On Tuesday 7th of March 2017, Powerhouse 2030 organised an event to discuss and debate the effect of National Grids legal separation programme. We had the pleasure of hearing from Lloyd Griffiths, the Programme Director, Jennifer Doherty who is the Communication and Engagement Strategy Manager in the SO part of the business and Joe … More National Grid event on SO – TO Separation
2016, what a year! We’ve grown to 150 active members, represented across the breadth of the industry and sharing on our thirst for bringing the best events and talks to the next generation of leaders in the energy industry. Thanks to everyone who’s contributed to the network. If you missed one of our events or … More 2016 Roundup
Last Friday we held our 2nd annual conference at KPMG’s offices. The conference was split into three main themes: Sector Convergence; Customer Trust, Experience and Empowerment; and finally Big Data, Smart Meters and the Internet of Things. Simon Virley, Partner and Head of Power and Utilities at KPMG opened the conference and emphasised the need … More 2nd Annual Powerhouse conference
Our latest event fell during Community Energy Fortnight and what a happy coincidence that it fitted this theme. Our event, kindly hosted by BuroHappold Engineering, focussed on the challenges facing energy island systems and we had 3 excellent speakers who approached this subject from completely different perspectives. Gavin Thompson, Director of Energy at BuroHappold, took … More Burohappold event on energy islands
POWERHOUSE2030 EVENT SUMMARY: 20/7/2016 AT CENTRICA Last week we were hosted by Centrica for an informal discussion on the operation of their Gas Storage facility, Rough, from Tahir Mahmood, Head of Risk and Controls for Centrica Storage and secondly on how Centrica manages its shareholder relationships from Martin Epsley, Group Head of Investor Relations. Both … More Centrica event on Gas Storage & Investor Relations
With increasing competition in the energy graduate market, how can students gain experience and potentially secure a graduate position? Our latest Thought Leadership piece looks at summer placements. Attract: Summer Placements The energy sector represents a broad and varied industry; one that is critical to our everyday lives. Whether your interest is in STEM or … More Attract: Summer Placements
PowerHouse2030 Event Summary: 18/05/2016 at National Grid This week we hosted our first event outside of London, at National Grid’s Secret Control Centre in Wokingham. We learnt about how the role of the System Operator is having to adapt in order to manage the changes happening in terms of our evolving generation portfolio and energy … More National Grid Control Centre Tour
In this Thought Leadership piece, read about our recommendations for early career engagement as we reflect on some of the useful statistics generated by the PowerHouse 2030 surveys and events over the last 12 months. Attract: Working with Schools and Universities With our conferences and surveys across 2015 & 2016, some interesting trends were revealed … More Attract: Working with Schools and Universities
As part of our Inform series of Thought Leadership pieces we present our views on how we can make the Energy Sector more attractive to young people; looking into several areas including effective marketing, engagement and how to improve diversity. Inform: Recruitment in the Energy Sector In order to effectively attract the right talent to … More Inform: Recruitment in the Energy Sector
As part of our Inform series of Thought Leadership pieces we present our views on how we can make the Energy Sector more attractive to young people; looking into several areas including effective marketing, engagement and how to improve diversity. Inform: Promoting the Energy Sector as an Attractive Place to Work What is the Energy … More Inform: Promoting the Energy Sector as an Attractive Place to Work
