Professor Steve Thomas
Job Title:
Professor of Energy Studies
Direct Dial:
020 8331 9056
Location (Room):
QM133
E-mail:
Profile:
BSc (Bristol)
Professor Thomas has been a researcher in energy policy for more than 25 years. He writes particularly on economics and policy towards nuclear power, liberalisation and privatisation of the electricity and gas industries and trade policy on network energy industries.
Professional affiliations
Member of the editorial boards of: Energy Policy, Utility Policy, Energy and Environment, and International Journal of Regulation and Governance.
Major research funders
European Federation of Public Service Unions, European Commission, Public Services International
Selected recent publications
S D Thomas (2006) ‘The grin of the Cheshire cat’ Energy Policy, vol 34, 15, pp 1974-1983.
S D Thomas (2006) ‘The British Model in Britain: failing slowly’ Energy Policy, vol 34, 5, pp 583-600.
S D Thomas (2005) ‘The UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’ Energy & Environment, vol 16, no 6, pp 923-935.
S D Thomas (2004) ‘Evaluating the British Model of electricity deregulation’ Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, vol 75, 3, pp 367-398.
S D Thomas, I R Rajepakse & J Gunasekara (2005) Turning off the lights: GATS and the threat to community electricity in Sri Lanka ITDG Publishing, Bourton on Dunsmore, UK, 64 pp.
Qualifications:
BSc
Subject Area:
Energy Policy