The world is facing an intensifying energy trilemma. The three sides of this energy quagmire are sustainability (i.e., clean energy), accessibility (i.e., energy security), and affordability (i.e., equity). Achieving a balance of these three energy goals is incredibly difficult in the best of circumstances, but remarkably tricky on a global scale considering the enormous diversity of energy system contexts and constraints in different regions and nations around the world. This is a global issue, as relevant in Europe as it is in sub-Saharan…