Co-adoption dynamics in the diffusion of energy technologies in Switzerland

The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors influencing the co-adoption of EMS installed in residential single- or multi-family buildings linked to PV and EV charging stations in Switzerland by means of a statistical analysis of an already done survey, and compare them to the factors inf...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: López Solá, Alex
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/390773
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/390773
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Renewable energy sources
Energy transition
Photovoltaic power generation
Electric vehicles
Renewable energy
Co-adoption
Renewable energy technologies adoption
EMS
PV
EV
Energy management system
Photovoltaics
Electric vehicle
Energies renovables
Transició energètica
Energia solar fotovoltaica
Vehicles elèctrics
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Gestió de l'energia
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Sumario:The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors influencing the co-adoption of EMS installed in residential single- or multi-family buildings linked to PV and EV charging stations in Switzerland by means of a statistical analysis of an already done survey, and compare them to the factors influencing the adoption of both PV and EV, i.e. compared to the situation where only one of these technologies was implemented. Several are the main contributions of this study: (i) analyzing the influencing factors of EMS co-adopted with other technologies; (ii) comparing the factors influencing the adoption process of different energy technologies; (iii) the influence of the existing energy technology stock in buildings (i.g. heat pump, hot water boiler) on the technology adoption of EMS, PV and EV; (iv) the integration of the co-adoption decision within a conceptual model integrating several theories which model individuals’ behavior and technology adoption decision processes. The results indicate that PV is key for the diffusion of both EMS and EV, and that EMS co-adopters share characteristics in a higher measure with PV adopters, but also with EV adopters. Overall, information is found to be a crucial lever to promote energy technologies, jointly with creating a favorable legal framework and regulations, and making certain infrastructural changes