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Industry data reveals an increase in qualified heat pump installers, with numbers jumping by 166% from approximately 3,000 in 2022 to nearly 8,000 in 2023.

Inquiry The Committee has launched a new inquiry which will examine how the structure of the energy sector might be reformed to encourage greater decarbonisation, keep prices affordable for customers and maintain a secure and reliable supply.

Thirteen early career researchers from Oxford were finalists at this year’s STEM for BRITAIN event, held on Monday 4th March 2024, at the Houses of Parliament, with three winning awards in their categories.

A radical reduction in the amount of meat, dairy and other products sourced from animals is possible in the coming decades, as people turn to an increasing variety of alternatives. This would unlock vast amounts of land currently used to rear animals and to grow crops that feed them. That land co...

Towering up to 260m above the ocean’s surface, modern wind turbines are impressive feats of engineering, producing much-needed renewable energy. But what happens beneath the waves?

The Energy Systems Catapult (ESC) has linked up with E.ON, University College London, and the University of Oxford, to deliver Homes for Net Zero. This is a government-funded research programme aiming to identify options for homeowners to decarbonise their homes by testing practical solutions.

A collaboration between Oxford PV (a spin-out of the University of Oxford), and the Fraunhofer Institute sets a new record with a solar panel achieving 25% conversion efficiency, exceeding the typical 24% of commercial modules.

The Oxford Offsetting Principles report is an essential resource to guide the design and delivery of net-zero commitments by government, cities and companies.

In a new paper* published by Nature Materials, a team of researchers made up of Oxford Materials, Oxford Chemistry, The Faraday Institution and Diamond Light Source, examined Lithium (‘Li’) ion batteries made from a new Li-rich material to understand why their performance reduces afte...