| Author: | Ip, Long Yin |
| Title: | Study of policy on solar photovoltaic applications in Hong Kong |
| Advisors: | Yang, Hongxing (BEEE) |
| Degree: | M.Eng. |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Department: | Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering |
| Pages: | 28 pages : color illustrations |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | A low growth rate on the usage of renewable energy in Hong Kong has been noted by scholars. This study finds that policy barriers are one of the major reasons discouraging the general public to invest in renewable energy. Regulatory measures in building regulations, space limits, limited policy support from the government, complicated application processing and permitting procedures are found to discourage the adoption of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems installed at high-rise buildings in urban districts. Recently, the latest research has not addressed how the authority has further reduced the feed-in-tariff (FiT) rate. After using PV*Sol, a longer payback period lasting for 9 years on recovering solar PV initial investments has been found for current FiT scheme users. Simulations through PV*Sol have been conducted in this study. The results show that a higher FiT rate can further reduce the payback period of investments in solar installations compared with that current rate. Apart from this, to put forth recommendations and improvements on the current situations, the policies from other economies will also be considered for reference. |
| Rights: | All rights reserved |
| Access: | restricted access |
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