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Understanding The Ecological Adoption Of Solar Water Heaters Among Customers Of Island Economies

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  • PUDARUTH Sharmila

    (Faculty of Law and Management, University of Mauritius)

  • JUWAHEER Thanika Devi

    (Faculty of Law and Management, University of Mauritius)

  • KOODRUTH UmmeYusra

    (Faculty of Law and Management, University of Mauritius)

Abstract

This paper explores the major factors impacting upon the ecological adoption of solar water heaters in Mauritius. The paper applies data reduction technique by using exploratory factor analysis on a sample of 228 respondents and condenses a set of 32 attributes into a list of 8 comprehensible factors impacting upon the sustained adoption of solar water heater in Mauritius. Multiple regression analysis was also conducted to investigate upon the most predictive factor influencing the adoption of solar water heaters in Mauritius. The empirical estimates of the regression analysis have also depicted that the most determining factor pertaining to the ‘government incentives for solar water heaters’ impacts upon the adoption of solar water heaters. These results can be related to sustainable adoption of green energy whereby targeted incentive mechanisms can be formulated with the aim to accelerate and cascade solar energy adoption in emerging economies. A novel conceptual model was also proposed in this paper, whereby, ecological stakeholders in the sustainable arena could use the model as a reference to pave the way to encourage adoption of solar water heating energy. This research represents a different way of understanding ecological customers by developing an expanding on an original scale development for the survey on the ecological adoption of solar water heaters.

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  • PUDARUTH Sharmila & JUWAHEER Thanika Devi & KOODRUTH UmmeYusra, 2017. "Understanding The Ecological Adoption Of Solar Water Heaters Among Customers Of Island Economies," Studies in Business and Economics, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Faculty of Economic Sciences, vol. 12(1), pages 148-173, April.
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