- 20 Sep 2023
- 21 Sep 2023
Registration & refreshments
Keynote Opening Session
Chair: Charles Hendry, BIEE President
Keynote speaker:
- Jonathan Brearley, Chief Executive Officer, Ofgem
Q&A
Plenary Session: International
Chair: Felicity Hannon, Head of Climate Change Macroeconomics, Oxford Economics
This year the UK’s interrelation with global energy flows and constraints has become visible as never before. In this session we explore potential future global energy scenarios and investigate some key questions: whether we are on track to meet our climate goals; how geopolitical tensions or a global recession could affect the transition pathway; the necessary investment to meet net zero; and the tension between our energy security, economic and net zero goals.
Speakers:
- Mallika Ishwaran, Chief Economist, Shell International
- Tatiana Mitrova, Research Fellow, Centre on Global Energy Policy
- Sam Fankhauser, Professor of Climate Economics and Policy, University of Oxford
Q&A
Lunch
BIEE AGM
Parallel Sessions
Room: Studio
Chair: George Day – Senior Advisor: Net Zero Policy, Energy Systems Catapult
13:15
Transitioning to net zero in a trustless environment: Who should pay for the costs of the hydrogen switchover?
Joel Gordon, Cranfield University
13:35
Demand uncertainty on low voltage distribution networks: analysing the use of Distribution Future Energy Scenarios (DFES) in network company business plans
Helen Poulter, University of Edinburgh
13:55
Decarbonising home heating: An evidence review of domestic heat pump installed costs
Mark Winskel, University of Edinburgh and Phil Heptonstall, Imperial College London
14:15
Estimating residential load balancing potential
Shefali Khanna, Imperial College London
14:35-14:45
Discussion
Room: Auditorium
Chair: Mona Chitnis – Associate Professor in Energy Economics, University of Surrey
13:15
The energy transition, the market for hedges, and the implications for the Default Tariff Cap (DTC)
Magnus Martinsen, NERA Economic Consulting
13:35
Assessing the intraday impacts of wind energy on wholesale electricity prices and conventional generation in Great Britain
Xiaoyi Mu, University of Dundee
13:55
The microeconomic problem with renewable energy
Ryan Williams, Université Paris Dauphine / Enoda
14:15
Market modelling and socio-economic analysis of a potential multi-purpose interconnector between GB and the Danish energy island
George Charalampous and Sotirios Paschalis, National Grid
14:35-14:45
Discussion
Room: Nash East
Chairs:
Yelena Kalyuzhnova – Vice Dean (International), University of Reading
Aaron Ahali – University of Reading
13:15
Oil to gas shifting by regional energy diplomacy
Asieh Yazdi, University of Dundee
13:35
Sanctions against Russia: implications for Kazakhstan’s energy sector
Yelena Kalyuzhnova, University of Reading
13:55
Energy abundance, the geographical distribution of manufacturing, and international trade
Tong Zhu, University of Dundee
14:15-14:45
Discussion
Room: Nash West
Chair: Joel Davis – Senior Consultant, NERA Economic Consulting
13:15
Consequences of energy and geopolitical crisis for Polish energy sector – combining energy transition with energy security
Bartosz Sobik, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
13:35
The political economy of electricity market decarbonisation: a comparison of recent reforms in Britain, Italy and California
Giulia Ragosa, University College London
13:55
Modelling the spatial distribution of decentralised renewable energy investment decisions using system dynamics and agent-based modelling approach
Zara Abba, Cranfield University
14:15
Green hydrogen in Germany’s energy transition – a scenario-based energy system modelling
Christoph Kiefer, Fraunhofer ISI
14:35-14:45
Discussion
Room: Memorial
Chair: Peter Taylor – Chair in Sustainable Energy Systems, University of Leeds
13:15
Place-based solutions for Net Zero: transforming places, skills and business models
Ralitsa Hiteva, SPRU University of Sussex
13:35
UK oil and gas workers facing job loss: are they experiencing a Just Transition?
Kirsty Denyer, University of Reading
13:55
Evidence-based policy making for local net zero – a case study of the West Midlands, UK
Laurie Duncan, University of Birmingham
14:15-14:45
Discussion
Movement break
Parallel Sessions
Room: Studio
Chair: Janet Wood – Editor, New Power Magazine
14:50
The causes and consequences of demanding short-term energy flexibility: a deep dive into the UK’s largest demand flexibility service
Andrew Schein, Centre for Net Zero
15:10
Does digitalisation save energy? Drivers, rebounds and policy options
Tim Foxon, SPRU University of Sussex
15:30
Under one roof: the social relations and relational work of energy retrofit in multi-owned properties
Matt Hannon, University of Strathclyde
15:50
Energy transitions in emerging economies: policy recommendations for incentivising demand response in Chile
Catarina Araya Cardoso, University of Westminster
16:10-16:20
Discussion
Room: Auditorium
Chair: Vivienne Geard – Assistant Director, EY
14:50
“Cheaper Bills, Warmer Homes” – An independent plan to retrofit the UK’s housing stock, developed for the Labour Party, by a cross sector group of UK industry experts
Donal Brown, University of Sussex
15:10
Retrofit Salary Sacrifice: A financial incentive to help decarbonise owner occupied houses
Marina Topouzi, University of Oxford
15:30
How to accelerate energy efficiency retrofitting in UK owner-occupied homes? A review of international best practice
Richard Hanna and Kate Simpson, Imperial College London
15:50
Why don’t governments pay more attention to energy demand? Investigating systemic reasons for the supply/ demand asymmetry in energy policy
Yekatherina Bobrova, University of Oxford
16:10-16:20
Discussion
Room: Nash East
Chair: Karoline Rogge – Professor of Sustainability Innovation and Policy, SPRU University of Sussex
14:50
The energy and economic impacts of the EV transition: UK case study
Paul Brockway, University of Leeds
15:10
E-carsharing: would shared e-cars foster or impede the integration of variable renewables?
Adeline Guéret, DIW Berlin
15:30
Role of data and digitalisation policy mixes in the UK’s smart and flexible electric-mobility transition
Aslı Ateş, University of Sussex
15:50
Techno-economic analysis of second life electric vehicle batteries for stationary energy storage applications
Han Cui, Cranfield University
16:10-16:20
Discussion
Room: Nash West
Chair: Alec Waterhouse – Head of Energy, Infrastructure and Markets Analysis, DESNZ
14:50
Economic modelling of sufficient consumption pathways in the UK
Márton Simó, Cambridge Econometrics
15:10
The case for LMP in the UK, including recent evidence from existing studies
Sofia Birattari, NERA Economic Consulting
15:30
Scotland’s Net Zero by 2045: Modeling metabolic potentials and scenarios toward emissions reductions
Jean Boucher and Keith Matthews, The James Hutton Institute
15:50-16:20
Discussion
Refreshments
Plenary Session: Debate
Chair: Theresa Chambers, Joint Head of Energy Infrastructure and Markets Analysis, DESNZ
How to ensure security of supply efficiently at both national and regional levels
Panel members:
- George Anstey, Senior Managing Director, NERA Economic Consulting
- Michael Grubb, Professor of Energy and Climate Change, UCL
- Dave Moon, Director of Asset Investment, Cadent
- Ruben Pastor-Vicedo, Head of UK Policy and Regulation – Interconnectors, National Grid Ventures
Drinks reception
Conference Dinner
After dinner speaker:
- Beverley Gower-Jones OBE
Founder & Managing Partner at Clean Growth Fund; Founder & CEO of Carbon Limiting Technologies
Registration & refreshments
Diversity & Skills Breakfast Session
An interactive session run by TIDE.
Tackling Inclusion & Diversity in Energy (TIDE) (energyedihub.uk)
Plenary Session: National / Local
Chair: Tom Griffiths, Joint Head of the Energy Infrastructure and Markets Analysis, DESNZ
How to solve the UK energy trilemma with an efficient mix of energy from home and abroad, and what role do markets or central planning have to play?
Speakers:
- Rebecca Sedler, Managing Director, Interconnectors, National Grid Ventures
- Richard Druce, Senior Managing Director, NERA Economic Consulting
- Alice Larkin, Professor of Climate Science & Energy Policy, University of Manchester
Q&A
Refreshments
Parallel Sessions
Room: Studio
Chair: Catarina Araya Cardoso – Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Westminster
11:15
The (in)effectiveness of time-of-use tariff in cutting peaks: evidence from UK time-use data and sequence analysis
Máté Lőrincz, University of Reading
11:35
Household appliance prioritization under limited access to electricity – A stated preference approach
Lars Persson, Umeå University
11:55
Energy use in crisis – lessons for net zero?
Phil Grunewald, University of Oxford
12:15
Social identity and relations: implications for home energy demand and the peak load reduction in the UK
Sonja Dragojlovic-Oliveira, University of Strathclyde
12:35-12:45
Discussion
Room: Nash West
Chair: Nazmiye Ozkan – Head of Centre for Energy Systems and Strategy, Cranfield University
11:15
Determinants of sectoral effective carbon rates on energy use
Hildegart Ahumada and Fernando Navajas, UTDT / FIEL
11:35
Estimating the economic impact of temperature volatility
David Winter, Oxford Economics
11:55
Consumer choice and willingness-to-pay for heating system attributes
Mona Chitnis, University of Surrey
12:15-12:45
Discussion
Room: Nash East
Chair: Peter Taylor – Chair in Sustainable Energy Systems, University of Leeds
11:15
Commercially resilient net-zero industrial clusters exploit the system value of low-carbon technologies and infrastructure
Nixon Sunny, Imperial College London
11:35
Approaches to industrial cluster decarbonisation: lessons from international experience
Imogen Rattle, University of Leeds
11:55
Net Zero Teesside: Lessons from actors and networks in industrial decarbonization projects
Kyle S. Herman, University of Sussex
12:15-12:45
Discussion
Room: Auditorium
Chair: Mike Thompson – Director, Climate Change & Sustainability Services, EY
11:15
Shifting tectonic plates: what role for the UK in the global renewable race between the US and the EU?
Daniel Atzori, Cornwall Insight
11:35
Renewable energy consumption, GDP and GHG emission. The moderating effect of regulatory quality: Evidence of a dynamic panel estimation from EU and BRICs
Aaron Ahali, University of Reading
11:55
2022 energy crisis: Has Europe weathered the storm?
Elena Reshetova, Fortum
12:15-12:45
Discussion
Lunch
Student & Young Energy Professional Session
Session chairs:
Zoe Fannon – Consultant, NERA Economic Consulting
Matthew Hannon – Professor of Sustainable Energy Business and Policy, University of Strathclyde
Consumer and prosumer preferences for prosumer-integrated electricity supply models in the United Kingdom and the republic of Korea
Eun Jin Lim, University College London
Corporate environmental performance and strategy: a case study of the oil and gas industry
Lev Shalev, University of Reading
What matters to firm energy efficiency: ICT investment or ICT expenditure? – an empirical study of the UK
Yao Shi, University of Sussex
Can social norms increase sustainable cooling behaviors? An online randomized controlled survey experiment on financial employees in China
Guanyu Yang, University College London
Assessing the systemic and climate impacts of digitalisation in daily life
Poornima Kumar, University of Oxford
Techno-economic analysis of solar PV systems for different types of houses: A case study of social housing in the UK
Songru Zhao, University of Surrey
Debate: The economics of low-carbon hydrogen
Chair: Gareth Ramsay, Head of Energy Transition and Systems Analysis, bp
Panel:
- David Joffe, Head of Net Zero, Climate Change Committee
- Bryony Livesey, Director, Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge UKRI
- Richard Lowes, Senior Associate, Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
Q&A
Plenary Session: Consumers
Chair: Matt Vickers, Group CEO, Trust Alliance Group
UK consumers have been badly hit by the energy crisis. They have also to bear the brunt of much of the investment cost needed for the energy system transition and to deliver the low cost, low carbon system of the future. We will discuss how we can protect those who can least manage the cost burden now and explore the investment structures that will allow investment to be delivered in a way that is least cost, least risk and most predictable for consumers. New consumer goods like domestic PV and batteries can have dramatic aggregate effects: what are the tools consumers need to make decisions on these technologies?
Speakers:
- Richard Hall, Chief Energy Economist, Citizens Advice
- Rebecca Willis, Professor in Energy and Climate Governance, Lancaster University
- Syed Ahmed, Chair/Director, Community Energy London
Q&A
End of conference and refreshments
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