Energy Unplugged by Aurora

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

Welcome to this week's episode of our new podcast series ‘Energy Unplugged’. Aurora’s CEO John Feddersen explores the energy transition globally in a great discussion with Riverstone’s Partner Chris Hunt.  Riverstone is one of the world’s largest energy-focussed private equity fund and Chris has been in the renewables business well before the industry really began, as he first started working on wind energy projects back in the late 1980s.  John and Chris discuss:  •The biggest impacts of COVID-19 on the power sector and Green Stimulus plans in Europe •UK’s role in the development of global biomass business and competition between biomass, hydrogen and CCS •ESG current status and future steps: Implementation and Measurement Support the show

Welcome to our new podcast series ‘Energy Unplugged’, a mix of in-depth conversations with key international industry leaders, policymakers and academics, exploring the hottest topics across the energy market.  Hosted by various Aurora experts, we invite high profile guests to share their unique perspectives on major energy issues.  Our intention is to share with you a new episode every week, so stay tuned and enjoy the podcast! In this week’s episode, Aurora’s CEO John Feddersen talks with Alistair Phillips-Davies, CEO of SSE plc, one of UK’s largest utilities, about SSE’s recent Greenprint for a cleaner and more resilient economy.  Listen to the podcast to find out: •why is now an important time to act •why is offshore wind so central to the plan •whether access to charging infrastructure is a key barrier to electric vehicles uptake at present… •… and about Alistair’s darts abilities 🎯😊 Support the show

In this final podcast episode of the COVID-19 series we are focussing on power market economics, prices and policy. Aurora’s CEO John Feddersen is joined by Richard Howard, Aurora’s Research Director who coordinated the recent work on the impact of COVID-19 for the power sector. The main topics tackled in this interview include: •The major recent impacts on gas, carbon and power markets in Europe•Key policy implications for the decarbonisation challenge and Green Stimulus measures •Behavioural change and related impacts on the economy and energy marketSupport the show

In this episode, Aurora’s CEO John Feddersen focusses on battery storage assets, and is joined by two distinguished guests: Ben Guest, Head of New Energy & Investment Area, Gresham House and Brian Lonn, Head of UK Flexibility, Statkraft. This is a great discussion that hits on a wide range of topics, not limited to COVID-19: •The current status of the battery storage landscape in the UK and predictions for the next 5 years•Impact of COVID-19 on the storage business in terms of investment and optimisation•Opportunities for suppliers and retailers to start playing a predominant role in optimising storage assetsSupport the show

Our previous podcasts in this COVID-19 series covered a wide variety of perspectives from industry leaders. In this episode, Aurora’s CEO John Feddersen welcomes his special guest Chris Stark, Chief Executive for The Committee on Climate Change to discuss the implications of COVID-19 on the power sector from a climate and policy perspective. Some of the key topics discussed in this episode include: • Implications of short-term reduction in carbon emissions and broader pollutants • COVID-19 impact on Government actions for decarbonisation• Parallels between the challenges posed by COVID-19 and climate changeSupport the show

In our 1-1 interviews, we hear different senior perspectives on the impact of COVID-19 on power markets. This week, Aurora’s CEO John Feddersen investigates the situation from the utility perspective in an interview with Tom Glover, CFO of RWE Renewables GmbH and RWE UK Country Chair. Some of the key topics discussed in this session include:•COVID-19 impact on how the business is running in terms of operations, market, constructions and development•Impact on the decarbonisation imperative and role of Government in the power sector •The requirement for CfDs for large deployment of renewables and CfD auctionsSupport the show