Acceptance Of Solar Energy Research Articles

Unleashing the influencing factors of solar energy adoption to combat climate change: A roadmap toward sustainable energy technologies

Climate change problems have become major obstacles to China’s sustainable growth owing to its extensive use of fossil fuels. There is a scarcity of studies studying the public adoption of solar energy in China’s rural regions, considering the country’s successful use of solar energytechnology to solve such challenges. The current researchaims to address this study gap by investigatingthe public acceptance of solar energy forresidential use in the rural areas ofChina. In addition, the research included environmental information, environmental concern, and solar energy advantagesin the theory of planned behavior. Using a detailed questionnaire, primary data were obtained from 600respondents in the province of Hebei. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The empirical findings indicate that environmental information,attitude,social belief, perceived efficacy, and solar energy advantagespositively affected the public acceptance ofsolar energy. By contrast, environmental concerns did not directly influence the same. The findings highlight the critical importance of altering social belief, increasing consumer consciousness, redeveloping control systems, and emphasizing the advantages of solar energy through concerted and enduring endeavors while enhancing practices for environmental sustainability.

Comunicar as alterações climáticas e a energia na África rural: Análise de um caso para explicar como a comunicação participativa pode apoiar a transição para as energias renováveis e a adoção de tecnologias solares na África rural

Over the last two decades, numerous initiatives have attempted to solve the problem of ac-cess to electricity in Africa by massively deploying renewable solar solutions to rural areas. In doing so, they are helping to redress the problem, yet struggling to convince rural stake-holders to accept and integrate solar systems. This article explores how energy initiatives can strategically employ communication models to ease transition, acceptance, and integra-tion of renewable energy in rural Africa. Qualitative and quantitative research methods and tools such as surveys, in-depth interviews, and field observation, were used. These were col-lected and feedback analyzed from rural stakeholders on how communication shaped their understanding, acceptance, and integration of renewable solar energy in their local area. The results showed that the attitudes rural stakeholders generally show towards renewa-ble solar technologies depend on the communication approach used to engage them. The results also revealed a range of symbiotic factors that can change public perception and ac-ceptance of solar energy. One of them is including rural voices in the process of developing and delivering communication. The research results demonstrate that public engagement in energy initiatives is a very important way of encouraging acceptance. The results recom-mend energy communication scholarship use inclusive methods to try to understand what makes rural stakeholders shift their attitudes and beliefs. Finally, it is argued that grassroots innovations and community led renewable approaches are socially acceptable and inclusive and development projects and initiatives need to find better ways to offer rural stakeholders the ability to shape their own communications.

The Rationale behind Acceptance of Solar Device by the Residents of Coimbatore

Energy is essential to humankind. The increase in demand for energy has raised concern over the past few decades. Solar energy is an alternative source to meet the energy demand. Solar energy has diverse applications of use for residential, commercial, and industrial purposes. Acceptance of solar energy by consumers is significant as it determines the failure and success of the tech- nology. The present study explores the rationale behind the acceptance of solar devices by the selected households of Coimbatore city. The survey results show that households are willing to adopt solar energy devices. Still, due to limita- tions such as exorbitant price and unawareness of the available devices in the market, they could not be adopted as an alternate energy source and still are using the conventional source of energy. Realizing the importance of exploit- ing solar energy, researches is carried out all over the world and many devices from minor to major devices are available in the market. Only very few devices have become popular and people are aware of only these devices widely avail- able in the market, lack of awareness is the major reason for not being pur- chased by the households.

Application of agglomerative hierarchical clustering and logistic model development for assessing solar energy acceptability as an alternate energy option

This paper is focused on the assessment of acceptability of solar energy as an alternate efficient energy management option using Agglomerative Hierarchy Cluster (AHC) and logistic regression modelling approach. The study population includes randomly selected shop-owners and residential occupants within the Port Harcourt city in Rivers State, Nigeria. The collected data sets were subjected to AHC analysis using a statistical package XLSTAT 2016 version 4.6. The central object identified from the application of AHC with respect to the sampled shop-owners and residential occupants as pertaining to the acceptability of solar energy as an alternate efficient energy management option was centered around the financial implication of energy generation and the political influence of the government solar energy policies for energy generation. Finally, logistic regression modelling approach was applied into developing a predictive model for the probability of general acceptance (variable ‘yes’) of solar energy as an effective energy management system. From the developed model the chance of acceptance of a solar energy management system is 1% with 59.5% rejection from the study population while it is 99% with an unawareness level of 40.51% from the study population.

Results of intention-behaviour gap for solar energy in regular residential buildings in Finland

Abstract With a purpose to comprehend intention-behaviour gap about acceptance of solar energy and solar community concept (houses and/or block of flats under specific solar power plant) among Finnish respondents, this qualitative study found respondents’ positive responses towards solar energy and their rationality and honesty in admitting their real behaviour. It focuses on the qualitative interpretation of individual’s intention that corresponds to specific behaviour. In terms of their ‘impression in principle’ by thinking solar energy as a non-polluting, inexhaustible and renewable energy source although all respondents were positive, the highest numbers were non-adopters. However, they were optimists. They mentally accepted (acceptance in principle) solar energy. They would adopt it later on after being satisfied with their most contextual conditions (‘impression in practical’). This study provides recommendations that indicate more future adoption and future research direction.