Photo of students gathered on steps. Text underneath reads Sustainable Energy Futures Conference 2026

Each year, the students of the Grantham Institute’s MSc in Sustainable Energy Futures course organise a conference to showcase their project work. This year, the presentations have been organised into the following overarching themes:

  • Policy and Markets
  • Wind
  • Transport
  • Digital
  • Molecules
  • Bioenergy, Batteries, and CCS
  • Buildings and Infrastructure
  • Communities and Urban Development

The conference will also feature a keynote address by Laurent Segalen, Managing Partner at energy investment firm Megawatt-X and co-host of the Redefining Energy podcast.

Agenda

08:30 Registration opens
09:00 Welcome – Programme Director
09:05 Guest speaker – Laurent Segalen, Clean Energy Investor
10:05 Session 1 – Policy and Markets
10:40 Tea and coffee break
11:00 Session 2 – Wind
11:30 Session 3 – Transport
12:00 Session 4 – Digital
12:30 Lunch and poster session
13:50 Session 5 – Molecules
14:35 Session 6 – Bioenergy, Batteries, and CCS
15:05 Tea and coffee break
15:25 Session 7 – Buildings and Infrastructure
16:00 Session 8 – Communities and Urban Development
16:30 Closing remarks – Programme Director
16:45 Drinks reception and poster discussion
18:00 Close

Getting here