The energy transition is often talked about as a single destination: net zero. But in reality, it’s a set of trade-offs that have to work for people and businesses today; keeping energy affordable, secure and reliable, while building the lower-carbon system the UK needs.
In this episode of The Purposeful Strategist, Will Gardiner, CEO of Drax, shares how the conversation is widening beyond targets and timelines towards the practical realities of powering a modern economy. From rising demand driven by electrification, data centres and AI to the constraints of the grid and the pace of building new infrastructure, the discussion gets into what it will take to keep the system stable as it changes.
Listen to the podcast here.
A key theme is flexibility and how dispatchable generation and system support help balance intermittent wind and solar, manage volatility, and maintain resilience. Will also reflects on leadership in a high-scrutiny sector: the importance of communicating clearly, building trust, and making the case for why energy underpins everything from industry to everyday life.
Listen now to hear what a pragmatic, system-wide approach to the energy transition looks like and what it will take to deliver clean power with security and affordability.
Supported by Norman Broadbent: https://www.normanbroadbent.com/
