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Sep
12th Oxford Energy Day
Conference | Tuesday 17 Sep 2024 | Martin Wood Lecture Theatre
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18
Feb
Energy Seminar – HT25 Week 5: Hotter Days Ahead: Why We Must Prepare Victoria’s Electricity System for Climate Change
Eleanor McIndoe, Analyst, Low Carbon Contracts Company
Tuesday 18 Feb 2025 | School of Geography & the Environment | Slides available
THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT – PLEASE NOTE THE TIME CHANGE AND ROOM CHANGE – CITY ROOM, SCHOOL OF GEOGRAPHY
Summary: Victoria, Australia has experienced multiple large-scale power outages due to heatwaves, which are expected to intensify with future climate change, posing a risk to the security of the state’s electricity system. This talk will examine the impacts [...]
12
Feb
Net Zero from scientific concept to policy and practice
Alexis McGivern (Net Zero Standards Manager, Oxford Net Zero), Kaya Axelsson (Head of Policy and Partnerships, Oxford Net Zero), Dr Matilda Becker (Strategic Partnerships Manager, Oxford Net Zero)
Wednesday 12 Feb 2025 | Online
From January 2025, Oxford Net Zero, the ZERO Institute and OxEARTH will jointly host an online seminar series entitled “The Reality of Net Zero”. Academics from the three institutions will give talks on why we need net zero, what progress we have made (and not made), and what it will take to get there in a sustainable, durable and equitable [...]
11
Feb
Energy Seminar – HT25 Week 4: I ‘Jahn-Teller’ you what, LMFP Cells are going to be big
Professor Louis Piper
Tuesday 11 Feb 2025 | School of Geography & the Environment
THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT
Summary: The UK currently has the capacity to produce approximately 2 GWh/year of batteries, with gigafactories under construction to generate additional 12 GWh/year (planned for operation in 2025) and 67 GWh/year by 2040. But what cell chemistries are needed for the market and why? Liquid or Solid-state; lithium-air or lithium-sulphur? Here, Louis will [...]
04
Feb
Energy Seminar – HT25 Week 3: Heat decarbonisation at the University of Oxford
Paul Cross, Head of Energy and Carbon
Tuesday 04 Feb 2025 | School of Geography & the Environment | Slides available
Summary: The University seeks to reduce scope 1 carbon emissions from around 18,000 COt pa to 4,000 COt pa by 2035. This can only be achieved by replacing gas plant with lower carbon intensive alternatives. This will generally feature heat pumps arranged individually or as networks. This deployment requires a focus on related estates-wide issues including building performance optimisation, electricity [...]
28
Jan
Energy Seminar – HT25 Week 2: Integrating Low Carbon Hydrogen into the UK’s Energy Mix: An Industry Perspective
Becca Neill, Head of Project Development at Hygen Energy
Tuesday 28 Jan 2025 | School of Geography & the Environment | Slides available
Summary: In order to achieve net zero by 2050, the UK government has highlighted the crucial role that low carbon hydrogen will play in decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors. Specifically, the UK government set the target to achieve 5GW of low carbon hydrogen capacity by 2030. Becca will discuss the opportunities and challenges in expanding the electrolytic hydrogen market from an industry perspective, highlighting current [...]
21
Jan
Energy Seminar – HT25 Week 1: Energy Week Panel Discussion ‘AI, energy and environment: How worried should we be?’
Charlie Wilson, ECI, Felippa Amanta, ECI, Federica Lucivero, EthOx, Konstantina Vogiatzaki, Engineering Science
Tuesday 21 Jan 2025 | School of Geography & the Environment
Summary: A panel discussion overview of AI and energy, current concerns and research evidence, plus three short talks from experts and how their research connects with AI and its impact on energy, followed by the panel reflecting on the talks that have been given and speaking about any issues raised. Q&A discussion with the audience.
Speakers: Charlie Wilson, ECI, Felippa Amanta, [...]
21
Jan
Panel discussion: ‘Post-COP29 Debrief: Reflections on a Divisive Deal’
Professor Sam Fankhauser (Chair), Professor Thomas Hale, Dr Injy Johnstone, Jodi-Ann Wang, Ushika Kidd, Flora Prideaux
Tuesday 21 Jan 2025 | Oxford Martin School
COP29 concluded with a last-minute deal decried as inadequate by developing nations.
From finance to carbon markets to youth demands, was any progress made in pushing forward international climate action at COP29? Or was it all “too little too late”?
In this panel discussion, members of Oxford University’s COP29 delegation will share their perspectives on the summit and what the outcome means [...]
15
Jan
The case for Medium Duration Energy Storage – and some varieties thereof
Seamus Garvey, Neville Rieger Professor of Dynamics, University of Nottingham
Wednesday 15 Jan 2025 | Atmosphere Room - ECI OUCE | Slides available
A Net Zero UK energy system is both achievable and affordable and many different solutions are possible. In all cases, substantially increased electrification is central. The biggest remaining challenges and uncertainties relate to how we will reconcile the supply of electricity with demand for it. Energy storage will likely provide most of the required flexibility and it is beyond doubt [...]
05
Dec
Anticipating extreme events for the energy sector. How can meteorologists help?
Dr Hannah Bloomfield, Newcastle University
Thursday 05 Dec 2024 | Dobson Room, AOPP Building
As energy systems across the world push towards their net-zero targets they are becoming increasingly susceptible to weather and climate variability. This is due to both the increasing dependence on renewable energy (wind, solar and hydropower) and the electrification of heating (and therefore increased temperature dependence of electricity demand). New types of ‘extreme weather’ are becoming important driven by times [...]
04
Dec
Book discussion: India’s Energy Revolution
Prof Annika Bose Styczynski, Discussant, Dr Anupama Sen
Wednesday 04 Dec 2024 | Somerville College