Socioeconomic impacts of solar home systems in rural Ethiopia

AD Beyene, A Mekonnen, M Jeuland… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Off grid solar electrification of remote, rural communities that are difficult to reach cost-
effectively through grid extension is a core component of Ethiopia's energy access strategy …

Bioinspired designs in active metal-based batteries

F Zhang, T Liao, C Yan, Z Sun - Nano Research, 2024 - Springer
Active metal-based batteries are drawing increased attention because of their inherent high
energy density and specific capacity. Some grand challenges, such as dendrite growth …

[HTML][HTML] Energy systems modelling for just transitions

KE Lonergan, N Suter, G Sansavini - Energy Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Policymaking increasingly targets an energy transition that is not only low cost and low
carbon, but also just. While energy system models have been useful policymaking tools …

Empowering women substantially accelerates the household clean energy transition in China

J Chen, H Liao, T Zhang - Energy Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aims to better understand how gender dynamics influence household fuel choice
in the context of energy transitions. Using data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) …

[HTML][HTML] Social practices, gender, and materiality: Women's agency in bioenergy-dependent households and communities in the central Ethiopian Rift Valley

HF Grabher, M Pichler, H Rau - Energy Research & Social Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Current energy-related practices in bioenergy-dependent households and communities
regularly reinforce social inequality and exacerbate environmental challenges. By …

[HTML][HTML] Navigating the Nexus of Artificial Intelligence and Renewable Energy for the Advancement of Sustainable Development Goals

R Raman, S Gunasekar, D Kaliyaperumal… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into renewable energy and sustainability
represents a transformative approach toward achieving sustainable development goals …

Impact financing for clean cooking energy transitions: reviews and prospects

S Stritzke, M Bricknell, M Leach, S Thapa, Y Khalifa… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Achieving universal access to clean cooking requires a significant mobilization of capital to
close the current funding gap of around US $7 bn per year. The clean cooking landscape …

The political economy of gender mainstreaming in energy access in Senegal

TW Klug, R Saparapa, V Plutshack… - Environmental …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract In June 2017, the Economic Community of West African States adopted the Policy
for Gender Mainstreaming in Energy Access to integrate gender equity in West Africa's …

Beyond the business case: Impacts and resilience post-adoption of decentralized renewable energy for rural livelihoods

V Shastry, V Rai - Energy for Sustainable Development, 2025 - Elsevier
Productive uses of energy–tied to the usage of energy for economically productive
appliances–to catalyze improvements in livelihoods, healthcare, and education have gained …

Forest Fires, Smoky Kitchens, and Human Health in Indonesia

EL Pakhtigian, SK Pattanayak, JS Tan-Soo - Environmental and Resource …, 2024 - Springer
Burning tropical forests to establish lucrative agricultural crops ignores potentially important
health externalities of the resulting air pollution. These health externalities are often poorly …