The first episode of The SP Show is coming on Wednesday at 6:00 PM GMT.
My guest is Tim Newman, Founder and CEO of Newman Eventus, with more than 25 years of experience delivering complex capital projects across energy, oil and gas, and advanced battery materials.
This is not a surface-level battery conversation.
We discuss why battery projects fail before they start, what most companies still get wrong about execution, the real bottlenecks behind gigafactory delivery, and why China’s structural advantages remain difficult for Western entrants to replicate.
We also look at what the battery industry is already repeating from oil and gas, and what it will actually take to build better.
Full episode live Wednesday at 6:00 PM GMT.
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Why Battery Projects Fail Before They Start | The SP Show Ep. 1 Trailer
Tim Newman
Mar 11, 2026
The SP Show
The SP Show is a no-hype podcast on the battery value chain, covering batteries, EVs, energy storage, & the growing power needs of AI infrastructure. Hosted by Sri Popuri, PhD, a cleantech professional with 18+ years of hands-on experience across energy conversion, storage, and battery materials.
The SP Show is a no-hype podcast on the battery value chain, covering batteries, EVs, energy storage, & the growing power needs of AI infrastructure. Hosted by Sri Popuri, PhD, a cleantech professional with 18+ years of hands-on experience across energy conversion, storage, and battery materials.Listen on
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