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Dr Gareth Thomas
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Cymrawd Ymchwil Ôl-Ddoethurol
Trosolwyg
Mae fy ymchwil yn canolbwyntio ar faterion sy'n ymwneud â derbynioldeb cymdeithasol trawsnewidiadau ynni carbon isel, ynni a seilwaith mewn bywyd bob dydd, a rôl rôl lle, ystyr diwylliannol ac emosiwn wrth lunio penderfyniadau cymdeithasol-dechnegol. Mae gen i arbenigedd arbennig mewn deindustrialization, cyfiawnder ynni, a dulliau perthynol at consuption a newid seilwaith. Yn ymchwilydd ansoddol (yn bennaf) trwy hyfforddiant, rwy'n arbenigo mewn dulliau ymgysylltu â thrafod cyhoeddus, ethnograffeg ar ac all-lein, a chyfweliadau bywgraffiadol.
Rwy'n siarad â phobl am ynni. Yna ysgrifennwch amdano.
Cyhoeddiad
2026
- Groves, C. et al., 2026. Opening reflexive spaces: Maps as an anticipatory tool in expert interviews. Qualitative Research (10.1177/14687941251406038)
2024
- Shirani, F. et al. 2024. Going backwards? A temporal perspective of what constitutes improvement in domestic heating transitions. Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy 20 (1) 2347075. (10.1080/15487733.2024.2347075)
- Roberts, E. et al. 2024. Attuning to ambiguous atmospheres: currents of air, discourse and time in a steel town. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 49 (3) e12631. (10.1111/tran.12631)
- Thomas, G. H. et al. 2024. A relational approach to characterizing householder perceptions of disruption in heat transitions. Nature Energy 9 , pp.570-576. (10.1038/s41560-024-01506-w)
- Thomas, G. 2024. Public backs move to green home heating but more government support is needed, research shows. [Online].Vol. 2 MayThe Conversation: The Conversation Trust. Available at: https://theconversation.com/public-backs-move-to-green-home-heating-but-more-government-support-is-needed-research-shows-228634.
- Groves, C. et al. 2024. Where is ‘the local’ in localization? Exploring socio-technical and spatial visions of energy system decarbonization in South Wales. Energy Research and Social Science 107 103330. (10.1016/j.erss.2023.103330)
- Thomas, G. and Henwood, K. 2024. HI-ACT synthesis report: Interpreting and deliberating hydrogen visions.
2023
- Thomas, G. , Pidgeon, N. and Henwood, K. 2023. Hydrogen, a less disruptive pathway for domestic heat? Exploratory findings from public perceptions research. Cleaner Production Letters 5 100047. (10.1016/j.clpl.2023.100047)
- Groves, C. et al. 2023. Putting visions in their place: Responsible research and innovation for energy system decarbonization. Journal of Responsible Innovation 10 (1) 2149954. (10.1080/23299460.2022.2149954)
2022
- Thomas, G. et al. 2022. “It’s not a very certain future”: Emotion and infrastructure change in an industrial town. Geoforum 132 , pp.81-91. (10.1016/j.geoforum.2022.04.003)
- Cherry, C. et al. 2022. A personas-based approach to deliberating local decarbonisation scenarios: findings and methodological insights. Energy Research and Social Science 87 102455. (10.1016/j.erss.2021.102455)
2021
- Groves, C. et al. 2021. The future is flexible? Exploring expert visions of energy system decarbonisation. Futures 130 102753. (10.1016/j.futures.2021.102753)
- Shirani, F. et al. 2021. ‘Who cares about valley people?’ – lived experiences of energy vulnerability in the South Wales valleys. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice 29 (1), pp.103-120. (10.1332/175982720X16074511160827)
- Groves, C. et al. 2021. A missing link? Capabilities, the ethics of care, and the relational context of energy justice. Journal of Human Development and Capabilities 22 (2), pp.249-269. (10.1080/19452829.2021.1887105)
- Pidgeon, N. et al. 2021. ‘A little self-sufficient town close to the beach’: local energy system transformation through the lens of place and public things. In: Webb, J. , Wade, F. and Tingey, M. eds. Research Handbook on Energy and Society. Edward Elgar. , pp.299-316.
- Shirani, F. et al. 2021. Mine water heating in Caerau: Thoughts from local residents. 2020 Report. Project Report.FLEXIS.
2020
- Groves, C. et al. 2020. ‘The bills are a brick wall’: narratives of energy vulnerability, poverty and adaptation in South Wales. Energy Research and Social Science 70 101777. (10.1016/j.erss.2020.101777)
- Thomas, G. , Demski, C. and Pidgeon, N. 2020. Energy justice discourses in citizen deliberations on systems flexibility in the United Kingdom: Vulnerability, compensation and empowerment. Energy Research and Social Science 66 101494. (10.1016/j.erss.2020.101494)
2019
- Thomas, G. , Demski, C. and Pidgeon, N. 2019. Deliberating the social acceptability of energy storage in the UK. Energy Policy 133 110908. (10.1016/j.enpol.2019.110908)
- Demski, C. et al. 2019. Acceptance of energy transitions and policies: Public conceptualisations of energy as a need and basic right in the United Kingdom. Energy Research and Social Science 48 , pp.33-45. (10.1016/j.erss.2018.09.018)
- Groves, C. et al. 2019. Better energy futures: Developing a framework for addressing fuel poverty poverty. Project Report.Cardiff: Cardiff University.
2018
- Thomas, G. , Pidgeon, N. and Roberts, E. 2018. Ambivalence, naturalness and normality in public perceptions of carbon capture and storage in biomass, fossil energy, and industrial applications in the United Kingdom. Energy Research and Social Science 46 , pp.1-9. (10.1016/j.erss.2018.06.007)
- Cox, E. et al. 2018. Blurred lines: the ethics and policy of Greenhouse Gas Removal at scale. Frontiers in Environmental Science 6 38. (10.3389/fenvs.2018.00038)
- Shirani, F. et al. 2018. UK smart living demonstrator (better energy futures) – research report. Cardiff: Cardiff University.
2017
- Thomas, G. et al. 2017. Texturing waste: attachment and identity in every-day consumption and waste practices. Environmental Values 26 (6), pp.733-755. 23. (10.3197/096327117X15046905490362)
- Groves, C. et al. 2017. Why mundane energy use matters: Energy biographies, attachment and identity. Energy Research and Social Science 30 , pp.71-81. (10.1016/j.erss.2017.06.016)
2016
- Thomas, G. 2016. Constructing the hydrogen and fuel cell community: a case study of networked innovation governance. PhD Thesis , University of Birmingham.
Adrannau llyfrau
- Pidgeon, N. et al. 2021. ‘A little self-sufficient town close to the beach’: local energy system transformation through the lens of place and public things. In: Webb, J. , Wade, F. and Tingey, M. eds. Research Handbook on Energy and Society. Edward Elgar. , pp.299-316.
Erthyglau
- Groves, C. et al., 2026. Opening reflexive spaces: Maps as an anticipatory tool in expert interviews. Qualitative Research (10.1177/14687941251406038)
- Shirani, F. et al. 2024. Going backwards? A temporal perspective of what constitutes improvement in domestic heating transitions. Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy 20 (1) 2347075. (10.1080/15487733.2024.2347075)
- Roberts, E. et al. 2024. Attuning to ambiguous atmospheres: currents of air, discourse and time in a steel town. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 49 (3) e12631. (10.1111/tran.12631)
- Thomas, G. H. et al. 2024. A relational approach to characterizing householder perceptions of disruption in heat transitions. Nature Energy 9 , pp.570-576. (10.1038/s41560-024-01506-w)
- Groves, C. et al. 2024. Where is ‘the local’ in localization? Exploring socio-technical and spatial visions of energy system decarbonization in South Wales. Energy Research and Social Science 107 103330. (10.1016/j.erss.2023.103330)
- Thomas, G. , Pidgeon, N. and Henwood, K. 2023. Hydrogen, a less disruptive pathway for domestic heat? Exploratory findings from public perceptions research. Cleaner Production Letters 5 100047. (10.1016/j.clpl.2023.100047)
- Groves, C. et al. 2023. Putting visions in their place: Responsible research and innovation for energy system decarbonization. Journal of Responsible Innovation 10 (1) 2149954. (10.1080/23299460.2022.2149954)
- Thomas, G. et al. 2022. “It’s not a very certain future”: Emotion and infrastructure change in an industrial town. Geoforum 132 , pp.81-91. (10.1016/j.geoforum.2022.04.003)
- Cherry, C. et al. 2022. A personas-based approach to deliberating local decarbonisation scenarios: findings and methodological insights. Energy Research and Social Science 87 102455. (10.1016/j.erss.2021.102455)
- Groves, C. et al. 2021. The future is flexible? Exploring expert visions of energy system decarbonisation. Futures 130 102753. (10.1016/j.futures.2021.102753)
- Shirani, F. et al. 2021. ‘Who cares about valley people?’ – lived experiences of energy vulnerability in the South Wales valleys. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice 29 (1), pp.103-120. (10.1332/175982720X16074511160827)
- Groves, C. et al. 2021. A missing link? Capabilities, the ethics of care, and the relational context of energy justice. Journal of Human Development and Capabilities 22 (2), pp.249-269. (10.1080/19452829.2021.1887105)
- Groves, C. et al. 2020. ‘The bills are a brick wall’: narratives of energy vulnerability, poverty and adaptation in South Wales. Energy Research and Social Science 70 101777. (10.1016/j.erss.2020.101777)
- Thomas, G. , Demski, C. and Pidgeon, N. 2020. Energy justice discourses in citizen deliberations on systems flexibility in the United Kingdom: Vulnerability, compensation and empowerment. Energy Research and Social Science 66 101494. (10.1016/j.erss.2020.101494)
- Thomas, G. , Demski, C. and Pidgeon, N. 2019. Deliberating the social acceptability of energy storage in the UK. Energy Policy 133 110908. (10.1016/j.enpol.2019.110908)
- Demski, C. et al. 2019. Acceptance of energy transitions and policies: Public conceptualisations of energy as a need and basic right in the United Kingdom. Energy Research and Social Science 48 , pp.33-45. (10.1016/j.erss.2018.09.018)
- Thomas, G. , Pidgeon, N. and Roberts, E. 2018. Ambivalence, naturalness and normality in public perceptions of carbon capture and storage in biomass, fossil energy, and industrial applications in the United Kingdom. Energy Research and Social Science 46 , pp.1-9. (10.1016/j.erss.2018.06.007)
- Cox, E. et al. 2018. Blurred lines: the ethics and policy of Greenhouse Gas Removal at scale. Frontiers in Environmental Science 6 38. (10.3389/fenvs.2018.00038)
- Thomas, G. et al. 2017. Texturing waste: attachment and identity in every-day consumption and waste practices. Environmental Values 26 (6), pp.733-755. 23. (10.3197/096327117X15046905490362)
- Groves, C. et al. 2017. Why mundane energy use matters: Energy biographies, attachment and identity. Energy Research and Social Science 30 , pp.71-81. (10.1016/j.erss.2017.06.016)
Gosodiad
- Thomas, G. 2016. Constructing the hydrogen and fuel cell community: a case study of networked innovation governance. PhD Thesis , University of Birmingham.
Gwefannau
- Thomas, G. 2024. Public backs move to green home heating but more government support is needed, research shows. [Online].Vol. 2 MayThe Conversation: The Conversation Trust. Available at: https://theconversation.com/public-backs-move-to-green-home-heating-but-more-government-support-is-needed-research-shows-228634.
Monograffau
- Thomas, G. and Henwood, K. 2024. HI-ACT synthesis report: Interpreting and deliberating hydrogen visions.
- Shirani, F. et al. 2021. Mine water heating in Caerau: Thoughts from local residents. 2020 Report. Project Report.FLEXIS.
- Groves, C. et al. 2019. Better energy futures: Developing a framework for addressing fuel poverty poverty. Project Report.Cardiff: Cardiff University.
- Shirani, F. et al. 2018. UK smart living demonstrator (better energy futures) – research report. Cardiff: Cardiff University.
Ymchwil
Pynciau ymchwil
Ar hyn o bryd rwy'n aelod o Grŵp Risg Deall Deall yr Ysgol Seicoleg, yn gweithio ar y prosiect a ariennir gan EPSRC HIACT: Integreiddio Hydrogen ar gyfer Trawsnewid Ynni Cyflym.
Mae prosiectau blaenorol yn cynnwys:
NUEPA - Uwchraddio Rhwydwaith, Peirianneg a Derbynioldeb Cyhoeddus a oedd yn canolbwyntio ar yr aflonyddwch yn y cartref ac is-strwythurol sy'n gysylltiedig â datgarboneiddio gwres yn y DU.
FLEXIS - ymgysylltu â'r gymuned o amgylch strategaethau datgarboneiddio seiliedig ar leoedd ym Mhort Talbot, De Cymru
RESTLESS- Gwireddu Storio Ynni mewn Technolegau mewn Systemau Ynni Carbon Isel - trafodaethau dinasyddion ar amrywiaeth o dechnolegau storio ynni ledled y DU
CO2 Chwistrellu a Storio - ymddygiad tymor byr a hir ar raddfeydd gofodol gwahanol - archwilio canfyddiadau lleol o dechnolegau dal a storio carbon i'w defnyddio mewn cymwysiadau trydan, bioynni a diwydiannol.
Bywgraffiadau Ynni - gwaith dadansoddol sy'n archwilio sut mae profiadau seicogymdeithasol o arferion a phynciau gwead rhyngddibyniaeth yn adeiladu gwastraff mewn bywyd bob dydd.
Bywgraffiad
Addysg ôl-raddedig
PhD, Ysgol Polisi Cymdeithasol, Prifysgol Birmingham (wedi'i ariannu gan EPSRC)
