An ad hoc committee under the auspices of the Science and Technology for Sustainability (STS) Program will plan a workshop on deploying sustainable energy after human-caused and natural disasters. Workshop participants will discuss specialized social, economic and engineering challenges to and opportunities for deploying sustainable energy in areas that are rebuilding after major disasters, including the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and other areas. They will also explore how regions are building renewable energy into their longer-term planning in the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Questions to be addressed in the workshop may include:

• What are the engineering and social science barriers to acceptance of large-scale sustainable energy deployment under different circumstances?
• How can an affected area optimize resources across a system instead of optimizing each sector independently (e.g., energy, housing, transportation, water, and food)?
• What additional research is needed to better understand the potential and limitations of deployment?

A Proceedings of a Workshop-in Brief will be prepared by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines and distributed broadly to interested parties.