Investment inefficiency and the adoption of eco-innovations: The case of household energy efficiency technologies

Diaz‐Rainey, Ivan; Ashton, John K.

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2015.03.003

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“…Hence, by improving environmental sustainability, eco-innovations are actively contributing towards sustainable development [31]. The adoption of eco-innovations has also been suggested as contributing to greater energy efficiency [32].…”

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Big Data Analytics Capabilities and Eco-Innovation: A Study of Energy Companies

Munodawafa

Johl

2019

Sustainability

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Increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the past decades have created concerns about the environment. To stymie global warming and the deterioration of the natural environment, global CO2 emissions need to reach approximately 1.3 tons per capita by 2050. However, in Malaysia, CO2 output per capita—driven by fossil fuel consumption and energy production—is expected to reach approximately 12.1 tons by the year 2020. GHG mitigation strategies are needed to address these challenges. Cleaner production, through eco-innovation, has the potential to arrest CO2 emissions and buttress sustainable development. However, the cleaner production process has been hampered by lack of complete data to support decision making. Therefore, using the resource-based view, a preliminary study consisting of energy and utility firms is undertaken to understand the impact of big data analytics towards eco-innovation. Linear regression through SPSS Version 24 reveals that big data analytics could become a strong predictor of eco-innovation. This paper concludes that information and data are key inputs, and big data technology provides firms the opportunity to obtain information, which could influence its production process—and possibly help arrest increasing CO2 emissions.

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Big Data Analytics Capabilities and Eco-Innovation: A Study of Energy Companies

Munodawafa

Johl

2019

Sustainability

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“…The data from the previous research were used to develop the questions. To formulate the questions [9]. Based on the above, it is fair to say that the desire of the ordinary person to reduce necessary expenses can hardly facilitate the Smart Grid application in households.…”

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Philosophical Approach to Engineering Education Under the Introduction of the Smart Grid Concept in Russia

Makienko

Kurkan

Strelcowa

2015

MATEC Web of Conferences

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Abstract. The development of power industry in the world today is driven by two main trends: the search for renewable energy sources and their use and the energy efficiency which require the development of smart grids. This paper brings up the issue of staff training for professional development of the Smart Grid technology and for use of its elements by customers in households. The problem of consumer readiness for the use of smart meters was studied. It was revealed that the considerable part of the respondents was not familiar with the definition of Smart Grid. That required the development of communication skills by energy engineering students and their social activity as well. The reasons mentioned make actual the following elements of engineering education: social responsibility, stress resistance, ability to forecast the future.

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“…Experiments with customized information strategies revealed that, out of four differently themed interventions, the environmental contribution and cost-benefit feedbacks were the most influential in terms of increasing household electricity savings [70]. Nevertheless, the studies on factors impacting the household implementation of ecoinnovations showed a greater significance of the desire to reduce expenses than the proenvironmental reasons [71] or financial incentives in the case of young people [72].…”

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Energy-Related Behaviour of Consumers from the Silesia Province (Poland)—Towards a Low-Carbon Economy

2021

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The issue of energy behaviour among Polish consumers, and especially the motives and attitudes they manifest, is relatively under-researched. This article attempts to identify individual attitudes and beliefs of energy consumers using the example of the residents of the province of Silesia (Poland). The authors conducted the expert segmentation of respondents in terms of their motivation for saving energy, based on the results of their proprietary survey. The second stage of the study involved using a classification model that allowed for the characterisation of the obtained groups. Psychological and financial factors were of greatest significance, which is confirmed by the results of other studies. Nonetheless, the obtained results explicitly indicate the specificity of the region, which requires transformation towards a low-emission economy. Despite the initial stage of changes both in the awareness of the consumers and the public interventions of the authorities, it should be emphasized that a majority of the respondents—at least to a basic extent—declared taking energy-saving measures. Financial motives are predominant among the respondents, although pro-environmental motives can also be noticed, which might translate into increased involvement and concern for the environment and climate.

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Investment inefficiency and the adoption of eco-innovations: The case of household energy efficiency technologies

Cited by 55 publications

References 33 publications

Big Data Analytics Capabilities and Eco-Innovation: A Study of Energy Companies

Big Data Analytics Capabilities and Eco-Innovation: A Study of Energy Companies

Philosophical Approach to Engineering Education Under the Introduction of the Smart Grid Concept in Russia

Energy-Related Behaviour of Consumers from the Silesia Province (Poland)—Towards a Low-Carbon Economy

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