What's needed to power innovation?

Описание: Explore the forces that drive innovation in the energy sector through interviews with innovators, government representatives, investors and economists from around the globe.

Thanks to:
Peter Howitt, 2025 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences.
Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.
Maria Da Graça Carvalho, Minister of Environment and Energy for Portugal.
Sarah Goodman, President and CEO of NorthX, which funds climate hard-tech.
Diana Maranga from Octavia Carbon in Nairobi, Kenya, which is pioneering direct air capture in Kenya.

Energy innovation is today a key focus for many governments worldwide, for its potential to contribute to developing secure, sustainable and affordable energy systems, and to drive industrial competitiveness and economic growth.

For more than fifty years, the International Energy Agency has collaborated with governments, industry leaders and international experts to advance dialogue and shape priorities in the field of energy innovation. Ambitious policy frameworks and action to mobilise investment are essential to drive energy innovation.

Now in its third annual edition, the 2026 Energy Innovation Forum brought together high-level government representatives with senior executives from corporates and start-ups, as well as representatives from the investment and research community, to review recent advances and participate in in-depth exchanges on selected topics related to energy innovation policy and development of the innovation ecosystem.