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The Repair Mindset
How to Fix Off-Grid Solar Power in Kenya
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Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Solar power is a renewable technology with huge benefits for both the Global North and South - but with an unavoidable byproduct: waste. This book - the first to examine the off-grid solar industry in Kenya - questions the...
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This book is the first to examine the off-grid solar industry in Kenya, examining the local repair economy tackling the problems of solar product breakdown.
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Description
Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
Solar power is a renewable technology with huge benefits for both the Global North and South - but with an unavoidable byproduct: waste. This book - the first to examine the off-grid solar industry in Kenya - questions the technology's sustainability and is based on ethnographic fieldwork with the independent repair workers at the sharp end of the solar revolution.
Declan Murray proposes that, rather than imposing an external blueprint, energy development projects in the Global South should adopt the approach of the 'bricoleur' - which means learning from past experiences, drawing on resources at hand and prioritising function over form. He concludes with realistic and practical solutions to the problems of solar product breakdown, disposal, repair and recycling.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529250879
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 23 April 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Illustration: 11 Illustrations, black and white
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Declan Murray is Research Associate in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Manchester. He previously worked as a consultant in the off-grid solar industry.
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