Room for residential solar PV?: Exploring the socio-technical system narratives and barriers of the residential solar PV diffusion in Thailand.
(2022) In IIIEE Master Thesis IMEM01 20221The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
- Abstract
- In working to reduce this increasingly intensified effect of climate change, one of the key strategies employed by different countries around the world is to reduce Green House Gas (GHG) emissions from the energy sector. As they are one of the biggest contributors, the strategies include the employment of different mitigation actions and fading away from the conventional fossil fuel source to a more renewable source of energy production. In recent years the Thai government has had a growing interest in increasing the share of renewable energy, this is included in many of the national strategies launched. As Thailand is located near the equator where the solar power potential is relatively high, solar power is expected to have the most... (More)
- In working to reduce this increasingly intensified effect of climate change, one of the key strategies employed by different countries around the world is to reduce Green House Gas (GHG) emissions from the energy sector. As they are one of the biggest contributors, the strategies include the employment of different mitigation actions and fading away from the conventional fossil fuel source to a more renewable source of energy production. In recent years the Thai government has had a growing interest in increasing the share of renewable energy, this is included in many of the national strategies launched. As Thailand is located near the equator where the solar power potential is relatively high, solar power is expected to have the most potential. Thailand has experienced a high rate of solar PV adoption at an industrialised and commercial scale. But the share of residential solar PV was less than 1% of the total installed capacity.
This thesis aims to understand the diffusion of solar PV in the residential sector in the context of Thailand. This includes the understanding of the current socio-technical systems and identifying possible barriers that may be slowing down the diffusion. Lastly, exploring if a widely used solar model such as community solar would have potential roles in addressing some of the identified barriers in Thailand and the real-life context of this model. The thesis approaches the aims through the condition’s analytical framework, establishing the different existing conditions in each dimension and identifying how this may affect the diffusion. The thesis study was conducted through various data collection methods such as an online survey sent to members of a community, semi-structured interviews with stakeholders and desktop research.
Findings reveal that there are different types of barriers that are slowing down the diffusion of solar PV in the residential sector. Some barriers identified are shared with all the respondents to the study despite the difference in cultural background, while others are found to be group specific. The study further uncovers that the designed set of procedures for the adoption of solar PV is often not followed in practice. Furthermore, the study was able to demonstrate the potential of the community solar model in the context of Thailand. However, future studies are recommended to explore the full possibility of this model in Thailand. (Less)
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- author
- Galaputh, Sawinee LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- IMEM01 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Socio-technical systems, solar photovoltaics, adoption barriers, community solar
- publication/series
- IIIEE Master Thesis
- report number
- 2022:27
- ISSN
- 1401-9191
- language
- English
- id
- 9097095
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- 2022-08-15 13:40:27
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abstract = {{In working to reduce this increasingly intensified effect of climate change, one of the key strategies employed by different countries around the world is to reduce Green House Gas (GHG) emissions from the energy sector. As they are one of the biggest contributors, the strategies include the employment of different mitigation actions and fading away from the conventional fossil fuel source to a more renewable source of energy production. In recent years the Thai government has had a growing interest in increasing the share of renewable energy, this is included in many of the national strategies launched. As Thailand is located near the equator where the solar power potential is relatively high, solar power is expected to have the most potential. Thailand has experienced a high rate of solar PV adoption at an industrialised and commercial scale. But the share of residential solar PV was less than 1% of the total installed capacity.
This thesis aims to understand the diffusion of solar PV in the residential sector in the context of Thailand. This includes the understanding of the current socio-technical systems and identifying possible barriers that may be slowing down the diffusion. Lastly, exploring if a widely used solar model such as community solar would have potential roles in addressing some of the identified barriers in Thailand and the real-life context of this model. The thesis approaches the aims through the condition’s analytical framework, establishing the different existing conditions in each dimension and identifying how this may affect the diffusion. The thesis study was conducted through various data collection methods such as an online survey sent to members of a community, semi-structured interviews with stakeholders and desktop research.
Findings reveal that there are different types of barriers that are slowing down the diffusion of solar PV in the residential sector. Some barriers identified are shared with all the respondents to the study despite the difference in cultural background, while others are found to be group specific. The study further uncovers that the designed set of procedures for the adoption of solar PV is often not followed in practice. Furthermore, the study was able to demonstrate the potential of the community solar model in the context of Thailand. However, future studies are recommended to explore the full possibility of this model in Thailand.}},
author = {{Galaputh, Sawinee}},
issn = {{1401-9191}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
series = {{IIIEE Master Thesis}},
title = {{Room for residential solar PV?: Exploring the socio-technical system narratives and barriers of the residential solar PV diffusion in Thailand.}},
year = {{2022}},
}