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
New 'Climate Tests' proposed to align UK oil and gas licensing with climate goals
A new Policy Brief from the University of Oxford and NGO Carbon Balance Initiative offers a potential breakthrough solution in aligning the UK’s oil and gas sector transition with its climate goals.
Wind power buildout much too slow for climate change
Brian O'Callaghan speaks to AP News about a recent report suggesting the US, India, Russia and Japan are building out wind power much too slowly to meet the COP28 target of tripling renewable electricity by 2030.
Labour’s ‘rooftop revolution’ to deliver solar power to millions of UK homes
Sugandha Srivastav comments on plans for millions more homes to be fitted with solar panels, including the critical need for improvements to the National Grid.
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.