Britons unwilling to install green tech
This lack of awareness - which Gemserv has dubbed the 'Green Gap' - is holding back the uptake of renewable energy sources in UK homes, according to the report.
While 61% of participants were keen to install systems such as solar panels and biomass-fuelled heating, 57% said they wouldn't consider installing any of the listed renewable technologies, because they viewed them as too expensive.
According to the Home Heating Guide, the YouGov survey suggests that many Britons are sceptical of environmentally friendly technology such as solar panels and geothermal boilers.
The cost of fitting solar panels, for example, can be recovered over time by using the generated electricity for use throughout the home. Any surplus energy can be exported to the National Grid at a fixed rate under the Feed-in Tariff system (FITs) for a period of up to 25 years.
The Solar Power Portal reports in response to the findings Gemserv's CEO David Thorne said: “I am encouraged by some of these findings as I am delighted that nearly half the population would like to install renewable energy technologies; what worries me is the lack of fundamental awareness surrounding it.
To bridge the Green Gap it's essential we continue to educate consumers and break down some of the myths surrounding the green deal, energy efficiency and micro generation.”
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