Exploring Global Energy Transition Trends and Hydrogen
Energy Futures Lab is delighted to host Michael Liebriech for our 2024 Annual Lecture.
Michael Liebreich is co-managing partner of EcoPragma Capital and CEO of Liebreich Associates. He is an honorary fellow of the Energy Institute and visiting professor at Imperial College London. Former roles include member of the UK’s Taskforce on Energy Efficiency, chairing the subgroup on industry and an advisor to the UK Board of Trade, an advisor to the UN on Sustainable Energy for All, a member of the board of Transport for London and founder of BloombergNEF. Michael is a sought-after keynote speaker and panelist on all matters relating to the net zero transition. During the pandemic of 2020 where travel was restricted, Michael started a podcast and YouTube channel called Cleaning Up, where he hosts in-depth conversations with leaders and experts in climate change and its potential solutions. Michael serves on too many advisory boards to list, he is a prolific speaker and writer, and is known to make the occasional angel investment.
About the panel
This years annual lecture will followed by a panel discussion with Professor Tim Green and Greg Jackson.
Professor Tim Green, Professor of Electrical Power Engineering
Professor Tim Green is a Professor of Electrical Power Engineering and has been at Imperial College since 1994. He holds Ph.D. from Heriot-Watt University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Tim’s research interest is in formulating the future form of energy systems to support zero carbon futures. A particular theme is how the flexibility of power electronics and new forms of control systems will be important steps to achieving very high penetrations of renewable energy in net-zero energy systems.
He and his team work on new methods of stability analysis for grids of inverter-based resources such as wind, solar and batteries. He has also worked on High Voltage DC technology and holds seven patents in this area jointly with GE Grid Solutions. He is a proponent of power electronics for the management of voltage and power flow in low-voltage networks such as partnering UK Power Networks for trials of ‘soft open points” in London and Brighton.
Tim is the academic leas for sustainability at Imperial College London, helping the university drive its carbon emission to zero and addressing biodiversity and pollution.
Greg Jackson, Founder and Chief Executive, Octopus Energy
Greg Jackson is the founder of Octopus Energy Group, the global energy and technology company driving the affordable, green energy system of the future. Launched in 2016, the Group now serves 7.7 million customers across 18 countries and operates a £7bn portfolio of renewable energy assets across Europe. Octopus drives the tech-enabled green energy transition, innovating relentlessly to make energy better for consumers and the planet. Kraken, Octopus’s proprietary green tech platform, is at the heart of the Group’s growth and is now contracted to serve over 54 million accounts across the globe. Octopus has attracted over $2.3 billion worth of funding from international energy companies, large pension funds and global investors, and has valued the company at around $8 billion. Greg is a serial tech entrepreneur and has built and sold a number of successful businesses before starting Octopus. He is an angel investor in a wide range of start-ups, and is a key thought leader in the UK on issues related to energy transition, energy costs and innovation.
The lecture will run from 18:00 – 19:30 and will be followed by a drinks reception.
About Energy Futures Lab
Energy Futures Lab is one of seven Global Institutes at Imperial College London. The institute was established to address global energy challenges by identifying and leading new opportunities to serve industry, government and society at large through high quality research, evidence and advocacy for positive change. The institute aims to promote energy innovation and advance systemic solutions for a sustainable energy future by bringing together the science, engineering and policy expertise at Imperial and fostering collaboration with a wide variety of external partners.