Matthew Hannon

Research student

Matthew's project title is 'The Role of Sustainable Business Models in Energy System Transitions; The Case of Energy Service Companies (ESCos) and the UK'.

This research explores the role alternative sustainable business models can play in driving forward a low-carbon transition of socio-technical systems, and seeks to identify how these business models could be optimised in terms of character and deployment. To illustrate the role alternative, sustainable business models could potentially play in system transformations, the case of the Energy Service Company (ESCo) model in the UK energy system is considered.

Background

Matthew has a BSc in Human Geography from the University of Nottingham and has worked in both environmental and management consultancy since 2008. He has been studying for his PhD since October 2009.

Research interests

• Transition pathways;
• Multi-level perspective;
• Systemic innovation;
• Co-evolution;
• Agency;
• Complexity science;
• Systems thinking;
• Multi-level governance;
• New institutionalism;
• Organisational change.

Research articles

2011

Hannon, M., Foxon, and T., Gale, W. 2011. The role of alternative business models in socio-technical transitions; the case of energy service companies (ESCos) and the UK Energy System. Second International Conference on Sustainability Transitions, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, 13-15 June 2011. This paper is available on request

2010

Hannon, M. The rise of ESCos? What is the future role, form and efficacy of ESCos in the context of a transitional UK urban energy system? A report for Leeds City Council. Sustainability Research Institute, University of Leeds, UK. This paper is not yet available