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Sep
11th Oxford energy Day
Conference | Thursday 28 Sep 2023 | Oxford Martin School, Lecture Theatre
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27
Apr
Data Science and AI for sustainability conference 2022 – University of Cambridge
Wednesday 27 Apr 2022
Hosted by Interdisciplinary Research Centres Energy and C2D3, the 2022 conference will be held in-person. As we move towards a zero carbon economy to meet climate change targets, it is critical to identify and tackle data and AI challenges associated with the generation, storage and supply of energy.
This is increasingly important from a technology, policy and societal perspective. New technologies [...]
26
Apr
Energy Seminar – week 1: The competitive disadvantages facing British assetless electricity retailers
Hybrid event - Lawrence Haar will present in person at the Oxford Martin School
Tuesday 26 Apr 2022 | Oxford Martin School | Slides available
Summary: From the outset of deregulation and privatisation of UK electricity markets, the desired extent of vertical integration has been debated. Concerns over the dominance of the “Big Six” majors and whether consumers were receiving a fair deal, led the new Government of 2010 to promote the entry of new retail supply firms without generation assets. Increasing consumer choice and [...]
23
Mar
10th Oxford Energy Day: Energy and Net Zero in the UK
Conference | Wednesday 23 Mar 2022 | Blavatnik School of Government
The 10th Oxford Energy Day took place on Wednesday, 23 March 2022.
This year’s Oxford Energy Day looked at the long-term picture for Energy and Net Zero in the UK. The goal of net-carbon emissions is driven by the imperative of stabilising the climate. This requires that the UK energy system becomes zero-carbon, that is, fossil-free. Other major drivers of energy [...]
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17
Mar
What role for science in achieving Net Zero?’
Professor Paul Monk, Chief Scientific Adviser, BEIS
Thursday 17 Mar 2022 | Oxford Martin School
What are the scientific challenges to achieving Net Zero? This talk is in-person and online. Professor Paul Monks, Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, will discuss the role of science in helping the UK (and other nations) achieve their net zero goals. This talk is co-convened by the Oxford Martin School and the Agile [...]
08
Mar
Digitalisation of daily life and impacts on carbon emissions
Charlie Wilson
Tuesday 08 Mar 2022 | Oxford Martin School | Slides available
Summary: Digital technologies and applications are shaping the way we shop, eat, travel, and manage our domestic environment. The digitalisation of daily life can have both beneficial and adverse impacts on climate. In this talk I consider how – for better or for worse – the digitalisation of our daily lives is inextricably linked to our efforts tackling climate change.
Digitalisation [...]
22
Feb
Availability of sustainable biomass in Europe: framework conditions and projections from 2030- 2050
Calliope Panoutsou
Tuesday 22 Feb 2022 | Slides available
Summary: Sustainable biomass supply has been highly debated, both at the scientific and at the political levels, for almost two decades with controversial arguments. Some stakeholders strongly support the development of biomass value chains to deliver renewable raw materials, boost economic growth and rural development and increase farm income. Others however express overwhelming concerns about the risks that unsustainable practices [...]
16
Feb
Event: Octopus Energy: Vision, Technologies, and Culture
Wednesday 16 Feb 2022 | Diversity Room
The Oxford Energy Society is pleased to introduce James Doyle, Head of Operations at Octopus Energy for this week’s talk. James will discuss Octopus Energy’s proposition and how they’re seeking to transform the energy system on a global scale. He’ll talk about the use of technology to drive decarbonisation, and equally how their people focused culture is critical to success.
James [...]
09
Feb
Excess? Is it reasonable to put a limit on how much energy we use?
Jillian Anable
Wednesday 09 Feb 2022 | Online
CREDS recently undertook a project to investigate households with the highest energy consumption for transport (e.g. cars, aviation) and for domestic use (e.g. heating, cooking, washing). Energy efficiency and demand reduction measures across the economy could contribute around half of the cut in carbon required by 2050.
The research project sought to understand how to best define high energy use, what [...]
08
Feb
After the market meltdown, how to build a more resilient energy market
Gillian Cooper
Tuesday 08 Feb 2022 | Online | Slides available
Summary: Citizens Advice’s Market Meltdown report outlines how the regulator failed to take meaningful action against unfit and unsustainable energy suppliers, with the subsequent failures due to costs households over £2.6 billion as well as the billions of taxpayer funding set aside for Bulb. Household finances are also set to be under increasing strain from huge rises in energy bills [...]
03
Feb
Prospering from the Energy Revolution: Six in Sixty
Thursday 03 Feb 2022 | Online
Hear about one of the key facets of PFER, a £102m programme focussed on the integration of power, heat and transport and the business models needed to enable Smart Local Energy Systems (SLES) to scale towards net zero.
If you’re part of the smart systems community this session on Technology and Infrastructure within the Prospering From the Energy Revolution (PFER) ISCF, [...]