Solar energy implementation at the household level: Gaza Strip case study

Abstract Background The Gaza Strip in Palestine is currently facing a serious electrical power deficit due to the local political situation. In addition, main source of energy traditional fossil fuel which environmentally harmful. To ensure that can be maintained continuously without any day-long failures challenging task for decision-makers. lack reliable has motivated inhabitants adopt an alternative reliable, sustainable, friendly and abundantly exists. Therefore, they decided implement solar systems their houses order replace or complement sources energy. This current study aims find out whether conventional domestic use sustain inhabitants’ daily life. been tested by studying readiness attitudes household people homes. work novel its contents. According authors’ knowledge, this one few studies considering topic. Methods understand reasons successful system adoption individual households Gaza, authors have created electronic questionnaire. dependent variable chosen energy, independent variables are environmental benefit, cost economic savings measured. questionnaire consists two parts: part personal questions; second 22 items on five-point Likert scale studied sample population 10% Al-Shifa Medical Complex employees (1819 employees). questionnaires were electronically circulated sample. data then collected analyzed using SPSS program. Results found only 19.5% installed houses. results show some factors, including governorate living, house ownership, total energy/month, available space install panels, desire share with neighbors did not affect decision On contrary, type knowledge renewable influenced decision. Compared previous studies, we also important factor implementing (Zakaria et al. Earth Environ Sci 268:012105. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/268/1/012105, 2019, Szakály Energies 14:1–25. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14010022, 2021). Though our reveal impact installing making (Assali Renew Energ 136:254–263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.01.007, 2019), will it regard as factor. Conclusion limited. kind imperative increase utilization Gaza. start public information campaign advantages through universities giving classes all university students and/or general talks public. conquer limiting authority ought consider framework support neighborhood occupants.