The Engineering Department and renewable energy company Ørsted have signed a five-year research framework agreement to optimise the design of foundation structures for offshore wind turbines.
Oxford University Innovation is launching Oxford Sustainable Fuels (OSF), a new spinout company founded on technology that can turn waste from plastic, tyres and biomass into high quality transportation fuels and chemicals.
Oxford University is to be a key player in an extensive new activity supporting the development of next-generation batteries.
As some of you will know, Professor Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith has stepped down from his role as Director of Energy for the University, and therefore as network convenor, after 7 years. Chris has made huge steps forward in the way we collaborate on, and publicise, energy research in Oxford. He wil...
Oxford Photovoltaics Germany GmbH, a subsidiary of Oxford PV, has announced they have received an EU bank financing of €15 million, to support the transfer of its perovskite on silicon tandem solar cell technology from lab scale to commercialisation.
Energy UK’s Young Energy Professionals Forum, sponsored by CGI, drives the development of young people across the whole industry. The network provides opportunities to collaborate, improve and recognise success through topical events, access to industry leaders and site visits. Our membership h...
According to BP’s 2017 Energy Outlook, energy use in non-OECD countries is expected to increase by some 50% and make up over two-thirds of global energy consumption by 2035. This is lifting billions out of poverty, and underwriting the achievement of the millennium goals. How this increase ...
Over 50 energy enthusiasts from across the University met with Mainstream RP – a leader in the delivery of wind and solar installations worldwide, includingSouth Africa, Chile and Vietnam. In an afternoon of simulating lectures they learned about the entire chain from planning, to construc...
This term the Energy Network is running a series of introductory lectures on energy issues at the Oxford Martin School. The talks are aimed at postgraduate students but they are open to the wider University community. Topics covered include: energy and development, the carbon problem, energy econ...