scholarly journals Leapfrogging in China's Renewable Electricity Development Pathway?  The Roles of Policy Frameworks, Innovation and International Cooperation Partnerships in Fostering Renewable Electricity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Patrick Schroeder
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Technical Innovation ◽  
Renewable Electricity ◽  
Policy Frameworks

<p>The topic of this thesis is China's transition to a sustainable and low-carbon energy system based predominantly on renewable electricity supply. The specific focus is the concept of leapfrogging, frequently proposed as an alternative development strategy for China and other large developing countries to bypass the historical energy-intensive and polluting stages of development of the already industrialised countries. The thesis poses the question whether leapfrogging in China's renewable electricity sector occurred in the period from 2005 to 2010 and what the future potential for leapfrogging is. The specific technology focus of the thesis is renewable electricity and to some lesser degree renewable energy for heating. In this context five main areas have been looked at in detail: decentralised renewable energy technologies for rural development, innovative capacity and development of China's emerging renewable energy companies, application of renewable electricity and electricity saving technologies in China's cities, application and use of renewable technologies for large-scale electricity generation and China's national energy system as a whole. Two main bodies of theory are used as a conceptual framework to support the analysis: socio-technical innovation systems and global environmental governance with a focus on multi-stakeholder partnerships. This multi-disciplinary approach is applied to identify and analyse the roles of domestic policies, socio-technical innovation and international cooperation partnerships for renewable electricity development. In this context the thesis specifically analyses the effectiveness of China's national and local policy frameworks in facilitating transition processes and supporting innovation for renewable electricity development. Furthermore, the contribution of international cooperation initiatives and partnerships to renewable electricity development and leapfrogging is analysed. The research results show that leapfrogging in China's renewable electricity development to date has occurred only in some selected cases. Environmental leapfrogging, a reduction of environmental impacts through renewable energies replacing fossil fuels, has not yet occurred. China's policy frameworks and national targets have been crucial for fast development of renewable electricity technologies in the period 2005-2010. Further refinements and more ambition would be required to facilitate leapfrogging as national development strategy. China's institutional framework for energy governance is still fragmented, which impacts on the effectiveness and implementation of policies. International partnerships for technology transfer, capacity building and policy dialogues are a key element in the transition to an energy system based on renewables and are interlinked with China's national innovation system and support policies for renewable electricity. Despite China's rapid development of renewable electricity, further cooperation for technology transfer, specifically policy dialogues and capacity building, will be crucial in the future. On a conceptual level, the research shows that the concept and definitions of leapfrogging so far are still very vague and would require further research in order to develop the concept of leapfrogging into an analytical framework and practical guiding principle for developing countries.</p>

scholarly journals Leapfrogging in China's Renewable Electricity Development Pathway?  The Roles of Policy Frameworks, Innovation and International Cooperation Partnerships in Fostering Renewable Electricity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Patrick Schroeder
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Technical Innovation ◽  
Renewable Electricity ◽  
Policy Frameworks

<p>The topic of this thesis is China's transition to a sustainable and low-carbon energy system based predominantly on renewable electricity supply. The specific focus is the concept of leapfrogging, frequently proposed as an alternative development strategy for China and other large developing countries to bypass the historical energy-intensive and polluting stages of development of the already industrialised countries. The thesis poses the question whether leapfrogging in China's renewable electricity sector occurred in the period from 2005 to 2010 and what the future potential for leapfrogging is. The specific technology focus of the thesis is renewable electricity and to some lesser degree renewable energy for heating. In this context five main areas have been looked at in detail: decentralised renewable energy technologies for rural development, innovative capacity and development of China's emerging renewable energy companies, application of renewable electricity and electricity saving technologies in China's cities, application and use of renewable technologies for large-scale electricity generation and China's national energy system as a whole. Two main bodies of theory are used as a conceptual framework to support the analysis: socio-technical innovation systems and global environmental governance with a focus on multi-stakeholder partnerships. This multi-disciplinary approach is applied to identify and analyse the roles of domestic policies, socio-technical innovation and international cooperation partnerships for renewable electricity development. In this context the thesis specifically analyses the effectiveness of China's national and local policy frameworks in facilitating transition processes and supporting innovation for renewable electricity development. Furthermore, the contribution of international cooperation initiatives and partnerships to renewable electricity development and leapfrogging is analysed. The research results show that leapfrogging in China's renewable electricity development to date has occurred only in some selected cases. Environmental leapfrogging, a reduction of environmental impacts through renewable energies replacing fossil fuels, has not yet occurred. China's policy frameworks and national targets have been crucial for fast development of renewable electricity technologies in the period 2005-2010. Further refinements and more ambition would be required to facilitate leapfrogging as national development strategy. China's institutional framework for energy governance is still fragmented, which impacts on the effectiveness and implementation of policies. International partnerships for technology transfer, capacity building and policy dialogues are a key element in the transition to an energy system based on renewables and are interlinked with China's national innovation system and support policies for renewable electricity. Despite China's rapid development of renewable electricity, further cooperation for technology transfer, specifically policy dialogues and capacity building, will be crucial in the future. On a conceptual level, the research shows that the concept and definitions of leapfrogging so far are still very vague and would require further research in order to develop the concept of leapfrogging into an analytical framework and practical guiding principle for developing countries.</p>

Conclusions

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephany Griffith-Jones ◽  
José Antonio Ocampo ◽  
Paola Arias
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Exchange Rates ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
National Development ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Production Sector ◽  
New Instruments ◽  
Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Based on the seven case studies analysed in this volume, this chapter concludes that national development banks (NDBs) have been successful in many cases in supporting innovation and entrepreneurship, key new sectors like renewable energy, and financial inclusion. They have developed new instruments, such as far greater use of guarantees, equity (including venture capital) and debt funds, and new instruments for financial inclusion. The context in which they operate is key to their success. Active countercyclical policies, low inflation, fairly low real interest rates, a well-functioning financial sector, and competitive exchange rates are crucial. They are also more effective if the country has a clear development strategy, linked to production sector strategies that foster innovative sectors. Under these conditions, the chapter argues that there is great need for a larger scale of NDB activity in Latin America and in developing countries in general.

scholarly journals Assessment of the Mechanism for Mining Technology Transfer in the Area: Loopholes in ISA Practice and Its Mining Code

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7005
Author(s):  
Yu Ning
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Mining Technology ◽  
Positive Approach ◽  
Commercial Exploitation ◽  
Governmental Organization ◽  
International Seabed Authority ◽  
Favorable Conditions

Draft commercial exploitation regulations have been on the agenda of the ISA since several 15-year exploration contracts expired a few years ago. Given the ineffective implementation in practice and the ignored chapter in several mining regulations on the transfer of mining technology, the future Enterprise and developing countries may take a more positive approach to the transfer of mining technology by striking a delicate balance between the provisions on the protection of intellectual property and those on capacity building under the framework of UNCLOS and the 1994 Agreement, through reciprocal and mutual beneficial means such as direct technology purchasing and investment cooperation. The International Seabed Authority, as the competent inter-governmental organization, has the duty to foster favorable conditions for such transfer.

scholarly journals Renewable energy sources in future energy balance of the republic of Kazakhstan

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. 03006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bekzhan Mukatov ◽  
Ravil Khabibullin
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
The World ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
The Republic

The article describes the main factors determining the development of renewable energy sources in the world. The assessment of the applicability of foreign RES development strategies to Kazakhstan’s energy system has been made. The main tasks facing Kazakhstan’s energy system with large-scale implementation of renewable energy were formulated. On the basis of the analysis and performed calculations recommendations and basic principles have been made on development strategy of renewable energy sources in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

scholarly journals Natural and economic effects of renewable energy sources in the developing countries: a case of Azerbaijan

2021 ◽  
Vol 250 ◽  
pp. 03007
Author(s):  
Zhala Rzayeva ◽  
Aysel Guliyeva ◽  
Arzu Miriyeva
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Gas Oil ◽  
Renewable Electricity ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Toxic Gases ◽  
Near Future

This paper focuses in the natural and economic effects of renewable energy sources in the developing countries using a case of Azerbaijan. Traditional fuel supplies dependent on gas, oil, and coal are highly useful for the development of a country’s economy. However, certain detrimental effects of these commodities on the environment have limited us to use these resources under clear cut-off points. As a result, we were able to turn our intuition into renewable energy sources. By using renewable energy sources, social, natural, and financial challenges can be ignored because these sources are considered harmless to the atmosphere, as there are little or virtually no fumes discharged, and toxic gases such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide. Renewable electricity would be a major advantage for power generation in the near future so we will reuse these assets to generate useful electricity. The paper discusses these and other issues with the implementation of renewable energy and assess the potentials of Azerbaijan in adapting this type of energy in the future.

scholarly journals Evaluating the Effects of Economic and Financial Development on the Renewable Energy Consumption

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 65-76
Author(s):  
Polina I. Solovyeva ◽  
Anastasia V. Ulitkina
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Financial Development ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Energy Markets ◽  
Financial Indicators ◽  
Renewable Electricity ◽  
Renewable Energy Consumption ◽  
Financial Indicator ◽  
The Impact

Nowadays renewable energy has become one of the key trends in the energy markets development strategy. The aim of this article is to analyze the impact of economic and financial development on the consumption of renewable electricity. We find that there is a certain set of economic and financial indicators that affects the amount of renewable electricity consumption, but final results depend on the surveyed group of countries. While estimating BRICS we find that there is a positive correlation between economic and financial development and the consumption of renewable electricity. The financial indicator of the share of liquid liabilities in GDP has the greatest impact on the renewable energy consumed.

International Cooperation for Environmental Coexistence and Technology Transfer of Hydropower Development in Developing Countries

1994 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-171
Author(s):  
Koichi Fujino
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
Current System ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Hydropower Development ◽  
Future Outlook ◽  
The Future

This paper examines the current situation and the future outlook for hydropower development in developing countries from the perspectives of the environment and technology transfer. Beginning from the current system of international co-operation, this paper recommends both smaller and larger scale paths for the future.

scholarly journals Expansion of Renewable Energy in Federal Settings: Austria, Belgium, and Germany in Comparison

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Wurster ◽  
Christian Hagemann
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Electricity Production ◽  
Renewable Electricity ◽  
Federal States

In the face of accelerating climate change, the transition towards a nonnuclear renewable energy system represents a key political challenge, which can be aggravated by the increasing energy supply uncertainty created by the shift away from fossil fuels. In this article, we conduct a comparison of the expansion of renewable energy sources in Austria, Belgium, and Germany at the level of their subnational units (federal states), thereby covering three economically very important central European federal European Union members. We consider potentially influential factors in a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis: In addition to state-specific socioeconomic and geographical characteristics, political factors, such as parties in government, and specific energy-related policy instruments are included in the analysis. We find that a high potential for renewable electricity expansion in combination with low financial prosperity is most likely to lead to a successful expansion of renewable electricity production from wind and photovoltaics.

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