Overton is a digital platform which helps researchers discover and understand policy, specifically how evidence is used to influence and shape the world, and are also working to create pathways to streamline the dissemination of academic knowledge into policy. With this new funding programme, Ove...
The Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Cooling is applying interdisciplinary research methods to help steer the world towards sustainable cooling for all, and to establish cooling as a global priority for governments and organisations.
The Faraday Institution has invested a further £19M into research focused on batteries, to deliver impact for the UK in electrodes, manufacturing, cathode research and sodium ion batteries.
Halving energy bills would ensure households don’t suffer this winter, according to research by the Environmental Change Institute. Even with Ofgem’s recent price cap drop it’s estimated that bills will still likely be more expensive than last winter.
The Ayrton Challenge is a multi-partner R&D programme aimed at developing skills, technology accelerators, and venture/market building activities – all focused on the expansion of energy access in emerging economies.
Dr Binjian Nie, Departmental Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, has been awarded several grants to explore and demonstrate solutions in hard to decarbonize sectors using thermal batteries.
Britain’s energy needs could be met entirely by wind and solar, according to a policy brief published by Oxford’s Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment.
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero introduced the Boiler Upgrade Scheme in 2022 to support the decarbonisation of heat in buildings. Under the Scheme, capital grants are available to support the installation of heat pumps and biomass boilers in homes and buildings in England and Wale...
Many people are now becoming “energy citizens” by installing rooftop solar panels and other small-scale renewable energy projects in their properties.