A number of studies have explored factors influencing the adoption of solar photovoltaics (PV) at the household level and proposed measures to foster its development. This paper aims to systematically review and analyse the state of solar PV adoption by exploring "What are the key factors influencing the adoption of solar PV at household level?
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. In recent years, research on the intention to adopt solar photovoltaic technology has yielded rich results. However, controversy still exists regarding the key antecedents of households’ intention to adopt solar photovoltaic technologies.
The number of households relying on solar PV grows from 25 million today to more than 100 million by 2030 in the Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario (NZE Scenario). At least 190 GW will be installed from 2022 each year and this number will continue to rise due to increased competitiveness of PV and the growing appetite for clean energy sources.
The meta-analysis results suggest that “Attitude” is the most critical factor affecting residents’ intention to adopt solar photovoltaic technology. This finding is in line with the Theory of Planned Behavior and is consistent with the results of most studies.
The introduction of feed-in tariff schemes, net metering and similar regulations positively supports the development of solar PV by making it economically viable for the masses [38, 93, 94]. A number of studies have evaluated the effectiveness of government subsidies and incentives for promoting solar PV use [87, , , , ].
This series of efforts by the policy instruments facilitated expansion of the PV industry in the USA [8, 9]. In 2005, the “Energy Policy Act 2005 (ITC)” was introduced to promote PV market development, which provided a 30% investment tax credit to those who invested in PV systems.
Panos and Margelous suggest that a household's ability to efficiently use energy generated from solar PV also plays a role in adoption. Komatsu et al. conducted a study in Bangladesh and found that households with installed batteries are more likely to use solar PV as it can provide the opportunity to store energy for later use. 3.2.7.
A number of studies have explored factors influencing the adoption of solar photovoltaics (PV) at the household level and proposed measures to foster its development. This paper aims to systematically review and analyse the state of solar PV adoption by exploring "What are the key factors influencing the adoption of solar PV at household level?
Our paper thereby provided empirical evidence for solar PV to promote household clean energy transition for other developing countries or areas. In addition, we …
Other solar energy projects. Shams Dubai: The initiative encourages house and building owners to install Photovoltaic (PV) panels to generate electricity, and connect them to DEWA''s grid. The electricity is used on site and the surplus is exported to DEWA''s network. Masdar City Solar Photovoltaic Plant: The Masdar City 10MW Solar Photovoltaic Plant was …
A goal of the strategy is to reach nearly 600 GW of installed solar photovoltaics (PV) capacity by 2030. While Europe is a pioneer in the definition of new policy requirements to ensure the circularity and sustainability of PV products, its manufacturing capabilities are limited. The EU mostly imports PV modules from China, which for the last ...
The policies after 2006 attached more attention to promoting the market application of solar power generation to promote the marketization process of the solar PV industry through the use of policy instruments, such as special funds for renewable energy, feed-in tariff subsidies and quota transactions, preferential income tax for high and new technology …
In recent years, research on the intention to adopt solar photovoltaic technology has yielded rich results. However, controversy still exists regarding the key antecedents of …
We investigate the key policies affecting the development of PV technology from the perspective of solar PV research and development (R&D), industry, and market …
Distributed solar PV contributes one third to total solar power generation in China, but household solar PV (HSPV) currently accounts for only 22% in the distributed solar market. Although researchers have investigated the huge power generation potential of the rooftop system by various estimation techniques and case studies, few has looked deeper into …
We find that the prevalence of younger households, higher incomes, dwelling ownership and unshared roof space results in higher rates of uptake. Neither higher educational levels nor the participation in other environmental schemes (recycling) contribute any explanatory power to uptake of PV panels.
Existing compressed air energy storage systems often use the released air as part of a natural gas power cycle to produce electricity. Solar Fuels. Solar power can be used to create new fuels that can be combusted (burned) or consumed to provide energy, effectively storing the solar energy in the chemical bonds. Among the possible fuels ...
With the increasing affordability of photovoltaic (PV) panels and other renewable energy technologies, more and more households are choosing to generate their own electricity …
EU measures to boost solar energy include making the installation of solar panels on the rooftops of new buildings obligatory within a specific timeframe, streamlining permitting procedures for renewable energy projects, improving the skills base in the solar sector and boosting the EU''s capacity to manufacture photovoltaic panels.
A goal of the strategy is to reach nearly 600 GW of installed solar photovoltaics (PV) capacity by 2030. While Europe is a pioneer in the definition of new policy requirements …
Transition towards solar Photovoltaic Self-Consumption policies with Batteries: From the perspective of distribution networks December 2021 Applied Energy 304(4):117859
This study combines a solar-load uncertainty model and economic analysis to assess the financial impact of adding a reused-battery energy storage system to a photovoltaic assemblage in the context of multi-tariff policies and photovoltaic resource regions in China. First, we classify the types of residents based on the correlation between the users'' electricity …
Solar photovoltaic panels, for example, ... reductions in cost, the introduction of new policies, and changing household preferences (Beppler et al., 2021). For perhaps these reasons, solar energy features heavily in projections of future energy use (International Energy Agency, 2019, 2021: 125). The International Renewable Energy Agency (2018) forecasted …
Solar photovoltaic (PV) energy, inherently clean and unlimited, has emerged as a great potential source of energy. This is essentially favorable for the solar industry in a tropical country like India, which is blessed with abundant sunlight for most of the year. The solar industry has finally attained grid parity and, thus, the future has a huge scope for deployment of solar …
EU measures to boost solar energy include making the installation of solar panels on the rooftops of new buildings obligatory within a specific timeframe, streamlining permitting procedures for …
Our paper thereby provided empirical evidence for solar PV to promote household clean energy transition for other developing countries or areas. In addition, we delved into mechanisms of how this policy prompts rural household energy transition, which helps to understand multiple benefits of solar PV as a form of clean energy. Besides ...
We find that the prevalence of younger households, higher incomes, dwelling ownership and unshared roof space results in higher rates of uptake. Neither higher …
Hence, developing new PV on building rooftops, especially for households, will contribute decisively to decarbonise the electricity sector thanks to smart self-consumption policies, new business models for cross-cutting applications like electric mobility, solar-based heating and cooling (through heat pumps, direct heating or PVT collectors ...
A number of studies have explored factors influencing the adoption of solar photovoltaics (PV) at the household level and proposed measures to foster its development. This paper aims to systematically review and analyse the state of solar PV adoption by exploring …
How can we ensure that as many households as possible adopt not only solar panels, but also their own battery to store solar energy, a heat pump, and an electric car? …
How can we ensure that as many households as possible adopt not only solar panels, but also their own battery to store solar energy, a heat pump, and an electric car? Researchers have looked into ...
With the increasing affordability of photovoltaic (PV) panels and other renewable energy technologies, more and more households are choosing to generate their own electricity and even sell any excess back to the grid. While this trend has been particularly prominent in Europe, it is now spreading rapidly to other regions of the world and is now ...
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Hence, developing new PV on building rooftops, especially for households, will contribute decisively to decarbonise the electricity sector thanks to smart self-consumption …
In recent years, research on the intention to adopt solar photovoltaic technology has yielded rich results. However, controversy still exists regarding the key antecedents of households'' intention to adopt solar photovoltaic technologies. To clarify the critical factors influencing the intention to adopt solar photovoltaic technology and ...
We investigate the key policies affecting the development of PV technology from the perspective of solar PV research and development (R&D), industry, and market development. The significant impact of the performance of renewable energy policies during different periods on PV development is shown.
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