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한국건설관리학회 (Korea Institute of Construction Engineering and Management)
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Exploring the Impact of Housing Characteristics on Residential Photovoltaic Adoption in Hong Kong: A Comparative Survey of Housing Types and Homeownerships

  • Ruixiaoxiao ZHANG (Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) ;
  • Minhyun LEE (Department of Building and Real Estate, Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
  • 발행 : 2024.07.29
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The global shift towards sustainable energy practices underscores the importance of residential photovoltaic (PV) adoption, a trend that has been gaining more attention in Hong Kong. Despite this, existing research in this area lacks quantitative analysis, with a particular deficiency in statistically robust surveys across diverse residential sectors in Hong Kong and in comparative studies between PV installers and non-PV installers. Addressing these gaps, this study employed a comprehensive questionnaire survey to collect data from a representative sample of both PV installers and non-PV installers regarding their housing types and homeownerships, followed by chi-square tests of independence to explore the demographic distinctions influencing residential PV adoption. The findings highlight significant variance in adoption rates between homeowners and tenants, with a noticeable inclination for PV installation among owners of independent houses. In contrast, co-tenants in residential flats demonstrated a lower propensity for PV adoption. These insights provide a crucial understanding of the factors that affect PV system uptake and could inform the formulation of targeted policies to boost renewable energy integration in urban residential settings.

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This work was supported by the Postdoctoral Matching Fund and Seed Funding for Competitive Projects from the Department of Building and Real Estate at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and a grant from the Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (PolyU25206822).

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