engineers have on people, and on the planet. In this first episode of four, we look at how shortlisted entries in the Net Zero, Environment, and Sustainability categories are changing energy generation, and domestic energy use.

Guests

Patrick Möller, CEO, CorPower Ocean

Jaymish Patel, CEO, BioFuel Evolution

Thomas Fudge, CEO, WASE

Andreas Aepli, CFO, Climeworks

Maxime Tornier, VP, R&D, Climeworks

Jasper Wong, CTO, Airhive

Clément Gourrierec, Director, CrystalTrade

Michelle Brechtelsbauer, VP, Strategy, Last Energy

James Montgomery, Chief Design Engineer, Novel Nuclear, Rolls-Royce

John Mason, Systems Design & Integration Specialist, Novel Nuclear, Rolls-Royce

Mateja Lampe, CEO, Red Pitaya

Derek Egan, Chartered Engineer, EirGrid

Dunstan Power, MD, Versinetic

Jess Prevost, Marketing Director, Switchee

Mauro Fazion, CTO, SuSy

Sam Cryer, CEO, Thermulon

Sally Philips, Founder, Chimney Sheep

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