ESRC Seminar Series:
‘Analysing Social Dimensions of Emerging Hydrogen Economies’
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Seminar Six: Governing Socio-Technical Transitions: Implications for Hydrogen Economies’

This seminar will draw together the themes, issues and questions developed in the previous seminars. It will involve papers from a number of participants who have followed the seminar series through and from a variety of different perspectives. Their focus will be on asking what lessons may be drawn for the hydrogen economy(-ies)? The seminar will address questions of alternative hydrogen economy scenarios and futures.

Data and Venue: Workshop Friday 2nd June 9.00am – 3.15pm, Cube Building, 113-115 Portland Street, Manchester

Format and Programme
09.30Coffee and Registration
Introduction: Managing Technological Transitions
09.30-09.45Introduction – Mike Hodson, SURF Centre, University of Salford
09.45-10.30 Why has the managing of transitions literature attracted so much interest in the UK? Insights from the ESRC Sustainable Technologies Programme - Fred Steward, Brunel University
What and When is the hydrogen economy? - Views through scenarios and economics (Chair - Rob Flynn)
10.30-10.45 Scenarios, Systems Innovation and the Transition to a Sustainable Hydrogen Economy - Malcolm Eames, Brunel University & Will McDowall, Policy Studies Institute
10.45-11.00 Niche Developments and the Economics of Hydrogen Economies - Paul Ekins & Paolo Agnolucci, Policy Studies Institute
11.00-11.45Discussant - Philip Vergragt, Delft University of Technology/Tellus Institute
11.45-12.00Coffee
Where and Whose is the hydrogen economy? Perspectives on places and publics. (Chair – Malcolm Eames)
12.00-12.15 Can Cities and Regions Shape Technological Transitions? - Mike Hodson & Simon Marvin, SURF Centre, University of Salford
12.15-12.30 Contrasting Public Perspectives on Hydrogen Economies - Paul Bellaby, Rob Flynn, Miriam Ricci, University of Salford
12.30-1.15Discussant - Adrian Smith, SPRU, University of Sussex
1.15-2.45Lunch
Can we govern socio-technical change? (Chair – Simon Marvin)
2.15-3.15Panel discussion – including: Fred Steward, Philip Vergragt, Adrian Smith
3.15Close
         

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