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26 Feb

Cleantech/Energy Startups – prospects and challenges

Peet Denny, Founder and Climate VC

Wednesday 26 Feb 2025 | Brasenose College
Join the OES in their next speaker event this term. Peet Denny will be joining them to talk about the prospects and challenges of building a cleantech/energy startup. As a Founding Partner of Climate VC, Peet is a seed investor investing in technologies that have a clear path to at least 10MtCO2e-scale annual impact. Their mission is to find, foster and fund crazy, unusual, and [...]

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25 Feb

Energy Seminar – HT25 Week 6: ‘Seeing inside’ energy materials – understanding why and how materials in electrochemical devices fail

Dr Jennifer Johnstone-Hack

Tuesday 25 Feb 2025 | School of Geography & the Environment | Slides available
THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT Summary: From batteries for electric vehicles to electrolysers for green hydrogen production, the need for electrochemical technologies is clear. These technologies rely on a range of critical minerals, making high performance and long device lifetimes essential in ensuring sufficient materials supply in the decades to come. This talk will discuss the use of advanced [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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