Solar power and its discontents: critiquing off‐grid infrastructures of inclusion in East Africa
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 …
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 …
understanding of the key social mechanisms and dynamics underpinning transitions in …
Conceptualizing rural energy transitions: Energizing rural studies, ruralizing energy research
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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
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 …
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
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 …
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?
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 …
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 …
from the time that households do not have electricity access from any source, to when they …