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The levels of awareness about the renewable energy sources of university students in Turkey
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In this paper, a questionnaire was given to students in Turkish universities to explore their levels of awareness regarding renewable energy sources, and the data obtained from the questionnaire were evaluated using the SPSS program.About:
This article is published in Renewable Energy.The article was published on 2012-08-01. It has received 73 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Energy source & Renewable energy.read more
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Activity of solid acid catalysts for biodiesel production: A critical review
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed current literature on the activities and advantages of solid acid catalysts used in biodiesel production and suggested a way forward from the traditional trial-and-error method to a rational means of determining catalytic activities.
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Renewable energy education: A global status review
Tara C. Kandpal,Lars Broman +1 more
TL;DR: A review of published literature on renewable energy education initiatives across the globe, challenges faced, and potential approaches towards efficient and effective solutions are presented in this article, where a large number of countries have initiated academic programs on renewable technologies and related aspects.
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A bird's eye view of Ghana's renewable energy sector environment: A Multi-Criteria Decision-Making approach
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined Ghana's renewable energy (RE) sector environment using PESTLE analysis (Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, and Environmental) to rank the various identified factors using inputs from 20 experts in Ghana's RE sector.
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Socioeconomic and demographic factors that influence publics' awareness on the different forms of renewable energy sources
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the demographic and socioeconomic factors that determine someone's knowledge on different forms of renewable energy, based on data from a survey that took place in the summer of 2012 in Greece.
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Energy saving: Views and attitudes of students in secondary education
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the complex of student views and attitudes about energy and its usage related to the environment and expose the need for a radical change in patterns of human behavior towards an environmentally sustainable orientation and the dominant role that environmental education possesses in realizing this direction.
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Effective education for energy efficiency
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Energy education: breaking up the rational energy use barriers
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss barriers that are present in the projects applied to energy conservation, by making clear that education is one of the best ways to transform the human behavior in for the rational use of energy.
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Renewable energy education in Turkey
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the analysis and classification of renewable energy sources and how to find out their origin and a way to motivate students in energy topics related to renewable sources and also, the development of didactic competencies in special blended learning arrangements for educationalists, trainers and lecturers in adult education in the field of renewable energies in Turkey.