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23 Mar

Oxford Energy Lunch

Monday 23 Mar 2026 | The University Club
Hosted by the Oxford Energy Network and the ZERO Institute, the Oxford energy lunches gather vibrant, multidisciplinary community of Oxford academics, researchers, students and professionals who work in energy. The ZERO Institute (Director: Paul Shearing) and the Oxford Energy Network (Convener: Tina Fawcett) will present their initiatives and there will be an informal open mike questions and announcements. External contacts [...]

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10 Mar

HT26 Energy Seminar – Week 8: The challenges of keeping communities at the centre of energy access

Dr Bernie Jones

Tuesday 10 Mar 2026 | ECI - Atmosphere Room | Slides available
THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT Summary: Insights from six years of clean energy innovation projects in Africa – Smart Villages is an Impact Innovation company, working on solutions for community development in the global South, to generate a positive social and environmental impact alongside a financial return. Almost everyone in the sector argues that communities and impact are [...]

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09 Mar

Between isolation and connectedness: understanding energy islands through the island-ness lens

Prof Yael Parag

Monday 09 Mar 2026 | Oxford Martin School, Lecture Theatre
Energy systems are often defined by physical boundaries and framed as either connected (interconnected grids) or isolated (energy islands), yet this binary view obscures how they actually operate and are governed. To move beyond this limitation, the concept of “island-ness” is introduced as a socio-technical analytical lens capturing varying degrees of isolation and connectedness across systems — from spacecraft, energy [...]

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03 Mar

HT26 Energy Seminar – Week 7: Women led: Clean energy transitions in rural Kenya

Dr Ayse Demir, Associate Professor and Principal Investigator at the University of Roehampton

Tuesday 03 Mar 2026 | School of Geography & the Environment | Slides available
THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT Summary: This seminar presents findings from a four-phase clean energy programme delivered in Kenya between 2022 and 2025. Beginning with solar providers, Phase 1 strengthened how sales agents communicated the real-life benefits of solar technologies through an SDG lens. Phase 2 piloted training with women’s chamas, showing strong knowledge gains and increased confidence [...]

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02 Mar

OPEN Conversation on Parliament, Policy and Sustainable Impact’ event

various speakers

Monday 02 Mar 2026 | Oxford Martin School
How can researchers best engage with the UK Parliament Select Committees and ensure their research has enduring policy impact? The panel will explore opportunities and practicalities of contributing evidence, building relationships with committees, and navigating the evolving sustainability policy landscape in 2026. Drawing on energy, climate and environmental policy examples, the session will offer insights relevant across all disciplines. Speakers include parliamentary [...]

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24 Feb

HT26 Energy Seminar – Week 6: Delivering 100% renewable energy system for the UK

Dr Douglas Parr, Chief Scientist and Policy Director at Greenpeace UK

Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 | School of Geography & the Environment | Slides available
THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT What needs to be done and what are the gaps? Summary: This seminar will explore the feasibility of making the UK energy system fully renewable across electricity, transport, heat and industry. Much is achievable where there are political or regulatory barriers. However other segments present much more of a challenge. This seminar will explore [...]

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17 Feb

HT26 Energy Seminar – Week 5: MicroGrids: opportunities for microgrids to increase renewable energy deployment and overcome grid constraints for real estate developments

Henry Leivers, Director of Commercial and Projects for SNRG

Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 | Diversity Room - ECI, OUCE | Slides available
THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT Summary: Henry will be sharing insights into how SNRG’s fully funded MicroGrid solutions can support residential, Industrial & Commercial and e-mobility developers to reduce cost and carbon. Speaker: Inspired to make a difference through studying Climate Science at the University of Cambridge, Henry has been at the forefront of delivering innovative sustainable energy projects [...]

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10 Feb

HT26 Energy Seminar – Week 4: The Fairness Factor

Fiona Brocklehurst, Independent Energy Consultant

Tuesday 10 Feb 2026 | School of Geography & the Environment | Slides available
THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT Winning Public Support for Europe’s Energy Transition Summary: A just energy transition is crucial in building the public backing needed to achieve climate goals.  If citizens see that regulations cutting carbon emissions can reduce rather than increase inequalities they are more likely to support them. The EU’s two key regulatory policies for appliance energy [...]

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