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Towards sustainable energy: Are there lessons from the history of the early factory system? (2010)
Journal Article
Bellaby, P., Flynn, R., & Ricci, M. (2010). Towards sustainable energy: Are there lessons from the history of the early factory system?. Innovation / Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research, 23(4), 333-348. https://doi.org/10.1080/13511610.2010.545276

Development of sustainable energy has been slow. We compare it with a historical example of rapid innovation - the first factory system. The first factory system in the English Derwent Valley mills in the eighteenth century was based not on new techn... Read More about Towards sustainable energy: Are there lessons from the history of the early factory system?.

Engaging the public on paths to sustainable energy: Who has to trust whom? (2010)
Journal Article
Ricci, M., Bellaby, P., & Flynn, R. (2010). Engaging the public on paths to sustainable energy: Who has to trust whom?. Energy Policy, 38(6), 2633-2640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2009.05.038

The aim is to observe how hydrogen, in its wider meaning as a 'system innovation', is understood by a cross section of the general public in three regions of the UK that have embryonic developments: Teesside, South West Wales and London.Focus groups... Read More about Engaging the public on paths to sustainable energy: Who has to trust whom?.

Public attitudes to hydrogen (2010)
Book Chapter
Ricci, M., Bellaby, P., Flynn, R., Dresner, S., & Tomei, J. (2010). Public attitudes to hydrogen. In P. Ekins (Ed.), Hydrogen Energy: Economic and Social Challenges (241-264). London: Earthscan

Bottom-up, social innovation for addressing climate change (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Bergman, N., Markusson, N., Connor, P., Middlemiss, L., & Ricci, M. (2010, February). Bottom-up, social innovation for addressing climate change. Paper presented at Energy transitions in an interdependent world: what and where are the future social science research agendas, Sussex, UK