Joshua Burke

Senior Research Fellow, Energy and Environment


Josh Burke was a Research Fellow in the Energy and Environment Unit. From 2014 – to 2017 he worked as a Project Manager in an AiM listed renewable energy project developer focussing on distributed generation. He has experience developing a variety of technologies such as biomass CHP, battery storage and flexible gas reciprocating engines. Prior to this he has worked in the public policy sphere at both Chatham House and The Overseas Development Institute contributing to reports on water, energy and food security. He has a BSc in Geography from the University of Nottingham , an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London.

Joshua Burke

Related Posts & Publications

Are we really on the cusp of a ‘hydrogen economy’?

Are we really on the cusp of a ‘hydrogen economy’?

by | May 18, 2018

It is increasingly difficult for anyone working in the UK energy sector to be unaware of the way hydrogen has crept back into the discourse for transitioning to a low carbon economy. Just a few days ago Alstrom  announced it was set to make the UK’s first hydrogen...
Don’t write off Blockchain because of the Bitcoin hype

Don’t write off Blockchain because of the Bitcoin hype

by | Feb 8, 2018

The financial wealth accumulated by speculative investment in Bitcoin and other over-hyped crypto-currencies may well be short-lived. Commentators cry asset bubble, comparisons are made to the tulip mania boom in the 17th century and Nobel Prize-winning economist...
Comment on the Government’s 25-year environmental plan

Comment on the Government’s 25-year environmental plan

by | Jan 15, 2018

Theresa May deserves plaudits for delivering the first dedicated speech on the environment, by a sitting Prime Minister, for over ten years. Together, with the re-energised Michael Gove at the helm of Defra, the Government is determined to bring the degradation of our...