Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6557242 | Energy Research & Social Science | 2018 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
But what does the afterlife of off-grid solar products look like from below? Grounded in anthropology, geography and economic sociology, this paper tracks the impact of off grid solar products through contexts of breakdown, repair, and disposal. Combining stakeholder interviews, a longitudinal survey of product failure rates in Kenya and ethnographic research at a repair workshop in the town of Bomet, we challenge narratives of energy transitions that fail to address the environmental consequences of mass consumption and present an alternative approach to solar waste embedded in cultures and economies of repair.
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Authors
Jamie Cross, Declan Murray,