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
Budget 2026: "This Budget proves bills are cut by policy, not drilling"
The UK Government announced its latest Budget today, including plans to give millions of households a £100 energy payment. Dr Anupama Sen and Cassandra Etter-Wenzel give their verdict.
From 'climate vandalism' to 'good energy policy': The green economy reacts to Jackdaw gas field approval
Business Green rounds up from reactions from politicians, trade associations, think tanks, and researchers including Steve Smith, Arnell Associate Professor of Greenhouse Gas Removal, Smith School, University of Oxford.
Expert Comment: Today’s Jackdaw decision is a strategic blunder that could cost future generations
Cassandra Etter-Wenzel, DPhil candidate at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, and Dr Anupama Sen, Head of Policy Engagement at the Smith School, argue that the debate over the Jackdaw gas field focused on the wrong questions, and that its gas would have been worth more to the UK held in reserve for future generations.
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.