Background The mandatory Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme (EEOS) in European Union countries is a policy mechanism where obligated parties, usually utility companies, are set to deliver energy efficiency improvements for…
Having recently attended a talk on what a sustainable economy would look like by Dr Dieter Helm, Professor of Energy Policy and Economics fellow at New College, Oxford, I was…
What is holding back renewable sources of energy like solar and wind? Arguments have been made that it is too expensive, or that infrastructure networks for generating energy in this…
The UK boasts the largest installed offshore wind capacity globally, with a total of 9.8 gigawatts (GW) currently installed, a figure set to rise to 19.5GW by the mid 2020s.…
As the UK progresses towards its net-zero commitments, the steel industry, which is the biggest industrial greenhouse gas contributor – accounting for 26% of the sector’s emissions will have to…
On Wednesday August 18th , 2021, the Oxford Energy Society (OES) has run a joint online panel discussion event with the European Young Entrepreneurs (EYE). Notable climate and energy researchers,…
With the backdrop of surging gas prices in the UK and continental Europe causing seven England-based power companies to collapse, a re-examination of potential fuels to drive the energy transition…
Hybrid Energy Storage Systems (HESS) from renewables have begun to gain traction. As the share of solar, wind, and battery storage technologies in the energy mix increase and their respective…
MSc Student Armen Danielian discusses the complex tradeoffs involved in providing reliable electricity from an ageing nuclear power plant in Armenia.
At last Septembers’ Sustainable Goals Summit in New York the UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for a ‘decade of action’ to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Are we close to making this happen?
