Governance and organisation

The governance and organisation of energy systems is critical to meeting our climate protection targets, but is often under-examined.

Our empirical research investigates energy policy negotiations between central, regional and local governments, businesses and civil society. We aim to understand the material consequences of differences in political-economy, and democratic processes, for innovation in heat and energy efficiency in buildings. For example, we are comparing British neo-liberal market economy with Danish collaborative market economy and German coordinated market economy. We consider the consequences for actions emerging in specific cities in each case.

Net Zero Living and Societal Change: A Scoping Study

Local Energy Business and Financial Practices

Informing development of next generation local energy system business models and financing

Multi-level Governance and Energy Demand

How are devolved, regional and local authorities responding differently to goals of low energy, low carbon development and building retrofit?

Energy Efficient Scotland Programme – Pilot evaluation

A multi-criteria evaluation of 25 low carbon heat and energy efficiency projects led by local authorities across Scotland.

Local Engagement in UK Energy Systems

Investigating energy plans and projects developed by UK Local Governments, in the context of our climate protection and clean energy policies.

Multi Level Governance of Sociotechnical Innovation: The Case of District Heating in the UK
Paper presented at Jean Monnet International Workshop: The Governance of Innovation and Socio-Technical Systems in Europe: New Trends, New Challenge, CBS

David Hawkey and Janette Webb ( 2012 )

Conference paper

Bringing Warmth to Wyndford: Wyndford Survey Preliminary Results
Wyndford Estate Survey

David McCrone, David Hawkey, Margaret Tingey and Janette Webb ( 2012 )

Working paper

DECC Heat Strategy Consultation 2012
Response to Consultation from the District Heating UK Local Authorities’ Vanguard Network

David Hawkey ( 2012 )

Consultation response

Financing District Heating Initiatives: Workshop summary
Vanguards Network

David Hawkey ( 2012 )

Event report Report

Enabling Urban Energy? Governance of Innovation in Two UK Cities
Paper presented at International Workshop: From Networked to Post-Networked Urbanism: New Infrastructure Configurations, Autun, France

Janette Webb ( 2012 )

Conference paper

Leadership and Organisation for District Energy: Workshop Report
Vanguards Network

Heather Lovell ( 2011 )

Event report Report

Developing District Heating in the UK: What Works?

David Hawkey and Janette Webb ( 2011 )

Working paper

Heat and the City – Year One Key Findings

Janette Webb and David Hawkey ( 2011 )

Working paper

EU City Governance and Transition to Sustainable Heat and Power

Janette Webb ( 2011 )

Working paper

History of CHP and district heating in the UK (to the mid 1990s)
Background Paper

Stewart Russell ( 2010 )

Working paper
Energy Efficient Scotland pilots: experiences and lessons from Phase 1 and 2

Energy Efficient Scotland pilots: experiences and lessons from Phase 1 and 2 October 2018

Workshop on Scottish policy for energy efficiency and buildings June 2018

International Workshop on Publicly Owned Energy Companies

International Workshop on Publicly Owned Energy Companies May 2018

Workshop to consider existing and proposed models of public ownership of different aspects of energy systems, across different scales and in different contexts, drawing on examples from the UK and the rest of Europe.

What We Know about Local Authority Engagement in UK Energy Systems

What We Know about Local Authority Engagement in UK Energy Systems November 2017

Report launch and policy workshop, London

Local Authorities and Energy Investments: Challenging Research?

Local Authorities and Energy Investments: Challenging Research? June 2017

Local Authorities and Energy: Research Findings Challenge Workshop Investments, Birmingham