Sustainable Energy Technology, Business Models, and Policies

Prof. Malinauskaite is the Head of Brunel Law School and a Professor of Law at Brunel University London. Prof. Malinauskaite is also Visiting Professor at Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), UK. Her research expertise lies in competition law, energy law, and waste law. Prof. Malinauskaite is currently working on various interdisciplinary projects, funded by the European Commission and Innovate UK. Prof. Malinauskaite has published numerous peer-reviewed publications as well as two monographs. Prof. Malinauskaite brings the necessary expertise in legal and commercial aspects of this project. Prof. Jouhara is Professor of Thermal Engineering and Director of Research at the College of Engineering at Brunel University London, Chief Researcher in Vytautas Magnus University and Visiting Professor at City, the University of London. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Thermofluids, Executive Editor of Thermal Science and Engineering Progress and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. Prof. Jouhara is Fellow and Chartered Engineer in both the UK (FIMechE) and Ireland (Engineers Ireland - FIEI), Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineering (FCIBSE), and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), UK. He is Technical Director of Econotherm (UK) Limited, a world-leading British heat pipe heat exchangers manufacturing company, and has an extensive background in experimental heat transfer and fluid dynamics including the design and commissioning of several thermal-fluids experimental test facilities.

Part I: Drivers to Change: Theoretical Conceptualization1. Circular economy: policies to drive sustainability and the measures to improve energy efficiency2. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG). Introduction to sustainable business models3. Sustainable Business Models: Components, Drivers and Barriers4. A theoretical analysis of waste heat recovery technologies

Part II: Practical Insights from Various Case Studies5. Introduction to projects: methodological approach6. A practical application of waste heat recovery technologies7. Innovation frameworks. Lean Canvas: Unique value proposition canvas8. Risk matrix

9. Concluding remarks