Financial agglomeration, technological innovation, and green total factor energy efficiency

This study aims to explore the connection between the potential effects of energy consumption and technological innovation on economic growth in China from 1980 to 2018. The Non-Linear Autoregressive Distributive Lag (NARDL) econometric approach reveals an asymmetric connection between technological innovation, energy consumption, and economic growth in China from 1980 to 2018. The empirical results also reveal that a 1% decrease in energy consumption would imperatively decline economic growth by 12.5%. Moreover, a 1% upsurge in trademark applications improves economic growth by 8.2%. For the case of China, this study reveals that a large portion of the energy was used by families, which is regarded as a non-contributing element to the economy of China. This study suggests that the promotion and production of energy-efficient processes and products is necessary in order to make a more significant step toward sustainable development. The empirical findings also suggest that the Chinese government should regulate suitable policies aimed at promoting energy efficiency and the control of inefficient energy uses.

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Energy Efficiency, Fuel Economy, and Policy Implications

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board ◽

10.1177/0361198105194100102 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 1941 (1) ◽

pp. 8-17 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Nicholas Lutsey ◽

Daniel Sperling

Keyword(s):

Energy Efficiency ◽

Technological Innovation ◽

Public Interest ◽

Fuel Economy ◽

The United States ◽

Policy Implications ◽

The Public ◽

Light Duty ◽

Consumption Energy ◽

Light Duty Vehicles

In the past 20 years, the acceleration performance of light-duty vehicles in the United States has improved substantially while vehicles have gotten larger and heavier. Over the same period, fuel economy, measured as miles per gallon, has not improved. These data suggest that technological innovation in vehicles is not lagging but is not being used to improve vehicle fuel economy. This paper quantifies vehicle efficiency improvements in U.S. light-duty vehicles since 1975 as they relate to fuel consumption. Energy efficiency improvements have been strongly positive and relatively constant since 1975. The rapid rise in fuel economy in the late 1970s was due to a mix of efficiency improvements and downgrading of utility in the form of reduced size, power, and elimination of accessories and amenities (such as air conditioning). In contrast, since the mid-1980s, fuel economy has remained constant while the benefits of technological innovation were used to satisfy private desires (more power, size, and amenities), instead of the public interest (reduced greenhouse gas emissions and oil imports). An important policy question is how and to what extent future efficiency innovations might be directed to the public interest.

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SolarLeaf: The world's first bioreactive façade

Architectural Research Quarterly ◽

10.1017/s1359135516000245 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 73-79 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jan Wurm ◽

Martin Pauli

Keyword(s):

Energy Efficiency ◽

Technological Innovation ◽

Value Chain ◽

Pilot Project ◽

Social Aspects ◽

Successful Implementation ◽

Flat Panel ◽

Energy Concept

Photobioreactors (pbr) are transparent containers for the controlled cultivation of microorganisms such as algae. The BIQ house is the worlds first architectural project realised featuring flat panel pbr, generating biomass and heat as part of an integrated energy concept. The project is part of the International Building Exhibition (IBA) in Hamburg.In order to implement this potential disruptive technological innovation, technical, ecological and social aspects have been looked at holistically to optimise and develop the system towards market maturity.At the foreground of this monitoring project has been the intensive evaluation and optimisation of the energy efficiency of the technology in relation to the acceptance and reception of the building users.After the successful implementation of the pilot project, a big step towards the market maturity of the system has been taken. Further improvements with respect to the efficiency and a closed value chain are required to demonstrate commercial feasibility and attract investors to implement the system more widely.

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Technological progress effects on energy efficiency from the perspective of technological innovation and technology introduction: An empirical study of Guangdong, China

Energy Reports ◽

10.1016/j.egyr.2021.11.282 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. 425-437

Author(s):

Rui Zhang ◽

Yuanhai Fu

Keyword(s):

Energy Efficiency ◽

Empirical Study ◽

Technological Innovation ◽

Technological Progress ◽

Innovation And Technology ◽

Technology Introduction

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Assessing environmental efficiency of China’s industry system using two-stage range-adjusted measure model

Management of Environmental Quality An International Journal ◽

10.1108/meq-12-2020-0282 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Meiqiang Wang ◽

Yingwen Chen ◽

Zhixiang Zhou

Keyword(s):

Energy Efficiency ◽

Technological Innovation ◽

Industrial Production ◽

Environmental Efficiency ◽

Treatment Level ◽

Industrial System ◽

Water Efficiency ◽

Two Stage ◽

Content Type ◽

Pollution Treatment

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the industrial production efficiency, pollution treatment efficiency, total factor energy efficiency and water efficiency in China with the consideration of technological innovation. This study also explores the distribution proportion of technological innovation between industrial production substage and pollution treatment substage.Design/methodology/approachA nonparametric method, data envelopment analysis (DEA), is used as the model foundation of this study. Specifically, a novel two-stage range-adjusted measure (RAM-DEA) with shared inputs is constructed to analyze the China’s industrial system. In this study, the panel data of 30 provinces from 2008 to 2015 are used.FindingsThis study found that although the current environmental regulation reduced the efficiency of industrial production, it could significantly improve the pollution treatment level. However, the lack of pollution treatment capacity was still an obstacle for development of China's industrial system. Compared with the total factor energy efficiency, the total factor water efficiency had more room for improvement. The optimal distribution of technological innovation in the two substages performed little change and the distribution roughly followed the “three-seven principle”.Practical implicationsMore attention should be paid to improve the pollution treatment level and total factor water efficiency. And more R&D expenditure should be used in the industrial production substage in the eastern coastal areas, while in the inland areas, more R&D expenditure should be used in the pollution treatment substage.Originality/valueThis study proposed a model to environmental efficiency score with considering interval data under two-stage evaluation structure, which could strengthen the theory and expand the application scope of DEA approach.

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Climatization, Energy Efficiency and Environmental Protection

International Research Journal of Engineering IT & Scientific Research ◽

10.21744/irjeis.v3i2.409 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 53

Author(s):

Galvin A. Toala Arcentales ◽

Reinaldo Guillén Gordín ◽

Antonio Vázquez Pérez ◽

Alfredo Zambrano Rodríguez

Keyword(s):

Energy Efficiency ◽

Environmental Protection ◽

Technological Innovation ◽

Electric Energy ◽

Ozone Layer ◽

The Other ◽

Relevant Result ◽

Other Hand ◽

Conditioning Equipment

It is known that approximately 15% of the energy consumed in Ecuador is used for the operation of climate conditioning equipment and, on the other hand, most of the existing technology operates on the basis of the use of refrigerant gases Are invasive to the ozone layer. In the work, a case study is shown that allows the identification of a relevant result linked to an action of technological innovation based on the conversion of the R-22 gas by the R-290 gas, thus reducing the consumption of electric energy and reducing the Environmental inventory of the institution, achieving a better performance of the technology.

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