Energy in Conversation Podcast
1) Nuclear power in the balance
You may think low carbon power generation is a recent innovation. On this episode, we consider a source of electricity which has been providing zero-carbon power for decades – nuclear power. Our first...Show More
2) S2 Trailer
Energy in Conversation Season 2 is coming on the 26th of January! Featuring young energy professionals from around the world as part of the EI's Generation 2050 initiative.
3) Unlocking the Grid
Clean electricity is crucial for achieving a sustainable, low-carbon energy system. We already use it to charge our phones and light our homes – but we are also set to use it to decarbonise other sect...Show More
4) Making CCUS a Reality
In their landmark Net Zero report, the UK’s Climate Change Committee states that carbon capture and storage (CCS) “is a necessity, not an option” for reaching net-zero emissions. Despite growing globa...Show More
5) Career with a Conscience
To kick off our new season, the Energy Institute’s Chief Executive Louise Kingham chats with two talented young professionals to explore their motivations as they progress in the energy industry. Merv...Show More
6) Raising energy access and lowering emissions
Those with the least income are spending the most on energy, and will be the worst affected by climate change. In the final episode of its first season, Energy in Conversation is taking on two of the...Show More
7) Oil and gas in a net zero world
In a world banishing greenhouse gas emissions, all parts of the global economy will have to adapt. This episode asks an existential question for the energy sector: what will today’s oil and gas compan...Show More
8) The heat equation
Our latest episode explores the routes to decarbonising domestic heat. Hear from expert guests, Dr Tim Rotheray and Adam Madgett, about the need to balance both sides of the heating equation - energy ...Show More
9) Energy's digital upgrade
This week we focus on the UK's digital energy switchover - like TV and banking, retail energy is getting a 21st-century upgrade. But 1 in 10 UK adults are not internet users, and the same proportion a...Show More
10) Food waste? Not cool
Our first episode takes place at the intersection of food and energy - two systems which are central to human wellbeing and climate change. Getting food from farm to table is taking a toll on the envi...Show More