The Energy Revolution
Episodes
How to Stop an Energy Crisis: renewables and security, from Ukraine to Iran (with Ana Musat)
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Energy security is on everyone's mind right now. Since Israel and the US struck Iran and Iran's strikes across the Gulf nations, oil prices ha...
Renewables and the Stock Market, with Minesh Shah (TRIG)
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What's the stock market got to do with renewables?While there's a lot of focus on the rise of private equity in the infrastructure space, ther...
How Energy Politics Really Works, with Sam Alvis (IPPR)
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Do you find politics obtuse? Struggling to keep up with the twists and turns of energy decisions?With an endless web of party politics, departmental d...
Why the UK economy is broken, and where clean energy can help (with Andrew Sissons, NESTA)
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is clean energy good for growth? Since the 2008 crisis the UK has seen persistently sluggish growth, even compared to comparable advanced economies. L...
Using AI to fix the grid: beyond the hype with Amjad Karim (Keen AI)
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Can AI make our grid better and more reliable? Or are AI solutions overhyped by execs and consultants that don't understand the technology?This we...
Putting fossil fuel demand in doubt, with Molly Walton
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does the future look like for fossil fuel demand? OPEC and large oil and gas companies are bullish, but the rapid rollout of clean tech is underm...
The Art of the Deal: inside energy's M&As with Gareth Baker (Gowling WLG)
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Energy is all about deals. Assets are bought, sold, and refinanced. Companies are acquired, portfolios consolidated. But what goes into making these d...
Energy and the cost of living crisis, with Tilly Cook (Joseph Rowntree Foundation)
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The UK is in a cost of living crisis, and energy prices in particular are constantly hitting the headlines.Fuel poverty has been climbing, and many on...
The future of PPAs and 24/7 power, with Juan Pablo Cerda (Renewabl)
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Do PPAs have a future? More power than ever is being procured through government backed CfDs, so how and why will corporates continue to buy power dir...
The secret to energy innovation (with Carbon Trust CEO Michael Rea)
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How does innovation actually happen? Energy technologies are changing fast, but we'll need to change even faster if we're going to achieve a d...
Do we need a strategic reserve for gas? With Adam Bell
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The current approach to funding gas plants is breaking, but what should replace it? And when? For a long time, gas has been the backbone of the energ...
Congo: the secret heart of the energy transition (with Dr Ben Radley)
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Democratic Republic of Congo produces over 70% of the words Cobalt, a key material in many modern bateries and clean energy technologies.It is a m...
How Business can lead the energy transition, with Rachel Solomon Williams (Aldersgate Group)
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are businesses leaders or laggards in the energy transition? Despite attempts by some to paint clean energy and net zero as anti-business and anti-gr...
The New Politics of Net Zero: from Parliament to Polanski (with Harry Shackleton, Inflect)
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The politics of net zero is changing. The term itself falling out of favour.According to the media, the consensus is fraying at the edges, with Nigel ...
Prisoners of Geography? Energy archetypes with Phoebe O'Hara (ETC)
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is a country's energy future determined by its geography?When it comes to energy resources, not all countries are made equal. Some are blessed wit...
Clean Power 2030: bridging the national and the local (with Merlin Hyman OBE)
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The UK has an ambitious goal to achieve Clean Power by 2030, and cement itself as a clean energy superpower in the decade that follows.The success of ...
Can we really kick Coal? With Lucy Shaw
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An uncomfortable truth in the energy transition is that Coal is still a major part of the global energy system. Despite being majorly polluting and of...
Tackling Forced Labour in Solar Supply Chains, with Rachel Owens (Solar Stewardship Initiative)
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The solar industry has faced tough questions about its supply chains and the links to state-enforced forced labour, particularly in regions like Xinji...
Thatcher, Blair and Beyond: 40 years of energy policy with Jim Watson (UCL)
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The energy system has changed dramatically in the last 40 years, both in the UK and globally. But how do these changes happen? What makes technology...
The Texas Energy Miracle (with Mark Lauby, NERC)
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What makes the Texas energy system so special? Separated from the rest of the US grid, the Texas system is a living lab for the future of energy, achi...
Race and empire in our energy system: a black history month special
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do race and the legacies of empire continue to impact the energy transition?For black history month our host, Cambridge Fellow and former governme...
Where Are All The Heat Pumps? with Adam Berman (Energy UK)
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The UK has been extremely slow to decarbonise the heating sector. Why? And what can be done?Meeting the UK's climate ambitions will require millio...
What government gets wrong about growth: Heathrow, climate and taxing the rich with Alex Chapman
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Growth is at the centre of Labour's political programme, and with Rachel Revees' nod to airport expansion many have wondered if climate goals ...
Do We Need a Demand Revolution? A new way of thinking about energy with Caroline Bragg (ADE)
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens to the energy system when you think about the end consumer first? People want warm homes, cheap power, and to get from place to place - t...
Is Europe funding Putin's war? Why sanctions on Russian oil and gas aren't working, with Isaac Levi (CREA)
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Since the Russia-Ukraine war began, EU states have spent spent more on Russian fossil fuels than they've given to Ukraine in aid.In this episode, ...
1800 to the Present: a History of Britain's Energy Transition with Arthur Downing (Octopus Energy)
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Oc...
Orsted vs Trump: what went wrong at the world's largest offshore wind company
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Revolu...
Is Government Too Involved in Energy Markets? Batteries, renewables and the state with Ed Porter (Modo Energy)
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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?Th...
What The Press Gets Wrong About Energy: journalism in an age of misiniformation with Simon Evans (Carbon Brief)
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Energy Security in the 21st Century, with ex-NATO advisor Paul Domjan.
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Energy security is changing. The war in Ukraine shattered complacency of many politicians in Europe and beyond, and laid bare the need to think radica...
Is Offshore Wind in Crisis? A Global Stocktake with Rebecca Williams (GWEC)
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak with Rebecca Williams, Deputy CEO at the Global Wind Energy Council, for a global deep dive into the state of offshore wind - and w...