Centrica
Centrica plc is a leading integrated energy company operating across the entire energy value chain, including energy production, storage, trading, supply, and services.
About Centrica
Centrica’s origins can be dated back to 1812, operating in the energy industry for over 200 years.
Centrica is driven by a purpose of energising a greener, fairer future. They have a role in every step of the energy transition – making it, storing it, moving it, selling it and mending it. Centrica is focused on delivering a secure and sustainable energy system for the future by delivering net zero in an integrated, whole system approach.
The organisation is intent on investing in the technologies of the future, from Hive home technologies to their investment in Sizewell C, they’re securing the future of British nuclear energy and ensuring the stability of electricity supply.
The organisation has recently launched Energised Futures brand, an new in-house research and innovation incubator created to accelerate a new energy future. Based across the UK and EU, it ties academia with industry to solve some of the big problems in the energy industry, with research including heat pump optimisation, demand-side flexibility and bidirectional EV charging.
Centrica is offering one co-funded award for an applicant studying renewable energies, climate science, sustainable engineering, energy transition or energy policy.
Centrica and Chevening
Centrica partnered with Chevening as part of their commitment to building the next generation of innovators in the energy industry. The organisation believes in the sector’s ability to foster talent and provide secure, well-paid opportunities across the globe.
They are keen to welcome the successful Centrica Chevening scholar to their working sites, providing mentorship opportunities and insight into how their studies intersect with the energy industry.