Assessment of perceived characteristics of solar lamps in Khayelitsha

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dc.contributor.authorReckson, S
dc.contributor.authorMadhlopa, A
dc.date2014-04
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-17T09:28:30Z
dc.date.available2016-02-17T09:28:30Z
dc.date.issued2016-02-17
dc.date.updated2016-02-11T08:30:19Z
dc.description.abstractEnergy plays a vital role in the socio-economic development of any nation. Nevertheless, many people do not have access to modern energy services for lighting or other applications. Solar lamps are an innovation of modern lighting services for low-income households. In spite of the benefits associated with the adoption of solar lamps there have been few attempts for the diffusion of this technology among South Africa residences. The objective of this study was to assess perceived characteristics of solar lamps from persons in non-electrified households in Khayelitsha, Cape Town (South Africa). Such households rely predominantly on paraffin lamps and candles for lighting. The authors wished to assess public perceived characteristics of solar lamps (relative advantage, compatibility, complexity and affordability in a preliminary persuasive stage). Primary data was collected through use of a structured questionnaire (respondents completed 26). Each response - from `strongly disagree' to `strongly agree' received an integer score of 1 to 5. In addition, data reliability was determined by using Cronbach's Alpha. Results indicated most respondents perceived solar lamps as more advantageous, compatible and affordable than paraffin lamps and candles. Answers swayed more towards `disagree' on the complexity of the technology. The values of alpha ranged from 0.46 (for affordability) to 0.84 (for relative advantage, indicating solar lamps had a significant perceived relative advantage over paraffin lamps and candles.en_ZA
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1109/DUE.2014.6827764
dc.identifier.apacitationReckson, S., & Madhlopa, A. (2016). <i>Assessment of perceived characteristics of solar lamps in Khayelitsha</i>. Cape Town, IEEE. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17086en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationReckson, S, and A Madhlopa. "Assessment of perceived characteristics of solar lamps in Khayelitsha." 2014-04, Cape Town. IEEE. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17086.en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationReckson, S., & Madhlopa, A., (2014, April). Assessment of perceived characteristics of solar lamps in Khayelitsha. In Domestic Use of Energy (DUE), 2014 Proceedings of the Twenty-Second (pp. 1-6). IEEE.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Conference Paper AU - Reckson, S AU - Madhlopa, A AB - Energy plays a vital role in the socio-economic development of any nation. Nevertheless, many people do not have access to modern energy services for lighting or other applications. Solar lamps are an innovation of modern lighting services for low-income households. In spite of the benefits associated with the adoption of solar lamps there have been few attempts for the diffusion of this technology among South Africa residences. The objective of this study was to assess perceived characteristics of solar lamps from persons in non-electrified households in Khayelitsha, Cape Town (South Africa). Such households rely predominantly on paraffin lamps and candles for lighting. The authors wished to assess public perceived characteristics of solar lamps (relative advantage, compatibility, complexity and affordability in a preliminary persuasive stage). Primary data was collected through use of a structured questionnaire (respondents completed 26). Each response - from `strongly disagree' to `strongly agree' received an integer score of 1 to 5. In addition, data reliability was determined by using Cronbach's Alpha. Results indicated most respondents perceived solar lamps as more advantageous, compatible and affordable than paraffin lamps and candles. Answers swayed more towards `disagree' on the complexity of the technology. The values of alpha ranged from 0.46 (for affordability) to 0.84 (for relative advantage, indicating solar lamps had a significant perceived relative advantage over paraffin lamps and candles. CY - Cape Town DA - 2016-02-17 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - lamps KW - lighting KW - socio-economic effects KW - solar power KW - Cape Town KW - Khayelitsha KW - South Africa residences KW - candles KW - low-income households LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PP - Cape Town PY - 2016 T1 - Assessment of perceived characteristics of solar lamps in Khayelitsha TI - Assessment of perceived characteristics of solar lamps in Khayelitsha UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17086 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/17086
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationReckson S, Madhlopa A, Assessment of perceived characteristics of solar lamps in Khayelitsha. ; 2014-04; Cape Town. IEEE; 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17086 .en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherIEEEen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentEnergy Research Centreen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.publisher.locationCape Townen_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDomestic Use of Energy (DUE), 2014 Proceedings of the Twenty-Seconden_ZA
dc.subjectlampsen_ZA
dc.subjectlightingen_ZA
dc.subjectsocio-economic effectsen_ZA
dc.subjectsolar poweren_ZA
dc.subjectCape Townen_ZA
dc.subjectKhayelitshaen_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africa residencesen_ZA
dc.subjectcandlesen_ZA
dc.subjectlow-income householdsen_ZA
dc.titleAssessment of perceived characteristics of solar lamps in Khayelitshaen_ZA
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