Edited by: Prof. Martina Schaefer
Current experiences in industrialized as well as developing countries show that a broad range of socio-economic factors have an impact on the successful implementation and diffusion of renewable energy technologies. The special issue takes up results on the integration of social aspects in technology implementation on the local level as well as on the role of regional economic development and a supporting regulatory framework.
In our research on the social and technical feasibility of a small-scale electrical power system in Tanzania, we have perceived a need for an alternative framework or method for social scientific studies of li...
Beyond the motivation to reduce the environmental impact of energy production, the economic rationale is a key incentive for local communities to become involved in renewable energy (RE). Substituting imported...
Interest in the role of the user has provided promising insights when considering the transition towards more decentralised forms of energy provision. There is, however, a shortage of analysis on the reflexivi...