with ️ Alena Fargere, Principal at SWEN Capital Partners and co-founder of the first European investment fund dedicated to renewable gases.  SWEN Capital Partners, a benchmark player in sustainable investments in private equity, just announced the first closing of its second SWEN Impact Fund for Transition (SWIFT 2). It will be a direct contribution to decarbonizing the economy and creating jobs in France. This episode is the first part of a Hydrogen Economy trilogy!  What we covered:  How Hydrogen is around for a while and how it already is quite a big market  How Hydrogen may still be perceived as quite risky by the traditional investment space, and how SWEN Capital intends to move the needle by being the first mover   How there is plenty of capital on the markets today, and how the challenge is to redirect it to its highest impact  How the first investment wave in the Hydrogen Economy will unleash further development of the Hydrogen market and players  How exactly like for renewable energies, scale effects will make Green Hydrogen profitable in the long run  How SWEN Capital's SWIFT 1 and SWIFT 2 closed and delivered much faster than expected   How impact investing is not a charity and how you can be doing good and moving the needle while seeking profitability  ️ How the challenge lies in building and developing suitable business models  ️ How government incentives shall bring a strong tailwind to kick off the Hydrogen Economy, and what may be the best approach   How Hydrogen markets start from a carbon-intensive addiction to grey hydrogen and how this may change with blue hydrogen (carbon capture) and green hydrogen (electrolysis from renewables)  ‍ How Hydrogen is fit for many purposes and how it could swiftly become a tool to decarbonize our economy   How at the end of the day, Hydrogen is an energy carrier, and how we always strived in a world featuring multiple energies  Mixing batteries and fuel cells, reducing the stress on natural resources, building an energy portfolio... and much more!  ... and of course, we concluded with the   ➡️ Get the Full Story (including an infographic and full transcript) Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.