Public perception toward residential solar panels in Bahrain

Alsabbagh, Maha

doi:10.1016/j.egyr.2019.02.002

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“…Among models investigating and explaining the circumstances and the process of technology acceptance, the most popular ones are: unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT); technology acceptance model (TAM); value-based adoption model (VAM); and theory of planned behavior (TPB) [21,22]. The comparative analysis of all four models, presented in the work of [21] has shown that for products that are innovative but have minimal practical value (e.g., smart products based on artificial intelligence solutions, to which SM also belongs), the technology acceptance highly depends on consumers' level of interest in technology than in its functional aspects. Dependent on the model, various issues of the decision making process are emphasized.…”

Section: Technology Acceptancementioning

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“…The TPB model includes additional attitudes towards the innovation and the subjective norms. The UTAUT and VAM models compare the cost and benefits connected with the innovation adoption (i.e., effort and performance expectancy and enjoyment versus perceived fee) [21]. In exploring consumer acceptance and engagement towards innovative technologies, products and services, Roger's model of innovation diffusion (DoI) is often taken into account [23][24][25][26][27][28].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Attitudes and Opinions of Social Media Users Towards Smart Meters’ Rollout in Turkey

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Increasing the efficiency of electricity transmission is nearing the top of the agenda in many countries around the world. Turkey, the world’s most newly industrialized country, is no different. Modernizing the current transmission grids to smart grids (SG) and the national rollout of smart meters (SM), are some of the measures taken by the government to meet the growing demand for electricity. Consumer acceptance and engagement are among the most important elements for the success of SG and SM, however, there have not been much studies done among Turkish electricity consumers. This purpose of this study is to fill this void, by detailing the attitudes, awareness and expectations among Turkish citizens regarding SM and listing recommendations for energy companies based on the findings. Through an online questionnaire, responses from 504 social media users were collected and analyzed. Results show that the consumers are open towards the acceptance of SM, but there is a need to raise awareness and knowledge through proper communication channels. The study has also revealed that a range of conventional and digital channels need to be actively used in order to enhance consumer willingness to accept SM. Increasing social interactions regarding SM is one of the key recommendations detailed by the authors.

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2020

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“…Although there are many studies (Wang et al [29], Alsabbagh [30], Suri [31]) related to solar panels in the world, Turkey also does not have too many studies (Geçen [32], Sarsıcı [33], Oral et al [34]) on this subject.…”

Section: Approach To the Build Of Solar Panelsmentioning

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Solar power plants site selection for sustainable ecological development in Nigde, Turkey

Soydan

2021

SN Appl. Sci.

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Turkey's population is constantly increasing, and thus, the energy consumption is also increasing. Wind turbines, nuclear power plants, and boron and uranium resources are used for energy needs. Turkey meets its energy needs using these resources. Sun which is a natural and unlimited resource among these resources is one of the most important natural energy resources. The most important issue to consider in order to utilize solar energy in the most efficient way and to obtain advantages is the selection of the suitable place for solar plants. The aim of this study is to select the most suitable location for solar energy plants and provide to build solar power plants in suitable places. Eleven data layers (sunshine duration, solar radiation, slope, aspect, road, water sources, residential areas, earthquake fault line, mine areas, power line and transformers) that were prepared using analytical hierarchy process (AHP) method in GIS were used and analysed. Based on the results of the analysis, the location of the areas where solar energy could be built was selected. As a result of the study, it was determined that in particular the north-east of the Nigde is the most suitable for solar plants. Ulukisla district has the most suitable feature for solar plants among the Nigde districts. 80% of the existing solar plants are located in the detected areas. It has been determined that the other 20% of the solar plant is also in the suitable areas, but their location is not suitable for the most efficiency.

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“…Security and reliability of RETs as a source of energy [9,11,17,19,20,[33][34][35][36][37][38] The adoption of RETs stimulates local investments and supports job creation [9,34,35,39] The adoption of RETs reduces the consumption of fossil fuel [16,33,36,39] The adoption of RETs will reduce environmental impact and climate change [9,[16][17][18]21,33,35,36,[40][41][42][43][44][45][46] The adoption of RETs reduces the load and consumption of public electricity utilities [20,40] Initial cost of owning and installing RETs [9,11,12 Cost of RET maintenance and after-sales support [9,14,17,36,55,56] Localization of RET manufacturing industry [11,13,…”

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Factors Affecting Public Willingness to Adopt Renewable Energy Technologies: An Exploratory Analysis

Makki

Mosly

2020

Sustainability

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Renewable energy has become an important element of today’s modern technology targeting high-efficiency energy production. As part of its 2030 Vision, Saudi Arabia is aiming to increase its energy production through renewable sources. The purpose of this research study is to explore the factors affecting public willingness to adopt renewable energy technologies in the western region of Saudi Arabia. This was achieved through an extensive literature review of previous studies conducted worldwide and resulted in the extraction of 19 factors that affect public willingness to adopt renewable energy technologies. Following a quantitative research design, random cross-sectional data of 416 participants using the extracted factors were collected via an online questionnaire survey. Following a dimension reduction statistical approach, key components were extracted with exploratory factor analysis using principal component analysis. Five main components clustering the 19 extracted factors were revealed: cost and government regulations and policies, public awareness and local market, environment and public infrastructure, residential building, and renewable energy technology systems. The implications of this research study assist in guiding governments, regulations and policy makers, marketing agencies, and investors to better understand the concerns and enablers of renewable energy technologies adoption from the public perspective.

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Public perception toward residential solar panels in Bahrain

Cited by 65 publications

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Attitudes and Opinions of Social Media Users Towards Smart Meters’ Rollout in Turkey

Attitudes and Opinions of Social Media Users Towards Smart Meters’ Rollout in Turkey

Solar power plants site selection for sustainable ecological development in Nigde, Turkey

Factors Affecting Public Willingness to Adopt Renewable Energy Technologies: An Exploratory Analysis

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