Maria Sharmina
Biographic Data
| ID | 4873631 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria Sharmina |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria |
| FAMILY NAME | Sharmina |
| SIGNATURE | SHARMINA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Manchester |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5521-700X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Citizen finance for a just energy transition? Analysing UK experience, and exploring potential for smart local energy systems
The UK energy transition is projected to require billions of pounds of investment, not only in renewable supply, but also in demand-side technologies and system management. While this investment is expected to come from large scale commercial finance, both citizen finance and smart local energy systems (SLES) are suggested as alternatives with potential to enhance energy justice. We conducted a mixed-methods UK case study to examine whether citiz…
Co-creating or Confounding? Hybrid Legitimacy Evaluation of Circular Business Models in the U.K. Plastics Sector
Despite the importance of business models for enabling a circular economy at a systems level, little is known about how value chain actors assess the circular business models that they are co-creating and how this assessment shapes their behaviour. Framing circular business models as a subject of legitimacy, this study explores how value chain actors respond when the value proposition of a circular business model seems proper, but the value creat…
Financing smart local energy systems: A conceptual framework and research agenda
Smart local energy systems (SLES) are expected to contribute to meeting net zero carbon emission targets, as well as enabling energy decentralisation, democratisation and digitalisation. There are, however, unresolved questions about finance. We extend the existing corporate governance and risk management model CLASS to a new CCLLASS model. The model is used to explore pathways to SLES investment through securitising future cash flows. Case study…
Smart power to the people: Business models for engaging domestic energy users in smart local energy systems in Britain
Smart Local Energy Systems (SLES) are proposed as a method of decarbonising energy systems that uses demand management by energy users to integrate intermittent renewables. SLES therefore require the increasingly active participation of energy users in the operation of energy systems. We spoke to operators and developers of existing local energy systems in Britain today, to understand their business models, and how they interact with users. We fi…
Facilitating domestic demand response in Britain’s electricity system
Load flexibility can supplant some of the supply-side flexibility lost as intermittent renewables are installed and reduce the network investment needed to meet growing electricity demand. This diffusion of innovation study uses interviews to examine the factors that might lead to adopting or rejecting domestic demand response. The results show that policymakers can make the most of demand flexibility by aligning the technical and bidding require…
Academia–industry ties under scrutiny
Financing grassroots innovation diffusion pathways: The case of UK community energy
The long term future for community energy in Great Britain: A co-created vision of a thriving sector and steps towards realising it
Envisioning surprises: How social sciences could help models represent ‘deep uncertainty’ in future energy and water demand
Medium- and long-term planning, defined here as 10 years or longer, in the energy and water sectors is fraught with uncertainty, exacerbated by an accelerating ‘paradigm shift’. The new paradigm is characterised by a changing climate and rapid adoption of new technologies, accompanied by changes in end-use practices. Traditional methods (such as econometrics) do not incorporate these diverse and dynamic aspects and perform poorly when exploring l…
Integrating Backcasting and Eco‐Design for the Circular Economy: The Bece Framework
The circular economy (CE) is essential for decoupling economic growth from resource consumption and environmental impacts. However, effective implementation requires a systemic change across supply chains, involving both technological and nontechnological innovations. Frameworks are beginning to emerge to foster CE thinking in organizations. However, literature review carried out as part of this research has revealed gaps in their ability to fulf…
A nexus perspective on competing land demands: Wider lessons from a UK policy case study
As nations develop policies for low-carbon transitions, conflicts with existing policies and planning tools are leading to competing demands for land and other resources. This raises fundamental questions over how multiple demands can best be managed. Taking the UK as an empirical example, this paper critiques current policies and practices to explore the interdependencies at the water-energy-food nexus. It considers how current land uses and rel…
Climate change regional review: Russia
With climate change, an increasingly important focus of scientific and policy discourse, the Russian government has aimed to position the country as one of the leaders of the global process for addressing climate change. This article reviews a breadth of literature to analyze the politico‐economic situation in Russia with regard to international climate change negotiations, related domestic policies, societal attitudes, and climatic change impact…
A nexus perspective on competing land demands: Wider lessons from a UK policy case study
As nations develop policies for low-carbon transitions, conflicts with existing policies and planning tools are leading to competing demands for land and other resources. This raises fundamental questions over how multiple demands can best be managed. Taking the UK as an empirical example, this paper critiques current policies and practices to explore the interdependencies at the water-energy-food nexus. It considers how current land uses and rel…
The long term future for community energy in Great Britain: A co-created vision of a thriving sector and steps towards realising it
Envisioning surprises: How social sciences could help models represent ‘deep uncertainty’ in future energy and water demand
Medium- and long-term planning, defined here as 10 years or longer, in the energy and water sectors is fraught with uncertainty, exacerbated by an accelerating ‘paradigm shift’. The new paradigm is characterised by a changing climate and rapid adoption of new technologies, accompanied by changes in end-use practices. Traditional methods (such as econometrics) do not incorporate these diverse and dynamic aspects and perform poorly when exploring l…
Financing grassroots innovation diffusion pathways: The case of UK community energy
Facilitating domestic demand response in Britain’s electricity system
Load flexibility can supplant some of the supply-side flexibility lost as intermittent renewables are installed and reduce the network investment needed to meet growing electricity demand. This diffusion of innovation study uses interviews to examine the factors that might lead to adopting or rejecting domestic demand response. The results show that policymakers can make the most of demand flexibility by aligning the technical and bidding require…
Climate change regional review: Russia
With climate change, an increasingly important focus of scientific and policy discourse, the Russian government has aimed to position the country as one of the leaders of the global process for addressing climate change. This article reviews a breadth of literature to analyze the politico‐economic situation in Russia with regard to international climate change negotiations, related domestic policies, societal attitudes, and climatic change impact…
A nexus perspective on competing land demands: Wider lessons from a UK policy case study
As nations develop policies for low-carbon transitions, conflicts with existing policies and planning tools are leading to competing demands for land and other resources. This raises fundamental questions over how multiple demands can best be managed. Taking the UK as an empirical example, this paper critiques current policies and practices to explore the interdependencies at the water-energy-food nexus. It considers how current land uses and rel…
Integrating Backcasting and Eco‐Design for the Circular Economy: The Bece Framework
The circular economy (CE) is essential for decoupling economic growth from resource consumption and environmental impacts. However, effective implementation requires a systemic change across supply chains, involving both technological and nontechnological innovations. Frameworks are beginning to emerge to foster CE thinking in organizations. However, literature review carried out as part of this research has revealed gaps in their ability to fulf…
Envisioning surprises: How social sciences could help models represent ‘deep uncertainty’ in future energy and water demand
Medium- and long-term planning, defined here as 10 years or longer, in the energy and water sectors is fraught with uncertainty, exacerbated by an accelerating ‘paradigm shift’. The new paradigm is characterised by a changing climate and rapid adoption of new technologies, accompanied by changes in end-use practices. Traditional methods (such as econometrics) do not incorporate these diverse and dynamic aspects and perform poorly when exploring l…
The long term future for community energy in Great Britain: A co-created vision of a thriving sector and steps towards realising it
Academia–industry ties under scrutiny
Financing grassroots innovation diffusion pathways: The case of UK community energy
Financing smart local energy systems: A conceptual framework and research agenda
Smart local energy systems (SLES) are expected to contribute to meeting net zero carbon emission targets, as well as enabling energy decentralisation, democratisation and digitalisation. There are, however, unresolved questions about finance. We extend the existing corporate governance and risk management model CLASS to a new CCLLASS model. The model is used to explore pathways to SLES investment through securitising future cash flows. Case study…
Smart power to the people: Business models for engaging domestic energy users in smart local energy systems in Britain
Smart Local Energy Systems (SLES) are proposed as a method of decarbonising energy systems that uses demand management by energy users to integrate intermittent renewables. SLES therefore require the increasingly active participation of energy users in the operation of energy systems. We spoke to operators and developers of existing local energy systems in Britain today, to understand their business models, and how they interact with users. We fi…
Facilitating domestic demand response in Britain’s electricity system
Load flexibility can supplant some of the supply-side flexibility lost as intermittent renewables are installed and reduce the network investment needed to meet growing electricity demand. This diffusion of innovation study uses interviews to examine the factors that might lead to adopting or rejecting domestic demand response. The results show that policymakers can make the most of demand flexibility by aligning the technical and bidding require…
Co-creating or Confounding? Hybrid Legitimacy Evaluation of Circular Business Models in the U.K. Plastics Sector
Despite the importance of business models for enabling a circular economy at a systems level, little is known about how value chain actors assess the circular business models that they are co-creating and how this assessment shapes their behaviour. Framing circular business models as a subject of legitimacy, this study explores how value chain actors respond when the value proposition of a circular business model seems proper, but the value creat…
Citizen finance for a just energy transition? Analysing UK experience, and exploring potential for smart local energy systems
The UK energy transition is projected to require billions of pounds of investment, not only in renewable supply, but also in demand-side technologies and system management. While this investment is expected to come from large scale commercial finance, both citizen finance and smart local energy systems (SLES) are suggested as alternatives with potential to enhance energy justice. We conducted a mixed-methods UK case study to examine whether citiz…
Business (9 works) · Economics (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Engineering (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (5 works) · Energy (signal processing (4 works) · Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (4 works) · Renewable energy (4 works) · Business model (3 works)