Customers' perception of residential photovoltaic solar projects in the UAE: A structural equation modeling approach

Photovoltaic solar systems are widely used as a renewable energy resource worldwide due to the numerous negative impacts of the conventional-depleted energy resources. In the context of the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates has been a pioneer in regulating renewable energy and setting annual tar...

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Autores principales:	Haneen Abuzaid, Lama Abu Moeilak, Ayman Alzaatreh
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2022
Materias:	Photovoltaic projects Residential PV solar Customers' perception Structural equation modeling Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel trade HD9502-9502.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c7e47498275f4b1c9981b0a91b0f20a72021-12-04T04:33:54ZCustomers' perception of residential photovoltaic solar projects in the UAE: A structural equation modeling approach2211-467X10.1016/j.esr.2021.100778https://doaj.org/article/c7e47498275f4b1c9981b0a91b0f20a72022-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X21001619https://doaj.org/toc/2211-467XPhotovoltaic solar systems are widely used as a renewable energy resource worldwide due to the numerous negative impacts of the conventional-depleted energy resources. In the context of the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates has been a pioneer in regulating renewable energy and setting annual targets for the dependency on and market share of renewable energy and carbon dioxide emissions. The purpose of this paper is to define the main factors that affect customers' perception of photovoltaic solar projects for the residential sector as an alternative renewable source of electricity in the United Arab Emirates. Reliably collected responses were used to build a hypothetical model using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling. The findings showed that financial and environmental aspects are the main contributors to customers' perception in the United Arab Emirates. Furthermore, it was apparent that different nationalities in the United Arab Emirates have similar average perception of photovoltaic systems projects and finally, we suggest that perception may positively impact the intention towards adopting residential photovoltaic systems. These findings can be utilized by governmental related authorities, photovoltaic systems contractors, photovoltaic systems leasing companies, and energy consultants to enhance the perception of customers and increase the tendency to install such projects in the residential sector.Haneen AbuzaidLama Abu MoeilakAyman AlzaatrehElsevierarticlePhotovoltaic projectsResidentialPV solarCustomers' perceptionStructural equation modelingEnergy industries. Energy policy. Fuel tradeHD9502-9502.5ENEnergy Strategy Reviews, Vol 39, Iss , Pp 100778- (2022)
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topic	Photovoltaic projects Residential PV solar Customers' perception Structural equation modeling Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel trade HD9502-9502.5
spellingShingle	Photovoltaic projects Residential PV solar Customers' perception Structural equation modeling Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel trade HD9502-9502.5 Haneen Abuzaid Lama Abu Moeilak Ayman Alzaatreh Customers' perception of residential photovoltaic solar projects in the UAE: A structural equation modeling approach
description	Photovoltaic solar systems are widely used as a renewable energy resource worldwide due to the numerous negative impacts of the conventional-depleted energy resources. In the context of the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates has been a pioneer in regulating renewable energy and setting annual targets for the dependency on and market share of renewable energy and carbon dioxide emissions. The purpose of this paper is to define the main factors that affect customers' perception of photovoltaic solar projects for the residential sector as an alternative renewable source of electricity in the United Arab Emirates. Reliably collected responses were used to build a hypothetical model using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling. The findings showed that financial and environmental aspects are the main contributors to customers' perception in the United Arab Emirates. Furthermore, it was apparent that different nationalities in the United Arab Emirates have similar average perception of photovoltaic systems projects and finally, we suggest that perception may positively impact the intention towards adopting residential photovoltaic systems. These findings can be utilized by governmental related authorities, photovoltaic systems contractors, photovoltaic systems leasing companies, and energy consultants to enhance the perception of customers and increase the tendency to install such projects in the residential sector.
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author	Haneen Abuzaid Lama Abu Moeilak Ayman Alzaatreh
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title	Customers' perception of residential photovoltaic solar projects in the UAE: A structural equation modeling approach
title_short	Customers' perception of residential photovoltaic solar projects in the UAE: A structural equation modeling approach
title_full	Customers' perception of residential photovoltaic solar projects in the UAE: A structural equation modeling approach
title_fullStr	Customers' perception of residential photovoltaic solar projects in the UAE: A structural equation modeling approach
title_full_unstemmed	Customers' perception of residential photovoltaic solar projects in the UAE: A structural equation modeling approach
title_sort	customers' perception of residential photovoltaic solar projects in the uae: a structural equation modeling approach
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2022
url	https://doaj.org/article/c7e47498275f4b1c9981b0a91b0f20a7
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Customers' perception of residential photovoltaic solar projects in the UAE: A structural equation modeling approach

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