China's wind power industry and the global transition to a low-carbon economy
By: Joanna I. Lewis
Series: Contemporary Asia in the world
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9780231153300; 9780231526876
Subjects: Wind power industry; Technological innovations; Technology transfer; Electric power production
Description: As the greatest coal-producing and consuming nation in the world, China would seem an unlikely haven for wind power. Yet the country now boasts a world-class industry that promises to make low-carbon technology more affordable and available to all. Conducting an empirical study of China's remarkable transition and the possibility of replicating their model elsewhere, this book adds greater depth to a theoretical understanding of China's technological innovation systems and its current and future role in a globalised economy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Abbreviations; title: Chronology of wind power development in China; title: Examining China's wind industry; title: China's energy and climate challenge; title: China in the global wind power innovation system; title: The role of foreign technology in China's wind power industry; title: Development; title: Goldwind and the emergence of the Chinese wind industry; title: Wind energy leapfrogging in emerging economies; title: Engaging China on clean energy and climate change; title: Appendix: Timeline of China's main wind power policies and regulations.