Good sources for energy news (Updated Feb 2022)
The energy field is rapidly changing as a result of improving technology and recognition of the need to put our economy and lives on a more sustainable footing. I talk to a lot of people who are entering the field, so I thought I would put together a post with a list of sources that I find useful for keeping up to date with what is happening.
Before I start with the list, two notes. First, I’m based in London, and my research is on UK electricity, so my some of the items on my list may be less useful if you are mainly interested in news going on elsewhere. Second, some questions in the energy field are still somewhat controversial, for example the future role of nuclear. You don’t have to agree with a view to find it informative.
I find the following twitter handles particularly useful on energy and climate change, either for what they tweet or as much what they retweet. The first list is more focussed on UK energy/climate policy, the second one has a more global perspective.
UK Focused :
@DrSimEvans- Deputy Editor + Policy Editor@CarbonBrief covering climate & energy. Son of migrants/grandson of refugees. Contact: simon.evans@carbonbrief.org or DMs open
@Dhara__Vyas, All things Policy, Advocacy & Comms, @EnergyUKComms. Governor @MyattGarden. Ex @CitizensAdvice (@CAenergypolicy), @NCVO& local govt (tweets are my own)
@guynewey — Energy. Now @EnergySysCat. Ex-PAD, SPAD, wonk, hack @beisgovuk @OVOEnergy @Policy_Exchange @afp. Fellow @SMFthinktank, Board @UK100_ . Uncertain about much…
@NewAngliaEnergy — Championing net zero, democratisation and innovation in energy and transport, especially in local markets.
@RogerTyersUK — Research Analyst in Transport Policy @commonslibrary
I cover Aviation, Shipping, Roads & Covid-travel Visiting Fellow @UoN & @unisouthampton Views all my own!
@DrJenBaker — #battery processing, #circular economy #climate solutions, @info_specific, @SU_Engineering #EV, Yorkshire immigrant in Wales #optimist #WomeninSTEM
@ClemCowton Feminist, environmentalist, energy geek. Director of External Affairs for Octopus Energy Group
@g__j Founder http://octopus.energy
@Dave_Ohme — Founder of Ohme [EV charging]
@TranspiredSolar — Solar Governance
@NotionalGrid — Modeller at Cornwall Insight, all views are my own and do not reflect the position of the BSC panel. Check out my game at http://NotionalGrid.co.uk !
@timbolord — Head of Climate Change @PhoenixGroupUK and Senior Fellow, Net Zero @institutegc. Previously @beisgovuk
@UKenergywonk — Research Director @AuroraER_Oxford. Ex Director @Policy_Exchange & Chief Economist @TheCrownEstate. Interested in energy, climate, environment.
@eLEJOG — Founder CEO of @SunampLtd. Heat Battery pioneer (4x energy density, 15x power density). Passionate #EV and #EnergyStorage advocate.
@watsonjim2 — Professor of Energy Policy & Director, UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources @UCL_ISR @thebartlettucl
@jbuckland13 — Recovering civil servant. Now in the consultancy world focusing on the energy and climate agenda @flintglobal. Senior Fellow @Policy_Exchange
@SoutherlyBreeze — When not strolling in the New Forest or building sand castles, I’ll be making sense of the energy transition. Views are personal.
@DBBurt — #COP26 Director and Chief Sustainability Officer, National Grid Group. Former Ops Director @ng_eso
@PeterEastern — Heat pump installer. Sustainable transport technologist.
@heatpolicyrich — Objective, independent and policy relevant, clean heating analysis. Senior Associate @RegAssistProj. Smidge of @exeterepg. Non-exec @scotgov +surfing+dogs.
@SebHenbest — Chief Economist — @BloombergNEF http://about.bnef.com/new-energy-out…
@SpeakSarahSpeak — Wind-loving Walthamstow mum. Feminist. Disruptor. CEO + Founder of @RippleEnergy - making clean energy ownership a reality for consumers everywhere.
@Bankfieldbecky — Climate & energy governance; citizen engagement. Prof @LancsUniLec. #ClimateAssemblyUK. @BBCWomansHour Our Planet Power List.
@Adam_Grant_Bell — Head of Policy at Stonehaven. Ex BEIS. Energy geek.
@mikefsway — Researching social aspects of flexibility in energy at @UCL_Energy. Also @CREDS_UK @EnergyREV_UK @baking4cast @heatpumpchic. Keen pedestrian
@jjeh102 — Sustainable energy geek, regulatory wonk, bad drummer, Liverpool fan. All opinions are my own (except where they are really good ones from other people).
@jack_kelly Trying to mitigate climate change using computers. Co-founder of @OpenClimateFix. Father of 2 humans & 1 canine. Previously @DeepMind
@Dieter_Helm — Professor of Energy Policy and Official Fellow in Economics, New College, Oxford.
@NationalGridESO- Keeping the lights on for Great Britain round the clock, with an ambition for a zero carbon grid by 2025.
@OctopusEnergy — We believe energy should be better. A better experience for customers, better for the planet, and better value for money.
@CentreNetZero — Pioneering research to deliver a fast, fair and affordable energy transition. Founded by Octopus Energy.
@theCCCuk — The UK’s independent adviser on tackling climate change.
@UKERCHQ — The official twitter feed of The UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC); focal point for UK research on sustainable energy. A retweet is not an endorsement.
@UKFIRES- #absolutezero not #netzero to halt #climatechange. Universities of Cambridge, Oxford, Nottingham, Bath, Strathclyde & Imperial. Led by Prof. Julian Allwood.
@ofgem — Britain’s independent energy regulator, protecting consumers by working to deliver a greener, fairer energy system. Our community guidelines: http://ow.ly/gzFx50Cb2P4
@theheatinghub — Helping households save money and save the planet, one heating system at a time. #impartial #expert #advice
@EnergyFuturesIC — A focal point for multi-disciplinary energy research across @ImperialCollege in London, UK.
@UCL_Energy We deliver world-leading learning, research & policy support on the climate crisis & energy security at@BartlettUCL School of Environment Energy & Resources.
Global/US focussed:
@MLiebreich — CEO Liebreich Associates. Managing Partner EcoPragma Capital. Founder @BloombergNEF. UK Board of Trade. Chair @GoZeelo. Podcast: @MLCleaningUp. Olympic skibum.
@ramez — Chief Futurist & Partner @PrimeMoversLab. Author: Nexus Series / Infinite Resource. Faculty @SingularityU. Energy, climate, & innovation wonk. Optimist.
@JigarShahDC — husband, dad, #Team46, former @generatecapital, focused on creating good jobs, scaling sustainable infrastructure, decarbonization. It’s simple, not easy.
@leahstokes — Prof climate + energy policy @UCSBpolisci. Author Short Circuiting Policy. Alum @MIT @Columbia @UofT. Host@degreespod. Advise @EvergreenAction @rewiringamerica
@solar_chase — Solar analyst with BloombergNEF, goose keeper. Author of “Solar Power Finance Without the Jargon”. Opinions expressed are all my own. She/her.
@GregorMacdonald — Journalist covering cities, climate, and energy. Former Bostonian, Angeleno, Londoner. | Oil Fall http://gum.co/OilFall | Proprietor of @TheGregorLetter
@MadisonCFreeman — Clean energy innovation & climatetech venture capital at @EnergyImpact_. NY Director for @Energy_Leaders. Texan.
@JesseJenkins — Macro-energy systems engineering, optimization, and policy w/a focus on electricity. Prof @EPrinceton (MAE) & @AndlingerCenter. PI of ZERO Lab. Personal account
@BorensteinS — Economics, Business and Energy Prof at UC Berkeley. Tweeting energy articles/research/blogs and occasional views on politics. All opinions only my own.
@mclott — Engineer exploring tech/econ/health impacts of the #energytransition | Research Director @ColumbiaUEnergy| Former #APERC @IEA @ENERGY @UCL @UTAustin @UCDavis
@shaylekann Partner at Energy Impact Partners (@energyimpact_), investing at the frontier of climate tech. Host @Catalystpod. Used to lead GTM Research (acq by @verisk).
@ColumbiaUEnergy — The Center on Global Energy Policy. Advancing smart, actionable and evidence-based energy and climate solutions through research, education and dialogue.
Podcasts
Interchange and The Energy Gang — have long been essential listening on the energy transition, with a US focus. At the end of 2021, there has been a bit of a change, with these podcasts now having new hosts. The original hosts now have new podcasts, Catalyst and The Carbon Copy. I find there are some great episodes on all of these.
Energy Unplugged — some excellent interviews by Aurora Energy of different people in the energy industry all over the world.
Leaders in Cleantech — interviews by recruiter David Hunt of a wide range of leaders involved in the energy transition.
Switched On — a podcast by Bloomberg, usually discussing a new report that they have produced.
Local Zero — mostly UK energy and sustainability stories.
Cleaning Up — Michael Liebrich (Founder of Bloomberg NEF) interviewing industry leaders.
Columbia Energy Exchange — interviews with various people on US and global energy issues
Inside Octopus Energy — mostly interviews with people inside Octopus Energy, about the things it is doing to transform the energy industry.
Fully Charged Podcast — mostly UK discussion, especially about Electric Vehicles.
Email Newsletters
http://electricityinfo.org/category/news/ — this provides a daily digest of energy and climate news. There is an emphasis on UK and nuclear, but it covers a lot of other news too.
https://www.carbonbrief.org/newsletter-sign-up — Carbon Brief have a free daily and weekly newsletter that are both really good.
https://ukerc.ac.uk/newsletter/— this is a weekly digest of news from UK Energy Research Council. It includes notification of events and some job opportunities.
https://www.bloomberg.com/green — a daily newsletter from Bloomberg. Most of the articles require you to be a Bloomberg subscriber to access them, but it may bring your attention to stories you might otherwise miss.
