Weekly energy seminars

Energy Futures Lab

During term time, Energy Futures Lab hosts day time research seminars from energy researchers at Imperial College London and other partners. Attendance is open to all. Some of the seminars also have a blog post detailing the main points of the talk and include the speaker's slides. These are all collected on the Energy Futures Lab blog. If you would like more information, or are interested in being involved in future seminars organised by Energy Futures Lab, please contact us at energyfutureslab@imperial.ac.uk.

Spring Term 2024

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Autumn Term 2023

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Spring Term 2023

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Autumn Term 2022

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Spring Term 2022

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  • 13 January: Professor Martin Blunt - Flow in porous media in the energy transition
  • 20 January: Dr Alaa Al Khourdajie - Outlooks, explorations, and normative scenarios: Approaches to global energy futures compared
  • 27 January: Dr Jem Woods - Is there a role for bioenergy in national and global Net Zero transitions?
  • 3 February: Dr Roger Teoh - Aircraft contrail climate effects and mititagation 
  • 10 February: Dr Emilio Martinez-Paneda - Material degradation challenges in offshore wind, hydrogen storage and Li-Ion batteries
  • 17 February: TBC
  • 24 February: Professor Catherine - Energy applications of particulate soil mechanics
  • 3 March: Dr Jorge Varela Barreras - Battery degradation-aware current derating: how to duplicate battery lifetime and ease thermal management
  • 10 March: Professor Jason Hallett - Bioetahnol from waste wood: energy from toxic waste
  • 17 March: TBC
  • 24 March: Dr Gbemi Oluleye - A novel market potential assessment for adoption of industrial decarbonisation concepts

Autumn Term 2020

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the Autumn 2020 seminars will take place online. Please register for details about how to join the webinars.

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Summer Term 2020

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and closure of the South Kensington campus, the Summer 2020 seminars will take place online. Please register for details about how to join the webinars.

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Autumn Term 2019

During the 2019/2020 autumn term the seminars will be held at 12:00 on Thursdays in Room 611 in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Attendance is open to all and you can register for them on Eventbrite.

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Summer Term 2019

During the 2018/2019 sumer term the seminars were held at 12:00 on Thursdays in Room 611 in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

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Please note the original talk scheduled for 27 June Impact of energy access for rural African communities: A cook stove scoping study by Dr Onesmus Mwabonje was cancelled.

Spring Term 2019

During the 2018/2019 spring term the seminars were held at 12:00 on Thursdays in Room 611 in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

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Autumn Term 2018

During the 2018/2019 autumn term the seminars were held at 12:00 on Thursdays in Room 611 in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

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Summer Term 2017

During the 2016/2017 spring term the seminars were held at 13:00 on Tuesdays in Room 1.31 in the Royal School of Mines.

For some of these there is an attendant blog, which includes the speaker's slides and an overview of the presentation.

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Spring Term 2017

During the 2016/2017 spring term the seminars are being held at 13:00 on Tuesdays in Room 147 in the Royal School of Mines. Attendance is open to all and you can register for them on Eventbrite.

For some of these there is an attendant blog, which includes the speaker's slides and an overview of the presentation.

The full schedule:

Autumn Term 2016

During the 2016/2017 autumn term the seminars are being held at 13:00 on Fridays in Room 116 in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. For some of these there is an attendant blog, which includes the speaker's slides and an overview of the presentation.

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Summer Term 2016

During the 2015/2016 summer term the seminars were held at 13:00 on Tuesdays in Lecture Theatre 1 in the Department of Chemical Engineering. For some of these there is an attendant blog, which includes the speaker's slides and an overview of the presentation.

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Spring Term 2016

During the 2015/2016 spring term the seminars they were held at 13:00 on Mondays in lecture theatre 1.31 in the Royal School of Mines.

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Autumn Term 2015

During the 2015/2016 autumn term the seminars they were held at 12:00 on Fridays in the Read Lecture Theatre in the Sherfield Building.

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