17
Sep
12th Oxford Energy Day
Conference | Tuesday 17 Sep 2024 | Martin Wood Lecture Theatre
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28
Nov
Finding the balance – New System Flexibility with Storage and Demand Response
Tuesday 28 Nov 2017 | School of Geography and Environment Lecture theatre | Slides available
The UK government believes that a smart energy system with storage and demand response could save consumers up to £40bn by 2050. In this colloquium we will unpack the drivers behind the increasing need for flexibility andr eview the potential roles for electricity storage and demand response in addressing them. Interesting tensions between efficient and flexible uses of energy emerge.
Speaker
Dr [...]
14
Nov
Energy Research in Oxford – Highlights and Opportunities | Chris Llewellyn Smith, Director of Energy Research 2011-17
Tuesday 14 Nov 2017 | School of Geography and Environment Lecture theatre | Slides available
Weekly, term-time talks on topical energy issues. These talks are free and open to all. Tuesdays during term time at 5pm in the School of Geography and the Environment. Lecture Theatre, School of Geography and the Environment
Speaker
Professor Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith FRS will give a guided tour of the ‘Oxford Energy wheel’ and describe some research highlights. He will then outline [...]
10
Mar
Grid and Supergrid – designing an electrical future
Tuesday 10 Mar 2015 | Slides available
Speaker
Eddie is co-founder and chief executive of Mainstream Renewable Power and founder of Airtricity. He is an Honorary Director of the European Wind Energy Association and is widely know as the ‘father of the super grid’.
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03
Mar
Can electrochemical energy storage save renewables?
Seminar | Week 1 | Tuesday 03 Mar 2015 | Slides available
Speaker
Peter George Bruce FRS, FRSE, FRSC is a British chemist, and Wolfson Professor of Materials in the Department of Materials at the University of Oxford. Bruce is a founder and Chief Scientist of the Faraday Institution.
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17
Feb
Energy and Green Growth
Seminar | Week 1 | Tuesday 17 Feb 2015 | Slides available
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12
Feb
Future Nuclear – do we need Generation IV or Fusion?
Seminar | Week 1 | Thursday 12 Feb 2015 | Slides available
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05
Feb
Shale Gas – Game changer or Sideshow?
Seminar | Week 1 | Thursday 05 Feb 2015 | Slides available
Additional slides by Howard Rogers, Shale Gas Developments in the US, Europe and China
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25
Nov
Carbon Capture and Storage
Seminar | Week 1 | Tuesday 25 Nov 2014 | Slides available
CCS is a popular political choice, when listing a menu of actions to reduce carbon emissions. Why then, has progress been so slow? The EU 2030 Climate and Energy package agreements, are re-enforced by the IPCC Summary in AR5, the November USA-China deal, and the November G20 statement. Does this now create a path towards future implementation? CCS projects are [...]
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31
Oct
Reasons for optimism: ‘Grid Parity’ for renewable energy sources
Seminar | Week 1 | Friday 31 Oct 2014 | Slides available
Progress at decarbonisation will speed up. New or improved technologies now offer us cost-competitive routes to low carbon electricity, heat and transport fuel. Solar PV in sunny countries, onshore wind on coasts, biofuels from bacteria, heat from hot rocks and electricity from tidal lagoons are all capable of reducing our dependence on fossil fuels without increasing consumer bills. The critical remaining problem – storing excess energy [...]
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23
Oct
Webinar 3 – the 2015 Calls for Proposals for Smart Cities and Communities projects
Thursday 23 Oct 2014
The EU Energy Focus team will deliver a webinar series to highlight the forthcoming opportunities in
Horizon 2020 Energy. In the webinars we will cover the following topics:
Webinar 1 – the 2015 Calls for Proposals for Low Carbon Energy projects including
renewable electricity, renewable heat, smart grids and energy storage
Webinar 2 – the 2015 Calls for Proposals for Energy Efficiency projects
Webinar 3 [...]