Household adoption of low and zero carbon (LZC) technologies is a key element of the UK Government’s energy and climate strategies to reduce the carbon footprint of homes, which in 2005 were directly responsible for 28% of total UK carbon dioxide emissions (DTI, 2005). However, despite UK government support for renewable energy technologies and microgeneration (the small scale production of heat and/or electricity from a low carbon source), through grant schemes, such as the Clear Skies and Low Carbon Buildings Programme, household adoption of technologies, such as solar thermal water heating, solar photovoltaics (PV) and biomass heating systems, microwind, microchip and heat pumps, has been slow. There is therefore significant potential for market growth and carbon saving if the barriers to widespread consumer adoption of microgeneration and renewable energy technologies can be overcome.ududThis report gives the results of a large study carried out by the Design Innovation Group at the Open University (OU) in collaboration with the National Energy Foundation (NEF) and the Energy Saving Trust (EST), that aimed to investigate in detail the drivers and barriers underlying UK householders’ decisions to adopt or decide against adopting selected renewable energy technologies (solar thermal water heating, solar photovoltaics (PV), microwind turbines and wood-burning stoves), and their experiences and use of the systems once installed. Data was gathered during 2006 via an online questionnaire linked to the websites of the Energy Saving Trust (EST) and a BBC/OU television series on climate change, which produced nearly 400 responses. We also gathered respondents’ ideas for improving the renewable energy systems. The data was supplemented by the results of in-depth telephone interviews with householders. The data on household adoption of renewable energy technologies presented in this report form part of a larger project entitled ‘People-centred ecodesign’.
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机译：家庭采用低碳和零碳（LZC）技术是英国政府减少住房碳足迹的能源和气候战略的关键要素，2005年，碳足迹直接占英国二氧化碳排放总量的28％（DTI，2005年） ）。但是，尽管英国政府通过“晴空计划”和“低碳建筑计划”等赠款计划支持可再生能源技术和微型发电（低碳来源的小规模热能和/或电力生产），诸如太阳能热水，太阳能光伏（PV）和生物质加热系统，微风，微芯片和热泵等的发展一直很缓慢。因此，如果可以克服消费者广泛采用微发电和可再生能源技术的障碍，则市场增长和碳减排具有巨大潜力。 ud ud本报告提供了设计创新小组在公开市场上进行的一项大型研究的结果大学（OU）与国家能源基金会（NEF）和节能基金会（EST）合作，旨在详细调查英国家庭采用或不采用某些可再生能源技术的决定的驱动因素和障碍（太阳能热水，太阳能光伏（PV），微型风力涡轮机和燃木火炉）及其安装后的经验和使用。 2006年期间，通过链接到节能信托基金（EST）网站和BBC / OU关于气候变化的电视连续剧的在线调查表收集了数据，该调查表产生了近400份答复。我们还收集了受访者关于改善可再生能源系统的想法。与住户进行深入电话采访的结果对数据进行了补充。本报告中提供的有关家庭采用可再生能源技术的数据是一个名为“以人为本的生态设计”的较大项目的一部分。
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