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Sep
11th Oxford energy Day
Conference | Thursday 28 Sep 2023 | Oxford Martin School, Lecture Theatre
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08
Jul
Publishing with Joule: Editorial Insights from Cell Press
Kat Stephan, Andrew Wadsworth
Monday 08 Jul 2024 | Thom Building
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Joule is one of the leading journals publishing energy research, covering a range of topics and scales from the fundamental understanding of energy-relevant phenomena, to the fabrication of devices and the development of policy and engineering solutions leading to the deployment of energy technologies in the real world.
In this talk Kat Stephan and Andrew [...]
11
Jun
Energy Seminar – Week 8 TT24: Bristol City Leap: A novel finance and procurement model for delivering net zero
Tedd Mose, Katherine Sugar
Seminar | Week 8 | Tuesday 11 Jun 2024 | Dyson Perrins Building
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Summary: Public financing alone is insufficient for delivering net zero – private finance must also be secured to deliver decarbonisation at scale and pace. This seminar delves into the innovative procurement approach underpinning Bristol City Leap, an innovative procurement model introduced by Bristol City Council which addresses the urgency of decarbonization through a unique public-private partnership [...]
Seminar | Week 8
04
Jun
Energy Seminar – Week 7 TT24: Beyond 2030: A national blueprint for a decarbonised electricity system in Great Britain
Paul Wakeley
Seminar | Week 7 | Tuesday 04 Jun 2024 | Dyson Perrins Building | Slides available
THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT
Summary: The ESO (Electricity System Operator) published a plan called “Beyond 2030” in March 2024. This plan outlines an ambitious investment of over £58bn in transmission infrastructure up until 2030. The goal of this plan is to connect approximately 85GW of offshore wind capacity and facilitate the transition to a zero carbon electricity [...]
Seminar | Week 7
28
May
Energy Seminar – Week 6 TT24: Rethinking Energy: How technology is turbocharging the green revolution
Greg Jackson
Seminar | Week 6 | Tuesday 28 May 2024 | Martin Wood Lecture Theatre
THIS IS AN IN PERSON ONLY EVENT
Summary: Energy is one of the final frontiers of digitisation. It is also the industry which holds the most promise for transformation to deliver a greener, cheaper, fairer world. Growing from zero to thirteen billion dollars of revenue in eight years, Octopus Energy is now the UK’s biggest electricity supplier and rapidly growing around [...]
Seminar | Week 6
23
May
Net Zero is coming home. What we can do as college, communities and citizens
Dr Phil Grunewald, Supernumerary Research Fellow and Tutor in Engineering Science, AJ Hudson, DPhil Student in Geography and the Environment, Thomas O’Callaghan Brown, MSc Student in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management
Thursday 23 May 2024 | Oriel College
The Oriel Environmental Group’s Trinity talk, will be given by Dr Phil Grünewald, Supernumerary Research Fellow and Tutor in Engineering Science; AJ Hudson, Current DPhil Student in Geography and the Environment, and Thomas O’Callaghan Brown, MSc Student in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management. They will be speaking on “Net Zero is coming home. What we can do as college, communities and [...]
21
May
Energy Seminar – Week 5 TT24: Nuclear: Why small is beautiful
Andrew Murdoch
Seminar | Week 5 | Tuesday 21 May 2024 | Dyson Perrins Building | Slides available
THIS IS AN INPERSON AND ONLINE EVENT
Summary: Why are Small Modular Reactors the future for nuclear? For one, their reduced scale and off-site manufacturability: a key factor that reduces the expenses and extended timelines linked to large-scale reactors. This also brings a reduction of financial risk – a result of simplified commercial deployment – which creates a more attractive prospect [...]
Seminar | Week 5
20
May
Navigating Net Zero: Understanding the Role of Hydrogen
various speakers
Monday 20 May 2024 | Online
Join UKRI for their myth busting webinar series, running 20 May – 16 July 2024, ‘Navigating Net Zero: Understanding the Role of Hydrogen’, as they uncover the latest innovations and case studies across the hydrogen supply chain working to accelerate the UK’s pathway to Net Zero.
With hydrogen playing a crucial role in achieving Net Zero, these sessions will provide valuable [...]
17
May
Just energy transition in the Amazon: contributions and interdisciplinary dialogue
Laura Rival
Friday 17 May 2024 | Queen Elizabeth House
Just energy transition in the Amazon: contributions and interdisciplinary dialogue between engineering, and human and social sciences
This event is in Portuguese and English with simultaneous translation. This is a hybrid event but if you are attending in person please register for the online event too and bring a phone and headphones, as you will need this to hear the translation [...]
14
May
Energy Seminar – Week 4 TT24: Substitution of the Suez Canal and Bab El Mandeb Strait with the new Mesopotamian Canal. Bypassing the Strait of Hormuz.
Xhevair Ngjeqari
Tuesday 14 May 2024 | Dyson Perrins Building
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND MAY BE RESCHEDULED IN MICHAELMAS TERM 2024
Summary: Since 1869, reliance on maritime global trade, spanning from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean via the Suez Canal, Bab el Mandeb, and the Strait of Hormuz, has faced persistent challenges due to geopolitical tensions. The blockade of the Suez Canal from March 23 to 29, [...]
09
May
‘Scales of Impact’ – Leveraging campus sustainability for global solutions
Dr Radhika Khosla, Dr Julie Newman, Harriet Waters
Thursday 09 May 2024 | Place Suite
Join Dr Radhika Khosla for a fireside chat with Dr Julie Newman and Harriet Waters as they discuss the role of sustainable campus strategies in fostering knowledge, leadership and innovation amidst global environmental challenges.