The Empirical Energy Podcast

Uncovering the Future of Methane Emissions Management with Thomas Fox

In this episode of The Empirical Energy Podcast, host Mark Smith welcomes Thomas Fox, President of Highwood Emissions, to unpack the mechanisms reshaping global energy markets.

The conversation explores the industry’s shift from “alternative energy” toward measured, verified energy as the new gold standard—powered by empirical data, evolving regulations, and ...

In this episode of the Empirical Energy Podcast, host Mark Smith sits down with Zach Orlin of Clean Connect.ai to explore how digital twins, AI, blockchain, and verification technologies are redefining how energy is measured, monitored, and managed.

The conversation dives deep into Luminary, a digital twin platform that enables teams to virtually map energy sites, plan monitoring equipment placement, and integrate real-time data ...

In this episode of the Empirical Energy Podcast, host Mark Smith is joined by Deb Ryan from Geo Financial to discuss the seismic shift in global energy markets. They dive deep into how verification via blockchain, coupled with AI, is reshaping energy systems. Deb shares insights on her background, the methane performance certificates, and the integration of satellite data with real-time monitoring to achieve market solutions. Thi...

Gas scheduling, pipeline data, arbitrage, LNG globalization, AI-powered tariffs, and the rapid shift toward reliable low-carbon fuel — this conversation with Jay Bhatty shines a light on how the natural gas market is being rewritten from the inside out.

Jay shares his path from Enron to building NatGasHub into a core scheduling platform for North America, why data is the real commodity traders fight over, and how AI data centers ...

The energy market is entering a new era where data is currency, transparency is leverage, and trust is tokenized.

In this episode of The Empirical Energy Podcast, host Mark Smith speaks with Brad Handler, Program Director for the Energy Finance Lab at the Payne Institute for Public Policy, Colorado School of Mines.

They explore how tokenizing environmental attributes in LNG (liquefied natural gas) is creating a measurable, veri...

The silent revolution in energy has already begun — and it’s measured, not modeled.

In this powerful episode of The Empirical Energy Podcast, host Mark Smith sits down with Robert Kleinberg, physicist, researcher, and former Schlumberger scientist, to explore the truth behind global methane reporting — and how measurement-based verification is reshaping the world’s energy future.

Kleinberg exposes the startling differences betw...

Welcome to the Empirical Energy Podcast, where host Mark Smith sits down with Mehdi, author of Enterprise Gen AI for Energy Executives, to uncover how Generative AI, blockchain, and verified data are transforming the global energy industry.

This episode dives deep into real-world AI adoption — from C-suite strategy and data management to cultural transformation and workforce adaptation. Learn how energy leaders can identify the r...

Discover how energy producers and traders are navigating the complex world of carbon certification to deliver verified net zero natural gas products. Host Mark Smith sits down with environmental consultant MaryBeth Clifford from Protect to explore the verification side of MMRV (monitoring, measuring, reporting, and verification) and how companies like Microsoft, AWS, and Google are moving beyond traditional carbon credits to actual...

Pure West Energy's transformation from traditional commodity gas to empirical natural gas represents a seismic shift in how the energy industry approaches carbon verification and trading. In this groundbreaking episode, Kelly Bott, Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability at Pure West Energy, reveals the untold story of how measured, verified energy is becoming the new gold standard in global markets.

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Join Mark Smith and co-founder David Conley as they share the remarkable origin story of Empirical Energy, from sitting in a hot tub during oil field layoffs to revolutionizing how the energy industry measures and trades clean natural gas. This episode takes you behind the scenes of their journey from computer vision leak detection to creating the world's first empirically measured natural gas trading platform.

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Join host Mark Smith as he dives deep with Jana Brodersen from Clean Connect to explore how mass balance calculations and digital twin technology are revolutionizing emissions monitoring and measurement in the oil and gas industry. This episode unpacks the technical foundations behind modern energy verification systems.

Tune in inside: Mass balance fundamentals, digital twin integration, IoT data mapping, ProMax simulation software...

Join host Mark Smith as he sits down with Emily Wilson, the brilliant scientist leading instrument development at Clean Connect, for an in-depth exploration of cutting-edge emission measurement technology. In this fascinating episode, Emily shares her remarkable 23-year journey at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, where she developed groundbreaking instruments for measuring trace gases in Earth and planetary atmospheres, including ...

Join Mark Smith on the Empirical Energy Podcast as he explores the cutting-edge world of blockchain-powered zero trust networking with Hans Rempel, founder of Diode. In this deep-dive episode, discover how blockchain technology is revolutionizing industrial cybersecurity and secure communications for critical infrastructure.

Short Description: Hans Rempel from Diode explains how blockchain technology transforms traditional VPN li...

: In this groundbreaking inaugural episode of the Empirical Energy Podcast, host Mark Smith sits down with Shane Foster from Gunvor Group to explore the revolutionary world of empirical natural gas and how it's transforming the energy trading landscape. This comprehensive discussion reveals how traditional energy trading is evolving through cutting-edge technology, blockchain innovation, and empirical measurement to create scalable...

Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Welcome to the very first episode of The Empirical Energy Podcast, where host Mark Smith introduces a revolutionary approach to energy trading that's transforming global markets through scientific measurement and blockchain technology.

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• Empirical energy measurement vs. outdated emission factors

• Blockchain-powered energy trading platforms

• AI integration in...

Welcome to The Empirical Energy Podcast, where we blow open the silent revolution rewriting the rules of global energy markets. Measured, verified energy is no longer an alternative—it's becoming the gold standard. This groundbreaking series takes you inside the raw mechanics of how verification technologies and blockchain-fueled trading are dismantling old syste...