The Evolution and Future Prospects of China’s Wave Energy Policy from the Perspective of Renewable Energy: Facing Problems, Governance Optimization and Effectiveness Logic

Meng Qi, Xin Dai, Bei Zhang, Junjie Li () and Bangfan Liu ()
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Meng Qi: School of Public Administration, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
Xin Dai: Hebei Public Policy Evaluation and Research Center, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
Bei Zhang: Hebei Public Policy Evaluation and Research Center, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
Junjie Li: School of Public Administration, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
Bangfan Liu: School of Public Administration, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 4, 1-25

Abstract: Wave energy is a kind of new marine renewable energy with broad development prospects. Many countries have launched aggressive public policies to promote the use of wave-energy technology. In this paper, 729 wave-energy policy documents were visually analyzed by Citespace software, and 31 Chinese wave-energy policy documents were visually analyzed by Nvivo software. It was found that, on the one hand, wave-energy policy research presents an upward trend. Compared with foreign wave-energy policy research, the research foundation of China’s wave-energy policy is weak, the research is not in-depth enough, and the research enthusiasm is not high. On the other hand, China’s wave-energy policy is gradually improving, showing a development trend from extensive to detailed, with diversified policy tools and specific policy objectives, although there is still room for improvement.

Keywords: wave-energy policy; wave energy; renewable energy; clean energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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