The sustainable supply and use of energy for the greatest benefit of all people.

As governments take measures to control the spread of Covid-19, businesses within and outside of energy are adjusting their ways of working while facing operational and financial challenges in response to changing demands and disruptions along value chains. Despite these challenges, we have kept the lights on. We have ensured uninterrupted supply to support the needs of business and society.

The Council has announced the addition of 41 new members to our global Future Energy Leaders programme. These exceptional young professionals share a commitment to shaping the future of energy, solving the world’s most pressing challenges in energy and sustainability, and delivering innovative projects.

José Antonio Vargas Lleras, President of Codensa S.A., Chair of the World Energy Council Communications and Strategy Committee and Chairman of the Council's Colombian Member Committee discusses implications of the crisis for Colombia and the global energy community.

Dr Michael Howard, CEO at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Council's Vice Chair, Special Responsibility for Innovation shared his view on how this pandemic drives human connections, with lasting energy impacts.

In this time of uncertainty, we can and should use the information at hand to prepare for the post-COVID crisis future. A look at four plausible and alternative medium-term scenarios.

From the global future outlook survey of our members and review of their commentaries, three critical uncertainties emerge as the major factors in shaping the pace and direction of energy transition in the post-COVID-19 crisis era.

We are aiming to equip our global community network with a set of plausible and alternative stories of futures that might occur, and to use them to address a big leadership question: How can we emerge from the COVID-19 shock as a more resilient society and continue to accelerate a successful global energy transition? 

Based on the 11th annual survey and analysis of over 3,000 survey responses from energy leaders in 104 countries, the World Energy Council has identified major trends and agenda items which are relevant to new energy and energy-related developments in regionally diverse systems.

This initiative encourages the serious consideration of clean molecules as a complement to electrification. Join the movement.

"Energy storage is a gamechanger and this innovation brief highlights the need for different storage pathways to enable better lives and a healthy planet." - Angela Wilkinson, Secretary General & CEO of the World Energy Council

Join our webinar “Start-up Energy Transition: Innovating for uncertain times” on 3 June at 13.00-14.00 CEST to hear how start-ups are working on innovative energy transition solutions to address the challenges created by the COVID crisis, from changing how their technology is used to adapting their products. Register here: https://bit.ly/3emLVY4