Wolfe Power Club Podcast
Hosted by experienced Energy Director, Alex Wolfe, the Wolfe Power Club Podcast is where the world’s most critical energy debates come to life. Every Wednesday, we gather leading voices from industry, business and government to tackle the challenges and opportunities shaping the global energy transition. Born from frustration with oversimplified narratives, Wolfe Power Club aims to cut through noise and deliver dynamic, solution-focused dialogue. From breakthroughs in sustainable aviation fuel and record years in nuclear trading, to diversity in leadership, we navigate the energy trilemma. Our conversations bring insight, authority and clarity to one of the world’s most vital industries. Whether you’re in the boardroom, at a trade show, or simply passionate about the future of energy... download, listen and run with the pack!
Episodes
In this year's Budget Special, Alex Wolfe looks at what the energy sector wants from the Chancellor, John Healey, as he delivers the UK Autumn Budget 2026.
Alex goes through the budget asks from six trade bodies: the Renewable Transport Fuels Association, the Road Haulage Association, Fuels Industry UK, Offshore Energies UK, Energy UK and the Carbon Capture Storage Association.
The issues range from fuel duty and diesel prices to the...
In this episode of Wolfe Power Club, host Alex Wolfe examines the problems facing British industry, from delays in connecting new projects to the electricity grid to high energy costs.
Microsoft has pulled out of its agreement with Nscale for a planned AI data centre in Loughton, Essex, after the grid connection was pushed back to the 2030s. What does this mean for investment in Britain?
Alex also looks at an Oxford Economics report ...
What energy comes next for your HGV? As the industry looks towards net zero, are electric trucks the answer, or will diesel, hydrogen and biomethane continue to play a part?
At the IAA Transportation truck show in Hannover, Alex Wolfe speaks to more than 11 manufacturers to find out what’s happening in the HGV market. We hear from Dr Till Conrad, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Toyota Motor Europe, about the...
Britain is now entering a £2 a litre world. So what’s really happening at the pump?! It means that, since February, a return trip in a car from London to Liverpool is £33 up, and a truck is £168 up!!!
Almost six months after our last major fuel price discussion, Alex Wolfe is joined again by Tom Highland, Managing Director of Highland Group; Sarah Kind, VP Customer Success of EdgePetrol; and Gordon Balmer, Executive Director o...
Britain’s refining industry is under growing pressure, with just four oil refineries remaining compared with nine in 2000. At the same time, the UK now imports 55% of its fuel, compared with 20% at the start of the century.
Host Alex Wolfe is joined by Kathryn Porter of Watt Logic and Elizabeth de Jong, CEO of Fuels Industry UK, to examine what is happening to Britain’s refining capacity and what it means for fuel securi...
Can AI help tackle the climate challenge ahead of COP31?
Season Three of the Wolfe Power Club Podcast begins during New York Climate Week, with Alex Wolfe joined by Ambassador Patricia Espinosa, former Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and former UK Energy Minister Chris Skidmore OBE.
They discuss the 1.5°C target, the prospect of the world temporarily moving beyond it, and whether the current appr...
What a season it's been!
Here's a look back at some of our favourite moments from Season Two of the Wolfe Power Club Podcast, covering the big stories and debates across the energy sector over the past year.
We've had some brilliant guests, plenty of strong opinions and some fascinating conversations about energy security, oil and gas, nuclear power, renewables, energy storage and transport.
Here are some of the best bits from Season ...
Today, there are over 47,000 fewer graduate jobs. So how do you break into energy?
Adzuna reports that there are around 47,000 fewer graduate job adverts compared with nine years ago, highlighting just how challenging today’s graduate job market has become.
That statistic triggered this episode of the Wolfe Power Club Podcast.
Rather than waiting for the perfect graduate job advert to appear, we look at 5 practical ways to build...
This week, as the Energy World meets in Norway for ONS every two years, Norway says it plans to keep developing oil and gas resources in the Arctic regardless of the European Union’s position on new drilling. Energy Minister Terje Aasland argues that continued activity in the Barents Sea is important not only for Norway’s economy, but also for European energy security.
We unpack the growing tension between energy...
The Middle East’s energy map could be changing fast. Could Syria and Lebanon play a bigger role in what comes next?
In this episode of the Wolfe Power Club Podcast, Alex Wolfe questions Dr Dania Arayssi, the Program Head and Senior Analyst at New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy, about the energy opportunities emerging after Iran, and whether Syria and Lebanon could become important parts of a new regional energy networ...
The next three months could be some of the most important in the history of the electric car.
In this episode of the Wolfe Power Club Podcast, Alex Wolfe looks at the latest EV market figures and asks whether electric car sales are really ready to move to the next level. With cars like the new BMW iX3 offering close to 500 miles of range, has the industry finally solved one of the biggest arguments against EVs?
Alex also looks at cha...
GB Energy was meant to be one of Labour's flagship energy policies. Two years on, we're asking a simple question: is it already over?
In this episode, Alex Wolfe asks what has happened to Great British Energy. With just a fraction of the promised jobs created in Aberdeen, little public activity from the organisation and no recent mention in the Government's biggest energy announcements, has the project quietly lost momentum?
Al...
Electric flight is moving from concept to reality.
Recorded at Farnborough International Airshow 2026, this episode explores the technology, engineering challenges and energy infrastructure behind the next generation of aviation, two years on from our first visit.
Alex speaks with Vertical Aerospace's Sergio Minguela about their electric aircraft programme, battery systems, charging challenges, certification and the journey towards c...
Recorded live at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency's Civil Nuclear Energy Workshop, at the U.S. Embassy in London, this episode explores the global momentum behind nuclear energy and the international partnerships shaping its deployment. As the UK enters a new phase of energy policy, with a new Prime Minister and Energy Secretary, the discussion looks at the role nuclear can play in delivering energy security, meeti...
As tensions around the Strait of Hormuz escalate and energy markets face renewed uncertainty, Alex Wolfe explores whether Alaska could offer part of the answer. The episode begins with Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy before moving to the Atlantic Council's 10th Global Energy Forum, where policymakers and industry leaders discuss the future of global energy security.
Joining the conversation are Governor Dunleavy, Repsol CEO Josu Jon I...
The 75th edition of the Statistical Review of World Energy, published by the Energy Institute, isn’t just another report. It’s one of the key benchmarks for understanding how the global energy system is actually evolving. In this episode, Energy Institute CEO Dr Nick Wayth joins host Alex Wolfe to unpack what the data is really showing beneath the headlines.
The picture isn’t a simple shift to renewables. Solar and...
What does a €100 million investment tell us about the future of energy in Ukraine?
In this episode of the Wolfe Power Club, our host Alex Wolfe sits down with DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko following the signing of a landmark partnership between DTEK and Octopus Energy during London Climate Action Week.
The conversation explores why Ukraine has become one of the world's most important proving grounds for energy resilience, how distributed ...
Recorded live at the Energy Institute Young Professionals’ Regeneration event at Hackney Town Hall, this episode captures a single keynote-style panel in which young energy professionals debate one central question: has the public been sold an unrealistically painless version of the energy transition?
Across policy, law, engineering, analysis and start-ups, speakers take turns building and challenging arguments on net zero, en...
We're delighted to mark our 100th episode with US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, who joins us at the Atlantic Council's Global Energy Forum in Washington for a conversation on energy dominance and the future of global energy.
Few policymakers have shaped America's energy story from both the boardroom and government. Before joining the Cabinet, Chris spent more than three decades building companies across shale, natural gas, geotherm...
In this episode of the Wolfe Power Club, Monica Collings OBE, Chair of POWERful Women, joins us to discuss the 2026 State of the Nation Report and what it reveals about leadership in the UK energy sector.
We explore the "glacial-freeze" on why progress towards 40% female representation in senior leadership has stagnated, with 13 major energy boards still having no women and the pipeline to executive roles remaining stuck at 34%. Mon...
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