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Alsulami, Abdulkarim, Fairbrass, Jenny 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5292-0720, Botelho, Tiago and Assadinia, Shahin
(2024)
Renewable energy and innovation in Saudi Arabia: An exploration of factors affecting consumers' intention to adopt Solar PV.
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 204.
ISSN 0040-1625
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Abstract
Achieving ‘net-zero’ has become a major concern for governments worldwide. For this momentous transition to be realised, individual citizens must be motivated to adopt ‘cleaner’ innovative technologies to reduce their carbon footprint. Against this backdrop, our study investigates factors that may encourage or inhibit the intention to adopt renewable energy (specifically Solar photovoltaics (PV)) among home-owning Saudi consumers. Drawing on the theory of planned behaviour, we examine the relationship between demographic variables and consumers’ attitudes towards renewable energy (RE) and their intention to adopt new RE technology. Our findings reveal that a lack of consumer knowledge about RE is the major obstacle to Solar PV adoption among Saudi consumers. Moreover, consumers’ environmental beliefs may not lead directly to an intention to adopt RE, even though it is associated with favourable attitudes towards the technology. Finally, social influence may be crucial when promoting RE adoption among Saudi consumers. These are essential considerations for policymakers to note and act on when constructing energy policy.
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