Putting the ‘how to’ into H2
The World Energy Council is bringing stakeholders together to come up with innovative new ways of building up demand for hydrogen
Angela Wilkinson became the secretary general of the World Energy Council (WEC) last November. She is a leading global energy futures expert, a former energy executive for Shell and British Gas, an Oxford scholar and a published author. Her multi-disciplinary career, including time with the OECD in Paris, made her the perfect fit to manage the international network of organisations, which brings together stakeholders from government, the private sector and civil society to determine the ‘how to’ part of creating or evolving better energy systems. Wilkinson is just the sixth secretary general since the WEC was formed 97 years ago. She spoke to Petroleum Economist at the end of the organisatio
Also in this section
18 March 2026
The second fossil-fuel price shock in four years can be a much-needed catalyst for investment in the sector
9 March 2026
Hydrogen has not stalled in the UK because the technology does not work. The problem is that the system around it does not yet move at the speed required
4 March 2026
Turmoil in Middle East reminds nascent clean hydrogen sector that its future prospects are dependent on global energy markets and geopolitics
25 February 2026
Low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia development is advancing much more slowly and unevenly than once expected, with high costs and policy uncertainty thinning investment. Meanwhile, surging energy demand is reinforcing the role of natural gas and LNG as the backbone of the global energy system, panellists at LNG2026 said
