Energy Group

At the forefront of energy geoscience...

The Energy Group of the Geological Society promotes geoscience scholarship and professional activities associated with the diversification of energies and waste disposal required by the energy transition. It was formed in 2020 as the successor to the Petroleum Group, which had been a Special Interest Group of the Geological Society since 1981.

The Energy Group will encompass all geoscience aspects of the full cycle of the delivery of energy to society, including applications to:

Carbon capture, utilisation and storage
Oil and Gas
Radioactive waste disposal
Geological energy storage
Geothermal energy
Hydrogen

Meet the Committee

Fellows and Student Members of the Geological Society are welcome to join the Energy Group. Please email EnergyGroup@geolsoc.org.uk if you wish to join.

To receive information about Society and Energy Group activities, please indicate this in your email.

If you are not a Fellow of the Society, you are nonetheless welcome to attend Energy Group conferences. However, Geological Society Fellows can usually book at preferential rates, and it may therefore be beneficial to join the Society.

Nominations for the 2026 Committee are now closed. Information about nominations for the 2027 Committee will be made available in due course.

The Committee consists of up to 20 elected members based in the UK and overseas.

More Information

The awards nominations for 2026 are now open. For more information please visit the Awards Page.

If you would like to propose a conference to the Energy Group Committee, please complete and return the meeting proposal (located in the download section below) form to EnergyGroup@geolsoc.org.uk . Ideally, proposals should be received at least 12 months prior to the proposed meeting date.

The Energy Group is able to offer a discount on conference registration fees for unemployed members. Please contact EnergyGroup@geolsoc.org.uk for further information.