Solar power and its discontents: critiquing off‐grid infrastructures of inclusion in East Africa

J Cross, T Neumark - Development and Change, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Since 2010, solar energy companies in North America and Europe have played a pivotal
role in delivering clean, reliable and sustainable electricity to millions of people living off the …

[HTML][HTML] Practices in transitions: Review, reflections, and research directions for a Practice Innovation System PIS approach

EMC Svennevik - Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Social Practice Theories (SPT) can contribute to transition studies by deepening our
understanding of the key social mechanisms and dynamics underpinning transitions in …

Conceptualizing rural energy transitions: Energizing rural studies, ruralizing energy research

M Naumann, D Rudolph - Journal of Rural Studies, 2020 - Elsevier
Academic debates over the spatial implications of energy transitions and the realization of
sustainable futures have predominantly focused on urban areas, which has resulted in the …

New frontiers of electricity capital: energy access in sub-Saharan Africa

L Baker - New Political Economy, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
While recent years have seen the rapid growth of off-grid solar power, ten per cent of the
world's population, the majority in sub-Saharan Africa, still lack access to electricity …

The rise of solar home systems in sub-Saharan Africa: Examining gender, class, and sustainability

N Ojong - Energy Research & Social Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa has been hailed as a rising star with respect to the adoption of
renewable energy technologies, including solar home systems (SHSs). So, how do forms of …

Desirable or debatable? Putting Africa's decentralised solar energy futures in context

F Boamah - Energy Research & Social Science, 2020 - Elsevier
After decades of terrible ecological impacts, inefficiencies, corruption, and spatial injustices
associated with dependencies on both centralised power generation and distribution in …

[HTML][HTML] Towards a sustainable rural electrification scheme in South Africa: Analysis of the Status quo

EL Meyer, OK Overen - Energy Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In South Africa, more than 3.5 million households live without access to modern
energy. The Government acknowledged the impossibility of universal grid electrification in …

[HTML][HTML] Institutionalizing climate change mitigation in the Global South: Current trends and future research

J Marquardt, A Fünfgeld, JP Elsässer - Earth System Governance, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Following the Paris Agreement, states and non-state actors have pledged countless
commitments to mitigate climate change. Yet, translating these words into tangible action …

[HTML][HTML] The political ecology of geothermal development: Green sacrifice zones or energy landscapes of value?

C Greiner, B Klagge, EA Owino - Energy Research & Social Science, 2023 - Elsevier
This contribution explores the potential of large-scale geothermal projects to benefit local
communities, a topic about which little is known. We address this gap in the scholarly …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the path towards a clean energy transition and post-electrification patterns of rural households

C Dominguez, K Orehounig, J Carmeliet - Energy for Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents an analysis of the path towards a clean energy transition in rural areas,
from the time that households do not have electricity access from any source, to when they …