{"podcast":{"title":"The Net Zero Business Podcast","slug":"the-net-zero-business-podcast-6702134","podcast_index_feed_id":6702134,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/655cb69d415230001259567c","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-net-zero-business-podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/655cb69d415230001259567c/1721934331872-2b5259a306df62c9cca2ae4f2a736d7d.jpeg","author":"Gareth Kane","episode_count":137,"summary":"Climate change is the ultimate business challenge for the 21st century, and the transition to a low carbon economy is littered with huge risks and opportunities. On the Net Zero Business Podcast, Sustainability expert and author Gareth Kane of Terra Infirma Ltd will lead you through unique insights for businesses wanting to embrace Net Zero, featuring a fabulous series of guests from a wide range of sectors and disciplines. The thread that runs through the episodes is pragmatism – how do we make change happen in the real world? Join us and find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T14:24:12.933462+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-net-zero-business-podcast-6702134"},"episode":{"title":"Transformers: the hidden workhorses of Net Zero with Ayah Alfawaris, Wilson Power Systems","slug":"transformers-the-hidden-workhorses-of-net-zero-with-ayah-alfawaris-wilson-power-systems","published_at":"2026-03-06T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-net-zero-business-podcast-6702134/transformers-the-hidden-workhorses-of-net-zero-with-ayah-alfawaris-wilson-power-systems","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-net-zero-business-podcast-6702134","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-net-zero-business-podcast/episodes/transformers-the-hidden-workhorses-of-net-zero-with-ayah-alf","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/655cb69d415230001259567c/e/69a6dbe20493c185053cc393/media.mp3","summary":"If we didn't have transformers on our electricity grid to step up and step down voltages then we would get nothing out of it; everything would be lost in transmission. Those dull grey boxes are essential to modern life and critical to Net Zero as they enable renewable energy generation, electric vehicle charging and battery storage systems. On the other hand ageing transformers are 'silent energy guzzlers'; across Europe they lose 3 times the electricity consumption of Denmark. In this fascinating episode of the pod, Ayah Alfawaris, Marketing and Sustainability Director of Wilson Power Systems explains all. This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"If we didn't have transformers on our electricity grid to step up and step down voltages then we would get nothing out of it; everything would be lost in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1759,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-net-zero-business-podcast-6702134/episodes/transformers-the-hidden-workhorses-of-net-zero-with-ayah-alfawaris-wilson-power-systems/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-net-zero-business-podcast-6702134/transformers-the-hidden-workhorses-of-net-zero-with-ayah-alfawaris-wilson-power-systems.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}