The Solar Transitions research on solar mini-grids in India: Learning from local cases of innovative socio-technical systems

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 293-303

  Ulsrud, Kirsten ^a   Winther, Tanja ^a   Palit, Debajit ^b   Rohracher, Harald ^c   Sandgren, Jonas ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE   (India)

^c Inter University Research Centre for Technology Work and Culture   (Austria)

^d Sweco Norway AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Off grid solar power supply; Renewable energy; Social organization; Sociotechnical system; Solar mini grids; Sunderban Islands

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; SOLAR ENERGY;

MINI GRIDS; POWER SUPPLY; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS; SOCIOTECHNICAL SYSTEMS; SUNDERBAN ISLANDS;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER;

INDIA;

EID: 80052967331     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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