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Steven Robert Sorrell

University of Sussex - Science and Technology Policy Research Unit (SPRU)

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1.

Sociotechnical Transitions for Deep Decarbonization

Science Vol 357 (6357) (September 22, 2017), pp. 1242-1244
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 07 Sep 2019
Frank Geels, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Tim Schwanen and Steven Robert Sorrell
The University of Manchester, Science Policy Research Unit, University of Utrecht and University of Sussex - Science and Technology Policy Research Unit (SPRU)
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climate policy, energy policy, sustainability transitions, decarbonisation

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How Can Intermediaries Promote Business Model Innovation: The Case of ‘Energiesprong’ Whole-House Retrofits in the United Kingdom (UK) and the Netherlands

SWPS 2018-19
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 23 Oct 2018
Donal Brown, Paula Kivimaa and Steven Robert Sorrell
University of Leeds - Sustainability Research Institute in the School of Earth & Environment, SPRU, University of Sussex and University of Sussex - Science and Technology Policy Research Unit (SPRU)
Downloads 393 (188,024)
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Business models, Energy efficiency retrofit, Systemic innovation, Business model innovation, Intermediaries, Innovation policy

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Reducing Energy Demand: An Overview of Issues, Challenges and Approaches.

SWPS 2014-22
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 07 Mar 2016
Steven Robert Sorrell
University of Sussex - Science and Technology Policy Research Unit (SPRU)
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Innovative Procurement Frameworks for Energy Performance Contracting in the UK Public Sector

SWPS 2015-31
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 08 Mar 2016
Colin Nolden, Steven Robert Sorrell, Friedemann Polzin and Friedemann Polzin
University of Sussex - Science and Technology Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex - Science and Technology Policy Research Unit (SPRU) and Utrecht University - School of EconomicsSustainable Business Institute (SBI)
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Energy efficiency, energy performance contracting (EPC), energy service companies (ESCOs), public procurement of innovation, public sector

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Promoting Novelty, Rigor, and Style in Energy Social Science: Towards Codes of Practice for Appropriate Methods and Research Design

Energy Research & Social Science 45 (2018) 12–42
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 06 Sep 2019
Benjamin K. Sovacool, Jonn Axsen and Steven Robert Sorrell
Science Policy Research Unit, Simon Fraser University (SFU) and University of Sussex - Science and Technology Policy Research Unit (SPRU)
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Validity, Research methods, Research methodology, Interdisciplinary research, Research excellence

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Energy Efficiency: What Has it Delivered in the Last 40 Years?

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 04 May 2021
Harry Saunders, Joyashree Roy, Ines Azevedo, Debalina Chakravarty, Shyamasree Dasgupta, Stephane de la Rue du can, Angela Druckman, Roger Fouquet, Michael Grubb, Boqiang Lin, Robert Lowe, Reinhard Madlener, Daire McCoy, Luis Mundaca, Tadj Oreszczyn, Steven Robert Sorrell, David I. Stern, Kanako Tanaka and Taoyuan Wei
Carnegie Institution for Science - Department of Global Ecology, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Stanford University - Department of Energy Resources Engineering, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of Surrey, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), University College London, Xiamen University - Collaborative Innovation Center for Energy Economics and Energy Policy, affiliation not provided to SSRN, RWTH Aachen University, The Economic and Social Research Institute, Lund University, University College London, University of Sussex - Science and Technology Policy Research Unit (SPRU), Australian National University (ANU) - Crawford School of Public Policy, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and Center for International Climate and Environmental Research (CICERO)
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energy efficiency, energy intensity, efficiency policy, energy efficiency gap, public policy

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Do Teleworkers Have Lower Transport Emissions? What are the Most Important Factors?

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 20 Sep 2022 Last Revised: 10 Jul 2023
Yao Shi, Steven Robert Sorrell and Timothy J. Foxon
City University London - Bayes Business School, University of Sussex - Science and Technology Policy Research Unit (SPRU) and University of Sussex
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Teleworking, carbon emissions, simulation, sensitivity analysis

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Explaining Sociotechnical Transitions: A Critical Realist Perspective

SWPS 2017-11
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 15 Jun 2017
Steven Robert Sorrell
University of Sussex - Science and Technology Policy Research Unit (SPRU)
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Multilevel Perspective; Critical Realism; Emergence; Process Theory

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Reducing Energy Demand through Low Carbon Innovation: A Sociotechnical Transitions Perspective and Thirteen Research Debates

Energy Research & Social Science 40 (2018) 23–35
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 07 Sep 2019
Frank Geels, Tim Schwanen, Steven Robert Sorrell, Kirsten Jenkins and Benjamin K. Sovacool
The University of Manchester, University of Utrecht, University of Sussex - Science and Technology Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex and Science Policy Research Unit
Downloads 73 (860,052)
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Energy efficiency, Energy end use, decarbonisation, Multilevel perspective on transitions

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Estimating Direct Rebound Effects for Personal Automotive Travel in Great Britain

SWPS 2015-08
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 08 Mar 2016
Lee Stapleton, Steven Robert Sorrell and Tim Schwanen
University of Sussex - Science and Technology Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex - Science and Technology Policy Research Unit (SPRU) and University of Utrecht
Downloads 66 (916,100)
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rebound effect, fuel efficiency, robustness, peak car

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Energy Substitution, Technical Change and Rebound Effects

SWPS 2014-16
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 07 Mar 2016
Steven Robert Sorrell
University of Sussex - Science and Technology Policy Research Unit (SPRU)
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Innovative Procurement Frameworks for Energy Performance Contracting in the UK Public Sector

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 22 Jun 2026
Colin Nolden, Steven Robert Sorrell and Friedemann Polzin
University of Sussex - Science and Technology Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex - Science and Technology Policy Research Unit (SPRU) and Utrecht University - School of Economics
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Energy Efficiency, Energy Performance Contracting (EPC), Energy Service Companies (Escos), Public Procurement of Innovation, Public Sector