Future of energy Lecture

Our 2023 Future of Energy lecture will be given by Juliet Davenport OBE. A view from a Renewables Pioneer.

Juliet was awarded an OBE in 2013 for services to renewables and has spent her entire career in the energy sector creating solutions to combat climate change. Her lecture “A view from a Renewables Pioneer” will look at the key areas that need focus to deliver net zero.

In 1998, Juliet founded the AIM-listed company Good Energy, a 100% renewable energy utility specialising in decentralised small-scale renewables. In her role as CEO she oversaw its growth to a £130 million turnover business, including developing over 150MW of renewable assets and supporting 160,000 homes generating their own power. Juliet stepped down as CEO in 2021, moving to a non-executive board director role and chairing the Good Energy subsidiary, Zap-Map. She has since stepped down from both Good Energy and Zapmap.

Juliet has a wealth of non-executive and advisory experience. She serves on the board of the Crown Estate and supports their integration of sustainability across the organisation together with the development of renewables on Crown property. She recently stepped down from Innovate UK having served as a council member for 4 years, and has taken a position with Ombudsman Services. Most recently she took up the position of Chair for Atrato Onsight Energy, a listed Investment Trust developing onsite commercial solar rooftops and a NED on Connected Kerb, a business revolutionising the business of kerbside charging for EV. It is the first LSE listed company to have an all-female board.

Juliet has had various appointments with academic organisations and think tanks focusing on sustainability and innovation, including the Gratham Institute at Imperial College and London School of Economics and The Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, Oxford University

Registration

BIEE member registration is free and BIEE members may bring a guest (subject to availability) providing they have registered their guest through Eventbrite.

The fee for non members is £20.00. If you have booked a place, but are unable to attend, substitutions can be made up to 24 hours  before the event.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/future-of-energy-lecture-registration-550730749497

Venue

The meeting will be held in the Dining Room on the lower ground floor at the Royal Society. Registration will start outside the meeting room at 17.00 and tea will be available on arrival. The lecture including  Q&A  will run for an hour  and will be followed by a drinks reception at 18.30.

This event is not organized or endorsed by the Royal Society.

For directions to the Royal Society please click here