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Our events page covers seminars from the Energy Network and selected, energy-related events across Oxford University. Student-led energy events can be found by visiting the Oxford Energy Society page.

06 May

Energy Seminar – TT25 Week 2: Proving and Scaling Hydrogen: Building a Viable, Commercial Hydrogen Economy from the Ground Up

Ian Wilkinson, Geopura

Tuesday 06 May 2025 | School of Geography & the Environment
THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT Summary: The transition to a hydrogen economy won’t happen all at once. It needs commercially viable solutions that work now, at scale. In this seminar, Ian Wilkinson, COO at GeoPura, will outline how the company is building a market for clean hydrogen through targeted, high-impact applications – from construction sites and live TV [...]

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07 May

2025 Battcock Lecture – Climate realism: Time for a reset

Dieter Helm, Professor of Economic Policy

Wednesday 07 May 2025 | Online
We face a grim reality: the concentration of carbon in the atmosphere continues to rise, and fossil fuels still underpin 80% of our energy system. There are solutions – but are we focused on the right ones? Join renowned Oxford Professor of Economic Policy, Dieter Helm for a dose of ‘climate realism’ on the UK’s most pressing issues, including how to [...]

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13 May

Energy Seminar – TT25 Week 3: Remote, Rural, and Peripheral: Energy Equity and Spatial Justice in Marginalised Contexts of the Global South

Dr Rihab Khalid, Loughborough University

Tuesday 13 May 2025 | School of Geography & the Environment
THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT Summary: How does spatial marginalisation impact equitable energy access, and how can spatial justice guide inclusive and sustainable energy transitions? This seminar addresses these questions through three distinct yet interrelated case-studies from Pakistan: off-grid solar electrification for a remote village in the Thar desert in Sindh; decentralised community-driven micro-hydro power projects in rural [...]

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20 May

Annual ONE Lecture – Power to the people: civic freedoms, climate justice and the century of the citizen

Danny Sriskandarajah, New Economics Foundation

Tuesday 20 May 2025 | Mathematical Institute
Civic freedoms and human rights are under attack in many parts of the world. At the same time, commitment to climate action feels frail, democracy seems weak, and the multilateral system is being dismantled. Drawing on his new book, Power to the People, Dr Sriskandarajah will argue why protecting and nurturing citizen action is key to sustaining climate action and protecting [...]

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03 Jun

Energy Seminar – TT25 Week 6: Public attitudes towards energy infrastructure and technologies: Why it matters what people think and feel about the energy transition

Christina Demski, CAST ISCC

Tuesday 03 Jun 2025 | School of Geography & the Environment
THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT Summary: The way we produce and use energy is changing – from large-scale infrastructure and system changes (e.g. renewables, hydrogen) to new technologies in our homes (e.g. heat pumps, energy storage). A successful green energy transition therefore requires support from the public – developers need a social license to operate, and householders need [...]

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