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?
- How should companies respond to the emerging regulatory requirements for measurement, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions and especially methane?
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Latest Publications from the Energy Transition Research
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29.11.23Download Publication
Carbon Management and Hydrogen: Potential solutions for hard-to-decarbonise sectors – Issue 138
The May 2021 edition of the Oxford Energy Forum covered the role of hydrogen in the energy transition in some detail, starting from an observation that the decarbonized energy system was expected to see an increase in the share of electricity in final consumption rising from its current 20 per cent to around 50 per […]
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28.11.23Listen to Podcast
OIES Podcast – Hydrogen pipelines vs. HVDC lines
In this podcast David Ledesma talks to Aliaksei Patonia and Veronika Lenivova about Hydrogen pipelines and high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission lines and how Hydrogen pipelines offer the advantage of transporting larger energy volumes, but existing projects are dwarfed by the vast networks of HVDC transmission lines. The podcast discusses how advocates for hydrogen pipelines […]
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27.11.23Download Publication
The decarbonisation of maritime transport: navigating between a global and EU approach
Maritime transport accounts for ~3% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gases (GHGs), yet is not covered by the Paris Agreement objectives. Earlier this year, the sector’s main regulator, International Maritime Organisation (IMO) adopted a revised GHG strategy setting an enhanced common ambition to reach net-zero GHG emissions from international shipping close to 2050. As of 2024, […]