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Introduction
Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford, OX2 6AH
September 18-19 2018
Thank you everyone who attended BIEE 2018. We hope you enjoyed it.
Papers and Presentations
Plenary presentations can be viewed under Conference Presentations in the Downloads section of this website. Parallel Papers can be found under Academic Papers. ( log in required).
Videos Photos and Links
A series of videos with some of our conference speakers has been posted on our Videos page.
We recorded the Women in Energy session which you can listen to here
Our After Dinner Speaker, Volker Beckers wrote an article after the conference ‘Preparing for a consumer-centred energy future‘.
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.
Registration
Registration has now closed
Special rates are available for BIEE members, academics/ NGO’s for single day attendance and group bookings.
See our registration page for more information or email Sarah Jeffery conference@biee.org
Who Attends ?
Over 100 organisations have already registered for #BIEE2018
See which organisations are attending this year
Programme
See the full programme
See the full speaker list
Download programme BIEE-2018_programme-v17
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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.
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.
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Contact Us
General enquiries please email conference@biee.org
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
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