Public attitudes towards photovoltaic developments: Case study from Greece

Τsantopoulos, Georgios; Arabatzis, Garyfallos; Tampakis, Stilianos

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2014.03.025

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“…Concerning policy implications, in previous Greek studies, a positive public attitude was denoted [19,21,57]. It is noteworthy that the social acceptability and the perceived advantages of RES diffusion in the national energy mix stems from the adverse environmental and healthcare implications from the ongoing air pollution and ecosystems' deterioration caused by the overexploitation of the carbon-based fossil fuels.…”

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“…The state must also ensure access to environmental information for citizens to stimulate investment desire and participation [19,21,57]. Citizens' active participation promotes the implementation of the renewable energy targets agreed upon by the national governments.…”

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“…• the applicability of enhanced exploitation of renewables [52]; • the spur of novel technologies upon electrical energy storage in electricity generation [53]; • the socio-cultural value of energy production as a common good that must be instilled in the secondary education systems [54]; • the energy autonomy and the forestry management of mountainous regions in satisfying the energy demand, either as energetically autonomous countries, or under bilateral national agreements of legal importing and exporting forestry biomass as supplementary sources of energy production [55,56]; • the public attitude that is generally positive towards RES and the high cost and lack of information as obstacles towards the wider support of RES-based energy investments [19,21,57]; • and the ongoing controversy between ecological, economic, and financial environment in Greece, since national policies should be oriented to 'green fiscal policies'. Greek national policy must be compatible with relevant European reports.…”

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Public Perceptions and Willingness to Pay for Renewable Energy: A Case Study from Greece

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Abstract:The purpose of this study is to discover the factors shaping public opinion about renewable energy sources and investigate willingness to pay for expansion of renewable energy sources in the electricity mix. Data was collected through a questionnaire applied in Nikaia, an urban municipality of Greece. The respondents have a positive attitude towards renewable energy systems. Most of them have good knowledge of solar and wind energy systems and are using solar water heating, while several respondents own a solar PV system. Environmental protection is seen as the most important reason for investing in a renewable energy system. Willingness to pay for a wider penetration of RES into the electricity mix was estimated to be 26.5 euros per quarterly electricity bill. The statistical analysis revealed the existence of a relationship between RES perceived advantages and willingness to pay for renewable energy. Furthermore, by using a binary logit model, willingness to pay was found to be positively associated with education, energy subsidies, and state support.

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“…The model used in this study has been inspired from Davis (1989). Beside this conceptual inspiration, our study has its empirical lineage to Alam et al (2014) and Tsantopoulos et al (2014). Social scientists have developed a number of models to examine and comprehend the factors affecting the acceptance of an innovative technology.…”

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Public acceptance of residential solar photovoltaic technology in Malaysia

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Tahar

Cheng

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Purpose Gaining independence from fossil fuels and combating climate change are the main factors to increase the generation of electricity from renewable fuels. Amongst the renewable technologies, solar photovoltaic (PV) is believed to have the largest potential. However, the number of people adopting solar PV technologies is still relatively low. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to examine the household consumers’ acceptance of solar PV technology being installed on their premises. Design/methodology/approach To examine the solar PV technology acceptance, this study uses technology acceptance model (TAM) as a reference framework. A survey was conducted to gather data and to validate the research model. Out of 780 questionnaires distributed across Malaysia, 663 were returned and validated. Findings The analysis revealed that perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness and attitude to use significantly influenced behavioural intention to use solar PV technology. Research limitations/implications This study contributes by extending the understanding of public inclination towards the adoption of solar PV technology. Also, this study contributes in identifying the areas which need to be examined further. However, collecting data from urban peninsular Malaysian respondents only limits the generalization of the results. Practical implications On the policy front, this study reveals that governmental support is needed to trigger PV acceptance. Originality/value This paper uses TAM to analyse the uptake of solar PV technology in Malaysian context.

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“…Studies of public perception and attitudes towards renewable energy technologies are present in the literature [35][36][37] , but experience of these technologies from professionals in the field is not as easy to find. Spatial analysis has been used for questions related to land-use efficiency of solar power developments 38,39 , but little work exists apart from the work of Fluri 40 and the guidance provided through the identification of REDZ in the SEA completed for wind and PV power 33 .…”

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Direct environmental impacts of solar power in two arid biomes: An initial investigation

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According to recent national energy plans and policy documents, the number of renewable energy developments is expected to increase in South Africa, thus contributing to the diversification of the country’s energy system. Consequently, numerous solar power developments are being deployed in the sunny arid interior – areas generally represented by the Nama-Karoo and Savanna Biomes. These developments come with a range of novel environmental impacts, providing opportunities for multidimensional exploratory research. Here, a mixed-method approach was used to identify and investigate possible environmental impacts associated with two types of solar power plants: concentrating solar power and photovoltaic. Structured interviews conducted with experts and experienced professionals, together with observations from site visits generated complementary findings. In addition to the risk of cumulative ecological impacts associated with individual solar plant developments, landscape impacts of multiple power plants and the direct impact on avifauna were found to be the most significant environmental impacts. These direct impacts appear to be most significant during the construction stage, which represents an intensive 10% of the total power plant lifespan. This investigation provides an early, broad and informative perspective on the experienced and expected impacts of solar power in South African arid regions as well as insights to possible future research areas.

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Public attitudes towards photovoltaic developments: Case study from Greece

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Public Perceptions and Willingness to Pay for Renewable Energy: A Case Study from Greece

Public Perceptions and Willingness to Pay for Renewable Energy: A Case Study from Greece

Public acceptance of residential solar photovoltaic technology in Malaysia

Direct environmental impacts of solar power in two arid biomes: An initial investigation

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