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The first ever Oxford Climate Ventures programme successfully completed its first cycle at the end of January 2026.

Chris Stark sets out a clear case for the UK’s push to decarbonise its power system by 2030, describing it as a deliberate “sprint” to build the clean electricity backbone needed for economy-wide electrification. He argues that the economics of renewables continue to improve, with offshore ...

Dr Jake Barnes, a researcher at the Environmental Change Institute, has been awarded a prestigious Social Science Engagement Fellowship to support collaborative research on energy systems transformation, working in partnership with Oxfordshire County Council and the National Energy System Operato...

National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) has launched a new project to investigate if wireless transmission technology could enhance existing power grids.

A project exploring how microgrids can help lower emissions from industrial and commercial sites in the North East is moving into proof-of-concept phase after securing £500,000 from Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund.

Professor Jan Rosenow, Professor of Energy and Climate Policy at the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford, took part in multiple high-level sessions on the future of energy systems at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos, Switzerland.

Professor Robert House (Department of Materials) and Professor Moritz Riede (Department of Physics) have both been awarded one of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s first ever Green Future Fellowships. The first cohort of 13 Fellows will each receive £3 million over 10 years to develop sol...

The UK’s small modular reactor plans are poised to transform domestic energy supply whilst creating a lucrative new export opportunity for British industry.

Solar power has a dark side: panels are still built to be thrown away, and we risk creating a mountain of waste that locks away valuable minerals.