Category Archives: Public Energy Focus

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PGES Speaker Meeting May 2021
“Defossilising Gas – Net Zero Gas Mains”

Presentations by
Kyle Martin, Head of Market Insight, Lane Clark & Peacock LLP
Andy Dunn, Chief Engineer   Thames Water
Dr Mark Taylor FIMA, Deputy Director for Energy Innovation, Science and Innovation for Climate and Energy (SICE)

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Energy Focus Volume 38, Number 1, March 2021 (PDF)

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Contents

Foreword
Ian Liddell–Grainger MP, Chairman of PGES

March Speaker Meeting
PGES launches 40th Anniversary Inquiry Report

Introduction
Evolution of Energy Policy over 40 years
Executive Summary
Policy Proposals

ReStack the Deck: Hunt out the Unconscious Fossil Bias
Report from Recosting Energy – Challenging Ideas

International Energy Agency Renewables Report

Energy White Paper – overview

BEIS Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy

Parliamentary Record
Select Committee Reports and Inquiries
Oral Questions
Legislation

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Energy Focus Volume 37, Number 3, December 2020 (PDF)

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Contents

Foreword
Ian Liddell–Grainger MP, Chairman of PGES

PGES launches 40th Anniversary Inquiry

September Speaker Meeting Report
Success at CoP26 starts at home: Leading by example on Net Zero
Steve Holliday FREng FEI, President, Energy Institute
with Louise Kingham OBE FEI and Dr Rob Gross FEI

November Speaker Meeting Report
Decarbonising Heat & Transport – a Hydrogen update
Mark Selby – Ceres
Heidi Genoni – Arup
Tim Harper – Element2
Dr Angela Needle – Cadent Gas

December Speaker Meeting Report
Renewables: leading transitions to a more sustainable energy system
Dr Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency

Obituary – Lord O’Neill of Clackmannan

Prime Minister’s 10 Point Plan 
UK Nationally Determined Contribution 
6th Carbon Budget 
Climate Ambition Summit 
Energy White Paper

Parliamentary Record
Select Committee Reports and Inquiries
Oral Questions
Legislation

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PGES has launched its 40th Anniversary Inquiry
“What are the energy policies that will drive an independent UK to net zero while fuelling the economy?”

It is now 40 years since the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies started its mission to inform the government of the day of the energy issues of the day.

All our activities depend on energy and we want to hear from you and your sector. See full details of how to respond.

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See this PGES Energy Bulletin for our November Speaker Meeting held on Zoom.
This was in the morning, before
The Prime Minister announces his 10 point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution
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PGES Speaker Meeting: “Transport and Heat towards net zero”
Speakers:
Bob Moran – DfT, Head of Environment Strategy
Heidi Genoni – Arup, lead on in Hy4Heat, involved in Project Cavendish and other H2 projects
Mark Selby – CTO Ceres Power, fuel cells and H2
Tim Harper – CEO Element2, building H2 refuelling stations for vehicles (HGV and domestic)
Angela Needle – Director of Strategy Cadent, network supply

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See this PGES Energy Bulletin for our September Speaker Meeting held on Zoom.

“Success at COP26 starts at home: leading by example on net zero”
Speakers:
Louise Kingham OBE FEI – Chief Executive Energy Institute
Steve Holliday FREng FEI – President Energy Institute
Dr Rob Gross FEI – Trustee Energy Institute

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Energy Focus Volume 37, Number 2, August 2020 (PDF)

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Contents

Foreword
Ian Liddell–Grainger MP, Chairman of PGES

May Speaker Meeting Report
Unlocking Flexibility for Net Zero – Alastair Martin, Flexitricity
Mark Bygraves, Elexon
Dr Paul Troughton, enel x

June Speaker Meeting Report
Regulating for Net Zero – Neil Kenward, Ofgem

Select Committee for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy super inquiry
and PGES response  reference VGD874489

July Speaker Meeting Report
Recover to Net Zero – Professor Keith Bell, Committee on Climate Change

Parliamentary Record
Select Committee Reports and Inquiries
Oral Questions
Legislation

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Energy Focus Volume 37, Number 1, May 2020 (PDF)

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Contents

Foreword
Ian Liddell–Grainger MP, Chairman of PGES

Obituary
Robert Lane CBE

January Speaker Meeting Report
Energy Data Taskforce – Laura Sandys CBE

February Speaker Meeting Report
Net Zero and Infrastructure – Sir John Armitt CBE FREng FRICE,
Chairman National Infrastructure Commissioners

House of Lords Dinner 2019,
Guests of Honour – Lord Callanan & Lord Deben
Hosted by Lord Redesdale, Sponsored by WSP

The Shadow Cabinet

Parliamentary Record
Select Committee Reports and Inquiries
Oral Questions
Legislation

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PGES joins the virtual era.
See this PGES Energy Bulletin for our May Speaker Meeting held on Zoom.

“Unlocking Flexibility for Net Zero”
Speakers:
Dr Paul Troughton – Enel X
Alastair Martin – Flexitricity
Mark Bygraves – Elexon