@misc{10481/64531,
year = {2020},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/64531},
abstract = {This paper aims to analyse: (a) how the attitude towards renewable energy-based heating
systems, pro-environmental behaviour and the perceived attributes of technology influence intention
to convert residential heating systems from fossil fuels to biofuels, and (b) the moderating role
of culture based on Hofstede’s individualism dimension. A total of 425 responses were collected
from a panel of internet users from representative countries in three continents (the United States,
the United Kingdom and South Africa); the data analysis was carried out using structural equation
models in a multigroup analysis. The results showed that attitude towards renewable energy-based
heating systems is influenced by environmental variables in the United States and the United Kingdom,
and by the perceived attributes of clean residential heating systems in the United States and South
Africa. Attitude, in turn, impacts on the intention to convert from fossil fuels to biofuels. In addition,
individualism has a moderating effect between these variables and there are intercultural differences
in the degree of importance attributed to them. The study concludes the use of these energy systems
as drivers of environmentally-sustainable development.},
organization = {Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness 	
ECO2012-39576},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Environmentally-sustainable development},
keywords = {Renewable energy sources},
keywords = {Fossil fuel},
keywords = {Residential heating systems},
keywords = {Intention to convert to bio-fuels},
keywords = {Cross-cultural analysis},
title = {Conversion of Residential Heating Systems from Fossil Fuels to Biofuels: A Cross-Cultural Analysis},
doi = {10.3390/en13195063},
author = {Londoño Pulgarín, Diana A. and Muñoz Leiva, Francisco and Crespo-Almendros, Esmeralda},
}