Solar xChange

• Ulsrud, Kirsten; Rohracher, Harald & Muchunku, Charles (2018). Spatial transfer of innovations: South-South Learning on village-scale solar power supply between India and Kenya. Energy Policy. ISSN 0301-4215. 114, s. 89–97. doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2017.11.064. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This article presents research on the transfer of sustainable energy innovations between countries of the global South from a socio-technical perspective. The analysis identifies factors important for how a deliberate transfer process may unfold. It is based on monitoring a case of South-South transfer of experiences with village-level solar power supply models from India to Kenya. This research shows that it is not so much stable technical solutions which travel between different spatial and cultural contexts, but that experiences with sustainable technologies in one country can provide important inspiration and knowledge for the development of new socio-technical designs based on local needs in a new socio-spatial context in a different country. Such learning processes can be especially effective between countries with similar problem situations, such as poverty and lacking access to electricity in rural areas. To achieve a successful transfer, strong emphasis must be put on mutual learning and exchange of knowledge, socio-technical experimentation, adaptation and social embedding. Learning from promising, innovative infrastructures in other geographical areas needs to capture the micro-level interactions between people, technology and socio-cultural contexts, while also taking into account larger processes of system innovation and emerging transitions.

• Ulsrud, Kirsten; Rohracher, Harald; Winther, Tanja; Muchunku, Charles & Palit, Debajit (2018). Pathways to electricity for all: What makes village-scale solar power successful? Energy Research & Social Science. ISSN 2214-6296. 44, s. 32–40. doi: 10.1016/j.erss.2018.04.027. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This article presents new empirical research on what it takes to provide enduring access to affordable, reliable and useful electricity services for all. We analyze and synthesize the long-term experiences with three different systems for village-scale solar power supply in India, Senegal and Kenya. Since this scale of electricity provision forms part of village infrastructure, it requires particular types of knowledge, policies and support mechanisms. This research therefore investigates how village-scale solar systems can be designed, implemented, sustained and replicated in ways that make them accessible and useful for the community members. Drawing on a sociotechnical and practice-oriented approach, we show that the electricity system’s degree of adaptedness to its social context affects many important qualities of the system such as the relevance of the available electricity services for the people, the system’s operational and economic sustainability and the potential for replication. Achieving such adaptation notably requires a flexible approach on the part of implementers, funders and local actors before, during and after implementation. We also show the need for institutionalization of decentralized electricity provision, discuss the current ambiguities in policies, regulations and funding mechanisms for villagescale solar power, and provide recommendations to policy makers and donors.

• Ulsrud, Kirsten (2017). Grønne innovasjoner i sosio-tekniske systemer. I Jordhus-Lier, David Christoffer & Stokke, Kristian (Red.), Samfunnsgeografi: En innføring. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202547752. s. 317–332. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

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• Ulsrud, Kirsten; Muchunku, Charles; Palit, Debajit & Kirubi, Gathu (2018). Solar Energy, Mini-grids and Sustainable Electricity Access: Practical Experiences, Lessons and Solutions from Senegal. Routledge. ISBN 9781138359031. 126 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv

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• Ulsrud, Kirsten & Pileberg, Silje (2018). - Solenergi endrar livet på landsbygda i utviklingsland. [Internet]. http://www.sv.uio.no/iss/. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Ulsrud, Kirsten (2017). Pathways towards affordable electricity access: Solutions and challenges for village-level solar power supply in different socio-cultural and political contexts. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Ulsrud, Kirsten & Muchunku, Charles (2017). Spatial transfer of innovations: South-South learning on solar mini-grids between India and Kenya. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Ulsrud, Kirsten (2017). Electricity access, solar power and energy system change in India, Kenya and Senegal. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Ulsrud, Kirsten (2016). New research on village-scale solar power supply - how can we achieve operational sustainability, economic sustainability and social equity? Results of case studies in Kenya, India and Senegal. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Winther, Tanja (2015). Tverrfaglighetens Tanja. [Journal]. Apolllon. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv

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