Unleashing Sociotechnical Imaginaries to Advance Just and Sustainable Energy Transitions: The Case of Solar Energy in Puerto Rico

Echevarria, Angel; Rivera-Matos, Yiamar; Irshad, Nafeesa; Gregory, Christopher; Castro-Sitiriche, Marcel J.; King, Richard R.; Miller, Clark A.

doi:10.1109/TTS.2022.3191542

Title: Unleashing Sociotechnical Imaginaries to Advance Just and Sustainable Energy Transitions: The Case of Solar Energy in Puerto Rico

Journal Article · 01 September 2023 · IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TTS.2022.3191542 · OSTI ID:1877933

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School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagü,ez, PR, USA

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Research Organization:: Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0008570

OSTI ID:: 1877933

Journal Information:: IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society, Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 4; ISSN 2637-6415

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Language:: English

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