Modelling perception and attitudes towards renewable energy technologies

Ribeiro, Fernando José da Silva Paiva; Ferreira, Paula Varandas; Araújo, Maria Madalena Teixeira de; Braga, Ana Cristina

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2018.01.104

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“…Several studies have investigated the relationship between ICT, economic growth and other important variables like financial development, electricity consumption, education, energy consumption, downsizing, energy security and social capital (Pradhan et al, 2015;Jorgenson et al, 2016;Erumban and Das, 2016;Pfeifer et al, 2018;Céspedes-Lorente et al, 2018;Ribeiro et al, 2018;Abu and Bressler, 2018;Pradhan et al, 2018;Hache, 2018;Yang et al, 2018;Thompson, 2018;Benighaus, 2019;Lin and Chen, 2019). These pieces of literature have arrived at inconclusive results largely due to differences in variable measurements, sample sizes, methodologies, countries of study, and level of development.…”

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Improving ICT and renewable energy for environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa

Ibrahim

Waziri

2020

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The study investigates the role of information and communication technology (ICT) and renewable energy on environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa. The system generalized method of moments (GMM) was employed to estimate data of 45 sub-Saharan countries that cover the 2008 -2016 period. Result reveals that increasing ICT penetration and renewable energy use reduce CO2 emissions and improves environmental sustainability. Economic growth and population growth also mitigate CO2 emissions while education and trade openness have a neutral impact. These findings imply that increasing penetration of ICT facilities and renewable energy in the region will promote inclusive environmental sustainability. The interactive estimation of ICT variables was further considered to determine net effects and the ICT threshold that is relevant for policy implication.

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confidence: 99%

Improving ICT and renewable energy for environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa

Ibrahim

Waziri

2020

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“…Irrespective of the level of development, sole dependence on renewable energy consumption is yet to be experienced, and till the shift of energy source is in the process, the developmental actions will be largely dependent on the nonrenewable energy consumption, perhaps in the form of improved energy efficiency and implementation of cleaner production technologies. Given this background, it is imperative to assess the impact of segregated energy use on EF for OECD member countries, so that the foundation for synergetic sustainable policy formulation becomes possible (McDermott et al, 2018;Ribeiro et al, 2018). In terms of segregation, we intend to signify the two different sources of energy being used in the production processes, i.e.…”

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Renewable, non-renewable energy consumption, economic growth, trade openness and ecological footprint: Evidence from organisation for economic Co-operation and development countries

Destek

Sinha²

2020

Journal of Cleaner Production

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The purpose of this study is to examine the validity of EKC hypothesis for ecological footprint with the role of renewable energy use, non-renewable energy use and trade openness in 24 OECD countries. For this purpose, we investigate the period from 1980 to 2013 using with second generation panel data methodologies which allow to cross-sectional dependence among countries.The group-mean results show that the inverted U-shaped EKC hypothesis does not hold in OECD countries because we found the U-shaped relationship between economic growth and ecological footprint. In addition, it is concluded that increasing renewable energy consumption reduces ecological footprint and increasing non-renewable energy consumption increases environmental degradation.

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“…It is possible to measure the preference of consumers on several RETs through the use of a very useful tool by measuring their willingness to pay [7]. The public opinion on RETs must be acknowledged by decision-makers as it represents a significant variable for policy-makers and investors [8]. Ignoring this social variable can lead to limiting the wanted development of RETs [8].…”

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“…The public opinion on RETs must be acknowledged by decision-makers as it represents a significant variable for policy-makers and investors [8]. Ignoring this social variable can lead to limiting the wanted development of RETs [8].…”

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Current Status and Willingness to Adopt Renewable Energy Technologies in Saudi Arabia

Mosly

Makki

2018

Sustainability

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The purpose of this research study is to reveal the current status of and the willingness to adopt renewable energy technologies in the western region of Saudi Arabia. The main contribution of this work is the revealed levels of background knowledge presented on six types of renewable technologies, as well as five willingness perspectives on adoption by different sociodemographics. This was achieved following a quantitative research study to randomly collect cross-sectional data from 416 participants using a carefully designed questionnaire survey. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the collected data. Results of the study provided and ranked the background knowledge of participants’ viewpoints on six renewable energy sources. It was revealed that education is paramount in increasing the level of awareness of renewable energy technologies. The results also ranked the five willingness perspectives to adopting renewable energy technologies. It was revealed that the economic factor is the main factor influencing the willingness to adoption. The analysis also showed that age was an important factor influencing the adoption of these technologies. This research study acts as a guide assisting energy policy-makers, government agencies, and investors in designing better-targeted public awareness and marketing campaigns on renewable energy technologies. This is in turn will assist in achieving the energy efficiency and production targets of Vision 2030 in Saudi Arabia.

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Modelling perception and attitudes towards renewable energy technologies

Cited by 36 publications

References 17 publications

Improving ICT and renewable energy for environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa

Improving ICT and renewable energy for environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa

Renewable, non-renewable energy consumption, economic growth, trade openness and ecological footprint: Evidence from organisation for economic Co-operation and development countries

Current Status and Willingness to Adopt Renewable Energy Technologies in Saudi Arabia

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