Industry Events

A major activity of The Fuellers are its Industry Events, which are planned and executed by the Industry Group, currently under the Chairman of Liveryman Jon Clark, Partner EY.

The key events are as follows:

THE EZRA LECTURE

The Ezra Lecture, inaugurated by Lord Ezra MBE, (1919-2015), the former Chairman of the Coal Board. The event, held annually and now in its 19th year, invites a senior person in the energy industry to give the lecture, and in the past it has included CEO's, Government Energy Ministers and Officials and Presidents of Energy Associations and Institutions.

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THE FUELLERS' DUKE OF EDINBURGH FUTURE ENERGY CONFERENCE

The Duke of Edinburgh Future Energy Conference was initiated by our Royal Master HRH Prince Edward (then the Earl of Wessex) in 2019 as part of his year Master's year. Three Conferences have been held, 2019, 2021 and 2023, so far, and a further conference is planned for November 2025. Its strength is its independence of commercial interests, and the seniority of the speakers.

Below are details of the Future Energy Conference held in November 2023.

Link s to Presentations Also, for the record, click here for:

2023 Conference Brochure : with Timetable and Programme

Speakers' Biographies.

sponsored by UK Power Networks

FUELLERS ADVANTAGE

Fuellers Advantage A series of technical meetings, held jointly by the Worshipful Company of Fuellers with the Science Circle of the National Liberal Club.  The evening meetings take place at the National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Pl, London SW1A 2HE.

For details of the most recent meeting held on 28th May 2024 on the topic of small nuclear reactors follow the link

Current Ezra Lecture

THE FUELLERS' ANNUAL ENERGY LECTURE (INAUGURATED BY THE LORD EZRA MBE (1919-2015)) AND RELATED PUBLISHED ENERGY DOCUMENTS

The 18th Ezra Memorial Lecture was presented by the Lord Mayor of London, Professor Michael Mainelli.

Imperial College London

The Worshipful Company of Fuellers, a City of London Livery Company Company for the Energy Industry and Sustainability sector, in partnership with The Energy Futures Lab at Imperial College London hosted the Fuellers’ Annual Energy Lecture at Imperial’s prestigious City and Guilds Hall in S Kensington, London. The lecture was presented by the Lord Mayor of London, Prof. Michael Mainelli, who addressed the Future of Hydrogen – The Ends Of The Rainbow?

The annual lecture was established in 2005 by Lord Ezra, and has had a lineup of esteemed speakers, including Lord Ezra himself. In this talk, Professor Michael Mainelli takes as his basic theme that the profusion of hydrogen colours (blue, green, etc) is due more to the optics of economics than science and engineering. Increasingly these economic sub-systems lead the hydrogen markets to interact with the carbon markets.

The lecture concluded with some observations on how hydrogen economics is analysed, in particular using option theory and learning curves.

The presentation was followed by a panel discussion, chaired by Dr Carole Nakhle, CEO of Crystol Energy and the evening was wound up by Master Fueller Dr. James Cripps and Professor Peter Child of the Imperial Energy Futures Club.

The 18th Ezra Lecture, by the Lord Mayor, with illustrations, amusing anecdotes and serious messages about the hydrogen economy, is available to download. Please click below"

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Past Lectures

The Fuellers 16th Ezra Memorial Lecture Presented by Alderman Alison Gowan of the City of London

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The Fuellers 15th Ezra Memorial Lecture Presented by Mr. Chris Hayward CC, Chairman of Planning & Transport, City of London Corporation

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The Fuellers' 12th Energy Lecture (Inaugurated by Lord Ezra MBE 1919-2015) Presented by Mr Steve Holliday

The Fuellers' 11th Energy Lecture (Inaugurated by Lord Ezra MBE (1919-2015)). Presented by - Minister Counsellor Mr Jin Xu Commercial Section, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, London - 2015

The Fuellers' 10th Energy Lecture (Inaugurated by Lord Ezra MBE (1919-2015)). Presented by - David Gray of Ofgem - 2014

The Fuellers' 9th Energy Lecture (Inaugurated by Lord Ezra MBE (1919-2015)). Presented by - Bob Dudley from BP Plc - 2013

The Fuellers' 7th Energy Lecture (Inaugurated by Lord Ezra MBE (1919-2015)). Presented by - John Cridland - 2011

The Fuellers' 6th Energy Lecture (Inaugurated by Lord Ezra MBE (1919-2015)). Presented by - Charles Hendry MP - 2010

The Fuellers' 4th Energy Lecture (Inaugurated by Lord Ezra MBE (1919-2015)). Presented by - Lord Browne of Madingley - 2008

The Fuellers' 3rd Energy Lecture (Inaugurated by Lord Ezra MBE (1919-2015)). Presented by - Sir Bernard Ingham - 2007

The Fuellers' 2nd Energy Lecture (Inaugurated by Lord Ezra MBE (1919-2015)). Presented by - J C Harris Esq - 2006

The Fuellers' 1st Energy Lecture (Inaugurated by Lord Ezra MBE (1919-2015)). Presented by - Lord Ezra MBE (1919-2015) - 2005

DTI our Energy Challenge - Fuellers submission. Presented by - The Fuellers response to the DTI Energy Challenge