- Title
- The potential for solar water heaters in urban development in KwaZulu-Natal
- Creator
- Dlepu, Thobisa Miranda
- Subject
- Solar water heaters
- Subject
- Solar heating
- Subject
- Renewable energy sources
- Date Issued
- 2014
- Date
- 2014
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MA
- Identifier
- vital:9251
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1021184
- Description
- The study found that investing in solar water heater system (SWH) would be an economically, socially and environmentally viable option to implement within urban households; in which the hot water demand, volume of hot water consumption, water heating costs, and electricity tariffs are high. Investing in solar water heater technology should be the key focus of South African government; in order to enhance the wellbeing of the ordinary citizens. The study made use of the qualitative research approach to investigate solar water heater drivers and barriers; from the perspective of energy consumers. This will be achieved by focusing on the major drivers and barriers that consumers consider when making decisions on adoption of solar water heater system. It is believed that solar water heater drivers and barriers substantially influence the potential and urban development thereof. Solar heat is utilized in the residential sector for heating water for bathing, cleaning, washing and cooking food, but its availability is limited (Arora & Arora, 2013). Renewable energy has become a wild card internationally and regionally because of the technical, economic and environmental barriers affecting the disadvantaged individuals.
- Format
- 68 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
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