Diffusion of Solar Energy Technologies in the New-construction Market
Diffusion of Solar Energy Technologies in the New-construction Market

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Published: 1981

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Comsumer motivations for choosing a solar energy equipped new home when the non-solar or conventional model was also available were investigated. The approach was to test the relative importance of demographic, dwelling unit, and heating system characteristics in household decisions to purchase a home equipped with solar energy devices. Two statistical models were developed: one to examine the relationship between the types of home buyers (as an identifiable market segment) and the decision to purchase a solar home, and the other to compare the energy use of solar vs. conventional homes selected in the sample. (MHR).

Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

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Published: 1991

Total Pages: 1460

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Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.

Selling Solar
Selling Solar

Author: Damian Miller

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-05-04

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 1136557490

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What are the barriers to diffusion? How are they overcome, and by whom? These are the essential questions that 'Selling Solar' answers. To do so, the author explores the compelling, but often over-looked literature on innovation diffusion.

Energy Policy Instruments and Technical Change in the Residential Building Sector
Energy Policy Instruments and Technical Change in the Residential Building Sector

Author: M. Beerepoot

Publisher: IOS Press

Published: 2007-11-28

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 1607502917

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Energy performance policy in the building sector - such as is described by EU Directive known as EPBD - has the aim of reducing energy consumption in buildings. Given the importance of the development of innovations in energy technology, and a transition to a sustainable energy supply system, it is necessary that policy instruments for energy conservation in the building sector stimulate the development and diffusion of innovations. This publication contributes to knowledge about the content of energy performance policy and concludes that the effect of energy performance policy in encouraging innovation is limited. The study of the innovation system of the Dutch construction industry identifies how the project-based nature of the construction industry is an obstacle to ‘learning-rich’ collaboration between the various stakeholders. The study contributes to the discussion about the impact of government policy for energy conservation in the building sector, in the context of climate change policy.