Conceptual model for marketing solar based technology to developing countries

Peter, Raja; Ramaseshan, B.; Nayar, C.V.

doi:10.1016/s0960-1481(01)00080-5

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“…In this context, early adopters usually have higher than average general environmental problem awareness, and they are more aware of the relative advantages of PV systems [32]. Other factors that can play a relevant role are the desire to be independent from the electricity supplier, familiarity, religion and education [2,32,43,50]. Related to the other groups, literature asserts that the diffusion of PV systems is accelerated with the increase of sunshine duration and the housing investment of per capita household income [66].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…What are the motivators to adopt PV systems at grid parity? In the literature, the diffusion of PV technology has been studied regarding the aspects of, first, policy support, including feed in tariffs [30,32,66], second, adopters' influence [9,43,50,66] and, recently and finally, the role of local solar companies [15,20]. Although some studies have conducted economic analysis of the stage in the deployment of solar PV when grid parity is approaching (e.g.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Motivators for adoption of photovoltaic systems at grid parity: A case study from Southern Germany

Karakaya

Nuchera

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2015

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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a b s t r a c tIn some countries, photovoltaic (PV) technology is at a stage of development at which it can compete with conventional electricity sources in terms of electricity generation costs, i.e., grid parity. A case in point is Germany, where the PV market has reached a mature stage, the policy support has scaled down and the diffusion rate of PV systems has declined. This development raises a fundamental question: what are the motives to adopt PV systems at grid parity? The point of departure for the relevant literature has been on the impact of policy support, adopters and, recently, local solar companies. However, less attention has been paid to the motivators for adoption at grid parity. This paper presents an in depth analysis of the diffusion of PV systems, explaining the impact of policy measures, adopters and system suppliers. Anchored in an extensive and exploratory case study in Germany, we provide a context specific explanation to the motivations to adopt PV systems at grid parity.

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Section: Adoptersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Motivators for adoption of photovoltaic systems at grid parity: A case study from Southern Germany

Karakaya

Nuchera

Nuur

2015

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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“…In recent years, the increasing interest in the application of photovoltaic (PV) energy has led to the introduction of a variety of commercial products into the marketplace [1]. These applications include: solar lanterns, solar-powered traffic lights, solar-powered closed-circuit television (CCTV), solar water pumps, solar street lighting systems, mini-grid solar PV project for rural electrifications, etc.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These applications include: solar lanterns, solar-powered traffic lights, solar-powered closed-circuit television (CCTV), solar water pumps, solar street lighting systems, mini-grid solar PV project for rural electrifications, etc. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]. These products have significantly increased the quality of life of people living in the rural/urban areas, by positively impacting their social-economy, education, and health life to an appreciable level [12], [13].…”

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confidence: 99%

A study on the reliability and performance of solar powered street lighting systems

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This paper presents the results of a study on the reliability and performance of the solar-powered street lighting systems installed at the African University of Science and Technology (AUST) in Nigeria, a hot and humid environment. The technical performance of the systems was studied using the following performance indicators: system energy yield, capture loss, as well as the system performance ratio while the reliability of the systems was examined using a model developed from the findings from the maintenance and fault diagnosis of the systems. The model was used to predict the total failure and survival probability of the systems using the Weibull distribution. The performance evaluation during the monitored period (February 2012 to January 2015) indicated that the performance ratios of the systems vary from 70% to 89% and the energy yields of the systems ranging from 2.87 h/day to 5.57 h/day. The results from the reliability analysis also showed that when the stress concentration factor around the notch between the cable terminals in the charge controller increases, the charge controller will become overheated, which in turn affected other components of the systems. The implications of this study are also discussed for the design and development of future solar-powered street lighting systems.

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“…The solar market has to be still accelerated further yet by gaining the confidence among the customers [2,3]. The customers are having lack of knowledge regarding the reliability of solar energy based products and it is the duty of the solar energy based companies to reach the public and explaining the prospects of solar utilities.…”

Section: Introduction To Solar Powermentioning

confidence: 99%