Holyrood Energy Summit 2026

January 14, 2026
Holyrood Energy Summit 2026

Date/Time
Date(s) - January 14, 2026
8:15 am - 2:30 pm

Location
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Categories


How can Scotland build a balanced energy system? Was Scotland too ambitious with offshore wind? Are we achieving a Just Transition? What is the future of the North Sea?

With the 2026 election on the horizon, energy policy is fast becoming one of the defining issues of the national conversation. Questions of ownership, security, investment, and fairness are front and centre, the decisions made now will help shape manifestos, budgets, and infrastructure for the next decade.

Join us, for free*, at Holyrood’s inaugural Energy Summit where we kickstart the year by bringing together public sector leaders, community stakeholders, and elected representatives for a half-day of discussion, policy challenge, and practical insight. This is a vital opportunity for direct engagement with the leaders shaping the future of Scotland’s energy.

Across the day, we will: 

  • Discuss what a balanced, secure, and fair energy system for Scotland should look like
  • Explore how energy investment can deliver jobs, skills, and economic growth across communities
  • Examine Scotland’s strategic role in the UK energy system, including grid, governance, and security
  • Hear directly from senior leaders on what energy policy could look like beyond 2026
  • Host a live debate on the benefits and challenges of nuclear energy

Whether you work in local government, energy policy, regulation, or community leadership – this is a vital opportunity to engage directly with the people and priorities shaping Scotland’s next energy chapter.

Register your interest and/or enquire about the many commercial opportunities available at this event

You can easily use the red buttons at the side of this page now to:

  • Register your interest for the conference and therefore be one of the first to hear more about our agenda and speakers
  • Enquire about the many speaker, sponsorship and exhibition opportunities available at the Energy Summit. You can also email [email protected] to discuss commercial opportunities at this event.

*This event is free to attend subject to Holyrood approval.

Register now.

Get in touch

AREG is the original energy transition organisation, working on behalf of members to empower the energy supply chain and champion its expertise. Please get in touch if you have any questions or would like to find out more about membership.

Contact Us
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AREG has played an important role in the growth of Scotland’s renewable energy sector, engaging the supply chain and developing the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre. However, we are only at the very beginning of the transition that AREG was established to both lead and support so there are still opportunities for companies to get into the constantly evolving renewables supply chain. We look forward to continuing our work together as renewables builds on its place as Scotland’s main source of power, and as we seek to deliver real change in the crucial areas of heat and transport.

Scottish Renewables
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Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce has worked closely with AREG since its formation. The recent progress in the developments of offshore wind projects by Equinor and Vattenfall are as a result of the work of the group over many years. The north-east is known as the oil and gas capital of Europe. At the Chamber, we believe the region must evolve its position to being recognised as the energy capital. Whilst hydrocarbons will continue to be essential in driving our economy for years to come, the generation of renewable resources will play an increasingly important role in providing cost-effective power, innovative development and economic growth.

Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce
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The enthusiasm and dedication of the early group that would become AREG was fundamental in us choosing to launch All-Energy in Aberdeen. The first tiny show was held in 2001, and AREG’s Chairman at the time, Jeremy Cresswell, played such an active role that I often describe him in terms such as All-Energy’s ‘midwife’. All-Energy is now the UK’s largest renewable and low carbon energy exhibition and conference in terms of number of attendees, space booked, and number of exhibiting companies. As AREG became firmly established, their presence and support for the event grew spectacularly over the years. We thank them most sincerely for their invaluable input.

All-Energy
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Vattenfall has forged a strong working relationship with AREG through the development of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre. AREG has worked tirelessly on behalf of the North East and it can take enormous credit for the growth of sustainable energy in the region and the path it has cleared for the region to capture further investment.

Vattenfall
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Aberdeen City and Shire is emerging as a key location for renewables by successfully transferring its world-class oil and gas expertise into the sector and AREG has done much to advance this through a broad range of initiatives. It has acted as a catalyst in driving further investment in the local economy by engaging with companies, Government, public bodies and existing projects and we have been pleased to support their efforts. Scottish Enterprise will continue to engage with AREG as we increase Scotland’s use of renewable energy.

Scottish Enterprise