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 wars in Iran, Yemen and Ukraine are hitting UK bank accounts
On Channel 4's "The Breakdown," Dr Sugandha Srivastav discussed the global oil price shock, the reasons UK consumers have been badly affected, and what the government can do mitigate this situation in the future.
Seabed leasing fees threaten UK energy security and bills – Oxford report
New Oxford Smith School analysis finds changes to seabed leasing by The Crown Estate (TCE) have severely affected offshore wind financing costs and risk delaying the clean energy transition.
Why shouldn't the UK drill for new oil and gas in the North Sea?
This explainer by Client Earth on the UK's political debate around the use of North Sea Oil and Gas references research by the Oxford Smith School, which found that further licensing could only have a minimal impact on household bills.
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.