Abstract
The application of renewable energy technologies (RETs)
in the residential building sector requires acceptance of
technical solutions by key stakeholders, such as building
owners, real-estate developers, and energy providers. The
objective of this study is to identify the current status
of public perceptions of RETs that are available in the
Finnish market and associated influencing factors, such
as perceived reliability, investment cost, payback time,
and national incentives. A web-based questionnaire was
disseminated to the general public in the Helsinki
Metropolitan Area (n = 246). Social perceptions of
building-integrated RETs were evaluated through
integration of survey data and Stochastic Multicriteria
Acceptability Analysis (SMAA), which was applied to
analyse the robustness of the survey results. The SMAA
demonstrated that Finnish residents exhibit broad
acceptance of multiple options, rather than preference
for a single RET. Solar technologies and ground source
heat pumps were the most preferred options and evaluated
as very reliable, whereas wind-based technologies and
combined heat and power were ranked as the least popular.
In general, respondents indicated a strong willingness to
financially invest in RETs as a means to reduce their
carbon footprint and preferred tax deductions as an
incentive to invest in RETs.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 813-824 |
| Journal | Renewable Energy |
| Volume | 99 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- Finland
- nZEBs
- public perceptions
- renewable energy
- SMAA
