Consumers at the Heart of the Energy System?

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Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford, OX2 6AD
September 18-19 2018

 

 

About the Conference

BIEE’s Oxford Research Conference is a biennial research conference that seeks to understand the drivers of change in energy, both positive and negative. The conference is aimed at energy analysts, researchers, strategy and policy thinkers from all backgrounds, including industry, academia and research organisations, government, the finance community, NGOs and consultancies.

‘The conference is a fantastic opportunity and melting pot for people in the energy industry, from government, from academia, from other research organisations. One of the real advantages and one of the special features of the BIEE conference is it’s a place where all of those energy interested people come together. They learn from each other they spark off each other and they build new networks and new coalitions to help drive the energy sector forward.’

Prof Matthew Leach, University of Surrey,
BIEE 2018 Committee member

Read Matt Hannon’s blog ‘ Why you should go and why youll want to come back in 2020‘

Watch our video interviews  for a range of views  on conference topics such as  Smart Systems, Electric Vehicles and Heat.
We hope you can join us for what will  be a lively and informative two days in Oxford.

Who Attends ?

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Registration

See our registration page for more information. Special rates are available for BIEE members,  parallel presenters,  students and for single day attendance and group bookings.

 

Programme

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Conference Theme

The 2018 conference will focus on the changing role of the consumer in the energy system, regarded by  some ( but not all)  in the industry as one of the big transitional issues of the coming decade. With the emergence of advanced technology, ‘smart’ consumers, (both industrial and domestic) can potentially make more informed choices about when and how much energy they use and ultimately become ‘prosumers’ – energy producers and storers – themselves.  Consumers are going to be vital in the move towards decarbonising heat and transport. But most consumers are just not that interested in energy, and lack the engagement that drives disruption in other sectors, so how far, how fast and in what ways will this change ?

The conference will explore the  challenges and opportunites for an energy system where connected consumers are key drivers, ‘acting as the market makers rather than market takers of today’  and will look at the ways markets, business models, technology and regulation will need to change in response.

 

Conference Videos

Consumers at the Heart of the Energy System ?

Which types of consumer  will  engage,   why,  how and in what ways:  Views  from  Prof Jim Watson , Steve Holliday, Adrian Gault, Dr Rob Gross, Judith Ward and Janet Wood.

 

 

 Smart Technologies and Services

How will smart technologies change the way people buy and use energy in the future? Views of Dr Rob Gross, Martin Crouch, Janet Wood, George Day and Ann Robinson.

 

 

 

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Conference Blogs

A number of our parallel presenters have written  blogs  on their research topics. Some have produced videos to go with them.  We will be publishing these on a  fortnightly basis in the run up to the conference. They cover a wide range of topic areas from Heat Solutions, Home Energy  Retrofits, Local Energy Markets and Smart Meters.

The fifth  in our blog series has been written by  Dr Christina Penasco from the Univeristy of Cambridge.Read the Full  Blog

The sixth is by Penelope Buckley from University of Grenoble Read full blog

 

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Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsorship of this conference provides the opportunity to position your company at the heart of this customer driven transformation of the energy sector, and will suit companies that innovate in terms of thought leadership, customer insights, technology, and service delivery. It provides access to students and young professionals, and opportunities to build relationships with the academic community, to help access the much needed innovation, knowledge capital and talent our sector demands.

We have one  sponsorship opportunity  left which  is for our conference networking app which  gives the  sponsor a   prominent position on the app which will be used by delegates continuously during the course of the conference.

 

For more information email    .

Contact Us

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Conference Committee

Prof Paul Ekins (Chair), UCL

Sara Bell, Tempus Energy

Dr William Blyth, Oxford Energy Associates

Dr Peter Connor, University of Exeter

Tony Dicicco, Energy Systems Catapult

Adrian Gault, Committee on Climate Change

Dr Aaron Goater, Committee on Climate Change

David Green, International Council for Sustainable Energy

Prof Richard Green, Imperial College Business School

Dr Matthew Hannon, University of Strathclyde

Prof Charles Hendry, University of Edinburgh Business School

Sam Hollister, Energy UK

Paro Konar-Thakkar, BEIS

Prof Matthew Leach, University of Surrey

Dr Nazmiye Ozkan, Cranfield University

Dr Karoline Rogge, University of Sussex

Peter Stewart, Interfax

Prof  Peter Taylor, University of Leeds

Jonathan Thurlwell, IPA Advisory

Lynsey Tinios, Shell

 

Conference Managers

Debbie Heywood

Sarah Jeffery   Abstracts Parallel Sessions  and Registration 07900 216267

 

Key Dates

Abstract Submission Deadline:  March 1st 2018

Notification of Outcome: w/c April 16th

Presenter Registration Deadline*: June 18th

Earlybird Registration Deadline:  July 31st extended to August 3rd

Paper Submission Deadline*: August 31st

Presentation Deadline*: September 11th

Registration Closing Date : September 11th

Conference: September 18-19th 2018

* Accepted authors

Venue: Blavatnik School of Government 120 Walton Street, Oxford, OX2 6GG

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