Awareness Of Renewable Energy Research Articles

The learning activities of RBL-STEM: Prototyping a water-powered lamp to enhance students' climate change literacy

Addressing climate change and the finite nature of fossil fuels necessitates proactive solutions, one of which is embedding climate change literacy within educational frameworks. This form of literacy aims to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of the concepts, causes, impacts, and potential solutions related to climate change. An educational approach that integrates these elements is the RBL-STEM learning model, particularly through the study of Renewable Energy. For instance, students engage in practical activities like constructing simple water-powered lights, which helps con textualize energy availability issues. This developmental research employed the 4D model to create and refine teaching modules, student worksheets (LKPD), and assessments for climate change literacy. The effectiveness of these materials was evaluated with a cohort of 25 fourth-grade students at SDN Tenggilis Mejoyo I in Surabaya. The findings indicated that the RBL-STEM learning resources related to Renewable Energy were well-designed, effective, and suitable for educational use. Importantly, they significantly enhanced the students' understanding and literacy regarding climate change, demonstrating the value of integrating hands-on, practical learning experiences in the curriculum to foster a deeper awareness and knowledge of renewable energy and climate-related issues.

Secondary Students’ Awareness on Renewable Energy: A Comparison Between Malaysia and Oman

This study responds to the critical imperative of strengthening renewable energy (RE) education and fostering sustainable development awareness among secondary school students in Malaysia and Oman. It investigates the feasibility of using the mobile learning module named "MyREL" to enhance students' understanding, awareness, and interest for RE and sustainable development. The research findings underscore significant improvements in students' knowledge levels post-implementation of the "MyREL" module, with a more substantial increase observed in Oman. Developed content within "MyREL" plays a pivotal role in enhancing students' awareness of RE and climate issues, addressing the initial low levels of awareness in both countries. Notably, the study reveals a remarkable boost in students' interest in pursuing higher education and careers in the RE sector, highlighting the module's effectiveness in nurturing interest. While acknowledging study limitations, such as a small sample size and a brief intervention period, the research encourages future exploration to refine content, employ diverse teaching strategies, and conduct long-term assessments for knowledge and interest retention. Ultimately, this feasibility study underscores the significance of technology-enhanced learning, exemplified by "MyREL," in advancing RE literacy and advancing global efforts to combat climate change while facilitating the transition to cleaner energy sources

Incorporating Citizen Science to Enhance Public Awareness in Smart Cities: The Case Study of Balaguer

The concept of a smart city is becoming increasingly popular to improve citizens’ quality of life. Institutions are also committed to enhancing the sustainability of cities by implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper presents a Balaguer case study investigating energy demand monitoring, decreasing energy demand, and citizen acceptance in a municipality district. The study collected data from three sources: (1) quantitative data coming from on-site sensors; (2) quantitative data from a simulation of the area; and (3) qualitative data from questionnaires developed with a totem located in the city center. This study shows the importance of citizen science in contributing towards the increased awareness of energy demand, renewable energy, and climate change. But it also shows how citizen science can improve research quality involving the municipality authorities. This study also was instrumental in contributing to the increase in awareness among municipality authorities and capacity building on the topic. This activity may also contribute towards the implementation of actions to reduce the energy demand in public buildings and helping them in deploying policies to decrease energy demand in buildings, increase the use of renewable energy, and increase awareness among citizens. The government will use the information gathered to develop policies for citizen improvement.

Silicon Solar Cells: Trends, Manufacturing Challenges, and AI Perspectives

Photovoltaic (PV) installations have experienced significant growth in the past 20 years. During this period, the solar industry has witnessed technological advances, cost reductions, and increased awareness of renewable energy’s benefits. As more than 90% of the commercial solar cells in the market are made from silicon, in this work we will focus on silicon-based solar cells. As PV research is a very dynamic field, we believe that there is a need to present an overview of the status of silicon solar cell manufacturing (from feedstock production to ingot processing to solar cell fabrication), including recycling and the use of artificial intelligence. Therefore, this work introduces the silicon solar cell value chain with cost and sustainability aspects. It provides an overview of the main manufacturing techniques for silicon ingots, specifically Czochralski and directional solidification, with a focus on highlighting their key characteristics. We discuss the major challenges in silicon ingot production for solar applications, particularly optimizing production yield, reducing costs, and improving efficiency to meet the continued high demand for solar cells. We review solar cell technology developments in recent years and the new trends. We briefly discuss the recycling aspects, and finally, we present how digitalization and artificial intelligence can aid in solving some of the current PV industry challenges.

Pemanfaatan Gerobak Surya sebagai Implementasi Energi Terbarukan oleh UMKM Kopi di Desa Sapit

The awareness and knowledge of the community regarding the utilization of renewable energy in the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector are currently not at their optimal levels. This research aims to describe the implementation and implications of a community empowerment program through socialization about renewable energy and the utilization of gerobak surya by MSMEs in Sapit Village. The research methodology employed consists of FGD and interviews. The research findings indicate an increase in community knowledge and awareness of renewable energy and its implementation through the utilization of gerobak surya by MSMEs in Sapit Village. This program has implications for the reduction of operational costs for MSMEs and facilitates access to a power source when selling or promoting their products in open spaces.

Non-depleting energy in the museum.

The present study aimed to uncover whether the renewable energy education carried out in a museum has an impact on awareness of renewable energy and the environment among children and their parents. The study was carried out with two groups of 65 children aged 6 years and their parents (n = 47). The findings revealed significant differences between the pretest and posttest in favor of the pretest and between pretest and follow-up test in favor of follow-up test, but there was no significant difference between posttest and follow-up test. We determined It was observed that the children had a considerable willingness to participate in the sessions and used the names of renewable energy sources in their follow-up drawings or their remarks on the drawings. Moreover, given the parents' statements, we discovered that the children acquired considerable awareness of the environment and efficient energy consumption and became acting more consciously toward renewable energy sources.

Exploring the Commercialization of Smart Rural Energy in Times of Energy Supply Chain Disruptions

The lingering COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine have wreaked havoc on the global oil supply chain. The current disruption of the oil supply chain and the rapidly growing energy demand created unprecedented oil shortages and raised the oil price beyond the affordable level. As worldwide oil price hikes continue, there is an urgent need for developing alternative energy sources, such as smart rural energy. Despite its enormous potential as a viable alternative to traditional fossil fuel-based energy sources, smart rural energy has never been fully utilized in society. The limited use of smart rural energy may be related to its lack of commercialization, which could have created more eco-friendly and cost-efficient alternative energy sources. This paper assesses the eco-friendliness and cost-efficiency of smart rural energy sources such as solar, wind, biomass, and hydropower for the first time. This paper is also one of the first studies that intends to develop viable strategic plans for commercializing smart rural energy using strategy maps, which subsequently helps increase public awareness of renewable energy by creating visual communication tools that convey the benefits of smart rural energy commercialization to multiple stakeholders, including government entities, business communities, and energy consumers.

Modelling and Simulation of Existing Geothermal Power Plant: A Case Study of Darajat Geothermal Power Plant

The electrical energy needs grow every year, increasing awareness and use of renewable energy even higher. Geothermal power plants (GPP) are even ogled as a renewable energy source that has a lot of potential worldwide. Technology for GPP continues to evolve. However, tools for analyzing a system of GPP are still inadequate. In this study, a simple analysis tool was designed. The usefulness of this analysis tool is to be able to know the state of the GPP works. This tool will help simulate the conditions that may occur in the plant system. The simulation results will also be known operating conditions that may occur, so the operator can determine what should be done if things happen. Modeling started using Microsoft Excel, which has been equipped with thermodynamic properties. Modeling includes turbine, condenser, cooling tower, and extraction systems non-condensable gas. After validated, the model run simulation in variations that may occur such as decline in the condition of the condenser and cooling tower and environmental conditions, represented by relative humidity. The simulation with variation of condition will decrease the power generated from turbine 3 – 5%.

Expectations for Renewable Energy, and Its Impacts on Quality of Life in European Union Countries

Abstract The primary goals of the study are to present a qualitative examination of household awareness of renewable energy sources and to ascertain their requirements, as well as their expectations for an improvement in quality of life as a consequence of using renewable energy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution while improving public health. There are no empirical studies examining the level of household awareness of renewable energy in EU countries, so this gap is also considered a further area of empirical research. Seven European nations were selected for the study: the Czech Republic, Slovenia, France, Portugal, Spain, Austria, and Germany. The survey was conducted from April 2021 to June 2022 with over 17030 respondents. Additionally, it was given a statistical analysis by using the C-Pearson coefficient. Results of our study showed that households’ awareness is low and they also expect that they will not pay more for tourist services that use renewable energy sources. Moreover, results showed that when renewable energy sources are used, in households’ opinions, levels of CO2 will decrease and that this will have a favorable effect on the environment, but they still think that this will have a detrimental influence on their health.

A moderated mediation model to predict the adoption intention of renewable wind energy in developing countries.

Developing countries are deprived of resources, and their economies are dwindling. Energy shortfall is one of the leading issues in developing countries that not only shatter economies but is the leading cause of depletion of natural resources and environmental pollution. There is an urgent need to shift to renewable energy sources to save economies and natural resources and to save our ecological system. Aiming for this, we have collected a cross-sectional data set to study the household intentions of shifting to wind energy and analysed the moderated mediation interactions of the variable to better understand socio-economic and personal factors. 840 responses were analysed using smart-PLS 4.0; results revealed that cost value and social influence directly relate to renewable energy adoption. Environmental knowledge directly influences attitude towards the environment, and health consciousness influences perceived behavioural control. Results also revealed that social influence strengthens the indirect relationship between awareness of renewable energy and its adoption, while it weakens the indirect relationship between health consciousness and renewable energy adoption.

A Qualitative Study on Employees Carbon Footprint and Renewable Energy Awareness

A Qualitative Study on Employees Carbon Footprint and Renewable Energy Awareness

Revisiting Education for Sustainable Development: Methods to Inspire Secondary School Students toward Renewable Energy

Education is key to advancing a society that can achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). One SDG is shifting energy consumption from fossil fuels to renewable energy (RE) sources to reduce environmental damage and prevent global warming. Awareness must be instilled among citizens at an early age (as early as secondary school) to motivate students to pursue higher education and careers in RE concepts and technologies. To analyze the current trends of existing education in RE concepts and education for sustainable development (ESD) in secondary schools, this study employed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses method to systematically review 25 articles that were selected from the Web of Science and Scopus databases. The articles highlighted the availability of RE-targeted ESD in secondary schools and their impacts on students and society. However, they revealed a significant lack of curricula on RE concepts and ESD in secondary schools, reflecting the low knowledge, interest in, and awareness of RE and its concepts among students. The articles revealed positive impacts of introducing certain RE-targeted ESD courses/activities on students. Thus, we propose adopting new methods that include collaborative multidisciplinary and informal and non-formal and other factors as a means toward arousing secondary students’ interest in RE education to achieve the SDGs.

Understanding public awareness and attitudes toward renewable energy resources in Saudi Arabia

Renewable energy has rapidly gained attention as a potential alternative source of energy. Environmental challenges linked to sustainable energy development can be addressed by replacing conventional energy sources by natural resources to produce power. This study aimed to determine and investigate environmental public awareness and attitudes of renewable energy. A total of 310 respondents were selected using the snowball sampling method. Data were collected through the online survey Question Pro using a standard questionnaire format. The data were analyzed by applying advanced statistical techniques in SPSS software. The findings revealed that the majority of Saudi Arabians were moderately knowledgeable about renewable energy. The findings showed that 79.2% of the respondents indicated that people were concerned about the harmful effects of pollution, indicating that alternative energy could be beneficial. However, 97.2% of the respondents stated that the adoption of renewable energy technology was ineffective because of the high prices involved. To meet the government's targets set in Saudi Vision 2030, outstanding and smart measures are needed to encourage Saudi Arabian citizens in all classes of society by raising their awareness of renewable energy. The measures should also support initiating the use of renewable technologies in everyday life and keeping the environment clean. The findings of this study are intended to help legislators and state organizations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and other developing countries raise public awareness about renewable energy. This awareness will assist KSA in achieving the renewable energy and ecological improvement targets set in Saudi Vision 2030.

Knowledge, perception and awareness of renewable energy by engineering students in Nigeria: A need for the undergraduate engineering program adjustment

Several studies have investigated the perception and awareness level of renewable energy among various groups of people around the world. Not much is known about the perception and knowledge level of undergraduate engineering students in Nigeria towards renewable energy, even though her engineering students have a crucial role to play in ushering the country into the net-zero carbon economy of the future. This research was carried out to provide answers to questions concerning the perception and awareness level of engineering students in Nigeria towards renewable energy. Quantitative data obtained via a questionnaire survey showed that 98.1% of the engineering students agreed to have heard about renewable energy, while only 24% are highly confident about their understanding of renewable energy. 76% agreed that renewable energy is not part of their undergraduate curriculum, and 90.1% want renewable energy to be included in their curriculum. From the findings it was observed that there is an equal understanding of renewable energy among male and female engineering students in Nigerian universities. The challenges associated with introducing renewable energy into undergraduate engineering programs and the strategies for deploying renewable energy into the undergraduate curriculum for engineering students were discussed. A new curriculum with renewable energy education was proposed. This study would be beneficial to the Nigerian government and relevant university regulatory bodies in Nigeria, such as the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC), and the Council of Registered Engineers in Nigeria (COREN), in making decisions as regards engineering students in Nigeria and in drafting renewable energy policies.

Engaging Renewable Energy Education Using a Web-Based Interactive Microgrid Virtual Laboratory

Microgrids are the main building blocks of future smart grids. They provide a promising solution for integrating renewable energy sources and distributed power generation into the power grids. The high penetration of renewable energy sources and their intermittent nature have brought about significant challenges to the control and operation of microgrids. In recent years, an enormous amount of research has been conducted on microgrid dynamics, stability analysis, power management, and control. However, there has been limited effort to integrate cutting-edge technologies into classrooms and laboratories. Many academic institutions face special challenges in establishing microgrid laboratories because of the rapid development of technology, cost, and space requirements, as well as daily and seasonal variations in renewable energy sources. Virtual and remote laboratories have become widely accepted for conducting experiments in higher education. A virtual laboratory is particularly suitable for renewable energy-based microgrids to overcome cost, space, and time restrictions. In this study, a web-based virtual laboratory for microgrids with renewable energy sources was designed and used for renewable energy education. The virtual laboratory was developed using the LabVIEW, Microsoft® .Net Core, and MATLAB/Simulink®. Innovative courseware was developed around the virtual laboratory and used in several engineering technology courses to teach topics including solar and wind power, data acquisition, DC-DC converters, battery management, and microgrids. The evaluation showed that the virtual laboratory greatly increased students’ awareness, interest, and knowledge of renewable energy. It provides an interactive and convenient tool to engage students to experiment with renewable energy and microgrids.

Determinants of foreign direct investment in renewable electricity industry in Africa

ABSTRACT Using a novel dataset of foreign direct investment (FDI) corporations in the renewable electricity industry (REI), coupled with a large range of employed variables, this paper empirically examines FDI determinants in the REI in Africa between 2003 and 2019. The electricity insecurity issues worsen daily, aggravating all facets of African life. A range of promising and informative results were found using the FDI panel gravity fixed effects Poisson pseudo-maximum likelihood model. Interestingly, we reveal the uselessness of fossil fuel subsidy changes in stimulating green FDI in Africa. However, a 1% growth in Africa’s gross domestic product expands FDI by almost 1.5%. Similarly, one additional point in the corruption index reduces FDI by about 1.2%. Furthermore, increasing the number of educated African children and raising renewable energy awareness contributes constructively to the REI and sustainable energy development. To mitigate the energy issues, policymakers should elevate clean power consciousness among Africans and enhance sustainable energy support and policies.

Public Awareness and Perception of Renewable Energy and Systems and Related Educational Needs in Turkey and Bulgaria

Public Awareness and Perception of Renewable Energy and Systems and Related Educational Needs in Turkey and Bulgaria

Factors Influencing Consumer’s Adoption of Renewable Energy

The objective of this study was to investigate the factors that influence the consumer adoption of renewable energy in Thailand. The study adopted an extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) by including three additional variables. The study applied a quantitative study methodology, with primary data collected using a survey of consumers in five major cities in Thailand. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The findings of the study indicated that perception of self-effectiveness, environmental concern, renewable energy awareness, and beliefs about renewable energy benefits have a significant and positive effect on consumers’ intention to adopt renewable energy. The cost of renewable was found to have a negative but non-significant influence on consumers’ adoption of renewable energy, while risk/trust perception was found to have a positive but non-significant influence on consumers’ adoption of renewable energy. The study concluded that stakeholders should take into account the aspects of perception of self-effectiveness, environmental concern, renewable energy awareness, and beliefs about renewable energy benefits when running campaigns to promote the consumer adoption of renewable energy in Thailand

Knowledge, awareness and understanding of the practice and support policies on renewable energy: Exploring the perspectives of in-service teachers and polytechnics lecturers

Energy plays a significant and essential role in developing a nation’s economy and social growth. However, the decreasing use of oil, gas and coal as energy sources has persuaded the government to develop sources of renewable energy (RE). Although many studies had examine the public perceptions of renewable energy, little information was obtained from teachers and polytechnic lecturers on their awareness, conceptions and knowledge of government’s policies on renewable energy, even though they play major roles in disseminating knowledge and awareness of RE to the public. To unpack the contribution of research into renewable energy, this study aims to examine the knowledge and awareness of government policy implementation and support for RE based on the responses from in-service science teachers and polytechnic lecturers. A survey of the feedback from 117 science teachers and 90 polytechnic lecturers currently in service was undertaken. Findings revealed that both groups have good and positive awareness, sufficient knowledge of RE and an in-depth understanding of government policies on supporting and implementing RE. Finally, differences linked to gender and teaching experience while teaching RE within their educational institutions were not significant.

Case study: Vocational student’s knowledge and awareness level toward renewable energy in Indonesia

Abstract The facts of increasing use and decreasing fossil energy have made many people think of using renewable energy. Mindset change and dependence on fossil energy can be rectified through education. Renewable energy education is needed to increase student’s knowledge and awareness. There are only 12 vocational high schools (VHSs) based on renewable energy in Indonesia. This number is not in line with the government’s efforts to revitalize vocational schools toward a sustainable energy state in the future. This article features the knowledge and awareness of vocational students on renewable energy in Indonesia. Data were obtained from 1,250 respondents from 88 VHSs and 27 provinces in Indonesia. Knowledge and awareness level of school students in Indonesia VHSs is discussed in depth based on variables such as gender, parents, island, public school and private school, and areas of expertise at VHS. Respondents filled out questionnaires through a web survey. A descriptive analysis was performed based on the data. National coverage of data related to the vocational student’s knowledge and awareness of renewable energy is the novelty of this article. The results show that VHS students already have a knowledge level in the “good” category for renewable energy and have an awareness level in the “fair” category. Detailed analysis on the reasons is performed as well as solution is offered in this article.