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OU Energy Research Themes


Smart Grids

Smart Grids and Demand Side Management



 energy Policy

Energy Policy
Electric Car

Energy and Sustainable Transport



 Industrialisation

Energy and International Development


Nucear Energy

Nuclear Energy



 Built Environment

Energy and Built Environment
Renewable energy

Renewable Energy



 Fuel Cell

Hydrogen Energy
Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels and CCS



 Energy and Environment

Energy and Environment
Historically at The Open University, energy-related research was one of the domains of the former "Energy and Environment Research Unit".

The School of Engineering and Innovation within the faculty of STEM has a website dedicated to Sustainability.  

Overview

OU Energy is a research community of practice formed in 2013 bringing together the diverse range of energy-related research performed at The Open University. OU Energy acts as a window on a range of energy-related research areas at The Open University. OU Energy provides an opportunity for networking and the exchange of ideas. It hosts events allowing for mutually beneficial collaboration-building between academia, industry, government and other organisations.

OU Energy Contact Details

Professor William Nuttall
Professor of Energy
Department of Energy and Innovation
The Open University
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
United Kingdom

Tel:+44 (0)1908 655113

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