Power Plays

By Charlotte Kirk and Lucy Shaw

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Episodes: 18

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Join us - Dr Charlotte Kirk and Lucy Shaw - as we dive into the tech, finance and politics powering the energy transition each week.

We'll unpack what happened, why it matters, and what you need to know.

With deep industry insights and unique insider knowledge, we'll keep you up to date with all the Power Plays.


Episode Date
Burnham's By-election & UK Energy Policy; FERC 2222, Data Centres, DERs & VPPS; Phoenix Tailings & Rare-Earth Supply Chains
Jun 22, 2026
Part 2: State Intervention in Energy - The EU's plans for Aviation Carbon Pricing, Eskom Green launch and the UK's Grid Connection Reforms
Jun 18, 2026
Part 1: The Supply Chains Behind Nuclear Growth - From Critical Minerals Recovery to Uranium Enrichment, plus Energy Storage updates
Jun 18, 2026
Nyobolt's ultra-fast charging batteries, Antora's giant thermal battery, and Trump's attempted coal revival
Jun 10, 2026
Trump's trip to China on rare earths, electricity market reforms in the US, and the evolving Chinese EV market
May 14, 2026
The Renewable Grid (DERs, VPPs, and the Grid Edge), plus the UK’s Cost Reduction Policies
May 03, 2026
Heavy Industry and the Energy Transition: From Mining inputs and Coal, to Green Iron and Steel projects
Apr 26, 2026
Batteries: Peak Energy’s Sodium-Ion Commercialisation, Zenobē’s Electric Trucking Play, and Ascend Elements’ Recycling Bankruptcy
Apr 15, 2026
Decarbonising Iron & Steel alongside Low-Carbon Cement, US Offshore Wind Cancellations, and UK turbine manufacturing rejections
Apr 02, 2026
Power Plays Live at Octopus HQ: Over-hyped, Under-hyped or Hyped-just right
Mar 27, 2026
Secondary Energy Commodities: Refined Fuels, Fertilizers, Helium, and Sulphur, and the UK’s Energy Resilience Response
Mar 20, 2026
Energy Geopolitics: Global Market & Regional Trade Exposures, Foreign Exchange Pressures, and Crisis-Driven Electrification
Mar 13, 2026
Resilience: Google’s interconnection strategies, Form’s LDES commercialization, Iranian energy implications, and distributed battery benefits
Mar 06, 2026
Modernising the Grid: Solid-State Transformers, How coal is being co-opted for defence, and Space-Based Tech
Feb 26, 2026
Critical Minerals: Microgrids, Rare-Earths, Copper recycling, and European Industrial Policy for Iron & Steel
Feb 20, 2026
Deliverable Capacity: Flexibility, Storage, and the dark side of Data Centres Going Off-Grid
Feb 20, 2026
Clean Firm Power: Geothermal matures, Fusion tests the market, and the UK's Warm Homes Plan
Feb 20, 2026
Repricing Electricity: Tech to Deliver AI infrastructure, and the UK's Renewable Auctions
Feb 19, 2026