Students

This page is designed as a helpful resource for students with links to a range of UK and international data sources, scenarios, and career advice. Let us know if there are other sites you think should be added to this page.

BIEE is committed to helping to develop the next generation of  energy professionals, by offering students discounted membership rates, research prizes and financial support to attend its conferences. Student membership costs £10 per annum and you can find out more here

Energy scenarios

Scenarios of the future:

• International Energy Agency World Energy Outlook
• BP Energy Outlook
• Shell Scenarios
• Climate Change Committee (2020) The Sixth Carbon Budget: Advice to the UK government on the level of greenhouse gas emissions between 2033 and 2037, as part of a long-term commitment to reduce emissions to Net Zero by 2050 (earlier budgets were based on an 80% reduction from 1990 levels by 2050). Find out more about the Climate Change Committee.
• NESO Future Energy Scenarios: These give a range of futures for energy in Great Britain, concentrating on the electricity sector.
• Energy Modelling OpenMod Initiative

Data sources

UK

• Official UK data comes from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and from the Office for National Statistics.  The key publications are:
  • The Digest of UK Energy Statistics (known as DUKES) an annual update of quantities and some prices.
  • Quarterly Energy Prices.
  • Energy Trends: a quarterly publication with information on quantities, and articles on particular topics.
• The North Sea Transition Authority (Oil and Gas Authority) holds a large amount of data.
• Elexon, the company managing the Balancing and Settlement Code, holds data on the operation of the electricity system.
• NESO (National Energy System Operator), is another source of information
• National Grid also manages the gas transmission system
• The UKERC Energy Data Centre holds a range of information, including datasets deposited by other researchers.
• Electricity Insights
• Renewables Ninja
• BBC briefing on the UK energy system.

International

• The easiest single overview of international energy data is Statistical Review of World Energy, available here.
• International Energy Agency data is more complete, and can be accessed through the UK Data Service. The reports include energy balances, information on particular fuels, prices and taxes, research and development spending, and emissions. The data service also allows access to the World Energy Outlook and Energy Technology Perspectives reports.
• The US Energy Information Administration concentrates on US data, but also some international series, and daily crude oil prices for WTI and Brent (for other energy sources, look under “sources and uses”)

Looking for the next step?

Join one of BIEE’s  Corporate Members

• bp careers
• National Grid
• Shell Graduate Programme
• Baringa Partners

Join one of BIEE’s Institutional Members

• Aurora Energy Research
• Cambridge Econometrics
• CEPMLP, University of Dundee
• Climate Change Committee
• Cornwall Insight
• Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)
• Gemserv
• NERA Economic Consulting
• OEUK
• UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources
• University of Strathclyde
• SPRU University of Sussex

Careers

• Find a PhD lists funded PhD projects seeking students
• JOE Network: Job openings for economists service run by the American Economic Association.
• Econ Job Market is similar to the AEA
• UK jobs more general UK jobs site

Careers Advice and Support

• Economics Network, which focuses on providing teaching advice, aimed both at established staff and at new PhD students starting to help with teaching – the network runs training courses

Forums and Networking

• Young Energy Professionals Forum (YEP) run by Energy UK
• World Energy Council
• Student Energy