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New green jobs to clean up the UK energy system

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The UK government has set out plans to clean up the energy system, support up to 220,000 British jobs, and keep bills affordable as the transition to net zero by 2050 moves forward.

New retrofit standards, new roles, existing policy, do they all fit together?

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Marina Topouzi, Research Associate in Energy Demand at the Environmental Change Institute, has been involved in developing retrofit standards for low energy buildings that involve specifications for new roles and skills. She recently attended a training course to become qualified as a ‘Retrofit...

Early insights into the scale-up of smart local energy systems.

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The scale-up of smart local energy systems (SLES) that combine renewable energy (RE) and smart technologies for system flexibility has been seen as a potential way to accelerate the energy transition to deep decarbonisation (Ford et al, 2019).

What we need to do now: For a Zero-Carbon Future – Chris Goodall

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Oxford Energy Society presents author, businessman and climate change expert Chris Goodall on Wednesday, 21 October.  Goodall’s ‘What We Need To Do Now: For a Zero-Carbon Future’ was short-listed for the 2020 Wainwright Prize for writing on global conservation. His latest book,...

Summer webinars exploring renewable energy solutions

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Register now for your free place on a series of very interesting webinars from the Oxford Martin Programme on Integrating Renewable Energy. Hear about progress from Project LEO, and how AI could be useful in energy and helping the fuel poor.