Social acceptance of renewable energy innovations: The role of technology cooperation in urban Mexico

Mallett, Alexandra

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2006.12.008

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“…The literature also reveals that socio-political legitimacy plays an important role in innovation. Rappert and Brown (2000), Geijsel et al (2001), Mallett (2007), Schlich (2007), Degeling (2009), and Lehoux et al (2009), among others, have found that innovation perceived as a threat by individuals or collectives (e.g. professions or interest groups) causes uncertainty in regard to whether it should be accepted or rejected.…”

Section: Journal Of Management Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

The uncertainty of innovation: a systematic review of the literature

Jalonen

2011

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Innovation is defined as a process that is fraught with uncertainty. This article's aim is to diminish lack of knowledge of the factors that create uncertainty in innovation processes. The basic thrust of the present argument is that the potential value integral to innovation may or may not be materialized in the future. Given that the future entails uncertainty, it is reasonable to expect that uncertainty is inherent in every innovation process. Uncertainty results from the fact that, on the one hand, events in the future do not follow the course of past events, and, on the other, knowledge of the future is always incomplete. Using a systematic approach to reviewing the literature, eight factors which create uncertainty in processes of innovation were identified, namely: technological uncertainty, market uncertainty, regulatory/institutional uncertainty, social/political uncertainty, acceptance/legitimacy uncertainty, managerial uncertainty, timing uncertainty, and consequence uncertainty.

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Section: Journal Of Management Researchmentioning

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The uncertainty of innovation: a systematic review of the literature

Jalonen

2011

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“…A presentation ( An important body of literatures examines various factors influencing customers' intention to use renewable energy. The literature from Western contexts investigate how various social, political and financial issues turn into expensive choices for the users of renewable energy (Faiers & Neame 2006;Komendantova, Patt, Barras & Battaglini 2012;Mallett 2007;Richards, Noble & Belcher 2012;Stephenson & Loannou 2010;Wüstenhagen, Wolsink & Bürer 2007). Studies on social acceptance of renewable energy in Malaysia involve technical and regulatory features of various energy sources (i.e.…”

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Perceptions on Renewable Energy Use in Malaysia: Mediating Role of Attitude

Ahmad¹,

Rashid²,

Omar³

et al. 2014

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“…Shyu [38] later concludes that the adopters were not satisfied by the innovation because the provided electricity services were insufficient and unreliable. A similar study by Mallett [39] shows that social acceptance is often neglected in the adoption of renewable technology. The author qualitatively investigated the social acceptance of solar water heaters in Mexico City based on the Rogers diffusion model, which she argues requires revision regarding the effects of technology cooperation.…”

Section: Socio-technical Systems In Energy Researchmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…The relative advantages of rural electrification are beyond what can be measured in economic terms [53]. As seen in the study by Mallett [39], one concern is that some low-income residents of rural areas exemplify day-to-day culture and do not have much interest in new technology, which could possibly slow adoption. To address this issue, information on relative advantages must be promoted so as to increase adoption.…”

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“…End-users' perspectives are important to understand the diffusion process. This practice has been used in other studies that investigate rural electrification in an attempt to understand the interplay of the social aspect of energy research [38][39][40]51]. Our analysis presented in the next section was drawn from the combination of multiple sources, which allowed us to triangulate and validate the data.…”

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Mini-grids and renewable energy in rural Africa: How diffusion theory explains adoption of electricity in Uganda

Eder

Mutsaerts²,

Sriwannawit

2015

Energy Research & Social Science

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a b s t r a c tWith diffusion theory as the point of departure, this study analyses the factors that influence the adoption of renewable electricity from individual households' perspectives. The analysis is based on a case study provided by a Swedish energy service company operating in rural Uganda. The company distributes electricity to rural households via a mini-grid powered by a biomass gasification system. Three critical dimensions are identified to be crucial for adoption: technical, economic, and social. First, there is an emphasis on the relative advantages of the new technology. Second, there are economic requirements regarding a viable financial system for adopters, especially in such a low-income market. Third, the social dimension is critical, particularly the importance of foreign firms collaborating with local actors. We further suggest that a lack of understanding of local communities can lead foreign companies to fail in diffusion attempts. While we focus on Uganda, the results of our research are highly relevant for foreign actors who attempt to penetrate rural markets in developing countries in general.

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Social acceptance of renewable energy innovations: The role of technology cooperation in urban Mexico

Cited by 135 publications

References 8 publications

The uncertainty of innovation: a systematic review of the literature

The uncertainty of innovation: a systematic review of the literature

Perceptions on Renewable Energy Use in Malaysia: Mediating Role of Attitude

Mini-grids and renewable energy in rural Africa: How diffusion theory explains adoption of electricity in Uganda

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