The Challenge of Integrating Renewable Energy

02 December 2015

Portrait of Professor Malcolm McCulloch

with Professor Malcolm McCulloch
Professor of Energy Systems

Malcolm McCulloch is a Professor of Energy Systems and Group Leader of the Energy and Power Group at the University of Oxford. His interests are in the area related to the domestic energy sector, development of user centric demand side management tec...

Portrait of Professor Nick Eyre

with Professor Nick Eyre
Jackson Senior Research Fellow and Professor of Energy and Climate Policy

Professor Nick Eyre is Professor of Energy and Climate Policy at the Environmental Change Institute (ECI) and Oriel College. He also leads the ECI programme on Lower Carbon Futures. He is a Co-Director of the multi-university collaboration, the UK En...

Given that energy supply is responsible for 65% of carbon emissions, a transition to renewable energy sources is vital if we are to stabilise global temperatures and prevent dangerous climate change. But what are the challenges this transition presents, and how can they be overcome? Professor Malcolm McCulloch and Dr Nick Eyre discuss the new Oxford Martin Programme on Integrating Renewable Energy