Identification of the barriers for the slow uptake of solar water heaters in Australia

Djordjevic, S., Baverstock, G, Walker, E.ORCID: 0000-0003-2762-2961 and Urmee, T. (2014) Identification of the barriers for the slow uptake of solar water heaters in Australia. In: Solar 2014: Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Conference of the Australian Solar Energy Society (Australian Solar Council), 8 - 9 May, Melbourne, Australia

Abstract

This paper is a preliminary review, which identifies known barriers for the slow uptake of solar water heaters in Australia. It analyses the reasons why these barriers exist and tries to suggest further measures to overcome them. The barriers are grouped in four categories: technical, social, economic and policy. Recommendations for improvement of solar water heaters take up in Australia are given with summarised suggestions and directions. Some observations were based on a customer database of the now ceased Sola-Kleen Company in Perth. This paper aims to identify the barriers for the slow uptake of solar water heaters in Australia and recommends future steps to overcome the barriers.

Item Type:	Conference Paper
Murdoch Affiliation:	School of Engineering and Information Technology
URI:	http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/30341

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