Social acceptance of renewable energy projects: A contingent valuation investigation in Western Greece

Paravantis, John A.; Stigka, Eleni K.; Mihalakakou, G.; Μichalena, Evanthie; Hills, Jeremy M.; Dourmas, Vasilis

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2018.02.068

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“…A large proportion of WTP studies use either the contingent valuation method (CVM) [8,9,12,15,16,19,[25][26][27][28] or the choice experiment (CE) [1,11,17,21,[29][30][31] to determine the influence of various factors on WTP. These factors can be related to the consumer's characteristics, such as: age, income or education and to the product such as: share of renewables, source of renewables or local provider.…”

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“…Even if these studies differ in terms of survey periods, countries and institutional context, survey typology, methods of elicitation, as well as the methodology and econometric techniques applied, they give some common results [2,7,24,35]. Mainly, two sorts of variables are included in the analysis, in order to account for differences in perception of green electricity: demographics (i.e., income or education) as well as attitudinal and psychological variables (i.e., such as environmental awareness, knowledge to capture the differences in perception of RES or social norms) [1,6,17,19,26,37].…”

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Do Consumers Want to Pay for Green Electricity? A Case Study from Poland

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2019

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This paper analyses the willingness to pay (WTP) for green electricity among residential consumers in Poland, which is the sixth most populous and eighth largest and most dynamic economy in the European Union. The current share of renewable energy sources (RES) in energy consumption is around 13.5% and is expected to increase. To estimate the mean WTP of the residential consumers in Poland, as well as its main determinants, an empirical survey has been conducted and a contingent valuation method has been used. The results obtained indicate that—above all—age, income, environmental attitudes, peer support, but also education and knowledge play the most important role in explaining consumers’ WTP for green electricity. Statistical analyses indicate that the mean WTP of Polish households is currently quite low (additional 3.5 USD per month), which is due to the relatively low GDP per capita, lack of knowledge about green energy and no past experience with green electricity tariffs.

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Do Consumers Want to Pay for Green Electricity? A Case Study from Poland

Kowalska-Pyzalska

2019

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“…Study participant showed a positive attitude toward RETs and willingness to pay was directly linked to education, subsidies and government support [52]. Another study that targeted the western part of Greece found that the willingness to pay for renewable energy projects is linked to income and environmental organization memberships as well as the renewable energy potential [53]. In Crete, a study was completed to analyze and evaluate the public acceptance and willingness to pay for renewable energy sources [54].…”

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

Mosly

Makki

2018

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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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“…Several papers have reviewed the installation of regional or community renewable energy systems. These include studies on potential renewable energy installations using geographic information systems [19,20]; environmental impact reduction by installing renewable energy systems in households; the use of life cycle assessment and other methods [21,22]; the social acceptance of renewable energy [23][24][25]; residents' acceptance of converting the energy system in their homes and their choice of energy system [26][27][28]; and the cooperation of residents, investment options, etc., relating to the adoption of renewable energy in a community [16]. Few studies, however, have investigated the impact of creating a business that utilizes woody biomass, at the regional scale and/or community level, from environmental, economic, and social perspectives.…”

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Discussion on regional revitalization using woody biomass resources as renewable energy

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Int J Energy Environ Eng

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Expanding the use of renewable energy is a matter of concern in many countries. Many Japanese local municipalities are attempting to promote business creation using renewable energy as an opportunity for regional revitalization based on the policy of the Japanese government. Renewable energy makes significant contributions to the region in terms of energy security, stable energy supply, and job creation. However, the most important contribution is enhancing residents' attachment to their community and supporting actions that appeal to the community through renewable energy utilization. Residents should actively participate in regional revitalization, which leads to sustainable prosperity of the region. However, the current measures of local municipalities seem to be lacking such a viewpoint. This study aims to analyse the environmental and economic aspects as well as the social acceptance of establishing a bathing business that utilizes woody biomass as its heat source. This study also discussed how the generation of heat from woody biomass contributes to regional revitalization. The case study area was Kobe and Mt. Rokko, Japan. First, heat production and utilization was assumed for the forest resources in Mt. Rokko, and the annual biomass energy production potential was estimated. The annual costs of lumber cutting, transportation, and chipping, and the annual CO 2 reduction by substituting bunker A with woody biomass for heat production were also estimated. A questionnaire survey was conducted to determine community awareness of energy production using woody biomass from Mt. Rokko. Principal component analysis, contingent valuation method, and path analysis were used to quantify respondents' awareness.

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Social acceptance of renewable energy projects: A contingent valuation investigation in Western Greece

Cited by 68 publications

References 72 publications

Do Consumers Want to Pay for Green Electricity? A Case Study from Poland

Do Consumers Want to Pay for Green Electricity? A Case Study from Poland

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

Discussion on regional revitalization using woody biomass resources as renewable energy

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