At their heart, both entrepreneurship and innovation are about creating and delivering new forms of value to consumers. Whilst the focus has traditionally been on maximizing cost-effectiveness, there is a growing emphasis on doing so whilst also being sensitive to the delivery of social and/or environmental value 鈥� often referred to as a 鈥榯riple bottom line鈥�.
Staff
- Dr Iain Cairns
- Professor Sarah Dodd
- Dr Matthew Hannon
- Professor Jillian MacBryde
- Dr Russell Matthews
Research
Matthew Hannon & Iain Cairns
Dr Matthew Hannon鈥檚 and Dr Iain Cairns鈥� research has explored the development of 鈥榯riple-bottom-line鈥� energy business models that generate economic, social and environmental value. Through their work on the UK Energy Research Centre鈥檚 project, they have explored the value proposition of community energy business models and the wider market and policy conditions necessary to support their proliferation. Through this work, they developed .
Matthew Hannon
As Co-Investigator, Dr Matthew Hannon鈥檚 work on the UKRI 拢10m funded consortium has explored how combining smart technology with localised energy solutions can generate wider economic, social and environmental value. In particular, his recent work has and investigated the social equity implications of smart, local energy projects.