Energy Unplugged by Aurora

This week on ‘Energy Unplugged’, we share the second part of John Feddersen’s discussion with Jonathan Brearley, CEO of Ofgem. If you missed Part 1 of this episode, you can find it in our podcast feed.  In Part 2, John and Jonathan discuss: •Ofgem’s major long-term focus areas and its environmental perspective •Networks regulations and the UK’s different approach for offshore and onshore  •Electricity markets and locational marginal pricing Support the show

This week on ‘Energy Unplugged’, Aurora’s CEO John Feddersen is delighted to be joined by Jonathan Brearley, CEO of Ofgem.  Jonathan has wide-ranging energy sector experience, having led Electricity Market Reform as the Director for Energy Markets and Networks at the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC). Prior to this, he was Director of the Office of Climate Change, where he led the development of the Climate Change Act, and earlier in his career, Jonathan was a senior adviser in the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit. This episode consists of two parts, the first part of which we share with you this week, and the second part the week after.  In Part 1 of this episode, John and Jonathan discuss: •Ofgem’s key role and Jonathan’s vast expertise in the energy sector  •Jonathan’s contribution to the development of the Climate Change Act •Impact of COVID-19 on Ofgem’s work, and more broadly on retailers and suppliers Look out for Part 2 on our podcast feed next week! John and Jonathan will be talking about Ofgem’s long-term focus areas and its environmental perspective, and more broadly about networks and energy markets. Support the show

This week on ‘Energy Unplugged’, Aurora’s CEO John Feddersen is joined by Bernhard Günther, CFO Innogy and Director Uniper and ThyssenKrupp.  Bernhard has played a central role in the energy transition in Germany and Europe over the last two decades, and created a successful renewables business within a traditional utility over the last five years.  John and Bernhard discuss: •Bernhard’s current role within Innogy as CFO, and also as CHRO/Labour Director  •The idea of a carbon border tax in Europe •Whether Germany is a success story in the energy transition Support the show

In this week’s episode, Aurora’s Research Director Richard Howard is joined by Danielle Lane, Vattenfall’s UK Country Manager and Director of Portfolio and Transactions Offshore, in a discussion about the Net Zero challenge.  Involved in many aspects of the energy transition, Vattenfall has the ambition to make fossil-free living possible within one generation.  Richard and Danielle discuss: •The role Vattenfall can play in reaching Net Zero and what the UK Government needs to do •The technologies we need to take us there •The challenge to pair low carbon opportunities with consumer demand Support the show

In this week’s episode, Aurora’s CEO John Feddersen is joined by his compatriot Paul Simshauser, Chief Executive of Powerlink Queensland, a major electricity transmission operator in Australia.  Paul is also a Professor of Economics at Griffith University and was formerly the head of a major Government energy department.  John and Paul discuss: •The global history of power markets' privatisation •Centralised and dispatchable generation in the future energy system •Negative emissions technologies, hydrogen, and batteries owned and operated by networks Support the show

This week on ‘Energy Unplugged’, Aurora’s CEO John Feddersen is joined by Ralph Alexander, Chairman and CEO of Talen Energy, one of North America’s largest private power generation businesses. Some of the key topics include: •Supermajors’ role in low-carbon power generation •Energy transition and the future of nuclear  •Decarbonisation policy and Government’s role to meet carbon targets Support the show

This week on 'Energy Unplugged', Aurora’s CEO John Feddersen discusses energy transition with EirGrid’s Chief Executive Mark Foley, the person responsible for keeping the lights on in one of Europe’s most ambitious electricity systems in terms of their decarbonisation goals. John and Mark discuss: • EirGrid’s mission to ‘transform the power system for future generations’ • Ireland’s new Government ambition related to decarbornisation • Energy transition in terms of renewables development and networks Support the show

In this week’s episode, Aurora’s CEO John Feddersen is joined by Sam Arie, Research Analyst at UBS Investment Bank, to discuss financing the energy transition and the impact of COVID-19 on the utilities sector.  Sam is one of the top utilities equities research analysts in the UK, and at UBS he leads the European Utilities Research team.  John and Sam discuss: •The role of equities analysts •The impact of COVID-19 on the utilities sector, and policy response  •Oil and gas majors’ contribution for financing the energy transition Support the show

As countries emerge from the Coronavirus lockdown and take stock of the severe economic impact they’ve seen, the focus is now on how to reboot the economy with significant stimulus packages of economic measures.  In this week’s episode, Aurora’s Research Director Richard Howard discusses Green Stimulus with Cameron Hepburn, Professor of Environmental Economics and Director, Smith School, University of Oxford. Cameron and his team have been researching Green Stimulus, reviewing policies from around the world and the best measures to pursue from both the perspective of rebooting the economy and reducing emissions.  Richard and Cameron discuss: •Different impacts of the pandemic across countries and industries, on emissions and wider environmental indicators  •How we respond to the pandemic and what the recovery packages will contain •The best policies the UK Government should pursue Support the show

Welcome to this week's instalment of our new podcast series ‘Energy Unplugged’. In this episode, Aurora’s CEO John Feddersen discusses the Net Zero challenge with Emma Pinchbeck, the new appointed Chief Executive of Energy UK.  Energy UK is perhaps the most influential energy industry group in the UK and Emma will join the trade association in July 2020, bringing with her valuable expertise and knowledge of the energy sector. Some of the main topics include:  •Emma’s professional journey and transition from RenewableUK to the new role  •Role of COP26 and the opportunity for the UK’s Government to shine on the international stage •The need of concrete actions for the UK to reach its Net Zero emissions target Support the show