News & Events
Call for Applications to the Oxford Climate Forum 2010
1st Jan 2010On February 12th and 13th , 100 student leaders from around the UK will gather at Oxford University in order to place students at the forefront of the UK’s battle against climate change. As the first student conference to respond to the disappointing outcomes of Copenhagen, the Oxford Climate Forum will provide student leaders with a unique opportunity to decide how students can take a leading role in maintaining the momentum of the climate change agenda.
Dye solar cell efficiency could hit 20%
24th Nov 2009Cut the energy losses between the dye and semiconductor parts of a dye solar cell, and you can dramatically boost the amount of electricity these inexpensive cells produce.
Enzymes inspire new catalyst design for hydrogen production
20th Nov 2009
RSC's Chemistry World has a highlighted the work from the Professor F.A. Armstrong group. The news story writes "A novel enzyme-based catalyst developed by UK and US researchers hints at new ways of designing catalysts for the water-gas shift reaction, an important industrial reaction in the production of high grade hydrogen". When the research was started, the first two authors Oliver Lazarus and Tom Woolerton, were Part II and first year DPhi students respectively in the Armstrong group.
Major new marine energy project receives funding.
30th Oct 2009A team of academics from the Department of Engineering Science, Dr Willden, Professors Borthwick, Eatock Taylor, Houlsby and Taylor, have been awarded a four year £1.5m contract as part of a major new £8m multi-partner marine energy project funded by the Energy Technologies Institute.
Lightweight electric motor on track
16th Sep 2009A lightweight electric motor designed by Oxford University engineers is to power a new four-seat coupé, with track tests scheduled for the end of 2009.
New funding for electric motors
14th Sep 2009A new Oxford University spin-out company, Oxford Yasa Motors, has been set up to commercialise lightweight electric motors developed by Dr Malcolm McCulloch and Dr Tim Woolmer at the Department of Engineering Science. The new technology promises to help firms build more efficient electric vehicles.
Dr Feliciano Giustino awarded grant for modelling of photovoltaic interfaces
1st Jul 2009Dr Feliciano Giustino (a University Lecturer in Materials Modelling) has been awarded an ERC Starting Investigator Grant for the project ALIGN: Ab-initio computational modelling of photovoltaic interfaces.
Materials undergraduates win "nPower Challenge" prize
1st May 2009A team of four Oxford undergraduates, including two from the Department of Materials (Samuel Humphry-Baker and William Herbert) have won a £10,000 prize in this year's "nPower Challenge" competition, for a presentation on nuclear energy.
Warming caused by cumulative carbon emissions towards the trillionth tonne
30th Apr 2009Emitting carbon dioxide slower will not prevent dangerous climate change unless it involves phasing out carbon dioxide emissions altogether, before we reach an upper limit of one trillion tonnes of carbon, a team led by Oxford University scientists has concluded.
Innovative Electric Car Launch at Begbroke
1st Apr 2009Begbroke Science Park launches Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Vehicle - MiEV.
Dr Malcolm McCulloch launches spin out company for his "smart meter"
27th Feb 2008With the help of Isis Innovation, the technology transfer company of Oxford University, Dr Malcolm McCulloch has raised sufficient capital to launch his spin out company, Intelligent Sustainable Energy (ISE), to market his new "smart meter".
