Peter Taylor
Peter is Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems at the Centre for Integrated Energy Research at the University of Leeds.
His research combines science, technology, economics and policy to enhance the understanding of, and policy responses to, the challenges of accelerating the transition to sustainable low-carbon energy systems.
Background
Prior to joining the University of Leeds in September 2011, Peter was Head of the Energy Technology Policy Division at the International Energy Agency in Paris and, previous to that, Technical Director of Future Energy Solutions (a business of AEA Technology plc), a large UK energy and environmental consultancy.
Peter graduated from the University of Nottingham with a BSc in Physics, Applied Physics and Electronics, and subsequently gained both an MSc in Environmental Technology and a PhD in Energy Policy from Imperial College London.
Research interests
- Energy systems modelling;
- Technology assessment and roadmapping;
- Energy technology policy analysis.
Research articles
- Designing industrial strategy for a low carbon transformation
29 Jan 2019. Jonathan Busch, Tim Foxon, Peter Taylor - The role of intermediaries in low carbon transitions – Empowering innovations to unlock district heating in the UK
23 Apr 2017. Ruth Bush, Frin Bale, Andy Gouldson, Peter Taylor, William Gale - Construction sector views on low carbon building materials
7 Oct 2015. Peter Taylor - Construction sector views on low carbon building materials
7 Oct 2015. John Barrett, Peter Taylor - The greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation options for materials used in UK construction
27 Aug 2015. John Barrett, Peter Taylor - Stochastic generation of synthetic minutely irradiance time series derived from mean hourly weather observation data
27 May 2015. Peter Taylor - Energy Policies Influenced by Energy Systems Modelling—Case Studies in UK, Ireland, Portugal and G8
7 Apr 2015. Peter Taylor - Energy model, boundary object and societal lens: 35 years of the MARKAL model in the UK
27 Dec 2014. Peter Taylor, Paul Upham - The greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation options for materials used in UK construction
1 Aug 2014. John Barrett, Peter Taylor - Energy in low carbon cities and social learning: A process for defining priority research questions with UK stakeholders.
1 Feb 2014. Chris J. Martin, Peter Taylor, Paul Upham, Golnoush Ghiasi, Catherine S.E. Bale, Hannah James, Alice Owen, William F. Gale, Rebecca J. Slack, Simon Helmer - Developing pathways for energy storage in the UK using a coevolutionary framework.
1 Dec 2013. Peter Taylor, Dave Stone, Paul Upham