Green innovation in China : China's wind power industry and the global transition to a low-carbon economy /

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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 remar...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lewis, Joanna I. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, 2013.
Series:Contemporary Asia in the world.
Subjects:
Wind power industry > China.
Wind power industry > Technological innovations.
Electric power production > Technology transfer > China.
Industrie éolienne > Chine.
Industrie éolienne > Innovations.
Électricité > Production > Transfert de technologie > Chine.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Electric power production > Technology transfer
Wind power industry
China
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Abbreviations
  • Chronology of wind power development in China
  • Examining China's wind industry
  • China's energy and climate challenge
  • China in the global wind power innovation system
  • The role of foreign technology in China's wind power industry
  • Development
  • Goldwind and the emergence of the Chinese wind industry
  • Wind energy leapfrogging in emerging economies
  • Engaging China on clean energy and climate change
  • Appendix: Timeline of China's main wind power policies and regulations.

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