Homeowner satisfaction with low-carbon heating technologies

Michelsen, Carl Christian; Madlener, Reinhard

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.09.191

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“…In accordance with the suggestion of Michelsen and Madlener (2017), control variables of this study mainly focused on the sociodemographic information of respondents: gender (male or female), age (five levels: younger than 20, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, or older than 50 years), education degree (five levels: senior school or under, high school, college, undergraduate, or graduate), and family monthly income (six levels: less than 5,000, 5,000-10,000, 10,000-15,000, 15,000-20,000, 20,000-25,000, or more than 25,000).…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Product knowledge: Keeping particular knowledge or skills related to new products can help consumers have a better understanding of many aspects of innovative products or services and further impacts user satisfaction (Sangtani & Murshed, 2017). Following the previous literature (Michelsen & Madlener, 2017;Skjeverak & Sopha, 2012), the term product knowledge was measured using three items on a 5-point Likert-type scale: (a) how familiar were you with the strengths (or weaknesses) of RHS installed in your house, (b) how familiar were you with the characteristics of RHS installed in your house, and (c) how familiar were you with the user guidance of RHS installed in your house. The reliability of product knowledge (a ¼ .95) was well above the recommended .7 benchmark.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Our study defined the total cost as the costs of installation, operation, and A/S of RHS. In accordance with the measurement method developed by Michelsen and Madlener (2017), the total cost of newly installed RHS was measured by one item on a 5-point Likert-type scale (from very cheap to very expensive): How do you evaluate the total cost of your RHS.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Technical Characteristics in the Diffusion of Cleaner Residential Heating System in China: The Case of Air-Source Heat Pump Technology

Zhou

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Tropical Conservation Science

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This study aims to explore the technical characteristics that affect user satisfaction with air-source heat pump technology which is recognized as one typical cleaner residential heating system and being promoted in China in response to the national "coal to electricity" policy. Moderated hierarchical linear regression analysis was conducted to analyze data from a questionnaire survey of 256 residents in suburban Beijing. Empirical results indicated that product convenience, product design, product reliability, product knowledge, and total cost, respectively, affect user satisfaction, but product safety has no significant effect on user satisfaction. Meanwhile, total cost is an important contingent factor that might weaken the positive effects of product convenience (or product design) on user satisfaction. Our research provides empirical evidence for identifying factors that influence user satisfaction with cleaner residential heating system in response to new energy policy and further provides useful managerial implications for market practice.

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Technical Characteristics in the Diffusion of Cleaner Residential Heating System in China: The Case of Air-Source Heat Pump Technology

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“…The empirical basis for the investigations of Michelsen and Madlener [38,39,40,41] is a questionnaire survey (N=2440) conducted in 2010 among homeowners who had recently installed a residential heating system. A MNL model was applied on the data by Michelsen and Madlener [39].…”

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Incorporating consumer choice into an optimization model for the German heat sector: Effects on projected bioenergy use

Jordan

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Millinger

et al. 2021

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Energy system optimization models (ESOM) are widely used to inform about energy transition strategies. The heterogeneity of consumers, especially in the heat sector, is rarely considered in these model types. Integrating consumer heterogeneity and behavioral factors into ESOMs may generate new insights for energy policy. In this study a literature review was conducted, identifying empirical data on consumer behavior for adopting residential heating systems. This data was integrated into an ESOM for the German heat sector, combining established methods for integrating consumer heterogeneity and a novel approach for calculating indirect costs, representing behavioral factors. The incorporation of consumer choice leads to a higher diversity in technology market shares in a business as usual and an ambitious measures scenario. Especially, the future role of log wood technologies in the private household sector may have been underestimated in previous studies and should be discussed, when designing policies. Still, these findings need to be handled with care, since the empirical data basis and the methodological basis is limited.

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“…Further, when galvanized metal gets too hot toxic fumes can be produced (American Welding Society 2002). Capacity building among users is critical as knowledge has been found to be an important factor in technology adoption (Michelsen and Madlener 2016). For instance, development of training and awareness raising materials on the benefits of using the gasifier for improved livelihoods is useful.…”

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Quality of charcoal produced using micro gasification and how the new cook stove works in rural Kenya

Njenga

Mahmoud

Mendum

et al. 2016

Environ. Res. Lett.

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Wood based energy is the main source of cooking and heating fuel in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its use rises as the population increases. Inefficient cook stoves result in fuel wastage and health issues associated with smoke in the kitchen. As users are poor women, they tend not to be consulted on cook stove development, hence the need for participatory development of efficient woodfuel cooking systems. This paper presents the findings of a study carried out in Embu, Kenya to assess energy use efficiency and concentrations of carbon monoxide and fine particulate matter from charcoal produced using gasifier cook stoves, compared to conventional wood charcoal. Charcoal made from Grevillea robusta prunings, Zea mays cob (maize cob) and Cocos nucifera (coconut shells) had calorific values of 26.5 kJ g À1 , 28.7 kJ g À1 and 31.7 kJ g À1 respectively, which are comparable to conventional wood charcoal with calorific values of 33.1 kJ g À1 . Cooking with firewood in a gasifier cook stove and use of the resultant charcoal as by-product to cook another meal in a conventional charcoal stove saved 41% of the amount of fuel compared to cooking with firewood in the traditional three stone open fire. Cooking with firewood based on G. robusta prunings in the traditional open fire resulted in a concentration of fine particulate matter of 2600 mg m À3 , which is more than 100 times greater than from cooking with charcoal made from G. robusta prunings in a gasifier. Thirty five percent of households used the gasifier for cooking dinner and lunch, and cooks preferred using it for food that took a short time to prepare. Although the gasifier cook stove is energy and emission efficient there is a need for it to be developed further to better suit local cooking preferences. The energy transition in Africa will have to include cleaner and more sustainable wood based cooking systems.

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Homeowner satisfaction with low-carbon heating technologies

Cited by 20 publications

References 21 publications

Technical Characteristics in the Diffusion of Cleaner Residential Heating System in China: The Case of Air-Source Heat Pump Technology

Technical Characteristics in the Diffusion of Cleaner Residential Heating System in China: The Case of Air-Source Heat Pump Technology

Incorporating consumer choice into an optimization model for the German heat sector: Effects on projected bioenergy use

Quality of charcoal produced using micro gasification and how the new cook stove works in rural Kenya

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