Owen, A, Mitchell, G and Gouldson, A (2014) Unseen influence-The role of low carbon retrofit advisers and installers in the adoption and use of domestic energy technology. Energy Policy, 73. 169 - 179. ISSN 0301-4215
Abstract
Reducing climate changing emissions associated with residential property continues to be a significant challenge. Five case studies of different domestic energy technology schemes in England highlight the influence of advisers and installers in householders' decisions to adopt low carbon technologies. Many of these advisers and installers are micro-enterprises working in connected groups in particular geographic areas. Such micro-enterprises form a large part of the construction sector, but despite the number of enterprises and the potential impact of changes in the behaviour of the sole traders and small firms, there appears to be little policy that specifically targets this group.Data from these case studies is presented and organised into a typological framework, in order to illustrate the range of ways in which the impact of advisers and installers can be modified. Two of the six factors in the typological framework relate to the motivation of installers themselves and how their work is perceived by their clients. By examining these factors in particular, this paper makes a novel contribution to understanding the factors that influence the take up and use of domestic energy technologies, leading to the possibility of new policy options or interventions.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2014, Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Energy Policy. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Energy Policy, 73, (2014) DOI 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.06.013 |
Keywords: | Technology diffusion; Intermediaries; Retrofit |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Geography (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 12 Nov 2014 16:10 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jan 2018 05:40 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2014.06.013 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.06.013 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:81122 |