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In just 10 days’ time, Glasgow’s SEC will be abuzz with renewable and low-carbon energy experts from home and overseas at the annual All-Energy and co-located Dcarbonise exhibition and conference. The Rt Hon Humza Yousaf MSP, First Minister of Scotland, will be speaking in the opening plenary session on Wednesday 10 May, and four of his Ministers will also be taking part in relevant sessions during the two-day event. Decarbonization “We are delighted by this level of support from the Scottish Government,” said Jonathan Heastie, Portfolio Director, Energy & Marine at RX Global who owns and organizes the duo of events. “This is the 22nd anniversary of All-Energy and the third edition of Decarbonize. All-Energy has spent two decades helping the UK to decarbonize its power supply, Dcarbonise has been introduced to ensure that private and public sector energy end-users gain the same access to advice and technology to assist them in their plans to decarbonize their buildings, businesses, and transportation.” session speakers Other plenary session speakers are Professor Jim Skea CBE, FRSE, David Bunch, Chris Stark, and Councillor Susan Aitken The First Minister will be speaking on 10 May in the opening plenary session at 09:00, featuring Keith Anderson, ScottishPower’s CEO who will both chair and speak in the session, and The Rt Hon The Lord Provost of Glasgow, Councillor Jacqueline McLaren who will give the Civic Welcome and invite all attending the two-day event to be at the Glasgow Science Centre from 18:00 for the Civic Reception, which is incorporated in the Giant Networking Evening. Other plenary session speakers are Professor Jim Skea CBE, FRSE - UK candidate for IPCC Chair 2023, Professor at Imperial College London, and Chair of the Scottish Just Transition Commission; David Bunch, Country Chair, Shell UK; Chris Stark, Chief Executive of the Climate Change Committee (speaking on Reliable, Resilient, Zero Carbon Power); and Councillor Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council. keynote address, panel discussion Three other Scottish Government Ministers will also be speaking on 10 May, Patrick Harvie MSP will be delivering a keynote address in the opening Heat Transition to Net Zero session at 11:00, and at the same time Kevin Stewart MSP, Minister for Transport will give a scene-setting speech in the Transport Decarbonisation session. That then leads to a panel discussion on the decarbonization of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) which he will chair. In the afternoon of 10 May at 14:00  Lorna Slater MSP, Scotland’s Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity will be one of the speakers in ‘Working for Net Zero ensuring good quality and sustainable jobs’, a joint Centre for Energy Policy (CEP) and Future Energy Skills (FES) program event; significantly, it is the second 90-minute session looking at Green Jobs that day; with the Future Talent Hub also key to future employment. Zero emission electricity Scotland’s Energy Minister Gillian Martin MSP will get the plenary session on Thursday 11 May off to a flying start at 09:00 in a ‘Meet the Minister’ spot with a keynote address and answering audience questions before a stellar panel takes on the subject of ‘Zero emission electricity 100% of the time: How do we deliver a net zero GB electricity system by 2035?’ chaired by Dr Simon Harrison, Head of Group at Strategy at Mott MacDonald. His panelists are Adam Berman, Deputy Director, Energy UK; Tom Smout, Senior Associate, Aurora Energy Research; Rebecca Barnett, Director of Networks, Ofgem; Laura Fleming, CEO, Hitachi UK; and Steve Scrimshaw, Vice President, Siemens Energy UK & Ireland. Well, over 500 speakers are taking part in 65 sessions during the two days. Jonathan Heastie describes them as, “A veritable “who’s who” of the industry in what is undoubtedly one of the industry’s biggest free-of-charge conferences seen anywhere in the world, and something we are hugely proud to deliver.” registration The exhibition has over 250 exhibiting organizations from 15 countries including Italy, Flanders, and Denmark All elements of All-Energy (the exhibition, the conference and the Giant Networking Evening kindly sponsored by Siemens Energy and incorporating the Civic Reception) are free to attend for all with relevant business, academic, government, or media interest in the topics that come under the conference spotlight or feature in the exhibition registration is at the website. The exhibition has over 250 exhibiting organizations from 15 countries including returning pavilions from Italy, Flanders, and Denmark. At least 80 new organizations are exhibiting at the for the first time. Event details Full details on all aspects of the show can be found on the event website Headline Sponsor is Shepherd and Wedderburn; other sponsors include ScottishPower, Shell UK, Siemens Energy, Ventient Energy, and DWF. The Society for Underwater Technology is its Learned Society Patron; Glasgow is its host City; and it is held in association with the REA, UKRI/Innovate UK, Highlands, and Islands Enterprise, and Scottish Enterprise.

Scottish Power is excited to announce that it has been recognized for its digital commitment to providing customers with a best-in-class user experience across the iOS and Android apps. eCommerce Awards The eCommerce Awards are open to companies from across all UK business sectors, not just the utility industry, putting into context the scale of the achievement. The use of the app has grown significantly, especially in 2022, representing around two-thirds of all logins. The ease of use is reflected in how it has been rated, where it scores 4.5 stars out of 5. digital services and interactions As a team, Scottish Power is really proud to share this news with the customers. However, it does appreciate that it is underpinned by the ongoing energy and cost of living crisis. The focus remains to help everyone affected by this, especially those in need. "To win this award is great and a measure of the strides we are making to improve our digital services and interactions with our customers. The ScottishPower App is our single biggest engagement method and important, now more than ever, in helping customers manage their energy usage," said Chris Brennan, Digital Director.

Kwasi Kwarteng, UK Business and Energy Secretary, and Jonathan Brearley, Ofgem’s Chief Executive have issued a joint statement - “The recent increase in wholesale global gas prices continues to be a cause of concern for consumers, businesses and energy suppliers across the UK. We want to be clear that this is not an issue of supply – the United Kingdom benefits from having a diverse range of gas supply sources with capacity that can more than meet demand.” The joint statement continues, “This morning we hosted a roundtable with leading energy suppliers and consumer groups to hear about the challenges they currently face. There was overarching consensus among meeting participants that the top priority must be ongoing support for energy customers, especially the elderly and vulnerable.” Ensuring consumers face the least amount of disruption Central to any next steps is our clear and agreed position that the Energy Price Cap will remain in place" The joint statement adds, “In the event an energy supplier fails, we are committed that consumers face the least amount of disruption possible – and there are clear and well-established processes in place to ensuring this is the case. In the coming days, we will also meet with smaller and challenger energy suppliers, and set out the next steps for protecting consumers, businesses and energy suppliers from these global prices rises. Central to any next steps is our clear and agreed position that the Energy Price Cap will remain in place.” Notes The meeting was attended by senior representatives from the following organizations: ScottishPower Ofgem Octopus Shell Energy ON Centrica Ovo National Grid Energy UK EDF Bulb Citizens Advice Bureau