Supervisors - Dr. Kirstne Jenkins, University of Edinburgh and Dr. Sandy Kerr, Heriot-Watt University
PhD Student - Lara Santos Ayllon, University of Edinburgh
Status - In Progress
Both marine renewables and hydrogen are being tested by the European Marine Energy Centre. Given their emerging nature, there is opportunity, and risk, pertaining to their development and deployment. This research will explore these through justice frameworks, incorporating a responsible research and innovation lens, in a time when ‘justice risks’ in energy policy and project development are predicted to become new commercial risks. Situated in Orkney, it will investigate political, business, and local communities’ xperiences
and interactions with processes of innovation and transformation in relation to these technologies, aiming to inform their ongoing development and deployment to benefit wider society.