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In this episode of our "Talking Energy" podcast UKERC Director Rob Gross is joined by Shell's Chief Economist, Mallika Ishwaran to discuss the Shell energy scenarios.

In the podcast they discuss Mallika’s role at Shell, which focuses on analysing economic trends to shape long-term energy scenarios. It highlights the critical role of scenarios in managing uncertainties within the energy sector and how they differ to forecasts. It also covers topics such as how scenarios are used in decision making, their history at Shell, and it considers the latest scenarios, which now include energy security and geopolitics, reflecting the evolving and complex nature of global energy challenges.

In this episode, UKERC Director Rob Gross meets Demetrios Papathanasiou, Global Director of Energy and Extractives at the World Bank and Alex O'Cinneide, Founder and CEO of Gore Street Capital, to explore the crucial topic of investment in electricity storage as an enabler of expanding renewables and electricity grids around the world.

In this episode, UKERC Director Rob Gross is joined by Emma Piercy of the Food and Drink Federation, and Laith Whitwham of the Aldersgate Group, to discuss industrial decarbonisation.

There has been lots of focus on the impact of the energy crisis on households, but what about impacts on industry? This podcast takes stock of UK industrial decarbonisation, it explores the impact of the energy crisis, current and future energy support mechanisms, and looks at the wider international context. It highlights the importance of decoupling gas and electricity prices to bring down energy costs, and the importance of a consistent and supportive regulatory framework.

In this podcast, Matt Hinde, Head of European Affairs at National Grid, joins Antony Froggatt and Caroline Kuzemko to discuss the UK and EU energy relationship in the context of the current energy crisis. The episode was recorded in November and looks at how the UK and EU are trying to phase down gas use, energy interconnectors, the deployment of renewables, and the importance of trade and cooperation. 

Guest biographies: 

Matt Hinde is Head of European Affairs at National Grid and is also a Board Member at the British Chamber of Commerce - EU and Belgium. 

Antony Froggatt is an energy policy consultant and a senior research fellow at Chatham House, and a senior researcher in the UKERC 'Energy in a Global' Context theme. 

Caroline Kuzemko is an Associate Professor in the University of Warwick’s Politics and International Studies department. She is Deputy Leader of the research theme ‘Energy in a Global Context’, and PI of the ‘Beyond Brexit: UK Zero Carbon Energy Policy’ project.

In this episode UKERC Director Rob Gross is joined by Joanne Wade and Charles Hendry to explore the implications of the current energy crisis. They touch on a number of topics including the energy price freeze, the lack of a public energy efficiency campaign and the importance of international collaboration.

Guest biographies:

Charles Hendry was Minister of State for Energy from 2010 to 2012, prior to which he was the Conservative Party’s spokesperson on energy issues from 2005-2010, holding the portfolio for longer than any other individual. Charles is a former President of the British Institute of Energy Economics and was awarded a CBE in 2019 for his work in supporting British Trade in Central Asia.

Dr Joanne Wade is Chief Strategic Advisor at the ADE with over 30 years’ experience in the sector. She is an Energy Institute Fellow and Member of the GLA’s Fuel Poverty Partnership and also chairs the CREDS Advisory Board. Joanne was appointed an OBE in 2018 for services to energy efficiency.

In this episode of our podcast ‘Talking Energy’, UKERC Director, Professor Rob Gross,  is joined by Dhara Vyas deputy director at Energy UK and Dr Richard Lowes, senior associate at the Regulatory Assistance Project.

In the context of rising energy bills and net zero targets, ‘Taking stock of heat and buildings policy’ focuses on the challenge of decarbonising heat. It considers the impact of the current energy crisis, explores the 2021 Heat and Buildings Strategy, and asks what is needed to kick-start the heat transition?