Wolfe Power Club Podcast

<p>Hosted by experienced Energy Director, Alex Wolfe, the Wolfe Power Club Podcast is where the world’s most critical energy debates come to life. Every Wednesday, we gather leading voices from industry, business, and government to tackle the challenges and opportunities shaping the global energy transition.</p><p> </p><p>Born from frustration with oversimplified narratives, Wolfe Power Club aims to cut through noise and deliver dynamic, solution-focused dialogue. From breakthroughs in sustainable aviation fuel and record years in nuclear trading, to diversity in leadership, we navigate the energy trilemma. Our conversations bring insight, authority and clarity to one of the world’s most vital industries.</p><p> </p><p>Whether you’re in the boardroom, at a trade show, or simply passionate about the future of energy... download, listen and <em>run with the pack</em>!</p>

RM Sotheby’s Christmas Special: McLaren Millions, Private Plane Paint Check

The Wolfe List Launch: Night Before International Energy Week! Get your tickets here - the big energy careers event 🎟️ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-wolfe-list-launch-night-before-international-energy-week-tickets-1977364549597?aff=oddtdtcreator Discount: WPC50 (50% OFF!) Our host Alex Wolfe welcomes RM Sotheby’s Director of Private Sales, Harvey Stanley, back to the podcast for a festive Christmas special reviewing a landmark year in the global car auction market. Harvey shares behi...

12-17
52:03

2025 Energy Review with Redefining Energy: Scandals of the Year, Deals and Data Centres

The Wolfe List Launch: Night Before International Energy Week! Get your tickets here - the big energy careers event 🎟️ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-wolfe-list-launch-night-before-international-energy-week-tickets-1977364549597?aff=oddtdtcreator Discount: WPC50 (50% OFF!) 2025 reshaped the global energy landscape. In this special crossover episode between our host, Alex Wolfe, and Laurent Segalen of Redefining Energy, we debate the turning moments, breakthrough technologies, m...

12-10
01:12:42

Amber Rudd: A Decade On From the Paris Climate Deal That Changed Everything

Recorded live at The Spectator Energy Summit 2025, this episode brings an inside look at one of the most pivotal climate negotiations of the century. Our host, Alex Wolfe, has a fireside chat with former Energy Secretary and Home Secretary Amber Rudd to revisit the drama, diplomacy and scientific urgency behind the Paris 2015 climate agreement. Amber reflects on the tense international negotiations, the race to keep 1.5°C alive and the political pressures shaping each decision. With sto...

12-03
28:37

The Female Crisis that Needs To Be Talked About NOW! POWERful Women Annual Conference

This week, the podcast reports from the POWERful Women Annual Conference, one of the most influential gatherings in the global energy calendar. In a year where the UK prepares for 40% of women to be in energy leading roles by 2030, the stakes have never been higher and neither has the opportunity to reshape who leads the industry. Across a packed day of panels, workshops and networking, our host, Alex Wolfe, interviewed an extraordinary lineup of energy leaders, policymakers and diversity cha...

11-26
40:47

Collector’s Edition: Alex Wolfe and Michael Gove Review 2025’s Biggest Energy Issues

This is the Collector's Edition of our timely conversation between our host Alex Wolfe and The Spectator's Editor Michael Gove, who are co-hosting The Spectator Energy Summit (Monday 24th November 2025). The Summit brings together political leaders, industry CEOs and climate experts to debate the final energy issues of the year. The day opens with Alex's overview of a year marked by nuclear expansion, North Sea challenges and major policy decisions on affordability and transition. Michael G...

11-24
50:18

Alternative Budget Special with The Spectator's Michael Simmons: Inside Westminster’s Energy Storm

Today, we’re joined by one of Britain’s leading economic commentators: The Spectator’s economics editor, Michael Simmons. Together, we explore an alternative budget for the energy industry and why it’s not too late for the Government to adopt some of our proposals. We examine OEUK’s suggested replacement for the Energy Profits Levy and discuss why the GMB union views lower taxation as a means to safeguard jobs. We also pay tribute to the late Quentin Willson, who, beyond his well-known Top Ge...

11-19
54:42

We Flew to COP30 with Starmer and Miliband: So, why is Britain Pulling Back on Rainforest Funding?

Join us and Michael Gove for The Spectator Energy Summit. Book your tickets now to have the last word on energy debates. Make sure you use discount code: WPC25 at checkout for 25% off your purchase: https://events.spectator.co.uk/events/the-spectator-energy-summit-2025 Wolfe Power Club's Max Austin has just been to COP30, the biggest climate event every year. This week, we examine COP30's ambitions, relevance in a time of economic pressures on climate outcomes and why Britain is not funding...

11-12
35:12

Dutch Election: Why Rob Jetten’s D66 Victory Brings Hope for Europe’s Energy Targets

Join us and Michael Gove for The Spectator Energy Summit. Book your tickets now to have the last word on energy debates. Make sure you use discount code: WPC25 at checkout for 25% off your purchase: https://events.spectator.co.uk/events/the-spectator-energy-summit-2025 In a political twist few saw coming, Rob Jetten's D66 (Democratics 66) has defeated Geert Wilders’ PVV (Party for Freedom), marking a new chapter for Dutch and European politics. In this week's episode, host Alex Wolfe is joi...

11-05
01:04:44

Russian Sanctions and the Energy Crisis: Who Really Pays the Price?

Join us and Michael Gove for The Spectator Energy Summit. Book your tickets now to have the last word on energy debates. Make sure you use discount code: WPC25 at checkout for 25% off your purchase: https://events.spectator.co.uk/events/the-spectator-energy-summit-2025 Since the introduction of Russian sanctions in 2022, the governments of the US, UK and Germany have each faced major political downfall, driven by soaring energy costs. This week, we ask: ‘Who are the real winners and losers ...

10-29
17:44

North Sea Jackpot: 1.1 Billion Barrel Discovery Challenges UK Energy Policy

Join us and Michael Gove for The Spectator Energy Summit. Book your tickets now to have the last word on energy debates. Make sure you use discount code: WPC25 at checkout for 25% off your purchase: https://events.spectator.co.uk/events/the-spectator-energy-summit-2025 An increase of 1.1 billion barrels of oil and gas have been discovered in the North Sea, according to new figures from the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA). This massive find could reshape Britain’s energy strategy, but ...

10-22
15:10

Road Haulage Association: The Future of Trucking, HVO and Clean Fuels

Join us and Michael Gove for The Spectator Energy Summit. Book your tickets now to have the last word on energy debates. Make sure you use discount code: WPC25 at checkout for 25% off your purchase: https://events.spectator.co.uk/events/the-spectator-energy-summit-2025 The Road Haulage Association (RHA) joins host Alex Wolfe to explore the future of trucking and how the UK’s logistics sector is steering towards Net Zero. Featuring Chris Ashley (Head of Policy of the RHA) and Moreton Cullimo...

10-15
33:58

He Raised $456 Million! Is Solar the Great Profit Opportunity? With Energea’s Mike Silvestrini

Join us and Michael Gove for The Spectator Energy Summit. Book your tickets now to have the last word on energy debates. Make sure you use discount code: WPC25 at checkout for 25% off your purchase: https://events.spectator.co.uk/events/the-spectator-energy-summit-2025 Can you really make a fortune from solar? Energea have raised $456 million! Recorded at Climate Week NYC 2025, Energea co-founder Mike Silvestrini joins host Alex Wolfe on this week’s Wolfe Power Club episode, to reveal how i...

10-08
21:48

Baroness Luciana Berger: How Energy Storage will Transform the UK Global Market

Join us and Michael Gove for The Spectator Energy Summit. Book your tickets now to have the last word on energy debates. Make sure you use discount code: WPC25 at checkout for 25% off your purchase: https://events.spectator.co.uk/events/the-spectator-energy-summit-2025 How will energy storage change everything for the UK’s energy future and what impact could it have for policy? In this episode, we explore how energy storage will transform the UK energy sector and beyond. Host Alex Wolfe spe...

10-01
41:42

Brazil's Ambassador Antonio Patriota: COP30 Using Diplomacy to Improve the Energy Mix

Join us and Michael Gove for The Spectator Energy Summit. Book your tickets now to have the last word on energy debates. Make sure you use discount code: WPC25 at checkout for 25% off your purchase: https://events.spectator.co.uk/events/the-spectator-energy-summit-2025 How can diplomacy shape the future of global energy? In this episode, host Alex Wolfe and Max Austin (Director of Government Relations) interview Brazil’s Ambassador to the UK, Antonio de Patriota, on Brazil’s energy tr...

09-23
51:25

Saying 'Yes' to Hydrogen: Toyota's Hydrogen Hilux is a Winner!

Join us and Michael Gove for The Spectator Energy Summit. Book your tickets now to have the last word on energy debates. Make sure you use discount code: WPC25 at checkout for 25% off your purchase: https://events.spectator.co.uk/events/the-spectator-energy-summit-2025 Toyota host the Wolfe Power Club Podcast at the famous UTAC Millbrook Proving Ground. Our listeners may know it better as the James Bond scene where the DBS Aston Martin was flipped on the alpine terrain! Hydrogen vehicles ha...

09-23
55:31

Michael Gove: Why Capitalism Can Save the Planet (The Tories Must Go Green!)

Join us and Michael Gove for The Spectator Energy Summit. Book your tickets now to have the last word on energy debates. Make sure you use discount code: WPC25 at checkout for 25% off your purchase: https://events.spectator.co.uk/events/the-spectator-energy-summit-2025 What does the future of UK energy look like and can we really balance Net Zero with security and affordability? We’re kicking off Season Two with The Spectator Editor, and former Conservative politician, Michael Gove. Join Mi...

09-23
45:16

Season 24/25 Highlights: The Best of the Wolfe Power Club Podcast

Join us and Michael Gove for The Spectator Energy Summit. Book your tickets now to have the last word on energy debates. Make sure you use discount code: WPC25 at checkout for 25% off your purchase: https://events.spectator.co.uk/events/the-spectator-energy-summit-2025 Relive the best moments from the first season of the Wolfe Power Club Podcast, where we bring you the most impactful conversations, powerful insights, and unforgettable highlights from the world of energy. Sit back, relax and...

09-17
33:30

Can Nigel Farage Really Become Prime Minister in 2029?

Wolfe Power Club is proud to be partnering with the Spectator Magazine to co-host their Energy Summit 2025 on November 24th. If you want to become a potential partner and have the last word on energy debates in 2025, please contact us. At Reform UK’s huge conference last week, our host Alex spoke with everyone from NHS nurses to Reform’s elected politicians, councillors Linden Kemkaran, Peter Harris and Peter Colley. We also spoke to future MP of Thurrock Sophie Preston-Hall. Reform made cl...

09-10
34:55

UK's £2.7 Trillion Debt Crisis; What It Means for North Sea Energy and Future Jobs

Wolfe Power Club is proud to be partnering with the Spectator Magazine to co-host their Energy Summit 2025 on November 24th. If you want to become a potential partner and have the last word on energy debates in 2025, please contact us. With the future of the North Sea industry high on the agenda, we’re asking: Is it time for a fairer tax policy to protect growth and safeguard over 200,000 jobs? In this week's episode our host Alex and Director of Government Relations Max Austin sit down wit...

09-03
36:04

Refinery Economics on the Brink of Bankruptcy

In this week’s episode, our host Alex explores Britain’s shrinking refinery sector, which has fallen from over 20 sites in the 1970s to just 4 today. The Prax Lindsay Oil Refinery is now closing, marking another blow to the industry. Meanwhile, the owners’ fortunes have reversed, shifting from Rich List billionaires to facing a £250 million outstanding tax bill to the UK government. Alex unpacks two decades of refinery shifts across Europe, what keeps them viable, and the real factors driving...

08-27
25:33

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