Quantitative evaluation of the effect of change in consciousness on energy saving policies and investments in the residential sector after the 3/11 disaster

• Project/Area Number: 24560714
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Architectural environment/equipment
• Research Institution: Yamaguchi University
• Principal Investigator: FUKUYO Kazuhiro 山口大学, 技術経営研究科, 教授 (30346572)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
• Keywords: 省エネルギー / 太陽光発電 / 電力消費量 / 環境意識

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Analysis of the public statistic data shows that there is a regional difference in energy consciousness and there is no significant shift from electricity to the alternative energies. Analysis of the internet questionnaires shows that the photovoltaic-system owners have positively taken measures to save energy since before the disaster and the amount of electricity purchased by the photovoltaic-system owners decreases significantly compared to before the disaster. Analysis of the inter-annual variation of the energy consciousness shows that even the photovoltaic-system owners gradually lose the interest in the energy-saving activities and renewable energy.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Energy consciousness and business opportunity after the 2011 disaster (2015)
  • Author(s): Kazuhiro Fukuyo
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Volume: 25 Pages: 1-19
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Change in Energy Consciousness and Spread of Photovoltaic Cells after the Great East Japan Earthquake (2014)
  • Author(s): Kazuhiro Fukuyo
  • Journal Title: Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences Volume: 169 Pages: 98-108
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.01.290
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] CHANGES IN ENERGY CONSCIOUSNESS AND ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC-SYSTEM OWNERS BEFORE AND AFTER THE GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE (2013)
  • Author(s): 福代和宏
  • Journal Title: Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ) Volume: 78 Issue: 690 Pages: 645-654
  • DOI: 10.3130/aije.78.645
  • NAID: 130004937089
  • ISSN: 1348-0685, 1881-817X
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Change in Energy Consciousness and Spread of Photovoltaic Cells after the Great East Japan Earthquake (2014)
  • Author(s): Kazuhiro Fukuyo
  • Organizer: The 6th Indonesia International Conference on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Small Business
  • Place of Presentation: The Patra - Kuta, Bali, Indonesia
  • Year and Date: 2014-08-12 – 2014-08-14
• [Presentation] 東日本大震災後の業務・住宅部門エネルギー消費量の変化 (2012)
  • Author(s): 福代和宏
  • Organizer: 平成24年度空気調和・衛生工学会学術講演会
  • Place of Presentation: 北海道大学