Barriers against and actions towards renewable energy technologies diffusion: A Principal Component Analysis for residential ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems

Karytsas, Spyridon; Choropanitis, Ioannis

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2017.04.060

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“…In recent years there has been considerable interest in consumer views, perspectives, and attitudes towards green energy [46], in terms of both energy-saving activities and renewable energy applications. Various approaches have been put forward to identify the motives and the barriers behind consumer acceptance of RES [47], bringing to light the significance of consumer characteristics (e.g., knowledge, values, beliefs, norms, socioeconomic characteristics, household characteristics, residence characteristics, and geographical location), which affect and ultimately determine energy market mechanisms as endogenous factors [48].…”

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Factors Affecting Sustainable Market Acceptance of Residential Microgeneration Technologies. A Two Time Period Comparative Analysis

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On a global scale, the residential sector is responsible for a significant part of consumed energy, of which the major part is dependent upon fossil fuels. A solution for the reduction of fossil fuel use is the application of residential microgeneration technologies. The present study examines the market acceptance factors of such systems in Greece, as well as how these factors change over time, based on real decisions made by consumers. In this context, two surveys applying a common questionnaire were performed in 2012 and 2019 in order to examine the effects of (a) socioeconomic, residence, and spatial characteristics, (b) environmental awareness and behavior, and (c) factors related to consumer behavior, attitudes, and system attribute preferences. Factors affecting the installation of a microgeneration system are gender, age, income, residence type, ownership and size, environmental behavior, use of a subsidy program, as well as views on costs and market-related issues. When evaluating the effect of these factors over time, socioeconomic and residence characteristics, as well as environmental behavior, seem to have a fixed effect to the installation of residential microgeneration systems, with market acceptance fluctuations being related mainly to market conditions, including existing subsidy programs, expectations on fuel prices, and legislation.

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“…One of the main reasons for not using renewable energy systems more extensively is that investments require substantial implementation costs followed by a long period of recovering the invested capital through savings in utilities bills [25]. According to Karystas and Choropanitis [38], barriers against renewable energy systems can be classified as financial, technical, regulatory, and market related issues, such as lack of qualified personnel to install and promote the systems, limited space for installation and inadequate or unclear financing options.…”

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“…Project teams that obtained LEED-certification have often used commissioning services that are commonly available and economical (EA3), whereas they stayed away from difficult-to-obtain and costly on-site renewable energy (EA2) that may face technical, regulatory, and market related obstacles as well as limited space for installation [38].…”

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Assessment of Energy Credits in LEED-Certified Buildings Based on Certification Levels and Project Ownership

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2018

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Abstract:Compared to other categories, the Energy and Atmosphere category contributes the most to the maximum obtainable points in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification system. The objective of the study was to identify the extent to which project teams take advantage of the credits in the Energy and Atmosphere category of LEED. This study analyzes the performance of practitioners in achieving points in the Energy and Atmosphere credits of LEED-New Construction (NC) 2009 for 1500 buildings that received LEED certification in the US. For a better understanding of the credit patterns, the differences in the performance of practitioners are investigated relative to certification levels and project ownership. Achievement in credits is calculated in terms of percent of maximum points (PMP), since the maximum achievable points differ for each credit. Practitioners' achievements in the credits were ranked as follows: (1) enhanced commissioning, (2) optimized energy performance, (3) enhanced refrigerant management, (4) green power, (5) measurement and verification, and (6) on-site renewable energy. The largest achievement differences were observed in the on-site renewable energy credit. Concerning building ownership, investors were found to optimize mostly energy efficiency and on-site renewable energy, but to mostly skip enhanced refrigerant management. Performance in the measurement and verification credit was similar for all owner types, whereas investors performed differently from corporations, and government agencies in the enhanced commissioning credit. Practitioners who recognize these priorities and differences are expected to be better positioned to make sustainability-related decisions in building design and construction.

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“…Therefore, to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement in a dynamic and effective manner, developing countries should be significantly involved in the process of deploying renewable energies. However, (IEA, 2008; Karytsas & Choropanitis, 2017; McCrone, Moslener, D'Estais, & Grnig, 2017), [5][6][7] have shown that the deployment of renewable energies remains ineffective be-cause of the challenges posed by their implementation across countries. Given the differences in the sociocultural, politico-economic, environmental, and renewable energy resources that exist between regions or countries, specific knowledge of these challenges in each of these countries or regions is needed.…”

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Barriers related to the deployment of renewable energies in Cameroon and ways to strengthen policies

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2019

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Cameroon's current vision is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 32% by 2035. To this end, there is no doubt that renewable energies should play the leading role in achieving this goal. This paper applied the fishbone diagram as part of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis related to the deployment of renewable energies in Cameroon. The results showed that the share of renewable energy in the country's energy mix decreased from 98.9 to 76.11% in 2000 and 2015, respectively. This is due to the decline in hydroelectric generation, which has been caused by the growing share of fossil fuels, with solar, wind and biomass remaining underutilized. Meanwhile, the under-exploitation of Cameroon's energy potential is mainly due to technological, financial, management, and the lack of skills barriers. However, the current rapid development of renewable energy technologies and financial support provided by the International Community under the Paris Agreement are opportunities that Cameroon can seize to engage significantly in R&DV, to promote its energy potential and reduce its dependence on foreign technologies. In this regard, this paper provided some pathways through which policymakers should pay more attention.

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Barriers against and actions towards renewable energy technologies diffusion: A Principal Component Analysis for residential ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems

Cited by 105 publications

References 119 publications

Factors Affecting Sustainable Market Acceptance of Residential Microgeneration Technologies. A Two Time Period Comparative Analysis

Factors Affecting Sustainable Market Acceptance of Residential Microgeneration Technologies. A Two Time Period Comparative Analysis

Assessment of Energy Credits in LEED-Certified Buildings Based on Certification Levels and Project Ownership

Barriers related to the deployment of renewable energies in Cameroon and ways to strengthen policies

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