『Abstract
Energy is essential to human beings. The increasing demand of
energy has triggered the public scrutiny on the sustainability
issues associated with the energy production and transmission.
There have been a large number of studies focusing on reducing
the environmental impacts associated with the energy sector. Renewable
energy sources such as solar energy have been prompted to mitigate
these environmental impacts. This research adopted a quantitative
approach to investigate the social acceptance of solar energy
technologies from end users' perspective in Shandong province,
China. A large scale questionnaire survey was conducted. The results
show that there is a considerable high level of social acceptance
and public awareness of solar water heater. However, another major
application of solar energy, solar PV has not gained a high level
of social acceptance or public awareness in Shandong. This study
provides useful references for policy makers to further promote
the utilization of solar energy innovations.
Keywords: Social acceptance; Solar energy; China』
1. Introduction
2. Solar energy in China and Shandong Province
3. Social acceptance of renewable energy
4. Methodology
5. Public awareness of solar water heater and solar PV
5.1. Solar water heater
5.1.1. Area
5.1.2. Age
5.1.3. Education
5.1.4. Income
5.2. Solar PV
6. Public attitudes towards the implementation of solar water
heater and solar PV at home
7. The utilization of solar water heater and solar PV at home
7.1. Solar water heater
7.1.1. Building type
7.1.2. Location
7.1.3. Capacity and population
7.1.4. Types of solar water heaters
7.1.5. Purposes of solar water heaters
7.1.6. Reasons for installation of solar water heater
7.1.7. Frequency of the utilization
7.1.8. Issues associated with the implementation/utilization
7.2. Solar PV
7.2.1. Purposes
7.2.2. Reasons for choosing solar PV
7.2.3. Issues associated with the implementation/utilization
7.2.4. Reasons for not installing solar PV
8. Conclusions Acknowledgements
References