Literature review on adoption of energy efficient technologies from a demand side management perspective: Taxonomy of adoption drivers, barriers and policy tools

This paper attempts to grasp research streams in the context of energy efficient technology adoption literature from a demand side management perspective. Special emphasis has been put on taxonomy of adoption barriers, drivers and policy tools. A comprehensive list of adoption barriers, drivers and policy tools has been presented; problem statements, findings, further research initiatives studied by the field have been taken into consideration for proposing further research initiative suggestions.