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Critical Minerals & Geopolitics: Securing Essential Inputs
Protecting the supply of minerals and technology needed for the clean energy transition Focuses on supply chain vulnerabilities and geopolitical dependencies for critical minerals and components required for renewables, storage, and grid technologies. Key critical minerals and sources. Geopolitical risks affecting energy infrastructure. Strategies for diversification and secure sourcing.
Delivering a Gigawatt-Scale Battery Storage Project: From Planning to Commercial Operation
A deep-dive fireside chat following the journey of two of the UK’s largest battery energy storage developers. Exploring how they navigate planning, land, grid connections, financing, supply chain pressures, optimisation strategy, and construction delivery in an increasingly competitive market. Securing and progressing large-scale grid connections Financing utility-scale BESS in a changing revenue environment EPC and […]
Women in Energy: Navigating Leadership, Influence, and Change
Exclusive, Closed-Door Discussion This exclusive, closed-door discussion brings together female leaders across the energy sector for an honest and confidential conversation about the realities of advancing in the energy industry In a safe and supportive environment, participants will explore the unique challenges women face in energy—from breaking through leadership barriers and navigating workplace dynamics to […]
Hydrogen & Alternative Fuels: Balancing Intermittency and Seasonal Demand
Integrating alternative fuels to complement renewable generation Examines the role of green and blue hydrogen and other alternative fuels in providing seasonal storage and complementing renewable generation. Hydrogen’s role in energy security strategies. Technological, economic, and regulatory challenges. Integration with electricity and heating networks.
Diversification Strategies: Balancing Domestic Generation, Imports, and Storage
Creating a resilient, balanced energy portfolio Examines how the UK can balance domestic generation, imports, long-duration storage, and interconnectors to maintain system stability and reduce reliance on single sources. Trade-offs between domestic and imported energy. Storage and interconnectors to balance the grid. Optimal diversification strategies for resilience.
Long-Duration Energy Storage: Preparing for a Predicted 1,000+ Hours of Negative Pricing by 2030
The UK’s negative pricing events have surged from 29 hours in 2022 to 149 hours in 2024, with forecasts predicting over 1,000 hours annually by 2030 as renewable capacity outpaces grid flexibility. This session explores why Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) must move from the periphery to center stage to unlock the battery boom opportunity […]
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Public Perception and Community Opposition: Navigating the New Resistance to Renewable Energy
Previously pro-renewables communities are becoming increasingly hostile to large-scale solar and wind projects, particularly in regions like Lincolnshire where DCO approvals on prime farmland are fundamentally shifting public sentiment. This session examines how developers and policymakers can address rising opposition, rebuild trust, and design projects that secure community acceptance while maintaining delivery timelines. How large-scale […]
