Ronan Bolton
- Name
- Dr Ronan Bolton
- Title
- Reader
- Department
- Science Technology and Innovation Studies School of Social and Political Science University of Edinburgh
- Address
- 2.29 Chisholm House High School Yards Edinburgh UK EH1 1LZ
- Telephone
- +44 (0)131 650 6366
- Ronan.Bolton@ed.ac.uk
- Research Interests
- Climate change and energy policy, energy policy and politics, Technology and society, sociology of markets, Sustainability
- URL
- http://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/staff/science_technology_and_innovation_studies/ronan_bolton
Biography
I am an interdisciplinary energy researcher with a background in mechanical engineering and environmental social science. My work examines the interconnected policy, market and regulatory challenges of transforming carbon based energy systems and enabling the development of lower carbon energy infrastructure. I have a particular interest in sustainability transitions research and the study of electricity market design processes.
Qualifications
PhD, Energy Policy, University of Leeds
MSc, Environmental Sustainability, University of Edinburgh
BEng, Mechanical Engineering, National University of Ireland Galway
Research
Research Interests
Climate change and energy policy, energy policy and politics, Technology and society, sociology of markets, Sustainability
Current Projects
Reframing Energy Demand: Innovation for Sustainable Heat: An EPSRC funded project investigating the politics of sustainable heat pathways in the UK, Germany and Denmark. We collaborate with the Centre for Innovation in Energy Demand based at SPRU
European Energy Policy and Markets: A study of the emergence and development of the the EU’s Internal Electricity Market (IEM), with a particular focus on implications for Scottish and UK energy system transitions. The project is funded by the Scottish Government through ClimateXChange
InGrid - Integration of Power Transmission Grids: Researching Integration of Power Transmission Grids - Prospects and Challenges at National and European Levels in advancing the energy transition. Funded by the Norwegian Research Council through the ENERGIX programme
PhD Supervision
PhD Topics
I am interested in supervising PhDs in: Socio-technical Systems, UK and International Energy Policy, Future of Energy Markets, Infrastructure Governance and Climate Change
Find out more about the programmes that I am involved with:
Publications
My full publication list is available here.