NESC Energy Conference 2025: Energising the Transition

• 16 September 2025
• Topics: Energy and renewables Environment
• Types: Events

A special event marking the culmination of NESC’s Energy Programme 2024-25.

 

Over the course of NESC’s Energy Programme 2024-2025 we have examined the future of the energy transition, and what that means for Ireland’s economy, society, and the environment.

This conference, taking place on 22nd October in the Radisson Blu Golden Lane,  follows the publication of NESC’s reports Ireland’s Future Power System and Economic Resilience, International Trade Dependencies and the Energy Transition, and Connecting People to the Energy Transition, as well as the forthcoming Energy Transition: A Systems Perspective. The in-person event builds on this extensive body of work, and incorporates inputs from national and international experts to provide stimulating discussions of how Ireland can make the necessary transition for the good of all people and sectors.

The proceedings will be officially opened by Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment and Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien TD, with an Opening Address by Dr Brian Motherway, Head of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Inclusive Transitions, International Energy Agency. Speakers also include Mr Donal O’Sullivan, VP for Development and Offshore with Statkraft; Lewis Akenji, Executive Director of the Hot or Cool Institute; Professor Frances Fahy of the University of Galway and the Ryan Institute; and Dr. Paul Deane of University College Cork.

 

Attendance at this event is by invitation only. To view the full programme for the day please click here. For further updates and insights relating to the event and our broader body of work, please continue to visit this site and follow us on social media.