1800 to the Present: a History of Britain's Energy Transition with Arthur Downing (Octopus Energy)
What can 200 years of energy history teach us about the energy revolution happening today? We are joined by Arthur Downing, Director of Strategy at Octopus and author of the forthcoming book Power and the People: a history of energy in Britain since 1800, to discuss how the energy system has changed in the 200 years since its inception, and what lessons we should learn as we try to build a new system around renewables, electric vehicles, and other low carbon technologies.You can read Arthur's energy and history substack here: https://energynetworks.substack.com/. Hosted by Sulaiman Ilyas-Jarrett, former Head of Policy and Strategy for Renewable Electricity Delivery at the UK Department for Energy and Senior Advisor at No10 Downing Street. He is now a Policy Fellow at the University of Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy.
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Orsted vs Trump: what went wrong at the world's largest offshore wind company
Orsted is in crisis. Stock prices are down 86% since their 2021 high, and problems pile up as Trump has halted the construction of their latest Revolution Wind Farm off the Northeast Coast.Our host Sulaiman Ilyas-Jarrett, former UK government advisor and Cambridge Policy Fellow, unpacks the mistakes that Orsted made in its approach to the USA market and its poltical blindspots. He also covers what this means for renewables as a whole, and what Orsted's debacle tells us about politics, global markets, and the energy transition at large in the new economic world order.This solo podcast is a new format, so let us know what you think in the comments!
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Is Government Too Involved in Energy Markets? Batteries, renewables and the state with Ed Porter (Modo Energy)
Does government need to get out the way and let markets deliver net zero? Or is the state key to delivering the technologies we need for the future?This week is a crossover episode with the Modo Energy podcast, Transmission. Our host Sulaiman Ilyas-Jarrett, former government advisor at the UK Department for Energy and at No10 Downing Street, goes back and forth with Ed Porter, VP for Insights at Modo, on everything from the government subsidies for Renewables to the rapid scale up of batteries and the phenomenon that is negative prices.Keywords: Energy | Renewables | Batteries | Hydrogen | Carbon | EVs |
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What The Press Gets Wrong About Energy: journalism in an age of misiniformation with Simon Evans (Carbon Brief)
In an age of increasing misinformation it's becoming harder and harder to find what's truly going on in energy and climate. This week we sit down with Simon Evans, journalist from the Carbon Brief, and talk about everything from the Telegraph's anti-net zero obsession to the rise of AI content and how to communicate the facts when there's so much noise around.Hosted by Sulaiman Ilyas-Jarrett, former Head of Policy and Strategy for Renewable Electricity Delivery at the UK Department for Energy and former Senior Advisor at No10 Downing Street. He is now a Policy Fellow at the University of Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy.
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Energy Security in the 21st Century, with ex-NATO advisor Paul Domjan.
Energy security is changing. The war in Ukraine shattered complacency of many politicians in Europe and beyond, and laid bare the need to think radically differently about future energy security.This was no surprise to this week's guest, former NATO advisor and Founder of Enoda Paul Domjan, who has been thinking about the changing state of energy security for over 20 years. We cover everything from the EU's mistakes in dealing with Putin, to the Israel-Iran war, the provisional IRA's plan to shut down the London electricity grid, and the possible role of newer technologies like batteries in the systems of tomorrow.It is clear that energy security of the future will look radically different than it did in the past.Hosted by Sulaiman Ilyas-Jarrett, former Head of Policy and Strategy for Renewable Electricity Delivery at the UK Department for Energy and former Senior Advisor at No10 Downing Street. He is now a Policy Fellow at the University of Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy.
Welcome to the Energy Revolution, where we discuss the most important questions that will make or break the clean energy transition.
From geopolitics to the hottest new tech, we speak with industry leaders, academics, journalists and more to bring you the real story behind the headlines.
Hosted by Sulaiman Ilyas-Jarrett, former government advisor at the UK Deparment for Energy and No10 Downing Street, and a Policy Fellow at the University of Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy.
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