Solar energy technology: Knowledge, awareness, and acceptance of B40 households in one district of Malaysia towards government initiatives

Malik, Syed Abdul; Ayop, Abdul Rahman

doi:10.1016/j.techsoc.2020.101416

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“…Moreover, Malaysia established a goal of generating roughly 1000 MW of renewable energy between 2011 and 2015, accounting for 5.5% of the country's total electricity generation mix [54]. However, the Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) began to promote sustainable energy as a viable option for the country to achieve energy security, and to that end, SEDA implemented a FIT programme for holders of a guaranteed quota generation of electricity from solar panels.…”

Section: Feed-in Tariff Policies In Southeast Asia Countriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The amount of electricity generated is usually measured in kilowatt-hours (kWh), which is based on the amount of sunlight insolated. In addition, a PV panel with a peak power of 1 watt (1 Wp) can generate 1 to 2 kWh of electricity per year [54]. Malaysia receives 4 kWh/m 2 of daily solar radiation, as well as more than 10 h of daily sunshine; all these factors make PV system applications more suitable for generating electricity in Malaysia.…”

Section: Feed-in Tariff Policies In Southeast Asia Countriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Recently, advanced BIPV system development has increased the life span of PV systems to more than 30 years, and the estimated minimum payback period for a solar PV system on Malaysia's roof façade is six years, making investments in this sector very profitable, particularly in tropical countries like Malaysia [54,55]. Surprisingly, Singapore's government has not implemented any subsidies, such as FIT, but has instead taken steps to promote and facilitate the use of renewable energy when such technologies become economically feasible.…”

Section: Feed-in Tariff Policies In Southeast Asia Countriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, by 2012 the authority of sustainable energy developers (SEDA) had been assigned the task to regulate the growth of renewable energy. For the development of renewable energy, FIT has been introduced to benefit the developer [54]. In addition, the Singaporean government hopes to reduce GHG emissions by 16% by 2020 by signing a global agreement.…”

Section: Government Incentive In Southeast Asia Countriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) in Southeast Asian Countries: Review of Effects and Challenges

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Fossil fuel consumption for electricity generation in the building sector is at an all-time high in line with the country’s economic growth. This scenario will increase the global CO2 emissions and large carbon footprints, thus leading to global warming. In recent years, most of the research related to the building sector has focused on the development of new techniques to reduce buildings’ energy consumption through energy conservation, energy efficiency, and the implementation of renewable energy technologies. The introduction of photovoltaic (PV) technology has become the most prominent renewable energy (RE) that can be integrated into building components. Even though the Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) has been available for decades, but its implementation in Southeast Asian countries has not gained widespread acceptance compared to European countries and other parts of Asia. This paper aims to investigate the effects and challenges of BIPV implementation in Southeast Asian Countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines), focusing on climate effects, the initial cost of PV technology, government policies, and initiatives. An in-depth literature review from past research, policies, and reports taken between 2016 to 2021 has been conducted and found that the environmental parameters directly influence the performance of BIPV systems and affect efficiency. This study pointed at Feed-in Tariff (FiT), policies and initiatives offered by the government in Southeast Asian countries are not beneficial and discourage building owners to adopt the BIPV technology or any other RE technology. Governments should revise the current policies to promote and attract more building owners to take part in the efforts to minimize CO2 emissions from the building industry.

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“…However, most of the studies records technological factor are not tend to organisation studies. For instance, consumers' intention toward adoption of vehicle (Asadi et al, 2020); green fertiliser technology through farmers behaviour (Adnan et al, 2019); green building sector (Azis, 2021) and the awareness of solar energy technology among households (Malik & Ayop, 2020).…”

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Factors in Adopting Green Information Technology: A Qualitative Study in Malaysia

Chew¹,

Saptari²

2021

JST

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Green Information Technology (IT) has emerged as a crucial topic for environmentally and sustainability development. At the same time, Green IT impacts the organisation as well. Studies show there is a lack of a proposed framework in the Green IT literature. As the IT industry is one of the significant sectors supporting the Green Technology Policy, this study objective is to identify the factors rendered in the Green IT adoption and examine the factors that drive the adoption of Green IT in Malaysia. The study referred to the case study to show the most important factors rendered in Green IT adoption in the public sector and the private sector in Malaysia. A qualitative method was applied through a semi-structured interview by using open-ended questions as a guideline with five organisations from the public sector and the private sector. This study prioritises the explanation building as a specific approach to analysis. Results show that there are five factors rendered in Green IT adoption in Malaysia: environmental factor, cost factor, organisational factor, technological factor, and business opportunity factor. This study benefits policymaker, organisations, and other researchers to support Malaysia’s pledge to reduce its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission intensity of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by up to 45% by 2030.

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Assessing Enablers and Barriers to Off-Grid Solar Electrification in Urban Ghana

McWilson

Mensah²

2022

Energy, Climate and the Environment

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Solar energy technology: Knowledge, awareness, and acceptance of B40 households in one district of Malaysia towards government initiatives

Cited by 51 publications

References 13 publications

Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) in Southeast Asian Countries: Review of Effects and Challenges

Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) in Southeast Asian Countries: Review of Effects and Challenges

Factors in Adopting Green Information Technology: A Qualitative Study in Malaysia

Assessing Enablers and Barriers to Off-Grid Solar Electrification in Urban Ghana

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