Past Conferences

BIEE Conference

Energy beyond the crises: how can markets deliver a secure and affordable transition?

In BIEE’s biennial policy conference we’ll be asking key questions about how our energy system should evolve and what role markets can play. Th...

Energy for a Net Zero Society

How do we build the foundations and policies of the low carbon transition to achieve a net zero carbon society in a way that is fair and just?  This ...

Financing the Energy Transition

Changing the structure of the energy system requires massive investment sustained over many years. Is investment flowing where it needs to, and if not...

Balancing Competing Energy Policy Goals: can we find an affordable solution to delivering secure sustainable energy ?

The two day academic conference will consider the difficulties of balancing the three main objectives of energy policy – security of supply, sustain...

New Government, Uncertain World : policy, discontinuity and risk in energy markets

This conference will focus on the recent upheavals in global energy markets and their impact on UK energy policy as we move into a new parliament.It w...

European Energy – Synergies and Conflicts

The 5th BIEE academic conference was held on the 22nd and 23rd September 2005. The main topic of this conference is European energy policy and issues ...

Innovation and Disruption: the energy sector in transition

Every part of the energy sector is experiencing rapid change and high rates of innovation, with some examples of managed transitions, but often with ...

Energy Policies in a Global Context

The UK is in a time of flux while the Energy Review, the Climate Change Review and the Review of the Economics of Climate Change all take place. Rathe...

Is There a Plan ? UK Energy Policy for the 2020s

In putting in place an energy policy fit for the 2020s and beyond, developments in the next parliament will be crucial. How will a department that co...

The Energy White Paper: an academic critique

The 6th BIEE academic conference was held on the 25th September 2007. “Meeting the Energy Challenge”, the White Paper on Energy, was published on ...

Consumers at the Heart of the Energy System?

The BIEE's 2018 research conference will explore the challenges and opportunites for an energy system where connected consumers 'act as the market ma...

The New Energy Challenge – Security and Sustainability: a job for governments, markets or a ‘third way’?

The conference theme reflects the high profile of sustainability (especially climate change mitigation) and energy security within the overall energy ...