Abstract
With the growing effects of global warming and carbon pollution, environmental protection has become an urgent necessity. In addition, solar energy has been accepted worldwide for the generation of electricity. However, remote areas in Thailand have not had effective solar home system (SHS) development. This paper aims to explore the problems of SHS development and analyze the external factors that could have an impact on their operation in the Akha upland community of Thailand. The result of the survey indicates that about 79.38% of the respondents displayed a high-level lack of information and repair work. Moreover, many respondents presented low-level satisfaction in developing SHS. There are four strategies for sustainable SHS development using a factor analysis process, these include creating approval of SHS technologies 24.93%, developing SHS management 22.64%, promoting SHS technologies 14.29%, and supporting SHS policies 10.97%. In particular, this study considered the public views on the role of an organization that could lead to sustainable development of SHS. Furthermore, these should be managed suitably for each community. As a result, this study has provided some valuable references for SHS promotion in Thailand.
Highlights
In the world today, it has been found that there is a tendency towards global warming getting more severe, thanks to the increasing amount of greenhouse gas (GHG)
The main cause of this is the increase of CO2 that has been emitted from industrial factories as well as the energy industry, which relies on fossil fuel
The raw data were analyzed according to the social science methodology to depict the main barriers of the implementation of solar home system (SHS)
Summary
It has been found that there is a tendency towards global warming getting more severe, thanks to the increasing amount of greenhouse gas (GHG). Solar energy technology promotion is increasing throughout the world, with supportive policies in many countries, such as Germany and other countries across Europe, and soaring production in China, Canada, and other parts of the world. Solar energy technology adoption is an important real-world phenomenon, a technology becoming progressively more sought after, as it is becoming a more economically viable alternative to a fossil fuel based on electricity generation [1]. Solar energy is currently the only practical primary source that is of sufficient abundance that is able to sustain growing energy demands for centuries to come. Technology limitations have not been sufficiently researched for political reasons [2,3]. As for Thailand, there has been a policy concerning energy from the government, namely, by supporting investment in national projects like clean energy, railway system, electric transportations, water, and waste management, as well as putting the knowledge from researchers
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