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8. Effects of Digital Technologies on Renewable Energy Development: Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications from China

verfasst von : Xuemei Zheng, Lu Wang, Rabindra Nepal, Han Phoumin

Erschienen in: Large-Scale Development of Renewables in the ASEAN

Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

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Abstract

Despite widespread employment of digital technologies in renewable energy generating, transmitting, distribution, storage, and pricing, there is a lack of empirical investigation into the effects of digital technologies on renewable energy development. In this context, this paper estimates the influence of digital technologies on renewable energy market integration in China. This study conducts a series of regressions based on provincial data from 2003 to 2020 and an index of digital technologies measured with the entropy weight method, and finds that digital technologies have significantly bolstered renewable energy development in China. To analyze how to overcome specific barriers to renewable energy expansion, this paper also examines the case study of Qinghai province, which has the potential to power itself with 100% renewable energy. These findings provide valuable policy guidance for ASEAN countries regarding achieving carbon–neutral energy transitions.

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As we use the interaction of regional dummy variables and digital technology in this analysis, the number of observations is 510 in both columns of Table 6.
 
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Metadaten
Titel
Effects of Digital Technologies on Renewable Energy Development: Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications from China
verfasst von
Xuemei Zheng
Lu Wang
Rabindra Nepal
Han Phoumin
Copyright-Jahr
2024
Verlag
Springer Nature Singapore
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8239-4_8