We investigate the determinants of distributed solar technology adoption at the village and
household level in India. Using spatial data on insolation, census records, and original …

Recent reports from international energy agencies indicate that more than a billion of the
population in the world is deprived of basic electricity provisions, confined mainly to the …

Household benefits of adopting solar home system (SHS) kits were investigated. The
assessment considered lighting devices for Tier 0 based on scenarios A to E in comparison …

This paper aims to identify and understand the challenges that may confront the scaling up
of a proposed battery electric cooking concept (Batchelor 2013), eCook, which offers the …

In rural China, reducing low-quality fuel consumption and adopting solar technologies can
mitigate pollution problems and improve farmers' living conditions. Before advising farmers …

Renewable electricity generation from solar energy has rapidly increased in South Asia.
This paper presents a systematic review of 79 scholarly papers on the topic of solar home …

Despite the importance of electrification for economic and social development, over one
billion people globally lack access to electricity, primarily in rural areas of developing …

Solar mini-grids hold the promise of providing sustainable electricity to the 600 million
people without access to electricity mostly across rural Africa. However, solar mini-grids are …

The role of materials in civilization is well demonstrated over the centuries and millennia, as
materials have come to serve as the classifier of stages of civilization. With the advent of …

China and India are embarking on ambitious initiatives over the next decade to expand solar
photovoltaic (PV) power in underserved regions. China proposes adding 1.6 GW of solar …