DEI Intensive Teaching Week - Energy Contexts and Challenges - Monday, 2 November 2020 to Friday, 6 November 2020

From global geo-histories of energy and energy transitions to human eco-biology and resource engineering, we look at energy from a range of different perspectives.

With presentations from leading experts at Durham University and our partners, this will effectively be a series of masterclasses in energy contexts and challenges.

Seminars and disucssions will focus on issues such as:

• Global geo-histories of energy using histories of energy to highlight changing concepts of natural and ‘unnatural’ energy
• Understanding past transitions – histories and legacies of coal
• Unconventional energy sources (including fracking)
• Renewable energy technologies: Solar futures, Wind power, geothermal energy, carbon capture
• Understanding the grid – technical and commercial issues
• Contemporary political economies of energy, global political issues, energy as a geopolitical tool, energy wars and energy transitions
• Challenges for clean energy access in the Global South
• Interconnections in global energy and climate change contexts

The full timetable is available below. Details may vary.

Please direct any queries to evelyn.tehrani@durham.ac.uk

Timetable for Intensive Teaching Week Nov 2nd-6th 2020

Monday 2nd November
10.15 – 10.30 Arrival and welcome. Plan for the week. Introducing participants (Dr Ben Campbell - Anthropology- Course Director)
10.30 – 11.00 Welcome to the DEI: energy research at Durham. (ProfJon Gluyas, Durham Energy Institute Exectuive Director & Evelyn Tehrani)
11.00 - 12.30 Solar power (Dr Douglas Halliday - Physics & Durham Enegry Institute Director)
Lunch break
14.00 – 15.30 Geothermal Resource Development: The Importance of Interdisciplinary Collaboration (Dr Helen Robinson - Glasgow University & founder of Geothermal Villages Network)
15.30-16.00 Discussion and conclusions so far

Tuesday 3rd November
10.00-11.30 Hydro-politics (Dr Jed Stevenson - Anthropology)
11.45-12.30 Coal in the North East ((Prof Sandra Bell - Anthropology)
Lunch break
14.00-15.30 Durham city COAL walking tour (live) (Prof Sandra Bell - Anthropology)

Wednesday 4th November
10.00-11.30 Critical Perspectives on Oil Networks in the UK (Prof Gavin Bridge - Geography)
11.30–13.00 Electricity grids (Dr Behzad Kazemtabrizi - Engineering)
Lunch break
15.00-16.00 Modern Energy Cooking Services for Developing World (Dr Jon Cloke, Loughborough University & Low Carbon Energy for Development Network Manager)
16.00-17.00 Low Carbon Yak Cheese + film (Dr Ben Campbell - Anthropology)

Thursday 5th November
10.00-11.20 Development, energy, gender (Raihana Ferdous - Geography)
11.30-13.00 Seaweed, Tourism, Energy (Dr John Bothwell - Biosciences & Director Durham Energy Institute)
Lunch break
14.00-16.00 The decarbonisation of heating and cooling (Dr Andrew Smallbone - Engineering & Lead on the National Decarbonsiating Heating and Cooling Network)

Friday 6th November
10.00-11.30 Wind turbines (Chris Crabtree - Engineering)
11.30-12.00 Discussion and conclusions and feedback (Ben Campbell - Anthropology)

**Due to Covid restrictions this course will be taught online with the exception of the ‘Durham City Walking Coal Tour’ being led by Sandra Bell on Tuesday 3rd November from 14:00 to 15:30.

**For any people who wish to join the online course but cannot join the Coal Tour a discount on the course fee will be allowed.

If you would like to access the course but cannot pay the full fee please email us at evelyn.tehrani@durham.ac.uk. Alternatively, if you wish to be invoiced, please email lynn.gibson@durham.ac.uk.

Find out about our other energy events at Durham Energy Institute http:www.durham.ac.uk/dei/events

• Whole week - Monday- Friday inclusive (GBP 360.00)
  Online Via Zoom
  10am to 4pm each day except Friday which is 10am to 12
  
  
• Whole week - Concession rate Monday - Friday (GBP 100.00)
  Online Via Zoom
  10am to 4pm each day except Friday which is 10am to 12
  
  
• Day Rate
  Cost per day is £90. You have the option to choose your preferred days.
  
  
• Day Rate - Concession
  Cost per day is £30. You have the option to choose your preferred days.
  
  

Payment Methods

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