Bayside Energy Insights LLP
Established: October 2024
Co-Managing Partners: Yasuhiko Ogushi, Yuto Takagi
Business Address: 112-970 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Partners
Yasuhiko Ogushi
He began his career as an engineer at Ebara Corporation, where he was engaged in technology development related to environmental plants and energy systems, including fuel cell power generation systems.
He later joined BC Hydro in Canada, where he was responsible for smart grid–related business planning, gaining experience in new business development within a utility and large-scale infrastructure projects.
He subsequently served as Director of Business Development for energy storage systems at the Japan subsidiary of Renewable Energy Systems (RES), a UK-based renewable developer and storage integrator. In addition, he led Japan market development for a U.S.-based startup, acting as a bridge between overseas technologies and the Japanese market.
- Author of the ongoing Nikkei BP series articles “The Geopolitics of Batteries” (in Japanese) and the Impress “Global Energy Policy” (in Japanese), continuously analyzing policy developments and market structure changes across major countries (2023–present)
- Lead Lecturer, Nikkei BP “Latest Trends in the Battery Business” Study Program (in Japanese, 2025–2026)
- Speaker at the New Social Systems Research Institute on topics including “Global Frontiers in Battery Reuse and Recycling” and “The U.S. Power Market and Grid-Scale Battery Business” (2024–present)
- Lead Author, Nikkei BP “Battery Business Strategy Report” (in Japanese, 2024)
- Technical Advisor at Kaula Co., Ltd., evaluating battery repurpose business opportunities (2019–present)
- Keynote Speaker at KRI, Inc. Client Conference: “International Competition in Batteries and the Battery Passport” (2024)
- Contributor to the Battery Report 2025, an annual industry report published by the Volta Foundation (U.S.)
- Numerous additional public and private lectures, seminars, and executive briefings
Yuto Takagi
He has led technology and business development across the fields of EV batteries, fuel cells, and energy storage.
He currently serves as Senior Director of Technology & Strategic Partnerships at 24M Technologies (U.S.), where he oversees the development of next-generation EV battery modules and advances strategic partnerships with global OEMs.
Previously, at Form Energy (U.S.), he led core R&D on iron-air battery technology, heading anode development. At the U.S. subsidiary of Saint-Gobain (France), he drove research and business development initiatives in all-solid-state battery materials and solid oxide fuel cells.
Earlier in his career, he worked at Sony and Ebara Ballard, contributing to the development of next-generation energy devices and residential fuel cell systems.
He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering.
- Speaker, Nikkei BP: “The Business Impact of Next-Generation Battery Technologies” (in Japanese, 2025)
- Speaker, New Social Systems Research Institute: “Frontline Competition in EV Lithium-Ion Battery Development” and “The Cutting Edge of Energy Storage Technology Development” (in Japanese, 2025)
- Co-author, Nikkei BP “Battery Business Strategy Report” (in Japanese, 2024)
- Invited Speaker, Smart Energy Week: “Saint-Gobain’s All-Ceramic SOFC Stack and Hotbox Development towards Small-Commercial Applications” (2019)
- Speaker, 13th European SOFC & SOE Forum: “Hot Box Module Development and Operation of Saint-Gobain’s All-Ceramic Solid Oxide Fuel Cell for Residential Applications” (2018)
- Speaker, 13th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: “Performance of Ultra-Thin Film Solid Oxide Fuel Cells in Methane and Natural Gas Fuels: The Role of Electrode Microstructure” (2013)
- Author of numerous academic papers and patents