School of Chemical Engineering, USMSep 2014

Survey Form: Solar Energy Technology

Energy from sunlight is abundance and Malaysia is blessed with sunlight all year round and

since solar energy is sustainable energy, it can be utilized to generate power. Hence, this survey

is carried out in order to find an alternative solar energy technology to replace the existing solar

energy technology which may cater current demands.

Please help us to complete our survey. This survey will take less than 10 minutes. Please mark your choice of answer. Thank you.

1. Do you rent or own a home? Rent Own

2. How much do you pay for your electricity monthly? < RM100 RM100 – RM200 RM200 – RM300 RM300 – RM400 RM400 – RM500 >RM500

3. Do you want your home to pay less for electricity bill? Yes No

4. Do you have any intention/ already have any Solar Energy Technology installed in your home?

Yes (Type:           , Brand:           ) No

5. What factors would prevent you from installing a Solar Energy Technology?You can choose more than one.

Affordability Inconvenience Lack of awareness

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Lack of interest Lack of trust in the technology Others (please specify): lack of availability. don’t know where to get one.

                              

6. What is the primary factor most likely to convince you to install Solar Energy Technology?

Installation and equipment is free, I only pay for the electricity. Need to pay a considerable amount only for the equipment, Saving money on my monthly electricity bill. Getting off the utility. Using clean energy. Reducing my environmental impact; to live “green” and/or reduce carbon footprint Others/ None of the above

7. How much are you willing to pay (to purchase and install the system)? RM5000 – RM10000 RM10000 – RM20000 RM20000 – RM30000 RM30000 – RM40000 RM40000 – RM50000

8. Which payment method do you prefer? Full payment when purchasing the system Installment payment monthly up to 10 Years Installment payment monthly up to 20 Years

9. Please rate the followings, from 1 (least important) to 4 (Most important).Criteria needed upon the Solar Energy Technology installation?

1 2 3 4o Functionality

o Light-weighted

o Aesthetic

o Cost

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10. How long do you want your solar energy technology to be guaranteed for?

1 – 10 years 10 – 20 years 20 – 25 years >25 years

11. If there is a possibility to produce a new type of Solar Energy Technology, which one would you prefer? Please rate the followings, from 1 (least important) to 4 (most important).

1 2 3 41) Smaller panel 2) The paint on top of the roof itself can absorb energy3) Just like the existing one will do4) I don’t care as long as it functions well

12. If Solar Paint is available which one do you prefer? I can choose the color of the paint and I may re-paint my roof any time I want It doesn’t matter if I cannot change the color again next time Any color of paint will do

13. Which one is more important? Higher efficiency regardless of the cost/m2

Lower efficiency as long as the cost/m2 is lower

14. What other things are you concerned/worried of using the currently available Solar Energy Technology? (Please specify): I am concerned about whether the solar energy technology will be as good as the current electrical energey. I am also concerned about the cost of installation which may be a little difficult for the lower income family.

                                                                                                                                       

Thanks for your participation.

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