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16 Jun

Maurice Lubbock Memorial Lecture 2023: The pathway to delivering fusion power

Professor Sir Ian Chapman

Friday 16 Jun 2023 | Oxford Museum of Natural History
Engineering at the Extremes Engineers have always pushed the boundaries of the possible, and this year’s event will showcase Engineering at the Extremes. Our 2023 Lubbock lecturer is Sir Ian Chapman, CEO of the UK Atomic Energy Authority and world expert on the extreme engineering involved in making fusion power a reality, where the fusion material is as hot as the [...]

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09 Jun

Solar Power, Farming, and Nature: Maximising the benefits

Dr. Jonathan Scurlock of the National Farmers Union; Chris Hewett, CEO, Solar Energy UK; and Dr. Alona Armstrong from the University of Lancaster

Friday 09 Jun 2023 | Westmill Solar / Wind Park
Westmill solar farm to host a conference on ‘Solar Power, Farming, and Nature: Maximising the benefits’ The Westmill Sustainable Energy Trust (WeSET) is running a unique conference at the community-owned Westmill Solar Farm. The event is free – Westmill Farm is at Watchfield between Swindon and Oxford. Chris Church of WeSET said: “Solar power is an increasingly important and essential part of [...]

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23 May

Energy Seminar – Week 5: Regen’s ‘Go West!’ a study exploring the benefits of a more east-west balanced offshore wind fleet

Jack Adkins - speaking in person and online

Seminar | Week 5 | Tuesday 23 May 2023 | Atmosphere Room - ECI OUCE | Slides available
A clear delivery plan is essential for the UK to meet its sector deal target of installing 50GW of offshore wind by 2030, with some industry projections of up to 110 GW by 2050. With almost three-quarters of the UK’s current offshore wind capacity on the east coast of Great Britain, Regen’s ‘Go West!’ study explores and identifies the benefits [...]

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Seminar | Week 5
16 May

Energy Seminar – Week 4: The Power of Flexibility

Tom Luff, Senior Advisor, Energy Systems Catapult

Tuesday 16 May 2023 | Atmosphere Room - ECI OUCE | Slides available
Summary: The UK has made great progress in ramping up renewable electricity generation over the past decade. Driven by strong policy tools – such as the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme – we are now a global leader in offshore wind build and have rapidly scaled up the deployment of other technologies such as solar. However, to meet our goals of [...]

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04 May

2023 Lorna Casselton Memorial Lecture

Professor Jeff Dahn

Thursday 04 May 2023
The 2023 Lorna Casselton Memorial Lecture, entitled “Modern Lithium-Ion Batteries: More than a Million Miles and Possibly a Century of Life”, will be given by Professor Jeff Dahn (Dalhousie University), former Head of Tesla Advanced Battery Research in the Mathematical Institute Lecture Theatres 1 and 2, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG. The Lecture will also be livestreamed and is free to attend.

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03 May

Just transitions and air travel: air travel inequality and distributional impacts of flight taxes

Prof Milena Buchs (University of Leeds)

Wednesday 03 May 2023 | Desert Room
Large demand reductions need to be realised in the transport sector for the UK to meet its climate targets. Scholars and policy makers increasingly acknowledge that demand reduction needs to be designed in a socially fair way that focuses responsibility on those who have contributed more to climate change and have more capacity to bear cost, while ensuring that the [...]

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02 May

Carbon Dioxide Removal Impacts and Implications

Professor Kirsten Zickfeld

Tuesday 02 May 2023 | Trinity College
Annual Lecture Oxford Climate Research Network are pleased to announce our Annual Lecture with Kirsten Zickfeld, who will be speaking on the topic of ‘The climate impacts of carbon dioxide removal and their implications for net zero’. About Kirsten Dr. Kirsten Zickfeld is a Distinguished Professor of Climate Science in the Geograph Department at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Vancouver, British Columbia. She [...]

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02 May

Oxford Climate Research Network (OCRN) – Annual Lecture

Prof Kirsten Zickfeld (Simon Fraser University, Canada)

Tuesday 02 May 2023
Oxford Climate Research Network are pleased to announce our Annual Lecture with Prof Kirsten Zickfeld, who will be speaking on ‘The climate impacts of carbon dioxide removal and their implications for net zero’, followed by a reception and poster session. Reception and poster session: Further, we are planning a poster session at the reception to strengthen connections within network. We hope [...]

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