Events

THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT Summary: This seminar, based on outputs from a recent research sprint on Environment and National Security, will look at how energy security fits into the big picture of environmental security. It will explore how energy, food, water, climate and nature resilience are interlinked, and how environmental degradation leads to cascading risks for national [...]

Electrification is not simply about replacing fossil fuels with clean electricity. Electric technologies can deliver the same services using far less energy, creating a powerful but often overlooked benefit: electroefficiency. In this talk, Professor Jan Rosenow will explore how electroefficiency could reshape energy demand and accelerate decarbonisation, and introduce the new Oxford Martin Electrification Accelerator.  

THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT Summary: The global shift to clean energy is increasing demand for the critical materials needed for renewable technologies and electric vehicles. For mineral-rich countries such as Zambia, this creates opportunities for investment, economic growth and participation in emerging clean-energy supply chains. However, it also raises important social and environmental challenges. Drawing on research [...]

THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT Summary: At its core, energy is leverage. It allows us to do more with less, and our ability to harness it has transformed society immeasurably since the Industrial Revolution. Now, as we become increasingly able to exchange energy for cognitive output, we have unlocked a new scaling vector for this leverage, one that [...]

Professor Michael Grätzel is co-inventor of a pioneering third-generation photovoltaic technology inspired by how plants harvest sunlight during photosynthesis. ‘Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells’, sometimes known as Grätzel cells, use tiny dye particles to imitate chlorophyll atop a porous layer of titanium dioxide nanoparticles. These solar cells have since been developed into low-cost, flexible, transparent and colourful photovoltaics capable of generating electricity [...]