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An opportunity to work with the new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (among others).

The wealthiest people in the UK burn through more energy flying than the poorest use in every aspect of their lives, according to new research.

Project Local Energy Oxfordshire (LEO), led by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), was set up in 2019 for local households and businesses on Osney Island to generate and store their own electricity, as part of its grid flexibility trials to create an ‘energy system of the futureâ...

Closing date 12:00 GMT, 02 March 2023

In October 2021, government set an ambitious target to decarbonise the power sector by 2035, subject to security of supply. At the same time, demand for electricity is expected to increase significantly as other sectors, such as transport and heating in buildings, switch to electricity to reduce ...

Although emissions of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the European Union and the United Kingdom are on the decline, they do not meet guidelines issued by the World Health Organisation, a study found.

University of Oxford researchers will work with a range of local partners on a feasibility study aimed at improving our understanding of systemic changes required to accelerate the preparation of Oxford’s homes for a zero-carbon energy system.

Expanding role of buildings in the energy systems

Heat pumps will help us address the climate crisis and the energy crisis, but flexibile solutions are necessary to avoid overloading the electricity grid.