Podcasts - Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

In this latest podcast, Michal Meidan talks to Linxiao Zhu about the evolution of China's solar photovoltaic manufacturing sector, how it has responded to trade defence measures in the past and how it is likely to evolve with the rise of green industrial policies. Linxiao discusses the origins of China's solar PV sector and the importance of entrepreneurs and manufacturing innovation, arguing that...

In this latest OIES podcast, brought to you by the Gas Programme, James Henderson talks to Katja Yafimava and Jack Sharples about the implications of the end of the contract for the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine. The podcast starts with a discussion about the conditions that would need to have been met for the contract to continue and why they failed to materialise and in particular consi...

In this podcast, Hasan Muslemani speaks to Karl Smyth about the role of the energy-from-waste (EfW) sector in the energy transition, specifically how carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology can help decarbonize the sector. The podcast discusses the potential and readiness to retrofit EfW plants with CCS, including associated costs, before taking a deeper dive into the status quo of the sector...

In this latest OIES podcast from the Electricity Programme, Dimitra Apostolopoulou talks to Senior Research Fellow David Robinson and energy consultant Mike Tennican (prior Senior Vice President and Director at National Economic Research Associates and a Professor at Harvard Business School) about their latest paper titled "Electricity, Green Hydrogen, and the Energy Transition". In this podcast w...

In this latest OIES podcast, Michal Meidan talks to James Henderson about the outcomes of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. They discuss the key issues going into the COP and the extent to which they were addressed: James highlights the gains as well as challenges around financing, the controversy around the role of oil and gas, progress on methane emissions as well as the issue of mitigation and adaptat...

In this latest OIES podcast, from the Gas Programme, James Henderson talks to Anouk Honore and Jack Sharples about their latest paper on the winter outlook for gas markets. After a brief discussion the price rally in 2024 and the implications of the forward curve, the conversation then moves to the question of demand in Europe. In the power sector, gas is taking on a new and more volatile role as...

In this latest OIES podcast, Michal Meidan, Philip Andrews-Speed and Anders Hove discuss how Trump's re-election is perceived in Beijing; they assess what tariffs could mean for China's economic growth trajectory, how Beijing would adapt its economic support measures in response and the implications for energy demand. Michal, Philip and Anders talk about the implications for bilateral trade and in...

In this latest OIES podcast, brought to you by the Gas Programme, James Henderson talks to Mike Fulwood about his latest paper on global gas prices. The podcast starts with a brief discussion about the history of gas pricing and the globalisation of the gas market, highlighting the vital role played by LNG in joining up what was previously a series of regional markets. The podcast then examines fo...

In this latest OIES podcast from the Gas Programme, James Henderson talks to Mostefa Ouki about his latest paper on "Market and EU green regulation challenges for MENA's gas exporters to Europe." The podcast looks at the key challenges faced by MENA gas exporters as demand for gas in Europe goes into decline in response to the energy transition and the desire to improve energy security in the afte...

In this latest podcast from OIES, Michal Meidan talks to James Henderson about COP 29 which will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan between November 11-22. Michal and James take stock of last year's COP and the key issues this year's conference will need to address: Financing, including the outlook for contributions under the terms of the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) and the Loss and Damage Fund...

In this latest OIES podcast from the Gas and Hydrogen Programmes James Henderson talks to Agnieszka Ason about her forthcoming paper on hydrogen offtake agreements. The discussion starts with an overview looking at the role of offtake agreements and the current state of hydrogen contracting before moving on to consider the key reference points and precedents for the contracts and their future deve...

In this latest podcast, Hasan Muslemani speaks to Raeid Jewad about their latest OIES publication entitled 'Norwegian CCS: What have we learned?'. The authors discuss the history of carbon capture and storage in Norway, namely the factors that enabled its development including a robust carbon taxation framework and strong government support that aims to sustain the competitiveness of the Norwegian...

In this latest OIES podcast from the Electricity Programme, Dimitra Apostolopoulou talks to the Director of Research at the Electricity Programme and Senior Research Fellow Rahmat Poudineh about his latest paper co-authored with Abolfazl Khodadadi titled "Contracts for difference – CfDs – in the energy transition: balancing market efficiency and risk mitigation". Contracts for Difference (CfDs) ha...

In this latest podcast from the OIES China energy programme, Michal Meidan, Anders Hove and Philip Andrews-Speed take stock of the macroeconomic environment, the government's recent efforts to support activity and what it means for energy demand. They discuss oil and gas consumption, rising electric vehicle penetration as well as the rapid deployment of renewables. They take stock of recent policy...

In this latest OIES podcast James Henderson talks to Bill Farren-Price about the latest Oxford Energy Forum which includes a series of articles under the banner "Gas to 2030: transition, supply risk and market uncertainty." After an initial discussion about the key themes in the Forum, we delve into the geopolitical and regulatory risks that are likely to shape the future of the gas market, includ...

In this latest OIES podcast James Henderson talks to Katja Yafimava and Agnieszka Ason about the latest EU sanctions package aimed at Russian LNG. After a brief introduction discussing the sanctions that have been imposed on Russian LNG to date, mainly by the US authorities, we look at the 14 th EU sanctions package and the measures that it has introduced to curtail Russia's activities in the LNG...

In this latest podcast, Michal Meidan talks to Belinda Schäpe about the challenges and prospects of steel sector decarbonisation in China. They discuss the key takeaways from Belinda's paper "Decarbonising China's Steel Sector: Challenges and Opportunities" such as: the challenges to shifting toward greener steel production including overcapacity in the sector, coal dependence, and economic uncert...

In this podcast, Hasan Muslemani speaks to Nnaziri Ihijerika about his recent publication on regulatory frameworks for crossborder CO2 transport, specifically between the UK and EU. Nnaziri highlights the role that CCS is expected to play in decarbonizing European industries and specific regulatory barriers to transporting CO2 across borders. In particular, the podcast discusses how issues around...

In this latest OIES podcast from the Electricity Programme, Dimitra Apostolopoulou talks to OIES Visiting Research Fellow Farhad Billimoria about his latest paper co-authored with Rahmat Poudineh and Jacob Mays titled "Hedging and Tail Risk in Electricity Markets". A concern persistent in current electricity market designs has been the sufficiency of hedge markets and the capability to secure long...

In this latest OIES podcast, brought to you by the Gas Programme, James Henderson talks to Jonathan Stern, Katja Yafimava and Agnieszka Ason about the recent arbitration court ruling on the case brought by Uniper against Gazprom. They discuss the background to the case, the specific rulings given by the court and the implications the outcome for the future of Russian gas exports to Europe. In part...

In this latest OIES podcast, which is a combined presentation from the Gas and Energy Transition programmes, James Henderson talks to Katja Yafimava and Jonathan Stern about the implications of the latest EU regulation on decarbonising the region's gas system which aims to manage the shift towards hydrogen and away from natural gas. They discuss the overall goals of the latest decarbonised gas and...

In this latest OIES podcast from the Gas and Energy Transition Programmes James Henderson  talks to Prof. Jonathan Stern and Maria Olczak about their latest Energy Insight 'Analysing the EU Methane Regulation: what is changing, for whom and by when'. This regulation introduces new rules for measurement-based Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV), Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR), and limit...

In this latest OIES podcast from the Gas Programme James Henderson talks to Mike Fulwood about this latest work on Energy Transition Scenarios and their impact on Natural Gas. The podcast starts by discussing the key methodologies that have been used to generate the OIES scenarios before moving on to describe the three key outputs from the modelling process – the Declared Policies Scenario, the Ne...

In this latest OIES podcast from the hydrogen programme James Henderson talks to Alex Barnes about his latest paper on the importance of measuring the carbon intensity of low carbon hydrogen. The discussion focuses on the importance of being able to compare the carbon intensity of different forms of "green" energy, and specifically how hydrogen producers need to be able to demonstrate the emission...

In this latest OIES podcast, Michal Meidan talks to Agniezska Ason, senior visiting research fellow at the OIES, and Julio Dal Poz, managing director at FTI consulting, about contracts for difference and how they can be used in the low carbon energy transition. They discuss how Contracts for Difference (CfDs) are currently used to support the decarbonisation of electricity generation, their contri...