Experiences with a Serious Game Introducing Basic Knowledge About Renewable Energy Technologies: A Practical Implementation in a German Secondary School

2021 ◽  
pp. 097340822098144
Author(s):  
Pia Spangenberger ◽  
Nadine Matthes ◽  
Linda Kruse ◽  
Iken Draeger ◽  
Susanne Narciss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Evaluation Study ◽  
Serious Game ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Research Questions

In this article, we describe a practical implementation of a serious game to facilitate knowledge acquisition about renewable energy technologies among youngsters, using the game Serena Supergreen and the Broken Blade. We present the quest design and an evaluation study on the research questions: (a) Did youngsters who played the game have more knowledge about renewable energy technologies compared to those who did not play the game? (b) How did students perceive the game? (c) What did the students recall from the game 11 months after playing it? The study was conducted at a German secondary school ( n = 82). Youngsters who played the game had more knowledge on renewable energy technologies compared to the control group ( n = 31). In a second round of data collection, 11 months after playing, a majority of students still remembered the game quests. Our results indicate that serious games are a promising approach for introducing basic knowledge about renewable energy technologies.

BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTING LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGIES

2012 ◽  
Vol 03 (04) ◽  
pp. 1250019 ◽  
Author(s):  
KENNETH GILLINGHAM ◽  
JAMES SWEENEY
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Market Failures ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Open Research ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Distribution Generation ◽  
Low Carbon Technologies

This paper reviews the major barriers to the adoption of low-carbon technologies, with a focus on market failures that provide a rationale for policy intervention to improve economic efficiency. Market failures include externalities, asymmetric information, institutional failures, regulatory failures, and failures of consumer or firm decision-making. We discuss central generation renewable energy technologies, CCS technology, distribution generation renewable energy, and technologies to reduce the demand for energy. For each technology category, we assess whether and how policy might improve economic efficiency, and point to key open research questions.

scholarly journals The Effect of Renewable Energy Marketing Techniques on Different Age Brackets

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxwell Ryan ◽  
Meghan McDonough
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Renewable Energy Marketing

Renewable energy technologies are often seen as one of the most useful solution to the issue of climate change. Hamilton, Hartter, and Bell (2019) conducted a study where participants of various ages were surveyed about their opinions and attitudes towards renewable energy. They found that there was a difference between how younger and older people perceived renewable energy and other related technologies. There is also extensive research into how different appeals people’s perception of a product in advertising. This study combines the two to investigate how age impacted the effectiveness of various commercial types regarding renewable energy. A Posttest-only control group, experimental design was used to conduct this study. A survey was modeled from various related experiments and given to participants from five different age groups. A one-way ANOVA test was run for the numerical results of each of the age groups in the survey. The p-Value for age group one was determined to be statistically significant at p<0.05 and a null hypothesis was rejected. This, along with anecdotal responses from participants, was used to draw three conclusions. People in the first age group are concerned with the environmental benefits of renewable energy technologies, but are more concerned with their implementation into society. Participants across most of the age groups are concerned with the cost of renewable energy technologies. Finally, the participants believed that the individual situation of the installer should determine if they should invest in renewable energy technologies.             Keywords: renewable energy, marketing, advertising, age groups, perception

scholarly journals Renewable energy resources in students’ opinions

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-63
Author(s):  
Michał Roman
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
School Students ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies

The article aims to present the research findings regarding the level of knowledge the students of Warsaw University of Life Sciences and the students of Jadwiga Dziubińska Agricultural Education Centre Schools in Golądkowo have about renewable energy resources. The research shows that the university and secondary school students are most knowledgeable about solar energy and wind power. The students whose field of studies is Renewable Energy Technologies demonstrate more knowledge of geothermal energy, biogas or biomass. Most respondents acquire knowledge about renewable energy resources from the Internet and television while the students of Renewable Energy Technologies acquire their knowledge in the course of their studies. The respondents believe that the production of energy from renewable sources is safe for the environment and human health. But most respondents, including the secondary school and university students, think that biogas is harmful for the environment and human health. Almost three fourth of the respondents are most willing to use solar energy. The second most popular source of energy is wind power. According to the respondents, the advantages of the investments are the protection of the environment and reduction of greenhouse gases emission. A big proportion of the students of Renewable Energy Technologies are for becoming independent of the increasing prices of fossil fuels. The research shows that, in the students’ opinion, wind power and solar energy development is most prospective in Poland. The students of Renewable Energy Technologies believe that there are big opportunities for biomass development in Poland.

scholarly journals Renewable Heating and Cooling Solutions for Buildings and Industry

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Andrea Frazzica ◽  
Régis Decorme ◽  
Marco Calderoni ◽  
Alessandra Cuneo ◽  
Zuzana Taťáková ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Heat Pump ◽  
Solar Thermal ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Heating And Cooling ◽  
Common Strategy ◽  
Selection Of

This workshop brought together a selection of H2020 EU-funded projects involving experts from the biomass, geothermal, solar thermal, and heat pump sectors to discuss a common strategy for increasing the use of renewable energy technologies for heating and cooling for buildings and industry.

scholarly journals Modeling, Control, and Optimization of Multi-Generation and Hybrid Energy Systems

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1125
Author(s):  
Kody M. Powell ◽  
Kasra Mohammadi
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Hybrid Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Hybrid Energy Systems ◽  
Increasing Trend

As renewable energy technologies decrease in cost and become more prevalent, there is an increasing trend towards electrification of many energy systems [...]

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