The Role of Public Policy in the Development of Technological Capabilities of Companies in the Wind Energy Sector and the Impact on Social and Environmental Performance

Jos Maria Gon alves Nunes de Melo, Samuel Fa anha C Mara, Fab ola Gomes Farias, F bio N brega de Lima and Ana Augusta Ferreira de Freitas
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Jos Maria Gon alves Nunes de Melo: Universidade Estadual do Cear , Programa de P s-Gradua o em Administra o, Brazil,
Samuel Fa anha C Mara: Universidade Estadual do Cear , Programa de P s-Gradua o em Administra o, Brazil,
Fab ola Gomes Farias: Universidade Estadual do Cear , Programa de P s-Gradua o em Administra o, Brazil,
F bio N brega de Lima: Universidade Estadual do Cear , Programa de P s-Gradua o em Administra o, Brazil,
Ana Augusta Ferreira de Freitas: Universidade Estadual do Cear , Programa de P s-Gradua o em Administra o, Brazil.

International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2017, vol. 7, issue 3, 58-65

Abstract: The object of this study was to analyze the role of public policies in the development of technological capacities in firms of the wind energy sector and the impacts of this development in social and environmental performances of these firms. The investigation was organized through semi-structured interviews with ten professionals of political policies in different Brazilian states and seven professionals of wind energy corporations in Brazil. The main implications in the field of public policies reveal they were fundamental for the sectors development, but were inefficient regarding the transfer of technology to Brazil, training and qualification of the workforce, development of the infrastructure to the wind energy sector, and the development of technological capacities of the firms.

Keywords: Wind Energy Policy; Technological Capacity; Social and Environmental Performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q42 Q48 Q55 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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