INSPIRE Project

2022-2023. INSPIRE (Inclusive Social Perspectives on Innovative and Renewable Energy). This project, funded through an AMTD Global Talent Fellowship at the University of Waterloo, aimed to better understand how we can transition to low-carbon energy systems that are just, equitable, and supported. There project was supervised by Dr. Ian Rowlands.

Publications

Prospects for public participation in energy transitions in Canada: Householders’ interests in hosting, coordinating, and trading energy at the local level

Ian Rowlands, Chad Walker, Patrick Devine-Wright, Charlie Wilson, Joseph Fiander, Ian Soutar, Rajat Gupta

Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes, 2025

The ‘Four Ds’ and support for Local Smart Grids: Analysis from national surveys in the United Kingdom and Canada

Chad Walker, Ian H. Rowlands, Patrick Devine-Wright, Iain Soutar, Charlie Wilson, Rajat Gupta, Hannah Devine-Wright, Juli Bishwokarma, Rebecca Ford

Oxford Open Energy, vol. 3, 2024

Energy democracy, public participation, and support for local energy system change in Canada

Joseph Fiander, Chad Walker, Ian H. Rowlands, Patrick Devine-Wright, Charlie Wilson, Iain Soutar, Rajat Gupta

Energy Research and Social Science, vol. 113, 2024