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Student membership connects you with the wider energy sector and gives you the benefits of individual membership for a minimal fee while you are studying. Student membership costs from £10 per annum and you can find out more here.
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.
Contact students@biee.org if you have any questions about BIEE membership or would like to connect with our student representatives.
Student member representatives
Tarokh Bardo
University of Surrey
Tarokh Bardo
University of Surrey
Tarokh Bahrdo is a PhD student in Economics at the University of Surrey, specialising in energy economics with a focus on the transportation sector, electric vehicles, and charging infrastructure. His research interests also include carbon emissions, energy efficiency in the buildings and construction sector, as well as trade and energy policy. Tarokh received an MRes degree in Economics from the University of Surrey in 2024 and an MSc in Oil and Gas Economics from the Petroleum University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 2020. He has also worked as a researcher at the Tehran Petroleum Research Center within the Tehran Petroleum Faculty.
Anas Karkoutli
University of Strathclyde
Anas Karkoutli
University of Strathclyde
Anas Karkoutli is a PhD student and Research Assistant within the Centre for Energy Policy, University of Strathclyde.
Anas has a strong background in economics and international politics and is working on identifying the UK economy-wide impacts of industrial decarbonisation and the subsequent ‘Just Transition’ implications. He currently uses Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) modelling for this PhD research, which explores the concept of “Competitiveness” in the context of industrial decarbonisation, with a focus on firm -and country-level competitiveness impacts under varying policy scenarios.
Anas’ current work aims to bridge the knowledge gap between the industrial sector, academia, and policymakers by formulating a common economic lens through which all stakeholders can look to understand, analyse, and ultimately address decarbonisation challenges.
Firyuza Nafasova
Henley Business School, University of Reading
Firyuza Nafasova
Henley Business School, University of Reading
Firyuza Nafasova is a PhD student and Associate Lecturer at Henley Business School, University of Reading. Her research primarily focuses on sustainable energy development, applying a complex systems approach to examine the multifaceted impacts of energy transformation on both society and businesses. Her research aims to enhance academic knowledge and policy frameworks to facilitate a just energy transition, incorporating considerations of social equity, economic resilience, and environmental sustainability. Her work seeks to provide evidence-based recommendations that can guide policymakers in addressing the interconnected challenges of energy systems and fostering long-term, inclusive solutions.
With over 15 years of experience across academia, the private sector, government institutions, and international development organizations, Firyuza has cultivated a deep expertise in fostering partnerships within the international trade and energy sectors. She worked in shaping social and economic policies aimed at achieving equitable and sustainable development. Firyuza’s work emphasizes collaborative efforts to promote inclusive growth, sustainability, and resilience in global energy systems.
This information below 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.
Recent member resources:
- Book Review: Sustainable Careers by Liz Painter
- Member blog: Decarbonising the Web We Can’t See: Mapping Scope 3 Emissions through Inferred Supply Chains
- Member blog: It’s not about confidence or information – it’s more nuanced – The need for social profiling of domestic consumers for flexibility
Energy scenarios
Scenarios of the future:
- International Energy Agency World Energy Outlook
- BP Energy Outlook
- Shell Scenarios
- Climate Change Committee (2025) The Seventh Carbon Budget: statutory report provides advice to the UK Government on the level of the Seventh Carbon Budget (2038 to 2042), as part of a long-term commitment to reduce emissions to Net Zero by 2050. Find out more about the Climate Change Committee.
- NESO Future Energy Scenarios (FES) These give a range of futures for energy in Great Britain, concentrating on the electricity sector.
- The Energy Institute – EI Statistical Review of World Energy
- 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.
- Ofgem Data Portal: Offers interactive charts on retail markets, wholesale prices, and network performance, with downloadable data.
- NESO (National Energy System Operator) Data Portal
- Elexon: provides data insights for the electricity industry, including settlement and system period information.
- The North Sea Transition Authority holds a large amount of data.
- National Gas manages the gas transmission system
- The UKERC Energy Data Centre holds a range of information, including datasets deposited by other researchers.
- Electricity Insights
- UK Power Networks Open Data Portal: Features data on the electricity network, assets, and generation sites.
- Energy Dashboard: Offers live generation data, power site details, and carbon metrics for the GB electricity system.
- Renewables Ninja
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.
Looking for the next step?
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
- 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
