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DESNZ senior officials' meetings, January to March 2024

Updated 1 November 2024
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Senior Official's Name Date Name of individual or organisation Purpose of Meeting
Ashley Ibbett 15/01/2024 National Grid To discuss energy infrastructure
Ashley Ibbett 18/01/2024 Drax To discuss the consultation on a transitional support mechanism for large scale biomass generators
Ashley Ibbett 29/01/2024 National Grid ESO To discuss the Future System Operator
Ashley Ibbett 02/02/2024 National Grid ESO To discuss networks and grid connections
Ashley Ibbett 12/02/2024 Global Underwater Hub, Boskalis Subsea Services, Technip FMC, Subsea 7, Flotation Energy, Proserv, Helix Energy Solutions, J+S Subsea To discuss the subsea sector
Ashley Ibbett 13/02/2024 Thames Freeport To discuss energy infrastructure
Ashley Ibbett 20/02/2024 Hitachi To discuss energy infrastructure
Ashley Ibbett 29/02/2024 Siemens To discuss energy infrastructure
Ashley Ibbett 05/03/2024 Greater Anglia To discuss community engagement
Ben Golding Nil return Nil return Nil return
Ben Rimmington 09/01/2024 Salix To discuss candidates for the new Salix Chair recruitment
Ben Rimmington 15/01/2024 Ofgem Regular update meeting
Ben Rimmington 16/01/2024 SEA To discuss SEA 2024 plans
Ben Rimmington 18/01/2024 KPMG Ignition session' - workshop with NZBI Buildings staff
Ben Rimmington 19/01/2024 Ofgem Catch up
Ben Rimmington 24/01/2024 Gas and Electricity Markets Authority Speaking engagement at the GEMA Board
Ben Rimmington 24/01/2024 Ofgem Regular update meeting
Ben Rimmington 24/01/2024 Energy UK Regular update meeting
Ben Rimmington 08/02/2024 Energy UK Energy UK 'Perceptions Audit'
Ben Rimmington 09/02/2024 British Energy Efficiency Federation (BEEF) Phone call to discuss press on Boiler Manufacturer Requirements
Ben Rimmington 09/02/2024 Greater Manchester Combined Authority & West Midlands Combined Authority To discuss retrofit plans
Ben Rimmington 14/02/2024 KPMG Follow up to Ignition session on 18/01/24
Ben Rimmington 20/02/2024 UKIB Regular update meeting
Ben Rimmington 21/02/2024 Utilita Catch up ahead of the Smart Metering Senior Leadership Group
Ben Rimmington 22/02/2024 Salix Regular update meeting
Ben Rimmington 23/02/2024 Homes England Conversation ahead of presentation at the HE Board
Ben Rimmington 27/02/2024 Survation/NIC Stakeholder interview
Ben Rimmington 27/02/2024 Salix Departing Salix chair
Ben Rimmington 29/02/2024 Homes England presentation at the HE Board
Ben Rimmington 29/02/2024 Smart Meter Senior Leadership Group - Centrica, EDF Energy, EON Energy, Utilita, SSE, Energy UK, Ofgem, Octopus Kick off workstream to engage energy suppliers in next steps for Smart Metering Implementation Programme
Ben Rimmington 01/03/2024 DESNZ/Ofgem/Gas CEOs, plus KPMG Regular update meeting
Ben Rimmington 05/03/2024 Smart DCC Catch up post- Smart Metering Leadership Group
Ben Rimmington 07/03/2024 British Energy Efficiency Federation (BEEF) Phone call to discuss the upcoming BEEF Plenary as Ben was unable to attend
Ben Rimmington 08/03/2024 Policy Leaders Fellowship at Cambridge University Development opportunity/L&D
Ben Rimmington 12/03/2024 Secretary of State Stakeholder Event @ Science Museum Stakeholder event held by SoS
Ben Rimmington 13/03/2024 IDET Stakeholder conference IDET Stakeholder event
Ben Rimmington 28/03/2024 UKIB Regular catch up
Ben Rimmington 28/03/2024 Greater Manchester Combined Authority & West Midlands Combined Authority To discuss retrofit plans
Clive Maxwell 22/01/2024 Net Zero Council Council with businesses to provide a framework for net zero
Clive Maxwell 25/01/2024 Rolls Royce Discuss international markets
Clive Maxwell 07/02/2024 Energy and Utilities Skills Partnership, Renewable UK, Siemens Energy UK&I, Siemens Gamesa UK, Cogent Skills, Chartered Institute for Ecology and Environmental Management, BP, Association of County Council, SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK, Landex, MCS, Steve Scrimshaw, Green Alliance, Centre for Econic Performance and Programme on Innovation and Diffusion, LSE, National Grid Discuss priorities from government and industry about what actions can be taken to advance green jobs across the country
Clive Maxwell 08/02/2024 EDF Energy, NTS Global, Magnoxsites, Sellafield Sites, NLF UK Meeting to review progress on joint working
Clive Maxwell 08/02/2024 EDF Energy, NNB (Nuclear New Build Generation Company (NNB GenCo) Hinkley Point C assurance
Clive Maxwell 12/03/2024 Builders Merchants Federation, CCSA, Eni, OVO, Total Energies Secretary of State's Stakeholder Reception
Damitha Adikaari 03/01/2024 AtkinsRealis The Industry of Future Programme (IFP)
Damitha Adikaari 16/01/2024 Innovate UK - UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) PFER closure and learnings, Latest news on Net Zero living, Systems approaches for net zero – and SR thinking on this
Damitha Adikaari 19/01/2024 EDF Energy Quarterly Meeting with EDF
Damitha Adikaari 19/01/2024 Met Office (MO) Monthly Climate Update
Damitha Adikaari 23/01/2024 Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) & Innovate UK - UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Net Zero innovation Board outcomes discussion
Damitha Adikaari 24/01/2024 Innovate UK - UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) & Rolls Royce Q3 Low Cost Nuclear Programme Board
Damitha Adikaari 24/01/2024 Rolls Royce Monthly meeting with Rolls Royce
Damitha Adikaari 26/01/2024 EDF Energy Quarterly meeting with EDF R&D
Damitha Adikaari 31/01/2024 National Physical Laboratory (NPL) Annual Meeting with NPL
Damitha Adikaari 08/02/2024 Carbon Trust Quarterly Meeting with Carbon Trust
Damitha Adikaari 09/02/2024 Clean Growth Fund Quarterly meeting with Clean Growth Fund
Damitha Adikaari 09/02/2024 Innovate UK - UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Quarterly meeting with UKRI
Damitha Adikaari 19/02/2024 Innovate UK - UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) To discuss the Energy Technologies Institute restructured investment (ETI) Legacy
Damitha Adikaari 22/02/2024 EDF Energy To discuss Bay Hydrogen Project
Damitha Adikaari 23/02/2024 Rolls Royce Monthly meeting with Rolls Royce
Damitha Adikaari 01/03/2024 Energy Systems (ES) Catapult Bi-monthly meeting with Energy Systems Catapult
Damitha Adikaari 01/03/2024 UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) Meeting with CEH
Damitha Adikaari 04/03/2024 Innovate UK - UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Quarterly meeting with UKRI
Damitha Adikaari 05/03/2024 Ricardo Quarterly meeting with Ricardo
Damitha Adikaari 05/03/2024 National Nuclear Laboratory, Arup, Imperial College London (ICL), ARUP, National Grid, ADE Energy Futures Lab Advisory Board
Damitha Adikaari 07/03/2024 Nuclear Research and Innovation Advisory Board Nuclear Innovation And Research Advisory Board (NIRAB) - to discuss High Temperature Gas Reactor Demonstrator RD&I requirements
Damitha Adikaari 11/03/2024 Royal Society To discuss Solar Radiation Modification related activities
Damitha Adikaari 22/03/2024 Rolls Royce Monthly meeting with Rolls Royce
Damitha Adikaari 22/03/2024 Met Office (MO) Monthly Climate Update
David Capper 11/01/2024 Worcester Bosch Meeting to discuss Government policy and development of the heat pump market
David Capper 11/01/2024 Vaillant Meeting to discuss Government policy and development of the heat pump market
David Capper 16/01/2024 Ideal Heating Meeting to discuss Government policy and development of the heat pump market
David Capper 19/01/2024 Baxi Meeting to discuss Government policy and development of the heat pump market
David Capper 22/02/2024 Hemiko Meeting to discuss investment in low carbon heat networks
David Capper 22/02/2024 Scottish Power, Utilita, Centrica, Energy UK, EDF Energy, NESTA, OVO, Octopus Energy Meeting with energy suppliers to discuss the Government's Welcome Home to Energy Efficiency campaign
David Capper 01/03/2024 Northern Gas, Cadent Gas, National Grid, Wales & West Utilities, SGN, KPMG Meeting to discuss investment in the hydrogen economy, including R&D on hydrogen heating.
David Capper 06/03/2024 Vaillant Meeting to discuss Government policy and development of the heat pump market
David Capper 12/03/2024 1Energy Meeting to discuss investment in low carbon heat networks
David Capper 26/03/2024 SMBC Meeting to discuss investment in low carbon infrastructure in the UK
David Capper 27/03/2024 Kensa Group Meeting to discuss Government policy and development of the heat pump market
David Thomas Nil return Nil return Nil return
Hugo Robson Nil return Nil return Nil return
Jeremy Pocklington 12/01/2024 UBS, Barclays, Centrica, Linklaters, DESNZ , UKGI To discuss Centrica's engagement with HMG
Jeremy Pocklington 19/01/2024 National Grid To visit the power tunnels
Jeremy Pocklington 19/01/2024 EDF Group Meeting between Perm Sec and EDF on Nuclear
Jeremy Pocklington 22/01/2024 Net Zero Council Council with businesses to provide a framework for net zero
Jeremy Pocklington 24/01/2024 BP UK Introduction to BPs work on the Net Zero Transition
Jeremy Pocklington 24/01/2024 National Grid To discuss National Grid's ongoing work
Jeremy Pocklington 29/01/2024 Ofgem, National Grid To discuss ESO. This was an FSO meeting.
Jeremy Pocklington 08/02/2024 Whitehall Industry Group, KPMG, BDO LLP, Smart Data Communications Company, Jacobs, AtkinsRealis, Arcadis LLP, Gowling WLG, Dentons, UKMEA, HMG, Citi, Coca-Cola, Grant Thornton, Netwest PLC, EDF, CGI, Aviva, Vodafone Group pla, Aerospace Technology Institute, Trainline plc, Shell International, PwC, FTI Consulting, University of Oxford, EY, Lloyds Banking Group plc, Gowling WLG, Drax Group plc, Sopra Steria Whitehall and Industry Group breakfast briefing
Jeremy Pocklington 19/02/2024 EDF Group To discuss EDF's projects
Jeremy Pocklington 23/02/2024 Viridor, Heidelberg Materials, ENI UK, Progressive Energy, EET Hydrogen Inovyn, Storengy UK, Cadent Hynet cluster visit
Jeremy Pocklington 29/02/2024 EDF Group To discuss progress made and maintain momentum on Sizewell C
Jeremy Pocklington 29/02/2024 Shell Updates on Shell's work in the UK
Jeremy Pocklington 04/03/2024 JERA Japan Discuss JERA's role in decarbonising Japan's power sector and encourage an ambitious approach to renewables
Jeremy Pocklington 05/03/2024 Federation of Electric Power Companies Discuss opportunities to collaborate on nuclear decommissioning, and advocate for a move away from Russian energy
Jeremy Pocklington 05/03/2024 Tokyo Electric Power Company Relationship building with new CEO and explore interest in collaboration on nuclear decommissioning
Jeremy Pocklington 06/03/2024 British Chamber of Commerce Korea Energy Policy Committee To seek advice on best ways to engage with Korean industry on energy issues
Jeremy Pocklington 07/03/2024 Green Climate Fund To discuss the UK's role as co-Chair of the GCF board and understand their approach to access to finance
Jeremy Pocklington 07/03/2024 South Korean Ocean Plant To discuss the UK floating offshore wind market and signpost opportunities to invest
Jeremy Pocklington 07/03/2024 KEPCO To meet new CEO and discuss priorities in offshore wind and nuclear
Jeremy Pocklington 08/03/2024 Hyundai To discuss the UK floating offshore wind market and gauge Hyundai's appetite to invest
Jeremy Pocklington 08/03/2024 Korea Hydro Nuclear Power To discuss potential for further collaboration on nuclear fuels with KHNP
Jeremy Pocklington 12/03/2024 Energy UK, ESO, NESTA, Scottish Power, EDF Secretary of State's Stakeholder Reception
Jeremy Pocklington 20/03/2024 Energy system Catapult Discussion of Energy Systems Catapult work and visit to their lab.
John Staples 09/01/2024 Femto Energy Discussion on policy environment for advanced modular reactors and fusion energy
John Staples 06/02/2024 Terrapower Discussion on policy environment for advanced modular reactors in the UK
John Staples 05/03/2024 Holtec Business plans
John Staples 14/03/2024 Tokomak Energy Discussion on Tokomak Energy's business strategy and planned engagement in the US
John Staples 22/03/2024 Commonwealth Fusion Systems Site visit to CFS factory and discussion on inward investment opportunities
John Staples 28/03/2024 Eni Discussion on the UK fusion sector and opportunities for investment
Jonathan Mills 05/01/2024 Aurora Meeting covering the intersection between the Department’s and Aurora’s priorities, particularly on security, affordability, and decarbonisation priorities.
Jonathan Mills 22/01/2024 Octopus Energy Regular engagement with Octopus Energy to discuss the intersection between theirs and the Department’s priorities, particularly on security, affordability, and decarbonisation priorities
Jonathan Mills 02/02/2024 Energy UK Regular engagement with EnergyUK to discuss the intersection between theirs and the Department’s priorities, particularly on security, affordability, and decarbonisation priorities
Jonathan Mills 08/02/2024 National Grid ESO Regular engagement with National Grid ESO to discuss the intersection between theirs and the Department’s priorities, particularly on security, affordability, and decarbonisation priorities
Jonathan Mills 17/02/2024 National Grid ESO Meeting with Senior Officials to discuss the capacity within the energy system leading up until 2035
Jonathan Mills 01/03/2024 KPMG Meeting to discussion intersection between KPMG’s and the Department’s priorities, particularly on security, affordability, and decarbonisation priorities. 
Jonathan Mills 18/03/2024 Energy UK Regular engagement with Energy UK to discuss the intersection between theirs and the Department’s priorities, particularly on security, affordability, and decarbonisation priorities
Jonathan Mills 22/03/2024 National Grid ESO Regular engagement with National Grid ESO to discuss the intersection between theirs and the Department’s priorities, particularly on security, affordability, and decarbonisation priorities
Lee McDonough 17/01/2024 Urenco Nuclear fuels
Lee McDonough 19/01/2024 EDF Meeting between PERM Sec and EDF on Nuclear
Lee McDonough 23/01/2024 Hinckley Point C Project discussion
Lee McDonough 29/01/2024 EDF Nuclear
Lee McDonough 05/02/2024 Urenco Discussing Nuclear Fuels
Lee McDonough 12/02/2024 Oxera Sizewell C
Lee McDonough 21/02/2024 EDF Nuclear
Lee McDonough 21/02/2024 Urenco Nuclear fuels
Lee McDonough 05/03/2024 Holtec Business plans
Lee McDonough 20/03/2024 EDF Nuclear
Lee McDonough 26/03/2024 CFEE International + Nuclear policy
Paro Konar-Thakkar 17/01/2024 BP Fortnightly catch up
Paro Konar-Thakkar 19/01/2024 Marubeni To introduce Marubeni members and update on projects
Paro Konar-Thakkar 24/01/2024 Statera Discuss implications of engagement
Paro Konar-Thakkar 25/01/2024 Viridor/KKR Discussion on the Runcorn CCS project
Paro Konar-Thakkar 26/01/2024 KKR Follow up meeting
Paro Konar-Thakkar 01/02/2024 BP Catch up to discuss progress in negotiations
Paro Konar-Thakkar 05/02/2024 Equnior Humber Plans update
Paro Konar-Thakkar 05/02/2024 Statkraft (also Carlton Power & Schroders Greencoat) HAR1 LCHS
Paro Konar-Thakkar 05/02/2024 Vertex HPP 1 DiTR
Paro Konar-Thakkar 08/02/2024 EDF Update on current and future project pipeline
Paro Konar-Thakkar 08/02/2024 Kellas Monthly catch up to understand project progress
Paro Konar-Thakkar 09/02/2024 Viridor/KKR Negotiations meeting
Paro Konar-Thakkar 14/02/2024 BP Fortnightly catch up
Paro Konar-Thakkar 23/02/2024 Viridor, Heidelberg Materials, ENI UK, Progressive Energy, EET Hydrogen Inovyn, Storengy UK, Cadent Site visit and continued engagement with cluster.
Paro Konar-Thakkar 06/03/2024 BP Call to clarify DESNZ position and hear BP response
Paro Konar-Thakkar 08/03/2024 Marubeni To discuss organisational change at Marubeni and update on ambitions, discuss LCHA
Paro Konar-Thakkar 28/03/2024 Fuels Industry UK To discuss an upcoming cross-Whitehall roundtable and the development of hydrogen business models
Paul Monks 16/01/2024 Met Office academic stakeholders Government conference
Paul Monks 16/01/2024 Octopus Group Meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 17/01/2024 University of Oxford Meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 18/01/2024 Wildlife Non Governmental Organisations Meeting with stakeholders
Paul Monks 18/01/2024 Electric vehicle technical experts Meeting with stakeholders
Paul Monks 19/01/2024 Imperial University Meeting with stakeholders
Paul Monks 23/01/2024 Royal Society & Royal Academy of Engineering External Workshop
Paul Monks 24/01/2024 Science and Technology Facilities Council stakeholders External Board Meeting
Paul Monks 25/01/2024 CMIC Advisory Panel stakeholders HMG Workshop
Paul Monks 26/01/2024 Institute of Physics Meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 26/01/2024 Nuclear AMRC Meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 26/01/2024 Nuclear industry stakeholders HMG Workshop
Paul Monks 29/01/2024 Kerogen Capital Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 29/01/2024 University of Oxford Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 30/01/2024 Swann Global Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 30/01/2024 University of Exeter Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 01/02/2024 National Grid, Energy Systems Catapult Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 02/02/2024 High Value Manufacturing Catapult Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 02/02/2024 The Welding Institute Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 05/02/2024 Nuclear Innovation and Research Advisory Board (NIRAB) and Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 07/02/2024 Energy Research Partnership members Plenary meeting
Paul Monks 08/02/2024 Foundation for Science and Technology, the Young Foundation, the British Academy Roundtable
Paul Monks 08/02/2024 Resolution Foundation Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 08/02/2024 Arup Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 09/02/2024 University of Cambridge Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 20/02/2024 University of Manchester Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 22/02/2024 National Geothermal Centre Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 27/02/2024 DESNZ science stakeholders Roundtable
Paul Monks 01/03/2024 Birmingham University Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 04/03/2024 Academic stakeholders, Royal Society Roundtable
Paul Monks 04/03/2024 Climate stakeholders Board Meeting
Paul Monks 08/03/2024 Royal Society of Chemistry Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 08/03/2024 World Energy Council Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 11/03/2024 Members of Hydrogen Delivery Council External Board Meeting
Paul Monks 13/03/2024 Science and Technology Facilities Council stakeholders External Board Meeting
Paul Monks 14/03/2024 Academic stakeholders Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 14/03/2024 Academic stakeholders Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 15/03/2024 Academic stakeholders Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 15/03/2024 Space Solar Limited Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 18/03/2024 Construction sector stakeholders HMG Workshop
Paul Monks 20/03/2024 DESNZ Delivery Council Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 22/03/2024 University of West of England Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 25/03/2024 British Geological Society Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 27/03/2024 Hydrogen industry stakeholders HMG Workshop
Paul Monks 27/03/2024 Resource efficiency stakeholders HMG Workshop
Paul Monks 27/03/2024 Swan Global & Rothschild Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 27/03/2024 Sustainable investment stakeholders External workshop
Paul Monks 28/03/2024 Royal Society Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 14/02/2024 Royce Hydrogen Accelerator Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 14/02/2024 Manufacturing Technology Centre Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 14/02/2024 Climate stakeholders Science meeting with stakeholder
Paul Monks 15/02/2024 High Value Manufacturing Catapult Science meeting with stakeholder
Selvin Brown 12/01/2024 National Housing Federation Engagement following funding announcement
Selvin Brown 18/01/2024 KPMG Workshop on financing energy efficiency and clean heat
Selvin Brown 30/01/2024 Mears Roundtable to launch report on accelerating retrofit in homes
Selvin Brown 09/02/2024 Northern Housing Consortium Engagement following funding announcement
Selvin Brown 13/02/2024 Chartered Institute of Housing Engagement following funding announcement
Selvin Brown 20/02/2024 Northern Housing Consortium Roundtable engagement for Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 3
Selvin Brown 20/02/2024 National Housing Federation Roundtable engagement for Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 3
Selvin Brown 27/02/2024 Institute for Government Roundtable Engagement - How can the UK accelerate housing retrofit