Energy-related projects at OSFG
Oxford Sustainable Finance Group (OSFG) projects with an energy-related component include work on stranded assets, the value of AI and new data science, and the need for analytics to quantify climate risk.
Latest news
How could Andy Burnham look to cut Britain’s soaring energy bills?
The Independent examines different options to reduce energy bills, referencing Oxford Smith School rapid analysis that found the expansion of oil and gas drilling in the North Sea would result in lower savings on household bills than a fully renewable UK.
Americans living in the UK 'humbled' as they brave British heatwave without air conditioning
After 35 degree May temperatures in London, Laurence Wainwright contributes to a Daily Mail article exploring why the UK is unprepared for heatwaves and climate change, and highlights the need to consider sustainable cooling beyond air conditioning.
Would more North Sea drilling mean lower energy prices for UK consumers?
A recent rapid analysis from Anupama Sen, Nadia Schroeder and Cassandra Etter-Wenzel features in this Guardian 'explainer' that concludes renewable energy offers better cost-savings and energy security than further dependence on fossil fuels.
Past projects
RISE: Renewable, innovative and scalable electrification
The interdisciplinary RISE project focused on designing integrated, practical and transferable strategies for the local SME renewable energy sector in Sub-Saharan Africa. Our work centred on two contrasting national case studies, in Uganda and Zambia.
Mumuni Singani: energy provision in rural Zambia
Mumuni Singani, a spin-off from the RISE project, created an innovative concept that combines access to clean energy, irrigation systems, sustainable farming and agro-processing solutions in Singani, Zambia. The approach was developed in cooperation with local communities, especially the involvement of Women Self-Help Groups, with the aim of scaling-up the concept across other regions in sub-Saharan Africa.