Abstract

Technology assessment is an important component for effective technology management (TM) and occurs in initial technology life-cycle phases. However, technology assessment practices have largely evolved in developed countries. Current technology assessment methods also do not consider social-ecological complexity, which is important if the sustainability of technologies is to be assessed; this is especially true of energy systems in developing countries. This paper subsequently investigates how the understanding of the principles of sustainability science may lead to better assessment practices that can be used upfront, in the TM cycle, by policy- and decision-makers of renewable energy technologies in the African context.

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