Producción CyT

Nota técnica

Informe Técnico

Autoría:

MARTÍN CARLOS DE MEIO REGGIANI ; Blanco Vecchi, Sabina ; Pastor, Cinthya ; Lopez Soto, David ; Chueca Montuenga, Enrique ; Hallack, Michelle

Resumen *

Theadoption of energy technologies like solar panels, LED bulbs, hybrid andelectric vehicles; and energy-related mobile apps will transform an entireenergy sector and give energy consumers a more central role inside energymarkets. To drive the adoption of these technologies, we must first addresstechnology awareness and examine the determining factors. This paper assessesthe awareness of the five technologies aforementioned in sixteen Latin Americanand Caribbean countries based on information collected at the individual level.We propose a logistic model to identify the socioeconomic factors that explainthe level of awareness of energy technologies in the region. The results showthat an effective public policy that aims to increase the technologicalawareness and promote the adoption of energy-related technologies needs toconsider variables such as gender, education, income level and energy-savingbehavior and the use of social media. Información suministrada por el agente en SIGEVA