World Energy Council Austria: Embassy Energy Talks

Embassy Energy Talks: The Road to Net Zero Energy: Insights from the UK and Austria

Organised by World Energy Council Austria

On Tuesday, 14 October 2025, at the Residence of the British Ambassador, Metternichgasse 6, 1030 Vienna. 

The British Embassy in Vienna is honoured to host the forthcoming edition of the Embassy Energy Talks. 

The Road to Net Zero Energy: Insights from the UK and Austria

As places are limited, we kindly ask you to RSVP promptly. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Programme

17.30: Arrival

18.00: Welcome

• Ambassador Lindsay Skoll CMG, 
  Ambassador to Austria and UK Permanent Representative to the UN and other International Organisations in Vienna
• Dr. Michael Strugl,
  President, World Energy Council Austria and CEO, Verbund AG

18.10: Presentations and panel discussion: moderated by Gerhard Gamperl, Secretary General, World Energy Council Austria

• Dr. Alf Martinez-Felipe, Senior Lecturer, University of Aberdeen
  • Sustainable Hydrogen Production: Driving the Energy Transition in North-East Scotland through Sector Coupling 
• Dr. Barbara Schmidt, Secretary General, Oesterreichs Energie
  • Integrating Renewable Sources into the Future Energy System
• Andrew Horsley, Head of Innovation - Eastern Europe Energy Programmes, Innovate UK
  • Net Zero: Perspectives from UK Innovation Programmes
• Tara Esterl, Head of Competence Unit Integrated Energy Systems, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology
  • Flexibility as the Key: Integration into Markets and Grids

19.10: Audience Q&A

19.25: Closing remarks

19.30: Networking reception with drinks and light refreshments

This is a closed, personal, invitation-only event.