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Abstract
Markets not only enable wide technology diffusion but also shape sustainability transitions. From this perspective, it is critical to investigate the shaping effects of markets and market formation processes for human wellbeing and the environment. Through a systematic literature review, this study explores the limitations of the dominant market development model that constitutes the global compass for present-day energy access programs and international development policy, framed around the potential of foreign-affiliated corporate enterprises for the market-based diffusion of solar products in the Global South. Findings suggest that due to tradeoffs between people, planet, and profit-directed goals, the companies cannot enable sustainability transitions and equal and sustainable access to the energy poor. Instead, the corporate-led market development route reproduces structural injustices. A more pluralistic route with greater roles for local, non-affiliated entrepreneurs, non-profits, and the public sector is proposed for negotiating the tradeoffs to the extent possible.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 27-43 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions |
Volume | 42 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2022 |
Keywords
- sustainability transitions
- market formation
- off-grid solar technologies
- solar enterprises
- trade-offs
- Global South
- Global south
- Tradeoffs
- Market formation
- Solar enterprises
- Off-grid solar technologies
- Sustainability transitions
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Entrepreneurship in energy access for sustainable development in the Global South
Romijn, H. A. (Speaker)
31 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Plenary talk › Scientific
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Off-grid energy policy: an analysis and new priorities
Groenewoudt, A. C., Romijn, H. & Alkemade, F., 29 Sept 2022, Exploring the (un)sustainable nature of off-grid solar energy markets in Africa . Eindhoven: Eindhoven University of Technology, p. 93-122Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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Solar Home Systems in rural sub Saharan Africa – A case of Frugal Innovation? And (why) does it matter? Presentation in the EADI general conference panel session on Frugal Innovation
Romijn, H. & Groenewoudt, A., 7 Jul 2021. 7 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Academic
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