Around a quarter of UK homes lie on disused coalfields. These abandoned coal mines are flooded with water that is naturally heated by the Earth.
Imagine powering long-haul aircraft and heavy ships with fuels derived from just air, water and renewable electricity. This is moving from science fiction to the verge of reality, thanks to the falling price of renewables like wind and solar.
The Didcot upgrade will add 650MW of battery connections and SF6-free switchgear to support Oxfordshire’s digital growth.
Rahmat Poudineh, Honorary Research Associate, Oxford Sustainable Finance Group, writes in The Conversation about how the international effort to cut emissions is failing, with emissions being about 10% higher since the Paris agreement in 2015.
Jan Rosenow is Professor of Energy and Climate Policy at the University of Oxford and the Leader of the Energy Programme at the Environmental Change Institute. He has been recognised by Stanford’s University database of the top 2% most cited scientists worldwide, which is a great acknowledgemen...
A huge congratulations to Dr Brenda Boardman, Emeritus Research Fellow at the ECI, who was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Open University on Friday 14th November 2025. The honour recognises her groundbreaking work on fuel poverty and energy efficiency, and her leadership as a pioneering ene...
University of Oxford researcher Hannah Ritchie, the author of Clearing the Air, argues that a more optimistic climate narrative based on data is crucial for future progress. Ritchie contends that while the situation is serious, significant advancements, such as the dramatic collapse in the costs ...
Six people huddle around a table, their brows furrowed in concentration as they piece together the puzzle of the changing climate. The task before them is deceptively simple yet profoundly complex: tracing the cascading impacts of greenhouse gas emissions on everything from biodiversity loss and ...
UK research shows heat pumps could cut emissions, lower bills, and help balance electricity demand, keeping homes warm and easing pressure on the grid. The study tested how homes using smart air source heat pumps could automatically adjust their usage to balance the grid during peak demand period...