Past Conferences

Research Conference

Energy matters for all: from global actors to active consumers

The BIEE Research Conference will take place in Oxford on the 20th and 21st September 2023.

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 ...

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 ...

Getting Serious About Net Zero

The BIEE’s ‘Getting Serious about Net Zero’ policy conference will get to grips with the implications of net zero for the UK, as well as the CC...

Sustainable Energy – the next crisis?

The severity of the ongoing financial crisis and global recession has the potential to profoundly reshape global economy. These triggers can lead to p...

Energy in a Low Carbon Economy: New roles for governments and markets

For the past two decades, European energy policy has been based on the belief that markets are best able to provide secure supplies of energy at the l...