scholarly journals The Impact of Subsidy Programs for Solar Thermal Applications: A Case Study for a Remote Island

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 3944
Author(s):  
Wei-Min Lin ◽  
Keh-Chin Chang ◽  
Kung-Ming Chung
Keyword(s):  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Solar Thermal ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Solar Water ◽  
Water Heaters ◽  
Remote Island ◽  
Solar Thermal Applications ◽  
Solar Water Heaters ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Subsidy Programs

Government intervention in the form of financial incentives is crucial for translating customer choice into a larger market share for solar thermal applications. The lengthy subsidy programs for solar water heaters in Taiwan have expanded the local market. On a remote island (Kinmen County), the area of solar collectors that are installed per 1000 inhabitants is 192.9 square meters. This study investigates a market-driven mechanism in terms of disposable income, household structure, building type and financial viability. The dual subsidy programs appear to have distorted the local market. The cumulative energy savings for solar water heaters that are installed is misleading because the systems are over-designed and there is a high replacement rate (or shorter service period).

scholarly journals The Impact of Water Quality on the Use of Solar Water Heaters in Remote Islands of Taiwan

Water ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai-Chun Fan ◽  
Keh-Chin Chang ◽  
Kung-Ming Chung
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Solar Water ◽  
Water Heaters ◽  
Remote Islands ◽  
Solar Water Heaters ◽  
The Impact

Subsidy programs on diffusion of solar water heaters: Taiwan’s experience

Energy Policy ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 563-567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keh-Chin Chang ◽  
Wei-Min Lin ◽  
Tsong-Sheng Lee ◽  
Kung-Ming Chung
Keyword(s):  
Solar Water ◽  
Water Heaters ◽  
Solar Water Heaters ◽  
Subsidy Programs

Local market of solar water heaters in Taiwan: Review and perspectives

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 2605-2612 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.C. Chang ◽  
W.M. Lin ◽  
T.S. Lee ◽  
K.M. Chung
Keyword(s):  
Local Market ◽  
Solar Water ◽  
Water Heaters ◽  
Solar Water Heaters

scholarly journals The Economic, Social, and Environmental Impacts of Generalization of Solar Water Heaters

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-232
Author(s):  
Faycel Tazigh
Keyword(s):  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Solar Water ◽  
Water Heaters ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Solar Water Heaters ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City ◽  
Social And Environmental Impacts

This paper aims to quantify the three main aspects of sustainable development, the economic, social, and environmental impacts of the generalization of solar water heaters in Marrakech. In order to conduct this Impact assessment study, we used both quantitative and qualitative analysis. The impact assessment analysis has been done on three different levels: households, Tourism, and private and public institutions. The generalization of SWH at the scale of the city of Marrakech will be in this perspective the origin of a profit today neglected. The resulting impact, both economically and socially, would be great. It is also beneficial and concerns the natural and sanitary environment. Nationally, the direct financial impact of the generalization of SWH at the direct city level is around $ 15 million. The generalization of solar water heaters in Morocco will reduce the national energy bill by 1.3%.

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