Energy Conversations

About Energy Conversations

Energy Conversations is a dynamic podcast produced by the Centre for Energy Policy (CEP) at the University of Strathclyde, bringing together leading voices from across the energy landscape to explore the most critical and timely issues shaping our energy future. Our episides take two formats: discussions featuring two energy experts, and recordings of our Energy Conversations events. CEP website: https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/centreforenergypolicy/ Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/15815895/ centreforenergypolicy.substack.com (https://centreforenergypolicy.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Centre for Energy Policy (CEP)

Category

government · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Mar 2025

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

9 of 13 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Turbocharging the UK’s Grid Capacity

   Katie Protheroe, Dr. Callum MacIver, and Matthew Dougan discuss how new subsea cables will turbocharge the UK's grid capacity and accelerate net zero targets in this interview.

2. 

   26 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Energy Data Revolution

   Chris Wood of Elexon and Dr. Jessica Britton of UKERC discuss how the Smart Data Repository revolutionizes energy data for consumer and system benefits in this interview.

3. 

   6 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Global hydrogen markets: trends and prospects

   Dr. Aliya Tskhay interviews Greig Boulstridge, Research Analyst at Wood Mackenzie, exploring global hydrogen markets, policy's role, and hydrogen's net-zero impact.

4. 

   17 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Making hydrogen work for communities

   Dr. Aliya Tskhay interviews Craig Stewart, Business Development Director at Logan Energy, discussing challenges and collaboration for community hydrogen adoption.

5. 

   26 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Scotland’s hydrogen sector: Opportunities and challenges

   Dr. Aliya Tskhay interviews Nigel Holmes, CEO of Hydrogen Scotland, exploring opportunities and challenges within Scotland's burgeoning hydrogen sector.

6. 

   30 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Heating our homes & tackling inequality - Marta Santini & Megan Scherrer

   Centre for Energy Policy PhD students Marta Santini and Megan Scherrer discuss how the UK's net zero transition impacts household heating and energy costs for vulnerable populations.

7. 

   2 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Making energy markets work for all - Richard Neudegg & Christian Calvillo

   Richard Neudegg, Uswitch Director of Regulation, interviews Dr. Christian Calvillo, CEP Senior Research Fellow, discussing how energy markets can evolve to serve all consumers equitably.

8. 

   7 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

   The Global Race for Critical Minerals - Aliya Tskhay & Stephen Agyeman Duah

   Dr. Aliya Tskhay and Dr. Stephen Agyeman Duah examine critical minerals' complex role in low-carbon technologies, addressing economic opportunities alongside environmental and ethical concerns in this interview.

9. 

   11 Aug 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Energy Networks at a Crossroads - George Potter & Antonios Katris

   George Potter, Finance and Modelling Manager at SP Energy Networks, and Dr. Antonios Katris, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Energy Policy, discuss Ofgem's business plan requirements for UK energy networks and the economic impacts of proposed investments in this interview.

10. 

    3 Jun 2025

    Just Transitions - Kirsten Jenkins & Hannah Corbett

    Dr. Kirsten Jenkins and Hannah Corbett examine just transitions, focusing on how climate policies protect workers, support vulnerable populations, and address social inequalities in this interview episode.

11. 

    28 Mar 2025

    Green Jobs - Pauline Anderson & Christian Calvillo

    Dr. Pauline Anderson and Dr. Christian Calvillo explore essential green jobs and workforce alignment for a sustainable energy transition.

12. 

    3 Mar 2025

    Women in Energy - Donna Sutherland & Karen Turner

    Head of Commercial at Veri Energy Donna Sutherland and CEP Director Professor Karen Turner discuss women's evolving roles and diverse perspectives driving innovation in the energy sector.

13. 

    1 Mar 2025

    Dr David Joffe - Rapid decarbonisation of the GB energy system

    Dr. David Joffe, Chief Energy System Adviser, discusses the rapid decarbonization of the GB energy system in this interview.

Inside a recent episode

Turbocharging the UK’s Grid Capacity

Published 5 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So we've got a big, huge investment challenge to facilitate this shift of renewables, which are essentially just in different places. So we've got this sort of dual challenge of a transmission system, which is probably, you know, 50 to 60 years old in places because the last major developments we undertook were in the 60s and 70s to build out the 400 kV onshore transmission system. So we've got to upgrade all that, maintain all that, and we've got all this new generation to connect. So there's just a huge amount of work to go on in terms of upgrading and maintaining the current transmission system. […]

Who has been a guest on Energy Conversations

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Katie Protheroe
• Callum MacIver
• Matthew Dougan
• Chris Wood
• Dr Jessica Britton

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

9,879

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 18 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

6

Social presence

0

YouTube

74

Engagement

0

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