Energy Transition Research at OIES focuses on the trends shaping energy systems, transformations in behaviours and business models, and the implications of shifting from the existing hydrocarbon-dominated energy economy to a system in which renewables, low-carbon energy sources and abated use of hydrocarbons will play a much greater role.
Energy Transition Research identifies and analyses the key themes shaping the energy system and combines and coordinates transition research themes from across all other OIES Research Programmes.
Energy Transition Research provides an integrative framework in which key questions can be answered, including:
- How will the current energy crisis impact the energy transition?
- What role will oil and gas play in the energy transition?
- Which technologies will be critical for the energy transition?
- How can these technologies be financed and scaled up?
- How should governments incentivize investments in low carbon technologies?
- What role should consumers be playing in the energy transition and how can their behaviors best be shaped?
- How can renewables best be integrated into the power sector / energy system?
- How should energy systems develop in the energy transition?
- What are the potential geopolitical consequences of the energy transition?
- How should private sector energy companies adapt their strategies to the energy transition?
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If you would like any information on OIES Energy Transition Research please contact Bassam Fattouh.
Latest Publications from the Energy Transition Research
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27.09.23Listen to Podcast
OIES Podcast – Navigating the Energy Transition Part 2: Renewables, Electrification, and Financing the Transition
In the second part of this podcast, Bassam Fattouh continues the discussion with David Ledesma identifying some additional dimensions of the energy transition including the rapid growth in renewables, the role of electrification as a key pillar for decarbonization, financing the energy transition and the difficulties faced by many developing in accessing capital to finance […]
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25.09.23Download Publication
Clean Hydrogen Roadmap: is greater realism leading to more credible paths forward?
The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies started researching the role of hydrogen in the energy transition in 2020. Since then the interest in hydrogen has continued to grow globally across the energy industry. A key research question has been the extent to which clean hydrogen can be scaled up at reasonable cost and whether it […]
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14.09.23Listen to Podcast
OIES Podcast – Navigating the Energy Transition Part 1: Energy Policy, the Role of Hydrocarbons, Public Policy, and the Rise of Industrial Policy
In the first part of this podcast, Bassam Fattouh discusses with David Ledesma some key dimensions of the energy transition including the multiple objectives of energy policy, the short-run trade-offs facing policymakers, the role of hydrocarbons in the energy transition, the implications for international energy companies’ capital allocation decisions, the role of public policy in […]