Innovation in Energy

In the latest episode of Innovation in Energy, our podcast panel explores the opportunity for the UK to play a leading role in the processing of critical minerals as global lithium demand continues to grow. With a shift to renewable energy sources and increased deployment of Electric Vehicles (EVs), developed nations across Europe and North America are playing catch-up with China in the race for c...

In our latest Innovation in Energy podcast, Jonathan Brearley, CEO of Ofgem, joins our host, Liz Hunt, Energy and Resources Sector Leader for PwC, and Gemma Carr, PwC’s Workforce Services Lead for Energy, Utilities and Resources, to discuss the role of leadership and workforce transformation in closing the skills gap.

In our latest Innovation in Energy podcast episode, Katie Jackson, Executive Vice President Acquisition and Divestment and New Business Development at Shell and Chair of Powerful Women and PwC's Vicky Parker, Energy Utility Resources Strategy Lead, and UK Power and Utilities lead, join series host Liz Hunt to explore security, affordability and sustainability on the pathway to decarbonisation.

In our latest Innovation in Energy podcast our global panel explores the resource requirements to deliver Energy Transition, in particular the impact on critical minerals. As countries and companies move forward with their net zero targets there is going to be an enormous increase in demand for certain minerals - in particular those that support electrification and energy storage. Elisabeth Hunt,...

Recent PwC research highlighted 50% of technologies are not currently covered by regulatory or investment frameworks that allow infrastructure investors to provide the necessary finance in an efficient manner – a gap of £200bn over the next decade. Ahead of COP26, this episode explores the role of the conference in bridging the gap between the investment needed to reach Net Zero, and the levels of...

It’s clear there’s no silver bullet when it comes to reaching the net zero 2050 target in the UK. A portfolio of technology solutions will be required with solutions complementing one another if we are to achieve net zero.  In this episode, we’re joined by Julia Pyke -  Nuclear Development Director at EDF Energy and Helen Liddell - President of the Carbon Capture & Storage Association to talk...

The UK has become the first large economy to legislate for net zero emissions by 2050 and with this goal in mind, hydrogen is in the ascendancy. After many years on the periphery of energy policy discussions, the energy industry is increasingly talking about hydrogen. This podcast episode features expertise from across the energy world to explore the opportunities, challenges and policy decisions...

Earlier in this innovation series we talked about about the broader developments in EV charging (listen to Episode 3: Electric vehicles - charging for the future). In this episode we are joined by Sam Hollister, Director of Economics and Corporate Services at the trade association Energy UK and Adrian Del Maestro, Director of Research at Strategy&. We discuss the different charging patterns co...

In the fourth episode of our podcast series we are joined by Elaine Whyte, UK drones leader at PwC and Jan Sisson, owner and operator of Higher Eyes LLP, providers of airborne engineering inspections using unmanned aircraft. We explore some of the ways drones have the potential to disrupt a range of industries, estimating the market for current business services that could be done by drones at ove...

In this episode we are joined by Graeme Cooper, Project Director for electric vehicles at National Grid and Adrian Del Maestro, Director of Research at Strategy&. We discuss the outlook for and some of the challenges facing charging infrastructure and explore the ways industry and government can work together to make the UK a world leader for new vehicle technology. Listen to the podcast then...

This episode looks at the implications of the energy transition on deals, as the sector responds to greater fluidity in a period of uncertainty and rapid change. How will companies grapple with the challenges of a more volatile market place?

From electric vehicles taking you to and from work, to solar panels on your roof, it’s clear that there are huge shifts happening in the energy world. In this first episode of our 'Innovation in Energy' series, we discuss some of the broader themes about the energy transition and how technology is disrupting business models across the sector